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Akeem Scott takes on Latvia (people's champ, people's champ, people's champ)
DeceptivelyQuick mega-star Akeem Scott is in Latvia for a three week tryout with Ventspils . In his debut Akeem delivered 20 points, 4 steals, and 2 boards in a winning effort. Follow him on twitter here . I will never make you wait so long for an Akeem Scott update again. Promise.
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Hey ESPN, Enjoy Hyping up Jennings.
Remember all this unsavoriness ? Now go look at THIS . With the way he's been playing this season ESPN has to hype Jennings. I imagine they will conveniently never bring up that time they actively tried to bury him and his apple-cart tipping ways.
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Coach Nate loves Jay Z, is totally down with the kids
From the other Quick : "The emergence of Oden is getting the Blazers close to completing the diamond that coach Nate McMillan likes to make with his hands when talking about this team. McMillan puts his forefingers and thumbs together to symbolize the connection between Brandon Roy, LaMarcus ...
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Channing Frye set to receive death penalty
Unless I'm confused about something .
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How long before Rudy Fernandez is run out of town?
Rudy's latest hinting at his potential to earn a malcontent label : “Right now, I don’t know my situation in the team,’ said Fernandez, who dealt with back spasms during training camp and missed four preseason games. ‘Blake play in the 2 (guard) position. For sure (that) is one more player in ...
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Maurice Lucas classic
So awesome. Thats all. (Via SI .)
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Donald Sterling ok, players wearing jewelry bad
So goes the logic of David Stern, I guess. In a league that frets over its image to the point of banning players from wearing too much jewelry or shirts without collars it is hard not to be a little disgusted that man like Donald Sterling, who, um, OWNS AN NBA TEAM gets a free pass. Human rights ...
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The Awesomeness of Manu Ginobili is undeniable
The bald spot is more pronounced than ever which makes Ginobili pretty cool with me. I guess he's pretty good at basketball also. But what really separates Manu is his ability to knock bats out of the air. With other humans paralyzed from fear Ginobili saved the day : Spurs rookie DeJuan Blair ...
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Nuggets Blazers Recap
Remember when I said that I would never do another game recap? No? Oh, good. I just put one up over at Bust a Bucket. Click here to read my rambles .
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Vote Bust a Bucket Or Die
(Damn you Sean Combs. Exactly how have you managed to make me still be aware of your existence?) Bust a Bucket is up for some Bloguin Network Awards: Best (non- David ) banner Best basketball blog Blog of the Year Go HERE and vote early and often. I would love to bask in the glory of ...
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Portland Trailblazers: Worst font in basketball?
Click here and see the court design of every NBA team. Below is your Portland Trailblazers: I've never complained about this before, but seeing all the court designs side by side really seems to show the lameness of the Blazers' font. Portland has an awesome team, a solid abstract artsy logo, ...
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Ron Artest's latest: Afghan Women
The jokes are easy. I'm sure we'll see plenty. But this latest video from Artest is a little more than that. The man is trying to make a positive difference in the World, albeit in his unique way. Honestly, its hard to clown a guy thats more active in that department than I am. On and off ...
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I heard that JJ Redick is a dope rapper
And Twitter continues to take over my life. I saw the above by following Marcel Mutoni . I haven't heard any of the album, but I think we can all agree that it will be the greatest of all time. Also, follow me on Twitter . I'm riveting . (Sorry about the 8 Mile reference.)
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Batum Out. This season sucks already.
Get ready for a whole bunch more Travis Outlaw jump shots. As you know by know, Nicolas Batum will be out for a while due to an uncooperative shoulder . Batum was rapidly becoming my favorite non-Roy Blazer. He was coming off a run with the French National Team that had taken his confidence to ...
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JR Rider Watch: North Texas Fresh edition
I'm not sure how I managed to miss this for so long, but a team has signed JR Rider back into action . The team is the North Texas Fresh and the league is the ABA. Their mascot appears to be a monkey gangster from the 1950's . Team merchandise is not currently available. (Way ahead of you on ...
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Joel Freeland Update: Watch This Man! Edition
Check out my Joel Freeland update over at Bust a Bucket . The guy seems to be turning into one of the better players in the ACB League. Very good news.
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Great Brandon Roy Picture
Jim Taylor (follow his Twitter here ) put up an excellent photo of Roy from Aldridge's "I Get Money" press conference. (By the way Blazers management, you held off this long just to give LaMarcus a deal that is about 90% of a max contract? I really hope there was no high-fiving on your end.) ...
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