Tag Archive for 'NBA'

Jordan: I wouldn’t call Bird, Magic

As the Miami Heat prepare for their most important season in franchise history with three of the best players in the NBA, LeBron James recieved a verbal shot to the mouth by his idol, the guy he’s changing his number out of respect for, Michael Jordan.
Jordan said that in his playing days, he wouldn’t have [...]

Glimmer of hope for Canada men’s basketball?

It’s been seven years since the Canadian men’s national team has made it to a basketball world championship. It was also the last time the team was at a significant tournament for the senior team, where they finished 13th.
But next year, Canada will be in Turkey, after clinching a spot Friday for the world championships.
They [...]

Cities of champions?

It has only been for just two years, but there seems to be a developing annual trend of winning cities.
And we’re not just talking about one sport.
This year is a no-brainer, as Pittsburgh would definitely claim a Cities of Champions award if there was one. The Penguins won the Stanley Cup, while the Steelers won [...]

John Wall commits to Calipari, Kentucky

When John Calipari left a great situation in Memphis to take on a tough job in Kentucky which required him to get the Wildcats back to being a national powerhouse, nobody thought it could happen this fast.
Everybody knew North Carolina, with John Henson, Dexter Strickland and the Wear twins had a great recruiting class coming [...]

Dunk Competition will get LeBron next year. Kobe?

Watching Kenny Smith continue to call out LeBron at the Dunk Contest, talking about how if he wanted to be Jordan, he had to win this competition just like his Airness did, the King had to respond. And the answer? He’s in for next year.
Watching Nate “Kryptonite” Robinson (When does UW retire his number?) literally [...]

Kobe gets one up on LeBron

Just like his jersey number, Kobe is now one-up on LeBron James.
It seems as though every day there is a new favourite between the two rivals as to who’s the best in the league world. But tonight, the only thing that Kobe lost is his lunch. Oh yeah, that undefeated home record the Cavs had before [...]

Gasol is the Pippen to Kobe’s Jordan

The comparison of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant to this decade’s Magic Johnson and Larry Bird sounded pretty good. Then Kobe and Pau Gasol put up a collective 92 points at MSG.
Take a minute to let that set in. Two players, 92 points. Entire teams struggle to score 92. Kobe only played 37 minutes, making [...]

TSC 2008-09 NBA Midseason Awards

The All-Star Break is coming up, the Lakers, Celtics and…Magic!!?? are lighting up the rest of the league, and LeBron is looking as unstoppable as anyone. It’s looking to be an even better season than the last.
And, because the season is a little more than half way over, it’s time for the second annual TSC [...]