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Smack / Apr 16, 2008 / 1:39 am

Exclamation Point

By Dime Magazine

Kobe (photo. Mannion)
Only two of the six games on yesterday’s NBA schedule meant anything: Lakers/Kings and Hornets/Clippers. And since those games didn’t really affect the “opponents” one way or another, it was almost a foregone conclusion what would happen as soon as you saw the lineup cards … In L.A., the Lakers clinched first place […]

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Hoopla / Jan 11, 2008 / 9:04 am

Chandler Boing

By Austin Burton

Photo. Brandon Sullivan
The first time I talked to Tyson Chandler he was just wrapping up the best season of his NBA career, on his way to finishing second in the League in rebounding (12.4 rpg) last year while posting career-highs in points (9.5 ppg) and blocks (1.8 bpg). In his first season with the New […]

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General / Sep 18, 2007 / 11:57 am

Dime’s (Early) All-Rookie Team

By Aron Phillips

One of these guys won’t be on the list…
While the recent knowledge of Greg Oden’s season-ending knee surgery distressed the city of Portland, about three hours north on I-5, Kevin Durant started making room on his trophy case in his new Seattle home. But while KD is surely the front-runner for ‘07-08 Rookie of the […]

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Styles - Kicks and Gear / Jul 31, 2007 / 10:00 am

First-Year Feets

By Austin Burton

Nick Young’s Nike Dunks
NBA.com billed last Friday’s rookie photo shoot as the first chance to see the League’s new guys like Kevin Durant, Greg Oden, Al Horford and the rest in their pro uniforms. While that was cool, some of us were more interested in what the rooks had on their feet. Here are a […]

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