Archive for February, 2009
Feb
NBA Trade Deadline Dominated by Financial Moves
In a season where four elite teams are dominating Championship talk and the economy is in turmoil, it’s no wonder that the majority of trades, both large and small, were made primarily for financial reasons. Teams were either preparing for the impending drop in the salary cap or the much ballyhooed 2010 draft class. New [...]
Feb
Why The Toronto Raptors Are Still Worth Watching
Between the two main beat writers for the Toronto Raptors, you either get unbridled optimism or doom and gloom. Usually reality – and hopefully this article – falls somewhere in between. With the recent trade that saw Toronto’s Jermaine O’Neal, Jamario Moon, and a lottery-protected draft pick sent to Miami for the Heat’s Shawn Marion, Marcus [...]
Feb
Ricky Rubio. Pistol Pete Meets Magic Johnson?
He’s the youngest player to have ever played in the Spanish ACB League at 14, an Olympian – winning a silver medal with the Spanish national team in 2008, and a guaranteed top 10 pick in the 2009 NBA draft. Ricky Rubio is touted as being the best basketball player outside the NBA and he’s [...]