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Monday, May 12th, 2008
D’Antoni’s Hiring Could Mean New Era For The Knicks
The NBA has benefited from the revived states of the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. Now the league could be getting another shot in the arm with the New York Knicks’ hiring of Mike D’Antoni as its head coach.
The Knicks don’t appear to be a desirable place at which to work because of the […]
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
A Thank You To Vlade Divac From a Lakers Fan
I used to love Vlade Divac when he was a Laker. I loved him even more when he was an ex-Laker. Now that he is responsible for one of the greatest trades ever, I will love him forever. After the 1991 NBA Finals in which Vlade played a role as the young, energetic crowd-favorite for […]
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
Nash Needs To Motivate His Troops
The Phoenix Suns are in trouble. They’re down two games to none to the San Antonio Spurs as their first-round series shifts to Phoenix for Games 3 and 4. Even though the summer season is approaching, the Suns are feeling a different kind of heat. Their title window is closing rapidly and they don’t have […]
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
NBA Regular Season Awards From Slam Dunk Central Reporter Kyle Stack
Defensive Player
Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
This is the easiest decision to make of any of the awards. Garnett, probably the best interior defender in the Association, made defense a team priority as soon as he came to Boston. Going into the final night of the regular season, the Celtics led the NBA in defensive efficiency (a […]
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
What Is Stevenson Thinking?; David Stern’s Dream Final Four
I have a couple thoughts on the NBA Playoffs before they begin Saturday:
What in the world has gotten into DeShawn Stevenson? What does this guy put in his coffee every morning? It was one thing for him to call LeBron James overrated a few weeks ago, although Stevenson may have had a point. James should […]
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Could The “Sports Guy” Be A Good G.M. In Milwaukee?
ESPN.com columnist Bill Simmons has been campaigning recently to be named general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks. Coincidentally, he began his online campaign just before the Bucks dismissed Larry Harris from the position. Now, Simmons has been practically pleading his readership to consider him a practical choice for the position.
I am sure some readers blow […]
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Bucks Battle Against Knicks Win In Overtime 119-115
Bobby Simmons signed a $47 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks nearly three years ago. He earned a little chunk of that contract on Tuesday night as he scored 12 of his 24 points between the end of the fourth quarter and overtime to lead the Bucks to a 119-115 win against the New York […]
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Age Limits Are Unrealistic
There has been recent talk on ESPN.com (in J.A. Adande’s chat and Henry Abbott’s blog) regarding the NBA’s age limit, which is currently set at 19. Points have been made that many of the primary MVP candidates – Kobe, Bron, Garnett – were high school-to-NBA guys. As are Dwight Howard, Amare Stoudemire, Tracy McGrady, Jermaine […]
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
Jerry West Eyes New York
Newsday is reporting that a source close to Jerry West says that West is interested in running the New York Knicks. West, a Hall of Fame player with the Lakers and an equally effective general manager with the team, has been out of the NBA since resigning as general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies last […]
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
Haslem Out For Season With Foot Surgery
ESPN is reporting that Miami Heat power forward Udonis Haslem will have season-ending foot surgery. Although the sports news network is reporting it as foot surgery, the procedure will actually remove bone spurs from Haslem’s ailing sprained left ankle. Miami is in the midst of a dire season, as they have lost Alonzo Mourning to […]
