Category: NBA General

Even though LeBron declined to be in the Dunk contest this year, it could turn out to be an all time classic. Josh Smith won it last year with some imaginative and amazing dunks so he’s the favorite but Iguodala is absolutely sick with what his body can do in the air. Check out this anatomy of an AI2 dunk. Nate Robinson will be the fan favorite as he’s only 5-9″, bringing back memories of Spud Webb. The dark horse here is Hakim Warrick. Let’s hope no one pulls a Chris Andersen and need 20 attempts to make a dunk.

Here are the NBA Power Rankings from the major sites this week. The Pistons are still on top but the Mavs have moved past the Spurs to the #2 spot in most polls.

Here are the NBA Power Rankings by top sites this week. Not much change in the top slots as the Pistons and Spurs are still the class of the league. Everyone mostly agrees on the top 10, except for Foxsports which is the only site to list the Denver Nuggets in the top 10.

Here are this week’s NBA Power Rankings from around the web.

[Sportsline]: 1. Pistons 2. Mavericks 3. Spurs 4. Cavaliers 5. Suns …more
[ESPN]: 1. Pistons 2. Spurs 3. Mavericks 4. Nets 5. Suns …more
[SI.com]: 1. Pistons 2. Spurs 3. Mavericks 4. Suns 5. Grizzlies …more
[FoxSports]: 1. Pistons 2. Mavericks 3. Spurs 4. Heat 5. Nets …more
[NBA.com]: 1. Pistons 2. Spurs 3. Mavericks 4.Cavaliers 5. Nets …more

SI.com never saw a top 10 list they didn’t like.  However, I gotta say that this one is pretty spot on.  To save you the trouble of turning 10 ridiculously large pages, here is your top 10 list:

10. Marques Haynes
9. Mo Cheeks
8. Guy Rodgers
7. Tiny Archibald
6. Lenny Wilkens
5. John Stockton
4. Isiah Thomas
3. Bob Cousy
2. Oscar Robertson
1. Magic Johnson

ABC announced a new show with Michael Jordan barnacle, Ahmad Rashad, called “NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad”. According to the reuters article:

Cameras will follow such stars as Shaquille O’Neal, Richard Jefferson and Carmelo Anthony, as well as Suns coach Mike D’Antoni and the Maloof brothers, who own the Sacramento Kings. There will be scenes from their lives on and off the court, along with reports from places nationwide.

Hmmm, let’s see, David Stern institutes a dress code because the core group he’s appealing to (corporate drones) can’t relate to the hip hop fashions but showing players finding new ways to hide their pot and claiming it wasn’t theirs will help cozy up to the audience.

File under: Irony

Under the one time amnesty agreement for luxury cap payments, teams cut 18 players to save $212M.  Yet the one player that was sure lock to get cut doesn’t.  Go figure.  The players cut were: Alonzo Mourning, Vin Baker, Derrick Coleman, Wesley Person, Eddie Robinson, Jerome Williams, Michael Finley, Ron Mercer, Calvin Booth, Aaron McKie, and Howard Eisley.  Don’t feel too bad though, these guys all get their guaranteed money while being able to double dip and sign another contract with another team.  Good work, GMs.