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Read MoreBrooklyn Nets: Ranking the Best Players by Position in Team History
The Brooklyn Nets franchise has spent its entire 46-year existence bouncing around the New York metropolitan area, first in the fledgling American Basketball Association and, since 1976-77, in the NBA. Born as the New Jersey Americans in the inaugural season of the ABA, the team played its home games in a converted armory in Teaneck, N.J. The Americans were scheduled to host the Kentucky Colonels in a...
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Read MoreBuilding The Perfect NBA Player Part VI: Shooting
Welcome to Building The Perfect NBA Player Part VI: Shooting. This is the sixth installment of a 10-part series in which we’ll be building an NBA player from scratch, using 10 different categories to create our player. If you want to keep an eye out for the other parts, check out the “Building” homepage. What Makes A Good Shooter? If we took the leader in true shooting percentage and...
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Read MoreNBA Finals: Review and Grades For Game 5
Game 5 of the 2013 NBA Finals is in the books. The San Antonio Spurs ran out winners over the Miami Heat, defeating the reigning champions 114-104 in another exciting game. While Tony Parker led all scorers with 26 points, the game belonged to Manu Ginobili, who scored 24 points and dished 10 assists. Ginobili has looked a shell of his former self so far this series, but tonight he rolled back the years....
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Read MoreDetroit Pistons: Point Guard Question Looms for Maurice Cheeks
The Detroit Pistons have tried the combo-guard approach to the point guard position since dealing away Chauncey Billups in 2008 and the results have been … not good. The Pistons signed Billups as a free agent from the Minnesota Timberwolves in July 2002, his sixth team in just six seasons for the No. 3 overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft. Billups was drafted by the Boston Celtics, traded to the...
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Read MorePortland Trail Blazers: 5 Targets for 2013 NBA Draft
The Portland Trail Blazers were in contention for a playoff berth in the Western Conference for the first half of the 2012-13 season. However, the Blazers’ struggles on defense and their lack of depth caught up with them the second half of the season. With LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum and Damian Lillard, the Blazers have a solid core group and are only a player or two away from having a team...
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Read MoreGolden State Warriors: Can Dubs Maintain Momentum?
After a playoff run that brought the Golden State Warriors into the national spotlight, Golden State must take advantage of this upcoming offseason. Although they do not have any picks in the upcoming draft, the focus for the Warriors should be on working with its current core, starting with the players eligible for free agency this summer. Despite Stephen Curry’s record-setting regular season and...
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NBA Finals: How Important Is Game 5 for Spurs? History Says Very
The San Antonio Spurs have one more home game in 2012-13, Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, June 16. With the series tied 2-2, how important is Game 5 to the Spurs’ title hopes? History says it’s extremely important. Since the NBA went to the 2-3-2 scheduling format for the NBA Finals in 1984-85, 10 Finals have been tied 2-2. The Game 5 winner has gone on to win seven times. However, of the three teams...
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Read MoreNBA Draft 2013: Louisville’s Gorgui Dieng Player Profile
Gorgui Dieng, C, Louisville, 6’11’’, 230 lbs 2012-13 collegiate stats: 9.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.5 blocks in 31 minutes Fresh off a national championship, former Louisville center Gorgui Dieng will be entering the draft as one of the older players at age 23. Despite this, he is projected to be a first-round pick. Strengths Gorgui Dieng’s wingspan measures in at 7’4’’ — something that will impress...
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