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Except for some rare occasions, I know that rookies rarely make a lasting impression in their first year in the NBA. For the most part, the first year is all about learning the pro game

They used to say, "No harm; no fout." Now it's, "Soft foul call; no harm." What ever happened to NBA basketball being a contact sport?

Professional basketball began with eleven teams. Some of these teams still play; the others live in the game's history. This article provides a brief history about the sport's initial cities.

A team by team recap of the 2006 NBA Draft.

The Southwest Division may be the best division in the entire NBA. This division featured 4 playoff teams and the NBA champions last season. This is how things should shake out in the Southwest this season.

All of the 30 teams in the NBA can rightfully make the argument for being the hungriest team to win a championship. Nonetheless, as hungry as the rest of the teams are for an NBA championship, no team is as hungry for a title as the Phoenix Suns.

A preview of the 2006 NBA season.

A quarter of the way through the 2006-2007 NBA season we have seen several surprises and even a few disappointments. After a quarter of the season, the NBA teams rounding out the top 10 in positions 6-10 are as follows:

Now that the selection order has been set for the entire first round of the 2006 NBA draft, it is now time for my annual mock draft column.

10 trivia questions to enterain you and your friends with during the NBA 2008 Playoff season where my hometown team of the Houston Rockets faces off against the Utah Jazz.

The Houston Rockets are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association. The Rockets play in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.

A look at the 2007-08 NBA Season for the Houston Rockets.

The Rockets have made some acquisitions that may have them on the right path to NBA success.

This is an article about a potential trade of Mike James for Emeka Okafor and how it will help both teams reach the playoffs.

"It's on me" may not be a phrase you hear come out of Tracy McGrady's mouth in the months leading up this year's NBA Playoffs.

Find out what the five teams in the NBA's Western Conference Southwest Division did this summer. Find out where the Dallas Mavericks and Memphis Grizzlies stand when compared to San Antonio's Spurs, the Houston Rockets, and the NO/Oklahoma City Hornets.

Houston Rockets center Tracy McGrady scored 7 of his 27 points in the final period, leading his team to a 94-92 victory over Utah Jazz.

Since I just finished writing my annual column ranking the NBA's head coaches, I figured now was as good a time as any to take a sneak peek at the coaches that are already on the hot seat before the 2006-07 season get underway.

Inside this Celebrity House Picture Tour you will find the celebrity homes of famous basketball players - from Michael Jordan's palatial home to Shaq's waterfront estate.

This is a listing of my 5 best NBA Regular season teams not to win an NBA Championship.

With Yao Ming out of the picture, the Houston Rockets are destined to miss the playoffs this year... So how does that change the landscape of the West?

You know the old saying that everything is bigger in Texas. Well it's true in the NBA. Texas teams are dominating thanks to their big man.

The biggest question today in the NBA arena is the top pick of the draft. There are two clear cut top players, Greg Oden and Kevin Durant. Find out why the first pick should be Oden instead of Durant.

Charles Barkley goes by many nicknames that all justify him well. "The Round Mound of Rebound" to "Sir Charles" to "Square Bear of Mid-Air" all describe the style of play and personality that Barkley displayed during his basketball career.

I don't think anyone is going to be surprised at my number 1 shooting guard ever in NBA history, but maybe someone might not agree with the other four. So here I go with my ranking of the top 5-point guards in NBA history

As fantasy basketball leagues are starting up, every manager wants to hit that one gem who will catapult their team to a championship.

So here we have reached the final article in my series of the Greatest Players in NBA History by position, some of which we had a great amount of disagreement, especially at the Power Forward spot.

This is a review of the NBA off season.

Rick Barry ended his career with 25,279 points between both the ABA and NBA. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1986 and two of his sons, Jon and Brent, went on to have NBA careers of their own.

A preview of the NBA's Southwest Division for the 2006-2007 basketball season.

NBA 2K8 is video game that is available exclusively for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360.

Welcome to the first edition of the NBA Now. This is going to be a column that deals with predictions and outcomes of all your favorite NBA action. Each day of the NBA season, I will give you my take on the NBA games on the schedule.

Here is your guide to watching the best nationally televised NBA games this season.

One might think that because he is the son of a preacher NBA star Michael Redd would have no problem coping with the many temptations a professional basketball encounters. It was only when he walked with Christ personally he could cope.

The 2007-2008 NBA Basketball Season is just around the corner. The teams are already back at training camp, and it is just a matter of time before preseason games are wrapping up and people are dunking, shooting and traveling all over the basketball court.

As we approach the annual NBA all-star weekend, here are my annual western conference midseason observations. So let's get started.

My criteria that I used in compiling this ranking was that it was based on a single season team, with at least a 3-year period between appearances.

"Another season; another Kobe Bryant saga."

I believe that it is my favorite position because you have to be big enough to play on the inside, banging against the centers of the game, but also agile enough to step outside and knock down that 15-20 foot jump shot.

In a professional sports league where more than half of the teams make the playoffs, the regular season almost seems irrelevant...So let's start talking playoffs!

With all of the happenings going on in the sporting world at the present moment, there's probably not much attention being paid to many of the outstanding defensive performances being put on by some of the NBA's best defensive players.

This article is basically a mock of the NBA Draft coming up on June 28 in New York City. It involves the the teams with the top ten picks, and what the author thinks they should do with them.

What does someone do after winning the Heisman Trophy and leading his team to a national championship, followed by being an NBA star? Charlie Ward spends his time as a humanitarian and outspoken Christian.

I think the best word to describe the 2006 NBA Draft would definitely be - strange. This draft, more than any I can remember in recent memory, was centered around numerous trades involving multiple teams, all with varying reasons.

How things have certainly changed over the last several years for the Dallas Mavericks. Once the doormat for the NBA with one losing season after another, the Mavericks made it all the way to the NBA Finals this past season.

Former NBA forward Eddie Griffin died in mid-August in a fiery blaze of fire from a train wreck. He died with dreams unfulfilled, he died a professional basketball player with unfulfilled dreams, and most disappointingly, he died a very sick and broken young man.

who will be drafted in the top 10 in the NBA draft

After twelve long years of waiting, the Golden State Warriors are finally playing for something in the late months of the NBA season. Will they find success?

A Complete Breakdown of the Jazz/Warriors NBA Western Conference Playoff Series

With the first-round of the 2005-06 NBA playoffs just getting under way I thought this would be a perfect time to look back through the annals of NBA history and rank the ten greatest postseason performers of all-time.

The Heat's practice facility featured a familiar face on Monday; Dwayne Wade. After six long weeks, the Heat's young superstar is finally ready to return to the line-up.

Once again, it's time for my annual column ranking the NBA's head coaches, which, believe me, is perennially one of the toughest columns I write.

Get autographed pictures and other fun memorabilia from your favorite celebs.

The Dallas/Forth Worth Metroplex is home to four professional sports teams, one for every major American team sport and, there is no doubt about it, DFW fans love and support their teams through good seasons and bad.

With the dynamic duo reuniting this season after thirteen seasons apart, Penny Hardaway and Shaquille O'Neal look to bring back the team work that made them one of the game's most electric tag teams.

The T-Wolves are young and athletic.

Thanksgiving is a time of year to spend time with your family. What is a better way to do it than to watch sports on television?

Marquette sophomore star Dominic James may soon be heading back to campus.

China's Yao Ming will miss the rest of season with a stress fracture in his left foot. There will be no playoffs for The Houston Rockets this year.

There was no more extreme case of the injury bug than what happened in Houston. Now Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming are healthy, and with extra pieces, they could make a significant improvement.

The past few years, it seems as though you never know what to expect out of the Houston Rockets, which, unfortunately, isn't a good sign of stability or direction. Having said that, the Rockets should be a legitimate playoff participant.

The 2007-08 Houston Rockets may some key acquisitions to help out McGrady and Ming in the offseason and could challenge the Spurs and Mavericks for Western Conference supremacy this year!

With a projection of good health and team gelling, expect the Rockets to leave the stratosphere and enter the galaxy of the NBA elite.

Coach Jeff Van Gundy led the rockets to the playoffs this season again, but game7 in which they lost was for sure the last time he coached/will coach the Rockets.

Putting the sun and the summer behind us, it's time to look at the upcoming NBA season. Where does every franchise stand? It's time to take in-depth looks at why every team has reasons for optimism heading into the '07-'08 season.

Due to the length of the NBA season, a team can give all appearances of being a very good team during the regular season, if it has a couple of stars and the team, as a whole, are willing to work on the defensive end of the court.

McGrady might be able to promise a first round victory this year.

Since weeks before Thanksgiving, churches all throughout the Houston area have been preparing for their Christmas Eve services, deciding on just the right liturgy, songs, and mood to capture the Christmas spirit for their paritioners.

Who will win between Utah and Houston

Looking at Houston Rockets' center, Yao Ming's recent domination, I have come to a simple conclusion recently - it's about time.

For families or adults, parades, beer and sports, Houston has it all on St. Patrick's Day. Take the children to one of the parades , go out in the evening to a night of green beer and Irish music. You may even see a leprechaun or two in the city that has it all.

An analysis of the first round between the Jazz and the Rockets.

Here is an overview of the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft, and possible sleepers from the second round of the 2008 NBA Draft.

A look at the teams, and a breakdown of what can be expected in the first men's basketball game of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Here are the latest NBA Vine Power Rankings for January 15, 2008.

Top 5 places for families to celebrate New Year's Eve with their children safely and full of fun.

a look at the Ron Artest trade

On overview of the city of Houston for tourists and new residents.

Who rules in the West? East? Which teams are going to disappoint, and who's coming out surprising everybody? A list of the top 10 things to look for this season, in no particular order.

With a brand new NBA season less than a week away, it is once again time for my annual predictions on which teams will fly high, flame out and fall flat on their faces.

I am one who likes production. And, I won;' be at any NBA pre-draft workouts anyway, so my opinions are not likely to change much. So, here is my mock draft, based on who I would select with each pick, not who I think the team will actually choose.

The government of the Republic of Texas briefly considered using rockets in Indian warfare, but found Colt revolvers much more practical -- and deadly.

NBA 2K7 is the best basketball game on the market for true fans of the sport and the new signature styles make it a joy to play for fans of the league and its stars.

Tuesday, February 26, Yao Ming was reported to be out for the remainder of the season due to a stress fracture in his left foot. Read on to understand what this means for the NBA All Star and others who suffer with the same injury.

John Wooden treated all players fairly, not equally, as he stated in his book They Call Me Coach. Each player is different, he believed, and treating Bill Walton the same as Henry Bibby was unfair to both players, as each was different.

While watching a one hour episode of Sportscenter during the Spring I made these observations

When I had a riveting conversation last week with friend and radio host, Matthew Ross, I had no idea one of my offhand comments would be the catalyst for penning another column

After Thursday night's embarrassing 113-86 loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers should feel a little worried.

A ten-part article series that covers the events, happenings, and trends of the 1980s.

A review of the Detroit Pistons and their upcoming season in 2007. There is also a focus on how the off-season will have an effect on where they go in 2007.

Smack of Reality #1. A rant about corrupt sports stars in modern society with a highlight on Pacman Jones and Michael Vick.

The Mavericks and Spurs were the two best teams in the western conference overall and were ranked one and two accordingly. San Antonio had better luck as they won the NBA Championship while Dallas got stunned in the 1st round to say the least.

A ten-part article series that covers the events, happenings, and trends of the 1980s.

With the WNBA season wrapping up, there comes the question of which teams are going to go all the way to the finals. To put in even simpler, who will become the WNBA Champions?