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Fantasy Basketball: Top 10 NBA Small Forwards 2014-15
2014-15 NBA SEASON PREVIEW CONTENT LIST Atlantic: Celtics | Nets | Knicks | 76ers | Raptors | Division Preview Central: Bulls | Cavaliers | Pistons | Pacers | Bucks | Division Preview Southeast: Hawks |...
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Are the Team USA Dropouts a Blessing in Disguise?
Image courtesy of Bryan Horowitz/Flickr . Calm down, Indiana Pacers fans. I know this summer has stung, but the Paul George injury and even the pullouts of Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook,...
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Toronto Raptors: It's so hard to say goodbye; it's even harder to say hello
Image courtesy of Matthew Addie/Flickr . Normally in these pieces that I write up on this fine website, I write (well, try to anyways) about what a team does, how they're fostering success and some...
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Toronto and Brooklyn: Adjustments between Game 6 and Game 7
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The Brooklyn Nets have forced Game 7 in their series versus the Toronto Raptors behind a throwback performance from Deron Williams, the team's ability to get the Raptors into...
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Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors: Adjustments between Games 4 and 5
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . One of the great things about the NBA playoffs is the tactical adjustments that coaches and teams make during a series. Switching up substitution patterns, making different configurations in...
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2014 NBA playoffs are reminiscent of the NCAA tournament
Image courtesy of Marianne O'Leary/Flickr . When it comes to upsets in the men’s NCAA college basketball tournament, aka March Madness, I’m not surprised. We watch March Madness with the anticipation of the upset. In...
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Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors: The Andray Blatche Cameo
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . He only played 18:02 in Game 3, took three shots and had three personal fouls in that time span, but there was such a profound presence when Andray Blatche...
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Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors Game 2: This is Getting Good
In the immortal words of Rasheed Wallace, "both teams played hard." Game 2 between the Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors wasn't the prettiest game. Hell there were periods during the first three quarters where the...
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Brooklyn vs Toronto Game 1: The Truth and Iso-Joe punish the Raptors
Game one, to borrow a cliché is "a feeling out process." The Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors played like two teams feeling each other out, akin to boxers just throwing jabs in the middle of...
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NBA Starting 5 of the Future
Image courtesy of Josh Hallett/Flickr . The NBA has a very bright future. Obviously, when you have superstars like LeBron James and Kevin Durant, as well as legends like Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Kobe...
