June 2006 Archives

Steve Kerr wrote a really thorough article today about the 2006 NBA Draft. In the article he graded each team based on their moves on and around draft day. Top grades went to Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Minnesota, Orlando, and Utah with A's and New York, and Golden State recieved the ... [ Continue Reading Draft Report Card... ]

Love him, or hate him, you have got to give Kobe Bryant props. At the age of 17 Kobe Bryant became the only guard in NBA history to skip college, and enter into the NBA. All though he was largely criticized for making such a bold move, Kobe Bryant did ... [ Continue Reading Love Him or Hate Him... ]

*drumroll* And the 2006 NBA Championship goes to, [opens envelope], the Miami Heat! After being down 2-0 the Heat stormed back to win four straight games and upset the Mavericks and win their first NBA title in franchise history. Wade got his well deserved finals MVP title after another spectacular game. ... [ Continue Reading 2006 NBA Champions... ]

Holy crap is this guy good or what... :!: With everything on the line he goes to the line and calmly knocks down both free throws to get the Heat one game away from their first NBA title. Daaaaaamn, can you say finals MVP? For the second straight year, Game 5 ... [ Continue Reading Three Straight Behind Wade... ]

The Heat completely dominated the Mavs to tie things up, I mean 7-points in a quarter for one of the league's highest scoring teams? Wow, that's pretty damn impressive. The Heat had D. Wade, and the Heat played D. Fense. It was hard to say which one was more important, but ... [ Continue Reading All Tied Up... ]