The Great Eastern Conference Tank Job
shakedownsports.com 4/7/2008 — Gregg Oden and Kevin Durant are no longer awaiting the winner’s of this year’s draft lottery, but hey, that’s no reason for Eastern Conference teams to not tank the end of the season. Take a look at the standings. There are only ...

My name is Juan Dixon
weritegoode.blogspot.com 4/7/2008 — This is my view of the court, most of the night. As a fifth guard for the Detroit Pistons, I play about 12 minutes a game. But it wasn't always like this. As a college star, I used to get a lot of floor burn. Six years ago this week, ...

NBA: Indiana Pacer Sitting Out To Watch Baby Brother!
ballhype.com 4/7/2008 — As if things couldn't get any worse for the Indiana Pacers, the team was told that shooting guard Kareem Rush would rather watch his younger brother Brandon Rush, of Kansas, play in the NCAA finals Monday night then be with the team. Rush, now a reserve on the Pacers, was once a rising star after playing his college basketball career at the University of Missouri.  He ...

The Dream
theglobeandmail.com 4/8/2008 — His Raptors career was more Hall of Shame[amp]nbsp;than Hall of Fame, but Hakeem Olajuwon somehow snuck into the Hall of Fame today, along with some other pretty good talent. Doug Smith at the Star was sharp enough to ask Sam Mitchell for some ...

Players With Upside
hoopsaddict.com 4/8/2008 — Over the last week of the season you will find several teams out of contention trying to figure out who on their roster are a part of the problem or a part of the solution. With the New York Knicks experiment proving to everyone that you must ...

Carter Scores 32 to Lead Nets Past Raptors — NBA.com: News 4/6/2008
Vince Carter scored 21 of his 32 points in the second half and the New Jersey Nets beat the struggling Toronto Raptors 99-90 on Saturday night, snapping a four-game losing streak and keeping their faint playoff hopes alive.

N.B.A. Roundup: Nets End Their Losing Streak, but Playoff Window Shrinks — NYT > Pro Basketball 4/6/2008
The Nets are still in playoff contention, but their margin for error became smaller after the eighth-place Atlanta Hawks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers.

Revolt in Raptorland: Toronto Raptors Lose 15 of Last 21 — Bleacher Report - NBA 4/7/2008
So much for their Atlantic division banner, and the NBA coach of the year award in 2007. 2008 has been a roller coaster ride for the Toronto Raptors who after dropping back to back games this weekend versus the lottery bound Charlotte ...

Back Ailment Keeps Cavs' James Out of a Practice — Wash Post NBA 4/8/2008
LeBron James is held out of Cleveland's practice Monday to rest his back, which has been tightening up for the past few weeks.

IT'S NET OVER — NY Post: Sports 4/8/2008
If the Nets season is theoretically over, it seems no one told the team. Four games out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with five games to play is a rather bleak situation to be in. The Nets not only need to win all...