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- - http://probasketball.about.com/ Pro Basketball en-us 2006-11-20T02:36:35-05:00 - http://about.com/ http://z.about.com/d/lg/rss.gif - - - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/127302.htm The ugliest incident in American sports history unfolded Friday night as a riot erupted in the final minute of the Pacers' 97-82 win over the Pistons in Detroit. At the center of it all, the NBA's reigning villain Ron Artest, whose (somewhat) hard foul on Detroit's Ben Wallace provoked a harmless melee between players no,t all that uncommon these days in the NBA, and quickly put to rest. probasketball 2006-11-20T02:36:35-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/126903.htm At this stage of Isiah Thomas' snake-oil pitch, it's clear this Knicks team has a ceiling limited to a few token Playoff appearances followed by prompt exits from the proceedings. There isn't a superstar in the bunch. Thomas has amassed an arsenal of expensive talent with no regard to how the pieces would fit together. probasketball 2006-11-18T14:06:22-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/126632.htm So who made the worst move this offseason? Trick question. The answer is clearly the New Orleans Hornets, who were forced from the friendly confines of the Eastern Conference to the powerhouse Western Conference. We can't think of a more unfair fate. probasketball 2006-11-17T13:06:39-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/126415.htm We're a little surprised the New Jersey Nets have already won two games thus far without ason Kidd and with an anemic offense that averages just 82.7 points per game. To think that just six months we had the Nets pegged for the NBA Finals for a third straight season. It's a wonder how far New Jersey has fallen and we wouldn't expect a turnaround in short order. probasketball 2006-11-16T14:22:38-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/126125.htm A 3-2 start to the season isn't enough to sound a full-scale alarm on the Minnesota Timberwolves, but the chemistry problems boiling below the surface are likely to sabotage the team down the road. probasketball 2006-11-15T16:06:53-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/125544.htm This offseason, Pat Riley scrapped a budding core of players that reached improbable heights in their first year together in favor of a few good years of Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade playing two-man ball. probasketball 2006-11-12T13:33:44-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/125286.htm Now a full week into the NBA season, we tip off our "Starting Five" daily run through the League with a look at the faceless Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks are a remarkable facsimile of the Jazz prior to this season: a disciplined organization capable of winning with little talent, but offering little appeal to marquee free agents. probasketball 2006-11-11T12:27:29-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/124818.htm Although a huge success last season, this current group of Memphis Grizzlies hasn't achieved enough to warrant so much patience from management. While waiting for the likes of Mike Miller, Stromile Swift and Bonzi Wells to take the next step in their careers, Memphis may be letting the opportunity to take the next step as a team slip away. probasketball 2006-11-09T11:00:53-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/124265.htm We're making two stops in Los Angeles today for our next pair of 2005 Team Previews/Offseason Reviews. Yes, the L.A. Lakers are worse off this year, but the divorce between Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant was inevitable and L.A. chose wisely in siding with Bryant. Calling the L.A. Clippers "rudderless" is an awful pun, but it couldn't be nearer to the truth. probasketball 2006-11-06T19:56:20-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/123831.htm The NBA saw some new blood take their place in the record books last season, as several first-timers walked away with the League's top awards. This year, we'll see a more familiar set of names etched into the hardware. Here's our NBA Award Predictions for the 2006/05 season. probasketball 2006-11-04T11:41:40-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/123634.htm Four months is a long time to keep the NBA Draftniks waiting, so even though not much has changed since our first 2005 NBA Draft estimate, it was time to freshen things up a bit. The biggest revision you'll notice is in the projected Draft order. We've taken our NBA Team Record projections and applied them to the order below for a more accurate perspective on who'll pick where. probasketball 2006-11-03T14:33:59-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/123378.htm After an offseason of unprecedented player movement -- BIG NAME player movement -- the landscape of the NBA has changed dramatically. That's why when it came time to make our 2006/05 NBA Season Predictions, we championed stable players and teams that maintained continuity through all the unrest. probasketball 2006-11-02T13:28:51-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/123213.htm Before you all nestle into bed this evening for NBA Eve, have one last look at our Final Fantasy Basketball Player Rankings. probasketball 2006-11-01T20:13:30-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/122227.htm It's going to be a tough pill to swallow for the Indiana Pacers to take an honest look at their team and realize they forged a great team, one capable of achieving regular season but incapable of wrestling a win in the big spot from a better team. Fortunately, Donnie Walsh and Larry Bird are cognizant of the reality of their franchise and willing to re-construct it when things appear fine on the surface. probasketball 2006-10-28T09:45:14-05:00 - http://probasketball.about.com/b/a/121750.htm With a week left before the start of the 2006/05 NBA season, we've hit crunch time in the fantasy basketball world. With so many questions still unanswered, we open up a massive fantasy basketball mailbag to provide some insights on the most commonly asked questions heading into the new fantasy NBA season. probasketball 2006-10-26T16:00:46-05:00 Check out our basketball magazines here!

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