On to the Next One
No matter how the rest of the NBA lockout plays out, it has become increasingly clear that new leadership is sorely needed on both sides by the time the next negotiation rolls around in seven to ten years. David Stern and Billy Hunter showed far too little urgency until it was far too late to...
2011's Top-20 Must Watch Non-Conference Matchups
With only one day remaining until the first official tip of the 2011-2012 college basketball season (William & Mary at St. John’s at 7pm, Nov. 7th), it’s time to roll out Swoosh Nation’s compilation of the top-20 non conference battles you must watch this season.
Regarding Ty Lawson
On Wednesday, October 25th, Ty Lawson was at Malaga, Spain, where his team, Zalgiris Kaunas, would take on local Unicaja for the second week of Euroleague's regular season. After the morning shootaround, Lawson tweeted this:
NCAA Title Chances by the Percentages
There seems to be a general consensus on the few teams that are legitimate national title favorites this season. But who else besides the obvious elite bunch have a chance (any shot at all) of cutting down the nets in New Orleans. The sort of arbitrary, hardly-scientific percentages are…
Dude, Check Your Inbox: Chris Paul vs. Derrick Rose
I’m officially sick of the NBA lockout. Sick of talking about it, sick of writing about it. To help pass the time as the days and weeks drag on without a new collective bargaining agreement, I’ve decided to start beating some of our other writers in e-mail arguments.
A Closer Look at the Amnesty Provision
In 2005, upon the agreement of the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement at the time, the CBA included a one-time opportunity for a team to waive one of its outstanding contracts so the contract would not count against the luxury tax.



