So Shaquille O’Neal is headed to the Celtics. I wish him luck. I got many, many, many comments from fellow L.A. Laker fans saying that he’s a ring-chaser, a traitor, and that his jersey should NEVER be retired at Staples Center. What? Okay, so his “legacy will be a little tainted” because he played for [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Orlando Magic’
LeBron James Feeling The Heat
Here I am thinking. Just a few hours before I go to the Summer League in Las Vegas. No matter how many times I slice it, this IS the talk of the offseason. I didn’t want to get too caught up on the hype. I didn’t blog about LeBron James for the past seven weeks. [...]
Nothing Better Than Game 7 Of The NBA Finals
Well, here we are. Game 7 of the NBA Finals. I should pinch myself and repeat what I just said. It’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals. What? It’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals. It all comes down to this game. 80+ hours of total basketball time each for the Los Angeles Lakers and [...]
2010 NBA Finals Pick
PETER PICKS: Boston in 7. DAVE PICKS: Boston in 7. JIMMY PICKS: Lakers in 6. NICK PICKS: Lakers in 7. (Somehow, my head (the “analyst”… ha ha, that’s funny) and my heart (the fan in me) are having a battle in this match-up. Of course, I’m also insane. Let’s see what the two parts of [...]
2010 NBA Finals Preview (Los Angeles Lakers)
Guess who’s back? The Lakers are back in the Finals. Third straight year. And guess who’s in the way? Those pesky Boston Celtics. Well, I’m not even going to delay this any further. Let’s talk Lakers with the guys from The Lakers Nation, Jason Riley and Chris Manning. Shoutout to Brian Kamenetzky from ESPN Land [...]
We Like Obscure NBA Players: Miles Simon
Remember that 1997 Arizona Wildcats team? Well, what’s the first player that comes to mind? For me, it was the legendary Miles Simon. Simon teamed up with current NBA player Mike Bibby to form a one-two punch in the backcourt whom would eventually lead Lute Olson’s Cats to the National Title. Simon was a smooth [...]
2010 NBA Playoffs (ECF Game 6 Twitter Play-By-Play)
We know that Twitter these days is almost a must during the NBA experience. In this entry, I take my favorite tweets about Game 6 between Orlando and Boston. I love the different perspectives coming from fans, writers, and even NBA players. Check out them tweets. PRE-GAME ThatPatsGirl For those of you at the Garden: [...]
2010 NBA Playoffs: ECF Game 6 Recap
3-0 and suddenly 3-2. There was some panic in Boston and fear that another one of their teams would be eliminated after a 3-0 advantage. But a few worries were lifted as the news that Perkins, Wallace and Davis would suit up for the C’s. As for the Magic, they were riding momentum from their [...]
Chronicles Of Crotty #56: Tik Tok
2010 NBA Playoffs (ECF Game 5 Recap)
#4 Boston Celtics 92 @ #2 Orlando Magic 113 (Boston leads 3-2) Anything negative you could’ve imagined happening to one team happened. In this case, it cost the Boston Celtics dearly. Overshadowing the game itself were the injuries to Marquis Daniels and Big Baby Davis. Both suffered concussions, Daniels caught an inadvertent elbow from Dwight [...]
