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Hoopla / May 14, 2008 / 11:04 am

Break Up the Pistons. No, really…

By Austin Burton

Chauncey Billups (photo. adidas)
Advancing to their sixth straight conference finals last night, the Detroit Pistons have proven to be a testament to balance and sharing the wealth. Even after losing Ben Wallace, the defensive centerpiece of the ‘04 championship team, the Pistons have maintained their success by relying equally on All-Stars Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, […]

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Smack / Feb 10, 2008 / 3:18 am

Insane-O-Meter

By Dime Magazine

S-Jack (Photo. Eriberto Oriol)
With Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson sharing the court, the Insane-O-Meter at Oracle Arena was in danger of going on overload. The damage wasn’t too bad: Ron-Ron picked up a technical foul in the first half, and S-Jack probably should have gotten one when he went temporarily ballistic on ref Violet Palmer […]

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Hoopla / Jan 24, 2008 / 8:00 am

Hoop Links, 1/24

By Dime Magazine

* The Raptors were as close to perfect as a team gets last night, sinking 15-21 triples en route to a 114-112 upset of the Celtics. “Half the guys in our league couldn’t shoot 15-for-21 if they were in a gym by themselves,” said Doc Rivers. “It was almost like we didn’t believe they would […]

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Smack / Nov 21, 2007 / 5:29 am

Dread Baron

By Dime Magazine

Photo. Tim Tadder
It wasn’t that bad the last time the Dime crew went to MSG for a Knicks game. No one was happy about Dwight Howard’s 20-20 stat line and a double-digit loss, but no need to fold up the tent just yet. Then a six-game losing streak and Stephon Marbury’s walk-out happened. So last […]

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