The Allen Iverson interview (part I)
Allen Iverson is one of the most controversial superstars in the NBA. He was known as having too big an ego, not playing team ball, being too ghetto and not being smart enough. Here AI shows a different side - more reflective, honest, open and self-critical than usual. Allen, you think ...
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March 31, 2009
Dirk Nowitzki talked to us (Part I)
FiveMagazine.com sat down for a long chat with Dallas Mavericks and Germany star Dirk Nowitzki. Here is part one of a three-part interview where the former NBA MVP talks about his off-season, the differences of being a go-to and a role player and thoughts one day leaving the Big-D. Every summer ...
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February 25, 2009
The plays of a champ: Dribble-Drive-Motion
The Dribble-Drive-Motion (DDM) was invented by college coach Vance Wahlberg and is an offensive play used mostly at the high school and college levels. Even the Boston Celtics added this method to their playbook last season and run it about 30% of their offensive plays. Instead of passing the ball to ...
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February 19, 2009
The plays of a champ: Fast break and Early Offense
The Boston Celtics started the new season setting a record. I guess some people asked themselves, “Why are Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and this team so great?” After some DVD analysis we have the answers; our results will be expounded in a series of articles. The Boston Celtics: NBA Champions 2008. ...
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February 17, 2009
FAQ: Lakers best defensive team?
Phil Jackson’s team learned it the hard way in the 2008 Finals, when Boston basically dominated them: “We know that Boston played better defense than us.” And Pau Gasol is not the only one to notice that “If you want to win it all, you also have to play the ...
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February 11, 2009
There is only one way …
...to play basketball: HARD! A legendary basketball shirt says, “There is only one way to play basketball: HARD!" This is more than understandable. Why are there still so many professional basketball players that just don’t get it? January on planet Earth: the so-called "dog days" in the NBA. There is just less ...
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February 10, 2009
Hire And Fire!
P.J. Carlesimo, Eddie Jordan, Sam Mitchell, Randy Wittman, Maurice Cheeks, Reggie Theus. No fewer than six NBA head coaches had been fired even before Christmas this year. None could fulfill the hopes the fans, team and management had before the season. What have been the reasons for so many job ...
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February 6, 2009
