December 14, 2009 by Mark Milner

Right now, two things appear to be true. One is that unless Dr. House remembers something right this very instant (or at least within the hour), somebody will die. The other is that Chris Bosh is a terrific rebounder, the best in the league. Why is that? Basketball-Reference is showing...

December 3, 2009 by Austin Kent

I'm assuming there's a reason things are the way they are that I just don't understand yet, but until it either changes or I figure it out, the NBA All-Star Game voting process is officially my new nemisis (you're off the hook Gypsy That Cursed Paul Millsap). Where do we...

November 23, 2009 by Austin Kent

Hey, look, November is more than half over and Brandon Jennings - if numbers are to be trusted - is a legitimate force in the NBA. Other words: It's ten games into the 2009-10 campgain and the Milwaukee Bucks are third in the Eastern Conference at 8-3. Does this not strike anybody...

November 16, 2009 by Mark Milner

In April of 1997, shortly after hockey great Wayne Gretzky played his final game, the NHL took an unprecedented step and retired the number across the league, for all teams. Regardless of each team's feelings about The Great One or on retiring numbers, no NHLer would ever again wear 99....

October 27, 2009 by Mark Milner

In his book "Hip: A History", John Leland argues that hip is a result of the mixing of cultures and ideas, each of which builds off the other. It's why yesterday's crime is today's cool and tomorrow's pass©. He also argues that the image of cool "has pushed steadily towards...

October 14, 2009 by Mark Milner

Legend once has it that as manger of a hapless New York Mets team destined for over 100 losses, their manager Casey Stengal rhetorically asked "can't anybody here play this game?" After watching some of the NBA's pre-season I know how he felt. Not about the players, most of which...

September 14, 2009 by Austin Kent

There's hullabaloo in the air about Michael Jordan finally joining the Hall of Fame - he naturally deserves it. This story here then - the one you've stumbled upon while traipsing the vast Internet desert - is about that induction to an extent, but not in the way that you...

September 8, 2009 by Austin Kent

For 50 different reasons you could hate Zach Randolph. He's boring, he's whiny and he makes $14 million more than you every single year. He's routinely arrested - never for anything impressive like train robbery or civil disobedience - but for goof-ups like drinking underage, smoking pot and driving under the...

September 3, 2009 by Blake Murphy

Ahh, to be overpaid in a bad economic climate; to be one of the most valuable chips in your entire profession while holding only average tangible performance value; to be equally desired and reviled, sought after and shopped around; to be Quentin Richardson. Q-Rich has had quite the summer. It...

August 20, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

In a couple of months, the Cleveland Cavaliers will enter a realm of uncertainty as they embark on a season that will dictate the team's future. Not surprisingly, that future depends on the future of their franchise player. As has been a point of discussion throughout the NBA for much...

August 6, 2009 by Rob Boudreau

Last week the NFL showed us what parity can do to a league. This week, we'll see the exact opposite. The National Basketball Association is the youngest of the four major sports by over 25 years, yet two of the most successful franchises in sports history can arguably lay claim...

July 29, 2009 by Blake Murphy

It is said that not every story has a happy ending. We like to think otherwise, especially in the world of sports, where underdogs are always the story of the day. From last season's Tampa Bay Rays to July's Tom Watson to nearly every sports movie created, it is always...

July 28, 2009 by Austin Kent

Desmond Mason might as well exist in an alternate universe - better yet, a fourth dimension; technically there, but ungrasped by man. His feats go unnoticed, his accomplishments unrecognized and his presence unfelt. He is, when you think about it, one big fat "un" - unknown, unremarkable and unjustly under-appreciated....

July 22, 2009 by Mark Milner

Both Steve Nash and Shaquille O'Neal have accounts on Twitter. Both are fan favorites, extremely talented basketball players and were teammates on the Phoenix Suns last season. But there's a slight difference between their Twitter accounts. Nash has a little over 61,000 people following him, O'Neal has nearly 1.5 million...

July 20, 2009 by Allen Law

Basketball played at the highest level is, maybe, the most beautiful of sports. Unlike football, golf or baseball, the game ebbs and flows naturally, and, unlike hockey or soccer, for almost every excellent play there is a reward. Maybe there aren't stats for great picks or active hands interrupting passing...

July 9, 2009 by Sam Joynt

Basketball, like life, is all about those few poignant moments that are miraculously able to overshadow all of the hard work, the sweat and the disappointment otherwise known as our everyday existence. It is the anticipation of such moments that motivates us to get up each morning and to keep...

July 6, 2009 by Austin Kent

When we look back at the 2008-09 season we're all going to remember the NBA Finals, the fact that the Cavs didn't advance and that the Lakers did. We'll remember the box scores from mid-December and the highlights of the year packaged neatly for future consumption. So many aspects of...

June 22, 2009 by Allen Law

We've all struggled with the global recession, there's no denying that fact. Even sports, once considered a recession-proof industry, are struggling to keep attendance up. Almost every team is actively pursuing payroll cuts, and this trend is most noticeable in the NBA. With so many teams facing serious financial troubles,...

June 1, 2009 by Sam Joynt

With the finals for each respective conference quickly drawing to a conclusion and the championship round set to begin many diehard fans have been rendered average spectators. Our teams have long been eliminated (many of them from playoff contention months ago), leaving the hope of a championship to only those...

May 27, 2009 by Austin Kent

When I was nine years old I had a tree fort. It was pimp. In a sense, it was within those four wooden walls where the thought of this very website was conceived. Amongst those trees late in the summer of 1996 I stumbled upon a revelation that would forever...

April 29, 2009 by Sam Joynt

In 2001, Atlanta made little known Spanish forward Pau Gasol the No. 3 overall pick in the NBA draft, and following his subsequent trade to the Grizzlies he soon garnered Rookie of the Year honours. Since then, guards Jose Calderon, Juan Carlos Navarro, Sergio Rodriguez, Rudy Fernandez, Raul Lopez, forward...

April 27, 2009 by Austin Kent

Deep in the bowels of RealGM's NBA message board lays an unheard prophecy. "The Official I Have a Man Crush on Brandon Roy Club", it reads. "... yes I am drunk, but still, how f'ing awesome is Mr. B.Roy?" I see this because it's late on a Friday night and...

April 14, 2009 by Sam Joynt

The University of Kentucky boasts the winningest basketball program in the history of the NCAA. The Wildcats all-time percentage of .758 says it all; winning is everything. So, when second year head coach Billy Gillespie was dismissed following a .597 campaign (the worst Wildcat record since Basil Hayden's squad went...

March 24, 2009 by Sam Joynt

The term fairytale implies fallacy; the overcoming of seemingly insurmountable odds en route to the achievement of an improbable victory over a highly favoured opponent. Few times in life does such an achievement come to fruition, with the exception of those rarest of moments where the fabled Goliath falls victim...

March 23, 2009 by Austin Kent

This summer, one basketball-obsessed global visionary has an idea that could change the context of international basketball as we know it. On June 10, 2009, Sean Smith - a Canadian Sport Management professor at Brock University - will present Global Village Basketball 2009. In hopes of engaging the world in ...

March 19, 2009 by Sam Joynt

The 2003-04 season began just like any other, with each of the 30 NBA teams hopeful for a playoff berth. Some were seeking championships, others division titles, and some were just hoping to eclipse the .500 mark. Needless to say, however, everyone wanted a spot in the postseason. Despite the...

March 17, 2009 by Marc Tessier

It's the third week of March. To some, this calls for celebrating the arrival of spring by heading outside and enjoying the warm weather. But if you're on this site you know that the only thing that will be getting a workout is your couch. The NCAA Tournament is here...

March 4, 2009 by Sam Joynt

Speculation continues to swirl around the possibility of LeBron James relocating to New York city in the summer of 2010, and while the prospect of King James moving his throne to the league's largest market is an exciting possibility, the city's treatment of king's passed does nothing to enhance their...

March 2, 2009 by Austin Kent

It's just past two on a sunny New Orleans afternoon when, "I'm going to stop here, but if you still want to go, just keep going down St. Claude and turn left at the lights. I ain't going in there." These are the words of our escort - if you'd...

February 24, 2009 by Sam Joynt

Isiah Thomas left quite the mess in New York. A bloated payroll built on a roster comprised of underachievers and unhappy campers, who couldn't even manage to co-exist with a great coach like Larry Brown resulted in a highly dissatisfied fan base in the league's largest market. In the face...

February 17, 2009 by Sam Joynt

Things done changed folks. Pete Babcock's legacy with the Atlanta Hawks and the NBA is unforgettable. Both have occurred since my last column. Life as a general manager in the NBA is difficult to say the least. Any job that relies on performers can be tumultuous, and injuries can often...

February 12, 2009 by Sam Joynt

His game-time introduction echoes through the arena infinitely louder than all of the others. Spectators and opponents alike stop in silence as the announcement of his name and Alma Matter sends a familiar chill down their spines. He bears a strikingly undeniable resemblance to the man whose name he shares...

February 10, 2009 by Austin Kent

Let's get this straight, in 1991 the first web browser was invented. Though still far from the hands of the common public, this modern blueprint would put the ball in motion for a concept that would go on to overrun our society. As the number of North American households with...

February 5, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

Jake Voskuhl sits with his teammates, watching the game attentively. His hands are clasped together. His feet are planted firmly on the floor of the Air Canada Centre. When his Toronto Raptor teammates make a big play, he jumps up and applauds enthusiastically; and when a timeout is called, he's...

February 3, 2009 by Sam Joynt

The Oklahoma City Thunder have one of the worst records in the NBA. They allow their opposition to score 103 points per game, while only scoring 97 themselves, and they've only won 11 of their first 48 contests to start the season. Still, with a talented young core in place...

January 27, 2009 by Sam Joynt

If you happened to glance over the Memphis Grizzlies' roster heading into this season you may or may not have been surprised to find Antoine Walker's name penciled in amongst the plethora of young talent assembled in Tennessee. To the untrained eye, his addition to the team was undertaken simply...

January 20, 2009 by Sam Joynt

There are few constant truths in the world of professional sports. No one stays at the top forever, and no formula guarantees success every time. All that is certain is that one way or another you have to give up something of potential value in order to...

January 14, 2009 by Austin Kent

As the mathematical midway point of the NBA season inches closer and closer, it's hard to refrain from gauging how particular teams stack up against those of yesteryear. With every flip of the calendar, the sample from which we draw our opinions becomes more and more telling of the true...

January 13, 2009 by Sam Joynt

Over the past two months I have made cases for the players which I believe deserve to represent their franchises in February's talent showcase in Phoenix. My selections have been based on both speculation and merit, and as such have been accompanied by statistical analysis, popularity considerations...

January 6, 2009 by Sam Joynt

The major schools didn't recruit him. He was too small, too skinny, and looked too much like a twelve year old. Mid-major Davidson University took a chance, and the rest, as they say is history. In just over two short years with the Wildcats, Stephen Curry has become the school's...