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hoopsaddict.com - 6/15/2009
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A guide to how to read Kobe's celebration
after Game 5 and what its signifies about his...
growth as a teammate and a leader.
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Bryant Returns Atop NBA Throne
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hoopsaddict.com - 6/5/2009
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Summary of Game 1 of the Finals takes
a look at how Kobe's intensity compares to "The...
Wire"'s Marlo Stanfield..."My name is my name!"
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Bryant Defends His Legacy in Game 1
hoopsaddict.com - 6/3/2009
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The five strategies that will take Orlando over
the top....
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Five Keys to Success for Orlando
hoopsaddict.com - 6/3/2009
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The five strategies that will take LA over
the top....
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Five Keys to Success for Los Angeles
hoopsaddict.com - 5/5/2009
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It was not just his 28 point and
10 rebounds, but how, and when, he collected those...
tallies that mattered most. This was a star rising to the occasion. This is why he was the first overall pick all those years ago. This was a gritty, inspired ball game from Houston’s leader.
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Rewriting the Script, Yao Pens a Victory for Houston
hoopsaddict.com - 4/2/2009
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A look at the man who has secretely
been this season's most efficient and surprising rookie. As...
outstanding a rookie class as this year has provided, it is possible that Love is the most overlooked and undervalued based on how productive he has been with limited minutes.
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Kevin Love: Efficiency Personified
hoopsaddict.com - 3/6/2009
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March is upon us, the time of year
when the basketball world flips on its axis and...
realigns to make the college ranks more noteworthy than the professionals. While the majority of fans greet this shift with eager anticipation, there is still a large portion of believers that are not energized at all
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The Perfect Imperfection of College Basketball
hoopsaddict.com - 2/19/2009
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Team must be careful not to fall prey
to poor decision making and imprudent preparation by forecasting...
and planning around hopes and illusions instead of facts and league history. The Class of 2010 may be a lost land of promise that remains situated somewhere beyond the farthest shoreline.
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2010 And The Great Free Agent Myth
hoopsaddict.com - 2/11/2009
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In tuning up for tonight's edition of the
blue blood feud, Hoops Addict looks at the sport's...
best rivalry and why it matters so much, and how there is joy in hatred "Hatred comes from the heart; contempt from the head; and neither feeling is quite within our control.” – Arnold Schopenhauer.
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Duke and UNC: The Only Rivalry That Matters
hoopsaddict.com - 2/6/2009
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I am here to defend the maxim that
fellow writers across the internet have long stood behind....
That position is such: popularity is in no way an indication of quality. Public opinion may be held in reverence, but it does not settle matters of real importance. This is most true of the All-Star game.
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Rock the All-Star Vote Already
hoopsaddict.com - 1/28/2009
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We often hear from ownership and team presidents
that everyone at the organization is accountable for its...
success or failure: players play, coaches coach, managers manage. That is a wonderful sentiment, but unfortunately when it comes to the showdown, its not the case.
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A Call For Accountability
hoopsaddict.com - 1/21/2009
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The question then should not be who is
better now. The query that matters more is “Who...
is more meaningful?” Which one transcends the game, raises its abstract meaning, and injects it with universal significance? Only one will be basketball’s patron saint, the sport’s eternal advocate. It's LeBron.
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LeBron, Kobe, and the Power of Tomorrow
hoopsaddict.com - 12/18/2008
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A look at next Thursday's big game. The
NBA has a long history of promoting their annual...
Christmas showcase game as the best the league has to offer. This year, the game hypes itself. There is no way of overstating it: this will be the best game played this season.
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Lakers-Celtics a Christmas Gift to NBA Fans
hoopsaddict.com - 12/5/2008
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One fan's view of the Sam Mitchell situation.
In short, the writing may have been on the...
wall all along given his philosophical differences with Colangelo, but does the coaching change really solve the Raps many problems?
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So Long, Sam
hoopsaddict.com - 11/26/2008
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A love letter from the city of New
York to its newest hero coach and the man...
to bring the Knicks back, Mike D'Antoni.
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From New York City, With Love
hoopsaddict.com - 11/21/2008
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Profile of Jordan Farmar and Trevor Ariza, two
local-grown talents that are leading the deepest bench in...
the league in Los Angeles. Both overcame early career struggles and look poised to be big parts of LA's future.
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Lakers’ Bench Boasts Hometown Heroes
hoopsaddict.com - 11/4/2008
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A look at the Lakers' surprising and encouraging
commitment (thus far) to defense and what it means...
for the stars of Hollywood going forward.
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Los Angeles Lockdown
hoopsaddict.com - 10/21/2008
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A look at what's to come this season
in the Eastern Conference for Boston, Cleveland, Toronto, and...
the rest of the gang (yes, even the Knicks)
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Forecasting the East: Ten Predictions
hoopsaddict.com - 10/3/2008
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A lot has been made among the Lakers
faithful of whether or not Odom should be the...
team's sixth man. Does he fit in the starting rotation with Bynum and Gasol? Would him being a sub help the team? Would it help Odom?
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Odom Could Have Sixth (Man) Sense
hoopsaddict.com - 10/3/2008
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Ryan McNeill goes one-on-one with Jamario Moon about
his off-season, his plans for fitting into the Raptors...
new rotation, and his expectations for the season ahead.
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Exclusive Interview With Jamario Moon
