The Favorite vs. The Underdog
The Cavaliers had the best record in the league; only 2 losses at home (one of which where they didn’t play any starters), wrapped up home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, and swept their first...
View ArticleOffensive Mindset
Two games have passed in the NBA Finals and the L.A. Lakers are up 2-0 over the Orlando Magic. The runaway freight train from Central Florida came to a halt in Game 1′s 25-point loss, while gaining a...
View ArticleAdjustments
Basketball is a game of adjustments. Simple as that. It takes even more precedence during the playoffs, playing multiple game series and learning more and more about your opponent after each game....
View ArticleNumber 4 and Number 10
This year’s Finals were supposed to be one of great proportion. What happened instead was the underdog hitting the bright lights to play against the L.A. Lakers this year. Over-manned the first game...
View ArticleRoadblocks
There comes a time when we’re knocked down to the ground, on the path to our goals, and wonder if it’ll ever stop. If you’ll ever overpower the forces of the universe and if you’ll even make it to...
View ArticleGreatness Comes Without Complacency
When it comes to the NBA and the word greatness, one person that will always pop up in our minds is Michael Jordan. We all know him for what he’s done on the basketball court and the success of 6 NBA...
View ArticleThe 2010 NBA Season’s Unusual Suspects
The off-season seemed like an eternity (for me at least), but the NBA is back and we’re less than 3 days until the start of the 2010 NBA season. Admittedly, it’s been quiet over at Rockin’ The Rim...
View ArticleLeBron James: No. 23 Belongs to Jordan
Watching the Cavaliers vs. Heat game last night, the camera zoomed into the legendary Michael Jordan, who was in attendance and sitting next to Miami team president, Pat Riley. Even MJ couldn’t resist...
View ArticleSore Loser. Suck It Up?
We all remember it. Last June at the close of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Magic close out the series and instead of shaking the hand of Dwight...
View ArticleJoakim Noah’s Hot Air
The image you see is of downtown Cleveland. Not the fanciest or vacation-worthy city, but we Clevelanders still have love for it. Apparently, the same can’t be said for the Bull’s Joakim Noah. Since...
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