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A preview of the 2006 NBA season.

A team by team recap of the 2006 NBA Draft.

Basketball, basketball, basketball is here! And so is the NBA New Orleans Hornets' 2007-08 season preview.

New Orleans is the host of the 2008 NBA All-Star weekend festivities, and the Hornets may have just the right combination of timing, momentum and talent to make the playoffs their playground for a 'Nawlins parade.

Leading the charge of the NBA's new style of play are the Phoenix Suns. With a potent run and gun offense, basketball is going to get a whole lot more exciting.

This edition of the NBA power rankings is harbored by injuries to some really key players.

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.

I'll be evaluating the affect and performance that all of the 2003 draft picks are having in the NBA.

Two of the NBA's best offenses collide in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. Point guard Chris Paul powers New Orleans, while Dirk Nowitzki begins another quest for the elusive NBA title.

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.

The 2007-08 NBA season is just around the corner and the Boston Celtics cannot wait to get underway. It seems the pride has returned to Celtics, and optimism is at an all time high around Boston.

A preview of the 2006 NBA season for the Orlando Magic.

The summer of 2007 will now be remembered for Boston taking a chance to reach for a championship in dark years.

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.

This is a team ranking of the five teams that make up the Pacific Division in the NBA's Western Conference. Find out where the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers stand when compared to Sacramento's Kings, the Warriors in Oakland, and the Suns in Phoenix.

A preview of the 2006 NBA season for the Seattle SuperSonics.

A preview of the upcoming NBA playoffs, with seedings based on standings as of April 14, 2006.

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

The Celtics. The Hornets. Shaq and Kobe. The NBA is back.

HoopsVine.com brings you the Top 10 NBA Power Forwards - visit www.hoopsvine.com for the latest NBA Rumors, News and analysis

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

A look at the biggest stories- both positive and embarassing- from the first half of the NBA season.

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 latest NBA Vine Power Rankings for January 8, 2008. The Boston Celtics have reclaimed the top spot. Detroit, San Antonio, New Orleans and Dallas round out the top 5. New York, Miami and Minnesota round out the bottom three. Read the latest rankings.

For every analogy of war, parallel to life and those instances where personal tragedy spurs on-court performance, there are 10 times as many occasions where sports is nothing but pure fun.

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.

From LeBron to Glyniadakis, and everyone in between, one of the best draft classes of the last 5 years has been in the NBA for three seasons. It's an appropriate time for their first report cards.

A scary trend is arising in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 18-year-old high school kids are skipping college and going straight to the professional NBA. Could college basketball salaries prevent this problem?

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.

Basketball is unlike other typically American sports like baseball and football, which are very specialized sports. Basketball players must be adept at all skills on the court, like a five-tool baseball player.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

There are high expectations for this team and everyone seems to be writing their own season preview. Most of the previews are written by individuals who are just starting to pay attention to the Boston Celtics.

A preview of the 2007-08 NBA season for the Orlando Magic of the Eastern Conference.

To say that the Boston Celtics made a fantastic turnaround from 2007 is an understatement, but for all of the talk and hype surrounding the trio of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, the only thing that is definite is the trio's lack of a championship.

Why the Boston Celtics will rise to the top of the Eastern Conference with the acquisition of Kevin Garnett.

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.

There are high expectations for this team and everyone seems to be writing their own season preview. Most of the previews are written by individuals who are just starting to pay attention to the Boston Celtics.

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.

Orlando has the ingredients for a special mixture for a magical season, but will the collective brew be effective upon the rest of the Eastern Conference?

The Boston Celtics traded half their team to acquire Kevin Garnett, but it makes them a contender in the Eastern Conference.

This is a preview of the New Orleans Hornets and their chances for the 2007-2008 NBA season.

Entering January 24, 2008, the New Orleans Hornets were in first place. Is this team really good enough to have such a good record this deep into the NBA season?

A preview of the 2006 NBA season for the New Orleans Hornets.

With the 2007-2008 NBA season only a couple of weeks away, Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic look to become a premiere playoff team in the Eastern Conference.

Kevin Garnett is one of the biggest superstars in the NBA. Exactly the kind of player that is difficult for small market teams to build championship teams around.

Chris Paul is back to lead his Hornets to the playoffs!

A glance at the Boston Celtics schedule over the next two months

This matchup between the Celtics and Spurs is a very likely NBA Finals preview.

Wow, I was in my early teens and I just found out that I was being sent to NBA basketball coach Larry Brown. He would determine my punishment....

With all of the big trades going on, I think some people have just begun to count out the New Orleans Hornets as a legitimate contender in the Western Conference.

Whatever the result in 2008, the Trail Blazers could be setting themselves up for something even the original trailblazers - Lewis & Clark - couldn't do within a few years: win an NBA championship.

Chris Paul becoming a bright young star in the NBA

Don't be surprised if Milwaukee is in the thick of the playoff race. Don't be surprised if Redd and Williams are All-Stars. Don't at all be surprised if Yi gets Rookie of the Year. No one should be surprised-except maybe the Eastern Conference.

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.

New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets guard Chris Paul will be having surgery on his left foot to repair a stress reaction.

I, unlike everyone else, refuse to crown the Boston Celtics, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce. I won't crown them as the NBA champions. I won't crown them as the Eastern Conference Champions.

Everybody is debating about what the Kevin Garnett trade means for the Boston Celtics, but what does it mean for the Minnesota Timberwolves?

The Boston Celtics are heading in the right direction since the Larry Bird Era. Kevin Garnett is departing the Minnesota Timberwolves after the Boston Celtics agreed to acquire the All-Star forward in a multiplayer trade with the Timberwolves.

The Celtics, even after adding superstars, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to go along with their own longtime resident star, Paul Pierce, will not ... repeat, not, win the NBA title in 2007-08.

With Pierce sidelined, the Celtics weren't good last year. But now they have Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen...

A look at the Boston Celtics' Big Three Players (Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce), and analyzing how they achieve the success that they do.

Check out my predictions on how each team in the Eastern Conference will finish this upcoming NBA season. The arrival of a few big stars has changed the outlook of many teams and should provide the Eastern Conference with a competitive and exciting edge.

Find out what the five teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference Central Division did this summer. Find out where the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers stand when compared to Indiana's Pacers, the Chicago Bulls, and the Milwaukee Bucks.

They needed a point guard to fill the shoes of Hall of Fame point guard John Stockton and there were two highly regarded prospects on the board for them to choose from.

Kevin Garnett beat out Denver's Marcus Camby and Houston's Shane Battier for NBA's top defensive player.

With a roster filled with lots of potential and youth, the Timberwolves can't worry about Garnett anymore.

I really respect the job the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets did last season despite having to deal with the immense turmoil related to the now, infamous, Hurricane Katrina.

Kevin Garnett has put a stop to a pending trade that would have made him a Celtic.

The NBA and Spalding decided this year to replace the traditional leather ball for a completely redesigned composite material one. Only the second major change in over 60 years and the first since 1970, the question is why?

The Boston Celtics will not have a quiet offseason.

With the rebound from the trade of Vinsanity, the Raptors avoided potential extinction and obliteration from the NBA. Now, the NBA has to worry about these new-age prehistoric creatures from the past swiping prey for a championship.

With the way the NBA is structured and the number of teams in each conference, 8 out of a possible 15 teams can make the playoffs.

Though the starting lineup of Hinrich, Gordon, Deng, Nocioni and Wallace shouldn't change, with the red-dazzle mesh of the Bulls' uniforms ripping and running across the floor of the United Center, expect quite a few NBA teams playing the matador role with little success.

It appears that Detroit just needed a good inspection and maybe a nice little tune-up. Barring any unforeseen breakdowns or faulty parts connections, the Pistons should cruise all the way to Titletown.

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

Can the Magic shock some of the NBA world by returning to the postseason so quickly after tanking it the past couple of seasons? Their young talent is good, but are they ready for the pressure that can come with potential expectations?

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 preview of the 2006 NBA season for the Sacramento Kings.

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 for the Milwaukee Bucks.

the rising popularity of the NBA and the rise in jersey sales

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?

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

Editoral write up of the top 5 NBA players of the 2007-2008 season.

Can Shaq and Wade continue their postseason dominance? Does Dallas follow Dirk to the top of the mountain? I have your position battles, system quirks, and analysis that I think will help you understand both teams.

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?

The Boston Celtics are facing the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Looking at the best games remaining in the Western Confernce for playoff positioning.

From the time the 76ers acquired Julius Erving in late 1976, the team lost in the NBA Finals three times. In 5 years. The other two seasons, they lost in the Conference finals. Losing to the eventual NBA champs became a yearly ritual.

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.

The NBA Draft is the worst in all of sports. Here's why.

The NBA has made 2 major changes to the league. Being the change on how the officials look at player complaining and the new ball. One was just pointless, and the other was taken way to far.

The ins and outs of the 2007 NBA All Star Game in Las Vegas. Whether to book a sports packages, or, buy a game ticket and go it alone.