It was a tragic first day of the playoffs and the basketball gods tore up the knees of Derrick Rose and Iman Shumpert. I am scared that they might have seriously damaged a hall of fame career with Rose.  I said last year at this time that Rose had the potential to become the best [...]

Teams that win championships protect their home-court.  Tonight features two great games, Oklahoma City at Dallas and Chicago at Philadelphia. Oklahoma City is the best team in the West and Chicago is the best team in the East.  I understand that teams drop home games, it’s not college, but the difference about tonight is that [...]

Reigning NBA most valuable player and the leagues top point guard, Derrick Rose has missed three games with a turf toe injury.  Adidas, maker of Rose’s signature sneaker, might be getting exposed by the big toe of it’s own superstar. Turf toe occurs when the big toe is extended beyond it’s range of motion.  I [...]

1. Rajon Rondo – 10.5 assists per game – The Razor is carving opposing teams up dropping dimes at the rate of 10.5 per game.  His assist numbers are down a little from last seasons 11.2 and the Celtics sit at 4-4.  Rondo is the most creative player at dishing the ball in the league [...]

1. LeBron James 29.9 ppg – The King is off to a scorching start in South Beach and is playing without the villain chip on his shoulder this season.  James has the Heat looking like the best team in basketball early at 6-1 and it’s looking like there’s a good chance of adding a third [...]

The Man: Derrick Rose is a Chicago guy from start to finish.  Born and raised in Chi-City’s gritty south side, before heading to Coach Cal Point God U for a season, and then being selected No. 1 overall by his hometown Bulls. Rose could have opted out but instead he chose to sign a 5-year [...]