NBA One on One: Dwight Howard vs. LeBron James
I don’t want to get in the habit of comparing two players of different positions too often, but inevitably, this is a part of the NBA that is unlike almost anything else in team sports. After all, in basketball, each position comes with its inherit strengths and weaknesses. Centers get rebounds but can’t dribble. Point [...]
NBA One on One: A Look At ESPN’s NBARank
November 2, 2011 by Uzo Ometu
Filed under NBA, The Featured Sports
If you are a true fan of the NBA and the ESPN (and let’s face it, with the lockout and all, there are few of us left) then you and your friends had to be among the thousands of people screaming at ESPN’s Ranking of every single player in an NBA uniform. My friends and [...]
The NBA’s Best Players… It’s A Numbers Game
June 26, 2011 by Stat Watcher
Filed under More Sports, NBA, The Featured Sports
I’m a stat guy, but as most would agree, stats do not tell the entire story. That is why the NBA Playoffs is a conundrum for basketball stat geeks. Why? Well, it’s a numbers game. As a stat guy, I shouldn’t let a relatively small sample size trump the findings of a large sample size—especially [...]
Is LeBron James the Best Player in the NBA?
June 21, 2011 by Uzo Ometu
Filed under NBA, The Black Page, Zo Knows
Whew! I didn’t think I would have to ask myself this question for a very, very long time. At most, I thought I would ask the general sports-viewing audience, and even then, I didn’t think many more people needed any persuading. But all of a sudden, I too, am no longer sure whether or not [...]
The Miami Heat Are Not Your 2011 NBA Finals Champions
June 13, 2011 by Uzo Ometu
Filed under NBA, The Black Page, Zo Knows
Admit it, America. That’s what you feel right now. As great as it is that the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat in 6 games to win the 2011 NBA championship, it’s even sweeter for you that the Miami Heat lost in six. With all due respect to the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki, outside [...]
NBA Finals Prediction: Miami Heat Win in Six
May 31, 2011 by Uzo Ometu
Filed under NBA, The Black Page, Zo Knows
It’s just 10 minutes before tip-off of the 2011 NBA Finals, but I had to let TheSportsWatchers’ prediction be known. The Miami Heat will win the championship. I said it once the season began, I said it at the start of the NBA playoffs, and I’m saying it now. The Heat just have too much [...]
