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 I wrote an article earlier this year explaining why I believed Lebron James wasn't the greatest player of all time and why I still believe that, but its time that even his haters give him his credit. This brother has been balling and that's an understatement. He's in one of those zones that few players could really get into where its absolutely nothing an opposing team can do to stop him. Through the first 8 games of the playoffs the Cleveland Cavaliers are 8-0 and Lebron is just averaging 34 points 9 rebounds and 7 assist per game at this point in the playoffs. Of course we Lebron haters love to bring up the competition side of things but lets be honest for a second maybe the East isn't that bad, maybe Lebron is just that much better then everyone else. If Lebron continues to shoot the 3 ball the way he is not even that super team from California ( Golden State Warriors) are going to beat them in 4 times out of 7. The league needs to be on High Alert because th...

Last nights playoff game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets may have been one of the more shocking things the NBA has seen in quite some time. Something from tip off just wasn't right about it. The Spurs were without their one Superstar Kawhi Leonard but that never became a story because of how easily they destroyed the Houston Rockets wining 114-75. REALLY!!!! On your home floor, with the sharpshooters that you've acquired and potential MVP in some people eyes you score 75 points against a team that's not only missing they best player but also their best defender. THATS INSANE!!!!!!! But that's not even the biggest issue... bing        James Harden is the issue and this is a HUGE problem for the Houston Rockets IF they have championship desires and not just selling tickets. James Harden had ZERO interest in last nights game, basically selling the city of Houston out the same way he did OKC in the finals against Miami. In big moment...

The Rockets were in full control the entire game and tied the series with the Spurs 2 games a piece. Without Tony Parker, San Antonio struggle to move the ball on offense. Kawhi Leonard is one of the best players in the NBA but one of his very few weaknesses is that he not a very good passer. Kawhi can score but can't set others up to score.  James Harden played a great game scoring 28 points and 12 assist. People love to say that Harden is not a "pure point guard" but what does that mean? Because Harden is the best in the league at setting teammates outside of LeBron James. No he doesn't control the ball like a Chris Paul but in this new age of basketball your point guard is your shooting guard. He has to get assist and score points in bunches. If your point guard not doing that it's going to be real hard to compete in the NBA.  define.com This is the most interesting series of the playoffs to me because it is a clash of basketball philosophies.  Coach Po...

The Wizards slapped the Celtics 121-102 to even the series at 2 games apiece. John Wall is doing whatever out there on the floor. A couple arguments been on my twitter timeline lately about Wall. First one is "Is Wall a top 5 point guard in the NBA?" and "Is John Wall better than Kyrie Irving?" Right Now Wall is definitely top 5 in the NBA. Averaging 28 points and 12 assist per game in this series, John Wall is going the rare ability to finish at the rim and pass the ball at the highest level. In this series John Wall is averaging 28 points and 12 assist. I'll leave the Wall versus Kyrie debate up to you, but Wall has the Wizards just 2 wins away from its first eastern conference finals since 1978. cinsradio.com Washington is just a better team than the Celtics. They have more fire power on offense and a much better rebounding team. The series is even but the Wizards were up by 14 and 17 in both losses respectively. As far as toughness go Washington is t...

Cleveland complete their 2nd straight sweep with a 109-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors are 2-8 in their last 10 games versus the Cavs in the playoffs. raptorsrepublic.com Dwane Casey will be a great NBA coach, just not for this team. Toronto will most likely fire Casey, who has been the coach of the Raptors for 6 seasons. The Raptors have been to the playoffs 4 consecutive years but has a record of 17-24. Despite injuries to stars DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, Coach Casey still found a way to win 50 games two seasons in a row.  The Raptors are not built for the playoffs. DeMar DeRozan scores in bunches but can only do so 2 points at a time because his range is limited to 20 feet. Toronto is not a bad defensive team, ranking 11th in defensive efficiency. When it comes to LeBron and Kyrie there is nothing DeRozan or Lowry can do. play.esea.net During this series it looked to me as if the Raptors already knew they were swept. Kyle Lowry never shows up f...

The Warriors took a 3-0 lead versus the Utah Jazz Saturday night with a 102-91 win. The Warriors are now one win away from their 3rd consecutive western conference finals appearance.  purpleandblues.com Utah is no match for this Warriors team and we all knew that coming in. I'm just happy that the Jazz beat the Clippers because Doc Rivers is one of the most overrated coaches in NBA history, but thats another story. The Jazz have the right coach in Quin Snyder. Snyder preaches ball movement and tough interior defense. Rudy Gobert is a future all-star. The 4th year big man averages 14 points 12.8 rebounds and leads the NBA with 2.6 blocks.  The biggest question for Utah is the future of Gordon Hayward. Hayward has been the go-to guy for the Jazz, getting them back to the playoffs for the first time since 2012. A lot of teams that need a scoring spark are looking to sign Hayward this summer including the Celtics, Heat and Clippers. Utah is talented but they don't have eno...