Archive for April, 2009
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
This, my friends, is Duke basketball’s attempt to “hip their program up and sell it to the young folk,” if I may borrow from David Cross. It’s a not a bad video, although, it seems to be a subconscious acknowledgment from the program that they understand the public perception of Duke outside of ESPN [...]
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Tags: ACC Basketball, Coach K, Commercials, Duke Blue Devils, John Wall
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
I was drawn to this video via the Star Wars-style crawl and stuck around to see what was being said. Um, no, the Hornets were not robbed, unless you consider getting completely outplayed being robbed. The contention is the referees would call a foul on New Orleans every time they made a run, [...]
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Tags: Beatdown, Denver Nuggets, Fans, NBA Playoffs, New Orleans Hornets
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
No offense to Miami or Atlanta, but you guys need to hurry up and end your series. It would help if the teams would quit acting bi-polar as well. Each game has been decided by double-digits and just when you think a team has control over the series, the other wins. Currently, [...]
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Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Dunks, Dwyane Wade, Josh Smith, Miami Heat, NBA Playoffs
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
As expected, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard has been suspended by the NBA for Game 6 of the Orlando/Philadelphia series. Howard earned his one-game exile by elbowing Sixers center Samuel Dalembert in the head. Game 6 is tomorrow night in Philadelphia, and without Howard and injured Courtney Lee — also courtesy of a [...]
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Tags: Dwight Howard, Elbows, NBA Playoffs, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
And after that stirring comeback with about 80 seconds left in the game, can you blame them, really? Granted, she could’ve aimed her fingered response at Martin Brodeur for allowing what Barry Melrose referred to as two “soft goals” by, but seeing how she had to endure the Hurricanes celebrating right in front of [...]
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Tags: Carolina Hurricanes, Fans, New Jersey Devils, NHL Playoffs, Stanley Cup
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
If Stan Van Jeremy thought life without Jameer Nelson was difficult, imagine how he’ll feel when Orlando and Philly go at it in Game 6 — most likely without Stan’s main man, Dwight Howard. As you can see in the video, Howard’s mountain-sized elbow made contact with Samuel Dalembert’s noggin… Because Superman threw [...]
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Tags: Courtney Lee, Dwight Howard, Elbows, Hard Fouls, NBA Playoffs, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers
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