November 11th Fake Mail

What's the deal with Derrick Rose? The guy was lightning in a bottle last season, and this year he can't seem to quite get off like he was. What's wrong? --Dennis, Detroit Rumor has it that there's an injury involved in the Rose equation, but I think it's more than that. I think last year in that great series with Boston, he made an impression...

November 9th Fake Mail

Monday is normally when sites NBA.com. ESPN.com and Sports Illustrated release their power rankings. The top teams remained the same, with Boston first, then the Lakers, then surprisingly the Magic were ahead of the Suns, despite Orlando's stunning blowout loss to the Thunder. Still, there is some subjectivity required to make a...

November 8th Fake Mail

Well, there has certainly been one consistent thing to the start of the 2009-10 season; that nothing has been consistent. At all. Jazz beat the Spurs, lose to the Martin-less Kings. Suns beat the Celtics in Boston, lose by 30 to Orlando. Weird. On to the fake mail. I knew it would happen. Put a selfish player on any team and he kills...

November 5th Fake Mail

All those comments about the undefeated Suns sure seem outdated just one day later, don't they? Perhaps that's why people don't enjoy monthly magazines about Sports as much as they once did. Let's take a look at some more fake mail. Carter can't seem to stay in the game! Vince is the softest player in the league. This sprained ankle is just...

MVP Contenders

It's the beginning of the young season, so our panel of one biased judge doesn't have to make any tough decisions. Here are your MVP candidates at this point. 1. Carmelo Anthony. His beefy numbers of 34.5 points, 6.5 boards and 4 assists-- plus leading the NBA in efficiency-- still don't sum up his tough first week. Anthony took his team...

November 4th Fake Mail

There are several NBA fans whose viewing will be greatly reduced due to the free trial of NBA league pass ending last night. On a brighter note, less of us will be gagging listening to the ridiculous bias of the local announcers. Let's get to the mailbag: It seems like this is a pretty weak rookie class. None of these guys seem to be major...