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Mitnick: Valanciunas ready for Raptors, so is Bargnani expendable?

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While the Toronto Raptors are struggling to get through the season, their star prospect has been thriving in Lithuania. So much so, that perhaps the Raptors should consider moving Andrea Bargnani prior to the trade deadline. Jonas Valanciunas, the 6’11” center that the Raptors selected with the 5th pick in the draft last June, has been excellent this season for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius of Lithuania this season. This past week, Valanciunas showed off his outrageous personality during the Lithuanian All-Star game, dressing

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Hubbard: Mavericks hoping Odom is all in

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The world champion Dallas Mavericks lost a game Friday night to a team that included starters Gustavo Ayon, Al-Farouq Aminu and Marco Belinelli, who sound more like 16th century explorers than fine basketball players. Chris Kaman and Jarrett Jack rounded out the starting lineup. Suffice to say no one was comparing the New Orleans Hornets to the ’86 Boston Celtics. The Mavericks season of transition to the future while attempting to compete for a second consecutive title has been uneven, to be nice,

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Bernucca: Thunder may have a toughness complex

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Do the Oklahoma City Thunder have a toughness complex? One of the reasons the Thunder have the NBA’s second-best record is because they have three young, explosive players – Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden – who simply cannot be contained off the dribble. When defensive schemes cannot prevent a player from getting to the basket, teams usually resort to rough stuff as discouragement. Michael Jordan went through it. So did Allen Iverson. Tony Parker still gets thrown to the floor

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Gibson: Euroleague playoff format to be switched next year

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BARCELONA —  Next season, the Euroleague’s Top 16 phase will have two groups of eight instead of four groups of four.  Keeping in line with the home-and-home format, that means each team will play 14 games instead of six. Some people are digging the switch. An additional eight games mean more Milos Teodosic sleepy-eyed step backs, a blitzkrieg of bombas from Juan Carlos Navarro and, God willing, more of Petr Samoylenko’s fantastic mullet. Others are less pumped. Having eight more games could

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Hamilton: Vindication for James Dolan

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NEW YORK – Since the Knicks’ 120-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, many in the pro basketball world have been talking about the emergence of the supporting cast. The Knicks are 10-3 in their last 13 games and are 18-18 overall. What everyone has said—and rightfully so—is that the play of Jeremy Lin and the second unit has propelled the club through what should have been a very rough stretch. What nobody has said—until now and until me—is that

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Heisler: Jim Buss Is In Over His Head

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Jim Buss is in over his head. Of course, with the Lakers’ predicament, Jerry Buss, his father, would be in over his head, too. Actually, that remains to be seen. But it goes back to their last time at such a crossroads, after trading Shaquille O’Neal to keep Kobe Bryant, when I wrote, “Mitch Kupchak is in over his head,” adding, “Jerry West would be in over his head, too.” Amazingly, Kupchak and the Buss family tunneled out of that one and were

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Bernucca: These players have to be traded

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There’s still more than two weeks until the March 15 trading deadline, but the rumor mill already is churning. Most of the buzz is around Dwight Howard, whom the Orlando Magic don’t have to trade. Really. However, there are a handful of players who have to be traded for the greater good of their teams. Whether it be removing a problem, creating financial flexibility or moving someone one year early rather than one year late, some big names will be changing teams

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Perkins: Ease up on LeBron, it’s just the freakin’ All-Star game

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MIAMI — So it’s come to this… Miami Heat forward LeBron James passes out of a double-team at the end of the All-Star game — the freakin’ All-Star game! — and he gets ripped nationwide because he didn’t take the shot. Really? Isn’t this the James haters coming out? Of course it is. It’s pure LeBron hatred for a guy who was in a potential no-win situation. Here’s a scenario: James hits the game-winning shot in Sunday’s All-Star game, which would be interpreted

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