Archive for May, 2009
Friday, May 29th, 2009
I’m sure the blogosphere has been waiting for my response on the Memphis basketball allegations — something that started as a investigation into the Memphis’ women’s golf program — concerning Derrick Rose (not named, but let’s be serious here) and John Calipari. By now, you’ve heard most of the details, and if you are [...]
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Tags: Allegations, Derrick Rose, John Calipari, Kentucky Wildcats, Memphis Tigers
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
After letting last night slip away and fouling out in the process, Dwight Howard is none too pleased with the way he’s being officiated, which plays right into the current crop of conspiracy theories about the NBA Playoffs. In fact, tin foil hat wearers have plenty to choose from in this year’s race for [...]
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Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwight Howard, Lebron James, NBA Playoffs, Orlando Magic, Referees
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
It was another stellar performance from the King of Cleveland as he finished the job his teammates — *gasp* — started in the earlier quarters of Game 5. While he didn’t score over 40 for the first time since Game 2, Cleveland’s only other win in the series so far. Is this what [...]
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Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, Lebron James, NBA Playoffs, Orlando Magic, Stan Van Gundy, Triple Double
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
This should help quiet all the “The ESPN and the NBA want a Kobe/LeBron Finals” talk, right? In other news, I’m honestly surprised the above segment wasn’t sponsored by Vitamin Water.
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Tags: ESPN, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, NBA Finals, NBA Playoffs, SportsCenter
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
OK, I promise I’m not piling on Chris Andersen, but Odom’s dunk over the Denver Bird was just filthy, while serving as a nice little payback for the first quarter block Andersen had on Odom. For his troubles, Odom, who is still struggling with a back contusion, played his best game of the Conference [...]
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Tags: Birdman, Chris Andersen, Denver Nuggets, Dunks, Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Playoffs
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
The “other” Lakers potentially saved the team’s collective bacon last night with an inspired performance, led by folks like Lamar Odom and Shannon Brown, who both took turns victimizing Chris “Birdman” Andersen. Brown’s dunk was probably a little more significant because of the run the Lakers went on shortly thereafter — 11-0 to start [...]
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Tags: Birdman, Chris Andersen, Denver Nuggets, Dunks, Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Playoffs, Shannon Brown
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