NBA Web Roundup
Rudy Gay wants you to choose his dunk
Links from around the NBA…
I’m not even going to try to explain this Charles Barkley Video Game
Speaking of video games… here is a history of basketball video games
All Star Reserves are named… and I’m not pleased
I can’t believe 60% of NBA players are broke 5 [...]
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NBA Stars of the Week - Minnesota Timberwolves
A rare time to celebrate in Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves - The 5-34 T-Wolves pulled off a miracle week; beating Phoenix, Golden St. and New Jersey and barely losing in the last seconds at Boston. Not only had Minnesota not won back-to-back games all season, but between each of [...]
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NBA Power Rankings - Week 13
Rank - Team - (Record) - +/- Pt Differential - Previous Ranking
1 – New Orleans Hornets (31-12) +6.5 last week rank: 4
Week results: 4-0
2 – Boston Celtics (34-8) +10.7 last week rank: 1
Week results: 2-2
3 – Phoenix Suns (32-13) +5.6 last week rank: 3
Week results: 3-1
4 – Dallas [...]
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NBA All-Stars 2007-2008
Will Camby finally make an All-Star team?
Voting for the 2007-2008 NBA All-Stars is now over and the starters have been named. As usual, NBA fans have screwed it up and voted for popular players (cough, Carmelo Anthony) rather than the most deserving. In this post, I will do my [...]
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This video speaks for itself…
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Which players in the NBA are the difference makers for their teams?
This is a tough question to answer, but luckily for us the fantastic site 82Games does most of this work for us!
82Games calculates adjusted plus/minus (called Roland Rating) which they explain:
While some are content to use conventional stats like points, rebounds, and [...]
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NBA Web Roundup
Carmelo Anthony is the latest NBA star to go down with an injury
Top NBA Links for 1/22:
Carmelo Anthony sprains his ankle and Jermaine O’Neal might be out for the season. Also this week we saw injuries to Shaq, Gerald Wallace and Starbury.
The All-Star weekend will now feature H.O.R.S.E (well, one all-star weekend [...]
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NBA Star of the Week - Lebron James
Another huge week for Lebron as the Cavs have won 7 of their last 8
Lebron James - King James becomes the first two-time winner of the Star of the Week award as he led the Cavs to road victories at Memphis and San Antonio. For the [...]
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NBA Power Rankings - Week 12
Rank - Team - (Record) - +/- Pt Differential - Previous Ranking
1 – Boston Celtics (32-6) +11.6 last week rank: 1
Week results: 2-1
2 – Dallas Mavericks (27-12) +4.7 last week rank: 2
Week results: 1-1
3 – Phoenix Suns (29-12) +5.8 last week rank: 3
Week results: 3-1
4 – New Orleans [...]
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Vince Carter for Jermaine O’Neal Deal Back On?
It is being reported that the Nets and Pacers have resumed talks of a trade that would send Vince Carter to Indiana for Jermaine O’Neal.
The Nets should think long and hard before they trade Vince Carter for Jermaine O’Neal. It seems like everyone loves to pile [...]
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*** Updated 2007-2008 NBA MVP post (Feb 26)
The guy who runs this blog is doing a group piece and asked a bunch of us NBA bloggers who will win the NBA MVP this year. Well, I gave him my response as to who I think the MVP has been so far plus my list [...]
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NBA Player Nicknames
This is the last in a 6-post series on current NBA player nicknames.
Click here for an updated list of all NBA Nicknames.
Allen Iverson: A man of many nicknames
Denver Nuggets
Carmelo Anthony – Melo
Marcus Camby – the Cambyman
Yakhouba Diawara – Kooba
Steven Hunter – the Postman
Allen Iverson – AI, the Answer, Jewelz, Me Myself and Iverson, [...]
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NBA Power Rankings - Week 11
Rank - Team - (Record) - +/- Pt Differential - Previous Ranking
1 – Boston Celtics (30-5) +11.6 last week rank: 1
Week results: 1-2
2 – Dallas Mavericks (26-11) +5.2 last week rank: 8
Week results: 3-0
3 – Phoenix Suns (26-11) +5.2 last week rank: 6
Week results: 3-1
4 – LA Lakers (25-11) +6.6 [...]
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NBA Star of the Week - Kobe Bryant
Kobe and the Lakers are on a roll
Kobe Bryant - Remember those trade demands from the offseason? Kobe isn’t demanding a trade to the Bulls now, thats for sure. The Lakers have won 10 of their last 11 and have climbed to only 1/2 game [...]
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Links from around the NBA…
Chris Bosh wants your vote.
Insane story of what happened to former basketball star Tony Harris in Brazil
ESPN’s comparison of the top 50 rookies in the NBA
Sports Guy’s Annual NBA Trade Value column (a few weeks old)
Video of Pistons pregame dancing, led by Rasheed Wallace
Interview with the Knicks fan who was [...]
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