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Toronto Raptors: Failures at tanking
Image courtesy of Matthew Addie/Flickr . We’re living in an upside down universe of condoned tanking (or, in Commissioner Adam Silver’s very first bit of spin, “rebuilding”). No fewer than eight teams are actively angling...
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Cockiness of the court: Dallas Mavericks, L.A. Clippers preview
Image courtesy of TJ Macias Something was amiss in Dallas yesterday. The air surrounding Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle seemed somewhat foggy as he emerged from the locker room after practice on Wednesday to speak...
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Is Mark Jackson Intimidated by Brian Scalabrine?
Image courtesy of Kieth Allison/Flickr . News has leaked recently that Golden State Warriors head coach Mark Jackson forced the reassignment of popular coach and former superstar Brian Scalabrine. While this isn't the first story...
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Taj Gibson deserves NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
Image courtesy of Shinya Suzuki/Flickr The Chicago Bulls’ Taj Gibson has always been a spark off the bench, bringing high energy to the hardwood whenever his name is called. However, this season his numbers have...
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Fashion Fouls: NBA's Top 5 Offenders
“And take off that vest. You look like Aladdin!” – Superbad, 2007 McLovin wasn’t the first person whose threads caused a stir, and he won’t be the last. NBA players have been committing fashion fouls...
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College basketball mirrors NBA market disparities
Image courtesy of Phil Denton/Flickr . When the NCAA tournament bracket is first released, most fans turn on their laptops or desktop computers or whatever their preferred medium is for viewing online content and they...
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Top 10 international players in the NBA
With a record 92 players from 32 countries and territories, the 2013-14 NBA season is the true culmination of basketball’s international presence. In this list we'll take a look at the top 10 international players...
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Joe Johnson is the basketball equivalent of Eli Manning
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . On Sunday night, the Brooklyn Nets’ Joe Johnson rumbled to the rim with 10 seconds remaining in a tangle against the Dallas Mavericks, banking home a shot that would...
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Four one-sided NBA trades that work
Image courtesy of Nicholas LA Photography/Flickr . Will Linsanity return to Madison Square Garden? Trades in the NBA are a funny thing. Rather than focusing on whether a deal will make their team better or...
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The State of the Los Angeles Lakers
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . It’s safe to say that the majority of Los Angeles Lakers fans are in a state of panic. It may be a subdued type of panic, where they just...
