By Kyle Henry
Samardo Samuels (Photo. Nike)
NIKE SUPER 6 PREVIEW
St. Benedict’s Gray Bees
Head Coach: Dan Hurley
Overall Record: 10-0
After dispatching of the previously #1 ranked Oak Hill team on national TV, the Gray Bees are on everyone’s radar. The Newark, New Jersey prep school is loaded with talent and has been on a roll in the early season. […]
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Dec 29, 2007 / 5:27 am
By Dime Magazine
Photo. Mannion
How long before Dwyane Wade snaps? Flash had a monster line against Orlando last night: 48 points, 11 dimes, 7 boards, 3 blocks and 3 steals, and the Heat still lost. Granted, Shaq (hip) wasn’t available to help with the Dwight Howard (29 pts, 21 rebs) project, but Miami can’t waste a D-Wade career […]
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By Kyle Henry
Dexter Strickland (Photo. Kelly Kline)
NIKE SUPER 6 PREVIEW
St. Patrick’s Celtics
Head Coach: Kevin Boyle
Season Record: 6-0
Don’t feel sorry for St. Pat’s because they graduated two high-profile D1 players in Corey Fisher (Villanova) and Jeff Robinson (Memphis). The Celtics return highly regarded 6’3 junior guard Dexter Strickland as well as senior 6’8 Kansas bound forward Quintrell […]
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Dec 28, 2007 / 11:58 am
By Dime Magazine
Nike Super 6 Preview
Mt. Vernon Knights
Head Coach: Bob Cimmino
Season Record: 5-2
Mt. Vernon is usually in the mix when discussing some of the most successful high school basketball programs in the country, this year much of the same is expected. With a strong core of players returning, 6’8 F Kevin Jones, 6’4 G/F Sherrod Wright and […]
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By Dime Magazine
When we started this Hall of Fame Watch series, the idea was to look at active NBA stars and see who had the credentials necessary to reach basketball immortality. Naturally, the list of active players with arguable resumes can’t go on forever. Looking at the guys we haven’t covered yet, are any of them — […]
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Dec 28, 2007 / 10:33 am
By Austin Burton
Back when J-Dud didn’t have a number.
Jared Dudley’s story is like the inverse of Josh Howard’s. Four years ago, Howard won the ACC Player of the Year but surprisingly fell to 29th in the NBA Draft. For Dudley — who won the same ACC honor this past season — his draft position was only surprising […]
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Dec 28, 2007 / 10:11 am
By Dime Magazine
Photo. Eriberto Oriol
From today’s Toronto Sun:
And because no one can feel what Ford feels nor think what he thinks, he remains on an island, weighing options, considering his future and his place in the world. Some day, it will become clear.
Some day. A day that has yet to arrive.
“I don’t think anybody can give me […]
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Dec 28, 2007 / 10:04 am
By Dime Magazine
The Sacramento Bee is saying that Kevin Martin could be back way earlier than originally expected:
Although he was expected to miss four to six weeks from his groin strain suffered Dec. 4, Martin said he “feels like it’s healed” and is confident his return will be on the early side of the timeline.
“Like a week […]
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