No question about it, MVP Kobe Bryant is the best shooting guard and the best player in the NBA. He averaged 28.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 5.4 APG and 1.5 SPG, while leading his team to clinch the top seed in the West. He's one of the most explosive players in the league, and if you want the ball in   more...

Two things immediately jump out at me here. 1) The player with the third highest salary in the league is RETIRED. The fourth highest paid player in the NBA is being paid $35 million over the next two years from a team he is no longer playing for.2) Half of the players on this list are well past   more...
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Here are the ones that got away and made your GM look like an idiot. I already did the biggest busts of all-time. Now its time for the ones who were overlooked and made every team that passed on them pay for it.
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What's wrong with the Bucks? It wasn't just the coach, and though Scott Skiles will help, don't expect him to overcome all of the Bucks' shortcomings.
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Desperate to move on from the 2007-08 season as soon as possible, Jeff Andriesse and Greg Fox summoned all of their friends for a marathon 2008-09 NBA Mock Draft. What becomes apparent is they have pulled off the earliest mock draft in internet history. Also they have no friends. Jeff took the odd   more...
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Second returns are in and Baron Davis is moving up with 93,626 votes since the last returns, putting Jerry Stackhouse in last place in the West guard standings. Melo's still on top of the west forwards. Looks like the Yardbarker campaign is paying off. It's starting to narrow down a little. So   more...
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At nearly the halfway point of the NBA season, FIO and TalkHoops.net writer Zach Harper takes a look at the current Top 20 Shooting Guards in fantasy basketball. Included are breakdowns of the Top 10 other notables listed. Find out why each player has been valuable, what he's lacking, and what the   more...
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Chris Bosh is a great talent and he should have many All-Star games in his future, just not this year. This article makes the case for who should be the Eastern Conference All-Star reserves.
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It's been about 12 days since since the polls opened, and I've changed over half of my votes. I guess the reason why I changed a lot of my votes is because I followed a lot of the hype last time, ie. Kevin Durant, Boston Big 3, Chris Paul vs. Deron Williams (no doubt those are all good players and   more...
Original Story: http://www.nba.com/allstar2008/.

As the trade deadline nears, the hottest rumor is that Amare Stoudemire can be had for the right deal. Some of the rumors (and they are rumors) include deals for Gasol, Bosh, or Redd and change. Supposedly, Amare's still grumbling about not being the complete focal point of the team. And, one   more...
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With NBA's summer league and high-profile free agent signings coming to a close, attention now turns to the USA Men's Senior National Team. With a mini-camp slated to start this Friday, 17 players are fighting for 12 slots. According to SI, Duke and USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski said that Kobe   more...
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Welcome back to the Passion and Pride Press Pass featuring the weekend coverage and Monday montage on MVN Basketball. For most teams, this is a tough spot in the schedule. We fight through it like a double screen. It's a team game, so here's the rotation...
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In spite of all the attention the first ballot returns are recieving, I decided to put up the article 2 days early. Just to clear up because of the past articles, I'm not saying who's better for the game or who I think who should be the 5 starters. I'm just saying who I'm voting for and why. So   more...
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When it comes to duos, Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony can combine for 52 points per game. See which teams have the best duos when it comes to scoring, and see how low the Pistons are listed.1 DEN: Allen Iverson 26.5, Carmelo Anthony 25.5 = 52 PPG2 LAL: Kobe Bryant 28.7, Pau Gasol 18.4 =   more...

Today in MVN basketball features the negative X-rays for LeBron James, the banged up Raptors trusting in Moon, the Knicks heading for divorce, Iguodala telling us it's a long season, Rajon Rondo beating the Celtics and Drew Gooden's short-lived Larry Bird impersonation...
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