As if an entertaining Finals series, Shaquille O’Neal’s grandiose retirement, and the looming lockout weren’t enough, the NBA can now add enticing trade rumors to its list of factors drawing in quite possibly it’s largest global audience ever. Yesterday, a trade rumor surfaced that was centere[...]

When asked Wednesday night if he was being asked to make personnel decisions with a mind toward the  economic downturn, Dunleavy responded that he’d spoken to ownership and was told “to make basketball decisions.”    Other than a vague report from Johnny Ludden about a deal between[...]

I agree with Kim Hughes that timeouts tend to be overvalued in last possession situations.  Transition and general chaos always favor the offense, especially when the ball is in the hands of someone as effective in the open court as Baron Davis. As Hughes points out in Ramona Shelburne’s item,[...]

I generally don’t entertain trade speculation because I don’t find it all that fun as a parlor game.  But there are enough reputable voices now suggesting that the Clippers are in serious conversations to acquire Zach Randolph for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley. Randolph coming to the Cli[...]