Rose, Beasley, NBA draft is all mixed up
June 24, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under NBA Basketball, NBA Draft, Player Movement
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
High flying Derrick Rose holds the keys to the draft mania, but where is the basketball?
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This is going to be one crazy draft.
First let’s set the table. The Western Conference finished as tight in the standings as a conference could. There were barely any games separating first place from 9th place. What does that mean? Wheeling and dealing will take place, because each team that finished behind the Lakers and Kobe Bryant thinks it will just …read more
Detroit Pistons – Theo the giant slayer
March 31, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Chauncey Billups, Detroit Pistons, Rasheed Wallace
NFL Football at its best. NFL Football at its craziest.
It was a small deal after the trade deadline that is starting to loom large.
The Pistons did not trade for Pau Gasol, although that would have been nice.
The Pistons did not trade for Jason Kidd. No knock on Kidd, but Chauncey is here and much younger.
The Pistons did not trade for Shaq, although for 1 year that would have been fun.
The Pistons did not trade for Chris Weber. He did talk to Joe Dumars, but there was no roster spot for him.
The Pistons did not trade for Kyle Korver …read more
LeBron is feeling it!
January 31, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Cleveland Cavaliers, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trailblazers
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
LeBron has lately been Mr. 4th quarter
LeBron.
Maybe we should just end this right there.
It could be one of those existential things.
LeBron.
You would nod your head and repeat, “LeBron”.
Somehow we would all know what was meant.
Right now it means “Look out in the fourth quarter, because LeBron is taking over!”
LeBron just got done beating the Lakers and Kobe in the fourth on Sunday.
Now he has done it to the Trailblazers.
Frustrated by a couple of blocked shots, James took over against the Portland Trail Blazers and made a reverse layup …read more
