asternwarning.com - 2/13/2009
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If you only read one NBA article today, avoid the mainstream journalistic cacca of sensationalistic rumours and bandstanding and read this from Joshua Coleman of 3 Shades of Blue. This is some of the most well thought out stuff I've read this week.
He talks about the blurring of perception ...
A Little Mayo Is Good For The Soul
slamonline.com 1/28/2009 — by Tzvi Twersky
For a group of kids from the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club, this week will be remembered for a long time. It will be the highlight of their month, if not their year. Their memorable event? A visit to Footlocker’s House of ...
Q & A with 3 Shades of Blue
bustabucket.com 2/18/2009 — Today we had the great pleasure of doing a little Q & A with Bloguin's very own Memphis Grizzlies blog 3 Shades of Blue . These guys do a tremendous job and as you can see, Chip went to work on these questions. Head over to their site to see my answers to a few questions.
Bust a Bucket: ...
The Importance of Possessions
canishoopus.com 1/23/2009 —
One of the ongoing debates here on the site has been the relative worth of Kevin Love vis-a-vis O.J. Mayo . I've wrestled a bit with this myself; first calling the deal " highway robbery " before simply declaring it a win for the ...
Grand Rapids Columnist Might Have Been Prepared for Death of Newspapers
cantstopthebleeding.com 2/13/2009 — Until the cops stepped in, that is:
Police say longtime Grand Rapids Press sports columnist David Mayo grew marijuana in his home, neatly preserving his crop in canning jars…
Mayo, 48, was arraigned Wednesday in Grand Rapids District Court on charges he manufactured more than 20 but ...
Dallas Road Trip
thepaintedarea.blogspot.com 12/31/2008 — Hello there, we are back from our holiday travels, which took us to Big D, Dallas: As always, The Painted Area tried to work some hoops into its travels, which included our first-ever visit to American Airlines Center, for the Mavs-Grizzlies game ...
Believe It or Not: O.J. Mayo is Regressing
3shadesofblue.com 3/25/2009 — I was listening to the radio yesterday and I heard Grizzlies' radio play-by-play voice Eric Hasseltine on 730 FoxSports with everyone's favorite self-proclaimed truth-teller, Chris Vernon. Verno, as per usual, was making definitive proclamations ...
NBA Puts Together Perfect Field for HORSE
sportingnews.com 2/10/2009 — So the field for the NBA's modern H-O-R-S-E tournament has been announced. And not only did the league do a great right in bringing back this old school chestnut, they also picked one heck of a field . It came out today that Kevin Durant, O.J. Mayo, ...
Friday (worth another look) edition: Wha’ Happened?
blogs2.startribune.com 1/24/2009 — Sometimes fans or teams make snap judgments, and often those initial perceptions stick. Let’s go through an exercise today in taking another look at a few situations:
In case you didn’t notice, the Kevin Love/O.J. Mayo gap is shrinking. ...
Epochrypha: Trees Don't Fell the Forest
outsidetheboxscore.blogspot.com 3/24/2009 — A special Monday edition of Epochrypha, just because... A quibble, before I get into the real meat of this. In a recent interview , Kobe talked about the “fourth wall” of sports (okay, neither he nor the interviewer said fourth wall, but think about it that way from this point forth please) ...
Joe Johnson to Shoot H-O-R-S-E —
Bleacher Report - NBA 2/11/2009
In case you missed it, Atlanta's own Joe Johnson was named a participant in the first annual H-O-R-S-E competition at the NBA All-Star Game. His competitors are young guns O.J. Mayo (MEM) and Kevin Durant (OKC). If I was a betting man, I would ...
Sophomores Reign Stops at Six —
Bleacher Report - NBA 2/13/2009
Since the NBA changed the format of the Rookie Challenge Game seen during the annual All-Star Weekend in 2000, the Sophomores have won seven times and including the last six.
This year will be different.
The Rookie team, lead by guards O.J. Mayo ...