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Brazil – A Tale of Tempo

Brazil – A Tale of Tempo

August 10, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim When you ask yourself  which national men’s basketball team has the best set of bigs, a few names come to mind. Spain, boasting the Gasol brothers, is considered (and rightfully so) to be the best example. Russia has a competent front line too, Turkey as well. Here’s a much [...]

August 10, 2012 admin Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim 0

Top 10 Michael Jordan Covers of All-time

Top 10 Michael Jordan Covers of All-time

January 16, 2012 – The cover makes the magazine right? Well not for everyone, but for a guy like me that likes to collect hoops magazines, the cover is like the window to the magazine. It’s a snapshot, or a teaser to the goodness that you will find inside. [...]

January 16, 2012 admin Blogs 1

Why the LA Lakers remind me of HBO’s ‘Entourage’!

Why the LA Lakers remind me of HBO’s ‘Entourage’!

September 7, 2008 – Dr. Browntorious So it’s FINALLY here! Tonight is the Season 5 premiere episode of HBO’s Entourage. Doesn’t it feel like forever since the last episode of Season 4 when ‘Medellin’ bombed at the Cannes film festival, or when Johnny Drama found his dream girl and took her “to the beach”. Literally. [...]

September 7, 2008 admin Blogs 3

08.08.08 – The Start of Redemption | USA Basketball

08.08.08 – The Start of Redemption | USA Basketball

July 11th, 2008 – Dr. J-Water The Games of the XXIX Olympiad begin on August 8th, 2008. For Team USA men’s basketball program it is the beginning of a chance for redemption. Some folks have even called this version of Team USA the “Redeem Team.” After an embarrassing 6th place finish in the 2002 World [...]

July 11, 2008 admin Blogs 1

Game 5 – Lakers alive; Not pretty but a win is a win…

Game 5 – Lakers alive; Not pretty but a win is a win…

June 16th, 2008 – Dr. Browntorious Well it wasn’t pretty now was it? But a win is still a win, and the season is still alive for the Lakers. Unfortunately for Lakers fans all of those questions regarding Kobe Bryant’s offensive performance thus far in this series have still not been answered. He did improve [...]

June 16, 2008 admin Blogs 4

Kobe Bryant’s Reputation on the Line Tonight

Kobe Bryant’s Reputation on the Line Tonight

June 15th, 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap Tonight is the night, Kobe. This is the single biggest game in your career. You always tell us you live for these moments, well now it’s time to live up to the hype. Can Kobe Bryant perform when his team needs him most? So far this series Kobe Bryant [...]

June 15, 2008 admin Dr. Anklesnap 4

NBA Finals 2008: Show Ray Allen the Love; Irony for Allen and Garnett

NBA Finals 2008: Show Ray Allen the Love; Irony for Allen and Garnett

June 13, 2008 – Dr. J-Water When the NBA Finals began I stated that the key to this series was whether or not Kobe Bryant could defend Ray Allen. As Game 4 is now in the books and the Celtics are leading the Lakers 3-1, I guess the answer is no. I received multiple emails [...]

June 13, 2008 admin Blogs 3

NBA Finals 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap’s Keys to the Series

NBA Finals 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap’s Keys to the Series

June 1, 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap All season long there has been a build-up of excitement towards the potential for the most successful franchise in NBA history, the Boston Celtics, to possibly get back to the NBA’s greatest stage, the NBA Finals. With an NBA best 16 NBA championship titles under their belt, the Boston [...]

June 1, 2008 admin Dr. Anklesnap 6