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A Third Dose of the Dime
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by Doobie Okon
It’s always interesting to see which players are prime to permanently stamp their names in the NBA history book. Often, the great ones in this league begin their careers with two or three solid years before breaking out one season to only sustain those numbers for...
A Third Dose of the Dime
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by Doobie Okon
It’s always interesting to see which players are prime to permanently stamp their names in the NBA history book. Often, the great ones in this league begin their careers with two or three solid years before breaking out one season to only sustain those numbers for...
Game Notes: Cavaliers at Knicks
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by Russ Bengtson
Due to a quirk in the scheduling, the Cleveland Cavaliers made their only Madison Square Garden appearance of the season last night. This is probably for the best, as there are only so many ways reporters can ask LeBron James “so are you signing with the Knicks as...
The Second Coming
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In 1999, at 22-years-old, Antoine Walker signed a six-year $71 million deal with the Boston Celtics. It prompted Rick Pitino, then Celtics president and coach, to declare Walker, “will never have to worry about money again in his life.” A decade later, ‘Toine is broke...
Sanders is ‘Maine’ Man This Season
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by Zach Smart
Jermaine Sanders’ stock as a major Divison I prospect has been growing, growing, growing, Jack and The Beanstalk Style, this fall. Coaches have hounded him down and kept tabs on his all-around game.
Sky is the limit for the young gun.
According to Sanders, his recruitment...
Game Notes: Nets at Sixers
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By Jake Appleman/@JakeAppleman
With the circus arriving–an unnecessary parade that pretends to look into the future while diminishing the integrity of the acrobatics we love–it seemed like a good night to take in a game that nobody’s paying attention to. So Ben Couch...
Euroleague Weekly Review
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by Erildas Budraitis
In this third edition of Euroleague Weekly Review, we are going to evaluate Euroleague teams performances and look at what’s going on in Europe’s strongest hoops competition.
In the first round, last year’s Euroleague runner-up CSKA Moscow tried...
Pics Of The Air Jordan 2010
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by Chris O’Leary/olearychris
The NBA went through its post-23 era after Michael Jordan’s retirement(s) and now it seems that Jordan Brand itself is in that grey area. After a less than successful run with the Air Jordan 2009/2K9/XXIV, Jordan Brand is back with its second...
Halloween Havoc
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by Aggrey Sam
While y’all were costumed up and partying last Saturday, I was in Richmond, VA, for my man Antwain Fletcher’s showcase camp at the nearby Virginia Sports Complex, Halloween Havoc. ‘Twain is a coach with longtime AAU power Richmond Squires and is one...
Links: Future Shock
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by Lang Whitaker
So…long time, no talk. I hope you don’t take it personally. We’re
still friends, right? Still cool? Good. Because you understand,
don’t you? You, you SLAM readers and fans, you guys know we are
grinding over here at the SLAM Dome, working...
1989 NBA Draft Remix
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by Jeff Fox
It appears that Kobe Bryant knew what he was doing when he switched his jersey from no. 8 to no. 24. After doing countless NBA Draft Remixes it was become clear — the number eight is cursed!
Don’t believe in curses? Then explain why the following players all...
SLAM #89
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Originally published in SLAM 89
The 6th Man: I don’t like watching either one of these teams play. It might have something to do with me being a lifelong Laker fan (no pity, I know), but mostly it’s the Pistons’ brutishness and the Spurs’ soul-deadening efficiency that has...
Starting 5
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by Ben Osborne
This is picked up from SLAM 133, which you better have picked up by now, as it’s even fresher in print…
The mission: take all the players drafted in the SLAM era (’94-’09) and pick the best starting unit. There’s any number of “dream teams” we could...
Hughes Control
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by Zach Smart
Heading into the ‘09-10 season, Larry Hughes saw the writing on the wall. The chances of the wiry veteran logging meaningful minutes were nothing short of nil. Word of Hughes getting relegated to the pine was littered all over articles, columns and throughout the...
No Way Jose
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by Ryan McNeill
After a slow start to the season — at least in relation to the lofty expectations surrounding him — Jose Calderon has found himself smack dab in the middle of a point guard controversy.
One local beat writer hinted at the need for a change while message...
Hakeem Olajuwon: Kobe’s Yoda
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Dream senses that the force is strong within this one: “Each time he backed down Houston’s Shane Battier in the post and then deftly spun around him for a layup Wednesday night, Kobe Bryant jogged up court staring into the same pocket of fans seated courtside across from...
Recruiting Recap
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by Franklyn Calle
Orlando’s Cady Lalanne decided on Georgia over Ole Mississippi and Virginia Commonwealth last Wednesday. The 6-8 forward also reportedly received interest from George Mason, Auburn, and Massachusetts. He becomes the first commit for the Bulldogs’ 2010 recruiting...
Andres Nocioni Nabbed for DUI, Sorry
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Nocioni was popped for DUI in the wee hours yesterday, and he and the Kings released the obligatory apology: “Sacramento Kings forward Andres Nocioni has apologized for his arrest early this morning on suspicion of drunk driving. In a statement released by the Kings this afternoon...
Knicks Players, Already Sick of 2010 Chatter
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Welcome to the party, Knickerbockers: “According to one player, there is a sense among many Knicks that this season doesn’t mean anything to the organization since management has made it clear that it will look to add an impact player next summer. In order to do that, most...
The News Gets Worse for Devin Harris
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Devin and the Nets just can’t seem to catch a break: “The NBA’s only winless team, already hit with more injuries than most teams get in a half a season, learned Thursday that Harris will be out at least another six games due to a strained groin, if not longer. Returning...
Big Baby: NFL Player?
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My guess is that it wouldn’t be too much fun to have Glen Davis tackle you: “Davis, the Celtics’ 6-foot-9, 290-pound forward, said he eventually wants to play in the NFL. ‘I will try it,’ said Davis, who’s on the injured list for six weeks with a...
Post Up: Bulls Break Cavs
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by Holly MacKenzie/@stackmack
How do you know when your body is actually getting rundown and you can’t just brush it off anymore? When you go to the pharmacy and come out with more soup, tea and popsicles than you can carry. Yes, your girl is feeling a bit under the weather....
Kevin Martin’s Wrist is Fractured
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by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni
The Kings’ best player — and really, only hope to make this season somewhat tolerable — has a difficult decision to make about his injured wrist. His options are all awful.
Martin, who was off to a scorching start this season, is...
Good News for Bynum
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Andrew’s elbow injury turned out to be less serious than he and Laker fans had feared: “Andrew Bynum underwent an MRI exam today that revealed he suffered a strained right elbow when Houston’s Chuck Hayes smacked him in the closing seconds of the Lakers’ overtime...
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