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NBA Basketball articles
from Dec, 2000
CAN'T
STOP THE KIDS
STOP
THE GRIDLOCK
IVERSON
IS SUPERMAN, ROD WANTS OUT, & ALL-STAR VOTING RESULTS SO FAR
NO
MAGIC THIS YEAR
NBA
COMMENTARY
THIS
WEEK IN THE NBA (Friday
comment - check out the predictions we had made)
MAVS
MAVWRECKING, CLIPPERLAND FUN
AROUND
THE NBA
KOBE
GOES NUTS, CELTICS SNAP MSG STREAK
DETAILED
NBA ROOKIE REPORT
KOBE
& SHAQ - OUR CONSPIRACY THEORY
- here's one possible explanation as to what's really up in Lakerland.
Just having some fun with this one.
Portland
Starting to Blaze
- Blazers finally putting it together.
QUICK
SUGGESTION regarding
the Olden Polynice cop issue.
TOP
WEEKEND NBA MATCHUPS
- Games you need to pay attention to.
NBA
SURPRISES, BEST TEAMS, UNDERACHIEVERS, MVP CANDIDATES AND MORE
in this fan contribution.
MAV-WRECKS
NO LONGER Updated on the current state
of the Mavs. With only one Mark Cuban mention!
KINGS
TALK... JAMISON... BEST IN THE WEST Check it out.
Q IS
A QUESTION, NOT AN ANSWER A possible rookie of the
year deserves some attention.
ANTONIO
MCDYESS' NICE McDyess is playing like
a man possessed. Can the Nuggets rise up with him?
NBA Basketball articles
from Nov, 2000
THE GREATEST
REBOUNDER EVER - BY THE NUMBERS Our man ChedKo breaks down
the greatest glass-cleaners of all time.
PITINO'S
ULTIMATUM A letter, of sorts, to Rick
Pitino.
2000-2001 Rookies Best of Stat leaders for this amazing
(hah) group of NBA rookies.
INSIDEHOOPS'
'00 THANKS Happy thanksgiving.
LOS ANGELES
LETHARGIC An editorial.
AROUND
THE NBA NBA roundup on key teams
and players.
REMEMBERING
PENNY Hardaway would love to gather
his pennies and buy new legs.
TEMPORARILY
SHATTERED Insight on an NBA
Warrior who took a bad fall.
AROUND
THE NBA Teams of the week, notable
games, players, etc.
RASHEED
WALLACE Rasheed getting robbed?
Or robbing himself?
ALLEN
IVERSON - THE ANSWER The Sixers are rocking.
So much for trouble in Philly.
THE
WAGON'S EMPTY The (band)wagon belonging
to the Lakers, that is.
FROM
THE ROAD A college basketball writer
is taking a road tour across the college basketball world. Check his first
update.
LOW
RISK LEAP: HIGH SCHOOL TO THE NBA Jerry Mittleman discusses
the leaps Kobe Bryant, Tracy Mcgrady and Kevin Garnett took.
Around
the NBA The NBA's first week.
Sixers
to Come Out of the East? This guy makes too many
rational points to ignore.
Around
the League - Opening Night M.R. breaks opening night
wide open.
The
Urban Perspective Raw breakdown on looking
good playing street ball. We're going to have to create a new section -
playground basketball - and this will be in it, but for now, it's here.
This is a player contribution. Look for stuff from us as well as fans in
the future.
Golden
State's Dynamic Duo Batman and Robin, with more
athleticism. No capes, though.
NBA Basketball articles
from Oct, 2000
Rockets
and Timberwolves breakdown A recap of last night's
game that also provides insight about things to come from some players
Culture
Shock in the Big Apple A huge, excellent
article on New York and the Knicks.
Perfect
Your Free Throws A young baller provides
free throw shooting tips.
The
Next Legend A great fan editorial
about not needing the next MJ.
Chaos
in the NBA Most agree that refs are
people too.
Will
the Blazers Win the next NBA Championship? Science tells all.
Will,
Chance & Fate Real life in the NBA
Hornets
to Sting the East The East is wide open.
The
2000-2001 NBA Season Breakdown of the entire
NBA. Oh my.
InsideHoops.com
on the Los
Angeles Clippers Read this and understand
why change is finally coming.
I
(Still) Love This Game To pump you up for the upcoming
NBA season.
NBA
Fantasy Basketball Guide Guards, forwards, centers, sleepers
and breakout players.
NBA Season Previews (A contributor breaks stuff
down) The
Atlantic Division The
Central Division The
Midwest Division The
Pacific Division
Tears
of a Clown Woody Allen wrote an article
on Ewing. Here's a response.
Allen
Iverson's Poor Choice of Words Analysis of Iverson's new
Opera Release
Revelation
of the Beast The most unique basketball
article you'll ever read.
Alonzo
Mourning Mourning's ailment, and health care by sports
trainers and doctors today.
Why
the Bucks will be in the Eastern Conference Final Fantastic
preview.
Boston's
Blues Where are Larry, Kevin, Robert, Danny and Dennis
when you need them?
From
Jerry West to a New Generation Fantastic article about
small-town basketball spirit
Lakers
preparing to defend NBA title Kobe Bryant may soon see
a new role in the offense
2000-2001
NBA Eastern Conference Preview Team by team. Division by
division. Read up and state your reactions on the NBA board.
2000-2001
NBA Western Conference Preview Team by team. Division by
division. Read up and state your reactions on the NBA board.
Trail
Blazers and Lakers are the NBA's Premiere Matchup A MUST-READ
feature on the NBA's elite.
US
Basketball Dream Not Yet Realized US Olympic Basketball team
commentary
Fan
Article - the 7 Wonders of the National Basketball Association
Fan feature.
NBA Basketball articles
from SEPT, 2000
The
Ewing Trade: Analysis How important is this deal,
exactly?
Jerry
Krause a Genius? Fan article. This guy has
a rather unique perspective.
InsideHoops.com
NBA News and Notes The Lakers, Horace Grant,
the Grizzlies, Patrick Ewing, the Sonics, Pat Riley, Rik Smits, me and
Evander Holyfield, and more.
Basketball
Big Men Have a Summer Home The smart ones do, at least.
Latrell
Sprewell's Triumph Many athletes might have
crumbled. Latrell didn't.
NBA
East News Team-by-team East news and notes
The
NBA's Elite: Kevin Garnett vs. Tim Duncan Profile and comparison of
these two superstars
InsideHoops
on the NBA Recent NBA roundup
Yinka
Dare! Exciting news about your
favorite player, Yinka Dare!
NBA
Matchup: Miami Heat vs. Orlando Magic Breaking down these teams,
position by position.
Dream
a Little Dream Do you wake up with visions of being an
NBA team's best 24th-man? We do.
InsideHoops.com
NBA Summer Winners This was a major summer
for Free Agents. Check out which NBA teams came out winners.
InsideHoops.com
NBA Summer Losers These teams either failed
to keep key players or failed to add who they needed to add.
Who
is the NBA's Best Coach? One obvious answer
Surviving
the Game How to succeed in the current NBA
Who's
the NBA's best shooting guard? Here's
'The Answer' Allen Iverson! Terrific.
Lakers
Take a Major Gamble on Rider Perhaps an even bigger gamble
than Phil Jackson realizes.
InsideHoops.com
on the Utah Jazz Stockton and Malone still
have some ammo.
NBA
Basketball: Stardom for Tracy McGrady (yes, even compared to Vince Carter) Tracy McGrady now has a
superstar's contract. He'll be worth the money.
How
the NBA's CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) should be changed The NBA has strict rules
about contracts and finances. Here are some possible improvements.
History
of the ABA Before Dr. J dazzled the NBA world, he was an
American Basketball Association star.
The
Buck Doesn't Stop Here The Milwaukee Bucks - better
than Angola.
Olympic
Basketball - Fighting for the Silver Angola has the gold wrapped
up.
Indiana
On Pace for Future Rings Not all Pacer stars need
pacemakers
InsideHoops
- NBA Notes Christian Laettner, the Pistons, the Mavericks,
Ray Allen, Vince Carter, Shaq, JR Rider, Tim Hardaway, more.
Latrell
Sprewell's Triumph Many athletes might have
crumbled. Latrell didn't.
NBA
East News Team-by-team East news and notes
The
NBA's Elite: Kevin Garnett vs. Tim Duncan Profile and comparison
of these two superstars
InsideHoops
on the NBA Recent NBA roundup
Yinka
Dare! Exciting news about your favorite player, Yinka Dare!
NBA
Matchup: Miami Heat vs. Orlando Magic Breaking down these teams,
position by position.
Dream
a Little Dream Do you wake up with visions of being an
NBA team's best 24th-man? We do.
InsideHoops.com
NBA Summer Winners This was a major summer for Free Agents. Check
out which NBA teams came out winners.
InsideHoops.com
NBA Summer Losers These teams either failed to keep key players
or failed to add who they needed to add.
Who
is the NBA's Best Coach? One obvious answer
Surviving
the Game How to succeed in the current NBA
Who's
the NBA's best shooting guard? Here's 'The Answer' Allen Iverson!
Terrific.
Lakers
Take a Major Gamble on Rider Perhaps an even bigger gamble than
Phil Jackson realizes.
The
sun has finally set on Bobby Knight Did Bobby Knight deserve
to be fired now? Before? Not at all? Read what Coach Lamb has to say.
InsideHoops.com
on the Utah Jazz Stockton and Malone still have some ammo.
NBA
Basketball: Stardom for Tracy McGrady (yes, even compared to Vince Carter) Tracy McGrady now has a
superstar's contract. He'll be worth the money.
How
the NBA's CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) should be changed
The NBA has strict rules about contracts and finances. Here are some possible
improvements.
History
of the ABA Before Dr. J dazzled the NBA world, he was an
American Basketball Association star.
The
Buck Doesn't Stop Here The Milwaukee Bucks - better
than
Angola.
Olympic
Basketball - Fighting for the Silver Angola has the gold wrapped
up.
Indiana
On Pace for Future Rings Not all Pacer stars need pacemakers
InsideHoops
- NBA Notes Christian Laettner, the Pistons, the Mavericks,
Ray Allen, Vince Carter, Shaq, JR Rider, Tim Hardaway, more.
Basketball
Secrets - Behind
the Signature Move Learn to break ankles like
Hardaway, bust threes like Payton, and travel like Ewing.
NBA
Contract Mistakes Breaking down some of the
league's biggest wastes of money. Big lists, with analysis.
NBA Basketball articles
from August, 2000
InsideHoops
- The failed Ewing deal Analysis of the big failed
trade from the Knicks and Sonics points of view.
NBA
Free Agent Rundown A fan breaks it down, player
by player
Raw
NBA Breakdown - The Fairness of the game. Superstar Calls and more. Raw, unedited article worth
glancing at.
InsideHoops
- NBA Basketball Notes The Rockets, Mo Taylor,
Steve Francis, The 76'ers, Allen Iverson, George Lynch and Toni Kukoc.
Mind
Over Matter Issues regarding the Knicks,
Pistons, Sonics, Bulls,Blazers and Lakers.
Patrick
Ewing Ewing article written at
the time of the near trade with Seattle. NOTE - this is partially designed
to offset the 73288270 articles the NY media will write tearing Ewing a
new a__h___.
InsideHoops
quickly breaks down the entire NBA, team by team Words on every squad. Read
up.
Brief
NBA hand-checking rule comments
NBA
Player Rankings - Position by Position Top 10 lists for all NBA
positions. Get ready to scream on the NBA message board about how you disagree
with everything and that we're totally insane (though, we're not. You're
wrong. Hah!)
The
Greatest Player in NBA History Must-read article. Atwood
lays it down.
The
New Jersey Nets Marbury's ready to make
the All-Star team, Maybe rookie Kenyon Martin is as well.
Selling
the Game: An
Outsider's Look at the NBA I could have sworn the Nuggets
were going to win it all last year.
I
Had a Dream The US Olympic Basketball
squad.
Is
it Still Entertaining? Pro basketball execs and
owners won't like this article. We didn't write it. It's not our fault.
Don't attack the messenger.
Long
Wang on the Rise Wang's a basketball player.
Get your mind out of the gutter.
Second
Best in the State? The Miami Heat and Orlando
Magic are ready to bust heads.
Maybe
There's Still Hope for the Bulls... Chicago's new status as
"Clippers of the East" is perhaps only temporary.
Allen
Iverson - Positive Answer? An off-season of annoyance
The Answer and his team.
John
Starks finds a new home Starks in a Bulls uniform
prevented our stomachs from digesting food properly.
Krause
Has Been Thwarted No Bull: Chicago had a lousy
off-season. Must-read.
Analysis
of the Eddie Jones, Anthony Mason, P.J. Brown, Jamal Mashburn and co. trade. A 9-player trade.
NBA Basketball articles from
July, 2000
Inside
Hoops on the New Jersey Nets The Nets have a new team
president, new head coach, and a new player who was rated #1 in the NCAA.
Are they ready to finally win a few games?
InsideHoops
on the Portland Trail Blazers Lets talk Blazers basketball.
Inside
Hoops - NBA Mid-July Free Agent Commentary. (For our Free agent page,
look below.)
Happy
times for the Clippers? Possibly. Draft day made all 17 Clippers
fans very happy.
Random
NBA Notes Quick comments on almost
every team in the league.
Grant
Hill to Orlando Hill defects to greener
(and warmer) pastures.
So
You Wanna be in the Big Time, Kid? A must-read feature on Darius
Miles.
General
NBA Draft Comments A fan from Finland points
out why drafting "future impact" players is a totally useless move these
days.
The
Next Jordan, Part 975 The "Next Jordan" saga continues.
NBA Basketball articles from
June, 2000
Jayson
Williams His career comes to an unfortunate
halt.
Centers
No Longer Rulers Of Basketball Do you fear the average
center's post up game? Neither does this fan.
Don't
take Brian for Granted The perfect power forward
for the Lakers would be... Brian Grant.
Will
the Real Whats-His-Name Please Stand Up? Jordan. Kobe. Carter. Kayser.
InsideHoops
- Lakerland As predicted by just about
everyone, the Lakers came away with their first championship in 12 years.
1999-2000
NBA Playoffs - Round by Round Predictions and Previews Check out what was said
before the games were played.
Who's
Cooking the Rice? Hot Rice is better than
cold Rice.
The
Fall of the Portland Trail Blazers A fan discusses how the
Blazers blew it...
A
Magic Reappearing Act Orlando hoping for free
agent magic tricks
Coming
up (Jalen) Roses A budding Rose.
Adrian
Dantley worthy of the NBA Hall of Fame NBA players couldn't contain
Dantley, but Hall of Fame voters can.
Is
Scottie Pippen Really Leadership Material? Pippen was second-fiddle
to Jordan, but is he ready to be concertmaster?
Inside
NBA Hoops, still early June Grant Hill's free agent
situation. Magic Johnson. More.
Inside
NBA Hoops, early June Karl wants Ike. Blazers
have right to whine. Oak Tree chopping down Butch. Free Ferry...
NBA Basketball articles
from MAY, 2000
Knicks
Fan Representin' Knicks fans rule! Or so
this fan says.
Inside
NBA Hoops Top NBA (rumor) discussion
topics
Dunleavy
says refs living in a Loveshaq Check out Portland coach
Mike Dunleavy's comments on how the referees are treating Shaquille O'Neal.
NBA
Dish Jalen talking. Sabonis complaining
(shocking, we know). Garnett's state of mind. Jordan restaurant cash registers
filled with air.
Orlando
with future Magic A Magic fan shares his 2
cents.
Random
NBA Notes Blazers. Lakers. Knicks.
Pacers. Oh, and the Hawks, Hornets, and David Wingate's halftime meal.
In other words, all important stuff.
Entire
league review Forget about the playoffs
for just a few minutes and check out the needs of each NBA team.
Heir
to the Air For years, people have wondered
who "the Next Jordan" will be. Finally, the answer is clear.
1999-2000
NBA Rookies The NBA Rookie team, and
discussion.
Moment
of silence for Malik Sealy
Inside
the NBA Playoffs (plus
5/22 fan commentary) In addition to the Blazers
vs. Lakers, another treat - the Heat and Knicks series goes the full 7
games.
SHOCKING
NBA RUMOR! You won't believe the amazing
rumor InsideHoops has uncovered.
Lakers
vs. Trail Blazers You wanted it; now you've
got it.
Inside
Hoops - NBA Playoffs Bryon Russell not having
a nice evening. Knicks and Heat not a night out at the ballet. I'm not
having pizza because the delivery guy is late.
Inside
Hoops - NBA playoffs This. That. And the other
thing.
Are
the Bulls finished forever? Don't count on it As one Bulls fan points
out, the Bulls still have one champ in their corner - Jerry Krause.
This
Year's Raptors A Success Check out the analysis a
Toronto Raptors fan delivered about the team's present, future, and the
American Media's perception of NBA success in Canada.
The
NBA's Best Players A basketball chat took place
with fans debating the NBA's best. We display part of their chat, then
present our NBA Top 10 list.
NBA Basketball articles
from APRIL, 2000
Inside
NBA Hoops Barkley, Hornacek, the Mavs
wrecks no more, several major stars hurting...4/20
Inside
Hoops: Baker, Karl, Dallas, Hill, Wizards... Grant Hill likes his coach.
The Wizards have lousy contracts. Baker has a problem. Dallas, lately,
does not.
Inside
Hoops Pitino. Penny. Lenny. Atlanta.
Rice. The Clippers. Malone milestone. April 14.
It's
Getting Drafty In Here... Take a look at the top college
basketball players who may be entering this year's NBA Draft
NBA
Award Predictions So what do you say, guys,
does Shaq have a shot at MVP this year? Or will he lose out to the great
Tyrone Lue? Sixth Man of the year - a Sun? Check it.
The lighter side: The
Life of an "Ages 8-10" Youth League Coach What do you do with players who
cry during games, take naps during timeouts, and frequently relieve themselves
on the court? (And we're not talking Dennis Rodman)
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