Playground hoop season is just about here, so you need to be equipped. Check out the new Nike Sharkley that drops everywhere today. Designed for indoor and outdoor ball, the Sharkley was originally created for Charles Barkley back in the day. But now it’s back as part of the Nike Remix series that puts a […]
Tag: Caron Butler
General / May 1, 2008 / 10:21 am
The Wiz Love Caron
After Caron Butler took over (again) and basically won last night’s Cavs/Wizards game in Cleveland all by himself, his Wizards teammates waited for Butler in the locker room chanting “TOUGH JUICE !” over and over again, until their hero to get back to the locker room.
Somewhere, we can picture Gil talking himself into re-building the […]
Smack / May 1, 2008 / 12:50 am
Round 5, Fight!
Caron Butler
While Soulja Boy was locked in a room somewhere working on that response diss to Hova and LeBron (because only so many things rhyme with “Youuuuuuuuuu!”), his man DeShawn Stevenson helped extend the Cavs/Wizards series and, of course, extend the NBA’s dumbest feud at the same time … In the first quarter of yesterday’s […]
Hoopla / Apr 25, 2008 / 9:38 am
The “LeBron Rules”
Photo. Mannion
Back in the day, the Pistons employed the “Jordan Rules” as a way to contain a young Mike. It was a strategy that frustrated MJ for years before he was finally able to break through.
Today, Cavs beat writer Brian Windhorst examines the Wizards‘ version of the Bad Boys’ business for a star opponent, […]
Hoopla / Apr 22, 2008 / 2:54 pm
Check ‘Em For A Pulse
Photo. Mannion
Michael Wilbon’s column in today’s Washington Post rips the hometown Wiz and their money players (and rightly so) for their performance in the first two games of their series with the Cavs.
He points out that the gap between LeBron - a true superstar - and the Wizards’ All-Stars is vast … and getting […]
Hit List / Apr 17, 2008 / 3:29 pm
NBA Hit List: The Contenders
Who has more to prove than ‘Melo?
Going into the games that truly matter, we rank the playoff teams from strongest championship contenders to the first-round fodder…
16. Atlanta Hawks (37-45) — You have to give Billy Knight a lot of credit. He passed on Mike Conley to draft Al Horford, who no one thought would be […]
General / Apr 10, 2008 / 8:15 am
Three Up, Three Down
Tough Juice
For only the second time this season, all three members of the second-tier trio in the East were together on the floor in uniform. With Gilbert Arenas coming off the bench to play 24 minutes, and Antawn Jamison returning for his first game since a shoulder injury, the Wiz looked as if Eddie Jordan […]
Smack / Mar 31, 2008 / 4:18 am
Playing Up
Kobe (photo. Chris Sembrot)
Most of the time, DeShawn Stevenson is just “a guy” on an NBA court: decent defender, decent shooter, gets buckets sometimes. If he didn’t have all the tats and the Che Guevara beard, he’d be Devin Brown with more hops. But the line DeShawn up against either one of the two best […]
Smack / Mar 26, 2008 / 4:05 am
You’re The Man Now, Dog
Josh Howard (Photo. Monte Isom)
Thanks to a little blessing from the schedule gods, the Mavericks’ first game without Dirk Nowitzki in the lineup had them facing the Clippers. At home. Sitting somewhere between an actual threat and the stationary traffic cones that are the Miami Heat, the Clips gave the Mavs a chance to get […]
Fantasy Doctor / Mar 10, 2008 / 2:27 pm
(Almost) Daily Fantasy
Caron Butler (Photo. Kevin Ou)
The playoffs are approaching. Leave your comments, questions, or problems in the comments box.
The Bulls - Watch out for the two-game week. The Bulls are the only team with just 2 games on the schedule this week.
Eddy Curry - Either straight cut him or bench him. It hasn’t been officially announced, […]
Smack / Feb 19, 2008 / 6:09 am
Take a Day Off
Vacation’s over for T-Mac and the sizzling Rockets.
Monday was the NBA’s day off, as everyone was traveling and/or recouping from All-Star Weekend in New Orleans. Of course, if you were checking DimeMag.com throughout the weekend, you know we had everything covered … A few airport sightings on our respective flights back to New York. Pat […]
All Star / Feb 16, 2008 / 2:33 am
Media Day: Dirk, A.I., ‘Melo, etc.
Allen Iverson
Random photos from All-Star Media Day at the Sheraton Hotel in New Orleans. Both the All-Star rosters, plus the Dunk Contest, Three-Point Shootout and Shooting Stars participants were on-hand. Check out the highlights of Media Day HERE. Have fun adding your own captions.
Amare
B.J. Armstrong
B-Roy
‘Melo
Tough Juice
Bosh
CP3
Dirk
David Robinson
Yao
Fantasy Doctor / Feb 11, 2008 / 1:59 pm
(Almost) Daily Fantasy
Caron Butler - There is some talk that Caron, who is listed as questionable, will miss the week and won’t play again until after the All-Star Break. With only two games for most teams this week, I think you have to go with guaranteed stats. I’d wait until the last minute, but my guess is […]
Hoopla / Feb 11, 2008 / 10:01 am
NBA Comparisons: 2002 Draft
Carlos Boozer (Photo. Jeffrey Salter)
It’s impossible to project how a college/high school player will perform in the League without comparing him to someone who’s already there (or has already been there). When LeBron first became famous, people couldn’t decide if he was more Magic or Michael. With Greg Oden, there was a rush to anoint […]
Smack / Feb 4, 2008 / 5:40 am
Giant Defense
Nowhere to go (Photo. Monte Isom)
Who had the better defense on Sunday: Giants or Patriots? Neither. We’re going with the Pistons. In one of only two NBA games on the Super Bowl Sunday slate, Detroit put Dirk and the Mavs on lock-down, holding them to a season-low 67 points and Dirk to a pathetic 3-for-18 […]
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