All this time we thought Carmelo Anthony was born to score. We were wrong. He was really a point guard-hopeful trapped in the body of a forward, gifted with the offensive chops of an unabashed, inside-out, 20-plus-shots-per-night chucker. But after 11 years of shooting and scoring, more shooting and scoring, and more shooting and scoring [...]
August 14, 2014
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On the heels of another delusional tirade by banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the Clippers lost 104-98 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. How? How does the team with the best floor leader (Chris Paul), the best coach (Doc Rivers), and best frontcourt (Griffin/Jordan) lose a playoff series? In the critical game 5, the Clippers blew [...]
May 17, 2014
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R.S. De France
In game 4 of the NBA Finals, James, 33 points, and Wade, 32 points, were in rare form. The Heat crawled back from a 2-3 deficit to win the 2013 Finals. In game 7, James came thru with 37 points and 12 rebounds, Wade 23 points and 10 rebounds. Miami’s made 3 straight Finals and [...]
July 3, 2013
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Lists, R.S. De France
*We thought this post was extra fitting for publishing today given that July 1st is Canada Day.* [...]
Oklahoma City’s most talented hoop artist is looking to join a very exclusive group: the 50-40-90 club. Larry Bird, Mark Price, Reggie Miller, Dirk Nowitzki, and Steve Nash make up this club of players who have achieved 50% from the field, 40% from three, and 90% at the freethrow line for a full season. That [...]
December 10, 2012
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Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim
NBA TV’s Open Court is a great platform for ridiculously interesting opinions and “did you know…” moments. Last season, Charles Barkley talked about how his mother would take his sneakers away after every game, “because they had to last the whole season.”, said Barkley. We also heard guys like Steve Smith talk about who was [...]
October 24, 2012
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April 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Finally. Reggie Miller last year (in his first eligible year) was turned away from being enshrined into the Hall of Fame due to lack of votes. The same mistake wasn’t made two years in a row, as today in New Orleans Reggie Miller received the requisite votes necessary [...]
April 2, 2012
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March 19, 2012 – Allen Moll Without a doubt, University of Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim is a legend in college basketball. He has won more than 880 NCAA games, including the 2003 National Championship, and is universally credited with building the hoops powerhouse we see today in upstate New York. While the ‘Cuse are [...]
March 19, 2012
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January 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors When thinking about the NBA in the 90’s, you think about the golden era. The game was filled with rivalries and future Hall of Famers and Commissioner Stern was on his high horse. [...]
January 2, 2012
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