‘Tony – Making the Calls’ (Stephen Dunn – NBAE/Getty Images)
Final stages of game 2. Bobby Jackson’s game tying 3-ball sails through the net, and the camera unexpectedly jerks back in Kirilenko’s direction for having drawn a crucial offensive foul on Luis Scola. Moments later, a quick flick of Korver’s wrist on the other [...]

I remember the NBA schedule for the 2007-2008 season being relased last year.  I looked immediately at the last week of the season because that is the one stretch of games when the Spurs probably will not play like four time champions.  The Suns will have cooled off.  The chip on the Mavs’ shoulder will be [...]

 
‘Perception’ (Melissa Majchrzak – NBAE/Getty Images)  
NBA commentators have developed ever-ingenious ways to slam the Leastern conference.  Despite the league’s two best records belonging to teams heralding from Boston and Detroit, every other Eastern Conference team would be battling with Golden State, Dallas, and Denver for the 7th and 8th seeds in the west.  While [...]

‘Air Mail’ (Andrew D. Bernstein – NBAE/Getty Images)
Does anyone else miss the Mailman? I’m talking the pre-balding postmaster. The one who patented the drive to the basket that was as much a glamour shot as it was (in Hot-Rod’s words) a “hamma’ dunk.”
During the twilight of his career, Karl softened. Rather than [...]

 
‘New Addition’ (Chris Trotman – NBA/Getty Images)

Los Angeles landed Pau Gasol. Phoenix is clearing multiple lockers to usher Shaq back into title contention (on a completely unrelated note, how fun would it be to see Shaq and Kobe square off in the playoffs?). Pressure is mounting for other GMs to pull the trigger [...]

‘Mehmet and the Mrs.’(Kent Horner – NBAE/Getty Images)
Several professional athletes have difficulty suppressing their opinions. Whether caused by the media stalking them like vultures around a juicy carcass, or their own Terrell Owens-ish need for public awareness of their day-to-day life, athletes often let their mouths run like waterfalls of insecurity.
I suspect that the [...]

I am in need of an analogy, and this is a rough recollection, so bare with me. Back To The Future Part III: Marty is in a bar in the ‘ole west, and let it slip that he is from the future. In obvious jest, his cowboy counterparts asked what people do [...]