Tag: LeBron James

Does anyone in Spurs Nation care about the Finals?

Well, it’s down to the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat.

The Mavericks have drawn the wrath of Spurs fans because of actions on the court and comments (usually by owner Mark Cuban) off the court.

Miami Heat player LeBron James. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

The Heat have drawn the wrath of so many NBA fans because of the way the team was put together over the offseason, especially LeBron James’ televised “Decision.”

While some readers have expressed a preference for no champion rather than one of these, like it or not, one of the two teams will be the NBA champion for the 2010-11 season.

So, will you watch? Do you care? Will you watch and root against one team rather than really for the other?

Share your plans with us in our poll. Voting closes Tuesday afternoon.

Why the Triple Double Oreo needs an NBA hook

A new product will be hitting the shelves this summer that has an ideal connection with the NBA and all of basketball.

We’ll be seeing thesoon, according to the food blog Bites on Today. Nabisco will be rolling out a new cookie that  will consists of not one, not two, but three layers of cookie, with one layer of the Oreo’s classic white cream  filling and another made of chocolate cream.

It’s introduction will bring the Triple Double into our common language in a way that will outstrip its current usage.

Now, the triple-double is a common measure of NBA success for a player who notches  double-figure totals of points, rebounds, assists and occasionally steals and blocked shots in a game. It was accomplished 37 times during the regular season and twice in the playoffs.

The current master of the basketball triple double is LeBron James, who notched a league-leading four triple-doubles this season and has 38 in his career including the playoffs.

But James already has too many commercials. So I propose a Triple Double Oreo commercial for a player who accomplished them on the court but could also consume a few of the products away from it.

How about Charles Barkley?

The “Round Mound of Rebound” already is one of  the most lovable pitchmen around the league.

And he produced triple-doubles during his career with surprisingly regularity.

It would be a match made in advertising heaven.

Yahoo ranks Spurs’ ‘Big Three’ among top NBA trios in history

Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker have combined to help San Antonio win three of the franchise’s four titles in NBA history.

Yahoo Sports writer Victor Chi considered that past history when he ranked the San Antonio trio among the seven greatest threesomes in NBA history.

Chi’s dividing point was that each group must have been involved in at least two NBA championships.

Here is what he had to say about Duncan, Ginobili and Parker and :

The Spurs were never the sexiest team in the league, but they were brutally efficient while parlaying sound fundamentals into three championships. Duncan had a previous title, tag-teaming with David Robinson.”

The other six trios that are included with the Spurs’ “Big Three” include the following:

  • Boston’s Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn and Bill Russell
  • New York’s Walt Frazier, Dave DeBusschere and Willis Reed
  • Los Angeles Lakers’ Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy
  • Chicago’s Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman
  • Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and Derek Fisher
  • Boston’s Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish 

When considered in terms of the others on the list, the Spurs’ grouping ranks in the middle of the pack at the worst. Duncan and Ginobili are certain Hall of Fame members and Parker has a good shot if he finishes his career strongly.

Obviously, if LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade stick together for several years and can win a couple of championships with Miami they will qualify on a future list. And others fail to make the cut because they weren’t around to win two titles together.