Buy Low: J.R. Smith has been making nightly appearances on SportsCenter highlights lately for his vicious dunks, but he’s done nothing to get the attention of fantasy owners so far this season. But if you look at his game log from last two seasons, it’s obvious that Smith is fully capable of turning things around after the All-Star break. It’s a bit speculative, but buy him at a low price from a disgruntled, impatient owner. Read More »

At least the game was good. Coming off a lackluster Saturday night, the pressure was on the NBA to bring this $700 billion All-Star production out of “forgettable” range and into something worthy of all the money and hype … The first half of yesterday’s All-Star Game was close, but then the East appeared to pull away in the third quarter, going up by 16. They were up nine with about four minutes to go in the fourth before the West rallied. Just under the two-minute mark, it officially got serious when D-Wade was called for a foul on Dirk and gave the first genuine “C’mon man!” to the refs. Read More »

So I’m here! The trip from NYC to D-Town is culminating in Arlington, Texas at the brand-new Cowboys Stadium. Safe to say, this place is crazy! The highway was packed on the way in, as you can imagine 100,000 people have to get here somehow. So here’s the deal, I’ll be live blogging from just behind the baseline my thoughts and observations on the game, the night and everything going down in the arena. So leave your comments below. Read More »

The other day we brought you the sneakers that the Rookies and Sophomores were wearing on the court, before they hit the hardwood. Now, we’re showing you some of the All-Star sneakers that the NBA’s biggest stars will be rockin’ at Cowboys Stadium tonight. You’ve already seen the All-Star edition of the Nike Zoom Kobe V, Nike Air Max LeBron VII and Nike Hyperize, as well as the adidas TS Supernatural Commander & Creator, so check out the rest of ‘em below: Read More »

We already said that Amar’e is ready for whatever. So after a couple cameos, once Steve Nash is ready to make his first feature film, STAT is ready to be the star. But who knows, Amar’e could be starring in The Departed sometime this week…

After checking out the D-League All-Star Game, you knew I had to get up with my boy Trey Gilder from the Maine Red Claws. A Dallas native, Gilder attended DeSoto High School before playing two years at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La., from 2006-08. Watch as Trey talks about bringing the snow to Dallas, life in Maine and dunking against Bill Walker.

The other day I told y’all about the Jordan Brand 23/25 Experience before I even had a chance to make it through. But on Thursday, the snowiest of the snowy days here in Dallas, I trudged through the slush and was not disappointed with the result. Are you experienced? Read More »

As Syracuse currently takes on Louisville, we got up with Jonny Flynn to talk about the Orange, the growth of his sneaker collection and what life has been like since his Draft Diary.

What’s good Dime fam? As you know, the site was experiencing some difficulties due to too much traffic (which is never a bad look), but we’re back at it and better than ever. But as you know, via our Twitter feed and Facebook page, we’ve been all over the place. Take a look at some of the behind the scenes pictures from throughout the weekend. Read More »

If you missed the dunk contest last night, all you have to do is read the comments in Smack to know that you didn’t miss much. But one thing that most people did miss was the D-League’s Dar Tucker of the L.A. D-Fenders dunking over 7-footer Brian Butch for the D-League dunk crown. Hands down the dunk of the weekend.