Smack /
Nov 10, 2009 / 3:50 am
By Dime Magazine
Is it possible the West is actually stronger than we all thought? No surprise that the Lakers, Nuggets, Spurs and Blazers have been solid, but not a lot of people expected Houston, Dallas and Phoenix to play so well coming out of the gate … The Suns are arguably the best team in the entire League right now, with Steve Nash putting himself in the mix for a third MVP and doing that thing where he makes fringe NBA players look like All-Stars. Last night Nash added to the resume, putting up 21 points and 20 assists in a come-from-behind win at Philly … Read More »
Tags: Amar'e Stoudemire, Andre Iguodala, Anthony Randolph, Carlos Boozer, chris paul, DeMar DeRozan, Deon Thompson, Deron Williams, Dwyane Wade, Elton Brand, Evan Turner, Isiah Thomas, Jason Richardson, Jerome Randle, larry hughes, Lou Williams, manu ginobili, Marreese Speights, Richard Jefferson, Ronnie Brewer, Stephen Jackson, Steve Nash, Thaddeus Young, Tim Duncan, Toney Douglas, Tony Parker
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By Matty D
That’s right, the start of the college hoops season is just one week away and you know what that means: it’s time to unleash the mother effing fury! For the past seven months, I’ve been bottling up a vicious mixture of excitement and rage, just waiting for the moment to release my emotions onto the rest of the world. Well that time has come. Your boy Matty D is back to give you a look at the top teams in the country and to separate the champs from the chumps. Read More »
Tags: Dallas Lauderdale, David Lighty, DeShawn Sims, Duke, Evan Turner, Jarvis Varnado, John Beilein, John Riek, Jon Diebler, Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler, Lance Thomas, Lawrence Westbrook, Manny Harris, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Nolan Smith, Ohio State, Renardo Sidney, Rodney Williams, Royce White, Tommy Amaker, Tubby Smith, William Buford
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Smack /
Aug 26, 2009 / 5:58 am
By Dime Magazine
Here we were, glad to see Isiah Thomas handling everything perfectly so far in his tenure at Florida International — even going above and beyond in recruiting — and then the reminder comes along that scandal (even if it’s silly) just seems to follow Isiah around like that jheri curl aroma followed A.C. Green for so many years … Here’s the story: FIU was scheduled to play in the early-season Coaches vs. Cancer tournament, and initially believed their first opponent would be Ohio State. But then they found out the tourney schedule had been changed, and OSU was replaced with North Carolina. Now FIU is pissed, and threatening to pull out of the tourney. Read More »
Tags: Al Horford, Allen Iverson, Anderson Varejao, baron davis, Charlie Villanueva, Danilo Gallinari, dwight howard, Dwyane Wade, Ed Davis, Evan Turner, Francisco Garcia, Isiah Thomas, leandro barbosa, Mario Chalmers, michael beasley, michael jordan, Mike Bibby, pau gasol, Shaquille O'Neal, Troy Bell, Zach Randolph
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