Pre Heat

No pun intended but these shoes are so HOT. These special edition LeBron VIII's are nicknamed the "Pre Heats" and " Miami Vices". They've been out in M.I.A for a little over a week but were released nationally yesterday. I'm sure any sneaker lover is salivating over this shoe.

New LeBron Commercial

Probably the dopest basketball commercials I've seen in a really long time. Gives the feel of the old MJ commercials.

NBA Season Preview

Here's how I think the East and West will turn out this season in the league. The East seems to be pretty predictable, especially considering the top four seeds are usually the same every year as of late. The West is a completely different story. Other than the Lakers, the rest of the West is a huge mystery. Teams like Phoenix and Portland seem like they could possibly miss the postseason. Phoenix without Amar'e have no explosiveness in the post and the Blazers cannot stay healthy enough to form a real chemistry. I look for Houston and New Orleans possibly replacing those two. With that said, here are my predictions. I have teams that I believe will make the playoffs, with the projected records:

West

1. Lakers (63-19)

2. Jazz (56-26)

3. Mavericks (55-27)

4. Thunder (55-27)

5. Spurs (53-29)

6. Nuggets (51-31)

7. Suns (48-34)

8. Rockets (45-37)

East

1. Heat (65-17)

2. Magic (61-21)

3. Celtics (55-27)

4. Hawks (52-30)

5. Bulls (47-35)

6. Bucks (47-35)

7. Bobcats (43-39

8. Knicks (41-41)

What Up

What up everybody! I'm Lawrence Burney, aspiring sports journalist. Welcome to 13rulesofbball.com. The goal of this site is to give you credible, yet opinionated info on all things basketball. I'll be giving predictions, my take on players' performances as well as info on fantasy basketball and video games. If you're wondering what the site name is influenced by, founder of basketball, James Naismith, made a list of rules when first inventing the sport. The 13 rules were:

1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands.
2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands, but never with the fist.
3. A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches it, allowance to be made for a man running at good speed.
4. The ball must be held in or between the hands. The arms or body must not be used for holding it.
5. No shouldering, holding, pushing, striking or tripping in any way of an opponent. The first infringement of this rule by any person shall count as a foul; the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made or, if there was evident intent to injure the person, for the whole of the game. No substitution shall be allowed.
6. A foul is striking at the ball with the fist, violations of Rules 3 and 4 and such as described in Rule 5.
7. If either side make three consecutive fouls it shall count as a goal for the opponents (consecutive means without the opponents in the meantime making a foul).
8. Goal shall be made when the ball is thrown or batted from the ground into the basket and stays there, providing those defending the goal do not touch or disturb the goal. If the ball rests on the edge and the opponents move the basket, it shall count as a goal.
9. When the ball goes out of bounds, it shall be thrown into the field and played by the first person touching it. In case of dispute the umpire shall throw it straight into the field. The thrower-in is allowed five seconds. If he holds it longer, it shall go to the opponent. If any side persists in delaying the game, the umpire shall call a foul on them.
10. The umpire shall be judge of the men and shall note the fouls and notify the referee when three consecutive fouls have been made. He shall have the power to disqualify men according to Rule 5.
11. The referee shall be the judge of the ball and decide when it is in play in bounds, to which side it belongs, and shall keep the time. He shall decide when a goal has been made and keep account of the goals with any other duties that are usually performed by a referee.
12. The time shall be two 15-minute halves with five minutes' rest between.
13. The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winners.