Category: NBA
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top 50 Players, 50-36
Image Courtesy of Phoenix Suns/Facebook 50. LaMarcus Aldridge (45 on ESPN, 31 on SI, 42 on SB Nation) -We kick off the Top 50 with disgruntled and disjointed San Antonio Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge....
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Pacific Division
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr. NOTABLE NEWCOMERS The newbie I'm most looking forward to seeing is Milos Teodosic because of his seemingly legendary court vision, at least it was so internationally. How will it translate...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top MVP Candidates
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr. The NBA's 2017-18 season presents a range of expected and fascinating MVP candidates. There will be the annual names thrown into the mix, however, for the sake of enjoyment, a...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top 50 Players, Toughest Cuts
Image Courtesy of Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook 2017 was supposed to be the year that I allowed myself to take a break before I started grinding from October through June. 2017 was supposed to be the first...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top Rookies To Watch
Image courtesy of Taylor Macias/Hardwood and Hollywood This NBA rookie class is point guard dominant with Dennis Smith, Jr., Lonzo Ball, Markelle Fultz, De'Aaron Fox, Milos Teodosic, and can we call Ben Simmons a point...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Central Division
Image Courtesy of Cleveland Cavaliers/Facebook Notable newcomers While the Milwaukee Bucks stood pat and brought back almost every contributor from a Playoff team last season, the rest of the division was reconfigured over the summer....
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Why the Cavs Signing Dwyane Wade Is an Incredibly Smart Move
The Cleveland Cavaliers have undoubtedly proven themselves as masters at the acquisition game this offseason, first by trading Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, and Ante Zizic and...
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Can the Los Angeles Clippers survive the loss of Chris Paul?
Image courtesy of Mike Bitanga/ Hardwood&Hollywood. For the past six seasons, Chris Paul has been the engine that kept the Los Angeles Clippers train moving, the initiator of Lob City highlights, and arguably the team's...
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"Stick To Sports": The Death Rattle of Common Sense
Image: Kathy Willens/Associated Press. Common sense – noun 1. sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence. The bough breaks and a martinet referred to as common...
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Thunder Move All In, Knicks Move On With Carmelo Anthony Trade
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr. It is finally over. The Carmelo Anthony-New York Knicks drama dragged on longer than the air strip scene from Fast & Furious 6, but a resolution was finally reached. Melo...
