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Kobe Bryant met the media Monday with a new companion — an electronic stimulation device hooked up to his sore lower back. Plans call for the... [link]

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The NBA Finally Has an MVP Whose Game Does Not Shrink in the Playoffs

I make outs I make other rappers have doubts You're (messing) with the wrong man and the wrong clan-- "Flava in ya ear," Craig Mack (and other artists), 1994 Dirk Nowitzki seemingly received the 2007 MVP in a broom closet at an undisclosed location after his Dallas Mavericks were bounced out of the first round of the playoffs. We just saw the 2005 and 2006 MVP, Steve Nash, make Tony Parker ...
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Garnett, Bryant selected to All-Defensive Team

League MVP Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett were selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team, along with Marcus Camby, Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan.
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The Use of In-Depth Statistical Analysis in Basketball

Baseball statistician Bill James has become well known for his contributions with the Boston Red Sox and their two World Series rings in the last four years. James was hired as a special advisor with Boston in 2002. His specialty? Sabermetrics, a word he defines as “the search for objective knowledge about baseball.” Therefore, sabermatricians explore objective questions such as “Which Red ...
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All Defensive Team and More.

A Quick post that links to NBA.com and south park in the same sentence. What could be better? Also presents a quick look at the Celtics - Cavaliers series.
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Lakers' Kobe Bryant says he'll play, but at what capacity? - Los Angeles Times

Utah's back. Kobe Bryant says he will be, too. A series is now a series, which meant all eyes turned to the newest MVP as he took it easy Monday, resting his back in lieu of risking further flare-ups of the kind that floored him a couple of times in ...
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Kobe back woes continue
Kobe Bryant met the media Monday with a new companion - an electronic stimulating device hooked up to his sore lower back. The Lakers' star tweaked his back in the opening minutes of Sunday's 123-115 overtime loss at Utah.