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NBA Gems (This early into the NBA 07'-08' Season)
November 05, 2007 by
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The Scintillating Six:
1) Brendan Haywood (Wizards) - With the exit of his arch rival (Etan Thomas) due to open heart surgery, the center spot of the Washington Wizards belongs solely to Haywood and he hasn't disappointed by coming up with the first three game double-double...
The Greatest Dwyane Wade Rookie Card Ever?
November 04, 2007 by
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Not since the draft of Michael Jordan--which produced future hall of famers: Charles Wade Barkley, Chris Mullin, and Hakem Olajuwon--has there been an NBA draft class with so much talent. The 2003 draft class has already paid dividends with such notable stars and names as LeBron James...
Dwyane Wade back sooner than expected?
November 02, 2007 by
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AP Sports Writer Cliff Brunt broke the news today that the Miami Heat's All-Star guard, Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. has been cleared to play after the left knee and left shoulder surgeries he had six months ago.
Brunt wrote:
"conditioning is not to the level that he needs...
With Wesley cut, how many players born in the 1970's are still playing in the NBA?
November 02, 2007 by
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With veteran guard David Wesley being waived by the New Jersey Nets this past Thursday, this question came to my mind.
How many players born in the 1970's are still playing in the NBA?It is a question that would probably have the utmost relevance to those born in that decade...
Adam Morrison Tears ACL
November 02, 2007 by
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It was learned today that Charlotte Bobcats Guard/Forward Adam Morrison is tentatively scheduled to undergo knee surgery on Nov. 10, 2007. Fondly called "The Great Mustachio" by a number of fans, Morrison is out for the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament...
Gilbertology: Arenas talks about trade rumors and fantasy basketball
November 01, 2007 by
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A prolific talker and scorer for the Washington Wizards, Gilbert Arenas, Jr. never fails to come up with new material that makes me smile. In his latest post, Arenas talks about the possibility of being traded West to Tinsel Town.
Arenas wrote:
"Nothing against getting...
If the Cleveland Cavaliers don't improve...would LeBron James blot for greener pastures?
October 26, 2007 by
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The thought has entered my mind.
After all, the Cavs forward LeBron James didn't sign a long-term extension in 2006 (instead opted for a 3 year; $60 million dollar deal) unlike his good friend Carmelo Anthony who agreed to a 5-year; $80 million dollar contract with the Denver...
How trading for Kobe Bryant would hit your pocket
October 26, 2007 by
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Columnist for the Detroit News, Rob Parker shared recently that he believes that if the Los Angeles Lakers are going to get "maximum value" for NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant, there is no time better than the present. Parker adds that a deal involving the Los Angeles Lakers superstar...
Making Cap sense out of the NBA Cap
October 25, 2007 by
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The dollar-for-dollar NBA Luxury Tax is a term that I am very sure NBA team owners dread. To my understanding, "the Cap" is simply this: when the amount of the NBA Salary Cap is determined sometime during the off-season (a complicated process based on player salaries and...
The Atlanta Hawks may rue the day they didn't sign Josh Smith to an extension...
October 25, 2007 by
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All in a day's work for the man known as J-Smooth: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 90% from the line, 1-1 from three-point distance against the New Orleans Hornets on the road--and that was in 16 minutes. Josh Smith, the high school to pro, do-it-all guard forward (who's link...
Employee #8 takes his game over to the Twin Cities
October 24, 2007 by
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Yahoo! Sports reported that the Miami Heat and the Minnesota Timberwolves have consummated a five-player deal highlighted by Antoine Walker leaving his conditioning problems and moving out West in exchange for one-time Heat player Ricky Davis and center Mark Blount (who both came from...
Some things are more important than the game of basketball...
October 23, 2007 by
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Even though I may live halfway around the world, my heart does goes out to the San Diego evacuees. The scale of the devastation caused by the raging fires in Southern California is unprecedented and something that I would never want anyone to ever experience.
I was in San Diego...
Robert Swift: Renaissance Man or Tatoo Addiction?
October 22, 2007 by
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Seattle Supersonics 7'1 center Robert Swift was the 12th pick out of Bakersfield High School in the 2004 NBA draft. However, Swift is probably best known for being the first of Seattle's three-year center odyssey (04'-06') that produced the aforementioned Swift, Johan...
The reason why Shaq didn't wear #34 in Miami
October 22, 2007 by
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Saw this little tidbit of information in the April 23, 2007 issue of Sports Illustrated
NBA Back Stories
The Numbers Game
Shaquille O'Neal
Heat Center
"In college (LSU) I wore 33 for Patrick Ewing," says O'Neal. "I wanted it in Orlando, but Terry...
At least Jared Jeffries didn't have to give #20 back!
October 21, 2007 by
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Not long after Jared Jeffries joined the New York Knicks last year as yet another one of President of Basketball Operations Isiah Thomas' $30 million dollar projects,
Jeffries sought out then-retired Knicks guard Allan Houston in order to request if he could use Houston's...
Dwyane Wade: "He was like the Magic Johnson of our era"
October 20, 2007 by
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And of mine...
Unlike NBA Superstars Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan who generated a buzz in their respective NBA comebacks, former Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, and New York Knicks guard-forward Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway situation is quite different. Returning after almost...
James injured...again?
October 19, 2007 by
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After four lackluster seasons riding the pines of the Emerald City, Jerome James, 32, turned up his game and actually started to play during the Seattle Sonics amazing playoff run (without the injured Rashard Lewis) in 04'-05'.
During that off-season, New York Knicks'...
Drills to improve your Ball-Handling
October 18, 2007 by
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I took this off an old NBA Inside Stuff magazine in a bookstore somewhere in Hong Kong a couple of years ago. I believe this basketball tip is by former Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings head coach Eric Musselman.
Musselman's Ball-Handling Drill
1) Get two tennis...
Buzzer Beaters, Halle Berry, Signature Shoes, and Gilbert the Man...who says "Hibachi" everytime he scores...
October 17, 2007 by
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The outspoken Gilbert Arenas, Jr. has done it again! In a "web-exclusive" interview by Complex Magazine's Joe La Puma, Arenas discusses a wide array of topics in a twenty-two question shotgun session.
This article has everything from David Stern to Wizard team policies...
The George Mikan Lay-Up Drill
October 17, 2007 by
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Jotted this down at a bookstore in Hong Kong several years ago. I believe it was an issue of NBA Inside Stuff.
Mikan Lay-Up Drill
The George Mikan Lay-Up Drill is basically a Hand-eye coordination drill. It teaches you also how to pivot and how to move your feet. Work on moving...
In the Triple-Post Offense..."Point guards are like trophy wives."
October 17, 2007 by
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This is an excerpt from an article I read in 2004. It talks about how Los Angeles Lakers free agents Gary Payton and Karl Malone have adjusted to the triple-post offense (triangle offense).
"After spending his entire career with the ball in his hands, once Karl Malone was hurt...
Barkley on Heat "A bunch of Tito Jackson's without Shaq, while Wade is considered "a Janet"
October 16, 2007 by
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December 14, 2006 - TNT's Charles Wade Barkley has been known to say what's on his mind from time-to-time. Wait! make that all the time, as The Montana Standard.com had quoted him saying that the Miami Heat's lineup without the injured center Shaquille O'Neal was just...
A good reason to sign an NBA player to a multi-million dollar deal
October 15, 2007 by
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Gone are the days where National Basketball Association (NBA) players were able to sign outlandish contracts such as that of the Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin "Magic" Johnson's nonsensical 1984 deal that proposed to pay him "a million dollars a year for next 25...
How "The Brazilian Blur" came to be...
October 15, 2007 by
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USA Today's Greg Boeck, in an article dated 5-11-06, talks about Phoenix Suns Brazilian guard Leandrinho Barbosa's penchant for "picking up nicknames" such as "The Brazilian Blur," "Speedy Gonzalez," "The fastest guy on the earth," and...
Pondering the future of the Big Aristotle
October 15, 2007 by
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As the NBA season draws nearer, one has to wonder how much Shaq Diesel has left in his proverbial "tank." At 35, maybe he has one good run left in him considering that he will most likely be his team's primary option until Dwyane Wade returns (http://www.yardbarker.com...
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