At this point in the season I go to Nets games for four reasons: 1) My man Gamble gets me seats I’d never be able to afford if the Nets were any good 2) The games between Jersey middle schoolers at halftime are always the most entertaining six minute stretch of the night. 3) I [...]
Archive for February 2010
Game Notes: Nets v Blazers Leave a comment
Tmac = Bernard? 2 comments
Podcast 6, Pt. II: The Trade-Cast Leave a comment
Butler and Jamison have been traded and Arenas awaits his fate: The Era of the Big Three is Officially Over In this installment of the 3 From Deep Podcast, Raz , a lifelong Bullets/Wizards fan, laments his home team’s decision to gut the squad and start from scratch. Will Jamison fit in with Cleveland? Is [...]
Podcast Episode 6, Pt. I: All-Star Weekend Recap Leave a comment
Ahhh, closure. In this episode of the 3 From Deep Podcast, the fellas — Raz and Dax — offer some parting thoughts on All-Star weekend, answer blog questions and propose a couple of solutions to the woefully uninspiring Slam Dunk Contest. Click here to listen/download the podcast at podbean.com
The First Feeler: Unpacking the Owners’ Proposal, Pt. II Leave a comment
Sharing the Burden: League Losses, Luxury Taxes and the Next Collective Bargaining Agreement, Pt. 1 Leave a comment
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 1 comment
The Washington Wizards called it quits yesterday with the Big 3. It’s really over. From a national perspective this is not a huge story. Washington failed to make the playoffs last season, and this season will make it two years in a row without a postseason appearance. This franchise seems headed in the wrong direction. [...]
Podcast Episode 5, Pt. 2: Darren Collison is Making His Name in New Orleans 2 comments
Can speedy but unheralded rookie Darren Collison really replace injured superstar Chris Paul? What happens if he leads the New Orleans Hornets to a surprise playoff birth or just finds the key that unlocks Emeka Okafor’s unique but under-appreciated talents? Might the cap strapped Hornets broker a blockbuster CP3 trade this summer? Could Collison, the least likely [...]
Podcast Episode 5, Pt. 1: All Star Weekend Preview, The 2K10 Rookie Challenge 3 comments
In part 1 of this week’s podcast 3 from Deep’s Dax and Raz dissect what could be a lopsided Rookie Challenge set to take place during the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend in Dallas. Who will shine? Who will struggle? Who should have made the cut? Who should have been cut? As usual, the fellas have [...]
Draft Prospects: Scottie Reynolds 2 comments
I’m sitting here watching the Villanova-West Virginia game. They’re both top five teams right now in what’s becoming quite obviously year in and year out the pound for pound best college basketball conference in American: the Big East. Right about now is when I start to care about college basketball. I typically follow Georgetown throughout [...]
I’m going out on a limb here and making a wild prediction. Tracy Mcgrady will have a comeback similar to Bernard King and here’s why. Bernard was drafted 7th overall in the 1977 draft. Twenty years later, Tracy was drafted 9th overall in the 1997 draft. Bernard was an explosive small forward who redefined the [...]