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Sonny's Top 50 NBA Players: #46 Tony Parker
Image Courtesy of Mark Runyon/BasketballSchedule.net Resume: 14.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 28.7 minutes, 49% FG, 43% 3PT (career best), 78% FT ... Team Record in Games Played: 48-20 (7-7 without) ... Playoffs: 10.9 points,...
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NBA All-Star Selection Oddities of the Last 25 Years
Image courtesy of Rondo Estrello/Flickr . When it comes down to it, the NBA All-Star Game is all about the fans. It has no tangible bearing on anything during the season or postseason (like baseball)....
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Western Conference: Answering the unanswered NBA free agency questions
Image courtesy of Keith Allison /Flickr . This write-up, the Western Conference portion of a two-part “Answering the Unanswered Free Agency Questions” odyssey ( see part one here ), was supposed to be released early...
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The Art of Irritation in the NBA
Image courtesy of Mulandar News/Flickr . The art of getting under someone’s skin in the NBA takes boldness and a little bit of craziness to do right. Some players take it too far, and get...
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Will Steve Ballmer Bring the Los Angeles Clippers to Seattle?
Photo courtesy of Odi Kosmatos/Flickr . Horrible "Sonics" art courtesy of DV. There is no shred of proof (audio recording or otherwise) that Steve Ballmer would move the Los Angeles Clippers to Seattle. I'm just...
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Dennis Rodman wears drag for exhibition game
Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQGQPRzJulU Dennis Rodman decided to get back to his roots during...
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A Miami Vice: The Nike Air Zoom Flight 'The Glove'
Introducing the Nike Air Zoom Flight 'The Glove', courtesy of Nike: Gary Payton made a name for himself by locking down opponents on the court. He wore away at opponents mentally as much as physically....
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No Spring Chicken: Nike Air Zoom Flight The Glove
Originally slated for a release this spring, the renamed Nike Air Zoom Flight The Glove (originally Air Zoom Flight '98) has been given asylum to the balling public much sooner. A play on the nickname...
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Allen Iverson's "Practice" rant can be blamed on Gary Payton
Blame it on the ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-alcohol... and Gary Payton. Apparently, Allen Iverson's famous "Practice" rant can be blamed on The Glove and The Answer sharing a few brews. From Fox Sports 1's "Fox Sports Live" program:...
