The Miami Heat continue to sleep walk through their post-title hang over. Not long after handing the Washington Wizards their second win of the season, the Heat looked just as sluggish (if not more so) against a much less imposing Knicks team. At the end of the night, New York earned a 112-92 victory at [...]
December 7, 2012
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I’ve never been much of an advocate for Kenyon Martin, but with the Miami Heat playing the way they are, I’m all for him taking his aging talents to South Beach. And according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinal, Martin himself is more than amenable to such a marriage: For what it’s worth, [...]
November 15, 2012
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The Los Angeles Lakers are 1-4, their worst start since the 1993-94 NBA campaign, a season in which they finished 33-49. So, naturally, it’s time to panic. Except that it’s not. Yes, the Lakers are off to a horrid start. Yes, there are plenty of offensive problems to be corrected. And yes, Kobe Bryant isn’t [...]
November 8, 2012
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Now that the ink is dry on the partnership between Dwyane Wade and Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning we get our first taste of what is to come with the Li-Ning Way of Wade ‘China’ pack. During my interview with Dwyane Wade he mentioned that his first two pairs of Li-Ning sneakers will be the Li-Ning [...]
Contending for an NBA title isn’t easy, and the Boston Celtics know that. Which is why Brandon Bass needs to be in the starting lineup. After a complete roster overhaul this past off-season, the Celtics have plenty of options at almost every position, a luxury they were not afforded last year. Such depth has created [...]
October 15, 2012
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It’s not that easy being Udonis Haslem, although it should be. When the Miami Heat first began their Big Three experiment, it was expected that Haslem was going to take a backseat. He wasn’t as skilled offensively as Chris Bosh, LeBron Jame and Dwyane Wade, so naturally, his role on that end of the ball [...]
October 8, 2012
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The last couple of seasons we have seen just how tough it is to beat Miami’s ‘Big Three’ in a 7-game series. Sure the Mavs pulled it off for the title two years ago, but this season Miami proved they could win when it counted and the Big Three became champions. Everyone knows that defending [...]
September 29, 2012
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September 18, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Check out D-Wade with this 2012 champs tee, getting fitted for his second NBA Championship Ring with the Miami Heat. Most players spend their entire careers hoping and praying for a ring, and Dwyane Wade at the ripe old age of 30, now has two… [...]
September 18, 2012
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September 11, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim The off season has seen no regression for the Heat’s Chris Bosh. The newly minted NBA champion has been talking lately about gaining some weight in order to facilitate a move to the center spot. “Chris Bosh is adding bulk (six pounds of lean muscle) to prepare for the [...]
September 11, 2012
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September 10, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim As part of the core of perhaps the NBA’s most despised team, Dwyane Wade knows a thing or two about “making it work”. Despite acquiring the league’s best big man and one of its best floor generals, skepticism abounds among the NBA’s elite when it comes to the Lakers. Kevin [...]
September 10, 2012
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Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim