After all the bad blood I have made from the Brandon Jennings debacle, here comes a story from ex Tar Heels that proves my point about getting an education. Sean May and Marvin Williams, both players from North Carolina's last championship team, are working towards their degrees at UNC.
Original Story: http://unc5corners.blogspot.com/2008/07/....

In Part 1, we looked at the members of the draft class of 2004. Those players are restricted free agents this summer because last summer they failed to agree on an extension with their team. In Part 2, we'll look at members of the draft class of 2005, who have the option to sign long-term deals   more...
Original Story: http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/07/07/h....

When it comes to small forwards, LeBron James is king, with Carmelo Anthony right behind him. He confirmed that he's 6'9 and 260 pounds, yet he's fast and athletic. He had an MVP caliber regular season with 30 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 7.2 APG 1.8 SPG and 1.1 BPG. Unguardable 1-on-1, LeBron is only 23 years   more...

The general rule in the NBA goes that if you stand pat in the off-season, you're not going anywhere in the regular season. For those who need evidence of that, take a look at the 2006-07 Miami Heat, who went from world champions to swept out of the first round by the same team that spanked them by   more...

The Celtics made a statement in this game as they won by 34 points, 99-65. The Hawks were never in this game as the Celtics bolted out to a 27-16 first quarter lead behind the superior play of Kendrick Perkins. He set the tone for the team right from the beginning, crashing the boards, blocking   more...
Original Story: http://celticsgreen.blogspot.com/2008/05....

It wasn't expected to be a great class coming in and the 30 first rounders have done little to disprove that reputation. Not one has established themselves as an immediate impact player. It may be way too early to tell, but is this the worst class ever?
Original Story: http://www.nysun.com/article/43549.

Difficult to watch, but Rondo took it like a champ.

They could be very good in a couple of years.
Original Story: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/40133....

Right now, there are 39 players in the NBA from the 2005 draft class including 4 undrafted players. We know about Chris Paul and Deron Williams, but what about the rest? I've looked at their stats and ranked them by their overall performance from this year. See who's the best at each stat too.   more...

Here is a look at the Celtics first round opponents, the Atlanta Hawks.Point Guard:Mike Bibby, 6'2", 190 lbs, 29 years old13.9 PPG, 6 APG, 1.1 SPG, 14.55 PERBibby is a deadly outside shooter with a quick release, skills which make him among the league's better scoring point guards. Bibby isn't a   more...
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Is there any question about this foul warranting an ejection?
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The #3 pick, Florida's Al Horford, has gotten relatively little publicity after the draft, especially after Greg Oden and Kevin Durant haven't left a TV screen since the draft. I think he's going to be a consistent performer, but he's not going to have the impact potential that Kevin Durant may   more...
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What's good, my people! Welcome to your Passion and Pride Press Pass. Earlier on the site, we launched the Iguodala 4 All-Star campaign and Anthony Gilbert shared his thoughts on the Lakers-Nuggets matchup, as well as the massacre in Boston. Check out this edition for what's good on MVN   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nba-76ers/2007/11/30/pass....

From Peter Vecsey at the NY Post, "OVER the weekend, I heard Portland was offered Pau Gasol ($12.3 million) for LaMarcus Aldridge ($4M), Sergio Rodriguez ($760G) and Jamaal Magloire's expiring ($8.433M) contract. Without doubt, Gasol and Zach Randolph would be a daunting duo to defend, but they'd   more...
Original Story: http://www.nypost.com/seven/01302007/spo....

This is the third of five installments of my position-by-position rankings, where I consider the four major factors that affect a player's total value: talent (statistical performance), contract, age and potential. To see a more detailed explanation of my approach, give my point guard rankings a   more...
Original Story: http://www.scoresreport.com/2008/05/26/r....