This weeks Buzzer Beaters column has the scoop on a new feature on “NBA 09 The Inside,” news about how to save $20 on NBA League Pass this season and a ton of other basketball links for you to check out.

North Carolina’s Men’s basketball team had a remarkable year last season. The team ultimately did not achieve its goal of a national title, but its success laid the foundation for massive expectations for the season ahead for the Tar Heels. Unlike last year, this season is not one filled with potential and possibility, but instead firm, lofty expectations and demands. This season, absolutely nothing short of a national title will satisfy the fans, players and coaching staff in Chapel Hill.

This is why bloggers shouldn’t be allowed to try out for the D-League; I made it less than 30 minutes into my tryout before I pulled up limping and had to call it a day.

At the end of training camp, Washington Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan said that his primary goal was to keep to his team healthy through the preseason so they would be at full force when the season started with the exception of Gilbert Arenas.  Just four minutes into their 108-82 preseason loss to to the Dallas Mavericks that goal was already in jeopardy.

Since I see the game from both a player and coaches perspective, I love it when a guy comes along that makes the game look easy.  What most players could learn from Chris Paul is that the key to his success comes from one theory: Be quick but not in a rush.

As Jermaine O’Neal arrives in Toronto, his mission for this season is clear: restore his standing amongst the game’s elite and elevate the Raptors from “also-rans” to serious contenders.

If you’re looking for your NBA fix you should read what these 11 bloggers expect to see this season from the Atlantic Division teams they cover.

Bryan Colangelo’s most prominent move this summer was moving T.J. Ford and some spare parts to Indiana for Jermaine O’Neal. While many members of the media and fans initially scoffed at this deal, after hearing the results of O’Neal’s summer workouts in Las Vegas it looks like Colangelo’s gamble may pay off this season.

In this weeks Buzzer Beaters I have the scoop on a new pair of kicks which have a dry erase feature so you can write messages to your opponnents on your shoes, some links to video clips of me at the Raptors media day earlier this week, news about Dee Brown’s rapping career, a kiniseology lesson called The Anatomy of Tracy Mcgrady, and a couple great ways to waste some time at work on Monday.

After a season which saw Los Angeles make a successful blockbuster trade, have their superstar player win the MVP, and the team make an unexpected Finals run, one would think that everything should be jovial in Laker Land heading into training camp.

But this is Hollywood, and if there is one thing the City of Angels knows, it is drama.