Basketball

LeBron James’  highly-anticipated return to Cleveland finally took place last night, and his Miami Heat defeated the Cavaliers soundly. Big deal. When watching James play, I’ll admit he is a terrific talent. I’m also convinced that he will never play on a championship team, no matter where he goes or how many other superstars he … Read More

This was really predictable right from the start. When the Miami Heat signed LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join Dwayne Wade and form a “superteam” , they held a big event to introduce all their new stars, and the trio promised multiple championships – not 2 or 3, but 7 or 8. Unfortunately, the … Read More

From left: Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, LeBron James. The National Basketball Association regular season begins tonight with the league’s new Barnum & Bailey Traveling Circus Show, also known as the Miami Heat, meeting the Boston Celtics in a much-anticipated game. This off-season the NBA was all about free agency and player movement, and Heat general … Read More

These days, more than any other sport, professional basketball has become a glamour sport. It’s all about the superstars. The recent teaming of Dwayne Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh in Miami was unprecedented. The players are basically running the front offices of NBA teams now. This morning there is a report that New Orleans … Read More

So now that the National Basketball Association’s free agent frenzy is pretty much over, it’s time to sort through all the moves made and figure out who won and who lost. Let’s get the no-brainers out of the way first. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors are going to not only struggle to win games … Read More

Ever since Curt Flood, an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1960s, refused a trade to Philadelphia and challenged baseball’s reserve clause in court, free agency has been a major part of professional sports. Free agency has turned out to be mostly a good thing for fans and players, as long as the … Read More

Recently, after the Chicago Black Hawks won the NHL’s Stanley Cup, I highlighted the last Hawks team to win the Cup, in 1961. If I did the same thing for this year’s NBA champs, the Los Angeles Lakers, I would only have to go back to last season. So instead I’ve decided to look back … Read More

It certainly wasn’t the most artistic basketball game ever played, but the NBA championship was decided last night in Los Angeles as the Lakers combined rugged defense, usually a trait of their oppnents from Boston, and clutch free throws to win their second consecutive title. After falling behind 3-2 in games in Boston, the Lakers … Read More

For the past few seasons the Cleveland Cavaliers have been trying to figure out how to transfer their regular season success, riding the outstanding play of LeBron James, into similar success in the post-season. The unlikely ride of the 1974-75 Golden State Warriors might be an ideal blueprint to follow to get there. The Warriors, … Read More