A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* This is great – JaVale McGee riding a Segway around the Nuggets’ locker room.
* The first footage of Dwight Howard working out as a Laker.
* Jalen Rose tells the story of a dust-up he witnessed between Vince Carter and Sam Mitchell as a [...]

Throughout this long and tedious NBA offseason we’re going to delve into the archives and take a look at some of the more memorable moments from previous years. We’ll have game winning shots, dustups and brain snaps, monster jams and much more.
Up now, to get you in the Olympic spirit, Wince Carter throws down this [...]

A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* Wince Carter airballs a layup. Yikes!
* Barack Obama poppin’ off a few threes.
* Stephon Marbury to get a bronze statue in China.
* The latest gem to emerge from the well-oiled ‘San Antonio system’ – Kawhi Leonard.
* ‘Hero ball’ fails more often [...]

Don’t confuse this for a knucklehead list; I’ve already done that. No, these are the guys that for whatever reason just get under your skin. They’re the itch that can’t be scratched.
5. Carlos Boozer
There’s not much to like about this guy. You’ve got that silly manicured beard, the bogus hair, the sloppy D, the excessive [...]

ONE: Kicking off the Aussie round-up with the Bogey Man, I’d like to first point out that he is still the league-leading shot blocker. You know, just in case there’s anyone reading this thinking he isn’t All-Star worthy. He’s also 5th in the league in rebounds per game with 11.5, confirming what we [...]

JT is the newest writer to hit the pine for NBAMate. A Brett Maher-like streak shooter in his heyday, JT now finds time to break down the fundamentals of the round-ball game in between changing diapers and other fatherly duties.
Typically an NBA trade produces a winner and a loser, but here are [...]

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A week ago J.O wrote his piece on the potential Celtics vs Lakers Finals match up, which at the time felt like a perfectly reasonable idea. A few days later it seemed a little premature, with Orlando winning a couple of games and the Suns leveling the series at 2-2.  Now, thanks to [...]

Day 30 – Where Orlando ‘10 looked like Cleveland ‘09

3 votes – Ray Allen. Ray was real smooth in this one. Smoothly draining 8-16 shots on his way to a team-high 25 points, smoothly sneaking into the key to grab 7 rebounds (an equal-playoff high for Ray), and smoothly sinking two free throws with 6 [...]

3 votes – Dwight Howard: Beast. This Atlanta team was always going to struggle to contain someone of Dwight’s size, so the onus was on Dwight to be able to stay out of foul trouble and execute. And execute he did. Monstering Al Horford and a veritable smorgasbord of 7”0 duds off the bench, Howard [...]

3 votes – Tim Duncan. I was amused to see Richard Jefferson making the headlines after this game thanks to his 19 points. “Jefferson bounces back”… “Jefferson the key as Spurs tie it at 1-1″. Has RJ’s stock really plummeted that much since becoming a Spur that we applaud a 19-point game? Is everyone that [...]