Rockets Bench is Their Achilles Heel

The Houston Rockets have had a great year. At 41-19, they’ve put themselves in a position to be successful in the playoffs. What’s their achilles heel? The up and down play of their bench. They’ve got some solid bench players, such as Omer Asik, Jeremy Lin and newly acquired Jordan Hamilton (Asik would start on … Read more

Three Surprising All-Star Game Absentees

The NBA All-Star game is a chance for fans to see basketball’s best players from each conference square off against one another. This televised event creates interesting story lines and great action as adversaries become teammates and offense is favored over defense. While this concept sounds great in theory, a problem arises in that only … Read more

Michael Jordan Versus LeBron James

No matter what the sport, fans and analysts alike will attempt to compare players from different generations. In baseball, you’ll see comparisons between players like Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mayes and Ted Williams, while hockey will always have comparisons between talents like Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby. Football … Read more

Eleven Rings Review

Eleven Rings cover (source) Eleven Rings is a great read. Phil Jackson talks about leadership, coaching teams that won rings and Zen. Phil Jackson’s playing career was covered extensively too. Something that stands out is how Phil’s playing career affected his future coaching. Red Holzman was the man in New York when Phil was there. He … Read more

Top Five NBA Big Men in 2013

Centers and power forwards are some of the most coveted players in the NBA. While finding ball handlers to play on the perimeter isn’t very difficult, there isn’t a substitute for a highly skilled player with size to play in the paint. Rebounds and defense are the keys to winning games, and post players bring … Read more

The NBA’s Top 5 Point Guards

With Steve Nash’s career winding down and Derrick Rose’s injury problems, the race to become the top point guard in the NBA is wide open. Those considered among the best in this position must not only be great passers, but also have the ability to score and defend. Many teams now choose to build around … Read more