Despite their glittering 16-6 record, the defending-champion Miami Heat seem to be anything but invincible. Indeed, even though they had only a modicum of trouble in beating Minnesota last night, their 103-92 victory did expose several meaningful flaws in Miami’s game plan. [Read more…]
Rosen: Why the Lakers are Failing Under Mike D’Antoni
What hath Jimmy Buss wrought? A totally dysfunctional on-court situation. The Los Angeles Lakers go into New York tonight as the NBA’s greatest mystery. Why? [Read more…]
Rosen: Inside the non-hiring of Phil Jackson
Let’s take a last look at the Phil Jackson-Los Angeles Lakers fiasco. It seems apparent that there are three culprits who prevented Jackson from replacing Mike Brown. [Read more…]
Rosen: Popovich v. Stern: Who wears the dunce cap?
According to his job description, David Stern is supposed to be totally neutral and impartial. Except for possibly desiring a big-market rather than small-market team to advance to the NBA Finals, who wins and who loses shouldn’t be something that concerns the commissioner. However, I absolutely guarantee that Stern was passionately rooting for Miami to beat San Antonio in Thursday night’s already infamous M.I.A. game. [Read more…]