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The Cleveland Cavaliers' rocky rookie class
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . As the Cleveland Cavaliers stumble into the final quarter of the season, the question of “Where did it all go wrong?” remains. Common answers include the failed free-agent acquisitions...
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Roundtable: What's the greatest NBA game you have ever watched?
This past Saturday I took time out of my day to watch the New York Knicks play the Cleveland Cavaliers, not only because I wanted to see Zydrunas Ilgauskas get his number raised to the...
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"Because Dolan": Can Phil Jackson succeed in New York?
Image courtesy of Phil Jackson/Twitter . In the week ahead, you’ll read dozens of reasons Phil Jackson can’t possibly succeed in his new role as president or general manager or capo di tutti capi or...
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Are Blake Griffin and Joakim Noah legit MVP candidates?
Image courtesy of Kimberly N./Flickr . At the end of the 2013-14 NBA regular season, most of the votes for the Most Valuable Player will go to Kevin Durant and LeBron James, the game’s two...
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From Amidst the Ashes: The Unexpected Rise of The Toronto Raptors
Image courtesy of Adam Bailey/Flickr . There’s no getting around it: the Eastern Conference is putrid this year. So putrid, in fact, that its fiercest debate concentrates not on which team reigns supreme, but instead...
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Front Office PER: Weighing stats with salaries
Image courtesy of John Hollinger/Twitter . PER: The player efficiency rating, or the holy grail of NBA stat junkies. Ever since former ESPN writer-turned Memphis Grizzlies executive John Hollinger created the all-in-one statistic, analysts have...
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Andre Drummond's historic offensive rebounding
Image courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr . Andre Drummond is good at rebounding. It seems odd to start an article with such an obvious statement, but I believe it is being overlooked just how effective...
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The great range of the Golden State Warriors
Image courtesy of Matthew Addie/Flickr . When the words “range” and “Golden State Warriors” are combined, the name Stephen Curry is usually what comes out the other end. But there’s another way in which the...
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Atlanta Hawks: To tank or not to tank?
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/FLickr . The Atlanta Hawks put up a good fight against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, but fell short 109-108 in the final seconds en route to their 14th loss...
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Cleveland Cavaliers honor Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . On Saturday night Zydrunas Ilgauskas became just the seventh player in Cleveland Cavaliers history to have his number retired. A two-time All-Star, “Z” was one of the NBA’s most...
