Category: NBA
NBA
Indiana Pacers: How Big Is The Media Room, Anyway?
When I spent the afternoon at Media Day for the Indiana Pacers last month, there were a lot of empty seats in the room. That was the first thing I noticed about being there. The...
Culture of Hoops
Trendsetters: The Sacramento Kings' in-between issue
While superstars and super teams garner most of the fanfare, they are but a rarity, the top percentile in the NBA. In a league where the only real certainties are LeBron James, the San Antonio...
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Small-market teams are ignored by the NBA
Well, first of all, I think David Stern and the NBA hate the Orlando Magic! After a long, long, long wait, the Association is back and underway. That said, there were, as usual, only three...
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Who can beat the Miami Heat in the East?
Basketball season is in full swing, and the Miami Heat have their eyes on a third ring. The three-peat is a hard feat to accomplish, but LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and their supporting...
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Arron Afflalo's Hot Start
In his second season with the team, Arron Afflalo appears to have found his comfort zone with the Orlando Magic. The team acquired Afflalo from the Denver Nuggets as part of the Dwight Howard blockbuster...
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Fantasy Basketball: Week 2 stock watch
As you know, in the game of fantasy basketball NBA players and their statistical production are treated like commodities and traded like stocks. Their market values vary week to week, depending on how they've performed....
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New York Knicks blown out by the San Antonio Spurs
This game was not as close as the score suggests. The New York Knicks lacked any sort of interior presence, and that, combined with some mystifying double-teams and horrendous switches, led to the Spurs scoring...
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Los Angeles Lakers: Bench players are taking over the starting lineup
The Los Angeles Lakers have been struggling to find themselves so far this season. Over the first seven games, which included two back-to-backs and a road trip, coach Mike D’Antoni has started eight different players....
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Dallas Mavericks: The Coming Log Jam
Dallas Mavericks faithful uttered a collective “Huh?” when the free agency dust settled a few months ago. Aside from the over-discussed failure of the front office to lure Dwight Howard, the Mavs had assembled a...
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Small ball saves Los Angeles Clippers in victory over Houston Rockets
The Los Angeles Clippers couldn’t possibly return home back to Staples Center 0-3 on their first major road trip of the season! It certainly appeared that way in the first half as the Rockets gave...
