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The Atlantic, Week 5: Paul Pierce and a Recent Harvard Grad Trending Up

By ⋅ February 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Prepare for yet another installment of “The Atlantic,” Sports of Boston’s weekly look at who’s ‘trending up’ and ‘trending down’ in the NBA’s Atlantic Division! Paul Pierce is the hottest player in the Atlantic division, but do the Knicks have a new star? And are the Sixers on the brink of being considered a contender? [...]

The Atlantic, Week 3: Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard and More

By ⋅ January 18, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome to “The Atlantic,” a weekly column where we ‘trend up’ and ‘trend down’ news and notes from the NBA’s Atlantic Division. The rumblings of Kevin Garnett’s decline are getting louder. Are the 76ers or the Nets in a better position to land Dwight Howard? Is there anything to be excited about in Toronto? What’s [...]

The Atlantic, Week 2: Ray Allen & No One Else in Great Shape

By ⋅ January 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome to “The Atlantic,” a weekly column where we ‘trend up’ and ‘trend down’ news and notes from the NBA’s Atlantic Division. The Boston Celtics are riding Ray Allen’s hot hand. The Philadelphia 76ers are emerging as a powerhouse. Have the New Jersey Nets found their backcourt of the future? What’s going on this week [...]

The Atlantic, Week 1

By ⋅ January 5, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome to “The Atlantic,” a new weekly column where we ‘trend up’ and ‘trend down’ news and notes from the NBA’s Atlantic Division. The New York metropolitan area has the stars it wanted. The Boston Celtics look to make one more run at an NBA title. The Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors hope to [...]

Eastern Conference Preview, Part 1: The Non-Contenders

By ⋅ December 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

With the NBA season less than a week away, Sports of Boston will be previewing the entire Eastern Conference. In part one, let’s look at the teams that should finish in the lower half of the conference and miss the playoffs. Toronto Raptors Last season, Toronto finished with the third-worst record in the NBA. With [...]

NBA Players Head Abroad: The Effects on International Basketball and the Future of the NBA

By ⋅ September 2, 2011 ⋅ One comment

The NBA lockout will soon reach the two month mark, and with union leaders and NBA officials declining to meet with one another in the past few weeks, it appears the problems causing the lockout will not be resolved before the start of the new season. Many players, from star Deron Williams to rookie Kyle Singler, [...]

Celtics Draft Pick E’Twaun Moore to Play in Italy?

By ⋅ July 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

UPDATE (7/28) – Moore reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with Benetton Treviso in Italy. —– It is looking increasingly likely that the NBA will not play a game in 2011. The players know this, and that’s why they have looked into playing overseas. Deron Williams was the first, but dozens are likely to follow. [...]

Eleven Nets Three-Pointers Snap Celtics 9-Game Win Streak at New Jersey

By ⋅ March 15, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

The only time the Boston Celtics don’t dominate is on the second night of back-to-back games. This has been the pattern throughout the season, and it continued Monday night in New Jersey, where the Nets beat the Celtics, 88-79. With the loss, the Celtics fell into a tie with the Chicago Bulls for first place [...]

Shaq Injured as Jazz Play Out of Tune, Get Blown Out in Boston

By ⋅ January 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re Al Jefferson’s mom…first watch out for Delonte West. (ZING!) Second, you had to be pretty disappointed in your son’s performance Friday night in his return to Boston. You also have to be jealous of Ray Allen’s mom, who watched her baby boy and his Celtics demolish the Jazz, winning 110-86 in a game that really [...]

Fantasy Basketball Roundup: Week 22

By ⋅ March 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Every Monday, I will report on the events of the past week of fantasy basketball. I will go over each position and what particular player that week stood out from all the rest. As always, I will start off with this week’s notable injuries to report on. Injuries Vince Carter (SG, SF), Orlando Magic Carter [...]

Celtics Sing Blues in Utah, Lose 110-97

By ⋅ March 23, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Winners of five of their last six games entering Monday night and fresh off a sweep in Texas, the Celtics seemed ready to win yet another road game, as they looked to build on a 12-point lead near the end of the first half. Instead, the Jazz went on a 7-0 run to close the first [...]

Fantasy Basketball Roundup: Week 11

By ⋅ January 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Every Monday, I will report on the events of the past week of fantasy basketball. I will go over each position and what particular player that week stood out from all the rest. As always, I will start off with this week’s notable injuries to report on. Injuries Al Harrington (PF, C), New York Knicks [...]

Fantasy Basketball Review: Week 20 (3-9 – 3-15)

By ⋅ March 17, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

A Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of you out there! Entering the final week of the fantasy regular season, I hope you were bitten by the luck of the Irish and are in position for the playoffs. To those who have already locked up a playoff spot, I hope you see the pot of [...]

Fantasy Basketball Review: Week 14 (1-26 – 2-1)

By ⋅ February 3, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

I hope saying the following will not diminish my fantasy status but, is there WNBA fantasy? If there is, I have never heard of or seen it. If it exists, then I wouldn’t play it. I’d rather participate in fantasy NASCAR. Do enough people really have enough in depth knowledge of the WNBA in order [...]

Fantasy Basketball Report: Week 7 (12-8 – 12-14)

By ⋅ December 16, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Just a quick observation. When preparing for the season, I noticed that there were no fantasy basketball magazines out there. If there were, then I didn’t notice. Before the baseball and football season, the amount of literature on these sports is just baffling. Yet, my pursuit of some good fantasy basketball reading left me flat. [...]

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