The Celtics have been exposed and should be wary of LeBron James.

Sure they won a critical Game 7 by 34 points, but that doesn't mean the Celtics are in great shape. The Hawks exposed Boston's major deficiencies in the series. Boston's relative playoff inexperience was evident in multiple late-game situations. Atlanta also made the "Big Three" look selfish for the first time all season. Most importantly, though, was the ease in which Joe Johnson seemed to carve up the Boston defense.

Hoops and horse racing seem to be long lost friends. Rick Pitino has been a prominent owner, as has Bobby Hurley, the former Duke superstar.

My Dad is a basketball junkie, but more than anything else he's a horse racing fanatic. For those of you hoop-heads who will be watching tomorrow's race, here is my Dad's take...

Andre Iguodala is proving that he’s a number two option.

In the first four games of the Sixers-Pistons playoff series, Iguodala averaged 10.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.3 turnovers, while shooting 22.4% from the field. Compare that to his regular season averages of 19.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, and 2.6 tpg, while shooting 45.6% from the field.

Tom Van Hoy of ESPN Radio spoke to NaismithLives.com senior writer Adam Stanco about his final thoughts on this college basketball season and his early take on next season. Click play below to listen to the entire interview.

Every NCAA Tournament has winners and losers. Obviously Kansas is a winner, but the Jayhawks aren’t alone. There are plenty of other individuals who won over NBA scouts during the tournament. Today we’ll take a look at who helped their draft stock with their play during the NCAA Tournament…

Stephen Curry, SG, Davidson
Tournament: 32.0 ppg, 3.5 apg, 1.3 tpg, 3.3 spg, FG: 42-90 (46.7 %), 3FG: 23-52 (44.2 %)
Curry was simply brilliant. He almost singlehandedly knocked off two of the best defensive teams in the country (Georgetown and Wisconsin), but – and possibly more importantly – he answered all the questions NBA scouts had about him. Yes, he can get his shot off against NBA-level athletes. Yes, his handle is better than advertised. And, yes, his shot alone is good enough to give him a place in the league.

We’ve only been around since January, but it was the perfect season to start with. We’ve witnessed the finest crop of freshmen ever to hit the college hoops landscape. We’ve seen mid-majors turn the basketball world upside down. We’ve watched every No. 1 seed advance to the Final Four.

And we've certainly seen our fair share of great players. Certainly enough to make our inaugural NaismithLives.com All-American Teams quite special...

Coach Randy Brown has unique insight into each of the Final Four teams. He was an assistant at Arizona when the Wildcats defeated Reggie Miller's UCLA Bruins for the 1986 Pac-10 title. He was on the staff at Miami of Ohio when the Red Hawks lost to North Carolina in the 1990 NCAA Tournament. Coach Brown's AD at Miami of Ohio is current Memphis AD R.C. Johnson. And, when Coach Brown was an assistant at both Marquette and Iowa State, he faced the Kansas Jayhawks on numerous occasions.

Coach Brown spoke to some of his old coaching colleagues to give us a remarkable inside look at how UCLA and Kansas are preparing for the Final Four...

Stephen Curry.

Most of the country can’t pronounce the name, yet they are still enamored with the frail kid who looks so young he couldn’t get into an R-rated movie.

He is the kind of character you can only find in a novel. He has the smile of a 12-year old and the competitive drive of Kobe Bryant. He scores with panache, but plays with humility. His exuberance is infectious, yet so is his poise.