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NBA Shoots Horses and Chris Paul

DATELINE: HUMOR! Like instant coffee, just add NBA ownership to the hot water. The New Orleans Hornets have become freeze-dried. How do you like your toast buttered? Put a little honey on that Hornet. The Chris Paul trade is deader than a doornail. Some NBA players may shuffle off to... Continue reading "NBA Shoots Horses and Chris Paul" »

Seven Deadly Sins of the NBPA Puts a Plague on the NBA House

DATELINE: HUMOR! After watching NBA players break every one of the Seven Deadly Sins over the past decade, the owners are counting on the players breaking one more. We expect the NBPA, or in layman’s terms, the union to be busted like a bunch of deadbeats in an Occupy city... Continue reading "Seven Deadly Sins of the NBPA Puts a Plague on the NBA House" »

NBA Players Reject Deal - 2011-12 Season over??? Read the Offer

When an NBA tree falls in the forrest does anyone really care? The NBA's players union has rejected the latest and possible final offer from the NBA's owners. This could end the 2011-12 season and beyond. check out the league's latest offer and decide for yourself. Download NBA_proposal I thought... Continue reading "NBA Players Reject Deal - 2011-12 Season over??? Read the Offer" »

NBA to Pick Scabs for Pickup Game

DATELINE: HUMOR! We wonder how many former NBA stars, aging off the court, are willing to come out of retirement to make a few Bucks, an assortment of Lakers, and a litany of Knickerbockers. Many NBA players retired before the big money hit the fan market. Now NBA czar and... Continue reading "NBA to Pick Scabs for Pickup Game" »

Mother of Mercy, Can This Be the End of the NBA?

DATELINE: HUMOR! The great oldtime movie Little Caesar offers many lessons to the NBA. In it, the archfiend threatens authorities of society, “A little buzzard like you will never put cuffs on me.” As he is plugged with machine gun fire, Edward G. Robinson as the tinplate gangster mutters his... Continue reading "Mother of Mercy, Can This Be the End of the NBA?" »

If an NBA Tree Falls in the Forest Does Anyone Care?

The NBA has canceled the remainder of the preseason and will wipe out the first two weeks of the regular season if there is no labor agreement by Monday. Commissioner David Stern and deputy commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement after owners and players met for about four hours Tuesday... Continue reading "If an NBA Tree Falls in the Forest Does Anyone Care?" »

check out my thoughts on the NBA for next season.... if there even is one

http://www.chalkthemup.com/article/5-questions-answered-by-the-ctu-nba-staff Continue reading "check out my thoughts on the NBA for next season.... if there even is one" »

Post-Jordan Era All-NBA Teams Part 1

On the verge of possibly missing NBA Games (maybe a whole season) for the first time since 1998-1999; I though this would be the perfect time to give out awards and all-NBA selections spanning from lockout to lockout. This was an era that was dominated by the west, mainly the... Continue reading "Post-Jordan Era All-NBA Teams Part 1" »

2011 NBA Mock Draft: Williams and Irving to Cavs

I know some people are not pumped about this year’s NBA draft but, you should be! This will be the last basketball we discuss in a while because of the lockout that is pending in the NBA. So tune in at 7 PM tonight, while a new wave of talent... Continue reading "2011 NBA Mock Draft: Williams and Irving to Cavs" »

NBA News: Warriors go with Jackson

On Monday the Golden State Warriors announced that they hired Mark Jackson to be their new head coach replacing Keith Smart. It has been reported Jackson will get a 3-year $6 million dollar contract with a team option for a fourth year. Wow that is a real shock for someone... Continue reading "NBA News: Warriors go with Jackson" »

NBA News: Kobe and Rose - Walking Wounded

The 2011 NBA Playoffs are in full effect....First round match-ups in both conferences are still going strong with the exception of the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks. This past Sunday the Celtics eliminated the Knicks in a four game sweep of their first round Eastern Conference Playoff series... Continue reading "NBA News: Kobe and Rose - Walking Wounded" »

NBA News: MRI for Rose

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose was scheduled for a MRI today on his sprained left ankle. Rose suffered the sprain yesterday during game 4 of the first round Eastern Conference playoff series between the Chicago Bulls and the Indiana Pacers. After scoring on a driving lay-up to the basket, Rose... Continue reading "NBA News: MRI for Rose" »

NBA News: Pacers see Red

Game 4 of the first-round NBA Eastern Conference Playoff series was supposed to be the end of the Indiana Pacers. Despite the Pacers valiant efforts in games 1-3 of their first round playoff war with the Chicago Bulls, game 4 was predicted to be the nail in the coffin for... Continue reading "NBA News: Pacers see Red" »

Pesky Pacers

"You know what your like a cockroach, you crush one and another one comes creeping out of the woodwork" That is what the Chicago Bulls must be thinking of the Indiana Pacers after another hard fought game which resulted in a 96-90 victory for the Bulls. Game 2 of the... Continue reading "Pesky Pacers" »

The NBA Playoffs: Where Amazing Really Does Happen

The NBA playoffs have treated fans to an incredible opening weekend. Without a doubt, this was some of the best and most interesting basketball I have watched in a while. L.A. and San Antonio stumbled out west to the David West-less Hornets and Rudy Gay-less Grizzlies respectively. Rough way to... Continue reading "The NBA Playoffs: Where Amazing Really Does Happen" »