The LA Times Reads FanHouse
sports.aol.com 10/22/2007 — So last Thursday, TheHype unveiled his Kobe Trade Alert Meter . This ingenious device drew inspiration from this country's Terror Alert Levels , right down to the sequence of colors. We were all quite proud of it, and trotted it out to address the ...

Preseason Roundtable at Clutch 3
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 10/22/2007 — I recently participated in a preseason roundtable with several other NBA bloggers. We offered our takes on the Shawn Marion situation, our picks to win each conference and the NBA championship, our predictions about who will win the MVP plus some ...

Kobe Talk Is All Talk
hoopsworld.com 10/22/2007 — Kobe to Detroit for Tay and Rip? It's just probably just talk ... right?

Destination Dynasty
projectspurs.com 10/22/2007 — The San Antonio Spurs are not a dynasty. They never have been. Sports is a realm traditionally meant to be resolute, clearly defined, a world where the scoreboard always trumps subjectivity, one where shaky ambiguity is seldom seen. There are rules – even unwritten ones – for how things work, how things are viewed.

Final Four in an improving Eastern Coference
projectspurs.com 10/22/2007 — What a difference four months can make in the balance of power in NBA. Now I’m not suggesting that the teams in the East have totally made up the chasm that exists in the level of talent with the West, but Eastern Conference games should be a lot more competitive and fun to watch this season . Here are four teams to watch in the upcoming year: