Tag: nba
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview or What will Greg Oden injure this year?
Time to preview the 2010-11 Portland Trailblazers Music to listen to: Ocean Breathes Salty by Modest Mouse Last season/offseason changes: Portland is in an unstable situation as a franchise. Last season, you had top draft pick Greg Oden suffer another season-ending injury, putting further doubt into him being an elite player in the NBA. The…
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Utah Jazz Season Preview or Yes, Jerry Sloan is still the head coach
Time to preview the 2010-11 Utah Jazz Music to listen to: Game Over by the Numbs A hip-hop group from Utah that’s actually good? I was surprised by this myself. Last season/offseason changes: Utah finished last season with a record of 53-29, won the Northwest division and had hopes to make a major run in…
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Washington Wizards Season Preview or Who wants to take Arenas off their hands?
Time to preview the 2010-11 Washington Wizards Music to listen to: I Want You by Marvin Gaye As much love as I have for Duke Ellington, Bad Brains, Mya and others, if you think of DC music, you have to put Marvin Gaye at the top of the list. Last season/offseason changes: Besides gun play…
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-2011 Miami Heat Season Preview or There’s some new talent in South Beach
Time to preview the 2010-11 Miami Heat Music to listen to: Push it to the Limit from the movie Scarface soundtrack I can’t help but think about the Scarface movie when it comes to Miami and this song is a classic. Last season/offseason changes: The Heat finished last season with a record of 47-35 and…
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Charlotte Bobcats Season Preview or Another year, another first-round playoff loss…
Time to preview the 2010-11 Charlotte Bobcats Music to listen to: Charlene by Anthony Hamilton Last season/offseason changes: The Bobcats finished last year with a record of 44-38 to make the playoffs for the first time in the franchise’s history. Charlotte proceeded to get swept by Orlando in the first round but making the postseason…
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Backdoor Cut: 2010 Orlando Magic Season Preview or Dwight Howard learned a drop step this summer
Time to preview the 2010 Orlando Magic Music to listen to: Shoot, Pass, Slam by Shaquille O’Neill Not only does this serve as a good music to listen to but it also serves as my first memory of the team. Two segments for this post done already, gotta love that. I can make the argument…
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