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Blogging the Bloggers: Ranking the NBA dance teams, Deadspin vs. ESPN, classy Phillies fans and more on Magic/Isiah
scoresreport.com - 10/23/2009
Blogging the Bloggers: Ranking the NBA dance teams, Deadspin vs. ESPN, classy Phillies fans and more on Magic/Isiah
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- BLAZE OF LOVE ranks 28 of the 30 NBA dance teams in order of…well…I don’t know. Personality? - SPORTSbyBROOKS discusses Deadspin’s budding feud with ESPN. If you read this and don’t have any idea what’s going on, read this and this . Then take a ...
Magic admits what we already knew about the Dream Team
redsarmy.com - 10/22/2009
Magic admits what we already knew about the Dream Team
— redsarmy.com — The original (and some would say "only") Dream Team had every great player of its day on... the roster... ... except for 1. Isiah Thomas.  And for years, we heard the stories about Zeke being frozen out.  I personally had never seen confirmation of this... until now.  ... (more) Magic admits what we already knew about the Dream Team

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With Isiah Thomas, Perception is Reality
hoopsaddict.com - 10/23/2009
With Isiah Thomas, Perception is Reality
— hoopsaddict.com — Isiah Thomas is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He surely ranks among the... best point guards in history, and anyone who ever watched him play can attest that few players have ever played with more fire and spirit than the former Detroit Pistons legend. Based on his career ... (more) With Isiah Thomas, Perception is Reality

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Isiah Thomas: ‘Magic Johnson Hates Larry Bird’
northstationsports.com - 10/23/2009
Isiah Thomas: ‘Magic Johnson Hates Larry Bird’
— northstationsports.com — The story of the soon to be released book, When The Game Was Ours, is beginning to... create drama that rival’s the epic basketball battles of the 1980’s, in which it chronicles. The book, which at first seemed to be another squeaky clean portrayal of the Larry Bird/Magic Johnson ... (more) Isiah Thomas: ‘Magic Johnson Hates Larry Bird’

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