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

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Earlier all we heard was that Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur were smoking weed at the NBA Rookie Symposium. Now they deny it, but were still fined 20,000 dollars.
Security at the resort near New York where the event took place found Arthur and Chalmers in a room with two women, and the scent of marijuana was detected. No drugs or drug paraphernalia were found, but having guests in the room violated NBA policy, and the two rookies were sent home.
Arthur and Chalmers apologized but denied …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Why is it we all think of the NBA as a league full of pot smokers?
We don’t seem to worry too much about performance enhancing drugs, just weed.
Anyway, it has happened again. Players got caught. Rookies. Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur were caught at the rookie transition program.
Chalmers, who sank the game-tying, buzzer-beating 3-pointer that forced overtime in Kansas’ 75-68 championship victory over Memphis, was drafted 34th by Minnesota. He was quickly traded to Miami, where he is expected to vie for the starting point …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.
Shaq vies for another ring
The story will be written from here on out. The Shaq trade has implications for both conferences. The fallout can be seen everywhere. Can it be coincidence that the yesterday’s trade news for Pau Gasol to Kobe’s Lakers lost to the Hawks? You may have to read that twice. Shaq brings his presence and salary cap to Phoenix and new GM Steve Kerr. If Shaq is a bust then Kerr will again be a brilliant TV announcer. Kerr had a valid concern. The center-less …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Shaq to change uniforms again
Has Shaq done it again.
Is Shaquille O’Neal up for “Rent a NBA Title”?
You get the Shaq, you win a title, and then you wait for someone to take him off your hands.
Quick quiz: What is missing from the Phoenix Doughnuts…er…Suns.
Answer: a center!
Quick quiz number 2: What is Shaq?
Answer: a center!
Are we starting to see the logic here?
No longer confident they can win a championship with their current roster, the Phoenix Suns are close to completing a blockbuster trade that will bring them Shaquille O’Neal, …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Jason Kidd looking to pass for someone else
Contemplate Jason Kidd as a Maverick.
Hmm, no D required. Actually, very little point guard play required.
No, does not seem to fit.
Contemplate Jason Kidd as a Nugget.
Hmm, pretty much the same thing.
So this brings to question why the Nets want to get rid of Jason Kidd.
Schwartz, in exploring current options for his client with other NBA teams, has been told that with Vince Carter signing a new four-year $61.8 million contract and Richard Jefferson having three years and $42 million left on …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Teammates?
Can you see it?
Rasheed Wallace joking with Shaq before the game?
A front line of Tayshaun Prince, Wallace, and Shaq?
Yeah, you are right; it probably has a zero chance of happening. But how cool would it be, if it did?
Just think of the next time the Celtics rolled into the Palace to play the Detroit Pistons and Kevin Garnett had to look up to Shaq and then see Rasheed needling him, standing right next to Shaq.
Shaq could help. The Pistons have a serious flaw on their team and it …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
We only have to look to Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports to tell us about the Top 5 most disappointing teams of the season and, to be sure, you have your favorites as well.
Your intrepid author’s illustrious comments are in italics.
We are the most disappointing. Oh no!

1. Houston – They discovered the truth about this team’s limitations. From Tracy McGrady’s mental and physical fragility to an absence of athleticism, they were a flawed power. They’re devoid of an identity, stuck between what they were with Van Gundy and what …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
This is how you win the game!
Uh, before we write off the Miami Heat maybe we should talk to Dwayne Wade.
You see, Wade had no problem putting up 31 on the Suns in what was the 6th game into a road trip when the legs should be dead.
One of the big baskets was a Wade steal of Steve Nash followed by a game ending dunk.
Consequently the Heat took care of the mighty Suns, arguably one of the best teams in the West.
It is about time for the Heat …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The Miami Heat are in a world of hurt.
Pat Riley admits they are not very good right now.
They need to get Dwyane Wade back as soon as possible.
Shaq is no longer able to handle the load on his own.
That is why a recent practice was so important.
Dwyane Wade’s surgically repaired knee survived its first real test with no setbacks. During Wade’s first full-contact practice this season with the Miami Heat, rookie center Joel Anthony threw his 6-foot-9, 260-pound body toward the 2006 NBA finals MVP as the guard …read more