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Smack / Mar 27, 2008 / 3:04 am

Focus Factor

By Dime Magazine

Kevin Garnett (photo. Gary Land)
Before the Celtics and Suns tipped off last night ,we went over the many reasons why the C’s, despite having locked up the Atlantic, shouldn’t take the game lightly. Turns out there was nothing to worry about, as Kevin Garnett (30 pts) and crew were extra-focused, jumping out to a double-digit […]

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High School / Mar 26, 2008 / 11:09 am

‘Tap the Baby’

By Dime Magazine

You’ve got to get on High School Hoop to check out the VIDEO of DeMar DeRozan’s rendition of Dwight Howard’s contest-clinching tap-the-backboard slam. DeRozan calls his ‘Tap the Baby.’
The 6-6 swingman from Compton High (Compton, Calif.) has a 45-inch vertical on full display during the McDonald’s All-American contest. ‘Tap the baby’ is impressive, but […]

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High School / Mar 26, 2008 / 9:09 am

The Dunk Champ

By Austin Burton

DeMar DeRozan
A couple recent items on HighSchoolHoop.com you should know about:
- USC-bound senior wing DeMar DeRozan (featured in Dime #39, still on newsstands) won the dunk contest at the McDonald’s High School All-American Game. DeMar’s contest-winning dunk, which the Compton (Calif.) High star coined, “Tap the Baby,” might have been better than Dwight Howard’s backboard-assisted […]

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Smack / Oct 26, 2007 / 1:55 am

Bright Ideas

By Dime Magazine

Photo. Jonathan Mannion
With the season right around the corner, every team is making tweaks and roster moves. In Cleveland, Mike Brown said he wants to start putting LeBron in the post more often — which we were saying he needed to do before the Finals but took Brown until Game 3 to figure out. Not […]

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Smack / Oct 18, 2007 / 5:00 am

Night at the Museum

By Dime Magazine

Photo. Jonathan Mannion
Up at 8 a.m. to watch Cavs/Magic from China, and we didn’t learn anything that we didn’t already know: Dwight Howard (31 pts, 14 rebs) is going to have a monster season, Tony Battie’s season-ending injury hurts Orlando more than you’d imagine, and the Cavs aren’t good at all when LeBron isn’t on […]

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Smack / Sep 27, 2007 / 6:00 am

Declaration of Independence

By Dime Magazine

Photo. Estevan Oriol
So it’s not just rumors and speculation anymore: Shawn Marion is officially looking for a way out of Phoenix. “I’m tired of hearing my name in trades,” Matrix told the Arizona Republic, the day after it had been reported he was seemingly unhappy heading into training camp. “It’s time to move on.” We […]

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