NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
LeBron James can do all the shooting. He needs defense from his teammates.
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Detroit and Boston are on top in the East.
Even though Cleveland went to the finals by getting past the Pistons, this is a whole new Cleveland team, although still led by LeBron James.
Cleveland wants bad to beat Detroit.
Cleveland Cavaliers 89 Detroit Pistons 73
A newcomer to one of the NBA’s fiercest rivalries, Wally Szczerbiak didn’t need long to understand Cleveland’s hatred.
“All my buddies, all …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
LeBron became the youngest player to reach 10,000 points in the history of the National Basketball Association.
With LeBron coming out of High School scoring like crazy it is no surprise.
Kobe Bryant made 10,000 points at the age of 24 years and 193 days.
LeBron James made 10,000 points at the age of 23 years and 59 days.
Hey, we are getting a numberish here, but you get the idea. Both of these players are great star players and scoring machines.
James did it in 368 games, the ninth fastest in …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The quiet notes will take quick looks at what is going on in the NBA.
The top teams are:
(in no particular order)
San Antonio Spurs (now with Kurt Thomas) until proven otherwise in the playoffs
Detroit Pistons now with added youth
Boston Celtics with the 3 amigos
The hottest team:
Houston Rockets with an energized T-Mac and best center Yao
Biggest question?
Who will play better? Cleveland with Wallace or Chicago with Gooden?
As always, any NBA Basketball related comments are welcome.
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NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
LeBron James All Star MVP – Time to get out of Dodge err Cleveland!
With David Stern happy to have NBA Marketing Icon LeBron James as the MVP of the 2008 All Star game, the world can move on.
If you had to lay odds, it had to be James as MVP.
The NBA is a marketing organization, not a sports organization. Right now the future of the NBA seems secure, with possible expansion out of the USA and many stars in the league, but it can change …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Maurice Brooks writes for NBA.com and has an ongoing article keeping track of his Top Ten nominations for NBA MVP.
It is called Race to the MVP Weekly Leaders.
Let’s take a look at Maurice’s list with your intrepid author’s comments in italics.
LeBron says – It is all about team (yeah, right)

1. LeBron – Last Week’s Rank – 1
The Cavs are six games below .500 without James in the lineup and 13 games above it when he plays. This past week I received a large amount of e-mails pointing out …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Your intrepid author has been warning you that it is a long season.
It is much too early to hand the crown over to the Boston Celtics.
Now with the Western Conference top teams adding Shaq, Weber, and Gasol and the Spurs healing up and adding Stoudamire, it is even more reason to not hand over the NBA Title to the Boston Celtics.
Not that we should give up on the Lucky Green men, but take a look at this recent quote from Detroit Pistons GM Joe Dumars:
On the Boston Celtics …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
LeBron smiles about his chances
With all the Shaq talk… With all the Jason Kidd talk… With all the Pau Gasol talk… Have you forgotten about LeBron? LeBron James is not a veteran looking to boost an already playoff capable team into the Championship seven game series. LeBron is a young superstar looking to carry the league into the future. He will be here long after all those other guys are gone. Tuesday he took down the Celtics single handedly.

James scored 33 points and barely missed a triple-double as …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Pau Gasol brings scoring to the Lakers
The Lakers essentially traded less than nothing to the Lakers for Pau Gasol.
In an unbelievable pickup the Lakers are right back in the hunt for the NBA Championship.
Wait a minute, is Pau that good?
No, but that is the beauty of it all, Pau Gasol does not have to be that good.
Right now he is a fill in for Andrew Bynum. When Bynum gets back you have a Pau Gasol that can put up points in the triangle …read more

Is age catching up to Kevin Garnett?

Kevin Garnett is injured.
Kevin Garnett is old in basketball years. 32 in May. 13 seasons.
The man is also the Big One of the Big Three.
Boston needs an healthy Garnett.
Both of these items could spell problems for the Celtics.
Forward Kevin Garnett tried to convince coach Doc Rivers on the bus ride from the team hotel that he might be healthy enough to play against Orlando yesterday. Rivers, however, wouldn’t budge.
Garnett missed his first game of the season with an abdominal strain. Garnett missed part of the fourth quarter of the Celtics’ win over the Timberwolves …read more

What’s happening around the Sports Channel? More than you can imagine!
David Kindervater of Every Morning Quarterback is in Phoenix for Super Bowl Media Day, while the rest of us are busy writing about some of the Top 10 things in sports.

This week in the b5media Sports Channel round-up, we offer some amazing lists assembled by our fabulous group of bloggers. Don’t miss out on any of these terrific Top 10 lists.

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Allison Boyer from BCS Frenzy explains the Top 10 things you girlfriend doesn’t know about football.
In case …read more