Kobe Bean Bryant just turned that clock back to 2001 and that number 8 jersey and just banged the shit out of Emeka Okafor with that dunk (and the win of course). Anyone still doubting the Black Mamba?
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LA LAKERS 3- 2 New Orleans Hornets [VIDEO: Kobe Bryant Posterizes Emeka Okafor with Crazy Dunk]
Posted: 27/04/2011 by Tom in A Bit of BasketballTags: Andrew Bynum, Chris Paul, Emeka Okafor, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans, New Orleans Hornets, Pau Gasol
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NBA Playoffs 2011: All Eight Game One’s Analysis
Posted: 19/04/2011 by Tom in A Bit of BasketballTags: 2011, Aaron Gray, Amare Stoudemire, Andrew Bynum, Atlanta Hawks, Carl Landry, Chauncey Billups, Chicago Bulls, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, David West, Denver Nuggest, Dwayne Wade, Dwight Howard, Emeka Okafor, Indiana Pacers, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, NBA, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Pau Gasol, Philadelphia 76ers, Playoffs, Ron Artest, San Antonio Spurs, Shocks, sixers, Surprises, Thaddeus Young
Wow. What a way to kick off the Playoffs. I have never seen, rather, the NBA has never witnessed this type of surprises. For the first time in NBA Playoff history, the top 2 seeds of a conference lose their Game One’s. The Memphis Grizzlies lived up to their words, and beat the Spurs without [...]
NBA Playoffs 2011 Schedule & Matchups!
Posted: 14/04/2011 by Tom in A Bit of BasketballTags: 2011, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, matchups, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, NBA, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Playoffs, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, schedule
As you all know, the NBA regular season concluded its games last night. With the San Antonio Spurs holding on to the top record all season, they will remain the #1 West seed but will have to settle for #2 overall after losing last night to the Phoenix Suns. The overall #1 seed went to [...]
The Charlie Villanueva vs Ryan Hollins “Fight”
Posted: 12/04/2011 by Tom in A Bit of BasketballTags: Charlie Villanueva, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, National Basketball Association, NBA, Rodney Stuckey, Ryan Hollins, Tom Gores
In a meaningless game for two teams not in playoff contention (that wasn’t the case 4 years ago), the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons were playing one of those games to end the season with the Cavaliers leading (yeah, can you believe that?) the Pistons by 11 points with 5:47 left in the game. Now [...]
NBA Playoffs 2011 Matchup Preview: Eastern Conference Round 1: [2] Miami Heat vs. [7] Philadelphia 76ers
Posted: 12/04/2011 by Tom in A Bit of BasketballTags: 76ers, Andre, Anthony, Arroyo, Atlanta, Bibby, bosh, boston, Brand, Bulls, Canadian, Carlos, celtics, Chalmers, Chicago, chris, Collins, Conference, Doug, dwayne, Eastern, Elton, Erik, Evan, Hawks, heat, Holiday, Howard, Igoudala, Ilgauskus, Indiana, James, Joel, jones, Jrue, Juwan, Knicks, lebron, Louis, Magic, Mario, miami, Mike, Miller, NBA, New York, Orlando, Pacers, Philadelphia, Playoffs, sixers, Spoelstra, Thaddeus, Turner, wade, Williams, Young, Zydrunas
After the unexpected turn that the games on Monday night took, the Miami Heat locked up the second seed of the Eastern Conference for the playoffs this year after beating the currently fifth seeded Atlanta Hawks while the Boston Celtics surprisingly lost on the road to the Washington Wizards in overtime. After last night, the [...]
NBA Playoffs 2011 Matchup Preview: Eastern Conference Round 1: [1] Chicago Bulls vs. [8] Indiana Pacers
Posted: 09/04/2011 by Tom in A Bit of BasketballTags: 2011, 76ers, angeles, Boozer, boston, Brien, Bulls, Carlos, celtics, Chicago, Collision, Danny, Darren, Frank Vogel, Granger, Hansbrough, heat, Hibbert, Indiana, Jim, Joakim, Kurt, lakers, los, miami, Minnesota, MVP, NBA, Noah, Pacers, Philadelphia, Playoffs, predictions, rajon, rondo, roy, season, Thibodeau, Thibs, Thomas, Timberwolves, Tom, Tyler
With the NBA playoffs starting a week from today, there is only one matchup that is certain until now after the Chicago Bulls’ win over the Cleveland Cavaliers last night helped them clinch the number one seed in the Eastern Conference since the great Michael Jordan’s last year with the Bulls. The road to the [...]
LeBron James Part Owner of Liverpool FC!
Posted: 07/04/2011 by Tom in A Bit of Basketball, A Bit of FootballTags: 3rd, 70s, boston, Cosby, From, James, lebron, Liverpool, Miami Heat, Red, rock, Roseanne, Show, Son, Sox, the, Tom Wener
With the playoffs coming nearby and the Miami Heat vying to secure the second ranking in the Eastern Conference, reigning two time MVP and superstar LeBron James wants to take his talents to another place. And we aren’t talking about basketball. Joining forces with hedge-fund manager John Henry and veteran Hollywood producer of The Cosby [...]
March Madness ends with UConn beating the cold-shooting Butler for 3rd Title
Posted: 05/04/2011 by Tom in A Bit of BasketballTags: Alex, andrew, Bulldogs, Butler, Calhoun, Championship, Cinderella, Huskies, Jeremy, Jim, Kemba, Lamb, Mack, Madness, March, NCAA, Noren, Oriakhi, Ronald, Shelvin, shooting, Smith, story, UConn, Walker, woeful
In one of the most woeful offensive title games the NCAA has seen in a while, the city of Houston witnessed third seeded UConn managed to end #8 Butler’s Cinderella story by defeating it for its third title in a stingy 53-41 win. The winners were led by their star Kemba Walker, who needed 19 [...]
Tom is Back!
Posted: 01/10/2010 by Tom in A Bit of Basketball, Keep an Ear Out for This, Lebanese Shenanigans, The Good, Video Killed the Radio StarFinally! It’s been 20 days, but I had been going through a lot regarding a death in the family and getting ready to come back to AUB. So I apologize for the long absence. But now… I’M BACK! A quick summary of what I was planning on blogging about but never got the chance to [...]
