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General / May 8, 2008 / 2:54 pm

Gregg Popovich is a Grouch

By Dime Magazine

At least we put it nicely. We’d like to give Pop the benefit of the doubt given that his team is in a 2-0 hole and about to step on the floor for their first must-win game of the season. But as Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News writes, Brent Barry says it’s a […]

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General / Feb 12, 2008 / 2:07 pm

The Genius of Chris Wallace

By Andrew Katz

Memphis GM Chris Wallace is the mastermind behind the deal that shipped Pau Gasol to L.A. in exchange for Kwame Brown and Javaris Crittenton. He’s also the one who asked for his critics to step forward and go on the record. That plea resulted in Gregg Popovich’s infuriated rant, in which he begged for the […]

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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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Hoopla / Jan 18, 2008 / 8:00 am

Hoop Links, 1/18

By Dime Magazine

* Bill Plaschke writes that the Lakers are seriously missing Andrew Bynum already. “Watching the Lakers play without Bynum was like sitting in a room after the removal of a Christmas tree. The place is no different than it was a couple of months ago. But it felt completely empty.”
* During the TNT pre-game show, […]

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