NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Derrick Rose has been patiently waiting for an ankle on the mend. Against San Antonio, Derrick had to just put it out of his mind and play as hard as he could play for as long as he could go. Coach Vinny Del Negro wanted to keep a close eye on Derrick Rose’s minutes, but he ended up playing 33 minutes in what was his first game in almost a month’s time.
Chicago Bulls 92 San Antonio Spurs 85
This was a huge victory for Chicago and probably not too …read more

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Rasheed Wallace was never one to shy away from making bold statements. When he was a Detroit Piston there were a few playoff games where Rasheed Guaran-Sheed a victory. Usually the Guaran-shee came true, but not always.
Now before you get all huffy about Rasheed keep in mind that players like Rasheed help the attitude of your team. You need a player that is so fearless, so tough, so outspoken, with a dash of bad boy to them to put down the other team and trivialize …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Michael Jordan was inducted into the Hall of Fame and here is a youtube of part of his speech. Michael is called the greatest player ever and that is what he discusses in this youtube. There is also a great joke at the end of the video so make sure you play it until the end.
In other parts of his speech Michael Jordan called out Byron Russell and made a little fun with him. The highlight of Michael making the game winning shot over Utah …read more

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Michael Jordan will be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame this Friday and we all would be remiss if the legacy of Nike and Michael Jordan was not expounded upon. You see Michael helped make Nike and Nike in return helped make Michael Jordan the legend.
An odd little bit of trivia had David Stern, the NBA Commish, ban the Nike’s and make them popular beyond belief.
A small bidding war between Reebok, Adidas and Nike finally netted a deal: $500,000 and a cut of the profits for …read more

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Shaquille O’Neal has moved to number 5 on the all time scoring list for the NBA with 27, 411 points.
Kareem leads everyone with 38,387
Karl Malone is next with 36,928
Michael is next with 32,292
Wilt is fourth with 31,419
He is number 8 on the NBA/ABA list. Only us old timers would even consider that.
What does Shaq have to say about all this?
“It was good, but I’m still kind of disappointed in myself,” O’Neal said. “Mathematically, I’ve missed three years worth of games and I missed 5,000 free throws. If …read more

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These are the type of comparisons we all love to make and your intrepid author is no exception.
Joe Johnson can’t carry Kobe Bryant’s jock strap you may say, but if you break down the stats it turns out he can carry Kobe’s jock strap and carry it rather well.
Entering Tuesday’s game, Bryant was averaging 27.7 points on 47.5 percent from the field, 35.0 percent from 3-point range and 86.9 from the line. Johnson was averaging 21.6 points on 43.3, 34.4 and 80.5 percent, respectively.
Break down Bryant’s points and …read more

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Former Coach Eddie Jordan explaining how to take a defense stance

Eddie Jordan was fired from being the coach of the Washington Wizards.
The excuse from GM Ernie Grunfeld was the lack of defense. Oh, and that 1 – 10 record probably did not help.
It just felt like we were going in the wrong direction,” Grunfeld said. “It felt a little stale.”
Jordan was in his sixth season with the Wizards and led the team to the playoffs each of the past four — the longest postseason streak for a …read more

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Shaq – the big guy smiles and says he is leaving

Well, you knew it had to happen sometime. The Shaq has announced when he will retire.
“My basketball career will be over in 735 days,” O’Neal told News 13 television in Orlando, Fla. “And being an educated man, I’ve always had things to fall back on. So one of my options is law enforcement.”
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In modern times there have been 3 dominating players, in terms of them having no equal in what they could do. The obvious one …read more

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You know if this news came out years ago, the Knicks fans would be going bonkers.
The news this time is dealing with Patrick Ewing Jr. not Senior.
Ewing Jr. hasn’t shied away from his father’s legacy. He started his collegiate career at Indiana before transferring to Georgetown, where his father led the Hoyas to three Final Fours and the 1984 national championship.
The 24-year-old Ewing averaged 6.1 points and 4.2 rebounds last season, winning the Big East Sixth Man of the Year award.
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Ewing Senior
Patrick Ewing Sr. dominated basketball, …read more

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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