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Five teams looking to make a post-NBA All-Star break push
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Charlotte Bobcats The Bobcats currently stand at 23-30, sitting in 8th place of the laughably bad Eastern Conference. The Bobcats have been surviving this year from a healthy dose...
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Players that will step up after the NBA All-Star break
Image courtesy of Keith Allsison/Flickr . As we approach NBA All-Star weekend, there are many questions facing the second half of the NBA regular season. Namely, which teams have been flukes so far? Which players...
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The NBA All-Star Dunk Contest only slams if Blake and LeBron do
Image courtesy of Kimberly N./Flickr . What is the legacy of the dunk contest? Currently it’s a list of forgettable players that got their 15 minutes of fame during All-Star Weekend. Some may say its...
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Top 10 NBA All-Star Dunk Contest Dunks of All Time
10. Spud Webb reverses gravity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6QXpg6B_8A The 5'7" Spud Webb treated crowds to a real show in 1986. Yes, he gets extra points for being shorter than your average NBA star. On the other hand,...
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Getting Dirty in the 'A:' The Quiet Grind of Paul Millsap and the Atlanta Hawks
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The common narrative surrounding the Eastern Conference is that it is a league of two; a heap of flotsam ruled easily by the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers and...
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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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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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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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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,...
