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I must admit I mocked the Brooklyn Nets a few hours before the trading deadline, thinking their offer to the Boston Celtics was laughable. Well the joke is on me as the Celts took the package from the Nets, and now the Nets are championship contenders...

Perhaps Jason Kidd knew about his next stop before he suddenly cancelled his last gig. Just days after announcing his retirement from the New York Knicks, citing many reasons, including the old " more time with the family" reason, it seems Jason Kidd had a different plan...

Perhaps there was more to Jason Kidd abruptly retiring last week? What he explained as a decision that came to him seemingly overnight may have been much more then that. According to published reports Kidd wants to be the next head coach of the Brooklyn Nets...

2 free agents. 2 guards. Similar strengths. Vast differences. Well traveled. Seen as spark plugs and yet enigma's as well. I am speaking of Knicks guard J.R. Smith and Bulls guard Nate Robinson. Coming into the playoffs it was Smith whose value was on the high considering he was the 6th man of the year and seemingly had finally grown up...

If you are P.J. Carlesimo you can't feel all bad if his former team lands Phil Jackson can you? I mean replaced by the all time winningest coach in basketball history if Jackson takes the Nets millions. 1 day after showing P.J. the door the Brooklyn Nets have started the process of finding the biggest name they can to replace Carlesimo...

Thrust into an interim role after the early season firing of Avery Johnson, P.J. Carlesimo led the Nets to a nifty 35-19 record, helping to salvage their maiden season in Brooklyn. As thanks the Nets gave Carlesimo his walking papers on Sunday, the day after their season ended after losing game 7 of the eastern conference 1st round at home vs the Bulls...

Joakim Noah had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets, 99-93, in Brooklyn on Saturday night to win Game 7 and capture the first-round, best-of-seven NBA playoff series. Luol Deng (illness) and Kirk Hinrich (calf) both missed the game for Chicago...

Over the last day or so, current NBA free agent Jason Collins' revelation about being gay has sparked tremendous reaction on a global scale, both positive and negative. Along with the reaction by sports fan and media pundits alike, there's also the generic news media coverage, with both our local and national ABC stations doing great work with the story.

Let's start right where the playoffs started, at a sold out, noisy, and ready Madison Square Garden where the New York Knicks look to take out 13 years of playoff failure against 1 of their arch rivals, the Boston Celtics. The Celts score only 8 points in the 4th quarter, 25 in the 2nd half, as the Knicks win game 1 85-78...

Say goodbye to Cleveland's Byron Scott. The Cavs fired Scott after a 24-58 record this past season, including losing 16 of their final 18 games. Scott has now coached and been fired 3x, by the Nets, New Orleans, and now Cleveland. Under Scott the Cavs pulled a very dubious " honor" this past season...

The easy answer, and frankly logical answer is no. The Miami Heat are the proverbial favorites and have earned that lofty status and belief based not only on being the defending champs, but having the best player on the planet in Lebron James...

Let's be perfectly honest, the last few months have been very difficult for New York sports fans. The Yankees are falling apart at the seams before the 2013 season even starts, the Knicks have been hampered by their own share of injuries during their current slump and the Rangers have been terribly inconsistent...