Next Brooklyn Nets Coach Must Continue to Build on Team’s Success

The inaugural season for the Brooklyn Nets yielded the most wins the franchise has registered since 2005-2006 with 49 victories, which was also the last time the Nets were above .500. Now that Brooklyn has established a winning culture with a revamped roster, whoever is brought in to be their next head coach must continue [...]

Doc Rivers Returning is Great New for Future of Boston Celtics

After the Boston Celtics were bounced from the playoffs by the New York Knicks, media attention immediately shifted to whether or not head coach Doc Rivers would resign or return. With the Celtics due for a major overhaul this summer, it was anyone’s guess if Rivers would stick around. Luckily for the franchise, Rivers has [...]

Re-Signing Kyle Korver Would be Wise Move for Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks season can to an abrupt end when they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Indiana Pacers, immediately putting them in preparation for the off-season. Besides finding a replacement for Josh Smith and trying to keep Jeff Teague around, one of their other top priorities should be to [...]

Second Round Exit Was Inevitable for Oklahoma City Thunder

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There are few teams that would be able to withstand the loss of their second leading scorer and a perennial all-star of Russell Westbrook‘s caliber. Unfortunately for the Oklahoma City Thunder, they proved to not be one of those teams. It was widely predicted that the Thunder would have a tough task of advancing in [...]

Anthony Davis Has Potential to be Future All Star for New Orleans Pelicans

  New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis may not have won the NBA‘s Rookie of the Year Award, but that doesn’t mean the season was a failure for the 2012 number one overall draft pick. In fact, Davis showed the type of potential that suggests he will be a perennial all-star in the future, maybe [...]

Chase Budinger Should be Re-Signed by Minnesota Timberwolves

Last summer the Minnesota Timberwolves traded for Chase Budinger with hopes that the athletic forward with the nice shooting stroke could bring some stability to their bench behind Andrei Kirilenko. Although the move didn’t go exactly as planned, that doesn’t mean the Timberwolves should let a player of Budinger’s caliber walk away in free agency. [...]

Jason Kidd’s Lack of Production is Killing New York Knicks

The New York Knicks brought in aging point guard Jason Kidd to bring a championship mentality to the lineup. But so far in the playoffs all Kidd has brought is a ton of missed shots and long rebound opportunities for the opposing team. Kidd, who turned 40 a little over a month ago, signed a [...]

Gary Neal Needs To Step It Up for San Antonio Spurs

Throughout the regular season, guard Gary Neal provided the San Antonio Spurs with scoring punch off the bench from the perimeter. But so far in their second round series against the Golden State Warriors Neal has been held in check. If he doesn’t start to produce soon, the Spurs may find themselves eliminated in the [...]

Physical Play Won’t Save Chicago Bulls from Inevitable Elimination

The Chicago Bulls have beaten the Miami Heat twice this season by using a physical brand of basketball to intimidate Miami. But after adjusting the the hard fouls and Bulls trash talking, the Heat have solved Chicago’s strategy and are poised to wrap up the series. While hard fouls may rattle some teams, the Heat [...]

Golden State Warriors Need to Continue Dominating the Glass Against San Antonio Spurs

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If you’re one of the people that are surprised that the upstart Golden State Warriors are tied in their second round series two wins each against the San Antonio Spurs, don’t worry, you aren’t alone. Not many expected the Warriors to be in position to make the Western Conference Finals. But by examining some of [...]