NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
If you have seen the movie Ice Age and the sequels Ice Age II and III, then you know there is a squirrel in the movie that really has nothing to do with the movie, but is obsessed with a giant acorn. Each movie shows clip after clip of the squirrel named Scrat chasing after this giant acorn.
Dwight Howard feels he is Scrat and the NBA Title is his giant acorn and he is obsessed with getting the acorn.
Another not so gentle giant named Shrek or would …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Why do you doubt this guy year after year, thinking he can’t coach his way out of a paper box unless he has a superstar box cutter on his team. That is the excuse you have used for years. Oh, Phil, he has that superstar player, that is why he wins.
The only problem with that argument is the other coach, the one coaching the team Phil is beating, also has a superstar player on his team and he is losing. Meanwhile, Phil just keeps on …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Allen Iverson getting some love from Coach Michael Curry

So it seems funny that so many fans are suddenly all over Joe Dumars case about the Allen Iverson trade. It is actually pretty rare in sports for both teams to get quality star players in any trade.
In this case Joe D gets a trading A+.
How can this be, you ask? Haven’t they lost a ton of games since AI rode into town, you ask?
Well, it can be and yes they have lost more than they …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Rodney Stuckey can fly past you, but is he ready to pilot the Pistons to victory?

Chauncey Billups was traded for Allen Iverson. Chauncey was on the decline. He no longer dominated in the playoffs and often left the team stagnant. Don’t get me wrong, he was a Piston warrior, but they were not going to win it all with Billups.
AI will share time with Stuckey and bring more speed and penetration to the offense. This will allow more players to play, like Afflalo, Amir, …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Ever see a trade in the NBA that benefits both teams?
Hmm, Iverson for Billups!
Denver is better with Chauncey controlling the pace, reducing turnovers and making clutch shots and free throws.
Detroit finally has found the explosiveness to go along with their great defense and half court consistency.
This has moved Detroit up to slot 5 in the ESPN power rankings from slot 9.
We figure Detroit can live with its 3-3 start to the Iverson era after going to L.A. and knocking the Lakers from the ranks of the unbeaten. But …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.
Allen Iverson is a Piston

Years ago the Pistons tried to trade for Allen Iverson when he played for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Now finally they got it done trading Chauncey Billups for Allen Iverson.
Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien also spoke with the AP about the trade: “Two teams had one common problem, or challenge. I think the Pistons looked at (Rodney) Stuckey and saw him as the point guard of tomorrow, and you have an All-Star in Chauncey who was in his way. We’re just thrilled with the way J.R. (Smith) …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Andrew Bynum is ready and running

Andrew Bynum has been working out and his knee is fine.
This is a big year for Bynum. A contract year.
“I can’t wait, man,” Bynum said. “I think I’m the only guy who wants the season to start, like, tomorrow, you know what I mean? But I just can’t wait to play with the fellows. I haven’t done it in (nine) months, so I’m excited.”
Bynum is eligible for a contract extension that could pay him up to $80 million for five seasons, …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Kevin Garnett – anything is possible
Image details: NBA Finals Game 6: Los Angeles Lakers v Boston Celtics served by picapp.com

It seems like yesterday that my Piston won the world title, the Larry something trophy, in the NBA.
My friends were on a high that lasted a week.
Boston fans feel like that right now. You could sell little kid sippy cups with Boston Celtic logos on them and the fans would scoop them up by the hundreds.
They sound just like we did. Our team is great. …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Kobe Bryant is ready, but is Pau Gasol ready?
Image details: NBA Finals Game 4: Boston Celtics v Los Angeles Lakers served by picapp.com

The Lakers blew it in game 4. A 24 point lead and still they did not win. The Celtics stepped up the defense and Paul Pierce went crazy on offense and that was it.
The Lakers have to face game 5 as a game to get respect.
Let me lay it out for you.
First off your leader has to be cool. Kobe Bryant …read more