The NBA is Back…And So is the Offseason!
The NBA is set to start in a couple of weeks, and it sounds as if everybody wants to trade everybody before the 2012 season tips off on Christmas Day. Some reports have Dwight Howard moving, Chris Paul traded and there’s even a Greg Oden sighting. So what are some of the more realistic scenarios [...]
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 [...]
Zo Knows: Eagles Are Good, But Don’t Make Them a Strawman
On the front cover of the latest edition of ESPN the Magazine is Michael Vick. It’s yet another example of the media profiting off someone’s notoriety, but it is what the media does. Standing there, tall, confident and with a stare that would make most people turn the other way, the image of Vick on [...]
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 [...]
I Was Wrong, But My Philosophy Still Runs True
June 14, 2011 by Uzo Ometu
Filed under NBA, The Black Page, Zo Knows
Many of you have accused me of playing both sides. When the 2011 NBA season started, I said that the Miami Heat didn’t need “heart” to win the NBA Championship. When the NBA Finals began, I picked the Heat to win in six. When the Dallas Mavericks took the NBA Finals in six games, I [...]
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 [...]
