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Wednesday Morning Starting Five: The Rest In Peace Exodus Tyson Editon
May 27, 2009 by
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Any of you that have children have to be affected by the Tyson family’s loss. Don’t take your children for granted for they are the seeds of your life that plant the world’s smile. Why do accidents have to happen? No matter who you are or who you may pray too…...
NBA Playoffs Last Night: Denver Is Not Gonna Let You Get Off Beans. Deal With It
May 26, 2009 by
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Denver blows out LA in Denver 120-101
3 Nuggets with 13 rebounds?
Look, straight up. Denver is bullying the Lakers into submission. While I do not condone Dahntay Jones pushing Kobe in mid-air (upgraded to a flagrant one) or tripping him in plain view of...
Tuesday Morning Starting Five: The President Obama Nominates Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court Edition
May 26, 2009 by
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I hope you all had a great holiday weekend. 4 straight days off does a brotha good! Some bad news and some good news headline today’s links.
Pray for Mike and his family. Tyson’s 4 yr. old daughter Exodus in very critical condition. (CNN.com)
President Obama nominates Sonia...
Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the NBA Playoffs – Sunday, May 24, 2009: “We’ve got to have a conversation when the playoffs are over about the officiating. I love the officials but the officiating during the playoffs has not been very good. It
May 25, 2009 by
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TNT’s exclusive coverage of the Eastern Conference Finals continues on Tuesday, May 26 with pre-game coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Game #4 of the Cleveland Cavaliers @ Orlando Magic at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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Friday Fire: What Is A Super Star?
May 22, 2009 by
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Just because you play one on TV doesn’t mean **** does it?
What is your definition of a superstar? I tend to go with a player who gets his numbers no matter what the circumstances. Whether down 50 or kissing the trophy…they get theirs and they win.
Lights on or lights...
NBA Playoffs Last Night: Denver Freaks a Game 2 Steal
May 22, 2009 by
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Give me that beat fool, it’s a full time jack move…
If you are playing in the NBA, you got there with hard work. Yeah, some cats are talented, but even bench players could light up anyone not in the league on a consistent basis. My point is, with all this Kobe/LeBron talk...
Atlien Letdown
April 23, 2009 by
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The most difficult aspect of success lies in the attempts to replicate it. Once I’ve succeeded, I have to do it again. The mental toughness needed to beat a team twice in 4 days is not innate. It is learned. It is developed. The young Atlanta Hawks stubbed...
Orlando Evens Series With Philadelphia at 1-1
April 23, 2009 by
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The Sixers blew a chance to take a commanding 2-0 lead back to Philly when they didn’t capitalize on Dwight Howard fouling out at the 3:11 mark in the 4th. Andre Miller was strato, but so was Courtney Lee on the other side. Anthony Johnson, Hedo Turkoglu...
Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the NBA Playoffs – Tuesday, April 21, 2009: Lakers Go Up 2-0
April 22, 2009 by
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TNT’s “40 Games in 40 Nights” NBA Playoffs coverage continues on Wednesday, April 22nd with the Miami Heat @ Atlanta Hawks (Game #2) at 8 p.m. ET followed by the New Orleans Hornets @ Denver Nuggets (Game #2).
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Wednesday Morning Starting Five: The Earth Day Jawn
April 22, 2009 by
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Ethiopian, Kenyan win Boston Maraton. (Boston Globe)
Derrick The Bull Wonder Rose wins Rookie of the Year. Congrats Pooh. Proud of you man. (Chicago Tribune)
Earth Day is today. Like I said on fb, fellas it ain’t just about the ladies. (Earthday.net)
Athletic Blacks vs. Smart...
NBA Playoffs Last Night: Brandon Roy Goes for 42!
April 22, 2009 by
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I wish I’d saw this game. What is going on with the scoring explosions? LeMarcus Aldridge going off for 27 and 12 rips was eh…cool, but Brandon Roy zonin’ for 42? Damn. Can I get a uniform and some rosin chalk?
Whatever…
I’ll give...
Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the NBA Playoffs – Monday, April 20, 2009
April 21, 2009 by
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TNT’s “40 Games in 40 Nights” NBA Playoffs coverage continues on Tuesday, April 21st with the Detroit Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers (Game #2) at 8 p.m. ET followed by Utah Jazz @ Los Angeles Lakers (Game #2).
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Tuesday Morning Starting Five: April 21, 2009
April 21, 2009 by
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Dwight Howard becomes youngest player to win the Defensive Player of the Year award. (Orlando Sentinel)
Mike Brown maybe Coach of the Year, but it’s all about family. He’s my favorite coach to get post game quotes from. (Cleveland Plain-Dealer)
Eagles are not trading Sheldon...
NBA Playoffs Last Night: One Shot From Ray Allen Offsets Ben Gordon’s 42
April 21, 2009 by
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Damn Damn Damn! What a game. The way Ben Gordon was shooting, I thought he was gonna pat Larry down like Mike did on the left baseline. Ben was en fuego (Temple 3) and hit for 42 on a myriad of difficult positions and angles. So Andrew Toney like he was....
Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the NBA Playoffs – Sunday, April 19, 2009: Mr. Big Shot Teaches Chris Paul a Lesson
April 20, 2009 by
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TNT’s “40 Games in 40 Nights” NBA Playoffs coverage continues on Monday, April 20th with the Chicago Bulls @ Boston Celtics (Game #2) at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Dallas Mavericks @ San Antonio Spurs (Game #2).
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The Anatomy of a Steal
April 20, 2009 by
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Andre Iguodala matured even more last night. Folks forget he’s just 25. He seems to have had a heap of scrutiny thrown his way and he’s finally absorbing the criticism and judging his game accordingly. Not that the criticism is paramount, but every player hears the whispers...
Atlanta Destroys Miami in Game 1
April 20, 2009 by
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One extremely impressive win does not define this season. One win does not guarantee this series. In the grand scheme of things this win means very little. It is a means to an end. Advancing to the next round...
Orlando Magic vs. Philadelphia 76′ers 1st Round NBA Playoff Preview
April 19, 2009 by
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I actually was going to pick the Sixers here because of how they limped into the playoffs. 1-6 the last seven might give one the impression the Sixers are gonna get blown out, but dude, they’re playing Orlando. Orlando is not an elite team in this league…yet. If they punch...
NBA Playoffs Last Night: The Bull Wonder Goes Off!
April 19, 2009 by
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Chicago 105, Boston 103 Chicago leads 1-0
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
I hope you heard was I was really really saying when I covered Derrick Rose up close. The Bull Wonder is no fluke. When you get a chance to speak to him personally, you just know the kid is special. His personality...
Friday Fire: Who Advances to the Second Round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs?
April 17, 2009 by
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Time to take it to the next level. Suckas better get their own identity…
As much as a dream match up Cleveland and Los Angeles could be, we gotta get there first. There are first round clashes that begin what is sure to be a great NBA playoffs. All this LeBron James is gonna...
TNT 2009 NBA Playoff Teleconference Notes: Are We Headed for a LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant NBA Final?
April 17, 2009 by
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This is the second year I’ve participated in the TNT Playoff Teleconference with TNT’s NBA analysts. Of course I wanted to talk to our boy Webb, but he had an early flight and only fielded a few questions. This is where you understand how intelligent these analysts are...
Wednesday Morning Starting Five: The Tax Day Edition
April 15, 2009 by
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I’ll have a Celtics piece up on SLAM as soon as it’s posted. Crossed off one of the people I most wanted to interview last night in Cheryl Miller. The GOAT gave me great stuff. Have a great Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Are the Celtics too old to repeat? (Temple 3)
Cameron...
Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the NBA – Tuesday, April 14, 2009
April 15, 2009 by
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“I’m so glad we hired him. Somebody fatter than me.”
– Charles Barkley on new MLB on TBS analyst David Wells.
“I don’t know about that, I was in the studio with him a few weeks ago and I don’t...
Even Without KG and Ray Allen, the Defending Champs Show and Prove
April 15, 2009 by
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Interviewed a bunch of Celtics last night: From Doc Rivers and Rajon Rondo to Bill Walker and Gabe Pruitt. Good for me, but the Sixers loss las night was just unacceptable. The Celtics were without KG and Ray Allen and still beat the Sixers. Dre Iguodala, Thad Young, Andre Miller did...
Tuesday Morning Starting Five: April 14, 2009
April 14, 2009 by
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Mark “The Bird” Fidrych passes away at 54. Anyone remember his rookie year? (Freep)
Yao leads Rockets over Hornets. (Houston Chronicle)
The Bull Wonder leads Chicago past Detroit. (Chicago Sun TImes)
Orlando Hudson goes for cycle in Dodgers home opener. (CBSsports.com)...
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