Monthly Archives: January 2011

Around the League and the Miami Heat

• January 26, 2011 by Alfredo Arteaga • 1 Comment

• Chris Bosh’s injury is worse than originally thought. They are now using the dreaded “High Ankle Sprain” moniker to describe it. In all, he will end up missing around 3 weeks total, which puts him in line with what is usually expected with a High Ankle Sprain injury. With the Miami Heat “no practice,… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Post-Game
Tags: Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Caron Butler, Chris Bosh, Derrick Rose, Dorell Wright, Dwyane Wade, Glen Davis, Gregg Popovich, Jerry West, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Matt Barnes, Mikhail Prokhorov, Pau Gasol, Serge Ibak, Spoelstra, Steve Blake, Troy Murphy

2010-11 NBA Player Power Rankings.

• January 19, 2011 by Alfredo Arteaga • 0 Comments

This is the 2010-2011 NBA Season player Power Rankings. In a Top 50 format, I took into account a combination of hard statistics, visual evidence, overall talent in different areas of their games and weighted it with some of John Hollinger’s (ESPN) metrics for player evaluation to come up with a power ranking for all… Continue Reading

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Tags: Al Horford, Al Jefferson, Andre Iguodala, Andrew Bogut, Blake Griffin, Brandon Roy, Carlos Boozer, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, Danny Granger, David West, Deron Williams, Derrick Rose, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Gerald Wallace, Jack, Jameer Nelson, Joakim Noah, Joe Johnson, John Hollinger, Josh Smith, Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett, Kevin Love, Kobe Bryant, LaMarcus Aldridge, Larry Bird, LeBron James, Luis Scola, Monta Ellis, Pau Gasol, Paul Millsap, Paul Pierce, Power Rankings, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Raymond Felton, Rudy Gay, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, Steve Nash, Steven Jackson, Tayshaun Prince, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Tyson Chandler, Zach Randolph

Quick Hits: Covering the Heat and the NBA

• January 10, 2011 by Alfredo Arteaga • 0 Comments

• This Melo deal as it is being reported is a total disaster. If you believe Chris Broussard (ESPN), the Nuggets are holding out for New Jersey to take Al Harrington’s albatross of a contract off their hands. He called it a “holdup”. I call it a deal breaker as it completely handcuffs the Nets… Continue Reading

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Tags: Al Harrington, Blake Griffin, Brandon Bass, Brook Lopez, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Chris Broussard, James Jones, Jermaine O'Neal, John Wall, Kendrick Perkins, LeBron James, Marcus Camby, Mario Chalmers, Mike Miller, Nicolas Batum, Pat Riley, Rajon Rondo, Renaldo Balkman, Shaquille O'Neal, Spoelstra, Troy Murphy