Sports 4 Dorks

“Coach…it hurts when I suck.”Cleveland Cavaliers: The Cavs hit a missing rung in their climb back to semi-respectability, losing 90-81 to the Atlanta Hawks. Lebron James scored more points in the fourth quarter (14) than any of his teammates did in the entire game. Seriously, the Cavs (James excepted) shot the ball like they were […]

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We’re not saying that the 2007-08 Boston Celtics are on the
same level as the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, though the C’s are on pace for 71
wins.

We’re not saying that the Celtics should be expected to
bounce back from tough losses without their full complement of rotation
players, even though Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, and Luc Longley combined […]

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This is pretty cool.
The NBADL has
decided to stream each of the league’s games, online, for free.
(Now, think about this the next time you feel like
complaining that a Jermaine O’Neal jersey costs too much, or that League Pass’
price is too dear. Pennies grabbed from that tray help keep ventures like this
afloat, and America’s
best female […]

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It’s
been a few days since the Denver Nuggets gave forward Nene an indefinite
leave of absence to deal with a private medical issue, and though we’d hoped to
at least provide you the specifics of what the Brazilian big man is going
through before posting something about it, it’s probably best to cease ignoring
the ongoing issue.  
All sorts […]

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Lots of good stuff hit the web since last Friday, so it’s
best to give this another go …
A look around the league and the web that covers it.
It’s also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren’t
always listed in order of importance. That’s for you, dear reader, to figure
out.
C: Blazer’s Edge.
A fine […]

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A look around the league and the web that covers it.
It’s also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren’t
always listed in order of importance. That’s for you, dear reader, to figure
out.
C: Cavs.com.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have extended coach Mike Brown’s contract, and I’m not
exactly enthused. Brown’s a smart guy who knows the […]

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Rumor has it that the NBA is set to announce its Dunk
Contest contestants later today, and Jamario Moon is already in. That’s one
spot down, and three to go. 
(Three? That’s it? I know there is a paucity of dunks that
have yet to be tried, we’ve pretty much seen everything we’re going to see from
the dunk comp., […]

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It’s important to point this out right away: I don’t dig
Lakers PA man Lawrence Tanter because of a visceral, contrarian response to the
nonsense that gets yelled into the mic in (seemingly) 28 other NBA arenas, but
it does allow me to appreciate his talents more.
I didn’t know the guy’s name until last week, when
I was […]

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Toronto
116, Portland 109, 2OT
Chris Bosh has enjoyed these sorts of games (38 points, 14
rebounds) over the last few years, and it’s what keeps him among the NBA’s
elite big men in spite of the fact that he can’t take over a game defensively,
and sometimes disappears on the boards.
Bosh is an out-and-out scorer, which cannot be […]

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It’s hard to recall a team with as much promise as the
Chicago Bulls boasted back in October falling so hard within the frame of a
half-season. Probably because no other team in recent NBA history has tanked so
poorly without the crutch of a team-wide run of injuries.
Chicago lost in Atlanta on Sunday, by 21,
just a […]

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