“I’ve always got a kick out of Dime. The flavor, the questions, Dime’s take on things has always made it unique. The 1st one I saw had Allen Iverson on the cover a while back and I’ve been reading it since.” — LeBron James
Kevin Garnett, Dime #45
It was just a few short months ago that we turned Dime #41 into a celebration of an NBA season that was so good from beginning to end, we proclaimed it the best season ever. The 2007-08 season was overflowing with so much good: the resurgence of the Celtics and Lakers, the […]
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Palin is No. 22 with the high socks (Wonkette.com)
If you didn’t already know, Barack Obama isn’t the only candidate who used to play ball. While attending Wasilla High School (Ala.), Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin helped her team to a girls’ state title in 1982.
Although she wasn’t one of the stars on her squad, […]
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Cop this DVD
“In New York you don’t get a nickname unless you earn it. You don’t come to the park with your own nickname. You just don’t.”
– Bobbito Garcia in Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot
If you’re a true hoop head, you already know about Adam Yauch’s Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot and perhaps have […]
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Gunnin’
If you’re in the New York area on Tuesday, October 21st, it’s well worth heading over to the Virgin Mega Store in Union Square at 6:30 PM to get Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot’s director Adam Yauch (a.k.a. MCA of the Beastie Boys) to autograph a copy of the movie.
After a career of breaking […]
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Rocky IV
Hopefully Aron doesn’t mind my blatantly piggy-backing on his post last week about the best hoop warm-up tracks, but I know that portable DVD players get almost as much run in NBA locker rooms as iPods, and not every player is using them for mini-game film sessions and Katt Williams stand-up clips.
In NBA and […]
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At one point the nation’s No. 1 overall recruit in the Class of 2010, Jeremy Tyler has decided to sign with Rick Pitino and the University of Louisville. The 6-9 junior big man from San Diego High School chose the Cardinals over other elite programs such as Memphis, UCLA, Duke, Kentucky, USC and Arizona.
After taking […]
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KD
For the third season in a row, Rick Barnes could very well send one of his players to the NBA lottery. After Kevin Durant in ‘07 and D.J. Augustin in ‘08, 6-8 PF Damion James looks poised to be a Top 10 pick next June.
And best of all, Barnes has landed such a ridiculous […]
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Back in high school, there was nothing more competitive on my squad than who was going to make the mixtape for warm-ups. We would have several guys do ’em up and then we’d listen to them as a whole team and vote.
For many ballplayers, this 20-minute period gets them ready for the game. For others, […]
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