Why Is Dwight Howard So Hell Bent On Brooklyn

Something about the Dwight Howard to Brooklyn or bust just doesn’t seem right or smell right. Yes he would be a welcomed addition to the Nets and yes he would make them a contender right away, but he

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Chris Paul Is Reminding Everyone That He Is The Best Pure PG In The League

Chris Paul is walking around during pre-game with Roy Jones Jr.’s “You Must Have Forgot” playing in his headphones. Several people wrote Chris Paul off after he suffered the knee injury a couple of years ago.

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Dwyane Wade And Lebron James Proves It Takes Two To Make A Team Go Right

The NBA playoffs have shown us that teams need at least two super stars to compete for a championship. The formula was written in the early 90s as Jordan and Pippen laid the foundation. The idea of surrounding your superstar with adequate role players failed miserably as the New York Knicks tried to do so with Patrick Ewing and the Indiana Pacers tried with Reggie Miller. Perhaps NBA owners should have realized this as Julius Erving was unable to achieve greatness until Moses Malone was added to the roster. Magic Johnson was also a great addition to Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

If you think about it, the matrix to success has been in place for several years. This brings about the question: “Why are today’s NBA players scrutinized for trying to move into a market where they can play with another superstar?” Today’s players realize that there is no chance to win without that tandem of great play. Look at the rosters of the elite teams in the league. If you start with teams left in the playoffs, the Mavericks have Dirk Nowitski and Tyson Chandler. The Oklahoma City Thunder have Kevin Durant and Westbrook. The Miami Heat has Lebron James and Dwyane Wade. The Chicago Bulls have Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah.

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The Point Guard Conundrum

If you ask basketball stans who is the best Point Guard in the league, you will get a variety of answers. Some would say that’s easy Derrick Rose is the MVP, therefore he is the best. Others would argue for guys like Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, and even Rajon Rondo.

The reality of the situation is that in the NBA, a point guard has become somewhat obsolete over the past decade and a half. The 1990’s were dominated by the Chicago Bulls and they didn’t have a premiere point guard. They basically used the point forward or shooting guard at the position. If you look at the turn of the century the Lakers have been dominant and they have also done it without a legitimate point guard. So the question presents itself, “Is having a point guard on the floor necessary?” I mean seriously if teams can win championships without one, should the position have so much bearing.

Last night as I was watching the Oklahoma City Thunder play the Memphis Grizzlies there was a debate going on amongst a few of my twitter followers. It really took a turn and started to become hilarious as Russell Westbrook kept handing the game back to the Grizzlies by taking one bad shot after another. The guys I follow on twitter were going in hard and all I could do was sit back and laugh as I wanted to see the result of the mayhem.

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Chris Paul: Where For Art Thou

You had to know that as a Knicks fan I have been waiting for this day since the announcement at his wedding. (Hey Melo, where was my invitation)... Anyways when Melo and CP3 made the announcement that they would join Amare "STAT" Stoudemire on the New York Knicks squad I was happier than a kid with a bag full of halloween candy. 

No one except for Carmelo himself is happier than I am that this deal is finally done. As a Knicks fan, I am excited that they got it done. Some feel like we gave up too much, I disagree. Although I would have loved for Raymond Felton to stay and be a part of this, I would have given up the same pieces to get one of if not the best offensive players in the game for a few guys who combine for his same stats in the same position.

Now that two - thirds of the deal is done. I have to wonder if the third leg will ever get to be finalized since contraction is sure to hit the NBA and hit it hard. I suspect owners are going to try to make it harder for players to leave one team and handcuff them in the trade process. So that leaves Chris Paul in limbo. If you really think about it though, he only has one year left on his contract and so does Deron Williams. 

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