Joe Johnson is gone, so everything with the Atlanta Hawks is just peachy, right? Kind of, but not really. Though the Hawks made a shrewd financial move when they sent Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets, his departure doesn’t guarantee the team anything but an ample amount of cap space next summer. And they’ll have even [...]
October 3, 2012
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In NBA circles, the recent trend has been stockpiling star players to form several units of superteams like the Miami Heat adding future Hall of famer Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis to the already potent core of Lebron, Wade, and Bosh, forming the Miami Big 5. Then yesterday, the LA Lakers had their media day [...]
October 3, 2012
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NCAA
NBA 2K13 drops today. While you’re in the excitement of playing it for the first time, allow us to point something out to you. As you know, Jay-Z is the executive producer and hand-picked the soundtrack and music for the trailers. He also managed to be featured in the game itself. Apparently, Jay sits courtside [...]
October 2, 2012
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Rumors
Last week we showed you an image of the Miami Heat’s newest “Big Five”. But what about the LA Lakers, they have a pretty big starting five themselves don’t they? Here is the first image of the Lakers new Big Five all together for the media… Who’s got the better big five? Miami or LA? [...]
October 2, 2012
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Offbeat
JaVale McGee, a perpetual headache by many accounts, got paid this summer. Big time. But his pockets may have been lined to assume a backup role. That’s correct, according to Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl, McGee, the $44 million man, is more than likely going to see his minutes within the second-unit, not as [...]
October 2, 2012
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This was a no-brainer, even though it didn’t happen as soon as many would’ve thought. Tom Thibodaeu has been nothing short of great since becoming the Bulls head coach. He deserved this extension and should still lead a competitive bunch even without Derrick Rose. The Chicago Bulls have given coach Tom Thibodeau a four-year contract extension [...]
October 1, 2012
Anou Enright
Rumors
It’s been a strange and unusual offseason for the Houston Rockets. After stockpiling multiple picks in the 2012 NBA Draft, amnestying arguable their best player in Luis Scola, trading potential All Star PG Kyle Lowery to the Toronto Raptors, and shipping out their best shot-blocker in Sam Dalembert, the Houston roster is now littered with [...]
October 1, 2012
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Allen Moll, Blogs
In the movie Rebound, Earl “The Goat” Manigault would routinely take his fellow high school student’s lunch money, showing off his legendary leaping abilities by jumping so high that he could grab change off the top of the backboard. While “The Goat’s” unbelievable leaping abilities are for the most part embellished for Hollywood to create [...]
October 1, 2012
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Allen Moll, Blogs
The last couple of seasons we have seen just how tough it is to beat Miami’s ‘Big Three’ in a 7-game series. Sure the Mavs pulled it off for the title two years ago, but this season Miami proved they could win when it counted and the Big Three became champions. Everyone knows that defending [...]
September 29, 2012
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Offbeat