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The Positional Revolution And The All Star Ballot 0

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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DON’T PANIC: Complete Overreactions to Small Sample Sizes 0

FORD: It’s okay, they said they wouldn’t destroy your house until they were finished with the beers. ARTHUR: But can we trust them? FORD: Oh, I’d trust them to the end of the earth. ARTHUR: And how long will that … Continue reading

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Miami Steamrolls The Defending Champs On Banner Day 0

I know it was the first game of the season for both teams and we must be sure not to overreact to what we saw yesterday, but: Boy oh boy did the Miami Heat look like an unstoppable basketball team. … Continue reading

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Mavericks Shoot The Lights Out Again, Win 2011 NBA Championship 0

The Dallas Mavericks are the 2011 NBA Champions. Six months ago, I never would have seen this coming, but in the blink of an eye the Mavericks switched from regular season mode to post-season mode and once they did that, … Continue reading

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Heat Struggle To Close Again As Dallas Takes 3-2 Series Lead 0

At this point, what is going on with the Miami Heat deserves its own mini-series filled with L.A. Noire-like investigations and psychological evaluations by Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz (they are rea doctors, right?) to tell us what the problem … Continue reading

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Despite Fever, Dirk Closes Strong As Mavs Tie Series 2-2 0

It is very easy to compare what Dirk Nowitzki did last night to what Michael Jordan did to the Utah Jazz back in Game Five of the 1997 NBA Finals because of the “sick superstar” narrative and while the performances … Continue reading

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Shawn Marion Is Revitalzing His Career This Post-Season 0

Back in 2006, the Phoenix Suns were the funnest team in the entire league to watch, especially in the post-season. Even though Amare Stoudemire had to sit things out due to a knee injury that forced him to miss all … Continue reading

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Miami’s Big Three Collaborate On The Play That Won Game Three 0

The Miami Heat were dangerously close to blowing another fourth quarter lead against the Dallas Mavericks last night. After losing homecourt advantage in game two by relinquishing a 15-point lead in the game’s last seven minutes, Miami found themselves up … Continue reading

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Dallas Pulls Off Another Stunning Comeback, Ties Miami 1-1 0

The Miami Heat are the most watched team in the NBA for one simple reason: they have star power. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and occasionally Chris Bosh are polarizing figures in NBA circles and the amount of attention their play … Continue reading

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Mavericks Struggle To Match-Up With LeBron James In Game One 0

Coming into the NBA Finals, most of the talk revolved around Dirk Nowitzki. Sometimes the talk was about his legacy and what a title would do for that but the most popular basketball topic was what the Heat would do … Continue reading

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