The Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers are competing as hard as they can for the 8th and last spot in the Western Conference Playoffs. Unfortunately, I fear most of this is for naught, as they will simply be lambs led to slaughter by either the Spurs or Thunder in the first round. So let’s
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Before turning to the hottest topic in the NBA – Who will replace Mike Brown, it’s important to examine what led to his downfall. At BBALLBREAKDOWN, we’ve shown you many of Mike Brown’s short comings dating back to his days coaching the Cleveland Cavaliers. Back then, with an emerging LeBron James, the Cavaliers were the
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As a guy who runs the triangle offense, I have an affinity for all types of system basketball, in particular the triangle’s first cousin the Princeton offense. Developed by Pete Carril at the Ivy League school, it relies on spacing and movement to get the best shot possible. The passer is the trigger man, and
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2012-13 Pacific Division Preview (by expected order of finish) Los Angeles Lakers 2011-12 Record & Division Standing: 41-25 (1st) Key Off-Season Additions: Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Antawn Jamison Jodie Meeks, Chris Duhon, Earl Clark and Eddie Jordan (assistant coach) Key Off-Season Losses: Andrew Bynum, Ramon Sessions and Matt Barnes Outlook: With the addition of Howard
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Coach Nick had the pleasure of sitting down with Sam Amick to discuss the latest NBA news and trends. We went from Adam Morrison’s signing in Portland to the Los Angeles Lakers vs the Oklahoma City Thunder, and everywhere in between. If you’ve been starving for NBA news and insights, this is the chat for
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While I’m still a bit skeptical about the Lakers, there is no denying that on paper, they are scintillating. They added one of the best pick and roll point guards and THE best roll man to their roster, brought in Eddie Jordan to provide movement and spacing, and still have the best scoring guard in
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#3 Indiana Pacers vs #6 Orlando Magic Indiana Pacers: 42-24, 23-10 at home, 19-14 on the road Orlando Magic:- 37-29, 21-12 at home,16-17 on the road BballBreakdown Chat with Evin Dunlap of Orlando Pinstripe Post and Tom Lewis of Indy Cornrows- Playoff Series Outlook In the regular season, the Magic beat the Pacers three out
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While looking at Ryan Anderson’s game, I decided to examine if he’s part of a new trend of Power Forwards who rebound yet also shoot the three. While Dirk Nowitzki was the pioneer, there hadn’t been too many other players like him, until Kevin Love came along. With his prodigious rebounding and three point shooting,
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