Day 37 of 170: Rondo, Rondo, Rondo, written 22 hours ago, Line of the Night: Statistically, Basketball Monster might not think it’s the best game of last night, but I do, and that’s what really matters. This one goes to Rajon Rondo (1.04), who had the first triple-double of his career – and i...

Trio Of Spurs Score 20+, Slam Nuggets 108-91, written 7 hours ago, When the San Antonio Spurs were without the duo of Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, they were a shell of their selves; now that both are healthy, the Spurs are slowly becoming a force to deal with.  In Thursday’s game between the Sp...

50 Reasons To Be Excited About College Basketball, written 1 day ago, We know that with the NFL and college football seasons in full gear, and the NBA and NHL just kicking off, you probably don’t have a ton of space on your sports calendar to squeeze in much college basketball. But this year, donâ...

The First Quarter (14 - 6), written 4 hours ago, Season Breakdown   The Blazers are off to a great start to the season. The team is currently 2nd in the Western Conference and in sole possession of first place in the Northwest Division. Oh how good it feels! The season is 20-games old (or young), ...

Steve Nash Sits Out Match-Up w/ the Miami Heat & Former Sun Shawn Marion, written 6 days ago, The Phoenix Suns played Friday night without their starting point guard, Steve Nash , who was a game-time decision w/ a bruised thigh. Despite Nash's struggles early in the season, he has been playing b...

Suicide lines: Wade taking criticism, Mobley's heart, JJ's 'J' ..., written 1 hour ago, Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your G.I. Joe Action Stars cereal. Ira Winderman, South Florida Sun Sentinel: "Dwyane Wade has been called many things thi...

Magic prospering despite backcourt injuries, written 14 hours ago, For the Orlando Magic, losing their top three guards to injury has been a blessing in disguise.

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When One Blog Closes..., written 1 month ago, ...another blog opens. Behold, the new and improved Upside and Motor: UPSIDE AND MOTOR DOT COM. I know, I know. These are exciting times. But update your RSS feeds everyone, change your bookmarks and your blogrolls, and go check out the new site. ...

Toronto Raptors Fire Sam Mitchell, written 1 day ago, The Toronto Raptors have fired head coach Sam Mitchell after Wednesday’s 39 point loss to the Denver Nuggets. He will be replaced by Jay Triano, who has been named head coach in the interim. “This is a difficult but necessary step the franchi...

Awful Detroit Pistons TV Ad, Auto Indusry Woes, written 1 week ago, On the basketball court, the Pistons have a lot to look forward to. When the team figures out how to fully integrate A.I. into the offense and adjusts to the loss of Billups, there’s no doubt they’ll be a huge challenge for Clev...

Are You A Kings Fan? Do You Like Boobies? We Have The Night For You!, written 12 hours ago, The Sacramento Kings have been craptacular this season, and the NBA has been having attendance problems, so you knew they would start getting pretty creative with their advertising. This is my favorite campa...

A Starting Point for Analyzing Basketball Statistics, written 1 day ago, Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports: A Starting Point for Analyzing Basketball Statistics Justin is too modest to toot his own horn, but this paper which he co-authored with Kevin Pelton, Dean Oliver, and Dan Rosenbaum i...

The Song Remains The Same; Knicks Suspend Starbury, written 5 days ago, There has to be something in Madison Square Garden that has a toxic effect on formerly respected NBA personnel. Maybe it’s Radon, but what ever it is it seems to take hold quickly and completely, making the victim an incompete...

The Business of Basketball, written 15 hours ago, There are two NBA publications that I eagerly await each season. The first is the GM Survey. The second is Forbes.com’s Business of Basketball. Despite four-straight sub .500 seasons, the New York Knicks are ranked as the NBA’s most valuable team...

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Tom Ziller on TV People, written 2 days ago,

Purple Reign, written 3 weeks ago, The Lakers came out on fire offensively tonight, hitting some ridiculously tough shots, particularly Pau Gasol from the top of the key. Dallas answered with a huge run that was embarrassing to watch as a Laker fan, including a 3 in the key that stretched that run o...

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