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Archive for May 16th, 2011

Eastern Conference Finals: Bulls Take 1-0 Lead Over Heat With Great Defense and Big Bench Contributions From Taj Gibson and Others

Monday, May 16th, 2011

What a night at the United Center in Chicago. The Bulls struck first blood on Sunday night in the Eastern Conference Finals with a resounding 103-82 win over the Miami Heat. Derrick Rose led the way with 28 points for the Bulls, but it was the play of the bench ...

DeMaurice Smith: “The metrics of the deal they put on the table would have been the worst in the history of sports.”

Monday, May 16th, 2011

At this point in time in the ongoing NFL Lockout saga, it's pretty tough to understand or know what's going on or what lies ahead. But one good way to get an idea of where things stand is by simply listening to the rhetoric being used by both sides. On ...

Nick Collison Was The Unsung Hero Of The Thunder’s Game 7 Victory

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Nick Collison has been through some of the worst moments in the NBA. He was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics and after four years in Seattle playing on a downtrodden franchise, the team was moved to Oklahoma City. Now after all he has been through in the league, Nick Collison ...

Contrary to His Previous Tweets, Reggie Bush Says He’s Happy in New Orleans and Isn’t Going Anywhere

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Reggie Bush made about as many draft-day headlines as anyone that was picked. After the New Orleans Saints selected Heisman Trophy-winning running back Mark Ingram in the first round, Bush tweeted that his time in New Orleans had been fun, basically insinuating that his time was also over. Bush now says ...

Dirk Nowitzki Doesn’t Believe He’s Playing at a Higher Level Now Than He Has In the Past

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Dirk Nowitzki can't get it done in the postseason. That seems to always be the knock when it comes to the Dallas Mavericks' big man. At least until this year. Nowitzki has been the star on plenty of Dallas teams that have had high expectations, only to come up well short, ...

Aaron Rodgers Explains Why Defending Super Bowl Champions Haven’t Coordinated Players-Only Unofficial Workouts During NFL Lockout

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Will the Super Bowl hangover plague the Green Bay Packers in 2011? (Assuming there is a 2011 season.) Just last week I was thinking that perhaps the Packers might turn out to be beneficiaries of the NFL Lockout in a roundabout way. Why? Well, usually the reigning Super Bowl champs ...

Dwyane Wade Got A Chuckle After Being Told The Heat Over-Celebrated After Beating The Celtics, Feels ‘Happy’ For LeBron James

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Much of the talk after the Miami Heat's series clinching win in game of five of the Eastern Conference semifinals centered around LeBron James over-celebrating just a little too much when the horn sounded. Did someone have to remind the Heat, specifically "King James", that his team is only half ...

Danny Ainge Believes the Celtics Need to Get Younger at Center, Still Doesn’t Regret Kendrick Perkins Trade

Monday, May 16th, 2011

The fact of the matter is that the Boston Celtics are finally showing their age. The glory days of Beantown's "Big Three," may indeed finally be behind them. The Celtics can still get valuable play from the likes of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, all of whom are under ...