MIAMI HEAT Advanced Stats: PACE : #21 92.9 OFFENSE: #3 109.2 DEFENSE: #5 100.7 The Miami Heat didn’t beat the Bulls 72-wins record for most wins during the regular season, not even close! However they showed some glimpses of dominance that made them the clear favorites to win the NBA title…but the rest of the story we already know… Miami struggled early on the season as they started only 9-8! The lack of team... Read more

BOSTON CELTICS Advanced Stats: PACE: #24 92.3 OFFENSE: #17 104.0 DEFENSE: #2 97.8 After sweeping the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs, Boston couldn’t be competitive in the following round against Miami and clearly lost the series by 4-1. Rondo’s injury was indeed a big factor, however the truth was that Miami looked to be the better team during the whole series. Some people might say... Read more

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES Advanced Stats: PACE: #1 99.5 OFFENSE: #24 101.1 DEFENSE: #27 108.3 Kurt Rambis is no longer the Minnesota timberwolves head coach and just because of that the Wolves will be a more competitive team than they were in the recent past. The word “competitive” is actually unrealistic to describe how the Wolves have been over the last few years. Make no mistake. The Wolves were already... Read more

INDIANA PACERS Advanced Stats: PACE #5 97.4 OFF #22 101.9 DEF #12 103.4 The Pacers were the only losing record team that was still able to reach the playoffs last season. They were only able to achieve that because midway in the season they changed their head coach, with former assistant coach John Vogel becoming the team’s head coach. After this change, the team’s results improved significantly... Read more

CHICAGO BULLS Advanced Stats: PACE : #22 92.8 OFFENSE: #11 105.5 DEFENSE: #1 97.4 Derrick Rose was the NBA’s regular season Most Valuable Player but make no mistake, it was Tom Thibodeau’s combination of team defense and rebounding the primary reason for the Bulls having the best record of the regular season. Chicago enjoyed playing in the worst division of the NBA last season by going 15-1 in divisional... Read more

TORONTO RAPTORS Advanced Stats: PACE: #12 95.6 OFFENSE: #21 103.1 DEFENSE: #30 109.8 In the Chris Bosh era, the Raptors were always a mediocre defensive team, but at least they had some offensive talent and they were one of the most efficient teams on the offensive end. In the first season post-Bosh, the Raptors continued being a terrible defensive team, but this time they were atrocious on the... Read more

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS Advanced Stats: PACE: #16 94.0 OFFENSE: #18 104.0 DEFENSE: #10 102.5 Tom Thibodeau deserved to win the Coach of the Year award, but the trophy could have gone to Doug Collins as well. Collins took care of a team with no real superstars, who had heavily struggled early in the season by going 3-13 on their first 16 games, and improved them massively by allowing them to have a 38-28... Read more

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Advanced Stats: PACE : #13 95.0 OFFENSE: #4 108.6 DEFENSE: #18 104.0 The improvement of the Oklahoma City Thunder through the last few years has been amazing. We all know that their roster is full of talented young players, but going from a 23-59 record in the 2008/09 season to a 55-27 record and a conference final in just two seasons was something that very few people... Read more

ATLANTA HAWKS Advanced Stats: PACE : #27 91.8 OFFENSE: #20 103.2 DEFENSE: #16 104.6 It was quite a surprise that a worse version of the Atlanta Hawks than in the previous season was able to beat in the Playoffs the same exact team that annihilated them one year earlier by an averaging difference of 25 points per game! Without any hard feelings, the Atlanta Hawks was the best team of all the mediocre... Read more

BEFORE THE SOCCER PLAYS: This is just a mere briefing message about what will be my plans for the near future regarding all the sports. The Major League Baseball is now entering the final stages with the World Series matchup between the Cardinals and the Rangers. We had a successful regular season and we are enjoying a terrific postseason as well. Our Top Play record has been pretty phenomenal with a 21-4... Read more