Throughout his career, Vince Carter has encountered a lot of scrutiny from his fake injuries to the abandonment of Toronto. He is the ultimate ‘what if’ player who if “he focused and put together all of his prototype talents in his prime, how high does he rise.” Carter was blessed with unbelievable talents. He took the league by storm in Toronto with his high flying dunks and ridiculous acrobatics through defenders en route to the rim. Everyone thought the world of him and comparisons to Julius …

This week The Ref discusses the bottom of the playoff picture in both the Western and Eastern Conference, Boston, Knicks and a lot more.
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Ladies and Gents, the crazy, constantly entertaining 2010 offseason is over. It was filled with moments of brilliance, stupidity, and what the hell were they thinking. It proved to live up to all of the hype, even if some players didn’t go to teams I wanted them to go to. I’m a Knicks fan, enough said. Now the dust has settled and we are entertaining the ideas of preseason, hopes of glory, but pretty much setting up for extreme disappointment and anger. Again, I’m a …

This edition of News and Rumors has a large focus on an NBA player’s complaint and his wish to leave to town. And as always, there are some nice tidbits.

Be Careful What You Wish For
If you were an NBA player, making tens of millions of dollars and you averaged a mere 11.3 points per game, would you demand a trade?
Ask Hedo Turkoglu, because apparently this is not a big deal to him.
Last summer, Hedo accepted a contract offer from the Portland Trailblazers. Then, he chose to back of that deal …

RACE FOR THE 8TH SEED IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE

Nets 127, Bulls 116 (2 OT)
I can’t quite come up with the words that I should, so let me just start by saying this: I was at this game, and it was AWESOME!
Going into the game, I knew it’d be tough for the Nets because the Bulls are fighting for the eighth seed in the East. The Raptors were also playing on Friday night (turns out they lost too), so the Bulls had a chance to move into the playoff picture. The …

Trailblazers 101, Raptors 87
Chris Bosh missed yet another game due to his bad ankle and the Trailblazers capitalized.  Andrew Miller fell three rebounds short of a triple-double with 18 points, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds.  Brandon Roy had 20 points and Rudy Fernandez added 17 off the bench.  In Bosh’s absence Hedo Turkoglu and Jarrett Jack stepped up their game, but it was not enough.  Turkoglu had 24 points and hit eight of his nine shots.  Jack had 18 points and 8 assists as he continues to keep his starting …

Bobcats 110, Cavaliers 93
Where do I start?
First off, the Cavs lost their second straight game after winning 13 in a row. Secondly, Antawn Jamison made his highly anticipated debut for Cleveland – and he stunk, big time.
Jamison came off the bench to shoot 0-12 from the field. That’s right ladies and gentlemen, zero field goals in 12 attempts! He had five shots BLOCKED and two of his shots were AIRBALLS! His only two points came with 41 seconds left when he hit two free throws. I’m sure he’ll make up …