It was just earlier this afternoon that an unnamed member of the Dime crew was confidently asserting that Steve Nash was “definitely” going to be playing in New York when he hit the free agent market after the ’09 season. But there’s a chance that Nash could end up playing back in Canada before then. Read More »

If you thought Cedric Jackson’s two-handed, 60-foot shot at the buzzer to hand Syracuse their only loss of the season was nice, check out Jake Lee‘s 82-footer. With a second remaining, Lee dropped in a prayer to give visiting Spain Park High School (Hoover, Alabama) the W over Clay-Chalkville.

What’s the greatest buzzer beater you’ve ever seen?

When the Utah Flash played the Colorado 14ers the day after Christmas, Utah’s Bill Walker got a raw deal.

With 25.2 seconds left in a 102-102 tie, Walker committed a foul which the official scorer ruled as his sixth, while in fact, it was really only Walker’s fifth. The misunderstanding stemmed from a foul in the second quarter that was registered to Walker, but was actually committed by his teammate J.R. Giddens. The Flash went on to lose the game 104-102.

Today, the D-League upheld Utah’s protest which was filed after the loss, the first allowed in its eight-year history, and the final 25.2 seconds will be replayed on April 10, with the teams’ regularly scheduled game to follow. Read More »

We caught this on SportsCenter earlier and Ball Don’t Lie posted it a little while ago. Good stuff.

Our weekly NBA power rankings, from worst to first…

30. Los Angeles Clippers (8-29) — Helped along by four games of 20-plus boards and 12 games of 15-plus, Marcus Camby has worked his way into a tie with Dwight Howard for the NBA’s rebounding title, currently at 13.8 rpg through Monday. Meanwhile, his team has lost 11 straight games.

29. Oklahoma City Thunder (6-33) — Judging by what the three rookies have done since the Dunk Contest voting was announced, we’ll have to go with Russell Westbrook. Read More »

There might be a clue explaining the viral video of LeBron making an announcement that he’s going to “follow his first love” on 1.18.09. Read More »

Danny Granger is making it hard not to give him the fantasy MVP every day right now. He had another absurd night with 30 points, 6 threes, 7 assists, 2 blocks and 1 board. He shot 100% from the line and 52.6% from the field. We’re going to make it a three way tie though between Granger, Travis Outlaw, and Mehmet Okur. Outlaw, who is playing great right now, had 33 points, 3 threes, 7 boards, 3 blocks, and shot 84.6 percent from the line and 64.3% from the field. Okur was nuts last night, especially in the first half. He finished with 43 points, 3 threes, 3 dimes, 9 boards and shot 68.4 percent from the field, and 93.3 points from the line.

Elton Brand – After seeing Brand’s shoulder essentially hanging from his hip, few expected him to be back this soon. Brand practiced yesterday though and looks to be back by next week’s lineup deadline. Big win for Brand owners. Read More »

This fall, Ballers Network put out a search for teams from New York to Madrid, from Vancouver to Sydney, from Taipei to Caracas, to feature in the Ballers Network Season Showcase. While the Season Showcase will be following a couple different squads throughout the season, first up is the Tilton School in Tilton, New Hampshire. Read More »

The Detroit News is reporting that there’s a great chance Allen Iverson or Rip Hamilton will be coming off the bench tonight when the Pistons take on the Bobcats.

From Michael Curry in the article:

“I wouldn’t expect them to like coming off the bench,” Curry said. “Both have been starters their whole career. But the reality is, we’ve got good guys on this team, and they are all willing to do whatever it takes for the team to be successful. Whatever decisions we make is because we feel it’s the best thing for us to be able to get the most of everybody on the team, regardless if a guy likes it or not. Read More »

You only need to watch the first ten seconds of this clip, as Earl Clark shows why he’s got the athleticism to be a Top 10 pick right off the jump.