Oklahoma City Thunder
Full Court Press – Lob City Is Stylish But Lacks Substance
The NBA season is less than 2 weeks old, but there are still reasons to be excited for some teams and reasons to be concerned for others. The Dallas Mavericks have gotten off to a slow start. Is it just championship hangover or have the offseason roster moves weakened the defending NBA Champions? The hottest story of the offseason was Chris [...]
2011-2012 NBA Playoff/Award Predictions
The new season is finally here and so is UFR Sports 2011-2012 NBA Playoff/Award Predictions. Check to see who we picked to make the playoffs this year and who we think will be the top players in the league this year. Mike P Playoff Picks Eastern Conference 1. Miami Heat 2. Chicago Bulls 3. New York Knicks 4. Atlanta [...]
The Future of Playoff Teams: Part IV
With the 2011 NBA Season in the books and the Dallas Mavericks crowned champions; it’s never too early to start looking to next year and seeing how this year’s playoff teams look going into the offseason. Is their team stock rising or dropping? Are there best years ahead of them or is their championship window closed? Part IV: The Top [...]
Podcast: NBA Conference Finals & NFL Labor Dispute
The Chicago Bulls and Dallas Mavericks take 1-0 series leads in their respective NBA Conference Finals. Momentum has shifted from the players to the owners in the NFL Labor Dispute. These developments have led to the following questions: What must the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder do in order to get back in their series? Will the NFL [...]
Full Court Press – Bulls Stampede Heat In Game 1
Mike P & Big D are both Miami Heat Homers and they were forced to record the latest edition of Full Court Press after the Chicago Bulls stomped the Heat 103-82 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Their homerism is evident as they try to explain what went wrong for Miami in game 1. "Miami played bad and Chicago can't play that good [...]
Randolph, Memphis Grizzlies Win Another Game One on the Road
The Memphis Grizzlies continue their unbelievable run as they upset the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-101 in game one. Once again led by Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol the Grizzlies were able to go into Oklahoma City and get another game one win on the road. Randolph had 34 points and 10 rebounds, while Gasol added 20 points and 13 rebounds. The [...]
Are The Mavericks The Team To Beat In The Western Conference?
According to Full Court Press co-host, Mike P. The Dallas Mavericks will represent the Western Conference in the NBA Finals. He feels this way despite the fact that the San Antonio Spurs have the best record in the NBA and the 2 time defending NBA Champion, Los Angeles Lakers recently beat the Mavericks in Dallas. Herc strongly disagrees [...]
Oklahoma Thunder’s Brooks Named NBA Coach Of The Year
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks has been named the NBA’s coach of the year after engineering the league’s best turnaround. The Thunder won 27 more games this season than they did a year ago, going 50-32 and earning the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with the NBA’s youngest roster. The [...]
NBA playoffs: Welcome to a new world
By Mike Baldwin The Oklahoman League veterans say a totally new game awaits the Thunder Chauncey Billups’ first taste of the NBA playoffs was a shocking revelation as a reserve guard with the Minnesota Timberwolves. "I had a turnover a couple of possessions after I went in,” said Billups, now a star with the Denver Nuggets. [...]
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