NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Game 5, Heat vs. Hawks and Josh Smith goes in for a fancy dunk with a between the legs move and misses. It was bad. He was all alone and just blew it.
So that is that and lesson learned, right? Not for Josh Smith. He plans on trying it again and claims that next time it will go down. He is even confident enough to do it in game 7, which is where the Hawks are heading.
Check out this YouTube of the dunk …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks or soon the Memphis Grizzlies?

In a surprise move, one of the only teams left with money, the Memphis Grizzlies, have signed Josh Smith to an offer sheet of 58 million dollars for 5 years.
Hawks management had said they would match any offer. They have seven short days to do it.
Josh Smith averaged over 17 points and 8 rebounds last year and is a key part of the playoff Atlanta Hawks team.
Atlanta recently lost 6th man Josh Howard to Greece.
Before losing Josh …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Joe Johnson had 20 in the 4th quarter
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You must admit it.
You did not see this coming.
Atlanta has taken both of their home games and now the series with the Boston Celtics is tied at 2 to 2.
Game 5 is back in Boston.
So how did Atlanta do it?
Well, it may have started with the trade for Mike Bibby.
Oh, you want to know what happened in the game?
After starting the game on a 16-3 run, the Celtics cooled …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Mike Bibby will bring shooting and poise to the Hawks
On the surface, most fans are saying, “So what.”
Mike Bibby gets traded from one under .500 team to another under .500 team.
But there is more here than meets the eye.
In the Western Conference, to be under .500 is to be out of the playoff race. In the Eastern Conference, only 5 teams are above .500. That is right, only 5 teams.
Atlanta is still in it.
The Hawks played my Pistons the other night in …read more

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Ben Gordon shooting the lights out!
The NBA draft class of 2004 has their contracts coming up for renewal.
In the NBA, this is the first of the great Promises, like a strong spring breeze after a long cold winter; it brings with it many new riches.
This time period, 3 years after your initial contract, is the reason that so many undernourished, undereducated, immature lanky, talented basketball players leave College early to go to the Pros.
You see, it is not the NBA …read more