Apr 27, 2012 – It seems like decades ago that 18-year old phenom Lebron James and 19-year old national champion, Carmelo Anthonyembarked on their NBA careers with a mountain of expectations on their teenage shoulders. James appeared destined to lift the moribundCleveland Cavaliers franchise from perennial bottom feeders while Anthony brought relevancy and hope to the downtrodden Denver Nuggets. Part of the anticipation that [&hellip

A few days from now in a small market far, far away? hope will begin anew as the NBA season kicks off on Christmas Day. The new collective bargaining agreement may have brought an end to the lockout but the NBA remains in a state of civil war. The NBA is a house divided and David Stern?s interference in Chris [&hellip

The raging debate between Lebron and Jordan has been weighed in on more times this week than the contestants of Biggest Loser. Never mind that Kobe Bryant still holds the deed as the NBA’s best but we don’t know where Lebron will be in five years. He could be on the verge of a five-peat or still be left standing [&hellip

#10 Chris Bosh is the biggest head case in professional sports. He?s got the nerves of a 90-year old woman babysitting Bebe?s kids. If Dirk Nowitzki gets hot early, expect Bosh to struggle early. #9 When the Mavericks want to play at a more up-tempo pace, JJ Barea is their change of pace point guard. When Barea is out on [&hellip

In the two weeks since King James partnered with the Miami Heat, his image has taken an unprecedented pounding for an athlete or celebrity, without a criminal record, drug addiction, declining skills or mistress. ? It’s not hard to solve The Mystery of the Shrinking Reputation.? Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley have each railed against Lebron James’s apparent [&hellip