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If Doc Rivers hadn't returned, the band would have broken up in Boston
Aug 19, 2010, 12:01 PM EDT
Leave a commentDoc Rivers gave very serious consideration to walking away, taking a season off from basketball to hang with his children and decompress. But he decided to give it one more shot. If he had deciding something else, the rest of the Celtics core would have splintered as well, Paul Pierce told Comcast New England (via…
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While certain agents and back-room deal loves may be pushing for fast action, nothing fast is going to happen with Carmelo Anthony. Denver needs to get a general manager first. Then this GM will want to talk to ‘Melo face-to-face, Then the powers that be need decide if they are going to trade him or…
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When it comes to vacation destinations, the Italian island of Sardinia blows Indianapolis out of the water. No offense intended, Indiana, it blows all but a handful of places in the United States out of the water. It is a stunningly beautiful place. So despite the fact that Indianapolis is a better basketball destination, it’s…
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Stephen Curry is still listed as day-to-day, but Thursday wasn’t that day. Curry sat out Team USA’s Thursday practice in Spain, according to John Schuhman of NBA.com. However, he is said to be improving and will be back on the court soon. Now, does soon mean before this weekend’s Team USA games (Lithuania on Saturday…
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You can play H-O-R-S-E against Dwight Howard. No dunks, though.
Aug 19, 2010, 9:20 AM EDT
Can you consistently knock down free throws? If so, you stand a good chance of beating Dwight Howard in H-O-R-S-E. And if you have the money, you can get to play him. Howard is auctioning off the chance to play H-O-R-S-E against him to raise money for Usher’s New Look Foundation (hat tip to CNBC’s…
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With the Clippers Donald Sterling, it's not just the coaches you know who get screwed
Aug 19, 2010, 9:03 AM EDT
We’ve written before about Mike Dunleavy having to go to court to get the last year of his $6.5 million guaranteed contract paid (and getting sued back by the team. It’s a Donald Sterling Clipper tradition dating back to Bill Fitch — once you’re let go, the checks stop. Contracts be damned. That applies to…
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Paul Pierce wonders if Miami's big three can make the sacrifices Boston's stars did
Aug 19, 2010, 8:25 AM EDT
In the summer of 2007, the Boston Celtics put together three superstars to form a championship team, not completely different than Miami did this summer. However Boston’s stars were older and could see the end of their careers, they were past their physical primes but still were (and are) high caliber players. They were guys…
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Krzyzewski sees this summer as chance to build winning culture
Aug 18, 2010, 10:50 PM EDT
It’s not a coincidence that the same franchises seem to win year after year in basketball (both NBA and college). Talent is part of that, true. But even as talent changes over year after year, decade after decade, certain teams rise to the top. They have a culture of winning, something that runs from the…
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UPDATE 9:25 pm: New Trail Blazers General Manager Rich Cho wasn’t moved by all this, according to a tweet from Marc Spears at Yahoo. POR GM Rich Cho tells Y! he has no plans of releasing Fernandez out of contract and he will “make the best decision for the organization.” 6:40 pm: Rudy Fernandez wants…
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Hornets will charge more to see Heat, Lakers than Grizzlies, Pacers
Aug 18, 2010, 9:10 PM EDT
Variable ticket pricing is coming to a city near you. It will. By the end of this decade it will be thought of as common for every major sports franchise in America. What is it? Simply put, it will cost more to see in-demand teams like the Lakers or Heat on a weekend night than…
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Don't worry Cleveland, John Mayer has your back; will wear Cavs jersey at Miami concert
Aug 18, 2010, 7:30 PM EDT
Cleveland is “Dreaming With A Broken Heart” after The Decision. Don’t worry Cleveland. John Mayer has your back. Rather than “Waiting on the World To Change” he is going to stir the pot himself. He may even end up on LeBron’s fabled list, even though LeBron is “Bigger Than My Body.” At a recent concert…
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Usain Bolt is an athletic freak of nature. The fastest… er, second fastest man in the world. A guy too tall to be a sprinter who makes it look effortless as he blows past people. And he thinks of Kevin Durant as a role model, he told the London Globe and Mail: When I was…
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Nobody in the league is better coming off the high pick than Steve Nash. He’s quick, but it’s not about quick. He’s got crazy handles, but it’s not about that either. The pick-and-roll is all about decision making and there is nobody who makes the right read and quick pass better than Nash. But his…
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Dime Magazine had the video rolling at the NBA Rookie Day photo shoot when John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins — the two former Kentucky stars — played a little impromptu one-on-one. Make sure you watch through to the one crushing Cousins block. He is going to be fun this season, people.
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Stan Van Gundy: Heat roster better than any of Jordan's Bulls rosters
Aug 18, 2010, 2:59 PM EDT
No doubt the Heat are going to be good. Very good. But expectations some comparisons and expectations are getting a little ridiculous. Stan Van Gundy is happy to feed the mania, as he did with Dan LeBatard on 790 the Ticket in Miami: “If I look at what the Bulls did winning 72 games and…
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Yesterday was the annual rookie photo shoot, where we get a first look at the rookies in uniforms, in some cases one of the best looks as they never get their sweats off during the season. Here are a few of the best photos from the event. John Wall Larry Sanders DeMarcus Cousins Devin Ebanks…
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It’s trendy to hate the Heat, what with their ripping the hearts out of Cleveland to form the Superfriends. Trust me, plenty of people around the league have the hate, some going so far as to say the only thing that could ever get them to root for the Lakers in the finals would be…
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Stephen Curry twists ankle at Team USA practice, is day-to-day
Aug 18, 2010, 12:50 PM EDT
And somewhere in Maui, for a reason unbeknownst to him, Don Nelson felt a chill go up his spine…. In the final minutes of a Team USA practice scrimmage Wednesday, Stephen Curry went down with a twisted ankle, according to John Schuhman of NBA.com. The team is calling it mild and he is day-to-day. Team…
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Your team may have a better trade for 'Melo, but if he wants to go to New York he will
Aug 18, 2010, 12:37 PM EDT
It’s everybody’s favorite new game — come up with a trade for Carmelo Anthony. ‘Melo wants out of Denver and from radio talk shows in Chicago to Timberwolves message boards everybody has an offer to bring Anthony to their city. Chicago fans have a plan. So do Nets fans, Lakers fans, Magic fans and so…
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Anderson Varejao injured in international game, will be out one week
Aug 18, 2010, 12:02 PM EDT
UPDATE 12:02 pm: The Brazilian doctors have taken an MRI of Varejao’s right ankle and there is no serious damage. In fact, he could play tomorrow, according to Cleveland AP writer Tom Withers. Also, the Cavaliers have spoken to Varejao and know this is nothing serious. 8:56 am: Cleveland’s Anderson Varejao suffered an ankle injury…
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It’s trendy now to say you didn’t watch “The Decision” because you had better things to do. Wash your hair, read “Ulysses” or whatever. But mature people like Shaq didn’t watch it. Well, Jerry Buss did, as he told ESPNLosAngeles.com during a Lakers charity poker event. “[It was] mixed emotions. My feeling was that he…
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Larry Bird issues statement, Lance Stephenson wants to talk to him
Aug 18, 2010, 10:18 AM EDT
On Oct. 19, Lance Stephenson will have to appear in a New York court to face charges of assault, reckless endangerment and menacing after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and the mother of his child, throwing her down a flight of stairs according to police. Those legal issues should be at the front of Stephenson’s…
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Brandon Roy apologizes for appearance in marijuana positive rap video
Aug 18, 2010, 9:50 AM EDT
Brandon Roy is pretty late to the “appear in a rap video” trend. If pasty white Mark Cuban is doing one before you, you are tardy. But Roy — along with Atlanta’s Jamal Crawford — is in the new video for Cali & Cavalli’s “What They Want,” which first showed up over at BlazersEdge. The…
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There are enough conspiracy theories around LeBron’s elbow that I’m convinced it was injured by the man in the grassy knoll. While LeBron doubters have called it imagined, in a much-overlooked part of the GQ interview James said the elbow still bothered him (the interviews took place in July). “I go out there and get…
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One man puts together the entire NBA schedule. And you thought a Rubik's Cube was hard.
Aug 17, 2010, 11:00 PM EDT
This makes a 1,000 piece puzzle of a polar bear on a snowy landscape look like child’s play. Matt Winick makes the NBA schedule. Him and a computer. No team of guys slaving over diagrams and flipping through reems of information. Well, there are reems of information, but just one guy. Kevin Arnovitz did a…
