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Dream Team Book Review

2013-04-03T10:08:00.000-04:00

Dream Team by Jack McCallum is fabulous. Jack McCallum nailed this one. If you don't know diddly squat about the Dream Team, this is how you can become a buff on what happened in Barcelona. Since I wasn't even born yet when these games took place, I know I came away from reading the book much more knowledgeable.

The book tells you about much more than the ride the US ride to gold. Dream Team takes you behind the scenes and explains the implications of how this team came to be. It provides detailed profiles of each player, his quirks and his role on the squad.

The greatest game nobody ever saw is an example of something explained in the book. It was a scrimmage between the best to ever do it. Jack details each part of this game.

Jack McCallum was the perfect guy to write this book. He was there, through thick and thin throughout the Olympics. Covering the NBA for SI, he knew what was going on then and recounts it effortlessly now.

If you love basketball, you'll love this book. Get a copy, or check it out at a local library. You'll come away from reading it enthralled, educated in many angles of what happened a little over twenty years ago and craving more!

Dream Team gets five out of five basketballs!

LeBron Lifts Celtics to 23rd Straight

2013-03-19T22:01:00.001-04:00

It was the toughest challenge that the Heat has faced through their legendary win streak.

The Celtics were not ready to give in at any time through the game and there is no question that they gave it their best effort.

But then again, is anyone’s best effort good enough to beat LeBron and the Heat?

Jeff Green stepped up with a career high 43 points, but it was not enough to match LeBron’s 37 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists, including the game winning basket with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

It was the LeBron James show the whole game, and he lifted the team; the second leading scorer being Mario Chalmers putting in 21 points.

It was a big milestone for the Heat; surpassing the 2008 Houston Rockets, with their 23^rd straight win.

This win gives them the second longest win streak in NBA history, a milestone that has only been surpassed by the 71-72 Lakers, who won 33 straight games.

The Heat’s next big test will be against the Spurs on March 31 in San Antonio. It will be a big game, the Spurs are currently the number 1 team in the Western Conference, and have been winning despite the inactivity of Tony Parker.

Expect a good game.

Kobe or Lebron?... Or Jordan?

2013-02-22T18:37:00.001-05:00

Kobe or LeBron?... Or Jordan?
The question that will be asked for the ages...
Or at least until Gilbert Arenas becomes the greatest NBA player of all time (Go Wizards!).
But we have to look at the stats, and I will admit that LeBron James is a better all around player than Kobe, but there is a difference between the greatest all around player ever and the greatest player ever. Which also applies to scoring in Kobe's case and the case of other guys like Wilt Chamberlain.
Now lets take a look!

Final Thoughts:
LeBron may be the best player in the game today, but like I stated in the video he has not yet reached the accolades that Kobe has. He may in the future, but we cannot base our judgements on what we think that LeBron COULD do in the future or how many rings he MIGHT win.