Sam Smith

Psssssst! Don't tell anyone. I heard what the Bulls are going to do in the draft and in free agency. The word is--Can you hear me? I'm whispering now--they're going...

It's spring, which means planting flowers, playing golf and, if you're an NBA player or coach, complaining about officiating. There has been quite a bit of that in these playoffs,...

The Detroit Pistons say the pressure is on the Miami Heat now, because if the Heat doesn't win Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals at home Friday, it will...

It seemed the coffin had been picked out already for the Detroit Pistons--a dark one with a heavy whine tint. But they aren't dead yet. The Pistons hung on Wednesday...

It's not like the Dallas Mavericks are all tough guys. Heck, they've been starting Keith Van Horn at center, and he once ran away when Kenyon Martin started barking at...

This Western Conference finals series has been about shooting and speed. It has been about surprises, like Boris Diaw hitting a winning shot and DeSagana Diop being interviewed. But mostly...

Avery Johnson is excellent at strategy, slowing the Phoenix Suns as few have the last two years in plotting the Dallas Mavericks' transition play and perimeter defense. He has been...

I'VE GOT IT! Again. And in a version of the old switcheroo I proposed earlier this season, here's the master blueprint for the Bulls to win the Eastern Conference next...

A look at 10 players the Bulls might be able to get in trade because of questions their teams have regarding finances or their continued roles. Let's make a deal...

Just what the NBA playoffs are doing in Arizona for a second consecutive year--at the end of May--is one of the most remarkable stories in recent NBA history. The Phoenix...