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It has been quite a wild week in the NBA, hasn’t it? The week has been littered by buzzer beaters, highlight reel dunks, and magical dimes from the PGs. But the story of the week has probably been defense. There have been a number of steals and blocks that probably deserve to be in the [...]

In the past few season’s, no one’s name has been a part of more trade rumors than Pau Gasol. Will that continue knowing that he has knee tendinitis? Whatever his fate may be, let’s just hope this doesn’t hamper the rest of his career. Gasol was very active in the first quarter. He drilled a [...]

The term “ankle breaker” is used alot in basketball when a ball handler makes a defender look silly. But for Paul Pierce, it was almost a literal term. Jameer Nelson shakes Pierce so badly that it really looks like he almost broke his ankle. Allen Iverson and Tim Hardaway would be proud. There has to [...]

A knock against Harrison Barnes while he was at UNC, was that he disappeared during games too often and you forgot he was on the floor. But there’s one person who will never forget Barnes is on the floor: Nikola Pekovic of the T’Wolves. This has to be a Top 5 dunk so far this [...]

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The Philadelphia 76ers may have made a mistake. That mistake may have been Andrew Bynum. After shipping out a franchise cornerstone in Andre Iguodala in exchange for Bynum’s services, the towering big man has yet to set foot on the floor as he continues to wage a losing battle with both of his knees. And [...]

Record-breaking scoring performances always catch my interest, so when I heard about 5’10 Grinnell College’s Jack Taylor’s 138-point performance breaking the NCAA record, I thought it was amazing, until I watched the video. It was incredible, but something was missing. Highlights: Taylor is quick and maintains a good dribble under pressure. When Taylor rises up [...]

Perhaps he’s inspired by Rasheed Wallace, but retired ex-NBAer Michael Finley reportedly wants back in the league. That may be tough since he’s been retired for a while now. Former NBA All-Star Michael Finley is putting his front-office career on hold in hopes of extending his playing career, according to sources with knowledge of his [...]

Spring of 2013 will bring two new colorways of the third Air Jordan basketball sneaker.  Not as unconventional as the black/purple/green pair is what has come to be known as the ‘Bright Crimson’ Jordan III. Bright Crimson was used earlier in the year on a Foamposite Pro, so this sneaker gets its name from that [...]

The New York Knicks are having an exceptional start to the season. The backcourt presence of Jason Kidd and Raymond Felton’s break out performances have been a steadying force for the Knicks offensively. But what has surprised almost everyone, maybe even the Knicks themselves is their defensive presence so far this year. Everything stops with [...]