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The Portland Trail Blazers offense is in a remarkably poor situation, but All-Star point guard Damian Lillard plans to address part of the problem by being more aggressive at the rim in 2015-16. According to Jason Quick of CSN Northwest, Damian Lillard said he’s not focused on drawing more fouls but hopes his offseason work [...]

Gregg Popovich Team USA Head Coach. Has a nice ring to it doesn’t it? Mike Krzyzewski recently announced that the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil would be his last dance with Team USA. He’s stepping down from that commitment. That, of course, leaves a glaring hole in terms of who will take over that responsibility. [...]

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LeBron James is being held out for the remainder of the preseason due to a back injection he received, and as a result he is not practicing. He still does however, plan on being ready for the season opener next week. Will there be any rust and conditioning issues? “We’re being very conscientious and cautious [...]

Mike D’Antoni has so often been cited as an overrated coach, he’s become an underrated coach. The word “coach” is used loosely here, because D’Antoni isn’t one at the moment, not since 2013-14, when he guided a makeshift version of the Los Angeles Lakers to a 27-55 record. Even then, when he could still be [...]

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It looks like Kobe Bryant will be ready for opening night. Which, naturally, means Dwight Howard is going to will himself to be ready by “his” opening night as well. No, the Houston Rockets will not be opening their 2015-16 calendar against the Los Angeles Lakers. They’ll be playing host to the Denver Nuggets next [...]

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The Warriors and Clippers probably have the most interesting rivalry in the NBA. The two teams clearly don’t like each other and it shows every time they play. The coaches even get involved in the verbal jarring as well. The Warriors’ Shaun Livingston is the latest to be vocal about displeasure when the other team [...]