Today, after receiving a pair of free tickets to the Pistons/Nuggets game at the Palace, I had a few reactions.
My first one was, “Hell Yeah! Free Pistons Tickets!”
The second one was, “Have I seen Carmelo Anthony in person?” I had to think about it, but nope, I’ve never seen ‘Melo play.
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Tim Donaghy, the referee who spent 15 months in a federal prison for his role in a betting scandal that rocked the NBA, is out of prison and looking to make a splash once again.
The NBA did a phenomenal job sweeping the whole Donaghy scandal under the rug as best they could when the revelations were made public that he had ties to organized crime and that he may or may not have affected the outcomes of NBA games.
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www.sporcle.com is awesome. It’s a great place to waste time.
If you’ve never heard of it, basically it is a website that gives you the topic to a list of people, places, or things, and you have a certain amount on time to guess all the answers in the list.
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Officially, attendance was listed for the Los Angeles Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies game last night at 10,012.
The only way that number was over 10,000 is if you took every person in the arena, counted every person whose number was stored in their cell phone, and multiplied it by two.
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Have you looked at the league leaders yet this season?
There are some familiar faces atop some of the big categories. Kobe leads the league in scoring. Nash leads the league in assists. Rondo leads the league in steals.
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I wrote a short blog last week about Allen Iverson being unhappy with his role in Memphis, and I predicted that by March 1st the Grizzlies would send him home.
I mean, it was obvious that it was a marriage that was doomed from the start.
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Last week in “Fun With Box Scores” I took a look at about ten different things that jumped out from the previous week’s box scores.
It was the initial plan to roll out ten more fun little facts that I discovered while rummaging through the box scores this week, but I came across one box score that was so unique that I don’t feel like any other stat line from the week is worthy of being in the same post as this one.
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LeBron James makes his only trip to Madison Square Garden tonight.
For the past two seasons there has been plenty of talk about LeBron bolting his hometown of Cleveland for the bright lights of New York City.
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He fooled me yet again.
We’ve seen this act before. Andrew Bynum, through the first five games, is averaging over 20-10, yet again.
It’s nothing new. For the third straight season, the young, potential stud, center for the Los Angeles Lakers has hit the ground running and has shown flashes of being an all-star caliber center in the NBA.
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The NBA season is officially underway (unless you live in Chicago or Milwaukee).
After several hours parked in front of the NBA League Pass for the past two days, it’s time for some first impressions.
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Happy New Year!
With the new NBA season set to tip off with four games tonight, here are some of the things I’ll be watching for in tonight’s action.
Boston @ Cleveland, 7:30pm
I can’t wait to see LeBron again this season. Last year, coming off the Olympics, you could see that his focus was on improving defensively. Now, without a summer in the spotlight, I’m curious to see if he’s made any improvements to his already unreal game. Is this the year we finally see LeBron use his Karl Malone-like body to beast on people inside?
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Disappointing news for NBA fans everywhere, courtesy of yahoo:
"LOS ANGELES (AP)—Blake Griffin’s (notes) NBA debut has been pushed back indefinitely after the Los Angeles Clippers revealed late Monday night that their No. 1 overall draft pick has a broken left kneecap.
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Welcome to the Diary of an NBA Junkie.
My Name is Scott Shepherd, and I’m addicted to the NBA.
After a few years of covering the NBA for a great website, www.sports-central.org, I’ve decided to branch out and start my own blog.
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Grant Hill has a few tough decisions ahead of him. Stay with the Suns where his family has settled, go to Boston for a chance to win a championship and get out of the first round of the playoffs fo
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1. Julius Erving: Dr. J
2. Dominique Wilkins: The Human Highlight Reel
3. George Gervin: The Iceman
4. Ervin Johnson: Magic
5. Michael Jordan: Air Jordan
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1. LeBron James: Analysts and writers seem to be 50/50 on the LeBron/Kobe debate. I pick LeBron.
2. Kobe Bryant: Probably one of the 10 greatest players ever. And counting.
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When I wake up in the morning and make myself some breakfast I typically enjoy sitting down, turning on the TV and watching SportsCenter to catch up on the latest sports news. I'm still pretty tired and kind of trying to get myself mentally prepared for another day so I figure this is a good thing to watch since it doesn't require much thinking and usually isn't depressing like the news would normally be.
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I'll start it off that these are just plainly predictions. My very own gut feeling and how I assume that the season will turn out to be. My opinion is influenced by current stats and my overall impression regarding the NBA teams and players.
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Last night, we lost another star to the pre-season. Antawn Jamison went down with a knee injury after playing only 4 mins. Which begs the question why do we need a pre-season anyway. Now the Washin
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Though they don't seem as devastating as the Soriano/Pujols loss I wrote about yesterday, two key players have gone down on two other teams today. Cleveland put Victor Martinez on the DL, while Seattle placed its once-reliable closer JJ Putz back on the DL, both with elbow injuries. And unlike Soriano's freak fracture, there were hints at undiagnosed problems with both Martinez and Putz.
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If this trend continues then Boston fans have nothing to worry about. With home court advantage throughout the playoffs the Celtics have the inside track to the NBA title. I have never seen anything like this before. Home court advantage is obviously important, it is why teams play the whole regular season and it’s why Major League Baseball puts it up for grabs every July in the All-Star game. But I didn’t know that playing in front of your home crowd mattered this much.
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Yesterday I chose the Detroit Pistons to come out of the East. It was a very difficult call between then and the Boston Celtics and I do believe the Celtics are the better team but as I said I think their energy will run out. The Celtics played every game like it was the NBA Finals this season and like the Mavericks last year it will cost them in the playoffs. Today I discuss the other side of the bracket and tell you how the West will be won and who will win it.
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They are finally here. After months of riveting basketball and a Western Conference race that went down to the last night of the season, they are here. Of course, I would be talking about the 2008 NBA Playoffs. The playoffs that have a chance to be the best in a long time. When was the last time a 50-win team is an 8 seed and has basically no chance of winning their first round season? When was the last time 2 of the best teams in the lead and 2 of the 5 teams that have a chance at winning it all, met in the first round? Forget all of that, when was the last time people were excited to begin the 2 month stretch for the title? Before any of this can begin we must take a look at each series and make some (gulp!!!) predictions.
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Very rarely does an MVP race turn out the way last year’s American League race did. A no-brainer. It was obvious to see that Alex Rodriguez would win and by a large margin. Usually there are two or three candidates and you can make a case for all of them. This years MVP race in the National Basketball Association is no different then the AL race last season though, it’s just no one sees it. There are seven or eight people who you could make a strong case for but picking the winner is easier then people think. That’s only if you use my way of finding the true MVP.
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During Wednesday night's loss to the Boston Celtics, Suns players and fans could all but join in while the Celtic following made it clear who they thought was the league's most valuable player. As Kevin Garnett stepped to the line with 6 minutes left in the game, the crowd began chanting M-V-P, and KG preceded to go about business as usual, netting two free throws and then making his way back down the floor on defense.
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Tonight at 7pm EST we get a look at the cream of the Eastern crop in the Boston Celtics as they play host to the Phoenix Suns, in a game that is sure to have all the intensity of a possible NBA Finals preview.
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Apparently the Miami Heat and the Phoenix Suns have agreed on a trade that would send Shaquille O'Neal to Phoenix in exchange for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks. I believe this is simply a knee-jerk reaction to the Los Angeles Lakers' acquisition of Pau Gasol (a brilliant move by L.A., by the way) and do not see how this trade can make sense from the Suns' vantage point.
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The Phoenix Suns have handed the San Antonio Spurs their first home court loss this season. After winning the last 13 home games, the Spurs put up another great fight keeping the score close. The last ten minutes were amazing as neither team was able to gain more than a two point lead, until the Suns gained the advantage in the last 18 seconds. Grant Hill scored a team high of 22 points while Leandro Barbosa came out strong with 18 points, and Amare Stoudemire had 17 of his own.
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I love hearing when athletes give back to the community. The Phoenix Suns have made the lives of children in Banner Children's Hospital in Mesa a little brighter. Bringing wagons full of presents, the Phoenix Suns team members brought smiles to those children they were able to visit. Leandro Barbosa, Sean Marks, DJ Strawberry, and Shawn Marion all participated in the fun.
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