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Amare's coming back, Kobe's number 24, and Elton Brand can already hear chants of, "MVP, MVP." Who's year will it be to shine...or collapse?

We will be taking a look back at the last 10 years of NBA drafts, with analysis of the draft picks. Along with analysis, there will be a reordered top ten picks, along with a selection of the worst and best draft choices.

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

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 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:

Ever since the inception of the NBA, it has been proven time and time again, that no, one player, mo matter how gifted, can win an NBA championship all by himself.

Many of the greatest NBA teams of all-time have been built on some of the great duos to ever lace up a pair of basketball sneakers. From Bob Cousy and Bill Russell to Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.

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.

October is almost here, and that means Fantasy Basketball!

Elton Brand was the catalyst for the LA Clippers last two "successful" NBA seasons. It was his MVP'ish performance in 2005-2006 that propelled the Clippers to their first playoff berth in over a decade.

There may be something more to Elton Brand leaving the Clippers then initially thought.

In the long history of the National Basketball Association, and perhaps organized sports in the United States, no other team has shown the type of ineptness that the Los Angeles Clippers have.

A look back at past NBA Drafts and how they would look if the team with the worst overall record had the first pick.

The other day I was chatting with a colleague of mine about the NBA Playoffs and how exciting it has been when he blurted out that hockey is actually the best sport to watch. More fighting and fast-paced action.

The Clippers found themselves in an unfamiliar place in May... playing playoff basketball. With veteran Sam Cassell leading the team, they went from perennial joke to legitimate contender. Can they make good this season?

Many people say that Duke has a reputation of having players that are over hyped and fail in the NBA. But are they really any different than any other team?

Brief overview of the coups and gaffs of the NBA teams thus far during the 2008 offseason.

Several NBA teams have failed to address their needs properly and will enter the 2008-09 regular season in worse shape than the way they finished out the 07-08 season, either because of poor front office decisions or just plain old bad luck.

With a flurry of free agent activity this offseason - not to mention a 2008 draft that could help several teams immediately - the 2008-09 NBA regular season figures to be one of the most exciting and thrilling seasons in recent memory.

A guide to five of the best NBA forwards to invest in for card collecting fanatics while all eyes are on the Olympics!

More than a two player draft, the 2008 NBA Draft offers intrigue as picks #3-10 could unfold in several different scenarios, creating a myriad of possibilities for the entire draft.

The best and the worst of fantasy basketball through 60ish games

This is a review of the NBA off season.

HoopsVine.com NBA Power Rankings 1.30.2008 - The latest NBA Rumors, News and analysis can be found on www.hoopsvine.com

With the 2007-2008 NBA season around the corner, many fantasy basketball owners are getting ready for their drafts. I will break down the power forward position with a list of the top 20 power forwards in fantasy basketball.

The NBA draft got under way with the first 3 picks going as predicted...but what happened next?

The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association. The Bulls play in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the NBA.

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

This is an article on the greatest players to play for the same College Basketball coach/program over the past 50 years.

In the latest edition of TheSportsWatchers.com Fantasy Basketball Power Rankings, you will find a few familiar faces, and two or three new names. As for the rankings...they are all screwed up. Enjoy!

The NBA season is just around the corner, and that means it is time for power rankings!

Can the Warriors make a splash in the Pacific?

Kevin Durant may be the favorite, but he has competition.

The promise of the Los Angeles Clippers from 2006's playoff adventures didn't follow suit in the following 2007 season. But maybe there will be a silver lining in 2008.

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.

When voting comes into play in regards to selecting all-stars for any sport, there is of course the risk that people who haven't really "earned" a spot could be thrust into the starting line-up

We will be taking a look back at the last 10 NBA drafts, with analysis of the draft picks. Along with analysis, there will be a reordered top ten picks, along with a selection of the worst and best draft choices.

Well, it's about time. For all you NBA fanatics out there - like myself - the seemingly never-ending regular season is finally about to come to a close.

Calling all GM's, calling all GM's! Commencing this summer, sometime between the months of July and October, several NBA megastars will be on the auction block for trade to the highest bidder.

ctober 30th may mark the kickoff of the new basketball season, but it must be noted that this has been the most dramatic NBA off-season since Michael Jordan's father got blown away while resting in his car on the side of a violent North Carolina interstate back in 1993.

City of Angels. Home of the Stars. La La Land. With its cultural enclaves, temperate weather and movie star glitz, Los Angeles is unlike any other city. From Santa Monica to Downtown and up to Hollywood, it's easy for anyone to get lost in this jungle.

After years of not drafting a low-post scoring big man, trading away their lone such commodity in Eddy Curry, and not having an All-Star selection in a number of years, it was the Chicago Bulls 9-16 start that got Scott Skiles fired on the eve of Christmas.

Knicks fans all over are screaming for the Knicks to get rid of Stephon Marbury, but as much as they want to move on from the past, they need to realize that patience is the only option.

It seems to be common knowledge that every move Donnie Walsh makes is with salary cap space in mind for the summer of 2010, but it's time for Knick fans and their president to realize that they aren't going to make a splash that summer.

Clippers are headed nowhere once again.

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.

Elton Brand was available this summer for a price the Knicks could have paid in Zach Randolph, but NY didn't even inquire. While the doomed days of Isiah may be over, the light at the end of the tunnel may not be close.

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.

The Clip Show is without Elton Brand this season. So do The Sports Watchers think they have a prayer to contend?

So close, yet still so far. The Suns, without Amare Stoudemire, were able to get to the Western Conference Finals. Two tough previous rounds wore them down, but they've reloaded and look to make another run.

Unlike last season's MVP race, which basically became a two-man race between eventual winner Steve Nash, and runner-up, Shaquille O'Neal, this season's race is as wide open and competitive as ever

Read a preview of the upcoming season for the Los Angeles Clippers.

the explanation of the sucess of the new and rebuilt Clippers against the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA playoffs

The Phoenix Suns will need to get back to their very own basic if they are to move on in the Western Conference semifinals.

how the MVP Steve Nash carried his team in a 7 game series past the Clippers

The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 127-107, in Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference Semifinals at the U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix on Monday, May 22.

Three of the five teams in the NBA's Central Division made significant strides during the off-season and the one that didn't has Lebron James. So with four improved clubs to contend with, does Detroit have what it takes for another Central Division crown?

Not only did the Clippers make the playoffs last season for the first time in ages, but they are undoubtedly going to make another extended postseason appearance this season as well. That's right - the Clippers are for real!

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.

A mock draft of the first 14 picks of the 2008 NBA Draft.

The Bulls must choose between two talented college freshmen.

Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Woodson says that Al Horford was robbed of the NBA Rookie of the Year. Was he?

Mayo or Beasley?

The rumblings and trade talk around the league before the NBA Draft

While several NBA teams have plans on challenging the Boston Celtics for league supremacy, a multitude of individual players are also set to increase their own statistical output for the respective teams.

Many teams have gone through massive changes this pre-preseason so far, so here are the rankings of teams based on last years performance and based on the moves and growth of the teams this year.

A look at how Baron Davis's move from Golden State to the LA Clippers will impact the balance of power in the West

In no particular order my favorite March Madness memories.

An in-depth look at the situations the five teams in the Southeast division will be in come this summer in the NBA. Includes salary statistics, free agent information, and analysis.

The Center landscape has changed since the beginning of the season. Coming into the year, Dwight Howard was not much of an offensive scorer. Chris Kaman was not much of anything. And Marcus Camby surely was not facilitator of the offense.

A preview of the 2007-08 NBA Western Conference complete with division standings predicted as well as team by team analysis.

The Giants like San Antonio and Phoenix reside in the West, but there are many up-and-coming teams. Who has the best chance to make the playoffs and win a championship in 2007-2008?

All of the happenings in the sports world over the past week with commentary.

Just when you thought this day couldn't get more exciting with college recruit signing day, just when you thought the sports world couldn't be crazier with the Pats losing on Super Bowl Sunday, this happens. Shaq is traded to the Suns.

The annual NBA all-star game is upon us once again and what better time to look back at the season's it's been than at the league created halfway point. Today I give you my award picks at the break.

A preview of the Western Conference after the All-Star break.

After reading an article stating that Kevin Durant should stay in college, I decided to compile a list of reasons for him not to.

Another month in this marathon we call an NBA season has come to an end...

Nikki News.com is launching a Cannes Film Festival RSS News Feed with video updates from YouTube, Podcasts for iPod users, MySpace style community, photos and news shows from Nikki Beach at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes.

Part 2 in a look at the films of fly-over country. Here I look at four examples of some of the best movies evr set in Middle America.

Is your sweetheart a music lover? Do you really want to make it a special Valentine's Day this year? If so, you are in luck, because this is a list of ten great Valentine's Day gifts for the music lover!

Simply gorgeous elevator music (at times). Simply gorgeous British soul.

The "Top 10 Songs of the 1990's lists the Billboards Top Ten, year by year as well as offering some headlines in music news. The article finishes off with The Top Ten Singles of the entire nineties decade.

No time to read reviews? Take a look at this quick index of "types" of musicals that you may already be familiar with or like, read the descriptions and find out which new shows are opening soon this Broadway season.

The Beatles have claimed to be "more popular than Jesus," but they possessed neither the talent nor the staying power to be more popular than Michael Jackson.

A list of some of the greatest movie soundtracks

Top "A" Listers make Sean Nelson's list of "Please Stop Recording Now"

David Archuleta bested David Cook in Tuesday night's competition; it's all over but the shouting and the crowning of the new "American Idol" on Wednesday.

The Beatles have claimed to be "more popular than Jesus," but they possessed neither the talent nor the staying power to be more popular than Michael Jackson.

The chance to start over might be welcomed by some, but others (like me) have it involuntarily thrust upon them.

Music critics said rap music wouldn't last. Record companies said it was too harsh and black-oriented. In twenty years, rap music has grown from its street beginnings in Harlem and the South Bronx.

This article lists the Billboard Top Ten Songs as well as the top ten singles of the 1970's year by year. It also offers the Song of the Year, music from the top grossing movies and some little known facts about the decade.

A look at how USA Basketball fell from the top and how Coach K is trying to rebuild a successful program.

Allan Houston, the former NBA star who led the New York Knicks to the 1999 finals, is more than just a former basketball player. His "Father Knows Best" Basketball camp teaches basketball skills and so much more.