We’re just asking the question: Exactly how many big-time threes and clutch free throws would LeBron have to hit before he’d lose the reputation for not being a solid shooter who performs in crunch time? Hosting Orlando last night in a game that had “playoff atmosphere” written all over it, ‘Bron calmly drilled a deep three to give Cleveland the lead with 47 seconds left, then hit two free throws with under 10 seconds remaining to ice the win. Read More »

After playing a big part in the Rockets’ win over New Orleans last night with stellar 12-point, 6-board game, Carl Landry returned home to Houston, and then went out on a drive. At 4:20 AM, he got into what would normally be considered a minor fender bender, but when he got out to inspect the damage, the other car drove off and fired two shots at him. Read More »

Whether you’ve got just one empty Big Dance bracket staring back at you or five, here’s a few pointers before you put that crucial $20 on the line:

1. Be wary of the “hot” teams I know it’s tempting to take teams like Mississippi State and USC after they both just ran through their conference tournaments, but be careful. Look at the teams that have pulled off similar runs in the past few years: ‘Cuse in ’06 and Georgia in ’08. Read More »

Earlier today I hit up the Converse Fall Preview to check out all the new kicks coming out for the oldest name is basketball footwear, Converse. Read More »

Take a look at my 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards Nike Air Force 1s. Now, I know they are the 2008 version but come on…they are en fuego. Read More »

Today at Harlem’s Foot Locker House of Hoops Nate Robinson will be in attendance to release his super limited Nike Foamposite Lite KryptoNate. Read More »

Styles make Tournament classics, and one of the standout stylistic contrasts in this year’s first round has 7-seed Clemson facing 10-seed Michigan in the South region.

Clemson is a running team; the third-highest scoring unit (79.0 ppg) in the ACC behind North Carolina and Wake Forest, and the most profilic three-point shooting squad in the conference, hitting an ACC-high 8.1 threes per game at a conference-best 37.9% clip. Read More »

With everybody in the Dime office in tournament/bracket mode, yesterday we tipped off our hypothetical 2-on-2 NBA Jam-style pro tourney. The rules: Game to 21 by ones and twos, make-it-take-it, higher seed gets the ball first, current injuries are wiped off the table.

Going by Dime’s most recent NBA Hit List rankings, here’s how the second half of the first-round matchups look: Read More »

Today’s New York Post quotes Knicks GM Donnie Walsh from an interview on his team’s web site where he discusses “backup plans” if New York isn’t able to land LeBron James in 2010. Absurd. Read More »

The Hornets had a big opportunity in front of them last night, and simply put, they blew it. A win over the Rockets at home, coupled with a Nuggets loss, would have put N.O. in 3rd place in the West. And not that Chris Paul and crew could do anything about the Denver game, but facing a Houston squad that (1) didn’t have flu-ridden Yao Ming Read More »