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Greg Oden Injured Again

The Portland Trailblazers have made some of the worst draft choices in the history of the NBA. Many make the argument that it all started in 1974 with Bill Walton as the 1st overall pick by the Blazers, but anyone with an ounce of knowledge would never refer to this ...

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December 7, 2009

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Tracy McGrady Feels Unwanted

Almost 10 months have passed since Tracy McGrady has been on the court in a Rockets uniform. Once regarded as the franchise player and one of the best in the league, McGrady is today somewhat of the forgotten man in Houston. Trevor Ariza is now wearing T-Mac's old number 1, ...

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November 20, 2009

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Cleveland Struggles

Six games into the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers are a disappointing 3-3, with losses to Boston, Toronto and Chicago. Fairly or unfairly, the criticism has already begun. A lot is expected of King James and his Cavs. Especially considering the fact that it could be James' last season in Cleveland. ...

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November 6, 2009

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Stephen Jackson Demands Trade

When Baron Davis bailed out of Golden State to sign with the Clippers, most believed that with this loss of their best player and leader, the Warriors would once again become insignificant. Fans feared losing Stephen Jackson as well, who was very close with Davis. He wasn't shy about his ...

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October 24, 2009

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Happy 09/10 NBA Season!

With only five days until the 2009/2010 NBA season officially begins, as a fan of the game one gets more and more excited by the minute. It was not long ago that the Eastern Conference was referred to as the JV league of the NBA, where for a stretch of ...

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October 22, 2009

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Kobe Bryant – The most hated player

The Lakers are the champions - and once again here come the comparisons. You can think what you want about the Kobe vs. MJ discussion. But one thing is certain from both sides of the argument - MJ was loved and Kobe is hated. Even fanatical Kobe supporters have to ...

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July 15, 2009

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Bargnani is from Rome – the city which doesn’t need anything else

Even as a rookie, Bargnani was isolated from most of the team in Toronoto. He mainly spent time with Spaniard Jorge Garbajosa, who he knew from his time in Treviso and who spoke Italian. At home, the football fan watched on satellite games of his favorite club, Lazio Roma, giving ...

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July 8, 2009

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Ray of hope in darkness!

Against the Bulls, Bargnani scored 28 points in a 134-129 victory as Chicago could not solve the big Italian just like they couldn't in an earlier meeting in January. Back then, Bargnani set a career-high with 31 points. But the victory over the Bulls, who earned the seventh spot in ...

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July 7, 2009

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Andrea Bargnani – The Roman Riddle

Mercilessly overrated or just wrongly used? Arrogant European or sensible Italian? For a long time Andrea Bargnani just brought up questions. This season he finally delivered some answered. Text: Jens Möller What does Andrea Bargnani think? Slam basketball magazine nicknamed him "Bargnigma" - stemming from enigma. And the 23-year-old Italian rarely shows ...

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July 6, 2009

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Liar! Liar! Liar!

That led to one of the most heated recruiting battles in recent college history. In 2005, Gordon gave the University of Illinois an oral commitment. But EJ – “Eric Jr.” – would rather have played at Indiana University. Gordon’s father however did not like Indiana’s then coach Mike Davis or ...

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July 3, 2009