Posts Tagged ‘Orlando Magic’

The Evolution of the Alley-Oop?

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Watch the dunk by Dwight Howard in the lead video, but pay attention to the pass that allowed him to dunk it. It was a high-off-the-glass shot/pass from Jameer Nelson that paved the way for Howard to splash the ball down. The play was executed so effectively, it forced some NBA scholars to [...]

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Kobe’s Most Valuable Dunk

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

In light of all the Joe Buck BS going on, I had the idea that a dunk post would be a little more entertaining… Sorry, I’m just not that taken with play-by-play announcers getting a talk show. I’m even less enthused when it takes Artie Lange acting like Artie Lange to generate headlines [...]

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Kobe Shows Off His Jordan Hop

Monday, June 15th, 2009

After realizing his fourth ring was secured, Kobe Bryant did a little jubilant jump for joy as he was heading towards the Lakers bench. It was as if Kobe was releasing enough steam to power the entire steam train industry as all of his hard work and effort finally paid off. And while [...]

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Was Dwight Howard Cursed By EA?

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Did EA’s “Madden Curse” wander over to their NBA property? One would think after the way Dwight Howard bricked those free throws in the closing seconds of Game 4… Unless you’d rather believe the reveal of EA’s NBA Live 2010 cover, featuring Dwight Howard, and the corresponding missed free throws are unrelated.
Where’s [...]

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Choking It All Away (NBA Finals)

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Derek Fisher deserves all the credit in the world, as does Phil Jackson for sticking with him. Nevertheless, they both should be thanking Dwight Howard and his impotent attempts from the free throw line with a chance to ice the game. If Howard only hits one, Fisher’s late-game heroics from the 3-point line [...]

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Who Wants It More? (NBA Finals)

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Lots on the line tonight. For the Lakers, it’s a chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead and for Orlando, an opportunity to put everything back to square one. There’s a lot to keep an eye on tonight. Things like, will the Lakers get Pau Gasol the ball in a position [...]

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