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Everybody’s favorite underdog

The major schools didn’t recruit him. He was too small, too skinny, and looked too much like a twelve year old. Mid-major Davidson University took a chance, and the rest, as they say is history. In just over two short years with the Wildcats, Stephen Curry has become the school’s poster boy, and the leader […]

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The Collapse of Golden State

Losing your star player to injury for the first half of the season can cause some major problems. Losing your team leader and point guard to free agency can cause even more. When two of your other starters demand a trade (one’s already been dealt) problems seem to arise everywhere, unless of course you’re playing […]

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All-Star Rondo puts Celtics on record pace

How quickly things have changed for Kevin Garnett. Just two years removed from the consistent struggles that overshadowed his personal brilliance in Minnesota, KG is now the proud owner of a championship ring, and in pursuit of another in record fashion. With December underway, the Boston Celtics are in the midst of an 18-game win […]

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All-Stars after two months

Things done changed folks. In most jobs, status doesn’t alter from month to month, the corporate executives stay in the office and those in the mail room, well, they stay in the mailroom. The NBA’s a little different. Players can rise from obscurity to superstardom in a mere 30 days, and adversely see their stocks […]

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How UNC’s recruiting class keeps them at the top

How, in a sport so contingent on one and done talent, where the longest a player can remain eligible to compete is five years, do the same teams remain amongst the top ranked squads every year? Look no further than the University of North Carolina for the answer. The unanimously No. 1-ranked team in the […]

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Keeping NBA talent in the Association

This past summer a new trend emerged amongst the NBA’s annual crop of free agent talent. Led by formidable Atlanta sixth-man Josh Childress, a number of players opted to take their games overseas in exchange for lucrative contracts, the perception of enhanced playing time and, by extension, more vital roles in the success of their […]

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Anthony Morrow’s 15 minutes of fame

Who is Anthony Morrow? Well, prior to November 15th he was an undrafted rookie by Golden State averaging an unspectacular 7.7 points for the guard depleted Warriors in about 13 minutes of burn per contest. The 6’5″ Georgia Tech product averaged 14.3 points and 4.1 boards in his senior campaign, hitting 44.8% of his three-point […]

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Andris Biedrins deserves to be an All-Star

Yes, I know it’s only mid-November, but the NBA just recently released the ballot for the 2009 edition of its annual talent showcase and it got me thinking about who would be selected if the votes were counted today. As far as starting players go, it has always been more of a popularity contest than […]

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Born Ready: Lincoln High’s Lance Stephenson

Maybe you’ve heard of him, and maybe you haven’t, but if you’ve familiarized yourself with the AAU circuit, watched any high school all-star games lately or opened an issue of SLAM in the past four or five years then chances are pretty good that the name Lance Stephenson rings a bell. The Abraham Lincoln High […]

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Why Joe Dumars can’t lose in the Iverson trade

Like many general managers in the association Joe Dumars is no stranger to controversy. The difference between Dumars however has been his ability to thrive on this controversy, to prove the critics wrong and above all, to win. Dating back to his playing days, Dumars has been engulfed by controversy as a member of the […]