"I’d give it to Kobe. What he’s done this whole year, to carry that team to the No. 1 team in the West right now. He’s playing his best basketball all around. I’ve watched him the whole year. I saw it last summer when I played with him with USA Basketball and the sacrifices he’s made for the team and he’s done that with the Lakers."
The San Antonio Spurs swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in what had to be one of the least watched NBA Finals in many years. Watching the Lebron-led Cavs break against the solid as a rock Spurs left everyone here at Hooplog looking forward to the off-season, as the Eastern Conference has a lot of work to ahead to match the likes of the Western powerhouses, Spurs, Suns, and Mavericks. With Kobe possibly on his way out in L.A., maybe he could help revitalize an Eastern Conference team.
The San Antonio Spurs swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in what had to be one of the least watched NBA Finals in many years. Watching the Lebron-led Cavs break against the solid as a rock Spurs left everyone here at Hooplog looking forward to the off-season, as the Eastern Conference has a lot of work to ahead to match the likes of the Western powerhouses, Spurs, Suns, and Mavericks. With Kobe possibly on his way out in L.A., maybe he could help revitalize an Eastern Conference team.
Team USA completed a 5-0 exhibition tour by defeating host Korea 116-63. LeBron James led the U.S. in scoring with 23 points and added six rebounds, four assists and four steals. Dwayne Wade (16), Elton Brand (16) and Carmelo Anthony (13) also scored in double figures. Anthony led the... Link
Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award Monday for the fourth time in five years for his ability to guard Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James. Wallace, a muscular 6-foot-9, 240-pounder, is one of only two players in league history to win the... Link
- Kobe Bryant is absolutely, hands-down the greatest basketball player on the planet. - Flash Gordon's curveball is making a lot of Phillies fans forget about Billy Wagner. - If Peter Forsberg is truly "The Best Player in the World" then he alone should have willed his Flyers over... Link
Well, perhaps this is one of those games they will end up remembering. LeBron James’ twisting, physics-defying, insane that-couldn’t-really-have-been-that-easy layup last night as time expired gave Cleveland a 3-2 lead in the series and officially notched LeBron’s first official Gatorade highlight reel in the year 2018 moment. We’re not... Link
Playing without Lebron James and Larry Hughes the Cleveland Cavaliers got there 50th win with a 100-99 win at home over the Atlanta Hawks. Flip Murray led the Cavaliers with 19 points who reached the 50th win plateau for only the fourth time in franchise history. The Cavaliers almost... Link
In the BEACON JOURNAL, Terry Pluto writes that "Cavaliers fans, the playoffs are a reason to celebrate. Especially how the team made the playoffs, how the Cavs finished with the fourth-best record in their history.Then there's the homecourt advantage in the first round, and a general good feeling that... Link
Owner Dan Gilbert believes that the Cavs have an excellent chance of re-signing LeBron James to a long-term contract.``I feel pretty good about him signing,'' Gilbert said. ``I'd say it's more than 90 percent. You never say 100 percent until...... Link
In his latest mailbag, Charley Rosen admits to being a bit off on his initial assessment of LeBron James' pro potential. He also discusses NBA rules he'd change, his definition of "most valuable" and whether Bernard King should be in the Hall of Fame.... Link
With the Cleveland Cavaliers locked into the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference, LeBron James could find himself on the bench a little more often. "He's been playing a lot of heavy minutes so I'm going to back off his minutes a little bit," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown... Link
It's crunch time in the semifinals of the 2006 SBNation Air Jordan Memorial! In case you forgot or choose not to scroll down, here's the bracket: Right now at Blazers Edge, Vince Carter's Nike ode to dunking is handily beating Kevin Garnett's pity party adidas ad. You can vote... Link
window.document.getElementById('post-563').parentNode.className += ' adhesive_post'; CHRIS WILCOX NAMED WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK SEATTLE – The NBA announced today that Sonics forward Chris Wilcox has been named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, April 3 through Sunday, April 9. Wilcox averaged 23.0 points and 15.3... Link
From the rise of a LeBron James-Dwyane Wade rivalry to the Knicks' implosion, the season was filled with plenty of surprises and letdowns, writes SI.com's Jack McCallum.... Link
It’s been awhile since Cleveland Cavalier fans can talk about the playoffs, but thanks to Lebron James monster game last night it’s on every Cavalier fans mind today. James scored 46 points to lead the Cavaliers to a 107-94 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Cleveland. James also reached... Link
LeBron James drove the lane, got the defense's attention, and tossed it off to the forgotten Damon Jones who splashed a game-winning three from the corner.... Link
It would seem that last night’s infernal burst of Gilbertology might truly need no comment from ours truly. As in, we live in heaven, he lives alone, our souls are intertwined and the moment need not be soiled by explanation. The more and more I gazed upon that fascinating... Link
A. Sherrod Blakely of MLive gives the rundown of the skull crackin' that went on early in Sunday's beatdown of the Cavs, with Sheed nearly decapitating Zydrunas Ilgauskas (resulting in 5 stitches for big Z). "I thought that Rasheed got a little upset and hit him on purpose," [Cavs... Link
Though I enjoyed it very much, the slam dunk contest was a joke. The problems have been written about all over the place, so instead I'll offer a solution. Each of the four contestants get four dunks. The first three rounds are limited to three attempts per dunk with... Link
Well I’m glad the NBA (David Stern) came to its senses and invited Gilbert Arenas to play in Houston this weekend after all. Too bad Gil had to go and finish the first half of the season with a 4-for-22 effort and 6 turnovers at Dallas. Ouch.So we have... Link
What, you thought I’d let DM give out the midseason awards? As if … Stud of the Year : To the best-performing first-round pick. Shawn Marion, PHO And it really isn’t even close. With Amare sidelined, Marion has been forced to pick up his game, and boy, has he... Link
CLEVELAND AP - The defending champions had no answer for LeBron James. James scored 44 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat San Antonio 101-87 on Monday night to end the Spurs' nine-game winning streak.... Link
Burt Graeff of THE PLAIN DEALER writes, "At 21, James is not close to being a standout defensive player. Playing defense is a mind-set. The game's top defenders want to do it. Brown said he sees a difference in James when he is defending a big-time scorer as opposed... Link
