Kyle Korver is the next target on the Denver Nuggets’ wish-list. According Christopher Dempsey of The Denver Post, the Nuggets plan to make a push for the services of Korver, an unrestricted free agent, this summer: Korver, an unrestricted free agent in his 10th year in the NBA, is expected to be one of the [...]
March 5, 2013
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On Sunday’s 97-92 win over the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel collected his 100th coaching victory. In the same instance, Indiana was served a quick reminder of just how lucky they are. Frank Vogel is not just the NBA’s youngest head coach, he’s a shot from left field. He was a Division III [...]
March 5, 2013
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The Andrew Bynum saga may be coming to an end. Sort of. While the Philadelphia 76ers’ plans for the big man beyond this season are still up in the air, said plans could potentially become even more difficult to map out. According to Jason Wolf of USA Today, Bynum is contemplating whether or not to [...]
March 4, 2013
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The NBA has a big issue on their hands. A huge one. Gigantic even. They have a sportsmanship problem. Almost a year ago, I penned a piece about sportsmanship, one that involved Serge Ibaka and Dwyane Wade. In that particular situation Ibaka and Wade became entangled. Okay, Ibaka essentially fell on Wade’s neck. The way [...]
March 4, 2013
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Steve Nash knows the Los Angeles Lakers still have a lot of work to do. Los Angeles has won 12 of the last 17 games and is now just two games back of the final Western Conference playoff spot, but all still isn’t well. Why? Because, according to Nash, the Lakers still don’t have an [...]
March 1, 2013
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Monta Ellis is an enigma, but is he one that can make a worthwhile contribution on a contending NBA team? The volume shooting guard has peaked my curiosity since his days with the Golden State Warriors. He can score in bunches and sometimes seemingly at will. Other times, his shots are so off he seems [...]
March 1, 2013
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Andrew Bynum may be never be the same again. Or at least, that’s what ESPN’s Skip Bayless has heard. First Take’s Bayless said that someone inside the Philadelphia 76ers organization has told him Andrew Bynum has a degenerative knee condition (Michael Kaskey-Blomain of philly.com): At one point during the discussion, Bayless said that a source [...]
February 28, 2013
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Stephen Curry torched the New York Knicks for 54 points Wednesday night, sending the most potent of “what could have been” messages possible. As I’m sure most remember, the Knicks had their sights set on Curry in the 2009 NBA draft, but the Golden State Warriors took him seventh overall. Adding insult to injury was [...]
February 28, 2013
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It’s the year of LeBron James. Frankly, that’s probably underselling. It’s the decade of LeBron James. He’s the statistical equivalent to the holy grail, practically mythologized by his all-too-real stats. James is an unstoppable force on offense. The 27.3 points per game are impressive, but that figure is merely a canvas. The picture starts to [...]
February 28, 2013
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Forget about the “brawl” David Lee helped instigate against the Indiana Pacers, he’s got bigger things on his plate. Global-sized things even. Per Chris Tomasson of Fox Sports Florida, Lee approached Jerry Colangelo, chairman of the USA basketball team, to see if he could join in on the festivities: Colangelo, chairman of USA Basketball, said [...]
February 27, 2013
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