1. Does It Really Make Sense for the Rockets to Bring Jeremy Lin off the Bench?

    Jeremy Lin is never far from controversy, whether he's done anything to deserve it or not. The latest Linsanity -related topic of debate: Should he be starting for the Houston ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 4,195 reads 26 comments

  2. Why Are the Minnesota Timberwolves Babying Ricky Rubio?

    Ricky Rubio is back! Well, sort of. The Minnesota Timberwolves are handling the boyish sensation from Spain with kid gloves in his return from knee surgery...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 13,399 reads 41 comments

  3. Biggest Signs That the Los Angeles Lakers Are Turning Their Slow Start Around

    Things are looking up for the Los Angeles Lakers . They've won their last two games, both away from the Staples Center, to improve their decrepit record to 11-14 through the first 25 games of the 2012-13 NBA season...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 18,141 reads 116 comments

  4. How Jeremy Lin and James Harden Can Improve Their On-Court Chemistry for Rockets

    The Houston Rockets ' first and only trip of the season to Madison Square Garden to play the red-hot New York Knicks has shone an all-too-revealing spotlight on Jeremy Lin. And not just because he no longer plays regularly in the Big Apple...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 2,277 reads 16 comments

  5. New York Knicks Proving Letting Jeremy Lin Walk Was a No-Brainer Decision

    All eyes will be on Jeremy Lin when he makes his first trip to Madison Square Garden as a member of the Houston Rockets on December 17...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 2,258 reads 13 comments

  6. If Linsanity Edges Chris Paul as NBA All-Star Starter, Fan Voting Should Stop

    If fan voting for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game were to end today, Chris Paul would start next to Kobe Bryant for the Western Conference in Houston on February 17th...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 9,424 reads 129 comments

  7. Ranking the Best Alley-Oop Connections in the NBA Right Now

    Nothing gets an NBA crowd going like a good old-fashioned alley-oop. All right, so maybe lob dunks aren't exactly old-fashioned, per se...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 25,389 reads 79 comments

  8. Blueprint for Los Angeles Lakers to Actually Miss the Playoffs

    If there's a silver lining to be found in the black cloud hovering over the Los Angeles Lakers following their embarrassing 116-107 loss to the New York Knicks on Thursday night it's this: The NBA playoffs don't start tomorrow...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 4,296 reads 20 comments

  9. New York Knicks Expose Los Angeles Lakers' Major Flaws in Beatdown

    The Los Angeles Lakers limped into Madison Square Garden with no shortage of shortcomings as a team, and the New York Knicks made sure to expose and exploit every one...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 6,690 reads 41 comments

  10. Los Angeles Lakers Becoming Twitter's Favorite Punchline

    The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another smackdown on Thursday night, and not just against the New York Knicks ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 17,442 reads 102 comments

  11. Can the Los Angeles Lakers Be Fixed?

    It's time for the Los Angeles Lakers to push the panic button, right? At 9-13, they're done? With losses to the Sacramento Kings , the Orlando Magic , the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Houston Rockets , this team should just give up? Maybe...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 2,065 reads 31 comments

  12. Complete Web History of Mike D'Antoni's Roller-Coaster Ride from New York to LA

    How did it come to this? How did Mike D'Antoni go from a basketball revolutionary with the Phoenix Suns to the latest in a long line of scapegoats associated with the Los Angeles ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 1,875 reads 8 comments

  13. Kevin Love's Uncertain Future Highlights Dangers Faced by Small-Market Teams

    Kevin Love isn't happy. And, really, that's nothing new—not for him, not for the Minnesota Timberwolves and, in the bigger picture, not for any budding superstar stuck in a small market...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 1,453 reads 25 comments

  14. Can Carmelo Anthony Follow Kobe Bryant's Career Arc to NBA Title?

    Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks will find themselves in an unfamiliar spot on Thursday night when they play host to Kobe Bryant and the struggling Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 2,950 reads 5 comments

  15. Updated Blame Meter for Every Los Angeles Lakers Player and Coach

    Wherever rock bottom may be, the Los Angeles Lakers can only hope they've found it. A 100-94 road loss to Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers leaves the Purple and Gold at 9-13 through their first 22 games...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 40,891 reads 188 comments

  16. Are the New York Knicks the Best Team in the NBA?

    Round 2 of the "Clash of the Boroughs" went the way of the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. Carmelo Anthony carried his Manhattan 'mates all the way back from a 16-point first-half ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 26,425 reads 268 comments

  17. VIDEO: Anderson Varejao Posterizes Los Angeles Lakers' Jordan Hill

    Magic Johnson wasn't kidding when he said that the Los Angeles Lakers needed to improve defensively...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 4,215 reads 13 comments

  18. Five Telling Videos That Sum Up the Boston Celtics' 2012-13 Season

    The 2012-13 NBA season has been none too kind to the Boston Celtics so far. The C's were supposed to be younger, deeper and more dynamic after an offseason that saw them sign the ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 3,802 reads 16 comments

  19. Listen to Iman Shumpert's Rap Tribute to New York Knicks

    Iman Shumpert is nothing if not industrious. When he's not busy rehabbing from a torn ACL , giving his take on the latest kicks or predicting (incorrectly) how his beloved ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 8,493 reads 13 comments

  20. Blueprint for Jeremy Lin to Return to Linsanity Form with Houston Rockets

    Where, oh where has Linsanity gone? It seems like only yesterday that Jeremy Lin was setting the NBA ablaze as a scoring-and-dishing sensation with the New York Knicks ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 10,546 reads 52 comments

  21. NBA Coaches on the Hot Seat at 2012-13 Quarter-Season Mark

    Normally, the NBA coaching hot seat is barely warm around the 20-game mark of the season. But the 2012-13 campaign has been anything but normal, especially for head coaches...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 9,333 reads 46 comments

  22. 1 Glaring Fix Every Struggling NBA Star Must Make

    It's been the best of times for some NBA stars and the worst of times for others. You don't need to be Charles Dickens to figure that out. There are those who are at the peak of their respective powers...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 26,594 reads 69 comments

  23. LeBron James' Triple-Double Routine a Troubling Sign for Miami Heat

    LeBron James has been putting John Creasy of Man of Fire to shame of late. He posted his first triple-double (26 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists) of the 2012-13 NBA season ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 5,411 reads 43 comments

  24. From Wilt and Russell to LeBron: How NBA Stars' Motivations Have Changed

    LeBron James is both old and new, a copycat and an original. Aside from being "just" an NBA champion, a league MVP, an Olympic gold medalist and Sports Illustrated 's "Sportsman ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 2,083 reads 7 comments

  25. Blueprint for Ideal Los Angeles Lakers Crunch-Time Rotation

    The Los Angeles Lakers have had problems closing out their opponents of late, to say the least. Since the start of December, they've blown close games in the fourth quarter at ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 5 months ago 5,904 reads 17 comments