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The “other” 2010 free agents

June 8, 2010

Teams who aren’t able to land one a marquee free agent will have plenty left to pursue to improve their teams. Let’s take a look at some of the second-tier players who will be available this offseason.

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Tracy McGrady phenomenal in his New York debut

February 20, 2010

Tracy McGrady made an unforgettable debut as a New York Knick tonight. While Kevin Durant would have the last laugh tonight and lead the Thunder to victory, it was McGrady’s poised performance that will leave the Knicks fans with something to talk about around the water cooler this week.  Coming into tonight’s game, McGrady had [...]

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Tracy McGrady headed to New York

February 18, 2010

While last night we came to learn that an agreement between the Rockets and Kings would send Kevin Martin to Houston in a deal involving Tracy McGrady. Less than a day later, the New York Knicks decided that they wanted in on the action, and added a significant dimension to this trade. The deal now [...]

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Kevin Martin headed to Houston in deal involving Tracy McGrady

February 18, 2010

The trading frenzy continues tonight, as the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings have agreed upon a seven-player deal that will send Tracy McGrady to the Kings and Kevin Martin to the Rockets.
As part of the deal, the Kings will also be trading Hilton Armstrong, Kenny Thomas and Sergio Rodriguez to Houston in exchange for Carl [...]

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Nightly Noise: Corey Brewer’s miracle shot

January 13, 2010

I’m as stunned to be posting the second Corey Brewer “Nightly Noise” post as you likely are reading it. You may remember Brewer threw down one of the best dunks of this season, but his highlight tonight is beyond amazing. After Houston’s Carl Landry made just one of two free-throws to put the Rockets up [...]

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NBA releases All-Star ballot update

December 31, 2009

The NBA released its latest All-Star votes status update today, which should continue to fuel the debate on whether fans should have a full say on who the All-Star starters are. All had seemed right in the last All-Star update, as Steve Nash was paired alongside Kobe Bryant as the top vote-getters for Western Conference [...]

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Sunday’s Soundbites: 12/27

December 27, 2009

Kendrick Perkins on the keys to shutting down Dwight Howard, who was held to 1-7 shooting and committed seven turnovers in their Christmas day matchup (from The Boston Globe):
“You got to play him physical. Watch other teams around the league, they pretty much let him set up shop, throw elbows, let him get whatever he [...]

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Sunday’s Soundbites: 12/20

December 20, 2009

Sebastian Telfair on his lack of playing time with the Clippers. He’s currently averaging 15.2 minutes per game (from Sports Reporters):
“I thought I would be playing more than I have,” Telfair told me after the game. “I don’t understand Dunleavy’s rotations and I definitely feel under-used here. It’s been this way the entire season and I [...]

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Nowitzki, Landry injured in elbow-to-teeth collision

December 19, 2009

The Houston Rockets’ 116-108 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks last night was overshadowed by a brutal collision between Dirk Nowitzki and Carl Landry early in the second quarter. Nowitzki cut through the lane after being on the receiving end of a loose pick-and-roll, and as he rose up to the basket his elbow connected [...]

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