Category: NBA
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Fantasy basketball draft strategy: Point guards and assists
It seems like more and more good quality players are added to their ranks year-after-year. What does this mean and how should it affect the way one drafts in nine-category head-to-head league? First of all,...
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Summer League woes for the Sacramento Kings
As a Sacramento Kings fan, the NBA Summer League games have been especially hard to watch. There have been flashes of brilliance from both of our draft picks (McLemore, McCallum), but not enough team cohesion...
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Dear Diary: Metta World Peace - July 18, 2013
Dear Diary, I am just pleased as punch to be a New York Knickerbocker. Not just because I get to come back home and play in Madison Square Garden, or that I get to play...
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Danny Ainge, GM of the year?
“The beauty of things must be that they end.” JLK Chris Rock said it best. “(The) Nets just gave up 3 first round draft picks to be in fourth place for one year.” Even better...
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Al Harrington on his way out in Orlando?
Al Harrington’s days with the Orlando Magic might be coming to an end. Reporter Alex Kennedy of HOOPSWORLD tweeted out the other day that the team was close to a buyout with the veteran forward....
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Ben McLemore: Patience sometimes key to unlocking prospect's potential
Entering Wednesday, in the arid climate of the Las Vegas desert, Ben McLemore found himself in the midst of a drought. After shooting 8-for-35 in his first two summer league appearances, the 20-year-old rookie was...
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Meyers Leonard and his glass ceiling
Meyers Leonard and Damian Lillard seem to be headed in different directions. I hope I’m wrong. I hope Meyers Leonard becomes a franchise center in the NBA. I hope he inspires generations of afflicted, hard-nosed...
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World Peace not enough to save these Knicks
I lost count of how many times I refreshed my browser after Metta World Peace cleared waivers on Sunday, with the following posts on Hoops Hype eliciting a reaction greater than or equal to a...
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The Los Angeles Lakers get the gang back together
Next year might be a rough one for the Los Angeles Lakers. Without a freshly signed big-time free agent or a coach swap, there’s every indication that the old Lake Show will have another middling...
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Full speed ahead, Los Angeles Clippers, but with caution!
The aftermath of one of the greatest summers in Los Angeles Clippers history has seemingly reached its culmination with the additions of J.J. Redick, Jared Dudley and Darren Collison, and re-signed vets Matt Barnes, Ryan...
