NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Tim Duncan, the Big Fundamental, goes to work on New Jersey
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How do they do it?
They do it with defense.
The San Antonio Spurs have the best record in the Western Conference. They just extended their longest winning streak of the season with a 10th win in a row against the Vince Carter New Jersey Nets. They are one game better than the Kobe Lakers.
San Antonio 81 – New Jersey 70
That’s right, 70 stinking points.
“Think about this. They …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Jason Kidd cannot pass on a good deal

New Jersey seems intent on trading Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks, so GM Rod Thorn traded Kidd again to Dallas.
The new deal — as reported by various media outlets Sunday night, all citing anonymous sources — has Kidd and forward Malik Allen going to Dallas for point guard Devin Harris, center DeSagana Diop and swingman Maurice Ager, plus a few new pieces: retired forward Keith Van Horn and Trenton Hassell.
New Jersey also will get two first-round draft …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
LeBron James All Star MVP – Time to get out of Dodge err Cleveland!
With David Stern happy to have NBA Marketing Icon LeBron James as the MVP of the 2008 All Star game, the world can move on.
If you had to lay odds, it had to be James as MVP.
The NBA is a marketing organization, not a sports organization. Right now the future of the NBA seems secure, with possible expansion out of the USA and many stars in the league, but it can change …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Jerry Stackhouse may not be all smiles if the Jason Kidd trade does not go through
Jerry Stackhouse gave an interview saying New Jersey would buy out his contract, then after the 30 day waiting period, Stack could return to the Mavericks in a prearranged deal. source
This is illegal. It is called tampering. The league may not allow Jerry to return to the Mav’s if the trade happened.
Mark Cuban does not want to lose Stack.
Wow, this just keeps getting better. First, Devean George and his Bird Rights, and now …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Jason Kidd not going anywhere right now!

Wow!
In what looked like another blockbuster trade of an Eastern Conference team to a Western Conference team, did not happen.
Whether this trade gets done or not is up in the air right now.
There appears to be a contract snag with one of the players to be traded, Devean George.
Dallas Wins
Dallas went out and beat Portland anyway.
George started because of an injury to Josh Howard — and went 0-for-11. He had no points, four rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes.
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Dallas also was …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Who was that masked man?
Boston continues to roll, just stocking up on victories left and right. The Celtics are also getting all the pub that goes with it.
Geez, Garnett is even leading LeBron James in the All Star voting! There are not any Pistons even close in the voting.
And then there is the Big Three thing with Garnett, Allen, and Pierce, as they hope to imitate some of the success of the real Big Three of Bird, McHale, and Parish.
All of this kind of leaves the Pistons lurking …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
What do you mean ‘No Love’?
Jefferson, that is Richard, not Thomas, and that is hoops, not Congress.
And that is 4 commas in one short sentence.
Which fits, because Jefferson is only 6′ 7″ and 225 pounds. Not exactly Shaq sized, but in today’s NBA and the emphasis on speed and gliding to the hoop, Richard Jefferson is doing just fine.
The whole key is his health. Now that Jefferson has it and Vince Carter on one side and Jason Kidd in the middle, there is no stopping him. The problems …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Ray says this uni will get dirty playing defense
Ok, who is picking the Celtics to go 82 – 0?
What no takers?
They are the only undefeated team in the National Basketball Association.
They have a 1 game lead in the Conference on the always there Pistons and the surprising Orlando Magic.
This time they were lead by Ray Allen as they beat the New Jersey Nets 112 – 101.
Ray had 27 points and 10 rebounds. Get this, Paul Pierce had 28 points and Kevin Garnett chipped in with 18 points 14 …read more