Feb 1, 2008 | Matt Turvey
You can tell it’s the middle of winter by the number of NBA players missing time because of the ‘flu. This week alone, this common but nasty affliction has claimed Dwyane Wade, Ray Allen, Corey Maggette, Joe Smith, Tracy McGrady, Quentin Richardson and...
Jan 25, 2008 | Matt Turvey
It’s cold. It’s dark. It’s the week before the Super Bowl. Which means it’s officially the middle of the NBA season. It’s this time of year that everyone talks about when they mention the dog-days, the dreary, drowsy,...
Jan 18, 2008 | Matt Turvey
It’s been a bad week in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks (lost 2 games and 1 W), the Boston Celtics (lost 3 of 4), and the Miami Heat (lost 11 in a row). It’s also been a bad week for Andrew Bynum (out 8 weeks with a dislocated kneecap), Nene Hilario...
Jan 11, 2008 | Matt Turvey
As the (Western) world returns to work with the festivities of new year’s eve fading in our already-hazy memories, let’s spare a thought for those employees who had to work right through the holiday season. Some of them, on Christmas Day itself. Sure,...
Jan 8, 2008 | Matt Turvey
The 2008 All-Star weekend will be held in New Orleans, as the NBA attempts to convince itself it did the right thing by returning pro basketball to the bayou. And in an advance preview of the 57th All-Star Game, it is already possible to forecast who will play, who...
Dec 20, 2007 | Matt Turvey
It must have been about 10 years ago, when ESPN first launched a concept known as NBA Power Rankings.  Anyone could see that this was little more than a subjective listing of each team’s relative position, based on either the current Standings, or their...
