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Big men in the NBA are truly at a premium, great ones can almost turn the fortunes of teams around by themselves. Coming out of Ohio State, Greg Oden looked poised to dominate at the NBA level thanks to his innate skills at rebounding and interior defense. When healthy, he is extremely intimidating around the basket; few dare to drive to the hoop with him directly in their path.

The operative words of the last sentence are “when healthy”. Greg Oden’s NBA More »

When you start talking about the greatest basketball players of all-time names like Jordan, Kobe, Bird, Magic come to mind. How many people though would consider Dirk Nowitzki as one of the greatest of all-time? Dirk Nowitzki has an impressive resume if you look at the stats he has compiled in his 13 NBA seasons. He carries a 23-point average along with a great shooting percentage from the line and the floor. Does this make him an all-time great?

The problem with considering Dirk Nowitzki is he has only won one NBA title. Most great More »

The NBA has seen its share of high-flying dunkers over the years, but the cream of the crop resides on this list. These guys dunked with power, grace and a creativity never seen before:

1 — Vince Carter: This man’s dunking exploits began at North Carolina and arrived with him at Toronto in 1999. He had an arsenal of never-seen-before dunks that left people scratching their heads. Then, at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia in 2000, Vince Carter arrived. Vinsanity vaulted over 7 More »

Excitement is back in Lexington, as head coach John Calipari has led the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team to a Final Four appearance and a Regional final in his first two years on the job. But, the experts don’t acknowledge Cal as being a great coach because of his supposed “questionable” recruiting practices that will eventually catch the eye of the NCAA.
But, you’ll never hear him respond to these charges, as Calipari never truly speaks his mind. Instead, he just reiterates what the fans want More »

There are more international NBA players than most fans realize. Big named players who come from a different and foreign land are becoming more and more popular in the NBA. After looking at the 2011 NBA draft, teams are realizing that there is an immense amount of talent to be found over seas. Finding a mere five international NBA players is tough but these players seem to be making the most impact.

5. Manu Ginobli- The Argentine guard has been a household name for years playing with the Spurs. He started all but one More »

Once the greatest 64 teams are chosen and make the tournament things really start getting excited in College Basketball. When down to 32 it is basically a “one and done” kind of system which is used in the tournament. Basically said, you win you keep playing, you lose, and your out. This has been the system used for at least the last decade in the College basketball tournament.

I personally believe that the way the system is More »

Playing practically in their backyard and featuring arguably the greatest big man in basketball history, Kansas was a three-point favorite despite their opponent, North Carolina, being undefeated and ranked 1. Kansas took a 53-52 lead in the third overtime, but Joe Quigg sank two charity tosses and Kansas’ last-gasp lob attempt failed, giving Carolina a 54-53 victory.

In the first championship game matchup (1966) between an all-white team (Kentucky) versus an all-African-American team (Texas Western), the Miners, coached by Don Haskins, upset the Wildcats of Adolph Rupp, 72-65.

Jim Valvano’s N.C. State Wolfpack had to win their conference tournament More »