Kobe Bryant is in the news again for his off the court activities again. This time the controversy surrounds his participation in a commercial for the wildly popular video game, "Call of Duty: Blackops." The game allows players to simulate ... (Continue reading)
The Los Angeles Lakers had another bad loss last night, losing to the San Antonio Spurs. As bad as they looked on their road trip, and they looked horrible, they were just downright terrible on their home floor. The fans ... (Continue reading)
The greatest player of his era can opt out of his contract at the end of the 2009-10 NBA season. The greatest player of the next era will be a free agent after this season. No matter how much they get tired ... (Continue reading)
Kobe Bryant’s ranking on the all-time list is debatable. Some people have elevated him to GOAT status and some people claim that he’s barely a top 20 player of all time. Most people have him in the top 10 of ... (Continue reading)
Growing up, I remember seeing those Gatorade commercials: "If I could be like Mike." Everywhere you went, the store, the gym, the schools, it seemed as if all the kids wanted to be like Michael "Mike" Jordan. Now kids want to ... (Continue reading)
Sometimes a person can be so masterful at what they do that the extraordinary becomes expected. Perhaps it is just human nature to cease to be impressed by repetition. The first time you see a 3-D movie, it is an amazing ... (Continue reading)
Many observers this season have written about how the Lakers are playing below par. Teams are apparently finding weaknesses in the Lakers. According to the critics, the Lakers' interior is too soft with Pau Gasol patrolling the paint. The point guard play ... (Continue reading)
If anything is clear this season, it is that Kobe Bryant may have finally been surpassed by Lebron James as the best player in the league. With Lebron projected to finish in the top five of all time in Player ... (Continue reading)
The conventional wisdom is that LeBron James has already wrapped up the MVP award. With Kobe Bryant being unable to compete at the level necessary to merit the award because of injuries, LeBron James had a clear path to grab ... (Continue reading)
Kobe Bryant called me up a couple days ago. After a few minutes of chit chat, we got down to business. Kobe: Nate, I saw your post on the new blog. You really think I should sit out? Nate: Yeah. I mean, you ... (Continue reading)