The toughest challenge for championship-contending veteran teams with a core that has been together for years is to remain competitive year after year. Keeping the veteran core intact is often times the priority; yet winning is always the lone measurement of success.
May. 21, 2012 - Pacing Back to Relevance - by Rangga Sobiran
Despite the Pacers’ impressive regular season which saw them booking the third best Win-Loss record in the Eastern Conference (42-24), good enough for fifth best in the league, no one picked them over their Central Division rival, the Chicago Bulls, and title favorite, the Heat, to make the Eastern Conference Final; especially considering how young and inexperienced the make up of the team is. A Derrick Rose and Chris Bosh injury later, people may be forced to change their opinion.
Mar. 13, 2012 - Brandon Roy Back Hoopin'? - by Rangga Sobiran
Brandon Roy is the latest in a long line of NBA stars whose careers were ruined by injury. He is currently working out and planning to make a comeback. The question that immediately came to mind after hearing that news was, "How realistic is it for Brandon Roy to return to the NBA?"
Mar. 1, 2012 - Scoring a Point for Andre Iguodala - by Ichank Nasution
Basketball is all about scoring points. This is true in a way, as the point (pun unintended) of any basketball game is to score points and outscore the opponent. But does scoring points in abundance guarantee an NBA player a ticket to play in the prestigious NBA All-Star game? This year, apparently it does not. You can look as far as Sixers’ forward Andre Iguodala’s first-time inclusion as a reserve player.
Feb. 25, 2012 - 2012 NBA All-Star Game Preview - by Rangga Sobiran
As the 2012 NBA season approaches the All-Star break, I’m beginning to shift my focus to the NBA All-Star Event this weekend in Orlando, Fla.
Feb. 22, 2012 - Jeremy Lin Showing How It's Done - by Ichank Nasution
If you've been away from the web of social interaction, this is just the latest episode of the Jeremy Lin saga, or “Linsanity” as the media and NBA fans like to call it. It’s an inspiring story of the rise from obscurity to stardom of an undrafted Harvard-educated point guard of Taiwanese descent.
