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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Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim
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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Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks are on a tear, yet this is no time for he and the team to rejoice in their newfound winning ways. It’s a time to watch their back. What we’ve seen from the Knicks in the first three games of the season has been nothing short of spectacular. [...]
November 7, 2012
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That a basketball player finds some sort of guiding figure in Mike Krzyzewski should be no surprise. With a collection of national titles and Olympic medals, Coach K is about as credible a source of counsel as it gets. In Coach K, James sees an opportunity to benefit from a trade-off. Before he decided to [...]
October 23, 2012
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Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim
A couple years ago Marvel Comics previewed the NBA season by creating a comic book cover for each NBA team. It was pretty cool, and resonated with NBA fans and bloggers quite quickly going viral. Now, ESPN has teamed up with Marvel Comics to create an entire comic book dedicated to Lebron James “King of [...]
October 15, 2012
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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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Since the unveiling at the 2012 Olympic Games in London a few months ago, the LeBron X has been a steady conversation topic since Team USA brought home the gold; mainly for the price. Now that $300+ rumor has been dispelled and it is known that the base model will retail for $180 with the [...]
October 5, 2012
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Kicks, Official Releases
While all the LeBron James sneaker hype has shifted to the upcoming LeBron X, James gives us a peak into another reason it has to be good to be king by taking some of the most popular Nike LeBron IX colorways and putting them on his previous playoff model; the LeBron IX Elite. The Cannon, [...]
October 5, 2012
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Kicks, PE Corner