This year's NBA Finals is a rematch of last year's epic seven game series that saw the Miami Heat win their second consecutive championship. It is the first Finals rematch since the 1998 series between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz. The San Antonio Spurs will be looking for revenge after they should have won last year's series in six, if not for several missed free … [Read more...] about Reasons to watch the NBA Finals, for those with Heat, Spurs fatigue
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Top candidates to replace Mark Jackson as Golden St. Coach
Mark Jackson has been fired as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. Warriors General Manager Bob Myers, in a statement released Tuesday, thanked Mark Jackson for turning the franchise around, but did not give any reason for the dismissal (outside of the usual, generic 'going in a different direction' story). … [Read more...] about Top candidates to replace Mark Jackson as Golden St. Coach
NBA Finals: My NBA Finals Christmas List
With the NBA Finals tipping-off in a little over seven hours, I have made a list of 10 things that I am hoping to see from the Finals this year. I know making a list sounds silly and I probably won't get half of what I put on my list (happens to me every Christmas). But here is a short story: Two years ago, I made a Christmas list of 10 things, roughly, that I wanted. Some of … [Read more...] about NBA Finals: My NBA Finals Christmas List
Welcome Back to the NBA Playoffs, Indiana Pacers
Fans in Area 55 weren't going to be left out in the cold. The rowdiest spectators in Conseco Fieldhouse remained in the Roy Hibbert-sponsored section well after the final buzzer of the Indiana Pacers' 136-112 rout of the Washington Wizards to watch the final minutes of the Orlando Magic's overtime victory against the Charlotte Bobcats on the arena's jumbo screen. And sure … [Read more...] about Welcome Back to the NBA Playoffs, Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers Fire Jim O’Brien; More Change on the Way?
The Indiana Pacers fired coach Jim O'Brien on Sunday midway through the fourth year of O'Brien's contract and named assistant Frank Vogel interim coach for the rest of 2010-11. O'Brien went 121-169 as Pacers coach and began this season 17-27 before being relieved of his duties. The first thing to take away from Sunday's news is that the Pacers are doing the right thing in … [Read more...] about Indiana Pacers Fire Jim O’Brien; More Change on the Way?