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	<title>Floor Burn Tournament Finals Are Here</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/floor_burn_tournament_finals_are_here/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/09/04/floor_burn_tournament_finals_are_here.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Floor Burn Tournament Finals Are Here " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A while back, Ryan McNeil was kind enough to ask us to participate in the Floor Burn Tournament he was running on Hoops Addict. Well, unfortunately, our guy Delonte West (who, as it turns out, may not even be around this season) got destroyed in the first round by Jason Maxiell of the Detroit&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;rickg15 posted 2 days ago from www.waitingfornextyear.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3236848/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/delonte_west/"&gt;Delonte West&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/jason_maxiell/"&gt;Jason Maxiell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/detroit_pistons/"&gt;Detroit Pistons&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/shane_battier/"&gt;Shane Battier&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/cleveland_cavs/"&gt;Cleveland Cavaliers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:16:50 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Jason Maxiell To Take It All - Vote Maxiell in  The Floor Burn Tournament Finals</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/jason_maxiell_to_take_it_all_vote_maxiell_in_the_floor/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/jason_maxiell_to_take_it_all_vote_maxiell_in_the_floor/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/09/03/jason_maxiell_to_take_it_all_vote_maxiell_in_the_f.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Jason Maxiell To Take It All - Vote Maxiell in  The Floor Burn Tournament Finals " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Looks like some fans are shedding a few tears and complaining of unfair play. Is it because Jason Maxiell has been DOMINATING Hoops Addict Floor Burn Tournament ? I know I read some snide remarks about Pistons fans spamming for votes for Maxiell.     Courtesy of The NBA, Detroit Pistons and FSN Detroit   &quot;After a month long battle to crown the Floor Burn Champion, the final contestants are&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Detroit Bad Boys found this 4 days ago on www.need4sheed.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3216059/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/jason_maxiell/"&gt;Jason Maxiell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/detroit_pistons/"&gt;Detroit Pistons&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/shane_battier/"&gt;Shane Battier&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 3 Sep 2008 07:48:05 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>ETB’s Scribes of the NBA Interview Series - Lee Grammier of The Dream Shake</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/etb_s_scribes_of_the_nba_interview_series_lee_grammier/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/etb_s_scribes_of_the_nba_interview_series_lee_grammier/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/28/etb_s_scribes_of_the_nba_interview_series_lee_gram.JPG" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" ETB’s Scribes of the NBA Interview Series - Lee Grammier of The Dream Shake " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;You won’t find a better blog chronicling Houston&#39;s playoff dreams than The Dream Shake, named in honor of everyone’s favorite Rocket. The Dream Shake is curated by David Clark and Lee Grammier, two rabid Rockets fans who live and die with their team and know as much about them as anybody in the blogosphere. ETB is proud to present ten questions and ten answers with Mr. Lee Grammier. 

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MrThell posted 9 days ago from www.emptythebench.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3183428/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/houston_rockets/"&gt;Houston Rockets&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/hakeem_olajuwon/"&gt;Hakeem Olajuwon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/tracy_mcgrady/"&gt;Tracy McGrady&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/shane_battier/"&gt;Shane Battier&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/ron_artest/"&gt;Ron Artest&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/utah_jazz/"&gt;Utah Jazz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:12:35 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Floor Burn Tournament: Finals</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/floor_burn_tournament_finals/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/floor_burn_tournament_finals/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/09/01/floor_burn_tournament_finals.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Floor Burn Tournament: Finals " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   
 And then there were two. 
 After a month long battle to crown the Floor Burn Champion, the final contestants are Jason Maxiell and Shane Battier. Despite complaints from some readers about these players being heralded on message board across the ‘net, I have no qualms with these two finalists because they are a great representation of what the Floor Burn Tournament represents: two players&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Need4Sheed.com found this 5 days ago on hoopsaddict.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3211955/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/toronto_raptors/"&gt;Toronto Raptors&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/jason_maxiell/"&gt;Jason Maxiell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/shane_battier/"&gt;Shane Battier&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 1 Sep 2008 14:49:00 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Shane Battier Knows White People, the sequel</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/shane_battier_knows_white_people_the_sequel/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/shane_battier_knows_white_people_the_sequel/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/09/02/shane_battier_knows_white_people_the_sequel.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Shane Battier Knows White People, the sequel " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Hello again, everyone! Based on the surprising success and popularity of our last celebrity installment - the network has demanded that I host another edition of &quot; I Know White People &quot;!! [audience cheers wildly - Chuck Taylor mutters &quot; damn you, Chappelle! &quot; under his breath]   For those of you who still do not recognize me, my name is Chuck Taylor and I&#39;ll be your host this evening!&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DGDB&amp;D: a Texans blog. found this 4 days ago on www.thedreamshake.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3223236/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/shane_battier/"&gt;Shane Battier&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/houston_rockets/"&gt;Houston Rockets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 2 Sep 2008 18:04:42 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Shane Battier Gets a Hero&#39;s Welcome in China</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/shane_battier_gets_a_hero_s_welcome_in_china/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/shane_battier_gets_a_hero_s_welcome_in_china/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/29/shane_battier_gets_a_hero_s_welcome_in_china.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Shane Battier Gets a Hero&#39;s Welcome in China " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I can&#39;t understand a single syllable of Chinese, but I do know that if you make it through the first 45 seconds you&#39;ll see Shane Battier arriving in China to a throng of adoring fans sometime during the Olympics. What&#39;s with the beauty pageant treatment? Being a teammate with Yao Ming has its&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And One posted 8 days ago from nba.fanhouse.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3192483/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/shane_battier/"&gt;Shane Battier&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/yao_ming/"&gt;Yao Ming&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:17:02 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Jason Kidd Leaves Nike For Chinese Company</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/jason_kidd_leaves_nike_for_chinese_company/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/26/Kidd_Jason0826_peak.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Jason Kidd Leaves Nike For Chinese Company " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Jason Kidd joins Shane Battier on Chinese footwear company Peak&#39;s roster. Adios, Nike.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;oubobcat6 posted 11 days ago from www.sportingnews.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3166480/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/jason_kidd/"&gt;Jason Kidd&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/nike/"&gt;Nike&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/shane_battier/"&gt;Shane Battier&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/dallas_mavericks/"&gt;Dallas Mavericks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:29:20 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title> FirstCuts - Jason Kidd Leaves Nike For Chinese Company</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/firstcuts_jason_kidd_leaves_nike_for_chinese_company/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/firstcuts_jason_kidd_leaves_nike_for_chinese_company/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/08/26/firstcuts_jason_kidd_leaves_nike_for_chinese_compa.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" FirstCuts - Jason Kidd Leaves Nike For Chinese Company " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; It&#39;s been a big NBA offseason for players turning down mediocre paychecks and no playing time in the U.S. and going overseas where opportunities are more prevalent.  Is Jason Kidd next? OK, he&#39;ll still play for the Dallas Mavericks this season, but the footwear he&#39;ll sport no longer will have the Swoosh. Before making his trip back to the U.S. after the Beijing Games, Kidd announced he&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SLAM Online found this 11 days ago on www.sportingnews.com &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3168673/" rel="nofollow"&gt;[link]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/jason_kidd/"&gt;Jason Kidd&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/nike/"&gt;Nike&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/dallas_mavericks/"&gt;Dallas Mavericks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/shane_battier/"&gt;Shane Battier&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:09 +1900</pubDate>
	
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