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Go Ahead and Hack-a-Shaq, Not the Rule Book
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Basketball is a stop-and-go sport disguised as one with flow, smoothly weaving back and forth across the court for a 48-minute game. After tipoff, when the ball is moving...
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Amid Eastern Conference Futility, an Opportunity That Eludes Some in the West
The argument for throwing out a conference split in the NBA and seeding the playoffs by best record has been bolstered this year, as the Eastern Conference continues to lag behind its Western counterpart. The...
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Josh Smith Calls Atlanta Hawks Fans "Bandwagoners"
Screen capture courtesy of NBA TV. Tuesday night, the Houston Rockets lost to the Atlanta Hawks 104-96 in what has a chance of being an eventual Finals matchup. The final buzzer, though, didn't stop either...
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Kentucky Wildcats Continue to Pursue Perfection
Image courtesy of U.S. Army National Guard/Staff Sgt. Scott Raymond/Flickr . The Kentucky Wildcats’ pursuit of 40-0 continues after a late-game comeback at Georgia’s Stegeman Coliseum, where they won 72-64. The Wildcats found themselves behind...
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LeSean McCoy: A Bright Side to Shady's Departure?
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . LeSean McCoy is headed to Buffalo to play for the Bills, by way of a trade for Kiko Alonso , and Shady’s reportedly not happy. And who can blame...
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NBA All-Star Selection Oddities of the Last 25 Years
Image courtesy of Rondo Estrello/Flickr . When it comes down to it, the NBA All-Star Game is all about the fans. It has no tangible bearing on anything during the season or postseason (like baseball)....
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Marshawn Lynch Super Bowl YouTube Primer
Image courtesy of WEBN-TV/Flickr . Fifty words. Granted, many of those were the same word said over and over, but 50 nonetheless. That's how many it took Marshawn Lynch to send a message to the...
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Sacramento Kings: Charting a Course to Mediocrity
Image courtesy of Nirvan Sorooshian/Baller Mind Frame. The future is a fog for the Sacramento Kings, but depending on who you talk to, its range of visibility differs. Vivek Ranadivé and Pete D’Alessandro fashion themselves...
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Sacramento Kings: Time to Free Ray McCallum?
Image courtesy of Ray McCallum/Facebook . Typically, the rookie wall comes as a natural occurrence midway through a player’s first season. Whether or not they adjust to the professional game, it’s almost always there, waiting...
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Sacramento Kings: Protest Upon Further Review
Image courtesy of Michael Tipton/Flickr . The Sacramento Kings are having a strong start to the season, surprising everyone ( Yours Truly included ) with a 6-5 record. After nearly a decade of terrible basketball,...
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