16. Houston Rockets – Perry Jones, PF, Baylor Jones is perhaps the biggest enigma in the draft because he has great size and special talent but never played to his potential in college. However, he is very skilled and comfortable facing the basket. Houston GM Daryl Morey needs to be bold here as there are questions about how much longer he can remain on the job without making the playoffs. 17. Dallas Mavericks – Terrence Ross, SG, Washington Ross would be a fine selection by
The truncated NBA season is finally over. LeBron James and the Miami Heat became champions on Thursday night, and you can find plenty of articles and clips of their celebration below, along with other news. Ken Berger’s story on LeBron James and his journey to his first championship: “Last year, I tried to prove something to everybody,” James said, “and I played with a lot of hate. And that’s not the way I play the game of basketball. I play with
When Skip Bayless talks, most people take it with a grain of salt, to put it mildly. A few days ago, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban expressed his displeasure of having to listen to him, saying his 2-year-old son can spit better knowledge about the NBA than Bayless.
After six long seasons of failures in the playoffs, LeBron James finally reached his lifelong dream of winning an NBA Championship on Thursday night, defeating the young Oklahoma City Thunder in five games. As he said, “It’s about damn time”. He also ended the endless discussion and debate about his ability – or inability – to carry a team over the top, averaging 28.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 7.4 assists in the NBA Finals. If anything, James proved that his game
The bookmakers took a hit on the 2012 NBA Finals. The smart money came in on the Miami Heat, and the wise guys cashed. (Those who picked Heat in 5 struck gold with a 6.5-to-1 payoff.) “Even though throughout the whole season the Heat were one of our biggest winners in future positions, unfortunately for us we lost it ll back to the bettors on the series price as the Heat opened as plus-145 underdogs, and in turn, in all five games,
MIAMI — The Oklahoma City Thunder had just been blown out by the Miami Heat by the score of 121-106, dropped their fourth straight game for the first time in 276 games, and the silence of their locker room said it all. Russell Westbrook walked out of the shower and into the locker room. He sat down and looked around at all the media in the Thunder locker room, his eyes puffy, red and a little watery. After a few moments of silence,
// MIAMI — As Miami Heat owner Micky Arison tip-toed through his team’s locker-room in his black loafers, cigar in mouth and baseball cap covering his soaked hair, an ESPN NBA analyst gave me an excellent piece of advice. “Learn a lesson from me,” he said. “Next time, wear old shoes.” In the locker room, I stepped in a puddle of what was undoubtedly a mixture of Dom Perignon, Moet, and Budweiser—the three types of alcoholic concoctions sprayed in abundance in the
