Watching the playoffs unfold the way that they have has reminded me of a basic tenet of building a winning basketball team: the draft is where the foundation is formed for long term success. We just saw the Thunder advance to the Finals with a nucleus of players (Durant, Westbrook, Harden, Ibaka) that was completely […]
Archives for June 2012
Wednesday Storylines
It’s been interesting, watching the battle between old and young throughout the playoffs. The final four is mostly three parts veteran, one part youth. Tonight could be curtains for the San Antonio Spurs, facing elimination at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Thunder represent the last opportunity for some semblance of the NBA’s next generation to […]
Money On The Mind
Yesterday, the Lakers did what they’ve been saying they would for months and exercised their team option on Andrew Bynum’s contract for next season. As a result, big ‘Drew will rake in $16.1 million dollars next year (while also setting up other questions still to be answered, but that’s another topic). This commitment to Bynum […]
Andrew Bynum, Free Agency, And Uncertainty
Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Deron Williams. What do those names have in common? All-stars? Check. All-NBA performers? Indeed. Franchise cornerstones? You betcha. They’re all also players that had their free agency status become a major storyline within the last couple of years. Questions about whether they’d stay or […]
Looking At The Bynum & Gasol Duo
This off-season one of the questions the Lakers’ front office will need to ask and answer is whether or not their big man tandem of Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum works together well enough to keep in tact. Even with the financial concerns of keeping both in house through the end of Pau’s contract, the […]
Friday Forum
Wandering the links on a lazy Friday afternoon. It’s that funny time of the year. There’s still some incredibly good basketball being played, but as a fan of a team that’s out of the hunt, I can’t help looking at the long hot summer ahead. Maybe we can throw a cyber barbeque slash strategy session […]