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- Is LeBron Returning to Cleveland? Who Cares??!!! Every time something significant happens for the Cleveland Cavaliers these days some media idiot wants to use it as an excuse to speculate on LeBron James eventual return to the team that drafted him. The Cavaliers won the first overall pick in th...
- Key injuries shape Eastern Conference playoff raceon Apr 6, 2013 in Carmelo Anthony Rajon Rondo Dwyane Wade Miami Heat NBA Lebron James Kevin Garnett Derrick Rose Danny GrangerThe Miami Heat have claimed the number one spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs by amassing an insurmountable lead going into the final stretch of the regular season. The Heat have played well this season but would they still be in the same positi...
- Clippers represent a different brand of ‘super team’The creation of the “super team,” where big stars team up together in order to chase championship rings has been a reoccurring theme in the NBA lately. The Miami Heat did it two seasons ago and have reached the NBA Finals both seasons since Dwyan...
- Lakers’ D’Antoni either unable or unwilling to adaptNew York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson has been very successful since taking over the team after former coach Mike D’Antoni’s resignation last season. While D’Antoni has moved on to what most would consider a more talented team, D’Antoni has...
- Jason Kidd’s basketball odyssey continuesRegrettably, we no longer get to see the nightly highlights of the mind-boggling passes that Jason Kidd used to make on the regular. The guy who would make his opponents look stupid with his superior court vision, exceptional ball-handling displays a...
- LeBron to Chuck: “Shut up!”We all know that NBA players have thin skin and LeBron James proved it with his comment after the Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. When asked about his teammate Dwyane Wade’s 11-of-13 shooting performance after the game, James replied t...
- Spurs $250k fine was about TV ratingsNBA commissioner David Stern knows that the San Antonio Spurs are an old team. He also knows that head coach Gregg Popovich will rest his aging starters from time to time.Stern even admitted as much by saying that he has no problem with teams resting...
- D’Antoni vs Jackson: a Contrast in Coaching StylesLos Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak said he chose to hire Mike D’Antoni over fan-favorite and 11-time champion Phil Jackson because he felt D’Antoni’s system would be a better fit for the Lakers current roster. Only time will tell though if he...
- Pacers’ Roy Hibbert and Pistons’ Greg Monroe: latest wave of Georgetown centers
- 5 players besides Amar’e Stoudemire who should train with OlajuwonNew York Knicks power forward Amar’e Stoudemire has been one of the league’s most explosive players since being drafted out of high school in 2002. Numerous injuries have taken a toll on Stoudemire though who was noticeably slower and far less ex...
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