Layden coached the Jazz from 1981 to 1988. His tenure never involved deep playoff runs, but many people credit Frank with laying the foundation of the Utah squad that was always in contention years ...

Why Bill Simmons was rooting against the 2003-04 Los Angeles Lakers: "They thought passion came with an on-off switch" Bill Simmons believed the 2003-04 Lakers superteam was built for all the wrong ...

The rugged big man known for his low-post defensive tactics was a key member of Detroit's title teams. From NBA.com Staff Bill Laimbeer was one of the NBA’s most rugged big men in the 1980s and early ...

Hakeem Olajuwon played in an era where the NBA was plagued by highly competitive and dominant centers. Each game, the Dream was in for an intense physical battle inside the paint, especially when the ...

Bill Laimbeer might have been the closest thing the NBA ever had to a universal villain. The Detroit Pistons center was arguably the most hated player of his time. If anything, that was his gift.