Marcel Mansour Article Archive

  1. NBA's 15 Best Players: Kobe, LeBron or D-Wade?

    15. Al Jefferson Jefferson is a beast in the low post offensively. Last season, he averaged 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 50 percent from the field and 74 percent from the free throw line...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about about 1 month ago 877 reads 67 comments

  2. NBA's Five Best Centers

    This is a list of the five best centers in the NBA, entering the 2009-2010 season, along with some honorable mentions. I hope you enjoy it, and I would like you to comment on who's too high or too low on the list in your opinion...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 3 months ago 1,193 reads 31 comments

  3. NBA's Five Best Power Forwards

    This is a list of the five best power forwards in the NBA, entering the 2009-2010 season, along with some honorable mentions. I hope you enjoy it, and I would like you to comment on who's too high or too low on the list in your opinion...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 3 months ago 2,817 reads 64 comments

  4. NBA's Five Best Small Forwards

    This is a list of the five best small forwards in the NBA, entering the 2009-2010 season, along with some honorable mentions. I hope you enjoy it, and I would like you to comment on who's too high or too low on the list in your opinion...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 3 months ago 986 reads 31 comments

  5. NBA's 5 Best Shooting Guards

    This is a list of the five best shooting guards in the NBA entering the 2009-2010 season along with some honorable mentions. I hope you enjoy it and I would like you to comment on who's too high or too low on the list in your opinion...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 3 months ago 1,500 reads 21 comments

  6. NBA's 5 Best Point Guards

    This is a list of the five best point guards in the NBA entering the 2009 - 2010 season along with some honorable mentions. I hope you enjoy it and I would like you to comment on who's too high or too low on the list in your opinion...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 3 months ago 1,203 reads 52 comments

  7. NBA Roundtable: All-Time Mock Draft

    A few days ago, my friends and I had a pretend mock draft using all-time players from the NBA. There were eight teams and here are the draft results. Round One No. 1 Pick - Ted's Team: Magic Johnson No...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 3 months ago 221 reads 18 comments

  8. Lamar Odom Finally Signs with Lakers

    According to ESPN. com, the Los Angeles Lakers and forward Lamar Odom have finally agreed to a deal. The deal is a four-year deal worth $33 million, with the fourth year being a team option...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 4 months ago 351 reads 13 comments

  9. NBA's 50 Greatest Players: Revised

    In October of 1996, commissioner David Stern announced the list of the fifty greatest NBA players to honor the 50th anniversary of the league...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 4 months ago 1,292 reads 38 comments

  10. Clayton Kershaw: The Next Dodger Legend

    Three years ago, shortly before the 2006 MLB Draft, left handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw out of Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas was considered the best high school prospect...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 4 months ago 211 reads 6 comments

  11. Mitch Kupchak's Big Offseason Mistake

    After the Lakers won their 15th championship over the Orlando Magic in five games, redeeming themselves after a terrible Finals performance to the rival Celtics, the focus turned to resigning free agents Lamar Odom, Trevor Ariza and Shannon Brown...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 4 months ago 1,619 reads 17 comments

  12. NBA's 25 Greatest Players Of All Time Using My Formula

    Yesterday, I posted an article describing my formula to determine the greatest NBA players of all time by using a point system as I took into account the player's individual success, team success and the era he played in...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 4 months ago 1,293 reads 32 comments

  13. NBA's 25 Greatest Players Ever: The Perfect Formula

    The majority of sports fans always debate and argue with each other about which player in certian sports were/are better and who is the best player in each sport both currently and all time...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 4 months ago 404 reads 16 comments

  14. Artest's Signing With Lakers: The Good & The Bad

    Two days ago, I heard that Trevor Ariza was leaning towards leaving the Lakers and I couldn't believe the report as every team rumored to possibly sign with him wasn't close to as good of a fit for Ariza as the Lakers...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 5 months ago 1,852 reads 33 comments

  15. Los Angeles Lakers Repeat Bid Depends on Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom

    The Los Angeles Lakers won their 15th championships in their legendary history this past week after defeating the Orlando Magic in five games...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 5 months ago 976 reads 11 comments

  16. The Five Biggest Misconceptions in NBA History

    5. Bill Russell Being Better Than Wilt Chamberlain Nearly every time I look at an all-time centers list or an all-time players list, I see Bill Russell being put ahead of the great Wilt Chamberlain...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 5 months ago 824 reads 101 comments

  17. Kobe Bryant: The Most Underappreciated Athlete in Sports

    After a dominant performance last night, Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to their second consecutive NBA Finals appearance. Kobe first dominated the game with his passing in the first half...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 6 months ago 682 reads 9 comments

  18. NBA Playoffs: First-Round Predictions

    Eastern Conference: No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 8 Detroit Pistons - Cavs In 4 The Cavaliers are the best team in the East and they will have no problem with the sinking Pistons, who just ...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 7 months ago 1,090 reads 2 comments

  19. The NBA's 10 Greatest Postseason Performances

    With the start of the playoffs just a few days away, I thought we should look back at the league's greatest individual performances in the postseason. 10...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 7 months ago 714 reads 25 comments

  20. Los Angeles Lakers' Bench Needs to Step Up

    The Lakers are the deepest team in the league when the club is healthy, but lately their bench, which was nicknamed the "Bench Mob" last season after its great year, has been extremely average at best...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 8 months ago 308 reads 8 comments

  21. MLB Season Preview: Awards Predictions

    NL Rookie of the Year Award: Cameron Maybin (Marlins) Maybin is an extremely talented outfielder who will most likely be the lead off man for club this season...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 8 months ago 493 reads 6 comments

  22. MLB Season Preview: Division/Postseason Predictions

    National League Predictions: NL West: 1. Los Angeles Dodgers - 88 - 74 2. Arizona Diamondbacks - 83 - 79 3. San Francisco Giants - 76 - 86 4. Colorado Rockies - 75 - 87 5. San Diego Padres - 61 - 101 NL Central: 1...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 8 months ago 248 reads 3 comments

  23. Who is the Most Accomplished Basketball Player Ever?

    There are in my opinion only six players who can be considered the greatest NBA player of all time and they are Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Larry Bird...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 8 months ago 688 reads 13 comments

  24. Who Will The Lakers Play In the Finals?

    The Lakers are a lock to make the Finals this season as there is no team in the Western Conference that can beat them in a seven game series, with the Lakers having home court advantage and the best player in the league...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 8 months ago 603 reads 10 comments

  25. Michael Jordan's First Retirement: Was It a Secret Suspension?

    Michael Jordan was one of the greatest players to ever play the game and is considered by many to be the best ever. He was a dominant offensive player who could score as well as anyone and as good as a perimeter defender as there has been...

    Marcel  Mansour Written by Marcel Mansour about 9 months ago 3,566 reads 30 comments

 


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