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
September 28, 2012- Ben Berry During this past 161-day lockout that forced the ’11-’12 NBA season to a 50-game season, footwear companies had to impliment slightly different marketing techniques since basketball games weren’t being played and there was still product to promote. Nike Basketball ran their Basketball Never Stops campaign where the main focus was [...]
September 28, 2012
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Kicks, Official Releases
Back in early July when it was made official that the New York Knicks had signed the aging, yet surefire 1st ballot Hall of Famer Jason Kidd away from Dallas, many downplayed the move considering that Kidd is now 39 years old and has played in more than 1300 NBA contests. Kidd didn’t immediately help [...]
September 28, 2012
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Allen Moll, Blogs
September 24, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim Detroit hasn’t made any gasp-worthy gaffs this off-season, and that in itself should be enough for fans. With some great picks in the drafts of the last two years–2010 (Greg Monroe), 2011 (Brandon Knight, Kyle Singler) and 2012 (Andre Drummond, Kim English)–, the Pistons look to be making positive [...]
September 24, 2012
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Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim
September 24, 2012 – Allen Moll It’s been nearly 3 years in the making since it was announced that the New Jersey Nets were making the move to NYC’s biggest borough to be transformed into the Brooklyn Nets for next season. It’s been a tedious process rebuilding the roster and constructing the Association’s most extravagant [...]
September 24, 2012
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