SCIC Power Rankings: How Do The Lakers, Raptors & Celtics Stack Up?
  The NBA has now kicked into second gear and it’s time to update the monthly SCIC Power Rankings.  Please note that the prior month’s rank is in parenthesis.  Away we go… Eastern Conference 1)  Boston Celtics (1) – Only injuries can keep the Celtics from a division crown and top three seed.  2)  Orlando Magic (3) – Rashard Lewis will be back shortly [...]

Uncontested Shots: Five Things I’ve Learned About This NBA Season So Far
The 2009-10 NBA season is almost two weeks old and already there are some things that have come as a surprise (The Cavs are 2-2 at home) and a few other things that shouldn’t be considered shocking at all (Allen Iverson is unhappy in Memphis). Be that as it may, here are five things I’ve learned [...]

Celtics Are Cruising While The Cavs Are Losing: Why Opening Night Mattered
We hear it all the time about how regular season games don’t matter—especially a game on opening night. And for the most part it’s true. What happens in October really doesn’t have any bearing on how a team ultimately performs or how far they go in the playoffs. But like every rule there are exceptions. This particular off-season saw [...]

Top 5 Things Recently Overheard In The NBA
  5. “We started the season 0-4 and then barely beat the Timberwolves at home.  Man, Mike Dunleavy really does suck.” – Blake Griffin 4. “Um, maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to bring Allen Iverson to Memphis.” – Michael Heisley 3. ”Nellie is a lunatic.  If Mikki Moore is taking Anthony Randolph’s minutes right now then maybe Acie [...]

Dumb (John Hammond) and Dumber (Mike Dunleavy)
  A moment of silence please…the Joe Alexander Era in Milwaukee is over.  On August 6th here is what I wrote about John Hammond while counting down the ten worst NBA general managers: 4)   John Hammond -  Hiring Sourpuss Scott Skiles, drafting Joe Alexander, dumping Richard Jefferson for eighteen cents on the dollar and failing to extend a qualifying offer to Charlie Villanueva are just [...]