1. Steve Nash and Dwight Howard Make Double-Teaming Kobe Bryant a Fatal Flaw

    Adding Steve Nash and Dwight Howard doesn't just make the Lakers better this year; it makes Kobe Bryant better and far more efficient, in large part because it makes double-teaming him a nonstarter...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 8 months ago 24,019 reads 177 comments

  2. Carmelo Anthony and the 10 Biggest Pseudo-Superstars in the NBA

    Carmelo Anthony is a great example of the pseudo-superstar. A pseudo-superstar is a player, perhaps even a legitimate All-Star player, that pretends to be a superstar...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 15,250 reads 254 comments

  3. How Taj Gibson Is Invaluable to Chicago Bulls' Future

    Taj Gibson 's value to the Chicago Bulls ' future was on full display last season. Over the course of the campaign, the cries of the Chicago faithful to move him into the starting lineup grew from a resounding chorus to a full-on crescendo...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 6,105 reads 36 comments

  4. Chicago Bulls: 5 Reasons They Must Consider Trading Luol Deng in 2012-13

    The Chicago Bulls are at a proverbial fork in the road with their current roster. On the one hand, the core of their team is the team that won the most games in the NBA 's regular season in each of the last two seasons...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 7,194 reads 52 comments

  5. Predicting How L.A. Lakers Will Look in Post-Kobe Bryant Era

    Los Angeles Lakers fans are understandably deliriously happy over the events which have transpired this summer. Yet behind that delirium, there was a time bomb set...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 19,380 reads 75 comments

  6. The Folly of Defending Joe Paterno and Penn State

    Prior to the launch of the college football season, ESPN analyst Lou Holtz added his name to the defenders of Penn State against the sanctions delivered by the NCAA...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 1,761 reads 101 comments

  7. Breaking Down How Chicago Bulls Must Revamp Roster Around Derrick Rose

    Derrick Rose may be healing from his torn ACL , but he is still the cornerstone of the Bulls' future. If nothing else says so, his five-year max contract that kicks in this year does...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 4,611 reads 100 comments

  8. The Most Tradable Asset on Every NBA Team

    As the Los Angeles Lakers recently reminded us, the excitement of the trade in the NBA can't be overstated. Perhaps, more than any other sport, a trade can change the fortunes of a franchise...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 3,899 reads 18 comments

  9. How to Build the Chicago Bulls as True Title Contenders by 2013-2014 Season

    The Chicago Bulls championship chances are not great in 2012 and as a result many of the Bulls fans and perhaps even the Bulls themselves, are looking towards a 2013 re-rebuilding effort...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 3,538 reads 38 comments

  10. 7 Burning Questions Facing the Chicago Bulls Heading into Next Season

    Last season, there was basically one burning question facing the Chicago Bulls , and it was "Can they win the title?" This year there are a number of additional questions, and that is not one of them...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 5,308 reads 29 comments

  11. 10 Most Severely Underappreciated Players in the NBA

    Some players in the NBA just don't get the credit they're due. Some aren't appreciated because there is a hole in their game, so they get defined by their flaws rather than their strengths...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 18,307 reads 343 comments

  12. The Biggest Injury Question Marks Heading into NBA Training Camp

    Injuries are the saddest part of the story of basketball. Often times the difference between greatness and just another disappointing career isn't how a player performs in a game or how hard he practices...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 11,243 reads 120 comments

  13. Steve Nash Addition Is More Critical Than Dwight Howard for L.A. Lakers

    When Steve Nash signed with the Lakers this year, it was huge news. Immediately, the Lakers were put back into the hunt for the postseason...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 14,619 reads 96 comments

  14. Derrick Rose's Injury Proves Danger of Building NBA Roster Around 1 Superstar

    The Chicago Bulls are essentially writing off the 2013 NBA season. They won't officially tell you that, but it's clear they have based on the moves they've made in the offseason...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 3,633 reads 62 comments

  15. Power Ranking the NBA's Best Defensive Teams

    The Miami Heat won the NBA title in the second year of their Big Three experiment. While certainly the offense contributed a lot, the adage "Defense wins championships" held true, ...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 6,078 reads 79 comments

  16. Power Ranking the Best 2013 NBA Free-Agent Stars on the Market

    With the 2012 NBA free agency season more or less behind us, the time is ripe for an early look at who is going to be available in 2013...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 9,888 reads 76 comments

  17. Ranking the NBA's 20 Most Entertaining Players

    Basketball is perhaps the most entertaining sport. Give me the NBA over the NFL. The action is more fluid and continuous, the athleticism and agility required is, on average, greater, and the highlights are more spectacular...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 7,026 reads 125 comments

  18. Everything You Need to Know About the 2012 NBA Offseason

    The summer of 2012 is drawing to a close. Most of the free agents have been signed, and most of the rosters are completed or just looking for end-of-the-bench type players. At this point, we have a pretty good gauge of what and how teams are doing...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 5,300 reads 75 comments

  19. Why Kobe Bryant Must Defer to Steve Nash for L.A. Lakers to Win a Title in 2013

    The Los Angeles Lakers unquestionably have had the best offseason in the NBA . Suddenly they are sitting on arguably the best starting five in the game. But it won't matter if Kobe Bryant doesn't defer to Steve Nash on offense...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 4,228 reads 70 comments

  20. Why New Version of Chicago Bulls Bench Mob Isn't That Different from the Old One

    There has been a lot of discussion about whether the new "Bench Mob" for the Chicago Bulls is better or worse than the old one. In the end, though, the bottom line is that it's really not that different...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 3,504 reads 37 comments

  21. Have Chicago Bulls Fans Given Up on 2012-2013 Before the Season Starts?

    When Derrick Rose went down with an ACL tear in the first game of this year's postseason, Chicago fans felt their team's hopes of contending for a title disappear, not just this season, but the coming one as well...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 3,156 reads 122 comments

  22. USA vs. France Women's Basketball: Live Score, Stats & Recap

    The Olympic tournament is finally reaching a conclusion, and the U.S. women can boast a record every bit as dominant as that of the men as they too go for gold. Undefeated, they have beaten their opponents by an average of 32 points...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 3,701 reads 16 comments

  23. Power Ranking Best Potential Team USA Coaches for 2016 and Beyond

    Mike Krzyzewski, the current coach of Team USA, has not renewed for 2016, and it appears he may not do so. So that leaves a pretty sweet coaching vacancy...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 9 months ago 796 reads 1 comments

  24. Can Derrick Rose Be This Generation's Michael Jordan for Chicago Bulls?

    One year ago, the future looked as bright as it had been for the Chicago Bulls since Michael Jordan retired...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 10 months ago 7,381 reads 154 comments

  25. Chicago Bulls: Taj Gibson Must Start over Carlos Boozer with Derrick Rose Hurt

    With Derrick Rose hurt, the Chicago Bulls need to make a change in their rotation in order to stay competitive while Rose is out. That change, regardless of the salary structure, is to start Taj Gibson over Carlos Boozer...

    Kelly Scaletta Written by Kelly Scaletta about 10 months ago 7,693 reads 85 comments