December 28, 2011

What will happen in the 2012 NBA season

by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball, Picks

It occurred to me that much like the National Basketball Association forgot to start their season on time, I forgot to write up a preview/prediction post in time. But, as you may note, I’m not two months late, just  a few meaningless days.
I’ve also changed it up a bit, not just previewing what I think [...]

December 13, 2011

The NBA is a goddamn joke

by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball

Believe me, if I could I would use a lot stronger, more vulgar words in the title to describe the state of the NBA right now, but I did actually want this post to stay up here. So, take what I wrote up there, toss in some four-letter words and you’d be nearly half way [...]

November 15, 2011

A lot of questions for the NBA and the union

by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball

The NBA and its players really messed this one up. Because everybody waited until the last minute to start serious negotiations, the 2011-12 season is about 90% not going to happen.
There are a lot of questions that should be asked, so why not throw them out here and then not expect a reply from the [...]

November 2, 2011

We’ve officially missed NBA games

by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball

In case you didn’t notice, the NBA was supposed to start their regular season last night, but, as far as I know, the two sides arguing in this labour war weren’t even negotiating.
Thanks to this bickering over a percentage point or two (OK, I realize that could mean about $125 million going one way or [...]

October 13, 2011

NBA 2K12 may not be too realistic

by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball, Video Games

With the first two weeks of the NBA season already cancelled – and perhaps more cancellations on their way soon – how does this affect NBA 2K12? The 2K series has been preaching realism for the past many years and have been improving their gameplay in ever iteration of the annual [...]

August 11, 2011

Has LeBron James finally learned his lesson?

by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball

It looks like the supposed best player in the world – except when it really matters – has finally taken the sound advice of almost everyone in the world and started working on a post game.
The Prince of South Beach has been visiting Hakeem Olajuwon in Houston to try to learn some [...]

July 11, 2011

The end of the Yao Ming dynasty

by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball

The reported retirement of Houston Rockets superstar Yao Ming got me thinking about the massive man from China and how we’ll remember him.
Yao was plenty of things — unstoppable big man, pioneer for Chinese basketball, one of the few true centres in the league, let down by his [...]

June 23, 2011

2011 NBA mock draft

by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball

This should be one of the zaniest NBA drafts in a long time. There’s a lot of uncertainty flying around and that should make for a lot of interesting plotlines. There should be quite a few trades – involving picks, players and even some stars – thanks to the coming lockout. You also have two [...]

June 21, 2011

Toronto deserves loserville title

by Dan Bilicki In: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Ice Hockey

After reading about ESPN’s “Ultimate Team Rankings” report naming Toronto the worst city in North American professional sports, I was actually put at a loss for words to defend my home town. I should have actually seen it coming. After all, isn’t the foreshadowing here a bit in the standings? Toronto [...]

June 13, 2011

The consequences of the Mavs’ title

by Dan Bilicki In: Basketball

This turned out to an NBA final with a ton at stake for a few of the players involved. And we’re not just talking about rings and titles here; we’re talking about legacies and how players will be viewed historically from here on out.
With Dirk Nowitzki winning his first title and the Finals MVP, he [...]

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