The NBA season has just begun. And though many pundits think the Los Angeles Lakers are the odds-on favorite to when the NBA title once again, they do have some competition.
Who do you think will win it all? Do the Spurs have a shot with the addition of Richard Jefferson? Will KG and the Celtics win in Boston? Will this be LeBron’s year?

OK. I get it. I understand the need to shake up a roster now and then, especially if things aren’t clicking. But just becasue the Boston Celtics failed to make it back to the NBA Finals this season doesn’t mean they need to go crazy and dismantle the team.
The bottom line is that this team works. They have it all: Chemistry. Talent. Veteran talent. Young talent. Defensive prowess. Offensive spark.
What was missing in the playoffs was quite clear: Kevin Garnett. Yet Danny Ainge, the same genius GM that brought Ray Allen and Garnett to the team in the first place,  …read more

The question is raised season after season, and yet no legitimate answer is given.
Does Kobe need to win an NBA Championship in order to get out of the ominous shadow that is Shaquille O’Neal?

Kobe Bryant is sick of answering the question, sick of hearing it. He’s so fed up, in fact, that he got a little spiteful this time around when he was asked about his legacy without Shaq:
“People think Shaq would have won a championship without me on that team? They’re crazy.”
Oh, snap.
Unfortunately for Kobe (and every other major superstar in professional sports) the media likes to jump onto …read more

We’re a bit sleep-deprived today, having stayed up past 1 a.m. on a work night to do (figurative) cartwheels over the Boston Celtics‘ win over the L.A. Lakers to nab their 17th NBA Championship.
Here are eight reasons we’re happy about the win—apart from the joy of seeing series MVP Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen add “NBA Championship” to their amazing resumes, not to mention good ol’ coach Doc Rivers nabbing his first NBA title.
1. We don’t have to sit through another game of annoying commentary by “I’m-bald-I-should-pay-less-for-a-haircut” pop culture whiz Jeff Van Gundy, who is to the Boston Celtics what …read more