Doug Collins denies Philly has called
May 14, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under NBA Basketball, Philadelphia 76ers
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
There are all kinds of coaches in the NBA, tough coaches, smart coaches, driven coaches, easy coaches, and so on. It seems like a certain kind of coach would be the best coach to win for every team, but that is not the case. Often a coach needs certain kinds of players or a level of players. A great coach may go to another team and not be able to coach at all.
What happened? Did he lose his coaching mojo? Nah! Certain …read more
Rudy Fernandez – Blazer Kiddy corp II
October 14, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Greg Oden, NBA Basketball, Portland Trailblazers
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Rudy Fernandez
The Blazers purchased the rights to Rudy Fernandez from Phoenix.
Rudy will actually make less money to play in the NBA than if he had stayed in Europe. If you flash back to the Olympics, Rudy was an outstanding player for Spain, the Olympic silver medalists.
Fernandez has been a huge surprise in early games with his ability to make precise passes to teammates. In one game he threw two passes between a defender’s legs.
The Blazers knew Rudy could score and were claiming …read more
Greg Oden – Blazer Kiddy Corp part I
October 11, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Greg Oden, Portland Trailblazers
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Greg Oden
Last year the Portland fans went crazy when the team drafted Greg Oden from Ohio State.
Greg had led the Ohio State basketball team to the NCAA finals and dominated everyone along the way. He is the best big man to hit the NBA in a long time. He has the size and the beginnings of having the moves.
Will Greg be the new Shaquille O’Neal? That is a tough bill to live up to for anyone. We do know Greg will provide …read more
Bulls to hire Doug Collins – What?
May 30, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Chicago Bulls
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Let’s back up and look at Doug Collins.
My early memories were of Doug playing for the 76er’s, swooping to the hole and making a layup or drilling jumper after jumper. He played on the great Dr. J’s teams. He averaged over 17 points a game for his career.
Doug also played on the Olympic team that the Russians beat after the ref’s kept giving them do over’s until they scored the winning basket. Ok, so that one still bothers me. You can’t let …read more
