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With Brandon Jennings, The New York Knicks Would Not Have Had To Wait For 2010

Somebody needs to wake up Donnie Walsh and the New York Knicks. Come to think of it, don't bother. It is already far too late. But if you get a chance, here are some things you can tell Mr...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 18 days ago 733 reads 11 comments
Did the Phoenix Suns Take Advantage of the Cavaliers With the Shaq Trade?

When a team usually acquires a star player -- say, a future Hall of Famer -- in an overwhelmingly one-sided trade, there's no doubt that they won that deal. Or so it would seem. There was no way the Cavs were losing this one...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 27 days ago 1,014 reads 13 comments
Cleveland Browns Organization and Fans Deserve Lackluster 0-3 Start

It may have been one measly win in Week Three of the NFL calendar, but the Detroit Lions' 19-14 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday did even more than snap their 19-game losing streak...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 2 months ago 817 reads 10 comments
Roger Federer: The Best of an Era, but Not Better Than Pete Sampras

A befallen Andy Roddick gazed through teary eyes on Centre Court of Wimbledon on Sunday before looking up at the parade of past champions that had congregated on tennis' biggest stage...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 5 months ago 1,752 reads 18 comments
Addition by Subtraction: Why the Rockets Are a Better Team Without Tracy McGrady

Ron Artest was hopping downcourt to get back on defense, but he had to do something else first. He had, you know, just taken a Shane Battier pass on the right wing, beaten Cleveland’s Anderson ...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 9 months ago 376 reads 6 comments
NBA Trade Deadline: Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson Could Be on the Move

Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson were once teammates. Eight months after the New Jersey Nets dumped Jefferson to Milwaukee, both guys could be sharing something else in common: Being traded at the trading deadline...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 9 months ago 927 reads 0 comments
How Robert Sarver Set the Suns "In Seven Seconds or Less"

You remember how fun the Phoenix Suns were. For many sports fans, they were the only reason to tune in to an NBA game in the post-Michael Jordan era...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 9 months ago 467 reads 4 comments
Michael Jordan Trying To Beat Isiah Thomas in Atrocity, Too?

Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas will forever be linked. Never mind that they were both contemporaries in their playing days. Never mind that they both took once-dormant franchises to multiple NBA championships...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 10 months ago 997 reads 5 comments
Why the Portland Trail Blazers Should Regret Passing Up on Kevin Durant

All-Star snubs are nothing new. They happen in every sport and every year—from the MLB's and NBA's midseason classics to the NFL's Pro Bowl...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 10 months ago 797 reads 12 comments
Point Taken: Why The Orlando Magic Are Finally The Best Team in The NBA

In a media interview last month, Orlando forward Rashard Lewis referred to the Magic as "that other team" whenever there is a conversation about the league's top teams. The Celtics and Lakers are two of the league's flagship and most historic franchises.

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 10 months ago 283 reads 2 comments
Phil Savage Firing Sinks Cleveland Browns to New Lows

It was February 9th, 2002, and Jamir Miller's AFC squad had just finished holding off their NFC counterparts in a 38-30 shootout at the Pro Bowl...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 11 months ago 494 reads 2 comments
Chances Are That Brandon Roy Has Made a Fool Out Of You, Too

Most of America slept while Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy was busy dropping a career-high 52 points on the Phoenix Suns Thursday night as chants of "M-V-P" rained down from a packed house at the Rose Garden...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 11 months ago 656 reads 10 comments
Why Paul Millsap Should Make the Utah Jazz Forget About Carlos Boozer

The Utah Jazz have a problem.Oh, it's a good problem, to be sure. The Jazz are 15-11, playing great basketball under a coach who has been with them since before a lot of this year's rookies were ...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about 11 months ago 823 reads 2 comments
Getting to the Bottom of the LeBron James/New York Media Circus

Let's get this out of the way right now: Neither the New York Knicks nor the Cleveland Cavaliers have a desirable history or any sort of discernible "tradition." Neither franchise has banners hanging from the rafters like the Boston Celtics...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 year ago 178 reads 1 comments
Can Cleveland Browns Fans Stop Shooting Themselves in the Foot?

It's tougher than ever before to be a fan of professional sports in Cleveland, OH. Why? Well, Clevelanders, whose teams haven't won a major world championship of any sort since 1964, when Jim ...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 year ago 263 reads 5 comments
How Marc Gasol Has Made Chris Wallace Look Smarter Than You Think

It seems like the entire world and their mother is under the impression that Memphis GM Chris Wallace just pawned Pau Gasol off on the Lakers for Kwame Brown's expiring contract and nothing more last January...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 year ago 370 reads 5 comments
Brandon Roy's Buzzer-Beater Won More Than a Game for Portland

If you're like most NBA fans, then you aren't used to seeing the Portland Trail Blazers (yes, two words) on national television. This season started with the Blazers on TNT in Los Angeles against the Lakers, for the much-anticipated debut of Greg Oden...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 year ago 486 reads 7 comments
Switching Derek Anderson for Brady Quinn Is Not the Answer in Cleveland

Week Nine of the NFL season saw a myriad of big-time matchups around the league: Dallas and New York, New England and Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh and Washington, just to name a few...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 year ago 484 reads 2 comments
Joe Dumars Makes Mistake Trading for Allen Iverson

When the Denver Nuggets parted ways with former GM Kiki Vandeweghe a couple of years ago, many wondered what direction the Nuggets would go in after dumping a talent evaluator who had elevated Denver from a doormat to a perennial playoff team...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 year ago 466 reads 1 comments
James Posey Wastes No Time Putting Hornets Over The Top

When a 31-year old NBA journeyman who averaged just a shade over seven points a game in his ninth year in the league switches teams in the offseason, it's not really supposed to register a blip on the NBA radar...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 year ago 107 reads 0 comments
Portland's Joel Przybilla Learned a Hard Lesson

The final score of the second part of TNT's opening day doubleheader last night may have read "Lakers 96, (overhyped) Trail Blazers 76," but the real story of this game was told with 9:06 left to play in the third quarter...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 year ago 758 reads 5 comments
Kellen Winslow-less Browns Are 2-0 Without Pro Bowl Tight End

When the Cleveland Browns traded up just one spot to get tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. in the 2004 NFL Draft, the landscape of both the franchise and the former Miami Hurricane were drastically different...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 year ago 191 reads 3 comments
Once Again, Tampa Bay Stands Between Philadelphia and a World Championship

For the City of Brotherly Love, it just has to be this way. Oh, you remember. You remember Ronde Barber picking off Donovan McNabb in the red zone and taking it 92 yards to pay dirt to catapult ...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 year ago 339 reads 0 comments
Fool's Gold: Why Monday's 35-14 Rout of the Giants Could Hurt the Browns

All the little chicks with the crimson lips weren't the only ones going "Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks" as the Browns steamrolled the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants, 35-14, ...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 year ago 175 reads 1 comments
Darnell Jackson Cannot Be Overlooked

Let's get this out of the way right now—Danny Ferry pulled off a hell of an offseason for the Cleveland Cavaliers. No, there was no "superstar" signed. There wasn't a future Hall-of-Fame sidekick like Scottie Pippen brought in for LeBron James...

Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 year ago 988 reads 3 comments

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Amar Panchmatia Article Archive

With Brandon Jennings, The New York Knicks Would Not Have Had To Wait For 2010

Did the Phoenix Suns Take Advantage of the Cavaliers With the Shaq Trade?

Cleveland Browns Organization and Fans Deserve Lackluster 0-3 Start

Roger Federer: The Best of an Era, but Not Better Than Pete Sampras

Addition by Subtraction: Why the Rockets Are a Better Team Without Tracy McGrady

NBA Trade Deadline: Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson Could Be on the Move

How Robert Sarver Set the Suns "In Seven Seconds or Less"

Michael Jordan Trying To Beat Isiah Thomas in Atrocity, Too?

Why the Portland Trail Blazers Should Regret Passing Up on Kevin Durant

Point Taken: Why The Orlando Magic Are Finally The Best Team in The NBA

Phil Savage Firing Sinks Cleveland Browns to New Lows

Chances Are That Brandon Roy Has Made a Fool Out Of You, Too

Why Paul Millsap Should Make the Utah Jazz Forget About Carlos Boozer

Getting to the Bottom of the LeBron James/New York Media Circus

Can Cleveland Browns Fans Stop Shooting Themselves in the Foot?

How Marc Gasol Has Made Chris Wallace Look Smarter Than You Think

Brandon Roy's Buzzer-Beater Won More Than a Game for Portland

Switching Derek Anderson for Brady Quinn Is Not the Answer in Cleveland

Joe Dumars Makes Mistake Trading for Allen Iverson

James Posey Wastes No Time Putting Hornets Over The Top

Portland's Joel Przybilla Learned a Hard Lesson

Kellen Winslow-less Browns Are 2-0 Without Pro Bowl Tight End

Once Again, Tampa Bay Stands Between Philadelphia and a World Championship

Fool's Gold: Why Monday's 35-14 Rout of the Giants Could Hurt the Browns

Darnell Jackson Cannot Be Overlooked

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