A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* The Charlotte Observer reports that Baron Davis is recovering from a “herniated d*ck”.
* A few laughers from The Basketball Jones – A ‘flop-off’ in Chicago, and KG gets testy with a cup of water.
* Andrew Bynum “was pulled over by the police [...]

It’s that time again folks, when I chime in with 10 observations from the previous month’s NBA action. Let’s get straight into it.
1.         Melo Did Good For Melo
He’s a one-trick pony and a very VERY bad liar, but you have to hand it to the guy. Through all this mess (that he created) [...]

In November of 2008 I wrote an article on the 2010 offseason, predicting which players would stay with their current team and which would leave. For the marquee names – LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire and Joe Johnson – I was bang on.
In the next two years a new wave of stars [...]

Ash is the newest writer to hit the pine for NBAMate. He is a shameless Golden State Warriors fan, and therefore an expert on failure, the draft and voodoo. But it’s his allegiance to the West Tigers that makes him unmistakeably Aussie.

The point guard lives.
Not that it ever really died.
However, for a [...]

3 votes – Brandon Jennings. I don’t think I could have been more wrong about this Hawks – Bucks series. Not only did I tip the Hawks in 6, but after they convincingly set up their 2-0 lead I predicted the Bucks wouldn’t win another game. But instead they’ve won the past three games and [...]

3 votes – Paul Pierce. Now you know why I said Pierce is “still my number #2 go-to man for a last-second shot (behind Kobe)”. Three people pulled me up on that during the last week, perplexed at how could I dismiss Carmelo/Dirk/Lebron. Those guys are great, but Pierce trumps them in my book. While [...]

3 votes – Lebron James. He was phenomenal on this night. Got his teammates involved, made his jump shots, and took over down the stretch to end with a 40-8-8 that would be considered epic if it was anyone other than Lebron James. But don’t take this from me, take it from the man himself. [...]

(AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)
So you thought the Dallas Mavericks were going to stumble into the playoffs by default, becoming a short-lived 8th seeded passenger? Think again. After effectively terminating the Suns playoff hopes with a 24-point slaughtering on Sunday, the Mavs tonight completely dismantled a Utah team fighting to stay ahead of them in the rankings. [...]

Day 23’s Playoff Votes
3 votes – Deron Williams. This is a classic game that showed why the Utah Jazz are all grown up and legitimate title contenders. Leading by 12 points with four minutes to play, the Jazz were swamped by a barrage of Laker threes – D-Fish hit three, Lamar hit one – all [...]

PLAYOFF DIARY: DAY 6
This was an important day for the playoffs. Based on the first two games between the Magic and Raptors, Cavs and Wiz, and Rockets and Jazz, a 3-0 result was looking likely across all three series. But instead the Raptors pulled out a balanced effort to spank the Magic (they lead by [...]