For anyone who follows professional basketball, this is the book to read regarding the history of the sport. The guys at FreeDarko put out this book to write about the history of basektball like no one has ever covered it before. Instead of strictly talking about which teams or players are the best and which […]

West 1. San Antonio vs. 8. Memphis San Antonio in 5. Memphis was probably better than most people expected this season. But with the Spurs having been the most consistent team this year and having homecourt advantage, Memphis picked a bad time to sneak in as the #8 seed. The Spurs have too much playoff […]

It’s NBA playoffs time! So many story lines for this year’s playoffs: The two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers look to send Phil Jackson off to retirement with his fourth threepeat. The Chicago Bulls head into the playoffs with homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs, possibly setting up another dynasty thanks to Derrick Rose. The San […]

Jeff Zillgitt said one of the toughest things reporters have to come to realize is that you’re not going to become as good as your favorite reporter. But just because that it most likely going to be true, you can still find a place in writing and it’s up to you to find that place. […]

The headline of today and probably the NBA season is this: Jerry Sloan has decided to call it quits, resigning as head coach of the Utah Jazz Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Sloan, an NBA player from 1965-1976, and most notably coach of the Jazz for 23 years, is one of the best NBA coaches ever […]

Eddie House was fined $25,000 for making an obscene gesture after making a 3-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder with 22 seconds left that eventually won the Heat the game. What was the “obscene” gesture? The problem with this fine? Other than the fact that Eddie’s imitation of Sam Cassell’s dance isn’t offensive except to […]