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The 10 least deserving NBA All-Stars of all time
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . They say that cream rises to the top. Unfortunately, other things float as well. With over seven billion people living on Earth, there are a lot of potential basketball...
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The best players never to make an NBA All-Star game
Image courtesy of Keith Allsion/Flickr . As they say, always a bridesmaid and never the bride (or whatever the equivalent sports metaphor would be). NBA All-Star Weekend is right around the corner and with the...
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NBA Playlist Poetics: Rock Bottom Blues
Image courtesy of Lisby/Flickr . The dog days of the NBA are upon us and some teams are playing like strays, in search of food and shelter by way of the Draft Lottery. Poetry and...
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Vince Carter: The Greatest Dunker of All Time
Screen grab courtesy of Hoop Mix Tape . Many of us have wished that we could dunk, at least once in our lives. Many of us have played R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly”...
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LeBron James has impromptu dunk fest at practice
Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton . Check it often and absorb the knowledge we're dropping on...
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Cleveland Cavaliers: The NBA's point guard factory
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Over the last three decades, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been best known for their misfortunes. There’s “The Shot,” Brad Daughtery’s injury, Ricky Davis’ failed triple-double attempt, “The Decision,” an...
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Adam Silver says age is Jason Collins' barrier, not sexual orientation
Image courtesy of joshuak8/Flickr . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton . Check it often and absorb...
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Milwaukee Bucks' Larry Sanders out with broken orbital bone
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton . Check it often and...
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Week 15 NBA Power Rankings from the Bassline
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Including Kevin Durant, only six players in NBA history have averaged 31-plus points with seven or more rebounds and five or more assists: Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson,...
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Memphis Grizzlies: A Revival of the Grit and Grind
Image courtesy of Sean Davis/Flickr . As we approached 2014, the Memphis Grizzlies were nearing a code red for their season, the hopes of another playoff run dissipating. They were 13-17 with a NetRtg of...
