2008-09 NBA Team Preview – Atlanta Hawks 2008 Record: 37-45 Division Finish: 3rd – Southeast 2008 Playoffs: Lost, 4-3, to Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference First Round Head Coach: Mike Woodson Season: Going into fifth season Record At Atlanta: 106-222 Career Record: Same Offseason Acquisitions: Ronald “Flip” Murray, G, 11.0 ppg., 3.5 apg – [...]
2008-09 NBA Team Preview – Cleveland Cavaliers 2008 Record: 45-37 Division Finish: 2nd – Central 2008 Playoffs: Lost, 4-3, to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals Head Coach: Mike Brown Season: Going into fourth season Record At Cleveland: 245-101 Offseason Acquisitions: Signed Ronald Dupree, F, 1.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, from Seattle Signed Tarence [...]
2008 Record: 59-23 Division Finish: 1st – Central 2008 Playoffs: Lost, 4-2, to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals Head Coach: Michael Curry Season: First Season Offseason Acquisitions: Kwame Brown, C, 6-11, 5.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, Signed from Memphis Grizzles Offseason Transactions: Resigned forward Walter Herrman Offseason Losses: Jarvis Hayes, F, 6-8, 6.7 [...]
2008-09 NBA Team Preview – Boston Celtics 2008 Record: 66-16 Division Finish: 1st – Atlanta 2008 Playoffs: Won the NBA Championship, 4-2, over the Los Angeles Lakers Head Coach: Doc Rivers Season: Going into his fifth Record at Boston: 168-160 Offseason Acquisitions: Forward Darius Miles Center Patrick O’Bryant Offseason Losses: Center Scott Pollard, option was [...]
Much like the Sacramento Kings, the Atlanta Hawks have traveled around the country, starting in the Midwest in 1946 and moving until finally finding a home in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1968. They play their home games in Philips Arena in Atlanta. Their head coach is Mike Woodson. Tri-Cities Blackhawks The Hawks were originally known as [...]
The Los Angeles Clippers have long been considered L.A.’s “other” NBA team. The team plays its home games in the Staples Center, just like the Lakers, but they aren’t associated with the same kind of glamour as the Lakers. The reason? Championships. The Early Years The Clippers joined the NBA in 1970, under the name [...]