NBA
The NBA season is just about to begin. Will the Spurs be able to repeat or will Dallas or Phoenix be able to break through and win the Western Conference. Who will come out of the East? The Celtics are bringing together a bunch of old all star faces while the Pistons have the same championship squad in place. As Jake Lloyd summarizes in his NBA preview, the season "should be a ball."
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Columns and features
The Boston Celtics Are Back!
By: Troy Somero
The cover of Sports Illustrated's November 28, 1994 issue featured St. Johns' Freshman Felipe Lopez with flying through the air beside the headline, "The Big East Is Back". This "announcement" that one of college basketball's headline conferences was indeed back has since become both a running joke for people that ...[Story] |
NBA off-seson evaluation part 2: the starting shooting guards
By: Jake Lloyd
When was the last time the summer has been this steamy in NBA country? It's been a while. While the draft will be a huge event Thursday night and Kevin Garnett trade talk is dominating the airwaves, a certain Kobe Bryant is getting his share of attention as well. If ...[Story] |
NBA off-season evaluations part 1: The starting point guards
By: Jake Lloyd
So the end of the NBA playoffs wasn't as exciting as you hoped for. So the boring Spurs had to win the stupid thing again. Well, don't worry, I've got your relief. It's called my off-season evaluations. Over the past several days I've been holed up at the house of ...[Story] |
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Columns and features
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The Nets of Old by Jake Lloyd
2007-04-30 11:36:42
Jason Kidd has been in the NBA for 13 years now. Vince Carter's been around for nine years. In other words, these guys are old blood (unless they're being compared to the Kevin Willises of the world). They've been around the block a few times. And the last couple of ...[Story]
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In the Grips of the Ghost by Zach Rocha
2007-05-23 11:20:37
Let’s just chalk up another day to the ghost. To what it is that continues to haunt Celtics Nation. The Red Sox had to wait 86 years for Babe Ruth to exonerate them. How long will the Len Bias era go on for? He may have never played a game ...[Story]
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Can Oden or Durant be the next Duncan? by Jake Lloyd
2007-05-23 02:36:27
It was only appropriate that Tim Duncan was in action the night of the NBA Draft lottery. After the ping-pong balls bounced the way of the Portland Trailblazers then Seattle Supersonics, Duncan continued his quest for a fourth NBA title, scoring 26 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and blocking five shots ...[Story]
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