The Hawks made a powerful statement with a blowout win over the Raptors, but the NBA is sure to be buzzing over the Cavaliers, who have now won 2 straight and might be on the verge of a “turnaround” as they come home after a 6-game road trip. Meanwhile, the Warriors lose to an inspired Thunder team… Continue reading The Hawks are Kings of All Birds: NBA Daily Review for January 17

Without a doubt, there are some nice Western Conference games this week-but the real action will be with Eastern Conference teams. The Hawks enter the week with a 3 game lead over the trio of the Raptors, Bulls, and Wizards, but face the Raptors and Bulls in a back-to-back. Meanwhile the Bulls get the rematch against… Continue reading Let’s Sort Out the Eastern Conference Log Jam: NBA Preview for Jan 12-18

Christmas has come and gone, and as we focus in on the New Year, it seems we finally have a clear view of the league (but we’ll still see lots of ‘are they for real’ articles about the Raptors, Hawks, Warriors, et al). After a week with no games on Christmas eve and five big… Continue reading It’s time for the Spurs to prove they’re not too old – NBA Preview for Dec 29 – Jan 4

Every Christmas families across the world gather together to celebrate one of the biggest sports days of the year (and Jesus’ birth too). NBA Christmas Day 2014 featured five games, but taught us a lot about the league, the stars of the league, and fashion. In true holiday fashion, let’s discuss the 12 things we… Continue reading What we learned on NBA Christmas Day 2014

This past week, the Boston Celtics finally executed a Rajon Rondo trade – to the Mavericks in exchange for Jameer Nelson, Jae Crowder, and Brandan Wright. The Mavs were identified early as possible partners for the trade, but weren’t the classic trade partner – even with Jameer Nelson’s underwhelming year so far (7.3 points per game, 4.1… Continue reading What does the Rajon Rondo trade mean for Dallas

It’s Christmastime, friends, and this week we officially celebrate the biggest NBA holiday, and transition into the stretch-run of the season – where we find out if the young teams have enough focus and stamina, if there’s any hope for teams that are overcoming injuries, and if a rookie head-coach can really finish with the… Continue reading NBA Weekly Preview – Week of December 22-28

On Thursday, December 18th the Boston Celtics finally did what they’ve been rumored to do for three years now – they finally executed a Rajon Rondo trade. Before the 2013-2014 season, the Celtics effectively “blew up” their team with trades of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, and by allowing Doc Rivers to leave for Los Angeles. Ever… Continue reading The Boston Celtics rebuilding plan and why it might not work

As we close in on the Christmas holiday, we start the week with 7 teams within 4 1/2 games in the West, and three teams within a game in the East (and that doesn’t include Chicago or Cleveland). The Warriors come into the week on a 15-game winning streak, but face Memphis and Oklahoma City.… Continue reading NBA Weekly Preview – Week of December 15-21

Everybody does power rankings – so why not us! In an attempt to separate from the crowd, we’ve polled our NBA team (found on the NBA Weekly Podcast) and asked for their input on a ranking of teams – based on who would win a 7-game series. More than “power”, these are our impressions of… Continue reading NBA Power Rankings – Week of December 9th