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Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated penned a wide ranging piece on Tim Duncanafter spending some time with the future Hall of Famer. The piece attempts to shed light on a man that even after all these years of playing the NBA is still very much an enigma. Ballard leads us through Duncan’s feeling about getting [...]

With Rajon Rondo, the Boston Celtics are playing with house money. Teams don’t usually get players like Rondo with the No. 21 pick in a shallow draft. When Boston excised the young core to pull in Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, Rondo, then coming off of a rookie season where he averaged six points and as many rebounds as assists, was one of two (with Kendrick Perkins) who stayed. When it came time to sign an extension off of his rookie deal, [...]

The Miami Heat will meet the Boston Celtics in a playoff series that has been anticipated since the season began. Miami and Boston are giants of the Eastern Conference and the regular season was a good preview of what was to come. Boston’s famed Big Three looked on with intent in the pre-season as Miami recruited a Big Three of their own. The lines were drawn a long time ago. When Lebron James and Chris Bosh…

So…I was wrong…for the first and only time this decade. And if you believe that last part, I have a team in Orlando that’s about to win a ring to sell you.

I was wrong….dead wrong…about the Boston Celtics. During the regular season, they played like the old men that they are. So, naturally, I (a Lakers fan,[...]

Once again the Cleveland Cavaliers looked as if they forgot how to beat the Boston Celtics.

After an aggressive, dominating performance in game three on Friday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers returned to their passive, less-defensive minded..

Both players have an ADP of the third-fourth round. The Case For KG Garnett underwent knee surgery in the offseason and could be a great buy-low candidate. He says his knee is pain-free and feels more flexible since the surgery. With the addition of PF/C Rasheed Wallace, it will take pressure off him in the front court. [...]

With the free agent class slated to hit the market next summer, the entire makeup of the NBA landscape could potentially shift dramatically. At this point next year, we could very well see this season’s mediocre markets morph into perennial powerhouses.

I knew the Boston Celtics had gone straight to hell when, after winning the NBA Finals on June 17, 2008, they gave coach Doc Rivers a five year contract. Does that explain the eerie coincidences this season? I don’t know. After starting the season with the best start in franchise history, the Celtics went downhill, due to not only injuries but poor play.