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13 March 2013 at 10 : 55 AM
Diva alert: Brandon Jennings
Brandon Jennings is the newest diva athlete in the NBA. Jennings is ready to become a restricted free agent after the season and is commenting through the press how he feels he has proven he is an impact player on the Bucks. He is playing "the violin" stating that the Bucks are a small market team and playing in a larger TV market would allow him to get a ...
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11 March 2013 at 07 : 33 AM
Noche Latina is Noche Spanglish
The NBA's Noche Latina promotion has problems. Designed to show appreciation to the Hispanic markets in various NBA cities, each team jersey is translated in spanish. The following teams have "Noche Latina" jerseys: Miami, San Antonio, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Orlando, Chicago, New York, Dallas. But, the Spanish translations on the jerseys do not ...
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8 March 2013 at 10 : 03 AM
Lebron and his opt out in 2014
Sports media gossip is piping with talk of the Heat's Big 3 being broken up in 2014 if Lebron, Wade or Bosh opt out of their contracts. Also on the gossip grapevine is that if Lebron opts out, he will return to the Cavaliers. If Lebron does opt out and return to Cleveland, it will destroy any goodwill he has garnered during his time with Miami. He would ...
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5 March 2013 at 21 : 58 PM
Heat balance star power and winning in today’s diva NBA
The Miami Heat are beginning a championship run with a 12 game winning streak (pre and post All-Star break). The Big 3 Superteam has shown, especially with the failings of the L.A. Lakers "superteam" that they have the right balance of talent, coaching and execution. The NBA really has never seen three All-Star players co-exist so well together on one team. ...
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5 March 2013 at 21 : 47 PM
All-Star game should have no coaches, no referees
The NBA All-Star game is quickly competing with the NFL's Pro Bowl for the most boring professional sports exhibition game. Although the idea has been vilified, Bud Selig's decision to make the MLB All-Star game meaningful to the World Series appears to be a great incentive to increase its importance. This blog isn't intended to promote adding an incentive ...
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5 March 2013 at 21 : 28 PM
Cold weather franchises get a bad rap
Much has been made about cold weather cities in sports over the last few years. Specifically in outdoor football stadiums as the NFL braces to hold next year's Super Bowl in New York. But, cold weather does seem to be a factor in whether players wish to be traded to the team as in the case of Josh Smith potentially headed to Milwaukee from Atlanta. The deal ...
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8 October 2012 at 12 : 47 PM
New flop rule created by NBA
The NBA issued a new rule change to prevent "flopping" or athletes trying to draw fouls purposely by exaggerating their reaction to an opposing player's basketball move. Any rules regarding flopping had never been in an NBA rule book. The explanation by the NBA, which was issued by many sports media outlets, is that a player would have flopped if the ...
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8 October 2012 at 11 : 11 AM
NBA is still about basketball, not entertainment
A commonly used phrase from sports media analysts, anchors and in-game announcers for a player's performance is, "he's not his old self" or "he's not the athlete we've grown accustomed to". Most of the time the reason is that the athlete is returning from an injury which diminished their performance for a good deal of time. Other times it could be that ...
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26 September 2012 at 12 : 30 PM
The dark side of Magic, Michael and Larry
Michael, Magic and Larry have been credited as taking the NBA to untold levels of popularity, profits and worldwide acceptance. But in the era of the "diva" athlete, a darker side to the benefits of Michael, Magic and Larry emerges. Now, when before the three superstars arose after their accomplishments in contributing to the game of basketball, now young ...
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20 September 2012 at 12 : 26 PM
Ron/Metta says Lakers go 73-9
Ron-Artest-has done it again. Artest in an interview claims that the Lakers will try to break the Chicago Bulls single season wins record by going 73-9 this upcoming season. Artest, doing what current athletes try and don't succeed with, is trying to make a bold statement that will empower his team and give them confidence to go and achieve the benchmark ...
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