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 Bird Wins 1986 MVP in a Landslide
Bird Wins 1986 MVP in a Landslide
Larry Bird received 73 of 78 first lace votes and 765 of a possible 780 points in running away with his third consecutive MVP award, which was presented during a noon luncheon at Boston Garden's Blades and Boards Club. Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta ...
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HAWKS BEATS MAVERICKS IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVUE OPENER
DALLAS MAVERICKS (0-1) vs. ATLANTA HAWKS (1-0)Hawks 89, Mavericks 74Friday, July 18, 2008 - Rocky Mountain Revue, Game 1 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah ----- Summer league action...where fouls-a-plenty happens. The Mad VP here chipping in and blogging for my ...

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Hawks hire Jim Todd and Tyrone Hill as assistant coaches
The Atlanta Hawks have named Jim Todd and Tyrone Hill to the coaching staff of Mike Woodson, it was announced this afternoon. The two new assistants join fellow coaches Larry Drew and Bob Bender on Woodson’s staff. Todd, involved in coaching ...
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 Et tu, J-Smoove?
Et tu, J-Smoove?
Man, the Clippers ruined restricted free agency for everybody! :(
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Lue close to signing 1-year deal
Free-agent point guard Tyronn Lue and the Bucks are nearing agreement on a one-year contract, Milwaukee general manager John Hammond confirmed on Wednesday night. Lue, who played last season with the Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks, would add ...
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Summer Camp Round-Up: Day 2
HTML clipboard The second and last day of scrimmaging was yesterday afternoon at Philips, and unfortunately, the big story of the day was injuries. Wayne Simien pulled up lame with a hamstring injury, and apparently it was severe enough that he will ...
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 Josh Smith Doesn't Like His Coach but Will Probably Be Back in Atlanta Anyway
Josh Smith Doesn't Like His Coach but Will Probably Be Back in Atlanta Anyway
With the Clippers' acquisition of Marcus Camby , and the Sixers' signing of Elton Brand , the market has dried up very quickly for the services of Josh Smith . There aren't really any teams left that can pay Smith what he wants (except for Memphis, ...
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Summer Camp Round-Up: Day 1
HTML clipboard Summer camp practice is underway, with the Hawks (and prospective Hawks) hitting the court in the morning and afternoon for drills and scrimmaging. I was there for the scrimmage portion, and I'm happy to report there were several ...
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 Josh Smith takers anyone? Smith says he won't play for Woodson
Josh Smith takers anyone? Smith says he won't play for Woodson
Smith says he doesn't want to return to Atlanta if Woodson is coach! Interesting as the market is drying up for Smith as a free agent. One year deal anyone?
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Just Joshin’ Around
Chase Keuch at MVN’s Impending Firestorm recently wrote about how they needed their Josh’s resigned, and he is undoubtedly correct. But with James Posey still waiting in the wings, one of the Josh’s is being bantered on some boards ...
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 Magic Sign Veteran Guard Johnson To Back Up Nelson
Magic Sign Veteran Guard Johnson To Back Up Nelson
The AP reported Tuesday that the Orlando Magic have signed veteran guard Anthony Johnson to backup starting point guard Jameer Nelson for next season. Johnson who has played 11 seasons in the Association, played for Atlanta and Sacramento during the 2007-2008 campaign. The veteran will be serving his second stint with the Magic, he briefly played for them ...
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 Artless Self-Sabotage and Other Pragmatic Vows
Artless Self-Sabotage and Other Pragmatic Vows
A tome on the Positional Revolution, coincidentally (or not?) published on Bastille Day.
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 Ballin’:  Bob Pettit’s 51 in the Finals
Ballin’: Bob Pettit’s 51 in the Finals
On April 12th, 1958, Bob Pettit scored 51 points in the sixth and deciding game of the Finals. Pettit scored 19 of his team’s last 21 points in a 110-109 victory over the Bill Russell led Celtics. The Celtics would go on to win the next eight NBA championships.
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HAWKS: Hawks Participate In 2008 Rocky Mountain Revue
HAWKS ANNOUNCE ROSTER/SCHEDULE FOR THE 2008 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVUE Atlanta to hold 3½ days of workouts in town before departing to Salt Lake City ATLANTA, GA (July 10, 2008) -- The Atlanta Hawks will participate in the 2008 Rocky Mountain Revue in ...
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 Mr. Popular
Mr. Popular
The Sixers are smart for signing Brand over potentially signing Josh Smith.
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 Vegan Fish Tacos' 2008 NBA Free Agency Re-Set
Vegan Fish Tacos' 2008 NBA Free Agency Re-Set
Before the moratorium is lifted, Danny of VFT goes over the Free Agents with some thoughts on where they could (and should) go
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McNeal: Hawks: No joshing around with our free agents
Two of the more important free-agent situations this summer will be those of Atlanta Hawks PF Josh S...
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Josh Smith is Coming to Philly
Philadelphia, loaded with cap-space, may be able to steal a star from Atlanta.
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Match point!
PARTS UNKNOWN - The private plane. The limo. The old jersey-with-his-name-on-it-in-the-locker trick. The Mayor. The wine and dine. The man on the street coming up and telling you how much they need you routine. The Philadelphia 76ers spared no expense...
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Hawks' Smith 'impressed' by visit with Sixers
The Philadelphia 76ers rolled out the red carpet for Hawks forward Josh Smith on Wednesday, complete with limousine rides, a guided tour of not only their facilities but much of the city of Brotherly Love and a brief meeting with Philadelphia Mayor ...
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 Free-agent forward Smith of Hawks visits 76ers
Free-agent forward Smith of Hawks visits 76ers
Free-agent forward Josh Smith met with the 76ers on Wednesday.
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Sixers set sights on Hawks' Smith (phillyBurbs.com) | Philadelphia Sixers
Home / Sports / Philadelphia Sixers Sixers set sights on Hawks' Smith By TOM MOORE phillyBurbs.com Ed Stefanski isn't wasting any time making a play for the Hawks' Josh Smith. A Sixers spokesman confirmed that Stefanski, who didn't respond to ...
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 What's Up With Pierce's Knee?
What's Up With Pierce's Knee?
Reading about Walker's knees and thinking about whether the Celtics would extend Powe this summer with his knee situation, I came to a larger quandary: Pierce's "sprained" knee. I mean, have you heard anything about this? Because I haven't. Paul had an apparently horrific knee injury in Game 1, but battled back and won MVP. By that point we had obviously figured his injury wasn't nearly as bad as
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Sixers don't waste any time | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/02/2008
With more than $11 million in salary-cap space available, the 76ers dove into free agency shortly after the bell rang at 12:01 a.m. yesterday and targeted Josh Smith, the young and talented forward of the Atlanta Hawks, as their primary prospect, but ...
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 Pivotal time for Atlanta's Hawks
Pivotal time for Atlanta's Hawks
We've an interesting little situation in Atlanta right now.  The Hawks are coming off their first postseason trip since the lockout season, one that saw them take the eventual champions to seven games in the first round, though I attribute that ...
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 Hawks plan to match any offer for Smith, Childress
Hawks plan to match any offer for Smith, Childress
NBA Free agency Hawks plan to match any offer for Smith, Childress 76ers expected to court Atlanta's pair of restricted free agents By SEKOU SMITH The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 06/30/08 The Hawks have been pointing to this day since ...
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Mythbusting!
SMYRNA - Hurry up and wait. That’s our charge until at least July 9, the first day teams can sign free agents. Negotiations can begin at midnight (officially Tuesday, July 1). But nothing can be signed until the ninth (meaning...
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Horford on USA Select Team and Hoopinion's Draft List
Here I was thinking I'd have no reason to link to DraftExpress this pick-free draft season: Being the patriotic website we are, we will start with an exclusive look at the USA Select Team, courtesy of a “piece of paper we found on the floor,” ...
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 WhatIfSports: Revisiting Celtics/Team USA
WhatIfSports: Revisiting Celtics/Team USA
Who'd win, and in how many games? WhatIfSports ran the simulation
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Butch to get chance with Celtics, Hawks | Postcrescent.com | Appleton Post
Opportunity has come knocking for Brian Butch. The former McDonald's all-American at Appleton West and first-team all-Big Ten performer at Wisconsin this past season will get a chance to impress two NBA teams this summer in hopes of landing a spot in ...
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 An Impartial Review of Tyronn Lue
An Impartial Review of Tyronn Lue
There are exactly three things that I always remember about Tyronn Lue: One , he bears a strong resemblance to WNBA superstar Teresa Weatherspoon. (actual size) Two, there are two Ns in his name. Three , he was humiliated by Allen Iverson in ...
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 Bird, Celtics Go Up 2-0 Over Atlanta
Bird, Celtics Go Up 2-0 Over Atlanta
Forgive the Garden fans if they say they don't see what all this Dominique Wilkins fuss is about. He left behind enough bricks to get Roz Gorin's arena off to a healthy start, shooting 7 for 22 last night to leave town with a 29 percent (11-for-37) ...
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NBA Trade Rumor: Josh Smith to the Pistons
After the Pistons reportedly turned down a trade offer from Denver that would have brought Carmelo Anthony to Detroit, there are rumors today that the Pistons may be interested in Josh Smith. The deal would most likely have to be a sign-and-trade, ...
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Garnett's emotional outburst was scripted hokum
Quick hits Garnett's emotional outburst was scripted hokum Chris McCosky / The Detroit News How many great moments in sports are going to be ruined by intrusive marketing campaigns? Did you catch Kevin Garnett's over-the-top emotional postgame ...
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Chris Broussard Blog
Sources say the Phoenix Suns appear poised to make a draft day deal. They are talking with Toronto about sending Boris Diaw to the Raptors for T.J. Ford and the 17th pick in Thursday's draft. Ford, who would back up Steve Nash, played for new Suns ...