Posts By Stephen Oby, Jr.
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1.3KCulture of HoopsToronto Raptors: Failures at tanking
We’re living in an upside down universe of condoned tanking (or, in Commissioner Adam Silver’s very first bit of spin, “rebuilding”). No...
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Only One Way Out for the Cleveland Cavaliers
The NBA’s great debate of the moment is not the MVP race (although LeBron James versus Kevin Durant is an historically good...
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NBA Hip Hop Lyric of the Week: Jay Z Encore
The first three tracks of The Black Album, Jay Z’s once-and-for-all declaration that he is hip hop’s greatest living artist, are firmly oriented...
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The Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets meet again
On Veterans Day, two kindred spirits of the modern NBA—the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets—collided in the first of four annual...
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The NBA’s 10 Worst Starters
After a long and trying season, an amateur draft process, an arduous window of regulated market activity, exploratory summer leagues and training...
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Cooler heads for the New York Knicks
The ineptitude of the New York Knicks has once again taken center stage in an otherwise entertaining NBA campaign. A nine-game losing...
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Why the Chicago Bulls Should Double Down
Submit this to the oceanic outpouring of opinion and analysis following Derrick Rose’s latest knee injury: The consensus that has coalesced (with...
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Rocky Mountain Showdown: The intertwined future of the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets
On opposite sides of Rollins Pass, sitting high above the rest of the NBA where sports are more frequently experienced out in...
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The Philadelphia 76ers Experiment
Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men (and the Coen Brothers’, too) features a character named Anton Chigurh, played in the movie...
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NBA Fandom Games: The Finals
Whereupon an NBA free-agent fan sets about selecting a team to root for during the 2013-14 NBA season. To reiterate: Loyalty in...
