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Hart Attack!

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:00:22 -0500

by Evin Demirel I recently spoke with Jarrett Hart, my high school classmate from Little Rock Central High in the late 1990s. He helped lead the Tigers to a 29-3 record and shared co-MVP honors with Joe Johnson after winning a state championship in ‘98-99. Little Rock Central finished the season 17th in USA Today’s Top 25. Earlier this summer, I interviewed him and Coach Oliver Fitzpatrick at Central’s gym. Beneath a framed portrait of Johnson’s No. 24 black and gold j...

The 10 best sixth men of the decade

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:10:00 -0500

OK, we know the first decade of the 21st century doesn't really end until 2011. We think. But we also know there have been 10 full NBA seasons played since the phrase "Y2K" was on all of our lips (1999-2000), and here at Ball Don't Lie we've decided to use this as an offseason excuse to rank some of the best and not-so-brightest of the 10 campaigns in question. The result? Why, top 10 lists! We're not buying the idea that a sixth man has to be some shoot-first combo ...

2009 Cheese Puff Previews: Arkansas

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:23:00 -0500

Back by popular demand blogger fiat, it's your No. 1 most favorite tolerated series of near-substanceless, air-injected preview puffery. As always, it should in no way be mistaken for actual preseason football nutrition, but hopefully you find the series unaccountably tasty and even habit-forming. And so it is unofficially sponsored by:Auburn’s big annual series all seem to have an overriding trend, even if they haven’t held up perfectly over the last couple of seasons: the LSU game is wo...

Chicago Bulls Post-Draft Thoughts

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:55:18 -0500

I really wanted DeJuan Blair. Remarkably, he fell all the way to 37, where the Spurs picked him. Will he be the next Corliss Williamson or the next Tractor Traylor? Neither. He’s going to be the first DeJuan Blair. 2 things he will do regardless of what else happens in his career– he will rebound [...]

NCAA Elite Eight Press Conference Transcript: Missouri (March 27, 2009)

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:36:38 -0500

Athens, GA (Mar 27, 2009) -The Elite Eight comes tomorrow. The press conferences keep coming too. Here is the transcript of the University of Missouri press conference, as provided by the NCAA.THE MODERATOR: I'm going to ask Coach Anderson to offer a few generalcomments, and then we'll go to questions for the players. We'll keepCoach when the players go to the breakout rooms. COACH ANDERSON: It is certainly exciting times for Missouribasketball team. I think our guys can attest th...

NCAA Sweet 16 Press Conference Transcript: Memphis (March 25, 2009)

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:05:27 -0500

Athens, GA (Mar 25, 2009) -The Sweet 16 Teams are getting ready for their games over the next two days. Part of that preparation is sitting down with the media. Here is the transcript of the University of Memphis press conference, as provided by the NCAA.THE MODERATOR: We have been joined by the student athletes fromMemphis. We will go right to questions. Q. Antonio, can you talk about you in particular the importance ofyou helping Tyreke tomorrow against the Missouri press. ANTONIO ANDERSON...

MVN Basketball Press Pass 11-29-07

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:50:27 -0500

What's good, my people! Welcome to your Passion and Pride Press Pass. Earlier on the site, we launched the Iguodala 4 All-Star campaign and Anthony Gilbert shared his thoughts on the Lakers-Nuggets matchup, as well as the massacre in Boston. Check out this edition for what's good on MVN Basketball...