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September 21, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim Austin Rivers has talent. He also has opinions. As the off-season winds down, it can safely be said said that Doc Rivers’ kid is pretty well-spoken. He’s given some smooth interviews, showing a natural approach. He hasn’t shied away too much. On an interview before the draft, on the [...]

September 20, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim “I hate to be by myself, I hate to be by myself…” So says the NBA’s premiere floor general, the Clippers’ Chris Paul. In an interview with GQ’s Steve Marsh, Paul gives fans a snippet of what it might be like in the mind of the Clips’ conductor. In [...]

September 19, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Not too long ago, I posted an article concerning the lyrical talents of Kevin Durant. I enjoyed writing that in particular because I love watching my favorite athletes try their hands at music. I can almost hear some of you cringe. We’ve seen some of our favorite ball [...]

September 18, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim The Miami Heat make everyone look old. I mean, everyone. They make dynasties look antiquated before they’re even officially dynasties. Every fast break, every globetrotter alley-oop attempt was a slap in the face against which teams had no defense. For every game played against the Heat last year, it [...]

September 17, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim This weekend, the University of Kentucky put on a charity event at a Rupp Arena. The announced crowd was just a tad bit over 10,000 but it was a success nonetheless. The event was put on in the form of a set of exhibition games. The show featured the [...]

September 14, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim Julius Randle, the number one high school PF in the country, has been provoking his fair share of scholarship offers. So far, Randle is keeping his options open. All we can really tell is that there’s a list and it has the names of a few schools, including (allegedly) [...]

September 13, 2012 – Dan Favale It’s not all fun and games in Oklahoma City. The Thunder are approaching a crossroad. I know it, you know it, they know it, and most importantly, James Harden knows it. The savvy combo-guard is a restricted free agent at the end of this upcoming season, and there is [...]

September 13, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim The uniformly exaggerated statements of ESPN’s Skip Bayless are something of a marvel. Beyond the fact that there’s a tangible desire for ratings behind his “opinions”, there’s something else. There’s this sort of…self assurance. Skip Bayless, I imagine, wakes up in the morning, goes to work, gets make-up put [...]

September 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We’ve seen it before. When a player switches uniforms, he sometimes wants former players to join him as well. Steve Nash has played with many guys in his career, but apparently developed a fondness towards Leandro Barbosa. Leandro Barbosa says the Nets are pursuing him harder than any [...]

September 12, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim This off season, the Oklahoma City Thunder took a step towards a promising future. Serge Ibaka was signed to an extension through the 2016-2017 season. The talented Congolese big man is set to receive $50 million over his tenure in OKC. Money well spent? Ibaka has become a force [...]