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This Is Just Outrageous
No words can really describe the following two videos of Ron Artest on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night.
Derrick Rose Smashes One Down On Greg Oden’s Face
Derrick Rose answered any questions about whether his ankle was still bothering him. At the start of the third quarter of last night’s game between the Blazers and Bulls, 6-3 Derrick Rose went baseline and dunked it hard on 7-1 Greg Oden. You can bet Greg stayed away from any...
The Biggest Myth in College Basketball
A couple years ago I had an opportunity to interview John Calipari for Dime. Aiming to do something different with the biggest rock-star coach in the college game, I came up with the idea to have Coach Cal talk to me like I was a big-time recruit and give me his pitch on why I [...]
Daily Fantasy Diagnosis: 11.24
Beast of the Night: Marcus Camby scored 12 points, grabbed 18 boards and dished out 4 assists while racking up 3 steals and 1 block. He shot 67 percent (6-9) from the field and turned the ball over twice. He’s having somewhat of a disappointing season so far, but his owners have...
Elton Brand’s Take On The Sixers and Rock And Roll Music
In this sport, it’s surprisingly easy to go from a superstar one day to be forgotten the next. With career averages of 20 ppg and 10.1 rebounds, Elton Brand is manchild in the paint. But being injured for the majority of the past two seasons, his stock has dropped a little bit in...
Bucked Up
Sporting an 8-3 record going into Monday’s action, the Bucks were still a tough team to figure out. Brandon Jennings could make a good case for League MVP of the first month, and with Michael Redd returning to the lineup, some people think the Bucks are gearing up for a playoff...
NBA Hit List power ranking, 11.23
Ranking the League from worst to first…
30. New Jersey Nets (0-13) — Lawrence Frank is the Charlie Weis of the NBA, only without the actual expectations to win. If the Nets challenge the record for most consecutive losses to start a season, will Frank survive with his job...
The Return Of Mike Dunleavy Jr. Could Happen Soon
Help might be coming soon for the Indiana Pacers. Mike Dunleavy Jr. who had surgery last spring to remove a bone spur in his right knee has been cleared by doctors to play. It is doubtful Dunleavy will be thrown back into the lineup in the next few weeks as he is trying to get [...]
The Spurs Are Off to Their Worst Start in a Decade
On paper San Antonio looked like a team that was going to challenge the Lakers for the top spot in the West. Right now, the Spurs look like a team that is challenging the Thunder for a playoff spot. The Spurs have come out of the gate struggling (5-6) and up until their win against [...]
Eddy Curry Clubs Rajon Rondo
Eddy Curry was hit with a flagrant foul for his clubbing of Rajon Rondo. Gotta think some kind of fine is coming down on E-City for this as well…
Reebok Still Talkin’ Quote of the Day 11.23
Heading into this season the only thing anyone has been interested in talking about is the summer of 2010. The summer that Lebron James and Dwyane Wade can shake up the basketball world by signing free agent contracts with new franchises. Lost in the Wade/James hysteria is the pending...
The Citizens Of Toronto Still Hate Vince Carter
Fans in T-Dot sure know how to hold a grudge. Nearly five years after Vince Carter’s shaky departure from Toronto, the fans have still not forgiven him nor are they planning on doing so anytime soon. In his first return as a member of the Magic on Sunday, the fans mercilessly...
Daily Fantasy Diagnosis: 11.23 (Weekend Wrap-Up)
Weekend Wonder: Elton Brand is officially back to business after averaging 20 points, 10 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 2.5 steals, 2.5 blocks and 2.5 turnovers in two games over the weekend. He shot 56 percent (15-27) from the field and 91 percent (10-11) from the free throw line during...
Knicks Make Push for Tracy McGrady; Make My Head Hurt
In today’s Newsday, Alan Hahn has a piece about how the Houston Rockets want no parts of letting Tracy McGrady near their team, but the Knicks have been trying to trade for him for months.
It’s kind of funny that the Knicks wanted no parts of Allen Iverson because he...
Kobe Bryant Destroys the Thunder
I was definitely fired up to watch Lakers/Thunder last night, and who wouldn’t be? Kobe vs. the most entertaining, up-and-coming team in the NBA, with the potential for a Bryant/Kevin Durant shootout? Didn’t quite work out that way, but Kobe made it entertaining as hell anyway…
The 5 Most Surprising NBA Players
Predicting who’s going to be MVP, who’s going to be an All-Star and who’s going to break out is something we all love to do before the season starts. But when it comes down to it, those predictions are meaningless because you still have to go out and play the games...
The NBA’s best go-to guys (redux): Ben Gordon
For six weeks leading up to this NBA season, I ranked and filed the League’s go-to guys. Using the rationale that even the most harmonious, balanced team has one if-all-else-fails alpha male that they look to in crunch time, I picked one player per squad for a final list of...
KG Pierces the Knicks
Heading down the stretch of Celtics/Knicks, Paul Pierce and Al Harrington were all set to battle it out for the right to hit the game-winner. Harrington was picking apart Boston’s D from all angles, while Pierce capitalized on New York’s defensive strategy that apparently...
Tony Award
What the hell is going on with the Wizards? Earlier this week they got Antawn Jamison back, got a mostly healthy roster, took out the arch-enemy Cavs on national TV to snap a six-game losing streak, and looked like they were back on track toward contending in the East like so many...
Smoove Criminal
At some point during the fourth quarter, as the Hawks were getting all they could handle from the Rockets and seemed on the verge of their first home loss of the season, Dominique Wilkins said the same thing you’re gonna hear from a bunch of opposing team announcers about the...
Josh Smith’s Game Winning Tip Dunk
After sitting almost the entire fourth quarter, Josh Smith decided to come in and give the Hawks the W.
Buy Low, Sell High: Fantasy Week 4
Buy Low:
Amar’e Stoudemire is scoring well again, but he’s not racking up the rebounds or blocks yet. Expect those parts of his game to improve before December rolls around. He’s not as cheap as he was last week and he’s probably going to be even more expensive to get next...
Another WNBA original folds
Whether you hate the WNBA, you love it, or you can simply appreciate what it brings to the basketball landscape, no true ballplayer likes to see a group of their own suddenly out of a job, or a loyal fan base left without a team.
The WNBA’s Sacramento Monarchs folded today. The...
Reebok Still Talkin’ Quote of the Day 11.20
For the weekend’s edition of Reebok Still Talkin’ Quote of the Day, we take it back to the days of the VHS tape. Here are some of the best sound bites from players from the late 80s and early 90s like Byron Scott, John Salley, Reggie Miller and the great Larry Bird.
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The Marriage Between Tracy McGrady And The Rockets Just Isn’t Working
I refuse to be a cliche and quote a certain line Apollo 13 line here, but there are a few issues down in Houston. For awhile now, there has been some tension between Tracy McGrady and Rick Adelman and management, but the emotions are starting to boil over. According to a Yahoo! Sports...
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