What can you expect from the Miami Heat this season, after having won last year’s NBA Championship? Well, more of the same. Whether you love them or hate them, there is no denying how great they are. The scary part for the rest of the NBA is that they actually got better, too.
You don’t even have to look at the new acquisitions on [...]
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2012-13 Miami Heat Preview
What can you expect from the Miami Heat this season, after having won last year’s NBA Championship? Well, more of the same. Whether you love them or hate them, there is no denying how great they are. The scary part for the rest of the NBA is that they actually got better, too.
You don’t even have to look at the new acquisitions on [...]
MLB’s “Steroid Era”...
They say that time heals all, but can it heal the gaping wound that the ‘Steroid Era’ has left on the game of baseball? It has been 14 years since we witnessed the home run race between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire that garnered the attention of baseball fans worldwide and 11 years since Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs in a season, br [...]
Why Shutting Down Stephen Strasburg i...
In their 7 years of existence prior to 2012, the Washington Nationals have finished .500 just one time, have finished last in the National League East 5 times, and have never made the postseason. In fact, the last time the Montreal Expos made the playoffs was 1981, the lone appearance they made in October in their history. If you want to go b [...]
2012 NBA Draft Preview: Miami Heat
While the party in South Beach may continue all offseason for the fans of the Miami Heat, the executives, coaches, and front office personnel have to get back to work. The long offseason for the NBA will officially begin tonight with the NBA Draft.
Although they won the NBA Championship and seem destined to begin a dynasty, Pat Riley’s [...]
Heat Win Game 7, Move on to Finals
The Boston Celtics may lack youth and size, but they definitely have a surplus of heart, grit, and professionalism. As the final seconds ticked off the clock with the Heat in control of the scoreboard, emotions were flying all over the Celtics bench. Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce were taken out of the game with less than a minute [...]
Kings Bury Devils, Now One Win from t...
LOS ANGELES – At the Staples Center in Los Angeles, something happened that has become a regularity in this series – the Kings buried the first goal of the game. The only difference on Monday was that New Jersey did not have the answer and the Kings scored the second goal. Anze Kopitar won the first game for the Kings when he bea [...]
Heat Fall in Beantown Again, Series T...
After the Celtics lost game 2 in overtime when Rajon Rondo had a miraculous 44 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds, I declared the series over. I thought that the tired, sore, and past-their-prime Celtics had finally run out of gas. I even went as far as to predict Heat in 5, giving the Celtics a game at home – well, after Boston won Ga [...]
Heat in Command; Look to Extinguish K...
LeBron James and the Miami Heat have been dominant through two games against the New York Knicks. (Photo: thehoorse24 on flickr)
It seems like everything has gone in favor of Miami this postseason. Finally getting LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh on the court together for the first time in what felt like months, Miami dismantled the [...]
No Love – Kevin a Forgotten Sta...
Kevin Love is one of the NBA's rising stars, but seems to get little attention.
With the strike-shortened NBA season winding down and the condensed schedule finally nearing its end, it is about time to start thinking about the MVP race. When someone brings up the topic of MVP, three names will likely pop into your head: Kobe Bryant, LeBro [...]
LeBron Wilts Again as Heat Fall to Ma...
LeBron James was nowhere to be found down the stretch in Miami's Tuesday night loss at Orlando.
If you look at the Miami Heat box score from Tuesday’s game and take a peek at LeBron James’ stat line, the first thing you will see is the good - the near triple double. Yes, James had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists, but if [...]
Deal or no Deal? Decision on Dwight L...
Tuesday's win over Miami could be the last for Dwight Howard in an Orlando uniform.
The NBA trade deadline is now just a day and a half away and Dwight Howard is still in an Orlando Magic uniform – for now. It is safe to say that over the next 38 hours, president of basketball operations Otis Smith and owner Rich DeVos will be force [...]
Are the Miami Heat better without Dwy...
The Miami Heat have gone 8-1 without Dwyane Wade in the lineup.
Dwyane Wade has now missed nine games this season, due to various injuries. He first missed three games due to a sore foot, a stretch that saw the Miami Heat go 3-0. His latest injury occurred in a game against the Denver Nuggets, forcing Wade to miss the last six games due to a [...]
Miami Collapses in Lob City, Falls in...
Chris Paul scored 27 points to go along with 11 assists.
LOS ANGELES – The stars were surely present in Hollywood on Wednesday night. Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh took on Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and the Clippers. The game played out just as advertised, but ended with another Miami meltdown and a Los Angeles victory. This [...]
No Three Point Shots? No Problem for ...
Just as he has done so many times throughout the years, LeBron James continues to amaze. Being great is simply not good enough, you have to be the best. And, although James is without question the best player in the world right now, he has to continue to further himself from the rest of the pack. The evolution of a superstar such as LeBron i [...]
Heat Win 3-OT Thriller Minus Wade, Le...
Chris Bosh hit a big three at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime on Thursday night.
ATLANTA – The Miami Heat had just one of their big three active for Thursday night’s game, but Chris Bosh came up bigger than ever and propelled the team to win a game they had no business competing in.
Behind Bosh’s 33 poin [...]
