Location, location, location. That applies to real estate, the value of sports franchises and just about everything, really. Regarding sports franchises, the team doesn’t even need be that good for the value to be great, as location will supercede most. Look no further than the New York Knicks. Last season marked the first time the [...]
January 22, 2014
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Rumors
Judgment day has arrived. Kind of. Halfway through the 2013-14 NBA season, most of us feel like geniuses. We know stuff now, you see. Real stuff. Important stuff. Which teams will make the playoffs for sure? We know that. Which teams are absolutely terrible? We know that, too. Why exactly is the Eastern Conference reaching [...]
January 22, 2014
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Power Rankings
It’s been quite some time since we have had the opportunity to showcase Greg Oden play highlights. Now that he’s getting a bit of burn for the Heat in his latest NBA comeback attempt we had a chance to show you his first regular season dunk in years, and now a pretty sweet block of [...]
January 21, 2014
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Highlights
Scary thought: Playing the Heat. Scarier thought: Playing a better version of the Heat. Despite spending much of the 2013-14 regular season in cruise control, the Heat are still scary good. Naked-pictures-of-Robin-Williams scary; any-movie-starring-Jason-Bateman good. And according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge, they’re hoping to get even better: With Oden looking like he can be a [...]
January 21, 2014
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Blogs
Let’s all just agree we have no idea what Celtics and general manager Danny Ainge are doing. One day, Boston is expected to trade Rajon Rondo; the next they plan to keep him. Today is one of those latter days. According to NBA.com’s Sam Smith, the Celtics, after naming Rondo the 15th captain in franchise [...]
January 21, 2014
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It’s official: No one likes the NBA’s sleeved uniforms. Sweeping generalizations are typically taboo. Who am I to speak for everyone? Seriously, who am I? Nobody—in the scheme of everyone, at least. Same holds true here. I can’t say everyone hates those jerseys—except I just did. Because everyone hates them. That’s how it seems. A [...]
January 21, 2014
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High dollar auctioned items from some of basketball’s biggest names have recently been up for sale to the highest bidder, with all or most of the proceeds going to charity. Just last week, an authenticated recruiting letter to Micheal Jordan from legendary coach Dean Smith went up for sale to the highest bidder, with the [...]
January 20, 2014
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Kicks, Offbeat
The never-ending JR Smith saga doesn’t appear to be going anywhere for the Knicks. Danny Ainge strikes again, the Sixers’ Nerlens Noel has been medically cleared. What dos that mean for Philly this year? If you have a question you would like answered by Kevin during one of these podcasts, please send an email to [...]
January 20, 2014
Anou Enright
Podcast
Jordan Crawford may not be enough for the Warriors. Just a day after completing a three-team trade with the Celtics and Heat that landed the Dubs MarShon Brooks and Crawford, we catch word they might not be done. The thinking there was Crawford, who is averaging a career-high 5.7 assists per game, would hopefully solve [...]
January 20, 2014
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