NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Maverick fans have to be drooling. Mark Cuban has let it be known that he would pick up the two worst contracts on the Hornets in order to get Chris Paul.
It makes the mind swirl to think of the Dallas Mavericks picking up Chris Paul to play on the same team as Dirk Nowitzki. You would have a former MVP still playing at a very high level with a future MVP candidate adding some much needed full court speed.
Dirk is still one of the top …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.

The last time the Lakers went 7 – 0 to start the season it was 2001 and they finished the season with the NBA Title.
The Lakers are not playing like a championship team, but they are winning like a Championship team and for this time of the season that is good enough.
So what is their formula for success?
Hang in there and let Kobe takeover in the end.
The success formula allows them to win for now, but they have to develop into more of a team if …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The Russian Olympic Coach says – “Jannero Pargo who?”

It has happened again. An NBA player has forsaken the world’s greatest league to take the money overseas.
Jannero Pargo of the New Orleans Hornets signed a 1 year 4 million dollar deal, thus effectively doubling his salary with the Hornets.
This is not a European Exodus; it is a worldwide exodus from the NBA as Pargo signs with Dynamo Moscow.
Dynamo also signed Bostjan Nachbar, who averaged 9.8 points for the New Jersey Nets last season.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Pargo is a …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The Hornets had the Spurs in their hand. It was all but over.
It was described this way.
It’s the team of the decade against the team of the future.
It’s the king of the hill vs. the new kid on the block.
Its last year’s NBA title winners squaring off with this year’s Southwest Division title winners.
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Turns out the old king of the hill had enough in them to pull out the series and send the Hornets home. This got them thinking. Maybe we need more.
Now they …read more

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Who are these guys?
Deron Williams? All everyone talks about is Chris Paul of the Hornets, or the arrival of Jason Kidd in Dallas, but Deron Williams is off to a great career with that hidden team, the Utah Jazz. Deron had 14 assists by half time. Half time!
Mehmet Okur? All everyone talks about is Shaq going to the Suns, or Dirk Nowitzki lighting it up for the Mavs, or the return of Andrew Bynum, or Pau Gasol gaining new life with the …read more

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How can this be?
It is a reach even for 7′ 6″ Yao Ming to win 11 in a row.
Tracy McGrady playing consistently good?
Houston even trades two players away, do not suit up the guy they get and still keep winning!
How can this be?
Well, admittedly, most of the teams they beat were pretty bad teams, but they did just knock off Chris Paul and the Hornets (sounds like a 60’s rock group) and there were a couple of close scrapes with the Cleveland PreWallace LeBrons led by …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

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He is at it again.
Johnny Ludden, Yahoo! Sports has come out with his Power Rankings of the NBA.
Let’s check out some of his top teams with your intrepid author’s comments in italics.
PARADE PLANNERS
1. (2) Boston Celtics – In less than a week, the Celtics were linked to Damon Stoudamire, Sam Cassell and Gary Payton. At this rate Bob Cousy will be back in uniform by mid-February.
Rajon Rondo a key to the Celtics
The Celtics put together a little win streak after their little losing streak. The injury …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The return of James, your basketball author. Now the good and the bad. The good is that my most excellent boss and coworkers filled in quite nicely and that is most appreciated.The bad is that James is diagnosed with Cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. Fear not, they say the cancer is one that is curable, so let us move forward with our dreams of basketball!
John Schuhmann gives you the NBA.com power rankings with emphasis on the top 5.
1. San Antonio – last week number 3.

15-3
Off: 115.8 (1), Def: 104.9 …read more