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Archive for April, 2011

Lamar Odom Gets Emotional Talking About Winning The Sixth Man Award

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Lamar Odom could start on almost every team in the NBA. Instead he is coming off the bench for the two-time defending champs and on Tuesday he was rightfully honored as the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year. Odom is having one of his best seasons as a member of ...

Da’Quan Bowers Says All The Speculation About His Knee And Health Is Wrong

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Forget about the arthroscopic knee surgery in January, Da'Quan Bowers believes there's no reason at all to worry about his long term as a prospect in the National Football League. Considered a slam dunk to go in the top ten, if not the top five or higher, earlier this offseason, ...

Will Paul Westphal Be Coaching in Sacramento or Anaheim Next Season?

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

On April 13th the Kings might have played their final game in Sacramento. Arco Arena has been filled with some very memorable moments in the regular season and in the playoffs, but if it was their last game in Sacramento, it was a great way to go out. Despite getting ...

Dallas Mavericks Escape Danny Crawford Curse to Take 2-0 Series Lead

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

The numbers are pretty damning. As former NBA official Tim Donaghy says, they're too drastic to just be merely a coincidence. Heading into Tuesday night's Game 2 with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Dallas Maverick were just 2-16 in playoff games where Danny Crawford was a referee. Donaghy, the referee who ...

Houston Rockets Have Big Shoes To Fill After Parting Ways With Rick Adelman

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

I suppose I can't use one radio interview to characterize a person, but if the following one was anything what Rick Adelman had to deal with when talking with Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, I see why there were some differences. Most notably, it's hard for me to figure ...

Mike Bibby On The Heat:”The only thing that could stop us is us”

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

It should come as no surprise that really the only playoff series in both the Eastern and Western Conference that looks to be ticketed for a sweep is the #2 Miami Heat against the #7 Philadelphia Sixers. In game two, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh individually scored more ...

Trevor Ariza Feels Everyone Counted The Hornets Out Against The Lakers And It’s Going To Take A Scrappy Mentality To Beat L.A.

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

After an up-and-down regular season, the New Orleans Hornets, coming in with a record of 46-36, seemed to be looking forward to the playoffs. They had the unfortunate task of trying to take the "goliath," in the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, but the Hornets had their All-Star in ...

Nate McMillan and the Blazers Look to Level Series Tonight Against Mavericks.

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

The Portland Trail Blazers have to feel like they let a golden opportunity to slip away during Game 1 of their series against the Dallas Mavericks. Portland had a six point lead late in the game only to see Dirk Nowitzki rattle off 12 consecutive points during the decisive spurt. ...

George Karl: “We can’t use the call as a crutch”

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

The NBA playoffs have been very compelling as a number of the games have come down to the wire. The league could not have asked for anything more with the competitiveness of the game. However, if there is one criticism with the games it’s the officiating. Obviously the officials are ...

Dave Rice Earns Opportunity To Coach At Alma Mater UNLV

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

UNLV certainly went through the process when it came to interviewing candidates to take over as the head coach of its men's basketball program, but Dave Rice always seemed to be the clear-cut front-runner. Rice was a part of the Runnin' Rebels national championship team in 1990 and another Final ...