One thing this lockout made perfectly clear is that He Got Game is by far the most popular basketball movie of this generation. By far. It’s been a minute since I actually sat down and watched the flick, but during our Dime Ultimate Movie Baller tournament, no player generates as much interest or popularity as Jesus (say what you want about Billy Hoyle’s miraculous Cinderella run). For every vote Neon got or Moses got or Scott McKnight got, Jesus got 5-10. Fans just cared more about seeing Lincoln’s finest in the final. Read More »
One of the biggest sports weekends of the year may have left us with more questions than it answered. On the college football gridiron, the weekend really kicked off on Thursday night, as LSU showed the nation why they may have the best defense in the league and made Mississippi State look like a junior varsity team. On Saturday night, a relevant Florida State team played its version of the national championship game, as Oklahoma came into Doak Campbell Stadium and handed them a nail-biting loss. And of course the other major story in college sports this weekend was the departure of Pitt and Syracuse from Big East. Read More »
Exactly two weeks before NBA 2K12 drops on Oct. 4, 2K Sports has released a free demo of the new game for all you fiending to try it out. Available on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 users, and from the PlayStation Network for PS3 users, the demo allows you to relive this June’s NBA Finals and play one quarter as either Dallas or Miami. Read More »
Despite what you may think, most NBA players don’t set sail for the Caribbean once the season ends; many decide to live in the gym. And after becoming the starting point guard in Denver, this is definitely the case for Ty Lawson. With that, check out Ty’s dynamic dribbling workout presented by Nike Basketball. In five one-minute videos, you’ll see everything from the correct technique for changing direction to using explosiveness to blow by your defender.
Jason Terry was grilling everyone. What was your breakout moment? Down the line they went. For John Wall, it was a summer in high school. For Isaiah Thomas, it was his freshman year at Washington. For Ramon Sessions, his moment came on April 14, 2008. That night, he was the tide that probably tilted your fantasy championship, gobbling up not just 20 points and eight rebounds, but 24 DIMES. That’s his moment, he said, the day when everything clicked. Read More »
We just showed you the shoe, but now it’s time to dig deeper. Go behind the scenes of LeBron James‘ all-new signature shoe as designer Jason Petrie, product line manager Charles Williams and the King himself tell you everything you need to know about the Nike LeBron 9.
With a new season comes an all-new LeBron James signature shoe – his ninth to be exact. And today, Nike Basketball has officially unveiled the Nike LeBron 9. A reflection of LeBron’s versatile style of play, this shoe integrates Flywire technology and Hyperfuse construction for the first time, along with a combination of Max Air 180 and a Nike Zoom unit for cushioning. It’s basically the Watch The Throne of sneakers. Read More »
A year lost to the black hole of an NBA lockout doesn’t stop at lost revenues for team owners, nor the lost nights of kicking back with an extra large bag of Doritos to catch a game.
An NBA lockout means some players who live and breathe hoops won’t know what to do with themselves. To be real, the most gifted of NBA players probably don’t have hobbies, and blasting inferior competition in self-organized streetball games can only fulfill that competitive itch so long. Read More »
Next up for fantasy basketball discussion: the Chicago Bulls. There’s a good deal to like here from a fantasy perspective – a first-round stud, some decent value in the middle rounds and a few fill-in guys to watch on the waiver wire when need be. Without too many free agents for the Bulls, fantasy owners shouldn’t expect too many things to change in the upcoming season. But if Brian Scalabrine isn’t re-signed, all bets are off. Read More »
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