For me, it’s the most perplexing thing in basketball today – that is, why a good post player rarely plays/is rarely used in the post.
Two things about post play: one, when you set up in the post you’re closer to the basket which should therefore create an easier shot; and two, a good post player [...]

Remember when you said this, Danny:
(Red Auerbach) had a chance to trade Larry [Bird] (to Indiana) for Chuck Person and Herb Williams and (Steve) Stipanovich and he had a chance to trade Kevin [McHale] (to Dallas) for Detlef Schrempf and Sam Perkins. I was like are you kidding? I mean I feel that way now. [...]

The recent news that Rajon Rondo has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season is not as big a deal as it may seem in the greater playoff picture this year. With Rondo, the Celtics were a borderline playoff team at best. Without him, they’re almost certain to miss the playoffs [...]

Boston giving up 120 points. The Lakers losing to a Dirk-less Mavs. Andrew Varejao hauling in 23 rebounds and 9 assists?! Yeah, you could say there were a few surprises on Day 1 of the 2012-13 season. Here’s what I learned.
The Heat picked up where they left off.  The ring ceremony game is always one [...]

A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* LeBron James gets fitted for his championship ring.
* Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen apparently had a dance-off at Scottie’s birthday bash.
* Dwight Howard dancing (and acting the fool) on Ellen. Memo to Dwight: the clown act doesn’t work anymore.
* Tyson Chandler holds an [...]

A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* Check this out. The Tunisian men’s basketball coach delivers a hard slap to the face of one of his players during a timeout. That’s crazy!
* Team USA rides the tube.
* LeBron James asks a USA swimming hottie out to dinner, and gets turned [...]

“Just to be clear with everyone that are asking where I’m playing next year, I have a lot of work to do before I think about a team!”
- Jermaine O’Neal on Twitter.
No one gives a shit, Jermaine.
”At that time, that could have hurt me being loyal. But a lot of times, I don’t think about [...]

A quick 3-2-1 to cover this stunning Celtics victory…
3 votes – Kevin Garnett. What more can Boston ask of KG? Not only did he deliver another 20-10 and set the tone defensively, but he also knocked down two clutch free-throws that iced the game. If the Celtics go on to win this series, we’ll probably [...]

Cards on the table – I didn’t catch the entire game from start to finish, the by-product of caring for a cranky two year-old. But from what I could glean, the gritty Celtics blitzed Miami in the first half and then held on (they blew an 18 point lead) to take the game in overtime. [...]

Despite Rondo’s Game 2 explosion and the Celtics offensive efficiency (they shot nearly 50% from the field), it was clear that coming back home they needed to get back to their roots. Defense. Game 3 was a different Celtics team thanks to a surge in defensive intensity, better bench contribution, and the way they controlled [...]