Who needs a Chauncey Billups when you have a perfectly healthy Lindsey Hunter? Of course, I doubt the Pistons players would agree with me but when you have Rip Hamilton dropping 30-plus points and Tayshaun Prince dropping game-winners, maybe the training staff for Detroit can take their time with the Billups hamstring and make […]

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While Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis were spectacularly brilliant last night, the indelible image from Game 3 of the Detroit/Orlando series is the one of Chauncey Billups falling awkwardly with this his legs in Van Damme-like split. However, in Billups’ case, the splits he was doing wasn’t purposeful and if the […]

Before we get into the Tayshaun love, did the clock management discrepancy play a part in the Magic’s demise last night or was 12 game minutes enough time to overcome a two-point lead?
Moving on.
During the Pistons win, the Prince of Detroit left his mark on the game with a soaring left-handed jam […]

After a moderately subpar game against Detroit on Sunday, CP3 reminded us the MVP discussion is long from being over. While many are content to concede the award to Lebron or Kobe, the face of the New Orleans franchise continues to be just as dominant while keeping the Hornets right in the thick of […]

Yes sir, the NBA’s Slam Dunk contest is Saturday night and it has the makings of being quite memorable. We have some up-and-coming contestants who have displayed an aerial skill that should provide some high-jumping fireworks Saturday evening. Oh yeah, Dwight Howard will be there too, and that’s always a plus (alas, no […]

It’s kinda slow going as we wait on things like the bowl games to begin, NFL Sunday (did anyone watch last night’s Washington/Chicago game?), weekend college basketball and anything else deemed sports-blog worthy. Here’s a little link love for of some stories that caught my eye as I made my way through the Google Reader. Enjoy: