NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. The Philadelphia 76ers have turned to Allen Iverson and asked him to bring back the screaming throngs of crazy fans that once walked the aisles. Allen can do it too, but at what cost you may ask. Yes, there is always a cost with the taking on of one of the most mercurial stars to walk the planet. Coach Eddie Jordan calls Allen Iverson charming and uses his ears to hear what his mind would love to hear. Allen is the master at delivering what you want to hear, just ask the venerable Joe Dumars. He was fooled by Allen, thinking Allen had grown up and would fit into the Pistons defensive based system and add speed and life that was sorely needed. Ok, even NBAObsessed wanted... [Read more]

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. Once again we visit the “what have you done for me lately” NBA. This time a team with no talent called appropriately the New Jersey Empty Nets have been called upon to fire a once upon a time young coaching prodigy. His name is Lawrence Frank and he is now referred to as the Ex-Coach of the New Jersey Empty Nets. You have to understand that in the NBA, if you have no talent or your talent screws up and you lose a bunch of games, the first person to have their head removed is the coach. Is it Lawrence Frank’s fault? Does a front court of Brook Lopez, Terrence Williams, and Courtney Lee scare you? Only if you happen to be their coach. Does a back court of... [Read more]

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. The Oklahoma City Thunder are looking for an identity and maybe some national recognition. One does not get much NBA national recognition playing basketball in a city not known for basketball. If you ply your trade in one of the traditional cities like Boston or L.A. then the lights are already on you, but if you dribble orange balls for Oklahoma City, you can remain unknown. Kevin Durant is making sure that the Thunder find their places in the annals of the NBA and its great games, although it still is not like Boston vs. Orlando or L.A. vs. San Antonio, it was a great start. Oklahoma City 108 Milwaukee Bucks 90 The Bucks came in with a winning record and an awesome rookie... [Read more]

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. Did you see the article on How to Shoot a Free Throw by a couple of engineers that tried to discover which factors would make you a great free throw shooter? ——–Nothing But Net: The Physics of Free-Throw Shooting——– They kind of picked on Shaq and Ben Wallace, which would be funny if it was not so true. Big men normally have problems shooting a free throw due mostly to their much larger size. They have problems with both the trajectory to the basket and with gripping the ball. If you want to feel like Shaq at the line, then take a child’s rubber basketball and aim at a basket that is about 8 foot off the ground. You will find the trajectory... [Read more]

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. Maybe if you have been following the events surrounding Allen Iverson for the past few years then his impending retirement would not leave you stunned, just the same, it does. And why should the retirement of Allen Iverson leave you stunned? Because Allen will be back. Mark my words, Allen Iverson will play in the NBA again this year. Iverson was in his 11th season with the Sixers when they traded him to the Denver Nuggets in December 2006. Denver dealt him to the Detroit Pistons last November. He averaged 27.0 points per game in his career. source Stephen A. Smith broke the story Wednesday on his web site. You can watch the interview of Smith on the following YouTube. As... [Read more]