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In Hollinger’s new piece about the Spurs flying under the radar (which, for the record, we here at The Chase-Down Block identified quite a while ago), he refers to the public perception of the “boring, plain-as-vanilla Spurs.” This got me … Continue reading →

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 When Dan Gilbert wrote a letter to the other NBA owners asking “When will we just change the name of 25 of the 30 teams to the Washington Generals?” following the botched Chris Paul trade, he was speaking from experience. … Continue reading →

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Lockouts make sports seasons weird. The 1998-99 NBA season is looked upon as one of the strangest on record, and many place an asterisk next to the Spurs’ championship, because the compressed nature of the schedule changed so much about the ordinary … Continue reading →

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The most important thing to remember about the MVP is the fact that it is voted on by writers. In this particular popularity contest, narrative will trump performance every time. The best example of this is, of course, Derrick Rose’s … Continue reading →

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No one has had more impact on the modern game than Michael Jordan. He proved that you didn’t need to be a dominant big man to be the best player in the league or win a championship. Instead, he moved … Continue reading →

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After a whopping eight days of voting, the first returns for the 2012 NBA All-Star game have come out, and I bet that if you haven’t heard that news, and didn’t click that link, and haven’t watched basketball for two … Continue reading →

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How much have you read about the Minnesota Timberwolves this year? If you follow the NBA, odds are you’ve seen a number of stories about the early-season excitement brought on by the arrival of Ricky Rubio, the steady improvement of … Continue reading →

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Let’s get this out of the way first: I’m not much of a soccer (um, football) fan. I play a lot of FIFA 2012 and vaguely follow La Liga, the top Spanish league, through various podcasts and columnists. And every … Continue reading →

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