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Profiling the NBA's Top 2009 Unrestricted Free Agents
Profiling the NBA's Top 2009 Unrestricted Free Agents
We’ve got power forwards with 20-10 resumes, lunatics with all-world talent, prima donna scorers, tweeners with Swiss Army skill sets, recent NBA champions, kids long on talent but short on heart, and we’ve got yesterday’s superstars aging less than gracefully. A look at this summer's UFAs.
Slane’s Top 10: True Unrestricted Free Agents
Slane’s Top 10: True Unrestricted Free Agents
barkleysmouth.com — Take a look at who’s the best of the 2009 free-agent class and let us know what you think. (Keep in mind that this list only consists of the true unrestricted free agents at this point. No early termination or player option candidates are listed.) 10. Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks... (more) Slane’s Top 10: True Unrestricted Free Agents
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The Glory Lines 6/30/2009
No Guts, No Glory — It's time for the daily linkage. You know the drill, here's some stories from around the 'net that we like and you SHOULD too! The NBA’s Top 2009 Unrestricted Free Agents (Empty The Bench) Releasing My Own MLB Steroid List (Tirico Suave) U.S. Soccer Releases Michael Jackson Tribute Jersey (Steady Burn) Manny Ramirez Ready To Return This Friday (Paneech) Tommy Hanson: One For The Ages (Josh Q. Public) The NBA, Where Amazingly Mobile Happens: Name ...

Tuesday Bolts - 6.30.09
Daily Thunder.com — ... Empty the Bench looks at the top 12 unrestricted free agents: “Mr. Ariza is one of my absolute favorite free agents this summer. He’s one of the youngest kids out there, his natural ability measures up with anybody available, he’s got tremendous work ethic, he constantly working on and improving his game and he’s already proven himself to be a winner. Oh, and on top of all that he’s a pretty good basketball player, too. Ariza is the rare defender who is both a strong man defender and an excellent vulture in the passing lanes. On offense he ...

The 10-man rotation, starring Ty Lawson and Dan Marino
Ball Don't Lie — ... impact the Cavaliers' long-term plans? SF: SRI. Dwight Howard on trading for Vince, re-signing Hedo and improving his game over the summer. SG: The Puns Are Starting To Bore Me. An open letter to free agent Brandon Bass. PG: Deep Purple. Man, that Amar'e Stoudemire character really wants to play for the Lakers! 6th: ETB. "It's the summer's biggest garage sale, and everything must go." How much for this LO, ...

Top Free Agents Available to the Blazers
Blaze of Love — ... Earlier today, Empty the Bench listed out the top unrestricted free agents available starting tomorrow and as always, did a fantastic job.  They started with the top 12 and then threw together another quick list of the rest.  Definitely go check it out. ...

While We’re Waiting… No Stars to New York, Hafner’s Clean Jorts, and Artest’s Intensity
WaitingForNextYear — ... there is still no scarier man in shorts and a tank top on television. And that’s a good thing. He’s a genuine intimidator with incredible competitiveness. Artest is all about intensity, and he brings it in spades on both ends of the floor. You can question his mentality or his off-court actions or his on-court decision-making, but you cannot question his defensive abilities or desire to win. The man is a bona fide difference maker, and there aren’t many of those in our league.” [ Andrew Thell/Empty the Bench ]– Remember Karim Garcia?  He’s now playing ball in Korea, and ...

Blog Roll Call
Rumors and Rants — ... to thank Tony Romo for fucking up my 2008 fantasy football team - DC Sports Bog Can Xavier Henry do that? - Dan Shanoff Hey, Soderbergh, you made the “Ocean’s” movies. Stop pretending you’re an artist - Deadspin You suck random French rugby player - Deuce of Davenport Skin that smoke wagon, lane - Every Day Should Be Saturday The top 2009 NBA free agents. And it ain’t a pretty list - Empty the Bench Holy jeebus that’s amazing - Epic Carnival ...

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