I think that the NBA Championship series this year will be one for the ages. I imagined Miami vs LA or even Boston vs LA, but who saw the Mavs coming? Dallas really opened a window this season that most of us believed to be shut completely. Dax and I talked Mavs on countless podcasts, [...]
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A Reluctant Fan Welcomes Back the NBA with Unopen Arms 1 comment
Finals Thoughts Leave a comment
Position Rankings: Power Forward Leave a comment
Make no mistake, the power forward position is the deepest and most talented group in the 2011 Draft. It is possible that this entire group below could be drafted in the 1st round of the draft. Individual and group workouts prior to the draft may be the key in establishing the order in which they [...]
Position Rankings: Small Forward Leave a comment
The Small Forward class of the 2011 draft is probably the riskiest of the bunch. There are a lot of players here with boom or bust potential, and only a couple of locks to be decent NBA players. This is the most diverse group in terms of style of play, consisting of tweeners, slashers and [...]
Position Rankings: Shooting Guard Leave a comment
The pool of talent at shooting guard in this draft is deeper than that of the point guards. There are a couple of intriguing prospects at shooting guard, and talent evaluators will have to sift through this bunch to see if there are any future stars to be had. 1. Alec Burks (Colorado) 6’6 195 [...]
Position Rankings: Point Guard 1 comment
The point guard class this year is not too deep. Many of the players you will see ranked here are more combo guards than true point guards. Luckily due to the richness of point guard prospects taken over the past 6 years, few teams are in need of a starting point. That being said, here [...]
NBA Playoffs: Round 2 Roundup 1 comment
Down but not out… I knew that the Los Angeles Lakers was in trouble going into Game 3 last night in Dallas. First, they lost both of the 1st 2 games of the series at home. Then it was learned that Ron Artest would be suspended for Game 3 following a garbage time flagrant foul [...]
Slurgate: Kobe Bryant and The Joys of Being a Jerk Leave a comment
Some stories simply can’t be avoided. You ignore them or downplay them as long as you can but somehow they keep making appearances, keep demanding to be taken into consideration. Over the last 48 hours the Kobe Bryant-inspired Slurgate has done just that. Everywhere I look I see Bryant’s face, the word “slur” and the [...]
Mr. Bean for MVP 1 comment
On the latest 3 From Deep podcast, Dax and I debated over who should win the MVP award for this season. We decided to continue the debate in print, and take it to the Web. Here’s my take… In my opinion the MVP award has just one rightful owner this season; Kobe Bean Bryant. Anything [...]
Sometimes It Gets Deep 1 comment
When Dax and I started 3 From Deep back in ’09, we took on a quest. Our mission was to tell the untold stories of the NBA. The ones that you might not find on major networks or in print media. We also wanted to put a different spin on the stories that did make [...]
The 2011-2012 NBA season is barely two weeks old and already the machine is in full effect mode. League headlines have been an almost daily occurrence. The retirement of promising young Portland star Brandon Roy; Jeff Green’s season-ending, contract voiding heart ailment; Nets owner Mikhail Portokohov’s campaign presidency; Kobe’s divorce; Lamar Odom‘s dis; Dwight Howard’s [...]