thebasketballjones.net - 4/24/2008
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The Basketball Jones — The Fix — Episode 295 (.mp3)
In today’s premier playoff show, Skeets and I discuss where the Suns went wrong: Was it coaching? Not enough Shaq? Bad late game play calling? We also examine if the Sixers can win the series, go one-on-one and hear a shawty from you. Enjoy!
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Photo fun: How to watch a weekend full of basketball in Canada
Ball Don't Lie —
... I mentioned this on Monday's Jones podcast, but here's photographic proof of how my friends and I tackled the daunting task of watching eight playoff games over the nicest weekend weather-wise of 2008. We don't get many nice days up here in Canada, so it had to be done. ...
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