Rondo Agrees

Rajon Rondo has reportedly agreed to a five-year, $55 million extension with the Boston Celtics. After all the criticism taking in Boston, even from his own general manager, it is a surprise that Rondo came to an agreement with the C's. I thought he was going to be a free agent next summer for sure. The Celtics did make the right move by signing Rondo, who has established himself as an elite point guard in the league. He is now the future of the Boston Celtics, once their veterans decide to hang it up, Rondo is all they will have left..

Yeah He Can Jump..

And if you missed Shannon Brown last night, Lakers took the L at home though.

Sparty Comeback

Last year, you could say North Carolina more or less own the Michigan State Spartans. After their two meetings last year, you could just see they were plainly unmatched. It's a new year, and Spartan nation has to forget last year, it is over and done. After losing in the National Championship, Tom Izzo's crew is ready for a comeback season. The Spartans did lose center, Goran Suton and off-guard, Travis Walton to graduation, but bring back a lot of key players to make a run right back to the National Championship. They return Big Ten POY, Kalin Lucas who is poised to make a run a National POY. State also brings back two keys forwards in senior, Raymar Morgan and sophomore, Delvon Roe. Both forwards should up there numbers this season, and be future first round picks when it is time to move on. Not to mention the return of junior guard, Chris Allen and their most athletic player, Durrell Summers, who put on quite the performance in last year's tournament (see dunk on Stanley Robinson). Anything less than a Final Four appearance is a season lost. Sparty is back again.

The Next "Big" Thing

Being that I am from NY, I have to show my state some love. The history of New York State basketball has consisted of mostly guard play, with the exception of Mr. Lew Alcindor. I would like to introduce you to the next "BIG" thing coming out of the Empire State. His name is DaJuan Coleman. Coleman is the 6'8 280 lb. center for Jamesville-DeWitt High School in Syracuse, NY. At 280, Coleman isn't much of a deer running up and down the court, but his strength and surprisingly quick post moves are the bread and butter of his game. As of now, according to ESPN.com, Coleman is only considering Syracuse University for his next destination. Well, that's great and all, but DaJuan has a lot of time to make a choice. I forgot to add Coleman is only a sophomore. He still has 3 years of high school ball to grow and improve, and with the departure of former teammate, Brandon Triche (Syracuse, Coleman becomes the first option and should see his stats going through the roof. If the big fella decides to shed a couple pounds, watch out NY, watch out World!!

Westside Connection

The AP Poll for the preseason top 25 was recently released, and I noticed something different. You remember when that that conference out west use to get like 5 to 6 teams, yeah that one, the Pac-10. This year's preseason poll only has two teams from that power conference. Which two teams do you think it is, Arizona and UCLA? Wrong. The two teams from the west coast are Washington and California. Yeah you know these two, Brandon Roy and Jason Kidd stomping grounds. Well they are back, and looking a lot better than recent years. Washington has returning stud Isaiah Thomas and McDonald's All-American Abdul Gaddy in their backcourt. The Golden Bears have the the senior leadership of, returning leading scorer at 5'10, Jerome Randle, and his backcourt mate, Patrick Christopher. These are not just any ordinary backcourts, they are the type of guard play that gets you deep into the field of 65. And thats exactly where these two Pac-10 teams hope to end up..

Go 2 Guys

Dimemag.com just finished their list of the top 30 go to guys in the NBA. Not necessarily the guy you want to start your game, but who are you going to give the ball to with 5 seconds left down by one? Let's take a look at the top 10....

10. Deron Williams
9. Chris Paul
8. Carmelo Anthony
7. Brandon Roy
6. Dirk Nowitzki
5. Tim Duncan
4. Lebron James
3. Paul Pierce
2. Dwayne Wade
1. Kobe Bryant


Who are you giving the ball to with the game on the line?

"I'm Back!!!!"

Welcome to poster land Paul Millsap.

Don't Need No Favors

He needs know introduction, and sure doesn't need any favors. With the hype of the upcoming season surrounding
Kentucky and their historic recruiting class, the South Atlanta native, Derrick Favors deserves some shine. He is probably the most athletic big man in college basketball, imagine a 6'9 Dwight Howard. If you didn't know already, Favors signed with the GA Tech Yellow Jackets for this upcoming season, and I am almost positive this will be his only season there. He is an absolute nightmare in the paint for opposing teams and is a terror on the defensive end. GA Tech head coach Paul Hewitt must be very happy his other forward, junior Gani Lawal, pulled out of the draft. He now possesses the best front court in the ACC, yes even better than Davis and Thompson (UNC). Favors and Lawal will both be top 20 picks if they decide to leave for the money, and it is very likely that both will head for the league. GA Tech and their fab freshman will make noise, its time you heard.

The Return of Agent 0

The nationally televised games were what the people wanted to see. The possible eastern conference championship and of course, they had to show Lakers ring night. But something else was going on last night in the NBA. Gilbert Arenas is back, and he announced it last night taking down the western power Dallas Mavs. After being plagued with injury for the last couple years, it is good to see one of the prolific scorers back on his feet and back doing his thing. I think it's a safe prediction to make that Washington will have a bette season than last year, they only won 19 games. Arenas finished with 29 points and 9 assists. Welcome back Gil.

Celtics vs Cavs Recap

Now my prediction was wrong. I believe the Celtics are the superior team, but I just thought the Cavs had that home court thing going for them. A couple things from the game, when the Celtics put Rasheed Wallace in for Perkins, it almost looks unfair. Cleveland's bench has to step up, they were way outscored tonight, I was not impressed with Anthony Parker or Jamario Moon. I still don't think the Cavs guard play can hang with the Celtics at all. I know this is obvious, but when Lebron sits down, the other team is almost guaranteed a comeback. If Lebron has to play 46 minutes a game for the Cavs to get a win, they aren't the team everyone thought they would be. Yes I do understand that the Cavs were missing Leon Powe and Delonte West, but that is no excuse. And I also know it is only the beginning, but I think this was a bit of a wake up call for the Cleveland fans. Boston is back.