The current top-five players in the NBA according to RealGM's FIC, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh, were all on Team USA's 2008 Gold Medal team. How does the rest of the NBA rank?
Monta Ellis is still at least a full month away from his return to the court for the Warriors, but he recently called RealGM with the full story behind his ankle injury.
Just three installments remain in the series, with this chapter housing names like Michael Jordan, Kevin McHale, and Carmelo Anthony. It was incredibly hard to leave off a number of players, and I’m sure after reading you’ll see exactly whom I decided skip over this time around.
Born within six months of each other in opposite corners of the world, two seven footers who are finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame this fall are two of the best ever to play the center position.
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by Andrew Perna
I have to say, yesterday felt like Christmas morning. I guess I didn’t realize how much I missed football, but sitting in front of the television with drinks and my laptop for a majority of the day felt great.
Warriors' guard Monta Ellisadmitted on Saturday that he initially lied about how he injured his left ankle. Golden State still doesn’t know exactly how he hurt it, but no information is going to get him on the court sooner.
Patrick Ewinghopes his son makes it in the town he did (New York) nearly twenty years ago. Ewing Jr. isn’t the player his father was, and he never will be, but he could stick with the Knicks as a nice defensive presence off the bench.
Hideki Matsui hopes to stay with the Yankees as he gets back in the swing of things following the two months he missed with knee issues. He’ll have offseason surgery, and if all goes well, I don’t see why New York wouldn’t bring him back.
Speaking of the Yankees, they refuse to wave the white flag despite the monumental hole they have dug themselves. New York should look to the Phillies of last season for motivation, but the Red Sox and Rays look much stronger than the 2007 Mets, who famously collapsed.
Jim Thome hit the 537th home run of his Major League career on Saturday, lifting the White Sox to a big win over the Angels in the fifteenth inning. The homer separated Thome from Yankees’ legend Mickey Mantle on the all-time list, not something to take lightly.
Francisco Rodriguez claims that it’s not a foregone conclusion that he’ll leave the Angels this winter. K-Rod, who could set a Major League record for saves this season, is looking for a big-money deal and isn’t certain that Los Angeles (of Anaheim) will give it to him. He’s probably a little better, and more reliable, than Mariano Rivera at this point – which is why he thinks he deserves a huge contract.
The Argonauts of the CFL have made running back Kenton Keith a huge offer, which could make him the highest-paid player in the league if agreed upon. The deal would reportedly be worth a fraction of what he was making in the NFL with the Colts, but it might be his best option after being cut in late August.
Former NFL MVP Shaun Alexander says that he has no plans to retire anytime soon and hopes to sign on with a team in the very near future. His hometown Cincinnati Bengals have reportedly contacted him, and he claims he’d play for the veteran’s minimum if need be. That wouldn’t be a bad option for the Rudi Johnson-less Bengals.
Alex Smith’s shoulder is hurting him once again, as his career continues to take a steep downward spiral. Smith might be done in San Francisco soon, but if his game and health don’t change soon, he might be done in the NFL before long.
Eric Mangini would welcome Chad Pennington back with the Jets, but as a coach. Pennington still has some good football left in his arm, no matter how hard it is for him to throw the deep ball. He’s accurate, which will benefit him in Miami. His first quarter TD strike to Anthony Fasano on Sunday was evidence of that.
