This one of those dunks where you don’t realize how crazy it is until you see it on the slow-motion replay. Jrue Holiday is listed at 6-4, but still, who knew he could do this?

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AMAR’E STOUDEMIRE Long before they were the two most coveted power forwards in the 2010 free agency class, Amar’e and Bosh were linked together and compared head-to-head.

In the 2002 McDonald’s All-American Game, Amar’e and Bosh arrived on the mainstream scene as high school superstars. Amar’e went straight to the NBA after that game — where he’d become the first prep-to-pro to win Rookie of the Year — while Bosh went to Georgia Tech for a year before the Toronto Raptors drafted him No. 4 overall in ’03, arguably the most talented draft class of all-time. Read More »

Funny how everybody looks at preseason differently. If your team is killing, the exhibition games only make you more optimistic for the season. If your team is getting killed (or if your rival is killing), you’re in full “It’s just preseason, it doesn’t matter” mode. However you slice it, the Orlando Magic have turned the NBA preseason into a Rookie mode dynasty on NBA 2K. Last night’s win over the Mavs was the 21st straight preseason win for the Magic, and it seems like every one of them has been a blowout. Does it mean anything? Read More »

As the NBA regular season approaches, we preview the upcoming campaign with the “Highs and Lows” system — predicting the respective ceiling and basement for each team.

Added: Michael Beasley, Wesley Johnson, Luke Ridnour, Martell Webster, Anthony Tolliver, Nikola Pekovic, Kosta Koufos, Sebastian Telfair, Lazar Hayward

Lost: Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Ramon Sessions, Ryan Hollins, Damien Wilkins, Sasha Pavlovic Read More »

How To Get Money in 2010: Move to a city inhabited by celebrities, buy a camera, get your Paparazzi Certification Badge out of a box of Cracker Jacks, annoy the crap out of a celebrity until they hopefully lash out, file a lawsuit.

Baron Davis is being sued by a paparazzi photographer in Los Angeles who claims Baron threw dirt on him two years ago. Read More »

As the NBA regular season approaches, we preview the upcoming campaign with the “Highs and Lows” system — predicting the respective ceiling and basement for each team.

Added: Quentin Richardson, Chris Duhon, Daniel Orton, Malik Allen

Lost: Matt Barnes, Anthony Johnson Read More »

You may have noticed something a little different if you watched Midnight Madness at an Under Armour school this past Friday. That’s right, new uniforms. With over 30 NCAA and high school teams sporting new uniforms (including footwear) this season, and each one being designed specifically for the school, I decided to seek out the masterminds behind the new threads. In an exclusive interview with Under Armour’s Adam Clement (Senior Apparel Designer) and Derek Speicher (Product Line Manager), go behind the scenes and check out the new uniforms for the University of Maryland and Boston College. Read More »

What are one of the benefits of having Jordan Brand frontman Dwyane Wade as an alumnus of your school? Try the hottest kicks exclusively for your squad. Last Thursday before Midnight Madness, Marquette junior guard Darius Johnson-Odom tweeted a picture of the heat they’ll be wearing this season. (And he’s from Raleigh, N.C., so you know he loves MJ.) Read More »

After going up against the likes of Anthony Randolph and Willie Warren in high school, Quincy Acy took his explosive game to Baylor. Since then, the 6-7, 225-pound junior forward has established himself as one of the best in-game dunkers in the Big 12 – recording 10 dunks in one game against Texas last year. In an exclusive Dime Q&A, we sat down and talked with Acy about Baylor, Texas basketball and how he learned to dunk. Read More »

Who do you want your offense to run through with the game on the line? Counting down from 30th to 1st (one per team), I’ve ranked the League’s go-to guys…

DANNY GRANGER, Indiana Pacers As much as fantasy owners love Granger, basketball sabermetricians hate him. Why such a divide between the two most stat-obsessed hoop fans on the landscape? Because Granger is living, breathing, buckets-getting proof that numbers don’t tell the entire story. Read More »