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NBA
Donovan Mitchell Slams the Competition to Win Dunk Contest
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. Participants: Victor Oladipo (Pacers), Larry Nance Jr. (Cavaliers), Dennis Smith Jr. (Mavericks), Donovan Mitchell (Jazz). The Utah Jazz's, Donovan Mitchell, defeated Larry Nance Jr. to take home the Verizon...
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OMG, THE MAVS TOTALLY…. Almost Beat the Celtics So We’re Alright With That
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr . Effort counts, right? RIGHT?! It was a nail-biter right down to the final seconds of the 4th quarter and slightly beyond, something you would never have expected from a...
Culture of Hoops
Anthony Davis Soars As Mavs Drop To An Abysmal 9-1
Image/Hardwood&Hollywood: TJ Macias. As the minutes drained down in the first quarter of Friday night’s game between the visiting New Orleans Pelicans and the Dallas Mavericks, the former team, composed of DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top 50 Players, Toughest Cuts
Image Courtesy of Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook 2017 was supposed to be the year that I allowed myself to take a break before I started grinding from October through June. 2017 was supposed to be the first...
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"Stick To Sports": The Death Rattle of Common Sense
Image: Kathy Willens/Associated Press. Common sense – noun 1. sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence. The bough breaks and a martinet referred to as common...
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2017 NBA Draft Primer
Image Courtesy of NBA/Facebook In the past I've made no secret about the fact that I consider College Basketball to be a two month and two week a year sport. For those first two weeks...
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Orlando Magic Draft Primer: End of the Dwightmare Era
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . There is not a lot of optimism these days as far as the Orlando Magic are concerned, but fear not! This optimist believes that between the upcoming NBA Draft...
