I’m glad I waited a couple of days before posting my thoughts, because a lot of my opinions going into the draft (see the Oden/Durant saga) have changed because of what has occurred over the weekend.
My analysis will be a bit different than most, since I won’t pretend to know about every player drafted and [...]
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NBA Draft/Trades/July 1 signings Review (3)
Posted in Sports on July 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
NBA Draft/Trades/July 1 signings Review (2)
Posted in Sports on July 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m glad I waited a couple of days before posting my thoughts, because a lot of my opinions going into the draft (see the Oden/Durant saga) have changed because of what has occurred over the weekend.
My analysis will be a bit different than most, since I won’t pretend to know about every player drafted and [...]
NBA Draft/Trades/July 1 signings Review
Posted in Sports on July 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m glad I waited a couple of days before posting my thoughts, because a lot of my opinions going into the draft (see the Oden/Durant saga) have changed because of what has occurred over the weekend.
My analysis will be a bit different than most, since I won’t pretend to know about every player drafted and [...]
What Oden/Durant mean to the NBA – Part 6 of 6
Posted in Sports on June 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
With phenoms Greg Oden and Kevin Durant assuredly headed into the NBA’s Northwest division, it bears discussing how the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery has changed the landscape of the NBA. A division-by-division analysis will work best.
Atlantic Divison
Winners: Toronto and New York
The boys up North were laughing the hardest of anyone once the lottery balls [...]
What Oden/Durant mean to the NBA – Part 5 of 6
Posted in Sports on June 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
With phenoms Greg Oden and Kevin Durant assuredly headed into the NBA’s Northwest division, it bears discussing how the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery has changed the landscape of the NBA. A division-by-division analysis will work best.
Central Division:
Winners: Cleveland
The Cavs have been my #2 team from the moment Jeff McInnis and Drew Gooden were added. Mental [...]
What Oden/Durant mean to the NBA – Part 4 of 6
Posted in Sports on June 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
With phenoms Greg Oden and Kevin Durant assuredly headed into the NBA’s Northwest division, it bears discussing how the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery has changed the landscape of the NBA. A division-by-division analysis will work best.
Southeast Division:
Winners: Washington and Orlando
This team reminds me a lot of the old Seattle Supersonics teams with Gary Payton, Shawn [...]
What Oden/Durant mean to the NBA – Part 3 of 6
Posted in Sports on June 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
With phenoms Greg Oden and Kevin Durant assuredly headed into the NBA’s Northwest division, it bears discussing how the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery has changed the landscape of the NBA. A division-by-division analysis will work best.
Southwest Division
Winners: Dallas, Houston
The only way the landscape of this division would change significantly is if both Greg and Kevin [...]
What Oden/Durant mean to the NBA – Part 2 of 6
Posted in Sports on June 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
With phenoms Greg Oden and Kevin Durant assuredly headed into the NBA’s Northwest division, it bears discussing how the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery has changed the landscape of the NBA. A division-by-division analysis will work best.
Pacific Division
Winners: None
The Pacific is really the pretender division of the NBA, so unless the Kings got super-lucky and got [...]
What Oden/Durant mean to the NBA – Part 1 of 6
Posted in Sports on May 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
With phenoms Greg Oden and Kevin Durant assuredly headed into the NBA’s Northwest division, it bears discussing how the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery has changed the landscape of the NBA. A division-by-division analysis will work best.
Northwest Division
Winners: Portland, Seattle
Having both of these players arrive in the most neglected geographic area of the NBA is a [...]
The reasoning behind the NBA age limit – Part 1 of 3
Posted in Social Commentary, Sports on June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When people think about the rule passed by David Stern and the NBA, restricting players under 19 years of age on the day of the annual league entry draft, quality of the game, education, racism, human rights and are the usual bases for their feelings on the topic.
I will address (expose) these four sticking [...]
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