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Friday, February 10th, 2012
The possibility that NBA basketball returns to the city of Seattle in the not-so-distant future has grown considerably as details emerge about intensified talks between Mayor Mike McGinn, City Council members and Christopher Hansen, a billionaire hedge fund manager who is leading up the potential investment team that would finance the construction ...
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Friday, February 10th, 2012
Last season the young Oklahoma City Thunder took a huge step forward in their development. Not only did they win their first playoff series, but they advanced all the way to the Western Conference Finals before being eliminated by the eventual NBA Champions. It appears that playoff experience has been ...
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Friday, February 10th, 2012
Derrick Williams broke his way into the Timberwolves starting lineup this week following the suspension of All Star power forward Kevin Love. The rookie out of Arizona, who cemented his draft status with a monster showing in March Madness last year, has made the most of the opportunity. Williams came up ...
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
In New York, the Giants are busy celebrating a Super Bowl title and yet it’s the New York Knicks who are the talk of the town. Despite having just an 11-15 record and being one of the most disappointing teams in the NBA this season, the Knicks have been put ...
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
If you were to take a look at the rafters of the TD BankNorth Garden in Boston, you will see some jersey numbers from not just the greatest Celtics of all-time but some of the greatest players in the history of the NBA. Paul Pierce has now solidified his place ...
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
At this point in his career people are running out of superlatives to use when describing Kobe Bean Bryant. He has accomplished just about everything an individual can accomplish in the game of basketball and right when you start to think his gas tank is slowly creeping towards empty, The ...
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
In an interview transcribed here at SRI last week, Charles Barkley gave his take on Dirk Nowitzki being too old at this point of his career to be as dominant as we've seen him before. Jason Kidd has a different opinion on the matter as the Dallas Mavericks look to ...
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Steve Nash has been at the center of attention in Phoenix this week, as the Suns point guard set the franchise record for all-time assists with 6,522 surpassing Kevin Johnson’s mark (6,518). Nash has always had an uncanny ability to put his teammates in position to score. Alvin Gentry sings ...
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The Dallas Mavericks lead their division with a 14-9 record, but they've gotten there without the usual play of star Dirk Nowitzki. Nowitzki, who carried the Mavs to the NBA title last season, recently missed four games with a banged-up knee and is averaging fewer than 10 points per game ...
Posted in Dallas Mavericks, NBA, NFL, New England Patriots, New York Giants | 7 Comments »
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
As a player, Larry Bird will go down as one of the best of all-time. His resume is filled with All-Star appearances, NBA Championships, and MVP’s. He also had a bit of success as coach. Even though it was a short tenure in Indiana, Bird has a Coach of the ...
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