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ballerblogger.com - 7/3/2009
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J.A. Adande of ESPN.com: “LeBron or Kobe? Kobe or Shaq? These weren’t just classic sports arguments for Ron Artest. For him, this was real life, real money and perhaps his last real shot at an NBA championship. He chose Kobe. Or maybe his decision was more about Los Angeles over Cleveland..."
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ballerblogger.com - 6/30/2009
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— ballerblogger.com — Howard Beck of The New York Times: “The summer before the Summer of LeBron will not be quite so glorious. A variety of factors — including a poor economy, weak season-ticket sales, a declining salary cap and the LeBron sweepstakes itself — could conspire to make this an unhappy off-season..." (more) The Fundamentals

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— ballerblogger.com — Ken Berger of CBSSports.com: "It was a miracle that Isiah was there to take Z-Bo from the Clippers on draft night a couple of years ago. Now we have one bad Knicks contract traded for another one. Eureka! Mike Dunleavy and Chris Wallace, the respective GMs, have found the holy grail..." (more) The Fundamentals

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— ballerblogger.com — John Canzano of The Oregonian: “Once Toronto got involved, offering more comfort and $3 million in additional salary, there just wasn’t enough emotional juice to make Turkoglu pick your city. That’s what it ended up being about. And the Blazers blew it in that context..." (more) The Fundamentals

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ballerblogger.com 7/18/2009 — J.A. Adande of ESPN.com: “Teams rarely win championships when their best players players are under 6-6. It hasn’t been done since Isiah Thomas’ ‘Bad Boy’ Pistons won back-to-back titles in 1989 and 1990. With Chris Paul under contract for the next three seasons and a player option for a fourth ..."
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ballerblogger.com 6/10/2009 — J.A. Adande of ESPN.com: "This time, given a reprieve on the same play, given another chance on a night of several crunch-time mistakes, Bryant couldn’t even maintain possession. After the foul he stomped around, nearly stepping on Gasol, whom he never did offer a hand..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/9/2009 — Ramona Shelburne of the Los Angeles Daily News: "On the court in the past few years, Artest seems to have grown better at recognizing the lines he can’t cross. As he put it, ‘I just try to be as smart as possible, as aggressive as possible, without being ejected.'"
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ballerblogger.com 6/25/2009 — Ken Berger of CBSSports.com: “The NBA Draft is Thursday night, and how strange it is that these two kids — neither with a college education, one born an ocean away and the other one having crossed that ocean for his apprenticeship — hold the keys to the whole thing...”
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ballerblogger.com 6/23/2009 — Rodney McKissic of The Buffalo News: “It pays to know what you are getting when you are investing dollars and draft choices, which is why the NBA and its teams are employing detectives to check on prospective players and uncover skeletons in their closets..."
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mrfactoidssportsworld.blogspot.com 7/2/2009 — Can you imagine a team that features Mo Williams, Ron Artest, LeBron James, Anderson Varejao, and Shaq? Well it may not be something that you have to just imagine much longer! On Tuesday, LeBron personally met with Artest to discuss the possibility of Ron Ron joining the James gang according to ...
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ballerblogger.com 7/11/2009 — Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports: "Few have been terribly impressed with how Pritchard handled the highs of the job, and now there are doubts about how he’s handling its lows. After the first 10 days of free agency, so far Pritchard stands as the summer’s biggest loser.”
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hoopeduponline.com 7/2/2009 — An opening day Cleveland Cavaliers starting line up of Mo Williams, Ron Artest, LeBron James, Anderson Varejao and Shaquille O’Neal would be kinda sick and Danny Ferry thinks so too. According to several league sources, the Cavs have ...
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ballerblogger.com 7/8/2009 — Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: “The possibility of guard Dwyane Wade signing an extension with the Miami Heat might be out the door even before the door opens. While Wade can sign an extension beginning Sunday, a league source confirmed Tuesday than an arcane NBA rule..."
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Who Will Play the Lakers in 2010 NBA Finals? CleveBron Shaqaliers? — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
To me, the highlight of the day wasn’t the Ariza-Artest “trade,” but rather Shaq’s news conference in Cleveland, and his follow up interview on ESPN’s PTI . The big goof ball certainly has gotten a better sense of ...
Cleveland Cavaliers Fail To Land Artest, Ariza: What's Next? — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
Thursday left Cavaliers fans not so hopeful this offseason. Ron Artest announced Thursday evening he would leave the Rockets to sign with the Lakers. Trevor Ariza announced hours later he would leave the Lakers to sign with the Rockets. The ...
Hey, Trevor Ariza…How Does My ARTEST Taste? — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
As a Lakers fan, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to Trevor Ariza for two reasons: 1) He played a significant role in the Lakers winning the NBA Championship, and 2) He just played an even more significant role in better positioning the Lakers ...
The Cleveland Cavaliers Need Shawn Marion. — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
For those of us who play fantasy sports, the 2009 NBA free agency isn't coming as much of a surprise. We've all played in a league where thanks to smart drafting, a few guys jumped out to 4-0 while some other guys jumped to 0-4. You knew the panic ...
NBA Deals: Which Team Will Benefit More? — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
The end of the NBA season has been filled with numerous blockbuster moves. Deals that might bring the Larry O'Brien Trophy to the individual team. Vince Carter going to the Magic. Shaquille O'Neal headed to the Cavaliers Richard Jefferson ...