Smack /
Nov 6, 2009 / 2:55 am
By Dime Magazine
Ask anybody who knows anything about basketball which player they’d choose to build a team around long-term, and most likely they’ll choose LeBron. (Others would probably say Dwight Howard, and other renegades might throw out names like Chris Paul and Derrick Rose.) But if you need a clear example why a lot of those same people who’d build around LeBron for the future would take a handful of guys over him when it comes to a one-time clutch situation in the present, look no further than last night’s Cavs/Bulls game … Read More »
Tags: Anderson Varejao, Brandon Roy, Carlos Boozer, carmelo anthony, Charles Barkley, chris paul, Deron Williams, derrick rose, dirk nowitzki, dwight howard, Dwyane Wade, Isiah Thomas, joakim noah, kobe bryant, lebron james, Luol Deng, manu ginobili, Mike Finley, Paul Millsap, paul pierce, Rasheed Wallace, ray allen, Reggie Miller, Rollie Massimino, Ronnie Brewer, Steve Nash, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Wes Matthews
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NBA /
Apr 23, 2009 / 2:49 pm
By Austin Burton
Lost in the day-to-day MVP battle between LeBron, D-Wade and Kobe was the fact that Dirk Nowitzki went into these playoffs as hot as anybody in the League. To end the regular season, Dirk went on a string of 25 straight games where he dropped 20-plus points, and took the Mavs from the brink of the Lottery to corralling a 6th-seed. In fact, his final numbers (25.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg) weren’t too far off his stats from his ‘07 MVP season. Read More »
Tags: Bruce Bowen, dirk nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Erick Dampier, Ime Udoka, Josh Howard, kobe bryant, lebron james, Matt Bonner, Mike Finley, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker
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