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The Olympics stand as the undisputed biggest event in sports. Part tradtition, part politics- it is in essence a celebration of humanity on the largest of stages. This years Olympics promised to be one of the most important Olympics in history, and backed by 40 billion dollars and a intriguing host, it has most certainly lived up to the hype. However, behind all the glitz and glory, these Olympics have once again revealed one major flaw in the Games’ design - the overall competition for medals is seriously flawed.

The NBA Finals that everyone and their grandads wanted (and expected for oh..about the last 4 months) has finally become reality. The two most recognizable franchises of the NBA (Boston’s Leprechauns and the Laker Girls), the two most gifted players of the last decade (Lamar Odom and Ray Allen- not even kidding about this one), and the two ugliest humans living creatures on the planet (Sam Cassel and DJ Mbenga) will square off battling exclusively in a “how-Kobe-Bryant-will-be-remebered-throughout-history” 7 game series. Let’s have a look at some of the more hidden keys that will decide the outcome of this series.

“As the minutes passed and both players displayed exactly what they had to offer on the grandstage - it was then that it became clear that this game would indeed seperate the two, but not exactly in the way everyone had envisioned.”

Thoughts and ramblings on the NBA season prior to the All-Star Break.

We are already 1/5th of the way into the season and there are so many things to talk about and think about. Here are 21 NBA thoughts that have occupied my brain recently.

1 – It seems like the number 1 unwritten rule of every NBA team is to immediately rush over to your teammate when they’ve fallen to the floor and help them back up.

As I look around the basketball blogosphere, read journalist evaluations, and listen to fan opinions – it seems to me that we are really lacking an understanding of what it takes to win basketball games, and as a result we lose focus of which stats we should really pay attention to. As far as I’m concerned, basketball is a game of possessions and opportunity cost.

Ever since Michael Jordan’s third retirement, League Commissioner David Stern has been faced with increasing pressure as fan interest on domestic soil has been consistently on the fall. Amidst a lack of a true heir to MJ, criminal charges, hip-hop culture, domestic violence, brawls, and now a reffing scandal - natural growth for the sport [...]

Last week, we learned that our beloved NBA was the latest major sports organization connected with match fixing. You can sure as hell bet on the fact that the last thing David Stern wanted was to be associated with the mafia, fixed gambling, and crooked refs. Since then, much has been said and written with [...]

One of my favorite quotes of all time is one by Mr. Albert, not Marv but Einstein: “Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted”. Truer words can not be said for what I think of statistics in basketball. I don’t know if it’s just that people like [...]

In 1891, a man by the name of James Naismith invented a sport, inspired by a Canadian children’s game called ‘Duck on a Rock’. Today this game by the name of Basketball is the world’s second most popular sport and enjoyed by millions across the globe and growing everyday. Much progress has been made since [...]