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What's on TV again?
What's on TV again?

purepoint purepoint posted 8/6/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

The 2008-2009 schedule was announced just now and here is how the teams rank in terms of national exposure. The teams will be listed in order of how many times they appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and TNT. I'm not counting NBATV because it isn't universally available.

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Yao Ming talks about Olympics, new Hexride shoe
Yao Ming talks about Olympics, new Hexride shoe

purepoint purepoint posted 8/1/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

Paul Dalessio of Reebok via Fleischman-Hillard sends over this pretty exclusive (71 views at the time of this posting) interview of Yao Ming talking about what it means for him to play in Beijing this summer, and also touching on his new Reebok Omni Hexride shoe.

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Thoughts from the Diamond Ball
Thoughts from the Diamond Ball

purepoint purepoint posted 8/1/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

The Diamond Ball tourney wrapped up today, and my predictions were spot on 1-6, granted I made them when we were already halfway through the tournament. So here are just some exiting thoughts I have after the tournament.

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Steve is live
Steve is live

purepoint purepoint posted 8/1/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

You know him from the Sportscenter commercials, but here's a look at his audition (posted by steveislive.com, which is his site complete with a blog and various links).
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Richard Justice hates dogs
Richard Justice hates dogs

purepoint purepoint posted 7/30/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

By now, you've surely heard about Ron-Ron being traded to the Rockets, but I saw this piece last night up on Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle's blog that I knew I had to go at FJM-style.

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Hamm-ing up the Bhav-star
Hamm-ing up the Bhav-star

purepoint purepoint posted 7/29/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

with the new injury to Hamm's rotator cuff forcing him out of the competition, we get to see Raj Bhavsar, all-around good guy (no pun intended), make his Olympic debut. Let one feel-good story die, and another arise from its ashes.

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Let the gates open
Let the gates open

purepoint purepoint posted 7/24/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

With Josh Childress' newly minted 3 year, 32 million contract, expect more players to follow suit. Click through to read more

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No Spin Zone
No Spin Zone

purepoint purepoint posted 7/23/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

The Lowell Spinners will be running promotions on back-to-back nights: Political Correct Night and Politically Incorrect Night. Nothing bad could come of this.

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Z-Bo's got to have his sliders
Z-Bo's got to have his sliders

purepoint purepoint posted 7/11/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

For those of you in the Indianapolis area, Zach Randolph is hosting a "Black Expo Party" on Saturday, July 19.

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Croquet: More than just a game
Croquet: More than just a game

purepoint purepoint posted 7/10/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

What started out as a friendly game of croquet between Hartland, ME 31-year-old Andrew Fox and his 16-year-old stepson quickly turned ugly when a disagreement about the rules led to Andrew's "losing" (i.e. being cheated out of) the game.
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It's my money, and I need it now!

purepoint purepoint posted 7/2/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

Baron Davis made the somewhat shocking decision to sign with the Clippers yesterday for 5 years and 65 million dollars yesterday. While I'm not in the crowd that thinks that believes that this move coupled with the resigning of Elton Brand (and the return of Shaun Livingston) makes the Clippers instant contenders in the West, I do think that it makes them someone who could surprise a couple people

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Rasho's call to arms
Rasho's call to arms

purepoint purepoint posted 7/1/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

The Slovenian national basketball team could probably be pretty good. Certainly not on the level of the US, or even Argentina and Spain, but they certainly could be pretty good in the sense that Germany, France, Lithuania, Greece and China are pretty good. Their only problem? It seems to be apathy, as many of their best players have declined to play in this month's Olympic qualifier.

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Scratching the Anc-Itch
Scratching the Anc-Itch

purepoint purepoint posted 6/30/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

After dropping the first two sets to 22nd seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain, our favorite hard-hitting Croat, Mario Ancic, came back to win his fourth round match-up 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 13-11.

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Another side of Jerryd Bayless
Another side of Jerryd Bayless

purepoint purepoint posted 6/25/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

Paul Dalessio from Reebok via Fleischman-Hillard sends over this video of Jerryd Bayless talking about the upcoming draft and his close relationship with his brother, Justin, who is working as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley.

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Summing up the prospects in six words
Summing up the prospects in six words

purepoint purepoint posted 6/24/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

The NBA Draft is fast approaching, and despite my pledge to continue my tradition of live-blogging the night's festivities, I have yet to make anything resembling a preview post. So here we go, six words for each prospect ranked in the ESPN Top 30.

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Wimbledon Primer
Wimbledon Primer

purepoint purepoint posted 6/23/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

Wimbledon has been underway for a couple hours now, but did you really need to be primed to know that Roger Federer was going to beat Dominic Hrbaty? Inconsequential. So here are the biggest stories of Wimbledon 2008:

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Rajon Rondo does not know how long an hour is
Rajon Rondo does not know how long an hour is

purepoint purepoint posted 6/17/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

Rajon Rondo thinks that an hour is 79 minutes long.

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Still Living-ston
Still Living-ston

purepoint purepoint posted 6/16/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

The patron saint of The Pure Point Blog resumes basketball-related activities.

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In defense of the league
In defense of the league

purepoint purepoint posted 6/16/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

Via TrueHoop, a couple days ago, came this link offering up some basic analysis saying that the NBA favored large-market teams in the playoffs. I decided to run his numbers against some other statistics that I picked up around the internet. Now, I'm not a stat geek by any means, but I am an actuary by trade, so I do know my way around statistical analysis. Read more for results.

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The fix is in
The fix is in

purepoint purepoint posted 6/13/2008 from purepoint.blogspot.com

Noted economist, Tyler Cowen, provides a fresh look at the Tim Donaghy referee scandal. Based on historical evidence, it's hard to argue that certain teams are favored over others. If this were true, small market teams would hardly ever make it to the Finals because the NBA, with profits in mind, would probably not allow it to happen.

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