This should have been the headline match-up last Sunday. But that wasn't the case. (Photo Credit: ESPN) March 12 (11, for those in the States) was much anticipated by many for the simple reason that the Spurs and the Warriors were set to do battle for only the second time this season. Never mind that the Spurs utterly obliterated the Dubs during their first contest together. Never mind as well that Kevin Durant was set not to play since he's out with a knee injury. This was a battle between two teams that had some of the biggest names in the league. Then all of a sudden, the much awaited match-up between the two teams wasn't awaited anymore. In a rather surprising move, Coach Steve Kerr opted to rest four of the members of his vaunted Death Line-up in Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andre Igoudala. On the other side of the fence, Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge, Tony Parker and Dejounte Murray were all ruled out because of various reasons. ...

This post was written by my classmate Randy Manalac. Go follow him on Twitter @randymanalac!  Game 5 was considered a critical game in the series because whoever would win the game, that team would win the momentum for the rest of the series as well. We saw why Stephen Curry is the reigning regular season MVP, especially in his 4 th quarter performance. Despite a triple double from the leader of the Cavaliers, LeBron James, here are a few points to take note of, in terms of what went wrong for the Cavs in Game 5: 1       2 nd game in the Finals where LeBron’s teammates were nowhere to be found. This is the second game in the Finals where LeBron James has performed spectacularly, but he wasn’t able to close out a win, due to the lack of a supporting cast. Although Iman Shumpert nearly made a series-changing basket in the final seconds of regulation in Game 1, the Cavs had shooting woes in that overtime period. How long did it take them to get a bucket to ...

Once again, this post will be pretty straightforward. Carry on. Photo Credit: Getty Images 1. He keeps on giving, but he receives no recognition for it.  I don't even mean that he doesn't receive awards for all the work that he does. In fact, he already does have a bunch of awards for all the work that he has done (4 MVPs, 2004 ROY, 2 Finals MVPs and counting). But the problem is, he can never seem to receive the recognition that he deserves FROM THE PUBLIC. So it's like, the teachers like him, but the problem is, his classmates don't because he's a kiss ass to many. Gets a triple double? Writers will praise him, but casual fans will burn him to the ground. Wins MVP? Still gets criticized as if he killed somebody. 2. He started out young. LeBron entered the NBA when he was only 18 years old. That means he already had a job when he was 18 years old. He had a contract with Nike before he could legally drink. In short, he received a grand opportunity at...

        Before the Lottery, I was thinking to myself, what if the Cavs, for some reason, get the first pick again? I mean, it has been dubbed as the deepest draft ever since the 2003 draft, the same draft where the Cleveland Cavaliers chose their supposed savior, LeBron James. After all, the 2014 draft also has the supposed heir apparent to LeBron's position as Best In The World, Canadian Basketball Phenom, Andrew Wiggins. So, as part of my "mock" lottery, I decided to place Cleveland as the team to get the first pick.          If only I was luckier during March Madness this year. Kyrie and Dion must be jumping for joy right now.