I thought it would be prudent to narrow the about-to-tip-off NBA season down to haiku form; among other things. Let’s see how these go:
Welcome back, D-Wade
No repeat for KG’s team
LeBron for MVP

Much like his Finals edition adidas, Kevin Garnett will have a new pair of specialty kicks when the season tips tomorrow night. The launch of these new adidas will be in almost exactly the same vein as the Finals edition:
Only 17 pairs will be produced, and will then be signed by KG and auctioned [...]

It’s funny how people perceive things. Take Kevin Garnett for instance. When the Celtics secured their 17th title Tuesday night, the Big Ticket was, in all likelihood, the one Celtic who celebrated the loudest and with the most emotion. Considering the way he approaches the game of basketball, this is certainly understandable.
However, [...]

OK, time for a quick house-cleaning segment: when I said the Lakers would win in six over at With Malice, obviously I made a typo. I must have meant Boston but it just came out as LA. Yeah, we’ll say that.
Anyway, besides bringing another title to Beantown and besides [...]

Paging Mr. Bryant? Mr. Bryant, party of one? Here’s your call Kobe. You wanted it and you’ve got it. You have two games to save your team’s season and if you really want to ascend to the Jordan levels (I still don’t see it), winning these next two games with a [...]

While teams HAVE come back from a 3-1 deficit in the Playoffs before, most get the feeling that if Boston wins just one of these road games in LA, they’ll be in a great position to finish the job when they get back to Boston. That’s why I expect to see the Lakers come [...]