With approximately 20 games left in the season, the best in show are starting to slip up when it matters most. Well, maybe it doesn’t have that type of ramifications, but the Lakers and Cavs have not looked like themselves in the past few weeks. Should we be worried? Should we start to reconsider who is the favorite to represent each other in their respected conferences?
A lot of questions, and only The Ref can give viable answers. Let’s get to it.
Biggest Gain: Milwaukee (+4)
Biggest Loss: Chicago (-4)
1.Dallas (43-21) Since the …

Every night in the NBA is completely unpredictable. Anything can happen at any time, and no one can prophesize each coming day. So this is a what to watch for, but don’t be constrained by these games, watch them all! Here is a preview though of the games I am looking forward to the most!

Monday
Spurs @ Cavs – This matchup should mean a lot more, but since the Spurs are no considered a top class team, there really isn’t much chance of this being a Finals preview. But let’s hope …

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Topics covered this week include: Ron Artest’s hair, Matt Barnes’ attitude, Shaq’s thumb injury, A.I.’s ‘retirement’, G’s Hypothetical, and as always, previews of this week’s best games!
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Weekly Preview Standings
32-27 Shooter
32-27 The Basher
30-29 G
29-30 The Ref

In my last post, I went over future NBA talent, focusing on a chosen few to build up for the draft in June. It was a big success. I missed a few players and you, the reader, pleasantly filled the void.
College basketball has been fantastic this year with scintillating and courageous performances. The games have been gritty and relentless with superb finishes and shocking upsets. The game continually gets better, even with that stupid player control foul rule. Players are stepping up and becoming prospects for a future NBA champion. …

I thought I’d try something a little different this week. Excuse the lame video quality. Clearly I need a new webcam! Let me know what you think: video or no video?
Each week NBAtoday.net compiles a list of the top 10 rookies in the NBA. Leave a comment on your top rookies of the 2009-2010 season!

-The Basher

Oh my, where do I start…for February being the shortest month of the year, so much went down. We had the all-star game, trading deadline, the Nets beats the Celtics (groan), CBA talks, a TRBL skills competition…Lets go!
Eastern Conference Player of the Month -LeeeeBron – Though I know to say the selections are the same as last month, but yes it is true. He led Cleveland to a 8-3 record. And only averaged 32 points and 10.5 assists a game during that stretch. This was a no-brainer. Not only is …

Let me first start off by saying this is a COMPLETE 100% stretch of the imagination here and I, in no way, believe Kobe faked his ankle injury but the point of my post will focus on that and other great players injuries this year. 
Last week while talking with Shooter’s Dad he briefly mentioned how he heard someone on the radio say Kobe faked his ankle injury to see how the Lakers would perform without the best player in the NBA.  How did they respond you ask?  Well they went …