A new star is born
Gordon appeared to have won the trust of his bosses. Next it was time to convince the rest of the league. Despite the guard’s offensive outbursts, there were still insiders within the reporting industry who showed the Clipper youngster the cold shoulder. Gordon was then named the NBA’s Rookie of ...
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July 2, 2009
Eric Gordon – Flash Gordon
There was a ray of hope emerging from the Los Angeles Clippers’ nightmare season. Rookie guard Eric Gordon did all he could against the club's losing nature. And the rest of the league slowly became aware of it. Text: Johannes Korge Fans of the Los Angeles Clippers are a special bunch. It ...
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July 1, 2009
Iverson: The Answer for whose question?
After being released by the Pistons before the Playoffs and even talking about retiring, the basketball world is asking itself: Where will the road take Allen Iverson? There is one thing you have to say about Allen Iverson. The man known as The Answer never shied away from anyone or anything ...
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May 14, 2009
Young:”I am ready to do whatever the team needs from me”
Young's hard work in the off-season paid off right away at the start of the season. Despite signing Elton Brand, Philly started the season very slowly and worked hard to make up for their poor early record. But Thaddeus Young had a great start, shooting out of the starting gates ...
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May 13, 2009
Thaddeus Young: The positive tweener
Why in the world is everyone waiting for the arrival/comeback/return to health of Elton Brand? The willing learner and prematurely mature Thaddeus Young has become the Philadelphia 76ers’ all-around forward. Text: Tobias Pox There are many forms of quickness. Thaddeus Charles Young apparently has them all. If you’re talking about sprinting up and ...
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May 12, 2009
NBA Playoffs 2010!
While the elite of the league is fighting for the NBA championship, the rest of the teams have headed into the off-season. The early season exit was a big setback for a number of numbers. Why? Because the following teams will play in the post-season next year. And here we ...
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May 11, 2009
Toronto Raptors season review – What’s next?
Toronto gladly finished their season full of turmoil, which meant the first time not making the Playoffs since 2007. The former Coach of the Year Sam Mitchell left after just 17 games and his successor Jay Triano was never able to shed the title of "interim coach". The result was ...
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May 8, 2009
“Nate the Great”?
Even in college, Robinson showed his fondness for bold actions and breaking unwritten rules. In 2004, the University of Washington guard picked a game against rival Oregon to unleash a mild controversy. His Huskies already had secured the victory with less than seven seconds left in the game. The first ...
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April 23, 2009
Nate Robinson: Little Gigant
As one of the shortest players in the NBA, Nate Robinson has not only twice taken the Slam Dunk Contest crown at the All-Star Game. On good days he drives any defender in the league crazy - and drives his coach crazy on bad ones. Text: Johannes Korge Whenever a player shorter ...
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April 21, 2009
Chancey Billups would buy tickets to see Lebron
In Part 2 of this interview with FIVE, Billups talks about paying to see fellow NBA stars, Shaquille O'Neal, trade rumors, coming from Colorado and playing Wii with his daughters. With the game on the line, who would you take of all the NBA players? Oh man, there's a lot of them. ...
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April 17, 2009
