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College, High School / Apr 25, 2008 / 9:31 am

Coming Up to the Plate…

By Austin Burton

Is Jennings the next Derrick Rose?
(photo. Kelly Kline)
The ‘07-08 NCAA freshman class was one of the deepest and most talented groups we’ve seen in a while. But with at least a dozen players from that group having already declared for this year’s NBA Draft — most notably Michael Beasley, Eric Gordon, O.J. Mayo, Kevin Love […]

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Smack / Apr 18, 2008 / 2:46 am

And Now We Wait

By Dime Magazine

Tyreke Evans (photo. Pineda)
Today’s your day off before we dive full into every NBA fan’s favorite time of year: the postseason. Here at DimeMag.com we ranked the 16 playoff teams in our latest NBA Hit List, as well as wrapping up the season for the Lottery teams. A lot of people had an issue with […]

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Hoopla, College / Apr 14, 2008 / 8:20 am

K-Love Headed to the Draft

By Dime Magazine

Of all the prime time freshmen in college ball this past season, it was thought all along that if any of them were going to come back for their sophomore season, UCLA’s Kevin Love could be that guy. Not gonna happen. Reportedly, some time this week (most likely Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Daily […]

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Smack / Mar 28, 2008 / 4:50 am

To Be the Best, You Gotta…

By Dime Magazine

Carmelo Anthony (photo. Mannion)
They looked good for a half, but the Mavs eventually folded under Denver’s hailstorm of buckets and dropped another game to a playoff-contending team. (They’re 0-9 against above-.500 squads since the Jason Kidd deal.) You don’t want to harp on Dirk’s absence, especially when Josh Howard scored 30 and the Kidd-Terry-Stackhouse backcourt […]

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General / Jun 22, 2007 / 10:15 am

A (Summer) League of their own

By Kyle Henry

Photo. Tim Tadder
In between the annual All-American games (Jordan Brand, McDonald’s, etc.) every spring, the summer AAU tournaments are where you can find the best collections of high school all-star caliber talent. Over the years we’ve seen some loaded squads storm through the circuit, featuring multiple NBA players and big-time college ballers alike, usually brought […]

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Smack / Mar 19, 2007 / 1:35 am

KB50-plus

By Dime Magazine

Once again: buckets-buckets-bong-bong
No one wants any part of Kobe Bryant right now. Two nights after hanging 65 points on the Blazers, Kobe dropped 50 on the T’Wolves. Forget about the “getting teammates involved and taking over in the second half” thing — Mamba was out for blood from the get-go, netting 22 in the first […]

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