We’ve seen a shakeup in the NBA’s point guard hierarchy this year. Back in October/November, if you’d asked anyone who the top two PG’s in the League were, it would, in some order, undoubtedly be Steve Nash and Jason Kidd. Four months later, Chris Paul has taken over #1 on most lists, with — depending […]
Archive for March, 2008
Worst Decision Ever?
Stephen Curry says he’s “definitely” returning to Davidson for his junior year:
After Kansas ended Davidson’s dream run in the NCAA tournament on Sunday, Curry said that he will return to school for his junior season.
“I’m definitely coming back,” he said. “I don’t think I’m ready.”
Speculation began after the son of former NBA player Del […]
Watch Andrew Bogut High-Five Himself
(Thanks to reader Dan for the link)
The Return of J.O.
Photo. Steve Hill
Jermaine O’Neal is set to make his return to the Pacers lineup tonight against Miami, after having missed 34 games this season with a knee injury:
The defense should get a boost Monday if Jermaine O’Neal returns to the lineup. The forward, averaging 15.3 points and 7.3 rebounds this season, has missed 34 games […]
The Nike Air Raid Retro
The Nike Air Raid Retro
Check out the new Nike Air Raid. When the original Air Raid was produced by legendary Jordan designer Tinker Hatfield back in 1992, rumor had it that these kicks were created with the “X” straps to draw a natural connection to director/friend of the Jordan Brand Spike Lee’s “Malcom X” movie, […]
Since the Streak Ended…
T-Mac on Dime #2
Since the Rockets’ 22nd consecutive win a week and a half ago, they’ve gone 3-4 and suffered their worst defeat of the season yesterday against the Spurs. The 109-88 twenty-piecing was really over by halftime, as San Antonio led 66-48 by the break. In their effort to keep the Spurs off of […]
Playing Up
Kobe (photo. Chris Sembrot)
Most of the time, DeShawn Stevenson is just “a guy” on an NBA court: decent defender, decent shooter, gets buckets sometimes. If he didn’t have all the tats and the Che Guevara beard, he’d be Devin Brown with more hops. But the line DeShawn up against either one of the two best […]
Are You Serious?
LeBron on Dime #31
Here’s why we’re not taking the Cavs too seriously as championship contenders: If LeBron has a bad game (not likely, but it happens) it’s highly likely that Cleveland loses. The more realistic contenders — Boston, Detroit, Phoenix, L.A., Utah, San Antonio — aren’t in that same position if their #1 guy doesn’t […]
Best Picture
Kobe (photo. Chris Sembrot)
For last night’s advance screening of No Country for Cassell & Dikembe, the role of Anton Chigurh was played by Kobe Bryant, with the Memphis Grizzlies as Llewelyn Moss. Chasing the Griz around for two and a half hours with an ankle-length heater and bad intentions, Kobe did a lot of damage […]
Bracket Tales - Shawn Respert
Shawn Respert (photo. MSU)
Throughout the Big Dance we’re going to bring you first-hand Tournament accounts from the ballplayers who have actually been there: guys who have won national championships, who have played in classic games, who have been involved in some monumental upsets, and who have made some unforgettable plays.
In 1995, Shawn Respert was Sporting […]
The “G-Code”
For the new issue of Dime, we got up with Delonte West for a feature we call “INK,” that focuses on NBA players’ tattoos and the inspiration behind them. We got up with Delonte in Seattle, just before he was dealt to Cleveland at the trade deadline.
Watch the video and you’ll see why D-West […]
Dead Men Walking
RJ. Photo. Zandy Mangold
Today’s Daily News has an article about how Jason Kidd’s ongoing trade saga was killing the team. The story includes this quote Richard Jefferson:
“I’m not going to lie,” Jefferson said Thursday, “we were dead men walking with the Jason Kidd situation.”
Jefferson was referring to Kidd’s desire to be traded from the […]
1-on-1: An Expert Weighs In
B-Roy (photo. Aaron Hewitt)
Thanks to some enthusiastic Blazers’ fans (a lot of them sparked by THIS), Brandon Roy has been at the center of some raging debates here on DimeMag.com lately. At issue is our fan-vote-driven 1-on-1 tournament, where B-Roy appears to be headed for the championship bracket after knocking off A.I., ‘Melo and Deron […]
Captain Jack
S-Jack (photo. Eriberto Oriol)
When the “Captain Jack” moniker is thrown around the Dime office, it’s almost always in reference to a guy with a hyperactive trigger. But after watching last night’s Golden State/Portland game on TNT, it was obvious why “Captain Jack” fits perfectly, in a far more positive way, for Stephen Jackson.
In a must-win […]
To Be the Best, You Gotta…
Carmelo Anthony (photo. Mannion)
They looked good for a half, but the Mavs eventually folded under Denver’s hailstorm of buckets and dropped another game to a playoff-contending team. (They’re 0-9 against above-.500 squads since the Jason Kidd deal.) You don’t want to harp on Dirk’s absence, especially when Josh Howard scored 30 and the Kidd-Terry-Stackhouse backcourt […]


