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Over/under for Celtics-Hawks game

May 4th, 2008 | Basketball, Sports | 1 Comment »

Hawk Fever

May 3rd, 2008 | Basketball, Sports | Comment »

It's a travesty this game wasn't televised. You hear me? A travesty. Related posts: Over/under for Celtics-Hawks game The Second Unit Timmy D. Read more »

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Simmons on the death of the Seven Seconds or Less era

May 2nd, 2008 | Basketball, Sports | Comment »

Amazing article that breaks down all of Phoenix's missteps since they brought Nash over. This is his breakdown of the mistakes made in 2006: Mistake No. 1: For financial reasons, they traded the No. 21 pick (Rajon Rondo) to Boston along with Brian Grant's contract (chopping $1.9 million from their 2007 ... Read more »

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“But he committed no crime at all, it was immoral at best.”

May 1st, 2008 | Sports | Comment »

Probably the tellingest line from this article about Brazilian futball legend Ronaldo. Kobe's lawyers should have used that line. N.B. - he said it was "immoral at best," not "immoral at worst." Really? You sure about that?Related posts: TJ and the Fords Read more »

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The Raptors need Joe Johnson, maybe, Zaza Pachulia, definitely

April 29th, 2008 | Basketball, Sports | Comment »

Joe Johnson played out of his mind last night. Simmons ripped Rivers for keeping Allen on him. I don't think Posey or Pierce would have made a material difference. Johnson was on fire, the crowd was behind them, and the series is 2-2. As much as I'd love to see KG-Allen-Pierce ... Read more »

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I’m both upset and impressed.

April 29th, 2008 | Basketball, Sports | Comment »

Greatest website ever: http://www.firesammitchell.com/ From one of their earlier posts, Things you probably hate about the Raptors too (volume 1): The Indian Giver - What’s the appropriate reaction when TJ Ford over-dribbles into trouble, then finds you at the elbow or top of the key, passes you the ball (obligatorily) and then ... Read more »

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Barack Obama playing 3-on-3 basketball

April 28th, 2008 | Basketball, Sports | Comment »

Probably the best part about this video is the "commentator." The second best part is that he's not nearly as good as I thought he'd be. I had heard stories of him playing ball to relax, and I thought I had heard that he played in high school or something, but ... Read more »

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Overstating things

April 27th, 2008 | Basketball, Sports | Comment »

Some guy who doesn't know much about basketball wrote an article in a paper no one's heard about basically suggesting that it's "time" to trade Steve Nash. Umm, really? In one short series, they've become too old, too slow. And ever since Nash arrived from Dallas, this team hasn't had a ... Read more »

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“God could care less whether I can shoot a jump shot.”

April 25th, 2008 | Basketball, Sports | Comment »

Great article in the Boston Globe about Ray Allen's obsessive tendencies: This is how Ray Allen's mind works. If there is a speck of paper on the floor in his house, he cannot walk by without picking it up. He has tried. He has purposely marched up the stairs without correcting ... Read more »

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At least MJ’s doing better than Isiah.

April 22nd, 2008 | Basketball, Sports | Comment »

ESPN is reporting that Isiah Thomas is no longer allowed to have contact with Knicks players. That's wild. I guess the tactic here is simply to make the working conditions so humiliating that he'll walk away from the rest of the money owed to him on his contract. It's too ... Read more »

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