The Brooklyn Nets have had a very up and down season, but will surely be right there in the mix come playoff time. Last night, they were rolled over by the Spurs in Brooklyn causing some doubt as to how seriously people should take the team. Deron Williams has been playing through the some pain [...]
February 11, 2013
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Rumors
The Brooklyn Nets seem to have become the Los Angeles Lakers of the Eastern Conference. Like the Lakers, the Nets seem to be linked to every big name that appears on the market. Last season it was Dwight Howard and this year, it’s Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks. According to ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard, Brooklyn [...]
February 11, 2013
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The tilt last night between the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets was by far the game of the season. Both teams came into the contest riding big winnings streaks. The Nuggets 9 games, to the Celtics 6 games. Although they are both in very different positions in their respective conferences. The Nuggets are sitting as [...]
February 11, 2013
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Highlights, Hoops TV
Don’t look now, but the Indiana Pacers are just a mere 4.5 games out of first place in the East. They’ve managed to put together one of their best seasons in recent memory, while flying under the radar and doing so without Danny Granger. Imagine where they’d be with Granger. Looks like we won’t have [...]
February 11, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
Anything in the vicinity of funny comes as a surprise if it involves George Karl. Karl, he of little patience for rookies, is among the NBA’s most respected leaders. He’s been known to let his “passion” show both on the court and off. His approach, particularly his expression of disappointment, has been criticized by many. [...]
February 11, 2013
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Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim
During a difficult season for the L.A. Lakers, the chanting Staples Center crowd has pleaded with Lakers management to, “Bring back Phil!” While I admire Jackson as a coach, probably as much as anyone, you don’t have to fly to Montana to figure out why he won’t come back to the Lakers, not this season. [...]
February 11, 2013
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Blogs, R.S. De France
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February 8, 2013
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February 8, 2013
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Offbeat
Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves do not have your typical superstar to franchise relationship. Partly because general manager David Kahn and the organization actually believe Love isn’t a superstar because he hasn’t led his team to the playoffs, but mostly because there seems to be a mutual animosity that exists between either party. Love [...]
February 8, 2013
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Former head coach Stan Van Gundy has gotten a little ribbing from folks about his recent opinion on John Wall. Van Gundy didn’t say all that much wrong. The problem was that he was sort of implying that Wall wasn’t fit to be an NBA team’s cornerstone player. Reasonably, that suggestion was met with some [...]
February 8, 2013
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Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim