Dunkadelic

Ron Artest was ejected from last night’s  2nd game of the second round series between the Lakers and the Rockets. Artest took an elbow in the the neck from Kobe Bryant which apparently did not attract the attention of the referees so he decided to take matters in to his own hands and got up in the grill of Black Mamba to let it be known he was not particularly happy with the shot. Artest was definitely worthy of a technical foul  but not an ejection. It will be interesting to see if play gets more physical in Game 3.

Houston Rockets Small forward isn’t the guy who’s going to win you your fantasy pool and his true value can’t be measured when looking at his personal stats. He is the kind of player who really scores in terms the intangibles. In this video Shane breaks down the fundamentals and thought process behind taking a charge in the NBA. Check out a great article on Shane Battier from the New York Times’ Sunday Magazine – ‘The No Stats All-Star‘. It takes an in-depth look at just how the Rockets determined he was a steal when they picked him up and they true value he brings to the team. Of particular interest is his plus-minus stats which are were higher than any other NBA player at the time of the article.

Nate Robinson fakes the shot and makes a nifty pass to the Knicks Wilson Chandler who drives and dunks on Scola.

Nate Robinson uses his amazing hops and serves up a clean block on the Rockets’ Yao Ming. Nate is listed at 5′8″.

Houston Rocket star center Yao Ming is the victim of some poor officiating in this recent game against the Cavaliers. Where is the love refs?

Legendary coach Red Auerbach, who won 9 NBA championships, gives us some shooting pointers in this instructional video featuring Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson and Ralph Sampson.