30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/view/6645216 en-us I am from New Zealand. I love watching Rugby, I follow it religiously. I also love Basketball - I play it, I watch it, I follow it, and here - I can analyse it. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:05:57 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12812674?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12812674?source=rss_blogs_NBA Hey guys, I said I would get the Western Conference version earlier, but I was just doing a little bit at a time when I could. Every day can be a day for top threads, so here is the Western Conference version. ... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:18:50 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12812674?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12812642?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12812642?source=rss_blogs_NBA Hey guys, I said I would get the Western Conference version earlier, but I was just doing a little bit at a time when I could. Every day can be a day for top threads, so here is the Western Conference version. ... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:28:23 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12812642?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12750594?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12750594?source=rss_blogs_NBA Hey guys, for this Tuesday on the NBA Board I will profile each and every coach in the NBA. This will come in two editions. First Eastern Conference, and later in the day the Western Conference. ... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:58:02 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12750594?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12690534?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12690534?source=rss_blogs_NBA With New Years etc I'm sorry these are late. At Saturday evening. I've made sure that there are at least 20 games not including the Monday games. But for those of you that always make sure to check the blog you will get to pick Monday games as well. ... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:52:42 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12690534?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12586197?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12586197?source=rss_blogs_NBA Hope everybody had a great christmas and holidays etc. Right time to preview the 5 top games that will see us into the new year. ... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 3:56:59 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12586197?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12524559?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12524559?source=rss_blogs_NBA Week 5 Results and Standings (Week 5 picks in first bracket) (Weeks missed in second bracket) ... Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:45:35 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12524559?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12445384?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12445384?source=rss_blogs_NBA Hey guys, I'm back with the top 5 games of this week. Happy reading, and also Happy Holidays. I appreciate all comments. Many Thanks. ... Thu, 25 Dec 2008 2:11:02 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12445384?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12405532?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12405532?source=rss_blogs_NBA Week 4 Results and Standings (Week 4 picks in first bracket) (Weeks missed in second bracket) ... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:36:16 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12405532?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12366541?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12366541?source=rss_blogs_NBA I've quickly drummed up a few notes about how the Magic and their players are going this season and possibly in the future too. Enjoy. ... Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:48:05 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12366541?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12301012?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12301012?source=rss_blogs_NBA Hey guys, on every Monday morning from here on out I will make my top 5 or so games of the week. I will write a bit about each team and predict a result. I hope that this will get some comments, and I would welcome anybodies opinions on anything from ... Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:18:21 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12301012?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12246505?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12246505?source=rss_blogs_NBA If you are still interested in joining, if not's too late. Join up now! ... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 9:58:52 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12246505?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12084275?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12084275?source=rss_blogs_NBA Right - I have a new rule - Because - after looking at how the standings look after week 2 - Pickers like The Big B and wildcatsfan1 - who had very good week 2s, are still quite behind in the rankings. ... Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:36:19 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/12084275?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11944640?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11944640?source=rss_blogs_NBA Hey guys - We are halfway through week 2, and we are almost at week 3. ... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:13:10 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11944640?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11812985?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11812985?source=rss_blogs_NBA Hey guys - We are halfway through week 1, and as we are approaching week 2, I have the games for you to pick. From every blog after this one, we'll have results from previous weeks also - ie, next weeks blog will have week 1 results as well as askin ... Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:30:38 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11812985?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11658132?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11658132?source=rss_blogs_NBA Hey guys - Welcome to Week 1 of the NBA Pick Em Competition. We received 25 applications of interest, great - I'm hoping we can get more members as the season goes on as well. ... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:40:32 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11658132?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11490444?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11490444?source=rss_blogs_NBA Hey guys!! ... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:33:48 EST http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11490444?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11285917?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11285917?source=rss_blogs_NBA Here is my roster for the 2009 NBA Mock Draft. Please Comment. ... Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:38:27 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11285917?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11189974?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11189974?source=rss_blogs_General Sport is like a tradition. For some, they are etched in our skin. Our teams blood runs through our veins. From generation to generation of people, we have all flocked to watch, what was in that time, the superior physical (in most cases) specimens pe ... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:04:20 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11189974?source=rss_blogs_General http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11118672?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11118672?source=rss_blogs_NBA In a competitive western conference, the Northwest division was made to look like the weakest division in the NBA. In reality, it isn't a weak division. But in relative terms to the Western conference, it is still weak. But the western conference ... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:47:07 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/11118672?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10755573?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10755573?source=rss_blogs_NBA You ready? It's finally here. After the positional rankings, comes the top 100. I felt the top 75 were players that can't be left out of the top 100. Once it got to that last group it got hard to separate some players. ... Sun, 05 Oct 2008 6:34:55 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10755573?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10711197?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10711197?source=rss_blogs_NBA CBS are releasing their lists of top ten players in each position every second day, so I'll release mine the day before. ... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 4:33:50 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10711197?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10656083?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10656083?source=rss_blogs_NBA CBS are releasing their lists of top ten players in each position every second day, so I'll release mine the day before. Their list of centers that came out was horrible, they had Greg Oden in at number 8 and Shaq in there and Jermaine O'Neal ... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 0:22:19 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10656083?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10590827?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10590827?source=rss_blogs_NBA CBS are releasing their lists of top ten players in each position every second day, so I'll release mine the day before. Their list of centers that came out today was horrible, they had Greg Oden in at number 8 and Shaq in there and Jermaine O&#3 ... Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:00:39 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10590827?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10548832?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10548832?source=rss_blogs_NBA Right, CBS are releasing their lists of top ten players in each position every second day, so I'll release mine the day before. Their list of centers that came out today was horrible, they had Greg Oden in at number 8 and Shaq in there and Jermai ... Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:27:48 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10548832?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10495672?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10495672?source=rss_blogs_NBA With the seemingly meaningless signing of third-string PG Mike Wilks and the retirement of Garrity, it seems as the Magic's offseason is complete. ... Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:56:34 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10495672?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10084727?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10084727?source=rss_blogs_NBA I am going to discuss the differences in FIBA and NBA, the contrast of Team USA and the rest of the world and, of course, the title, why Kevin Garnett could quite possibly be the all-time greatest player in Olympic Basketball -- That is, if he played ... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 1:32:07 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/10084727?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/9974672?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/9974672?source=rss_blogs_NBA I know the NBA Draft is come and gone but something really got me -- For whatever reason more and more rookies are feeling entitled to their position in the draft. I don't know exactly how long this has been going on but with players the caliber ... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 5:09:01 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/9974672?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/9628871?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/9628871?source=rss_blogs_NBA This will be a great pickup for the Rockets if they can get Artest. Now they have three stars along with great depth. ... Wed, 30 Jul 2008 4:34:57 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/9628871?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/9560808?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/9560808?source=rss_blogs_NBA Daivd Stern has no authority to force kids to spend a year in college before they head to the NBA, obviously Brandon Jennings agrees. ... Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:21:50 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/9560808?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/9230815?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/9230815?source=rss_blogs_NBA North Harbour's Preseason Rookie Rankings as at 8 July 2008 ... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 5:10:57 EDT http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6645216/9230815?source=rss_blogs_NBA 100 http://images.sportsline.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://north-harbour.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/view/6645216 100