The Mouth that Roared is coming to the NBA tonight when Dick Vitale (and Dan Shulman) will bring their exuberance for college basketball to the professional ranks tonight when the duo calls the Miami/Denver game while their NBA counterparts — Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson and Mike Tirico — will be calling the Duke/Davidson game. [...]

The NBA’s preseason schedule began on Sunday and so far, four games have been played. During the beginning of the year, a lot of NBA observers are watching to see how the NBA’s new blood will adapt to the NBA lifestyle.
So far, the two most noticeable rookies that have already played are Miami’s Michael [...]

While I’ve long been an admirer of Michael Beasley’s talent (I got to see him play in the Derby Festival before he enrolled at K-State) and while I think Chicago was mistaken for passing on him for Derrick Rose — too many guards and not enough post players — I’m not sure if he South [...]

With the NBA Draft being tonight, there’s a bunch of stuff going on the day of. Things like Jermaine O’Neal moving to Canada (for T.J. Ford and the 17th pick among others) and the continued rumbles about Miami not being enamored with Michael Beasley. We also have news of the Blazers trying to [...]

Apparently, 6-10 forwards who can score with both hands, rebound and play on the perimeter aren’t worth what they used to be these days. Just ask Pat Riley of the Miami Heat. Riley seems bound and determined to get a guard with Miami’s high pick. It’s fairly obvious questions about Beasley’s immaturity [...]

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I’m not really sure what’s going on here but it looks like Michael Beasley is awfully fond of Deandre Jordan and is about to whisper sweet nothings in his ear. Conversely, it also looks like Jordan may not approve with the advances and is ready to punch his counterpart.
Maybe Deandre [...]