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Despite LeBron’s insistence that he’s all soldiered up to go to war, we’re firmly in “prove it” mode.
We’ve made the executive decision to watch tomorrow night, and will also watch all the TNT action this evening. Look, this used to be our favorite day of the year - we can’t help but get a […]

(Jack Cobra here getting some overtime work in before the holidays.)
You’ve been wondering, I’ve been wondering…..where the heck is The Cavalier? I’ve rec’d emails from people asking me, nay, pleading with me to tell them where he is. Is this all just a ploy to build up suspense for WSM? Could he have ‘ended it […]

We’re watching the press conference on NBATV right now, and the announcer just said to the press, “When you have a question, raise your hand and we will pick on you.” That seems mean.
Dirk and Avery Johnson and everyone are smiling. Shouldn’t they be living in perpetual anguish until at least October? David Stern is […]

(This post was also written by Jack Cobra. He prefers the company of women who look like women, not women who look like men, Miss Taurasi) 
Before I get into my obligated post of the Warriors/Jazz series where I praise them in the same manner that I praise the man who invented chocolate pudding, I feel […]

UPDATE: Brian Windhorst does an insane amount of math and explains how LeBron got screwed, ie the voting system is a mess.
In their continuing delay to announce Germany’s first-ever league MVP, the NBA has thrown a massive jab step by unveiling the All-NBA Teams.
Some quick things out of the way - no Shaq, no […]

We had a moment here, so we thought we’d update you on our impending return this Thursday.
But first, let’s announce that Leandro Barbosa is the Sixth Man of the year. This will go nicely next to his “I watched the Mavs lose Game 1 and then everyone was all like ‘oh man this means […]

In a better than predicted season for the LA Lakers, there are a few things that stand out and scream, “Hey! This is why it’s happening!”
One is the understated coaching of Phil Jackson. Another is the team-first approach taken by Kobe Bryant.
A third might be the play of forward Brian Cook, who is now averaging […]

The ESPYs are upon us, and if you’re not too busy catching the underwhelming Superman Returns, you can go over and vote for them now.
There are plenty of NBA players up for awards - five, to be exact. You may say that’s not many, but we say it’s plenty.
Don’t ask for justification - here’s your […]

This post is a incredibly ego-filled and somewhat masturbatory, but bear with us - it should open the doors to a fun little exercise for everyone.
We’ve recently been considering the future of the NBA blogosphere, where we think it could go, and naturally our place in it. Coincidentally, a few days ago End of the […]

Big day in Cleveland, with the Pistons in town for Game 3 and…well, there are probably other things going on, but those would be more personal in nature for the parties involved, and not something the public would care about terribly.

The crowd should be pretty hyped up. If this be the end, it’ll be a […]