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Mike Born: Basketball Without Borders Africa--Day One
September 03, 2009 by
Blazers Edge
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The Director of Scouting for the Portland Trail Blazers (and good friend of this site) Mike Born is participating in Basketball Without Borders--Africa this week. It's good to know the Blazers are participating in such a life-changing, and perhaps society-changing--project...
Dropping Links: Thursday, April 23rd
April 22, 2009 by
tonyblogs.net
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Sincere apologies for the lack of prolific blogging this week. Much, much more in the days to come.
NEWS
Wade leads Heat to game two victory, evens series |CBS Sports.com|
Derrick Rose is the NBA's 2009 Rookie of the Year |ESPN.com|
Dikembe Mutombo will retire after suffering...
Houston Rockets are For Real!
March 11, 2008 by
sportsfanbase.com
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Its no secret that the Houston Rockets are on one of the biggest winning streaks in NBA history. They are now up to a 19 game winning streak. They are currently tied for the 3rd biggest streak. Tomorrow they face the Atlanta Hawks to try and add another win putting them in a tie for...
Q&A With The Enemy: The Dream Shake
January 13, 2009 by
LA Ball Talk
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The Lakers are set to play the Houston Rockets tonight to start off a very tough portion of their season. The upcoming stretch will most likely be the toughest four game stretch of the season as the Lakers face the Rockets, Spurs, Magic, and Cavaliers.
Once again, I contacted one of...
No Select Team but Possible Surgery for Perk
June 28, 2008 by
LOY's Place
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In the Herald, Steve Bulpett reports that Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins will both decline the offer to be on the USA Select team that will scrimmage with the Mens National team to prepare them for the Olympics. It doesn't mention Rondo's reason for turning down the offer...
Why you should put $ on Houston to win the West
July 30, 2008 by
RotoEvil
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The 7 faces that you see below are quite accomplished basketball players.
You may notice that their NBA mugshots form the 9th letter, as in Me, Myself, and I. I suppose this is fitting for Tracy McGrady, because the 5th year Rocket has long been considered a selfish player.
How...
NBA Roto Interview
March 07, 2008 by
Fantasy Basketball Pros
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Yesterday I did a guest interview with Jimmy from NBARoto.com and decided whether I wanted to buy or sell 5 fringe players on the waiver wires: Jameer Nelson, Jamario Moon, Dikembe Mutombo, Mikki Moore and JR Smith. I also gave Jimmy a couple sleepers that I thought would be strong...
NBA All-Star Saturday: Not Easy Dunking Green
February 15, 2009 by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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It’s something of a cliche: the All-Star weekend is a celebration of sport (laced heavily with a good ol’ dose of American capitalism). However, moreso than any other sport, the NBA can lay claim to creating an atmosphere of joy around roundball during its All-Star...
Mutumbo Waves Large Finger at Youth of America
April 12, 2009 by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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We saw Dikembe Mutombo at NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, toting enough concession food to kill a younger man.
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with LaPhonso Ellis
May 05, 2009 by
Truth About It
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On this night of Cinco de Mayo, the Denver Nuggets square off against the Dallas Mavericks, playing in the second game of their first 2nd round series since '93-94.In 1994, Denver became the first #8 seed to beat a #1 seed in the NBA playoffs (they only played a five game series...
Vince Carter Dunks On Dikembe Mutombo
September 03, 2009 by
You Got Dunked On
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A classic from Vince over Mutombo.
Yao Ming Foundation Cut Out of the Loop by the NBA
February 11, 2009 by
Athlebrities
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Yao Ming Foundation Cut Out of the Loop by the
The Yao Ming Foundation has been cut out of the charity loop and is no longer one of the beneficiaries of next week’s Tux & Tennies Charity Gala. Apparently, there are some new “NBA Guidelines” is place to prevent...
Daryl Morey's Facebook Request
The Rockets' GM, who has lost two centers to serious injury in the last few months -- Dikembe Mutombo and Yao Ming -- has used Facebook to help charm a free agent replacement. His target? Dwight Howard's backup in Orlando, Marcin Gortat. This was posted on Daryl Morey's...
The 10-man rotation, starring Kevlar kicks
October 13, 2009 by
Ball Don't Lie
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A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.C: The 700 Level. The Sixers will be the first NBA team to...
Houston Rockets ‘09-10 NBA season preview
Last year we debuted the “Highs and Lows” system — previewing the NBA season by predicting the respective ceiling and basement for each team. Same theme, different season…
Added: Trevor Ariza, Chase Budinger, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, David Andersen, Jermaine Taylor
Lost:...
Day 123 of 170: Yao Ming Who?
March 01, 2008 by
Give Me The Rock
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Fun Stat of the Day: With their win last night, the Houston Rockets did not lose a basketball game in the month of February. Who is stepping up in the absence of Yao Ming? Tracy McGrady (4.3) hasn't missed a beat, Shane Battier (3.7) and Dikembe Mutombo (3.1) both blocked 4 shots...
The Kevin Garnett Blockbuster with Redsarmy.com's John Karalis
August 05, 2007 by
aroundthespectrum.blogspot.com
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T- Money welcomed Redsarmy.com's John Karalis onto the show to answer seven serious questions on the Kevin Garnett trade. T- Money then gave headlines, answered your sports questions, and more.
Ex-Nuggets vs. Current Nuggets: Who's Better?
June 16, 2008 by
Denver Stiffs
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Comparing active ex-Nugget players to the current Nuggets roster and asking: who would win?
Pro Basketball's 1000 Rebound Club: The Meek Need Not Apply for Membership
September 14, 2009 by
20 Second Timeout
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This article was originally published in the February 2004 issue of Basketball Digest.Pro basketball's 1000 rebound club is the hard hat-wearing, lunch pail-carrying counterpart to the 2000 point club. Points can be scored from inside the paint, outside the arc and one at a time...
Marcus Camby Dunks On Dikembe Mutombo
August 31, 2009 by
You Got Dunked On
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Marcus Camby smashes on Mutombo back when Camby was on the Knicks.
Shaq aka The Big Mercenary | DAILY SPORTS SELECT
June 19, 2009 by
HotNonPorn
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"Lose Yourself" by EminemHaving moved from Orlando to Los Angeles to Miami to Phoenix - to now possibly Cleveland - throughout his career, Shaquille O'Neal has demonstrated that he's willing to sell his championship-caliber services to the highest bidder, thus earning...
BDL: KG Best Defender of this Decade
August 28, 2009 by
Red's Army
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Via Kelly Dwyer of Ball Don't Lie:KG stands alone because he pitches nearly as many perfect
games, while combining Tim Duncan's length and frame with a guard's ability to
move his feet. Garnett has become a bit more showy about things after getting
traded...
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