Pick and Roll Podcast: NBA Free Agency
On this podcast, Bill and Kevin discuss what has transpired in the NBA Free Agency so far. Some big names changing teams, which means the NBA will look much different next season. Does Kevin Durant make the Warriors even better than last year? Can they win more than 73 games? Which teams in the Eastern […]
Podcast: May 1st Philly’s Phinest
To open this edition of Philly’s Phinest, we discussed the early season struggles of the Philadelphia Phillies and previewed the team’s upcoming series against the Atlanta Braves (Start-14:19). Next, with the Philadelphia Flyers getting ready to play Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New Jersey Devils, we reflected on the first game […]
Podcast: April 30th Bob Long Sports Radio Show
In this week’s Bob Long Sports Radio Show, we discussed the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at length, including the second round Flyers vs. Devils series (Start-15:35), the Coyotes vs. Predators series (15:35-20:57), the Rangers vs. Capitals series (20:57-32:18). We then discussed the lack of traditional hockey franchises remaining in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, especially in […]
NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Preview
(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Philadelphia 76ers Season Series: Bulls won 2-1 Key Player: Derrick Rose The Bulls proved that they can be a great team even if they don’t have Derrick Rose, but they need him to win this series. With Rose completely healthy this could have been a sweep, but now it is […]
The Best Team In The NBA
Before this NBA season started there was little doubt in my mind that the Miami Heat would win the NBA Finals, but as this season goes on I am becoming less confident in that prediction. The Heat are the most talented team in the NBA. That is a fact, and if you disagree with then […]
NBA Trading Block
The NBA trade deadline is on March 15th, and it is one of the busiest times in any sport. There are big moves made every single year in the NBA that will change the outcome of the playoff situation. Let’s look back at the biggest trades in the past few seasons. 2011: One doesn’t need […]
Heat Rebound from Game 1 Defeat
45-33: Those were the rebound totals for the Bulls and the Heat, respectively, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday. As a result, the Heat fell to the Bulls in a dismal 103-82 final. Statistically speaking, Miami shouldn’t have a -12 rebound margin, considering they averaged 42.1 rpg during the regular season, […]
NBA Conference Finals Preview
1. Chicago Bulls vs. 2. Miami Heat The Eastern Conference Playoffs have been very predictable to this point. The top two seeds have made it to the Conference Finals, and it is bound to be a good series. Neither team receives great scoring contributions from their bench. But a big key in the series will […]
NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Preview
Now that the NBA Playoffs are set, we can begin to analyze the matchups. Three of the four match-ups are between teams in the same division, so the games should be close and intense. Here are the First round matchups in the Eastern Conference: 1) Chicago Bulls vs. 8 ) Indiana Pacers Season Series: Bulls […]
How to Build an NBA Championship Team
This is the debut article of the newest Bob Long Sports Contributor, Kevin McClernand. Kevin will focus on the NBA primarily, but will also be covering other sports topics in the future as well. – For a long time NBA franchises have aimed to build their teams around one superstar player. In order to make […]