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Victor Dukes Monster Dunk

By Frankie Buckets • January 04, 2013

Nettleton (Jonesboro, Ark.) High's Victor Dukes has for the most part gone unrecruited, I think he just put his name on the map. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5hAx7RJUPg The defender for his own safety has since been entered into...

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Fantasy Basketball: Tyreke Evans (knee) may see extended rest

By Frankie Buckets • December 18, 2012

Since suffering a bruised left knee Nov. 27 against Minnesota, the veteran guard has missed seven of 10 games. Tyreke Evans left Sunday's loss to Denver after 10 minutes on the floor. An MRI showed...

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Nets targeting the struggling Ersan Ilyasova

By Frankie Buckets • December 17, 2012

Associated Press Gery Woelfel: Ersan Ilyasova, you know, during the summer was courted by a handful of teams, by the Bucks but most seriously by the Bucks, Nets and Raptors and I have it on...

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Fantasy Basketball: Return of the Brow, Anthony Davis

By Frankie Buckets • December 11, 2012

Anthony Davis will return to action in tonight's game versus the cellar-dwelling Washington Wizards. Davis has missed 11 consecutive games with the stress reaction he sustained to his ankle in mid-November. New Orleans Hornets head...

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The New York Knicks: (Currently) Exceeding Expectations

By Marcus Middleton • November 15, 2012

Only five games into the 2012-2013 NBA season and the New York Knicks find themselves the only undefeated team in the league - all five games being played sans the services of Amar’e Stoudemire or...

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Andray Blatche: Hanging in the Balance

By Bryan Brandom • November 13, 2012

The book on Andray Blatche is tattered and traveled: man possesses the size of a center, but the ability of a much smaller player. Its pages have produced studs (see: Durant, Kevin), but just as...

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So, How's Brook Lopez Doing?

By Dennis Velasco • November 13, 2012

Brook Lopez is a polarizing player. Not because he’s enigmatic, selfish, or a problem child type of player. In fact, he’s seemingly quite the opposite as Lopez is into comic books and Disney World. Street...

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Runnin' The Weave: Finding the needle in that haystack

By Eric Andrews • November 12, 2012

Prior to the start of the NBA season our own here at Baller Mind Frame, along with other esteemed fantasy ballers from around the circuit joined together to start up a mock draft. Turns out...

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The Los Angeles Lakers Needed More Than Just a New Coach

By Bryan Brandom • November 12, 2012

In case you live under Russell Westbrook’s cardigan collection, allow me to pass some information along to you: The Los Angeles Lakers started the season 1-4, and they’ve fired coach Mike Brown. The explanation for...

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Los Angeles Lakers front office makes basketball minds go, "Hmmm"

By Marcus Middleton • November 12, 2012

Last Friday was an interesting day. The disgraceful display put on by that Los Angeles Lakers front office has me shaking my head more than anybody has ever shook their head before. Mike Brown's dismissal...