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NBA Season Recaps: 1949-1950 Season

Posted by Lorenzo Tanos in NBA Basketball Blog

May 23, 2013

Seventeen teams. That's how many teams took part in the 1949-50 National Basketball Association season; after three seasons as the Basketball Association of America, the BAA merged with the NBL, absorbing six of its teams and becoming the NBA. Yet as you'll find out next week, quite a few of the 17 teams that played in the NBA in the league's first season under that name would be gone the very next season. It was still an uncertain time for professional basketball, may it be the players or the executives, and not even a winning record could guarantee a place in the league going forward.

NBA Trivia: Sacramento Kings

Posted by Lorenzo Tanos in Sports Trivia Questions

May 23, 2013

So it's official – the Sacramento Kings will not be moving to Seattle and becoming the next-generation Supersonics. For the people of SacTown and the California capital's mayor, former NBA All-Star Kevin Johnson, this is all good news, though the team hasn't tasted too many wins as of late. Before the Kings moved to California, the team was known as the Rochester Royals, and had actually started out as one of the NBL and BAA's better teams. Here are some trivia questions covering the Kings' well-travelled NBA history, starting from Rochester, all the way to the present in Sacramento.

Where Should Chris Paul Sign in the Offseason

Posted by Jason Fryer in NBA Basketball Blog

May 18, 2013

Just like his good friends and olympic counterparts LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Deron Williams, Tyson Chandler, and AmareStoudemire; free agents Chris Paul and Dwight Howard both have big "Decisions" to make this offseason. Arguably the two best players at their respective positions (and yes when Dwight's heathy I feel he's the best center in the NBA) are free agents this offseason and both have big decisions to make this offseason. With that said, I feel its a this is a good time for me to look at where I feel free agent Chris Paul should sign this summer.

NBA Officiating Hits New Heights of Ridicule in Bulls vs. Heat Series

Posted by Paul Grossinger in NBA Basketball Blog

May 14, 2013

The NBA is rigged. Lifetime basketball fans know this. Deep down, they know. Everyone who understands basketball, who knows the rules, who has seen the right calls has watched a game go wrong. They have felt that turn in the stomach when they know, they just know, something isn't right...it's rigged.

NBA Trivia: Portland Trail Blazers

Posted by Lorenzo Tanos in Sports Trivia Questions

May 14, 2013

The Portland Trailblazers finished 33-49 in 2012-13, well out of playoff contention, with a young lineup and a lack of star power compared to other Western Conference teams. Still, the future looks bright, thanks to Rookie of the Year Damian Lillard's play at point guard and LaMarcus Aldridge's steady contributions at the four spot. Before that, the Blazers had their share of NBA Finals moments, first with Bill Walton, then with Clyde Drexler and company (though they failed to win in 1990 and 1992), as well as years of controversy with the Jail Blazers lineup and a seeming curse when it comes to drafting centers first overall – LaRue Martin, Walton, Sam Bowie, and most recently Greg Oden. Here's a look at the Blazers' 43 years in the NBA.

NBA History: 1948-1949 BAA Season

Posted by Lorenzo Tanos in NBA Basketball Blog

May 14, 2013

In the BAA’s third season, the league would grow to twelve teams, thanks to the addition of four teams from the soon-to-be-defunct National Basketball League – the Fort Wayne Pistons, Indianapolis Jets, Minneapolis Lakers and Rochester Royals. With the exception of the Jets, all three teams are still in the NBA, and the Royals and Lakers were, in fact, big hits upon joining the BAA. This would also be the last year the BAA would be known as such, as the league would be renamed the National Basketball Association the following season, following the BAA-NBL merger. Here's the third – and "last" – BAA season at a glance.

NBA History: 1947-48 BAA Season

Posted by Lorenzo Tanos in NBA Basketball Blog

May 12, 2013

The second season of the Basketball Association of America saw the league reduced from 11 teams to eight, as the Detroit Falcons, Toronto Huskies and Pittsburgh Ironmen – all of whom struggled in the inaugural season – folded ahead of the 1947-48 campaign. The Cleveland Rebels, who finished at an even 30-30 also folded, but another, the Baltimore Bullets, was brought in from the ABL to make it an even eight. Let's take a look at how things turned out as the NBA's predecessor remained in business and avoided a serious sophomore jinx.

NBA Trivia: Phoenix Suns

Posted by Lorenzo Tanos in Sports Trivia Questions

May 12, 2013

The 2012-13 season was not the best of seasons for the Phoenix Suns, who had to deal with the disappointing play of Michael Beasley and MarcinGortat, not to mention an overall lack of star power. Still, the Suns have seen worse, with the usual expansion team struggles and even a few drug scandals in the mid-'80s. Here's a look at the Suns' 45-year history so far as we move on to the last few teams in our weekly NBA Trivia installments.

Why Derrick Rose Will Lose Chicago Fans

Posted by Paul Grossinger in NBA Basketball Blog

May 06, 2013

Yes, I went there. As a Chicago fan, I have wondered for months why Derrick Rose has not been playing. As a sports writer, I have tenaciously avoided the subject. No more.

Basketball History: Season Recaps 1946-47 BAA Season

Posted by Lorenzo Tanos in NBA Basketball Blog

May 05, 2013

After our series of Draft Rewinds, now we go back in time to recap the NBA's history since its beginnings in 1946 as the BAA (Basketball Association of America). We shall be starting at the very beginning with the 1946-47 BAA season, where the Chicago Stags (no relation to today's Chicago Bulls) defeated the Philadelphia (now Golden State) Warriors 4-1 in the 1947 BAA Finals.

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