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Western Conference Finals Game 2: Suns Wither As Lakers Dominate
Let’s face it, a lot of people were hoping to see the Suns’ Cinderella story continue through the Western Conference Finals. Unfortunately for them, they were counting on the wrong fairy tale—for the most part...
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Phoenix Suns: The Biggest Facade Left in the NBA
After the Cleveland Cavaliers were eliminated by the Boston Celtics in six games, people finally began to realize something that should have been apparent months ago: The Cavaliers were a one-man act...
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Cleveland, Get Real: You Don't Deserve LeBron James
Of Cleveland’s many narcissisms, one that comes off as particularly nauseating is the fact that the failures of their sports teams actually have names. The Shot, The Fumble, The Drive, 1997, it just goes on and on and on...
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LeBron James: Emptying of the King's Bandwagon
There’s absolutely no justification for the amount of flack LeBron James has received for his performance in Game Five of his team's series against the Celtics. ESPN.com is currently highlighting an article entitled “King Who,” NBA...
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Lakers Prevail Despite Unacceptable Non-Call
I literally couldn’t believe my eyes. In the 1 minute span of time between the actual play, my yelling at the screen and the replay, I was spending every ounce of energy I had trying to rationalize what had transpired...
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How The Lakers Can Stop the Thunder From Striking Twice
Six games into what's become a very back and forth series, the Lakers will finally have the opportunity to end the series tonight, putting the Thunder away for good. Its worth nothing that the home team has yet to lose in this series...
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Are LeBron James and Derrick Rose Vying for Jordan's Crown?
LeBron James came into the league as one of the most-hyped prospects of the last 30 years. Though James lived up to every expectation he was faced with and more, one thing immediately distinguished James from his rivals: he dared to wear the number 23...
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LeBron James: Re-Legitimizing the MVP Award
With the exception of the 2005 and 2006 seasons, every MVP in the NBA of the last 25 years featured players that could claim the title of “best player in the league” during their respective years...
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Harrison Moore’s 2010 All NBA Team
While the NBA makes their selections according to the players' overall position without distinction between point guards and shooting guards or small forwards and power forwards, I ...
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NBA Referees: The Newest Endangered Species?
The level of speed and intensity seen daily in the NBA is often taken for granted. As fans and analysts, we have the benefit of examining details of the game through zoomed in replays and all forms of camera angles...
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Did We Expect Too Much From The Lakers?
This team was supposed to be invincible. There was talk of a 70-win season, another potential three-peat, another MVP award for Kobe Bryant, or at the very least, a return to their 2009 Championship form...
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Its Just A Logo, Right? Did Lack Of Team Pride Doom Sixers?
When players suit up for game time in Los Angeles, they know that the purple and gold uniforms they don have been worn proudly by many of the greatest talents to ever touch the hardwood...
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Lakers/Cavs: Opposite Origins, False Rivalries and Intertwined Destinations
Like the Lakers and Cavaliers, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are and always have been complete opposites. The stark contrast between the two began even before their professional careers...
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Call Me Crazy But... The Dallas Mavericks Aren't Championship Contenders
The Mavericks won’t touch the Larry O’ Brien trophy this year. Period. Their 13 game winning streak meant nothing. Of the 13 teams they played, only four had winning records, and only two of those were on the road...
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The Five Hardest-To-Watch Teams in the NBA
All teams are not created equal. While some teams are consistently a pleasure to watch, others' broadcasts should become a legally recognized form of torture...
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Call LeBron's Number Switch What You Will, But Don't Dis No. 23
I can live with someone accusing LeBron James of attempting to boost jersey sales. I can live with someone expressing disappointment with LeBron for not keeping the number that’s become so integrated into his personality and flair...
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The Five Biggest Surprises of the 2009-10 NBA Season
Though the 2009-10 NBA season is just three quarters of the way done, its already been one of the most eventful seasons of the last decade...
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Pending NBA Free Agency: Forget Loyalty, It's the Ring That Matters
When a great player is drafted by a team that endures hardships and failures year in and year out, it always makes for a heart-warming ending when the team finally wins a Championship. The problem now is that people expect that ending...
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Call Me Crazy But...The Lakers Are Better Without Kobe Bryant
Team–(tm) n. a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game; a unit dedicated to the accomplishment of a given goal...
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Call Me Crazy But...I'm Still Picking the Celtics to Win the East
Let’s skip the formalities, here’s how the rest of the season will play out: Boston will eventually get their act together, fly as far under the radar as a team with five All-Stars possibly ...
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Can the Sixers Still Make The Playoffs?
Since Allen Iverson’s first reappearance in a Sixer uniform on December 7th, they’ve gone a mediocre 12-16 (.420) as opposed to the tragic 5-20 (.250) record they had previously...
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The All Time NBA First Team
The NBA, like other sports leagues, has been shaped by its history. In an attempt to expand and enrich its history, the NBA employs a system where it annually takes its best player at every position and elects them to the NBA First Team...
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NBA Trade Rumors: Five Reasons Why Amar'e Stoudemire Could Join the Sixers
The Sixers are missing something, that's pretty obvious, but management doesn't seem to know what. Bringing back Allen Iverson was certainly a step in the right direction, but clearly the ...
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Hey Eagles, if You Liked McNabb, You Shudda Put a Ring on Him
Forget the X’s and O’s. Forget the crumbling Eagles’ Defense. Forget their injuries. Even forget that their worst enemies were the ones to single handedly shatter their season...
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Arenas' Antics Left Absolute Zero Room For Leniency
Blackballing in the NBA is no longer an unproven spook story, it’s a stark reality. Players of Arenas’ mold (high scorers with good-but-not-great overall talent who play on teams ...
