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Archive for April, 2010

Chris Webber Recalls Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson’s Mind Games

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Fantasy players know the story better than anyone. Teams are so concerned about winning in the post-season that they are willing to sit all of their best players in lieu of winning. This has been happening in the NFL for as long as I can remember, but has just recently ...

LaMarr Woodley on Big Ben: “He hasn’t lost any respect from me at all.”

Monday, April 19th, 2010

It's been a tumultuous off-season to say the least for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The off-season actually started off with a positive bang for the six time Super Bowl champs when the team was able to re-sign a number of their high profile and important veteran players. Things turned south quickly ...

Daryl Morey Puts a Bow On the Rockets’ Season

Monday, April 19th, 2010

I would stop short of calling Daryl Morey my hero because I don't necessarily agree with everything he believes in, but we have similar mindsets and his current position - not to mention the path he took to get there - is enviable. At the very least, the story of ...

Are The Nuggets Heading Toward an Early Exit?

Friday, April 16th, 2010

There was one time this season where the Nuggets looked like a legitimate threat to Lakers in the Western Conference.  Carmelo Anthony was playing like an MVP candidate, J.R. Smith looked like a contender for the NBA’s sixth man, and Kenyon Martin was having a very good season himself.  However, ...

Christopher Mintz-Plasse Hopes ‘Kick-Ass’ Lives Up To Its Name

Friday, April 16th, 2010

One of the best movies to come out in recent years, in my opinion, was Superbad.  There were so many hilarious moments in that movie and the unknown actor who played ‘McLovin’, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, became an instant superstar overnight.  He can’t go anywhere without people referring him to as McLovin.  ...

Joe Johnson Isn’t Going Anywhere

Friday, April 16th, 2010

The Atlanta Hawks are set to square off against the Milwaukee Bucks late Saturday afternoon in what will be their third consecutive playoff appearance.  Since Coach Mike Woodson was hired to coach the Hawks before the ’04 season, they have improved their win total each of the last six seasons ...

Grant Hill and the Suns Seem Extremely Confident Heading into the Playoffs

Friday, April 16th, 2010

I guess it’s a good thing that the Suns didn’t pull the trigger on trading Amar'e Stoudemire at the trade deadline huh?  Since February 18th, the day of the NBA trade deadline, the Suns have been playing as good as or better than any team in the NBA and look ...

Could Stephen Jackson Lead The Upstart Bobcats Past The Magic In Round One?

Friday, April 16th, 2010

If you had told me six or seven years ago that Stephen Jackson's veteran presence and solid leadership would help a team like the Charlotte Bobcats earn their first ever playoff berth somewhere down the line, I'm not sure I would have believed you. Jackson has come along way with ...

Doc Rivers Says His Return to Coaching Won’t be Based on the Celtics Playoff Success this Season

Friday, April 16th, 2010

The Boston Celtics have made a lot of headlines lately.  First off, the team struggled down the stretch and many people are already writing them off and some are even calling for the first round upset against the Miami Heat.  Along with that, word surfaced this past week that Doc ...

PredictionMachine.com Believes in Magic

Friday, April 16th, 2010

After a great run in the NCAA tournament and an interview with Howard Eskin of WIP in Philadelphia that we spotlighted on SRI, PredictionMachine.com is back at it for the NBA Playoffs. For the NBA Playoff Odds entire Playoffs have been played through 50,000 times to provide every team's chances ...