Tim Duncan (photo. adidas)
Remember that Nike ad from a few years back when a 5-on-5 run devolved into Paul Pierce and Jermaine O’Neal going 1-on-1 full-court while the other guys just sat on the sideline and watched? That was kind of like what we saw between Chris Paul (35 pts, 9 asts) and Tony Parker […]

Tyson Chandler (photo. Brandon Sullivan)
Just when you were about to face facts and admit the Hornets weren’t ready to beat the Spurs in the postseason, Chris Paul found his game and led N.O. on a 13-0 run to grab the lead in the second half, then guided the Hornets the rest of the way in […]

J-Kidd (photo. Jordan Hollander)
Sometime during the end stages of the Mavs joining the Dub Club (a.k.a getting 20-pieced) in New Orleans, this e-mail came through from one of the Dime crew: “Chris Paul, you’re under arrest for the murder of Jason Kidd.” That was cold, but you saw the numbers: 32 points and 17 assists […]

Darrell Arthur (photo. KU)
No need for the NBA last night, as Kansas and Memphis gave us one of the best national championship games we’ve seen in a long time. The two deepest and most talented teams in the country got major contributions from a lot of guys, but the night will ultimately be remembered for […]

Chris Paul (photo. Mannion)
For 47 minutes of Hornets/Magic, Peja Stojakovic was having such an off night that the Orlando announcers were questioning Byron Scott for even having him on the court in crunch time. But that didn’t stop Peja from stepping up with about a minute to go and hitting the go-ahead three-pointer on a […]

Skip (photo. Jack Thompson)
Remember 4-5 years ago when Rafer Alston went from a journeyman to a legit NBA player? Balling with the Heat that year, Skip was able to shed the streetballer rep by protecting the ball and knocking down threes like he’d been watching Mark Price tapes. That version of Skip was the Skip […]

Jamal Crawford (Photo. Stephen Hill)
Where the hell did that come from? If you had seen the Knicks’ previous game — Friday night’s loss to the Raptors where they got mercilessly gutted by Chris Bosh — and been reading the NY papers, it would appear as if everything was perilously close to completely falling apart: Zach […]

We know of what we speak…
Monday’s marquee matchup lost a lot of shine when it was confirmed that Chris Paul (ankle) wouldn’t be playing against the Magic. Then Tyson Chandler (knee) went out in the first half, last seen on crutches. So while the Magic did get the W, the fact that they still blew […]

Photo. Jonathan Mannion
Yeah, yeah, it’s supposed to be a team thing, but how’s Coach K gonna sit LeBron for the entire second half last night when ‘Bron could have easily broken the all-time USA Basketball single-game scoring record? The King was just unstoppable in the first half against Team Uruguay, dropping 26 points on 11-for-11 […]

Can’t handle the truth…
If the best anyone can do is nitpick a near 30-piecing, than we’d say Team USA is still doing alright. Mexico was the victim last night in another dunkfest (Kobe’s tomahawk on the one big man was crazy) to begin Phase 2 of pool play at the Olympic qualifying tournament. While the […]

What Venezuela’s PG dreamed about last night…
When the first possession of Team USA vs. Venezuela ended with Dwight Howard fumbling a rebound off his leg and out of bounds, how many of you had the “Oh no, not again” feeling in your gut? After that, though, it didn’t take long for reality to set in: […]