ballerblogger.com - 7/18/2009
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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 7/3/2009 — 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 7/24/2009 — John Schuhmann of NBA.com: “When it comes to deciding which of the players from this week’s USA Basketball mini-camp will be considered for next year’s team for the World Championships, offense is just a small part of the equation ..."
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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 7/16/2009 — Kerry Eggers of The Portland Tribune: “It has been reported that the sticking point on Brandon Roy’s contract extension is the All-Star guard wants a player option on a fifth and final year..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/14/2009 — Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN.com: "Griffin has been plugging away to refine his outside shot. In a league increasingly dominated by power forwards who can do more than just throw their weight around inside of 15 feet, he knows he’ll have to develop a face-up game if he wants to live up to his promise..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/23/2009 — Matt Bernhardt of Blog-a-Bull: “It’s like Reinsdorf wants it both ways: the credit for the financial might of the team, yet he can also meddle in personnel and other aspects that his basketball people should be solely in charge of."
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ballerblogger.com 7/30/2009 — Brian Kamenetzky of the Los Angeles Times: "It’s easy to forget how long Kobe’s been around and how many games he’s played… so allow me to remind you. 948 in the regular season, good for ninth among active players ..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/2/2009 — 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..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/19/2009 — Shira Springer of The Boston Globe: “Those closest to Rasheed Wallace know him to be an intelligent player and a devoted family man. At home, Wallace is far removed from the crazed on-court persona that earned a season-record 41 technicals in 2000-01 ..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/27/2009 — Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman: “In case you haven’t paid attention over much of the past calendar year, Durant isn’t looking to go anywhere ..."
Wade leaving Converse for Nike (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 7/17/2009
NBA scoring champion Dwyane Wade is changing shoes, making the switch from Converse to Nike's Jordan Brand. Nike announced Friday that the star Miami Heat guard will now be representing the Jumpman label, joining the likes of Chris Paul, Carmelo ...