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10 Excellent Rap Lyrics Referencing the NBA

June 14, 2011 at 6:24 pm · Jared Wade

In the midst of a stellar NBA Playoffs, something great happened. No, not the triple overtime Thunder/Grizzlies game or Dirk making Chris Bosh cry. I'm talking about a 2010-11 Bulls theme song recorded by Chicago rapper Twista, some guy named…

The LeBron James/Magic Johnson Parallel

June 10, 2011 at 12:04 pm · Jared Wade

Despite the triple double LeBron James notched last night in Miami's Game 5 loss in the NBA Finals, many people are (justifiably) crucifying him for his play throughout the series. In my eyes, he played well, if not amazingly (for…

Dirk Is Averaging 1.85 Points Per Shot in the WCF

May 24, 2011 at 11:07 am · Jared Wade

"It's A JOKE how good this guy is." – Jeff Van Gundy last night during the 4th quarter of the Mavs 15-point comeback that put Dallas up 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals and essentially stamped their passport to the…

Jeff Teague – From Wake Forest To Heavenly Ascension

May 12, 2011 at 5:34 pm · Noam Schiller

Jeff Teague has been a bit player for the first two seasons of his career. Atlanta’s coaches never helped with this matter – Jeff saw himself stranded on the bench while Mike Bibby’s corpse or shoot-first-pass-never Jamal Crawford played the…

Breaking Down the Back-Up PGs in the Playoffs

May 12, 2011 at 4:53 pm · Michael Pina

This article is a guest post from Michael Pina, creator of the all-everything NBA blog Shaky Ankles. His work has been featured on Hardwood Paroxysm and linked to The Point Forward, Ball Don't Lie and True Hoop. Follow him on…