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Shabazz Muhammad sent home from ill-timed NBA rookie program
Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Shabazz Muhammad was sent packing from the NBA’s Rookie Transition Program for a rules violation, as he brought a female guest into his hotel room Tuesday evening. Close to 50 rookies and...
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Philadelphia 76ers: Slipping into darkness
The Philadelphia 76ers franchise has been mired in a state of flux since team president and part-owner Pat Croce left many moons ago. They were able to skate through the Allen Iverson Era because of...
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Mo Williams, Portland's newest mentor
Mo, thank you. Mo, really. I was just about to write an article citing the Portland Trail Blazers' alarming lack of depth at the point guard position. I’d started to admit what most Blazer fans...
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Five big men the Los Angeles Clippers should consider
As training camp quickly approaches, Los Angeles’s best team has one last hole to fill on the big man side of things. Although recently signed free agents Kenyon Martin (New York Knicks), Dejaun Blair (Dallas...
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The Orlando Magic Top 5: Centers
The center position has been celebrated and scrutinized in the Orlando Magic’s 24-year history. All-time greats like Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard have graced the Magic’s parquet court, but those weren’t the only important centers...
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Mike D’Antoni: Understanding what he really said about the Lakers’ season
Doublespeak isn’t just something from the book 1984; it’s a real thing, and people use it everyday when they’re asked things that have sticky answers. Mike D’Antoni is working on becoming the master of doublespeak....
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Detroit Pistons: Rebuilding Motown, part 2
As with many other teams who were trying not only to rebuild their personnel but also their identity, the Detroit Pistons decided it was time to say goodbye to their coach Lawrence Frank this offseason....
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What happened to the dominant center in the NBA?
Do you know the biggest reason the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have the most championships in the history of the NBA? If you said it’s because these franchises have drafted and assembled the...
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A Guy Named Greivis Vasquez
Among all the difficulties and weaknesses the Sacramento Kings have experienced in years past, one of their most prevalent struggles has been at the point guard position. Sacramento Kings fans rejoiced when the Kings acquired...
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2013-14 Redeem Team: 10 NBA players coming back strong
This is a game of seconds. One second you're on top of your game and everybody loves you; the next second you get injured or you just lose your focus and your mojo goes out...
