September 12, 2012 – Dan Favale Kevin Durant needs to become the face of the NBA. Not LeBron James, not Kobe Bryant—Kevin Durant. Why? Because Durant is as close to the perfect superstar as the Association currently has. Cue the backlash. Don’t be too hasty in ripping apart this assessment; I’m well aware James is [...]
September 12, 2012
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September 4, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim Over the summer, once the Olympics are over with, players sometimes have next to nothing to do for a couple of weeks. So, a hobby is in order. How about music? Music has also found its way into sports culture, and vice versa. Whether it was Jason Terry’s preference [...]
September 4, 2012
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August 22, 2012 – Dan Favale Jimmer Fredette was a bust last season for the Sacramento Kings, there’s no way around it, yet there’s still hope for his career, possibly in Oklahoma City. [...]
August 22, 2012
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August 20, 2012 – Dan Favale Serge Ibaka’s extension paves the way for James Harden to both leave and stay, depending on who you talk to, yet either way the Oklahoma City Thunder made the right decision. By signing Ibaka to a four year extensionthe Thunder ensure they have three out of their core four [...]
August 20, 2012
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August 20, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim This weekend, OKC’s Serge Ibaka was signed to an extension worth $48 million. The Thunder solidified their young core by making sure the talented Congolese/ Spanish forward/ center stays around for at least the foreseeable future. They’ve also effectively turned the focus-that of both team management and the media- onto James Harden. Ibaka’s [...]
August 20, 2012
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August 20, 2012: R.S. De France – Given the recent news in Laker Nation that they have acquired Dwight Howard, we decided to rank this move against some of the other big Laker trades in NBA history…. [...]
August 20, 2012
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August 16, 2012 – Dan Favale We’ve watched a bounty of NBA teams improve their rosters dramatically this offseason, but the New York Knicks aren’t one of them. The Nets, Lakers, Sixers, Nuggets, Heat, Thunder and even the Hornets have managed to move forward, while the Knicks still seem stuck in an unhealthy mindset. What [...]
August 16, 2012
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August 16, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim Though Perry Jones did fulfill his dream of making it to the NBA, it came as a blessing in disguise. Not long ago, Jones was projected as the number one overall pick. Instead, he became one of the steals of the draft, going at pick 28 to the Oklahoma [...]
August 16, 2012
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July 31, 2012 – Dan Favale James Harden will be a restricted free agent next summer, and he already seems prepared to explore the open market, yet the Thunder have no reason to be worried. [...]
July 31, 2012
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July 24, 2012 – Dan Favale The Oklahoma City Thunder are approaching a crossroads, or rather, are they on the cusp of taking advantage of a golden opportunity? [...]
July 24, 2012
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