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The NBA’s Secret Elite Scorer

Last year there were six NBA players who averaged 25 or more points per game for the season. We are about 20% of the way through this NBA season and there are currently seven guys in the league that are putting up at least 25 points a game. Players that score like that don’t just grow on trees. Read more…

Allen Iverson May Be Reunited with Philadephia 76ers

 Is Allen Iverson the Brett Favre of the NBA?
 
 Allen Iverson joined the Memphis Grizzlies in the off-season and didn’t even last until the end of November.  The first rumor had him going to the New York Knicks after his release from the Grizzlies.  The Knicks soon crushed those rumors, saying something along the lines that they like him, but he doesn’t fit the mold of what they are trying to do there.  In other words, they don’t want him messing with their young guys.  For some odd reason, Iverson hasn’t gotten the image of being a great role model for the younger players in the league.  Imagine that.  So what is a guy to do? Retire?  Good idea said Allen Iverson.  
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Sir Charles Barkley on Leno, I Want to Be a NBA GM

Most everybody I know dislikes Charles Barkley and you can’t blame them.  Why? Because I live in Ohio and Barkley bashes on Cleveland more often than he eats.  I know it’s hard to imagine Chuck choosing anything over food, and from one fat guy to another Charles, I get it. I’m a hometown fan and for that reason, I guess I should hate Charles Barkley, too.  The problem is I just can’t seem to bring myself to do it. Read more…

Earl Boykins is a Small Guy Living in a Big Man’s World

The NBA off-season can be an emotional time for both teams and fans alike.  Not only do you have the NBA draft, where you can get that rare cornerstone player for your franchise, but that is when all the big free agent signings happen.  There is usually a flurry of moves in the first week, that teams can sign free agents than it settles down and the few remaining viable free agents slowly find their teams.  If you still need a piece or two of the championship contender puzzle after the season begins, than you better look at the trading block.  Nobody worth anything is still going to be left on the free agent market by then. Read more…

The Atlanta Hawks Have the Best Record in the NBA Eastern Conference

What’s a team got to do to get a little respect around here? The Atlanta Hawks have earned that exact amount of respect the past couple seasons and they want more. Read more…