A Review of NBA.com

NBA.com is a one stop shop for almost everything that is the NBA. It has photos, videos, stores, articles you name it and NBA.com probably has it. The website has direct links to team specific pages as well as affiliated pages with the WNBA, D-League (NBA Developmental League), and USA Basketball. The website is very organized and everything is easy to find. The site also incorporates a search option that enables users to search for specific players, articles, photos, or videos. The site allows users to post many of the things on the site to their Facebook page and Twitter page. The site is extremely user friendly once you get the hang of where everything is.
On a day-to-day basis NBA.com offers NBA fans a great place to see what is happening in the NBA. On the homepage of the website, there is a visual of every game that is happening that day, and there is the ability to go back one day or to go forward one day. On this visual it shows the score of the game, or the time the game starts if the game has not started yet. The visual also provides users with the ability to get other information about the each game depending on what time the user is looking at the visual. For instance, if it is before the game the user can see game information or open the companion to the game which provides a live game play of the game without video. If the user is looking at the visual during or after the game the user can still open the companion, but they can also see the box score and highlights of the game.
NBA.com truly offers fans everything that is NBA. Almost everything on the site is offered to fans free of charge, with the exception of some of the more luxurious content. This website is the best for people who are looking for information about NBA because this site only focuses on the NBA and nothing else. I recommend this site to any NBA fan or anyone that is interested in the NBA at all, because no matter if you’re a hardcore fan or a casual fan NBA.com more than likely has what you are looking for.

NBA Teams This Year

This year like every other year NBA teams have changed by adding or subtracting of players, coaches, and strategies. I have written plenty of articles this year highlighting the changes of some of the NBA teams this year. The articles that I have written on these individual teams provide great insight into what that team was going through this season. So I am going to highlight some of those articles in this blog post.

The first one I did was on the San Antonio Spurs, to view it click here. In this article I talked about how the Spurs switched their entire offensive strategy, even though they basically had the same team roster as the last few years with the exception of a few players.

Next I wrote on the Chicago Bulls, to view it click here. I talked about the Bulls huge off-season overhaul as they got 6 or 7 new players that were used in their main rotation, most notably Carlos Boozer, and they got a new head coach. I also touched upon how good they could be with all their new acquisitions.

I also wrote an article on the Miami Heat, to view it click here. I talked about their new acquisitions of Lebron James and Chris Bosh.

I wrote one on the Los Angeles Lakers, to view it click here. I talked about their chances to repeat as NBA Champions this year.

There was also a good article that I wrote on the Boston Celtics, to view it click here. In it I talked about their new playoffs hopes.

I wrote an article about the New Jersey Nets, to view it click here. In it I talked about their stunning trade that got them all-star point guard Deron Williams.

Lastly I wrote about the Dallas Mavericks, to view it click here. In this article I talked about all the injuries the Mavs have gone through this year, and how they could overcome them.

NBA League Pass

Have you ever wanted to watch an NBA basketball game that was on the national television schedule for that day? I know I have and I have a solution for those of you that have as well. It is called NBA League Pass. This can enable you to watch any game that playing on your television, computer, or mobile device. This way you will never miss any of your favorite team’s games.
No matter if you are watching on TV, a computer, or a mobile device you can watch in HD quality. On your computer there are a few other perks that NBA League Pass brings to you. On a computer you also have DVR capabilities, as you can rewind and pause the games as you watch them. With the DVR capabilities you can also watch any previously played game anytime throughout the season. This way if you have to miss a game for any reason, you can go back and watch it, with full DVR controls of course, whenever you feel like it. If you are watching online you can also choose to watch up to 3 different games at one time. This is great for those fans who love watching more than one game at one time.
The NBA League Pass is truly a great thing to buy if you love to watch NBA basketball. For a modest price you get all the NBA games on your TV, computer, and Mobile device. For more information about NBA League Pass please click here.

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The Chicago Bulls Playoff Hopes

The Chicago Bulls came into the playoffs with tons of momentum after surpassing the San Antonio Spurs for the best record in league, and they locked up home court advantage throughout the entire playoffs in the process. I will admit that I even thought coming into the playoffs that they were the best team; I just couldn’t find any reason that they couldn’t win it all.
Keep in mind that was all before the playoffs started. I have never been more disappointed in a team that was up 2-0 in the series in my life. The Bulls, despite being up 2-0 in the series have played terrible. They won game one only because the Indiana Pacers handed it to them at the end of a game in which the Pacers dominated the Bulls. Game 2 was another disappointing game even though they won, and game 3 (which is currently going on right now looks more of the same. Derrick Rose is playing like the MVP he soon will be, but that is about the only thing that is going the Bulls way. They are playing decent defensively, but terrible offensively. None of the other scoring options are doing anything. Luol Deng isn’t playing his best, and Carlos Boozer, who was a big summer acquisition for the Bulls, has played abysmal on both ends of the court. There is no doubt that the Bulls will win this series, but if they continue to play this way they will be in for a shock. It seems like they are not in playoff mode yet, but they better get there and fast otherwise they will be watching the games from home instead of playing in them.

Dwight Howard - Truly One of the Best

Dwight Howard is truly one of the best basketball players ever. That is sort of a bold statement considering he has only been in the league for 7 years. He has already accomplished things that only few others have. He just a few days ago won his third consecutive Defensive Player of the Year award, something that no one else has ever done. Two other players Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace hold the record for the most Defensive Player of the Year awards with 4. Dwight Howard has 3 and he is only 25 years old. It is safe to say that barring any uncertain injuries Dwight will win many more DPOY awards. There is just no one else in the league that is even close to dominating on defense like he does.
He has not won an MVP yet, but I think he will win one or two before it’s all said and done. If not for Derrick Rose this year, I think he would have won the MVP award. He is always in the discussion and one of these years will be his year. The other thing that he is missing is a NBA Championship. All the great NBA big men have multiple championships. Shaq, Kareem, Wilt, Bill Russell, and Tim Duncan all have plenty of championships, and that's why they are considered the best. He will be a free agent after the end of next year, so if the Magic don't get some better players to play around him than I believe he will leave. Dwight wants to win, and if he doesn't think he can do that in Orlando he will leave for a team he does believe he can win on. One thing is certain Dwight will be a huge force in this league for many years to come

Stunning Start to the Playoffs

The Playoffs are officially here, and boy are they coming out with a bang. It was a terrific first two days of the playoffs this weekend for the NBA. There were so many close games and great finishes that made the games must see television. There were so many good games and great finishes that I thought for a second that “March madness” had come to April.
To start the 1-seeded Chicago Bulls were losing for the entire game against the 8-seeded Indiana Pacers, but somehow came back to win the game in the final minutes. Derrick Rose showed everyone why is the MVP, with his 39 point performance that carried the Bulls to the finish line.
Then there was the Miami Heat vs. Philadelphia 76ers game that also came down to the wire. The Heat were up by 16 points at one point in the game, and let the 76ers crawl back in the game. Though the Heat did end up getting the win thanks to Dwayne Wade who finished the game very well for the Heat.
There were two huge upsets this weekend by both the 8-seed and the 7-seed in the West. The Memphis Grizzlies beat the 1-seeded San Antonio Spurs and the New Orleans Hornet beat the 2-seeded Lakers, to make NBA history becoming the first 7 and 8 seeded teams to both win game one in the same conference. Both games were close and came down to the wire, and both were equally surprising.
There were two other close games, on between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks and the other between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets. While both games came down to the wire and the last shot. Both of the teams that were suppose to win won, as the Celtics and the Thunder both won their first games.
The first games of the playoffs were great; I hope the rest of the playoffs are as riveting and entertaining as these were.

Regular Season Awards

With only a couple of days left before the end of the season and the beginning of the playoffs, this is the time of the year when awards are about to be announced. So I figured this would be a good time for me to give out my final regular season awards.

MVP (Most Valuable Player)
1st – Derrick Rose
2nd – Dwight Howard
3rd – Lebron James
Derrick Rose is the only real choice this season, even though I did list my second and third picks. He dominated all season, and he led the Bulls to the best record in the East despite plenty of injuries

Defensive Player of the Year
1st – Dwight Howard
2nd – Andre Iguodala
3rd – Kevin Garnett
Here it is really no contest as well; Dwight Howard is the most dominating player on defense hands down. This will be his 3rd straight Defensive Player of the Year award.

Rookie of the Year
1st – Blake Griffin
2nd – John Wall
3rd – Greg Monroe
This one was a little more close about halfway through the year but Griffin really widened the gap down the stretch. He is going to get this award on a technicality though because he was actually drafted last year, but because he got injured and didn’t play one game he is still considered a rookie.

Sixth Man of the Year
1st – Lamar Odon
2nd – Jason Terry
3rd – Thaddeus Young
This is always a close award and Jason Terry is always a frontrunner for the award and he won the award in 2009. This year though I think Odom had a better year, and he really helped blend the Lakers bench with their starters.

Most improved Player
1st – Lamarcus Aldridge
2nd – Derrick Rose
3rd – Russell Westbrook
Another close one, but Aldridge led the Blazers all year having his best season in his career, and he did it all while the team’s best player Brandon Roy was hurt for most of the year.

Coach of the Year
1st – Greg Popovich
2nd – Tom Thibodeau
3rd - George Karl
This is the closest of the all the awards in my opinion this year. Your splitting hairs as both Popovich and Thibodeau deserve the award. I’m giving it to Popovich because he revamped the Spurs entire offense and brought an aging spurs team who finished 7th last year to this year having the best record in the entire league.

Regular Season Award Teams

To go along with my picks for the regular season awards for this year I also decided to make a post showing who I think deserves to be on the All NBA Teams, All Defensive Teams, and All Rookie Teams. Traditionally every team should have 2 guards, 2 forwards, and 1 center, but with the lack of quality centers in the league another forward or guard can be substituted for the center position

I will begin with my picks for All NBA Teams. These teams are designated for the best players in the league at their respective positions this year. These three teams should represent the 15 best players this season with respect to each position.

All NBA First Team
G - Derrick Rose
G - Lebron James
F - Kevin Durant
F - Dirk Nowitzki
C - Dwight Howard

All NBA Second Team
G - Chris Paul
G - Kobe Bryant
G - Dwayne Wade
F - Pau Gasol
F - Amare Stoudimire

All NBA Third Team
G - Russell Westbrook
G - Rajon Rondo
G - Manu Ginobili
F - Lamarcus Aldridge
F - Al Horford

Next are the All Defensive Teams, these two teams are designated for the best defensive players in the league. These two teams should represent the 10 best defensive players this season with respect to each position

All Defensive First Team
G - Chris Paul
G - Tony Allen
F - Andre Iguodala
F - Kevin Garnett
C - Dwight Howard

All Defensive Second Team
G - Rajon Rondo
G - Lebron James
F - Ron Artest
C - Andrew Bogut
C - Tyson Chandler

Last are the All Rookie Teams, these teams are designated for the best rookies this season.

All Rookie First Team
G - John Wall
G - Landry Fields
F - Blake Griffin
F - Greg Monroe
C - Demarcus Cousins

All Rookie Second Team
G - Gary Neal
G - Paul George
F - Ed Davis
F - Derrick Favors
C - Omer Asik

G=Guard, F=Forward, and C=Center

The 2011 Hall of Fame Class

Yesterday the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 2011 class was announced. So today I thought that I would take a look at some of the people that are in this year's class and some of their accomplishments. This year's class included ten people that will be inducted, but I will only cover the notable inductees. I will be talking about the two notable players on the ballot, Dennis Rodman and Chris Mullen, and I will also talk briefly about a couple of other inductees.
Dennis Rodman was an easy choice as far as I am concerned, though some though he shouldn't have made it. Rodman is easily one of the best rebounders to ever play the game of basketball, and he could be the best ever. He was Defensive Player of the Year two times and he also was an essential part of the Chicago Bulls teams that won the NBA championship in the years 2006-08 and the Detroit Pistons who won the NBA Championship in the 1989 and 1990 seasons. Many thought that is many negative on and off the court antics would keep him out of the Hall of Fame, but I think he should definitely be in the Hall of Fame.
Chris Mullen was a little more iffy as far as I am concerned. He was a five time NBA All-star and he was a very good player in the NBA for a long time. He was one of the best shooters in the NBA for many years, but I don't think he was a Hall of Fame player.

Shaquille O'Neal Injury Revisited

In the Article about "Key Injuries" affecting playoff teams (Which can be seen here), I talked a little bit about Shaq's injury and that he should be back by mid April. Today I want to revisit Shaq's injury status since he returned to action just two days ago.
Shaq played for the Celtics for the first time in a little over 2 months after injuring his right Achilles. The Celtics and their fans got to see him play for a few minutes before he injured his right calf. The calf strain is not nearly as alarming as his Achilles injury. It does however mean that Shaq won't be able to play the proper amount of regular season games to get himself into shape for the Playoffs. It also means both his team and him won't be able to get comfortable playing with each other till the playoffs. Even though there is no timetable for his return, he is expected to be back before the playoffs. The question is can he get into shape and can he be as effective as they need him to be.
Looking into the playoffs, the Celtics can get past the first round without Shaq but because they lost their hold on first place they will now have to play the Heat in the second round of the playoffs. Shaq would be a very important player for the Celtics in this series, because the Heat doesn't really have anyone that can guard him. He would also be a very important part of the team if they advance any farther into the playoffs. With Shaq in question for the playoffs, the Celtics are also in question. Their still questionable trade of Kendrick Perkins only makes him that much more important to the team's success. If they had not traded Perkins, then Shaq injury status wouldn't affect the Celtics nearly as much, because Perkins can do many of the same things Shaq can do. We will see how much the trade hurts them, and how far the Celtics will go in the playoffs.

Eastern Conference Playoff Preview

With the season set to end in less than 2 weeks, I figured this would be a good time to take a closer look at the Eastern Conference standings. Right now the standings starting from first to eighth are: 1) Chicago Bulls, 2) Miami Heat 3) Boston Celtics 4) Orlando Magic 5) Atlanta Hawks, 6) Philadelphia 76ers, 7) New York Knicks, 8) Indiana Pacers. With only a few games left in each team’s season, it doesn’t really look like much will change in terms of these standings. Unless something drastic happens the only two teams that can swap spots are the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics. In the grand scheme even if the Celtics, who are only a half game behind of the Miami Heat, overtook the Heat they would still most likely meet in the second round. The only difference would be that the Celtics would have home court advantage instead of the Heat.
Now looking at the playoff matchups I expect the Bulls, Heat, and Celtics to win their first round playoff series with relative ease. The one matchup in the first round that does look intriguing is the 4th and 5th seed matchup between the Magic and the Hawks. The Magic hasn’t been very consistent this year and the Hawks could beat them, but I still expect the Magic to win. In the second round the Bulls will likely face the Magic, and they should win the matchup. The Celtics and Heat are a much different story though this is going to be a very exciting series, and it is one that I can’t wait to see. The fan in me wants to see the Heat win, but the analyst in me thinks the Celtics will win. I think the Celtics will pull it out in a very tough series. Lastly it will come down to the Bulls and the Celtics and I think the trade of Perkins hurts them too much for them to make it to the NBA Finals. I think the Bulls will be the team representing the East in the NBA Finals

Western Conference Playoff Preview

With the season set to end in less than 2 weeks, I figured this would be a good time to take a closer look at the Western Conference standings. Right now the standings starting from first to eighth are: 1) San Antonio Spurs, 2) Los Angeles Lakers, 3) Dallas Mavericks, 4) Oklahoma City Thunder, 5) Denver Nuggets, 6) Portland Trail Blazers, 7) Memphis Grizzlies, 8) New Orleans Hornets. The Western Conference is much more deep than the Eastern Conference, which means it is harder to project who will win each game. With only a few games left there are a few things that could change the way the playoff matchups look now. For one the Spurs could lose their one seed to the red hot Lakers if they keep losing, this could really hurt the Spurs who have been in first place almost all year long. Also the last 3 seeds, the Blazers, Grizzlies, and Hornets are all within a game of each other.
Looking into the first round matchups, no matter whom the Spurs and the Lakers play I’d expect them to win because those are the no doubt best teams in the west. Now depending on whom the Mavericks play they could be in for some trouble. The Mavericks are a kind of soft team so if they play a team like the Blazers, they could be in for some trouble. Right now they are in line to play the Blazers, and I think the Blazers will beat them. The last matchup against the Thunder and the Nuggets will be a good one as well, but I expect the Thunder to pull it out. Into the second round I expect the Spurs and Lakers to get to the Finals, like I said earlier these two teams are just better than everyone else in the Western Conference. This is another one of those matchups where I am split, my heart says the Spurs and my brain says the Lakers. This time I’m going with my heart though I think the Spurs will represent the west in the NBA Finals.