The Boston Celtics have their comeback. They likely will be headed to yet another championship, and the title cements the Hall of Fame credentials for Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen. The real question is, what of these Lakers? Perhaps the only thing more amazing than their Game 4   more...
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The 2008 NBA draft should see a host of freshman get chosen in the first round, so who will it be, Derrick Rose or Michael Beasley as the first pick?But most importantly who will be that late first or second round pick that proves to be the gem of the draft? Over the years there have been many   more...
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Somewhere Red Auerbach is smiling and lighting up a victory cigar. The Celtics delivered a beatdown of epic proportions Tuesday night to win their record seventeenth NBA championship, and first in 22 years. This year's final match-up was billed as a rebirth of the classic East Coast-West Coast   more...
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LOS ANGELES, CA — Hall of Fame basketball player and current NBA analyst Bill Walton was hospitalized late Monday night in what early reports are calling a psychedelic overdose. Walton's son, Luke,… Read more
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Survive to play another day. That was the Lakers' mantra on Sunday, and will continue to be until the end of the series. That really is the only way to look at this situation; it doesn't matter how you play, it only matters that you win.
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After defeating the Lakers, the team that was tied with them, the Rockets stand alone at the top of the west, winning 104-92. "Skip to my Lou" Rafer Alston was amazing dropping career highs of eight 3 pointers and 31 points while Bobby Jackson came off the bench for 19 points and 6 rebounds.   more...

Currently, less than 12% of the players in the NBA are White Americans. Brad Miller and Chris Kaman are locks at center, but who else would make the team? Here I've selected 12 of the best white players in the league to see how an All-White USA team would stack up...
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The Lakers resigned one of there big role players Luke Walton, Kupcheck called a mintue after midnight to show his interest in Walton.
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Wow...That's all I could say when watching this... That's all I wanted to say in this post, but my description has to be at least 150 characters long... Soooooo... Wow...Lol...

I agree with Marinman in principle. Drafts overrate players based on abstract earning potential. But thumbsdown does present a good point. Here's the All Star team for Top 5 draft picks since 2000:G: Chris Paul, Dwayne WadeF: LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Carmelo AnthonyC: Yao Ming, Dwight   more...

The blowback from the unofficial, yet obviously done, Kevin Garnett deal is going to reach all the way across the country to Los Angeles. The Lakers, the jilted lover in this situation, have yet to do anything to make Kobe Bryant happy. Remember all of Kobe's bluster and idiocy about wanting to be   more...
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A great read for the hardcore fantasy basketball player, FIO and TalkHoops.net writer Zach Harper takes a look at some early trends going down in the world of fantasy basketball. Harper takes an in-depth look at such topics as: The Big Man Trend, Offseason Busts, Rookies Worth Having, Top Pickups   more...
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Throughout the Kobe/Lakers summer drama, we've all just been waiting for L.A. to rope a star, a perfect running mate for Bryant to make a move on another championship with. Well, I'm sure the Lakers most recent move will totally placate their temperamental star. Early this afternoon the Lakers came   more...
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Real quick take on the game: Agent Zero dropped 60 - with 27 free throw attemps - with 8 boards and dimes. Kobe dropped 45, 10 assists and 8 rebounds, but he got little help. Walton had 15 points and 11 points, but he fouled out.The Lakers played absolutely no defense, and in the overtime session,   more...

Just finished watching the Suns v. Lakers, and it was obvious that this game meant everything to the Suns. If it wasn't obvious in the two losses they had at the hands of the Lakers, it was ever so clear in a win over L.A. . While the Lakers went deep into their bench the entire game, playing   more...
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