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The NBA's Top 10 After 10

After 10 days of the NBA regular season, there are multiple questions: injuries, surprise performances, and disappointments. For those first 10 days, here are the top 10 teams in the league...

Written by Brandon Neal about 24 days ago 140 reads 0 comments
The NBA's Top Ten After Ten

After ten days of the NBA regular season, there are multiple questions, injuries, surprise performances, and disappointments. For those first ten days, here are the top ten teams in the league...

Written by Brandon Neal about 24 days ago 60 reads 0 comments
OTR Basketball Roundtable: As the Season Nears

Every NBA off-season seems to last twice as long as it should, especially when June and July are stained with multiple trade rumors, an interesting draft class, and uncertainty concerning a superstar's health...

Written by Brandon Neal about 3 months ago 704 reads 6 comments
NBA Finals Showdown: Lakers Vs. Magic

Since 1990, the Los Angeles Lakers have won seven conference titles, including their current victory over the Denver Nuggets. Three of the six completed seasons brought an NBA championship to their franchise, all three coming in consecutive seasons...

Written by Brandon Neal about 6 months ago 232 reads 4 comments
Phil Jackson: More Questions, Less Answers

In the past, I've dismissed Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson from any blame in regards to the Lakers struggling in the regular season and playoffs. I did the same in 2002, against the Adelman-coached Sacramento Kings...

Written by Brandon Neal about 6 months ago 428 reads 4 comments
OTRBasketball: The 08-09 NBA Awards

The NBA Playoffs couldn't have come any later for almost half of the teams in the league, and OTRBasketball has been anticipating its arrival for weeks...

Written by Brandon Neal about 7 months ago 177 reads 0 comments
OTRBasketball Top 50: 31-40

Thirteen staff members from OTRBasketball.com have come together to bring you their very own NBA Top 50 list. Each member was asked to put the 50 best current NBA players in order, and the results would be calculated based on average ranking...

Written by Brandon Neal about 7 months ago 53 reads 0 comments
OTRBasketball Top 50: The Bottom 10

Thirteen staff members from OTRBasketball.com have come together to bring you their very own NBA Top 50 list. Each member was asked to put the 50 best current NBA players in order, and the results would be calculated based on average ranking...

Written by Brandon Neal about 8 months ago 39 reads 0 comments
Tyson Chandler Trade Allows Thunder To Upgrade Defense

In a swap that many would consider unfair or downright ridiculous, the Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired center Tyson Chandler from the New Orleans Hornets...

Written by Brandon Neal about 9 months ago 111 reads 1 comments
No Wizardry in Washington

For the last three seasons, the Washington Wizards have quietly declined. For the most part, they haven't been able to pick themselves back up when it mattered most...

Written by Brandon Neal about 10 months ago 108 reads 0 comments
OTR Basketball's Midseason NBA Roundtable

Note: The following was organized and written by BleacherReport and OTRBasketball.com's Erick Blasco. With the season almost halfway over, now is as good a time as any to reflect over the current state of the NBA...

Written by Brandon Neal about 10 months ago 1,385 reads 0 comments
NBA's Top Five Misunderstandings

NBA message boards have become popular with fans over the last few years. Instead of sitting around and listening to overpaid analysts give their opinions about the list of games each night, ...

Written by Brandon Neal about about 1 year ago 796 reads 2 comments
On The Real: NBA Week 1 Review

A free trial subscription to NBA League Pass was only the beginning of what has turned out to be an extremely exciting NBA season...

Written by Brandon Neal about about 1 year ago 114 reads 0 comments
Real's 2008-09 Lakers Season Preview

The 2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers Season Preview by Brandon Neal"Your future takes precedence over your past. Focus on your future, rather than on the past." - Gary Ryan BlairMonths ago, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals

Written by Brandon Neal about about 1 year ago 197 reads 0 comments
Hometown Hero: Mitch Rolls

For a sufficient amount of promising basketball players around the world, the sport demands more than just a workout routine and basketball skills. It also asks for determination, confidence, and the will to win...

Written by Brandon Neal about about 1 year ago 472 reads 1 comments
Brandon's Series Preview: Lakers Will Topple Jazz

First and foremost, congratulations to the 2008 Most Valuable Player, Kobe Bryant. It's funny how one can go from being the most hated player in the NBA (even among his own team's fanbase) to ...

Written by Brandon Neal about about 1 year ago 659 reads 5 comments
Look and Listen: Kobe Bryant Is MVP

Near the end of last year, I was diagnosed with severe, proliferative diabetic retinopathy. By March my doctor told me I was legally blind, and up until last week my eyes were useless.For over a month, I couldn't believe my ears...

Written by Brandon Neal about about 1 year ago 2,677 reads 13 comments
Three's Company, or Four? NBA Teams Stock Stars for Playoff Runs

It's been the same story every season: a certain team injects their roster with an additional star player, the media jumps on the bandwagon and calls them contenders, and we are all reminded of the San Antonio Spurs' big three...

Written by Brandon Neal about about 1 year ago 683 reads 1 comments
The Better Half: Brandon's Power Rankings

In the perfect world, there would be sixteen teams with winning records entering the NBA playoffs. With the Eastern Conference crumbled and nearly wiped off the NBA map, only five teams in the conference have a winning record...

Written by Brandon Neal about about 1 year ago 1,862 reads 6 comments
Tanking: The NBA's Downside

I've been playing basketball since I was in elementary school. I'm 24 years old now, so I'm rounding third toward my second decade with a ball in my hand...

Written by Brandon Neal about about 1 year ago 831 reads 6 comments
Desert Dud?: Why Shaquille O'Neal Won't Work in Phoenix

In recent history, the NBA has provided fans with some of the most irregular transactions we can imagine.The Phoenix Suns are no strangers to these...

Written by Brandon Neal about about 1 year ago 831 reads 0 comments
NBA Traders: The Lakers, the Suns...and the Mavericks?

After what many Dallas fans found to be a complete disaster in the playoffs last season (losing to the Golden State Warriors in the first round), the Dallas Mavericks may be sitting on their hands entering the All-Star break...

Written by Brandon Neal about about 1 year ago 1,043 reads 5 comments

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Brandon Neal Article Archive

The NBA's Top 10 After 10

The NBA's Top Ten After Ten

OTR Basketball Roundtable: As the Season Nears

NBA Finals Showdown: Lakers Vs. Magic

Phil Jackson: More Questions, Less Answers

OTRBasketball: The 08-09 NBA Awards

OTRBasketball Top 50: 31-40

OTRBasketball Top 50: The Bottom 10

Tyson Chandler Trade Allows Thunder To Upgrade Defense

No Wizardry in Washington

OTR Basketball's Midseason NBA Roundtable

NBA's Top Five Misunderstandings

On The Real: NBA Week 1 Review

Real's 2008-09 Lakers Season Preview

Hometown Hero: Mitch Rolls

Brandon's Series Preview: Lakers Will Topple Jazz

Look and Listen: Kobe Bryant Is MVP

Three's Company, or Four? NBA Teams Stock Stars for Playoff Runs

The Better Half: Brandon's Power Rankings

Tanking: The NBA's Downside

Desert Dud?: Why Shaquille O'Neal Won't Work in Phoenix

NBA Traders: The Lakers, the Suns...and the Mavericks?

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