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Free Darko On New Orleans-Dallas [Free Darko Presents]
Free Darko On New Orleans-Dallas [Free Darko Presents]
We're looking at every NBA Playoff series through the eyes of both Free Darko and Basket Bawful. Here's Free Darko's look at the New Orleans Hornets-Dallas Mavericks series. Your author is Bethlehem Shoals. Get ready for one of those vaunted point guard battles, which is kind of like saying "prepare to see who grows lawns better," or "great moments in quarterback duels." It's true, Chris ...
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Mavs Moneyball — ... a beast at home all year. They beat us there twice. So one game we've got to get there in a tough environment. It should be a great series, and there's a lot of great matchups all over the court." OK, so he's kind of saying the team is scared of the Lakers, but by admitting they really wanted to win the last game he's also saying they really like their chances against the Hornets.  I like that confidence. --------------------- Bethlehem Shoals previews the series for Deadspin. Maybe, at some point, ...

Get Loose, Igor
freedarko.com — ... no longer my idol, but Key Arena looks like a high school gym and this all started when Nick Lacata told Howard Schultz that "basketball has no cultural value." More proof that Seattle exists in a bubble: During drive-time sports talk, the host refers to this comment as "at best, arrogant, at worst, racist." So let's look past these mounds of grave and watch some playoffs. Here are some links that might help. First, our Deadspin previews. I'll update this list as they go up: Hornets/Mavs Celtics/Hawks Spurs/Suns Jazz/Rockets Here's my Sporting ...

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