Published: July 16, 2007
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In the run-up to the draft, I talked about one point guard generally omitted from draft day discussions. I said he was a better shooter than Mike Conley, Jr. as good or better defender, and exhibited more heart than Conley because, unlike Conley, he was the primary-mover of his college team’s run through the regular [...]
Published: July 9, 2007
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The person becomes the persona until the persona crushes the person.
On the basketball court he is a lyricist like no other. His flows resonate so deeply with his audience that they are left gasping at the end of his show. In between, syncopated beats go well beyond the set 16 bars, sometimes shortened to 12, [...]
Published: June 24, 2007
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“The public’s image of NBA players is true. A lot of them get caught up in the hype and do video clips with rappers and all that crap…”
I agree with the person who uttered these words. That’s right, I a-gree —– from his perspective, I totally agree.Why? Most importantly, there’s more to the statement than [...]
Published: June 18, 2007
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Before Eric Clapton met Jimi Hendrix, he imagined blues musicians to be black men driving long, pink Cadillacs with their guitars in the back. He imagined that they drove from gig to gig on dusty roads always one step ahead of the police and scorned lovers. He imagined that the Cadillacs these black men drove [...]
Published: June 12, 2007
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Since Tony Parker finally earned Gregg Popovich’s trust, he’s gone slam off on everybody! He is completely confident that no guard in the Lig can stop him. He’s much, much stronger than anyone thinks he is, because, outside of Allen Iverson and Dwayne Wade, Parker hits the floor more than anyone in the NBA.
After a [...]
Published: June 3, 2007
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The Flip Saunders era of Deeee-troit Bas-ket-ball! officially ended at approximately 11:50 EST last evening. This season, Saunders’ second, ended in the Eastern Conference finals just like last year did in more ways than just in games won and lost. Last season ended with in-fighting among teammates. Then, Ben Wallace was named as the locker [...]