Note: This column appears in the April 21 issue of The Gainesville Times.
So this is what you’ve all been waiting for.
Since the 1999 NBA Playoffs, the 12 or so Atlanta Hawks fans have been clamoring for the day that their team gets out of the NBA Lottery and back into the playoffs.
Well congratulations Hawks fans, […]

Note: This column appears in the May 31st issue of The Paper.
Riddle me this. If a 19-year-old, 7-foot-2-inch center gets drafted first overall but is forced to play out his career in Portland, Ore., where he will become one of the most dominant centers since Bill Russell, will we ever see him play?
Or what […]

Now that the month long episode of “The Family Feud-Allen Iverson Edition” is finally over, I guess it’s time for me to put forth some sort of opinion on the “Big Trade” that went down.
First things first. Atleast A.I will teach Carmelo Anthony how to not fight like a bitch. So that alone makes the […]

Go ahead and add LeBron James to the list of NBA players that hate the new ball.
“It’s not a good basketball,” the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ superstar forward said. “It kind of feels like a basketball you buy for your kids at Christmas or something.”
I’m guessing David Stern is going to be to happy when he hears […]

When David Stern came out last week pleading to his players to “keep their guns at home” I remembered why I loved the NBA.
Watching the Heat get demolished by the Bulls last night I realized why I hate it.
But before the game even started I was annoyed.
Stern came out with mic in hand sounding as […]

After months and months of speculation it appears that Allen Iverson is not going to be traded. And in all honesty, I don’t know why Philly would have ever wanted to trade him in the first place.
Don’t get me wrong, the Sixers suck, but having AI on your team isn’t the problem. Having […]

The 2006 NBA Draft is tonight (7pm ESPN). A night filled with excitement, cliches and bad suits.
Just like every year, lots and lots of rumors and questions are flying around just hours before the draft. Here’s just a few:

Will Toronto hold on to the first pick?
Are the Hawks really thinking about taking Sheldon […]

The Miami Heat are your NBA Champs. For the 1st time in their 18 year history the team from South Beach has a reason to celebrate.
I would hate to point out that I predicted that Miami would win this series in six games, and that D-Wade would be named Finals MVP but…I predicted that Miami […]

Seems like everyone remotely involved with the Dallas Mavericks can’t get over the fact that they lost Game Five of the NBA Finals last night. It also seems that the reason they lost was not their fault.
It wasn’t their fault thatyet again D-Wade scortched them, this time for 43, including 17 in the 4th […]

The most exciting Finals since Jordan left the NBA is about to tip off tomorrow night and since some think that this series is going to go seven games, why not ask and answer seven questions going into the series.
1. Will Dwyane Wade’s recent illness affect his performance in the series?
That would be a “Hell […]