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Fantasy Basketball: Old Faces in New Places
Photoshop courtesy of OnMilwaukee.com (PHOTO: @tomjdickerson). There was a significant amount of player movement this offseason. I’m going to sort through it and provide insights on its impact in fantasy basketball 2015-16 season. For your...
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What to Expect from the Return of Paul George
Image courtesy of Joe Glorioso/Flickr . When Indiana Pacers star, Paul George , suffered an injury during a Team USA intrasquad scrimmage, the entire basketball world stopped. The injury was horrifying and people all across...
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Sonny's Top 50 NBA Players: #44 Dirk Nowitzki
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Resume: 17.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 29.6 minutes, 46% FG, 38% 3PT, 88% FT ... Team Record in Games Played: 47-30 (3-2 without) ... Playoffs: 21.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.4...
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Sonny's Top 50 NBA Players: Honorable Mentions
Image Courtesy of Alexandra Walt/Flickr Most people find September to be a fun month of the year because football season is starting, or because their favorite television show is returning to air or because it's...
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Indiana Pacers Set for a Fresh Start in 2015
Image courtesy of Joe Glorioso/Flickr . The Indiana Pacers are set to take a big step in a new direction this 2015-16 season. Quietly, Indiana ended as one of bigger winners during the hectic, free...
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Standing on the Wrong Side of History: Dallas Mavericks Fall in Game 5
Screen capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube . There was a chance, they said. But not much of one, they warned. Nevertheless, it’s still there for the taking. During the final seconds of Game 4 between the...
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“They Alive, Dammit”: Dallas Mavericks Live to See Game 5
Image courtesy of TJ Macias - Baller Mind Frame. Following Friday’s win over the exasperated Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets’ Jason Terry casually announced to Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News that he would wear...
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Devastation, Destruction, and the Damned: Houston Rockets Take a Pivotal Game 3
Image courtesy of T.J. Macias Baller Mind Frame . The faithlessness that seemingly flicked at the spine of Dallas Mavericks fans, after their sedated loss to the Houston Rockets in Game 2, was a mere...
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Coveting the House Money: Shorthanded Dallas Mavericks Face Plant in Fourth
It was announced shortly before tip off of Game 2 of the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets series of the NBA playoffs: Former Rocket and now terrifyingly brilliant Maverick Chandler Parsons would not play on Tuesday...
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Supine Musings: Confused Dallas Mavericks Gift Wrap Game 1
From an outsider’s perspective, an outsider who would only glance briefly at the showy ESPN notification on their iPhones every quarter during Game 1 of the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets showdown, the game seemed to...
