Tax Trumps Max: Contract Sticker Shock Set to Spike Some Egos

 27-Feb-2013

 Basketball - NBA / NBA Daily Opinion

 The term 'superstar' used to refer to someone who was famous to the general public. The term 'max contract' now refers to a rude awakening to NBA players who the general public couldn't pick out of a team photo.

Lakers Gameplan: Inspired by the Underpants Gnomes?

 27-Feb-2013

 Basketball - NBA / NBA Daily Opinion

 If Mitch Kupchak's luck runs out and the team's performance doesn't back up his recent eyebrow-raising claims, there's only one candidate for his replacement: Eric Cartman.

San Antonio Owns the West; Stay Tuned As They Prove It

 23-Feb-2013

 Basketball - NBA / NBA Daily Opinion

 It's easy to take it for granted that the Spurs will make the Western Conference finals because the Spurs themselves take nothing for granted. Well, David Stern, maybe. But his inside game is full of holes.

Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard: It Will Never Work

 22-Feb-2013

 Basketball - NBA / NBA Daily Opinion

 The Lakers could have saved themselves a ton of money, headaches, and bad headlines if they'd just checked with eHarmony first.

Why Should Charlotte Reward Ben Gordon with a Trade?

 21-Feb-2013

 Basketball - NBA / NBA Daily Opinion

 There isn't a fan alive who watches a player acting like a jerk and doesn't ask, "How does he get away with that?" Well, because he has a multi-million-dollar salary, of course. The time may be drawing closer to re-think that rationalization.

The King and the Jester of All-Star Weekend

 20-Feb-2013

 Basketball - NBA / NBA Daily Opinion

 Order in this court came not from a pretender to the throne but from an heir apparent intent on conquering all that he surveys. Cleveland sounds like a good start.