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Answering The Post-NBA Draft Questions
Screen capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube. The NBA Draft is without a doubt the league's biggest annual offseason event, yet it's rarely one that ever clears up any sort of confusion or definitively answers any of...
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Danny Ainge Was Right All Along
Photo courtesy of DGA Productions/Flickr . Self-referencing writers are mostly incompetent boors suffering the additional misfortune of misplaced narcissism, and yet, I must ( 1 ) reference myself in addressing my rage towards Danny Ainge...
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Cleveland Cavaliers Take a Closer Game 2
Image courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr . After the first quarter of Game One, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens said in a sideline interview, "I knew if the game was 24-all with four minutes...
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City of Hope: Boston Is Pulling for the Celtics
I cannot and will say that I knew the Boston Celtics would make the postseason. No one in this universe had the Celtics playing late in April, not myself or any other highly optimistic Celtics...
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Young Bucks, Green Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Coach Jason Kidd has played in more playoff games than his entire roster combined. Let that sink in for a minute. That's right, the team that's all but stitched...
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Danny Ainge: NBA Executive of the Year Favorite?
Isaiah Thomas , Tyler Zeller , Jonas Jerebko , Luigi Datome , and Jae Crowder . A 2015 Mavericks first-round pick, the Grizzlies 2017 first-round pick, a 2016 top-12 protected or two second-round picks from...
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NBA All-Star Skills Challenge: Patrick Beverley Sneaks up on the Competition
Gang Starr said it best: it is all in the Skills, Skills, Skills! So, let’s eat Taco Bell for Valentine’s Day, and toast cheap champagne, because the 2015 NBA All-Star Skills Challenge is the ultimate...
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An Impromptu NBA Power Poll: Part 2
Image courtesy of Flickr/Keith Allison Get yourself a drink and something to snack on, because you’re gonna be here for a while. I promise you it will be worth it though. After trudging through the...
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Week 8 Fantasy Basketball Sleepers
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Brought to you by our friends at Fantasy Basketball Money Leagues . Another week of Fantasy Basketball action is upon us, and whether you’re in the middle of the...
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Sacramento Kings: Time to Free Ray McCallum?
Image courtesy of Ray McCallum/Facebook . Typically, the rookie wall comes as a natural occurrence midway through a player’s first season. Whether or not they adjust to the professional game, it’s almost always there, waiting...
