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NBA Fandom Games: Cleveland Cavaliers
Whereupon an NBA free-agent fan sets about selecting a team to root for during the 2013-14 NBA season. A microcosm of the relationship between the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James can be found in the...
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The ten best rosters in NBA2K14
If you fall into our target demographic of 18-35 year old sports fans - our algorithms confirm that you do and would like to purchase Under Armour - odds are that you've seen the Madden...
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Top 10 things I'd do if I were an NBA Rookie
If I were an NBA rookie, I would... 10) Find my signature rapper buddy. Every savvy basketball player needs a rap game bud to pop bottles with at the club. Shaquille O'Neal and Biggie. LeBron...
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Tracy McGrady: The unlucky superstar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyWEwmFG0W4 The most remembered postgame conferences tend to be the ones we can laugh at, such as Jim Mora yelling about regular season ineptitude or Allen Iverson’s rant about practice . The one I will...
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The lost art of the mid-range game
A lost art. The ability to crossover the defender, create your own shot and rise up from twenty feet and knock down a jump shot. The skill to drive left and pull up and shoot...
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2013-14 MVP: A Race Between Dark Horses
LeBron James is the best player in the NBA. It’s indisputable. Yet when talking about who will wrap up next season’s MVP, I’m not sure that fact will really come into play. Lest we forget,...
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Lockdown Predictions: Top 10 Defensive Players in 2013-14
Defense wins championships according to the age old adage. That's why year after year the top defenses in the game find themselves playing deep into the playoffs. Next season's race for Defensive Player of the...
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Baller Mind Frame's 2013-14 "that would be cool" rankings
The other day, our friends at ESPN released their preseason NBA rankings, which as you'd expect, were derived from expert analysis and a delicate procedure of hooking Nate Silver's brain up to a car battery....
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How the Miami Heat became the NBA's most likable team
If you don't remember where you were when LeBron James made The Decision, you at least remember how you felt. Angry, depressed, betrayed by the greatest player of his generation, who rejected your favorite team...
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Best in show: NBA halftime show gems
I must confess, when the halftime buzzer sounds I am usually the first to be in line for a watered down, overpriced beer and an overpriced, questionable hot dog. I say "questionable" because I’ve never...
