I was watching the Rockets vs. Clippers game the other night, and I was thinking – would I rather build a team around a guy like Dwight Howard, or a guy like Chris Paul? They are the two best players at their respective positions. I haven’t come to a definite answer yet. As I see […] READ MORE
Tag: Karl Malone
Utah Jazz: the NBA's Model Tank
By now, most NBA fans understand the idea of flounder to flourish. Teams are resetting rosters and hitting rock bottom in an attempt to reach a championship level. The strategy, at its simplest level, makes sense; the worse you are, the better your chances of acquiring top talent in the draft. For teams like Utah, […] READ MORE
Bad teammates, the Heartbreak Kid, and the Mail Man in Fuel it Up Texas Style!
Welcome to “Fuel It Up”! The racing world is chopped full of intriguing stories, but sifting through them to get a good general sense of the landscape can be challenging. In Fuel It Up, I take the biggest, more interesting storylines and present them to you in a quick, compact 300-words-or-less format. The winner of this […] READ MORE
Fish On Sports: The Greatest NBA Players Never to Have Won A Championship – Part 2
This week, I’m continuing the countdown from Part One (#10-6), as I now complete the list with the five greatest players who never won an NBA championship. Here they are: 5. Elgin Baylor (11x NBA All-Star; 1959 NBA ROTY; 2006 NBA EOTY) Elgin Baylor was, simply put, one of the most complete players ever to […] READ MORE
NBA Knee-Jerk All-Stars (Eastern Conference Starters)

Yes, the season has barely started, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the All-Star Game. As most of you know, the NBA eliminated the Center position from the All-Star ballot. People think it’s the death of a position, but it’s just something the league had to do. With Andrew Bynum out, we’re […] READ MORE
The Top Athletes Who Never Won the Big One – Part Two

Earlier I posted Part one of the list, featuring numbers 10 through 6, but now it’s time to get to the nitty-gritty (is that still a word?) If you missed them you can click here to see it. Now here is the remaining part of my list of top athletes to never win the big […] READ MORE