NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Oh boy, this changes things almost entirely. Cleveland has to be as happy as you can get. Kevin Garnett will not be in the playoffs. He has a knee injury that will not heal.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Thursday that Garnett will not be ready for Game 1 against the Chicago Bulls and possibly won’t be back at all.
“It’s not official that he’s out for the entire playoffs, but it’s official as far as I’m concerned,” Rivers said before practice at the team’s workout facility. …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The hard feelings are there and will remain until most likely Cleveland beats Boston in a playoff series. Cleveland feels this year is the year. The Cavaliers do not like the Celtics.
Last year Boston knocked out LeBron and the Cavaliers in a 7 games series. Boston only won home games. This bothered Cleveland a lot. This year the home court will belong to Cleveland. If Boston wants to get to the finals they will run into Cleveland and have to win a …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The Pistons win. They win all the time, don’t they? Oh that is right; they don’t win hardly at all anymore. They even lose more than they win. In fact, they are done, done, stick a fork in it done.
But wait, did you hear that? It is the sounds of the Pistons coming back to life. They did what recently seemed impossible. They made the playoffs. Yeah, we were used to the Pistons going all the way to the conference …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
How is it possible that the lowly Chicago Bulls could make the playoffs?
Your intrepid author has been critical of the Bulls for not pulling off the Kobe deal, but they are now sitting in the 8th spot in the Weak Eastern Conference.
The easy leaders are Cleveland, Boston, and Orlando with 57, 54, and 52 victories respectively. After that Atlanta is the only team with more than 40 victories. The Hawks have 42.
Philly, Detroit, Chicago, and Miami are all between 34 and 38 victories.
Chicago has a 3 …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Grant Hill, who used to play for my Pistons (as if the ownership was mine. ha-ha) and Jason Richardson, who used to play for my Michigan State Spartans (hey, your intrepid author did graduate from there and paid a ton of expenses for that diploma, which sort of makes me an owner.) led Phoenix to their 5th victory in a row.
Phoenix 118 Denver 115
Now in the who cares category, why should we care?
Hey, remember how crowded the playoff situation is in the Western Conference with 7 teams …read more

Kevin Garnett returned to the Boston Celtic lineup and the Celtics once again look tough.
Garnett, performing for the first time since sustaining a right knee strain Feb. 19, scored 10 points in 15 minutes, following a prescribed plan to sit out the final 18:53 of action. Garnett followed the spirit of the orders in staying off the court, but could not contain himself otherwise, cheering on his teammates during a dramatic finish.
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It was Boston 80 and the San Antonio Spurs 77.
There is no doubt that when the big three are healthy that the Boston Celtics are one of maybe 5 …read more

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Rodney Stuckey going to the hole

The Pistons have enjoyed phenomenal success through the recent years to the point that making the Conference NBA finals and not making the finals is seen as a major disappointment.
Heck, last year Joe Dumars even put the whole starting team up for fire sale, if anyone would trade for them.
But there is one guy that was ruled untouchable. That guy is 6′ 5″ Rodney Stuckey. Here is a point guard that can go to the hole at will. Here is …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Kevin Garnett dreaming of a second NBA Championship
The Boston Celtics will come into the season as the odds on favorites and for a reason. They are loaded. Just having Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen gives you the early nod, but other players and a staunch defense were developed last year as well.
Before we go all gaga over the Celtics, keep in mind that LeBron James took them to 7 games, until his team, the Cleveland Cavaliers held him back. Also, don’t forget the …read more

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Elton Brand will bring his brand of basketball to Philadelphia
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In a blockbuster deal, the Philadelphia 76er’s signed Elton Brand to a 5 year 82 million dollar contract.
Wow!
The 76er’s were eliminated by the Detroit Pistons in the playoffs last year and had no inside presence what so ever. They wanted a big man desperately, but big men are hard to come by.
Philadelphia went all out.
Philadelphia wanted to land a big man this summer and had Hawks restricted …read more

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