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Lakers Finally Land Dwight Howard 0

After months of rumors, speculation, name-calling, indecision, and about 100 different reports from Woj, the biggest storyline and the biggest headache of 2012 is now over with as Dwight Howard will be officially be a Los Angeles Laker as soon … Continue reading

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Look Upon My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair 0

Kevin Garnett had been written off to the dustbin of history. His skills in serious decline and his bark having become decidedly worse than his bite, a reputation for empty trash talk had caught up with KG and reduced the … Continue reading

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Playoff Preview: Chicago vs Philadelphia 0

#1 Chicago Bulls (50-16): 91.6 possessions per game, 104.3 points per 100 possessions, 95.5 points allowed per 100 possessions #8 Philadelphia 76ers (35-31): 91.7 possessions per game, 101.7 points per 100 possessions, 96.2 points allowed per 100 possessions Team Match-up … Continue reading

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Jordan’s March Power Rankings 0

30. Charlotte Bobcats 7-42 Last 10: 2-8 Last Month 30 The Bobcats are still the Bobcats. They’re in Charlotte. Bobcattin’ around, doing Bobcat things. You get the impression that if you let them in your house, the would hiss at … Continue reading

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Sixers Acquire Sam Young From Memphis 0

The Memphis Grizzlies are sending small forward Sam Young to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for the rights to 2005 draft pick Ricky Sanchez in our first deal of deadline day. These two teams worked together to complete a deal earlier … Continue reading

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First Annual Chase-Down Block All-Stars 0

With All-Star weekend just days away I thought it was time to make my all-star picks for this season. My criteria was simple: I picked 12 players from each conference that I thought played best during the first half of … Continue reading

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Jordan’s January Pauer Rankings 0

30. Charlotte Bobcats 3-18 Last 10: 1-9 Oh, Charlotte, you’ve fought hard to be this bad. You’ve started Boris Diaw at center, dusted off the old Bobkittens meme, and even had Head Coach Paul Silas to say things like “It’s … Continue reading

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TI-89 Don’t Lie 0

One of the things that we depend on when trying to make sense of this crazy thing we call the NBA is statistics. Everything from the simple box score to the wonderful sabremetric statistics can help you learn many interesting … Continue reading

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Attacking The Boards: Where Philly Keeps Impressing 0

87 97 Last season, the Toronto Raptors only had 14 games when they allowed less than 100 points per 100 possessions and at the end of the season they were dead last in defensive efficiency. Just nine games into the … Continue reading

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Snakebitten Grizzlies Acquire Speights In Three-Team Deal 0

The Memphis Grizzlies have had a very rough start to their 2011-12 campaign. After having such a great showing in the playoffs last year, the Grizzlies came into the season with great expectations, with some even believing they’d make it … Continue reading

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