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	<title>A Guide to the Lakers&#39; Ring Ceremony</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/a-guide-to-the-lakers-ring-ceremony/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/a-guide-to-the-lakers-ring-ceremony/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/10/29/a_guide_to_the_lakers_ring_ceremony.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="A Guide to the Lakers&#39; Ring Ceremony" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Kyle Slavin and The Second Coming has your guide to the Lakers&#39; ring ceremony and the first regular season game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 11 days ago from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/los_angeles_lakers/"&gt;Los Angeles Lakers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/los_angeles_clippers/"&gt;Los Angeles Clippers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/baron_davis/"&gt;Baron Davis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/blake_griffin/"&gt;Blake Griffin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/kobe_bryant/"&gt;Kobe Bryant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Los Angeles Lakers</category>
	
		<category>Los Angeles Clippers</category>
	
		<category>Baron Davis</category>
	
		<category>Blake Griffin</category>
	
		<category>Kobe Bryant</category>
	
	
	
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	<title>The Next Movement: Respect for Aged Superstars</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/the-next-movement-respect-for-aged-superstars/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/the-next-movement-respect-for-aged-superstars/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/10/19/the_next_movement_respect_for_aged_superstars.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="The Next Movement: Respect for Aged Superstars" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Kyle Slavin and TSCblogs.com has a review of the aging superstars of the league. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 21 days ago from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>In Defense of the Refs: An Official Plea</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/in-defense-of-the-refs-an-official-plea/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/in-defense-of-the-refs-an-official-plea/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/10/13/in_defense_of_the_refs_an_official_plea.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="In Defense of the Refs: An Official Plea" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Kyle Slavin and TSCblogs.com discusses the current referee lockout, and what it means for the upcoming season. (And not one word about Ron Artest! Except that one.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 27 days ago from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/stephen_jackson/"&gt;Stephen Jackson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/david_stern/"&gt;David Stern&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/kenyon_martin/"&gt;Kenyon Martin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Stephen Jackson</category>
	
		<category>David Stern</category>
	
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	<title>The Great Big Season Preview (Part 3) - TSCblogs.com</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/the_great_big_season_preview_part_3_tscblogs_com/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/the_great_big_season_preview_part_3_tscblogs_com/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/08/28/lakers_group.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="The Great Big Season Preview (Part 3) - TSCblogs.com" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Here we go, the final portion of TSC’s 3-part season preview for 2009-10...and we’ve saved many of the heavy hitters for this last post. Cavs, Magic, Lakers, and Celts!Again, each team is assigned a memorable quote from Gross Pointe Blank and analyzed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 8/28/2009 from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/cleveland_cavs/"&gt;Cleveland Cavaliers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/boston_celtics/"&gt;Boston Celtics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/memphis_grizzlies/"&gt;Memphis Grizzlies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/los_angeles_lakers/"&gt;Los Angeles Lakers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/orlando_magic/"&gt;Orlando Magic&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/toronto_raptors/"&gt;Toronto Raptors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Boston Celtics</category>
	
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	<title>TSCblogs: Great Big Season Preview (Part 2)</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/tscblogs_great_big_season_preview_part_2/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/tscblogs_great_big_season_preview_part_2/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/08/25/tscblogs_great_big_season_preview_part_2.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="TSCblogs: Great Big Season Preview (Part 2)" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This is Part 2 of a 3-part series. Each NBA team is assigned a Gross Pointe Blank quote, and analyzed. This post discusses the Spurs, Kings, Mavericks, Blazers, Hornets, Wizards, Bucks, Warriors, Bulls, and Bobcats. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 8/25/2009 from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/charlotte_bobcats/"&gt;Charlotte Bobcats&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/dallas_mavericks/"&gt;Dallas Mavericks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/chicago_bulls/"&gt;Chicago Bulls&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/sacramento_kings/"&gt;Sacramento Kings&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/san_antonio_spurs/"&gt;San Antonio Spurs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/washington_wizards/"&gt;Washington Wizards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Charlotte Bobcats</category>
	
		<category>Dallas Mavericks</category>
	
		<category>Chicago Bulls</category>
	
		<category>Sacramento Kings</category>
	
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	<title>TSCblogs.com - A Great Big 2009-10 Season Preview (Part 1)</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/tscblogs_com_a_great_big_2009_10_season_preview_part_1/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/tscblogs_com_a_great_big_2009_10_season_preview_part_1/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/08/19/grosse_pointe_blank_cuzak.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="TSCblogs.com - A Great Big 2009-10 Season Preview (Part 1)" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A review of every team for the upcoming 2009-10 season, in three parts, to the theme of Gross Pointe Blank quotes. (Seriously...it works. Trust me.)

How does your team look? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 8/19/2009 from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/los_angeles_clippers/"&gt;Los Angeles Clippers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/oklahoma_city_thunder/"&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/new_york_knicks/"&gt;New York Knicks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/utah_jazz/"&gt;Utah Jazz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/miami_heat/"&gt;Miami Heat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/phoenix_suns/"&gt;Phoenix Suns&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/philadelphia_76ers/"&gt;Philadelphia 76ers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Los Angeles Clippers</category>
	
		<category>Oklahoma City Thunder</category>
	
		<category>New York Knicks</category>
	
		<category>Utah Jazz</category>
	
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	<title>Desperation is a Stinky Cologne: Deadline Trades with TSCblogs.com</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/desperation_is_a_stinky_cologne_deadline_trades_with/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/desperation_is_a_stinky_cologne_deadline_trades_with/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/02/18/amare_panic_trades.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Desperation is a Stinky Cologne: Deadline Trades with TSCblogs.com" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Discussing Expiring Contracts and the winners of the most recent NBA trades with The Second Coming at TSCblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 2/19/2009 from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/shawn_marion/"&gt;Shawn Marion&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/jermaine_oneal/"&gt;Jermaine O&#39;Neal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/brad_miller/"&gt;Brad Miller&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/tyson_chandler/"&gt;Tyson Chandler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/amare_stoudemire/"&gt;Amare Stoudemire&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/adam_morrison/"&gt;Adam Morrison&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
	
		<category>NBA</category>
	
	
		<category>Shawn Marion</category>
	
		<category>Jermaine O&#39;Neal</category>
	
		<category>Brad Miller</category>
	
		<category>Tyson Chandler</category>
	
		<category>Amare Stoudemire</category>
	
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	<title>The Second Coming: &#39;Zo, Woe, and Orlando</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/the_second_coming_zo_woe_and_orlando/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/the_second_coming_zo_woe_and_orlando/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/01/23/alonzo_mourning_1.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="The Second Coming: &#39;Zo, Woe, and Orlando" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Discusses Alonzo&#39;s retirement, Orlando&#39;s offensive brilliance, and Bruce Bowen&#39;s near-All Star nomination. 

Via The Second Coming at www.TSCblogs.com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 1/24/2009 from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/bruce_bowen/"&gt;Bruce Bowen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/alonzo_mourning/"&gt;Alonzo Mourning&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/jj_redick/"&gt;J.J. Redick&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/marc_stein/"&gt;Marc Stein&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/orlando_magic/"&gt;Orlando Magic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
	
		<category>NBA</category>
	
	
		<category>Bruce Bowen</category>
	
		<category>Alonzo Mourning</category>
	
		<category>J.J. Redick</category>
	
		<category>Marc Stein</category>
	
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	<title>An NBA Franchise of My Very Own - TSCblogs.com</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/an_nba_franchise_of_my_very_own_tscblogs_com/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/an_nba_franchise_of_my_very_own_tscblogs_com/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/10/euro_rome_121305_altered.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="An NBA Franchise of My Very Own - TSCblogs.com" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Imagine if you were given the reigns of a full-fledged NBA franchise. What players stay, who goes? What would YOU do to get the fans involved? And would you even mention the words &quot;Thunder Stix&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 11/10/2008 from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/nba_tv/"&gt;NBA TV&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/marc_gasol/"&gt;Marc Gasol&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/lamar_odom/"&gt;Lamar Odom&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/david_stern/"&gt;David Stern&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>NBA TV</category>
	
		<category>Marc Gasol</category>
	
		<category>Lamar Odom</category>
	
		<category>David Stern</category>
	
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	<title>TSCblogs: Stories to Love for 2008-09</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/tscblogs_stories_to_love_for_2008_09/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/tscblogs_stories_to_love_for_2008_09/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/11/03/title_rolodex.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="TSCblogs: Stories to Love for 2008-09" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Discusses hoopster Barack Obama, the 10-year anniversary of the Lockout, Kevin Durant, Ricky Rubio, and the latest Allen Iverson trade. 

Come read, comment, and enjoy!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 11/4/2008 from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/kevin_durant/"&gt;Kevin Durant&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/ricky_rubio/"&gt;Ricky Rubio&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/allen_iverson/"&gt;Allen Iverson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Kevin Durant</category>
	
		<category>Ricky Rubio</category>
	
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	<title>Opening Night: 5 Trades That Should Happen</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/opening_night_5_trades_that_should_happen/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/opening_night_5_trades_that_should_happen/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/10/28/tip_off.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Opening Night: 5 Trades That Should Happen" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It&#39;s opening night, and already we&#39;re nitpicking. The Second Coming has 5 trades that would shake up the league for the better. Come check it out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 10/28/2008 from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/los_angeles_clippers/"&gt;Los Angeles Clippers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/shawn_marion/"&gt;Shawn Marion&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/los_angeles_lakers/"&gt;Los Angeles Lakers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/miami_heat/"&gt;Miami Heat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/lamar_odom/"&gt;Lamar Odom&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/marcus_camby/"&gt;Marcus Camby&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/new_york_knicks/"&gt;New York Knicks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
	
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		<category>Los Angeles Clippers</category>
	
		<category>Shawn Marion</category>
	
		<category>Los Angeles Lakers</category>
	
		<category>Miami Heat</category>
	
		<category>Lamar Odom</category>
	
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	<title>The Huge Pre-Season Pre-Rankings by TSCblogs.com</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/the_huge_pre_season_pre_rankings_by_tscblogs_com/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/the_huge_pre_season_pre_rankings_by_tscblogs_com/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/photos_story/2008/10/20/NBA_teamLogos.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="The Huge Pre-Season Pre-Rankings by TSCblogs.com" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;An enormous, in-depth analysis of each team and their potential conference rankings. 

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	<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Ten Years Gone: An NBA Lockout Retrospective</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/ten_years_gone_an_nba_lockout_retrospective/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/photos_story/2008/10/10/nbalogo.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Ten Years Gone: An NBA Lockout Retrospective" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This is getting zero coverage, but it is the tenth anniversary of the NBA lockout next week. The Second Coming takes a retrospective look at the 1998-99 season that nearly wasn&#39;t.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 10/10/2008 from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>The NBA is back!  </title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>To Make The Leap: a Ode to Game 5</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/to_make_the_leap_a_ode_to_game_5/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/photos_story/2008/06/16/kobe_dunk_ap_photo_-_kevork_djansezian.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="To Make The Leap: a Ode to Game 5" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Break out the quill. Let&#39;s get creative. An NBA Finals poem, from The Second Coming&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 6/16/2008 from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>The Five Stages of Losing</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/the_five_stages_of_losing/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/photos_story/2008/06/13/the_five_stages_of_losing.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="The Five Stages of Losing" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The Five Stages of Losing     &amp;ldquo;Hello everyone. My name is ( insert name here ).&amp;rdquo;  &amp;ldquo;And I am a Lakers fan.&amp;rdquo;  It isn&amp;rsquo;t easy to deal with loss. The human psyche is ill-equipped to cope with it. There are clinics, counseling, books you can read. It occurs so frequently that the stages are named and catalogued.  Yes, you can check a spreadsheet tomorrow and see how&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 6/13/2008 from ballhype.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>The Five Stages of Losing: Coping for Laker Fans</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/the_five_stages_of_losing_coping_for_laker_fans/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/photos_story/2008/06/13/the-lake-show.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="The Five Stages of Losing: Coping for Laker Fans" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Having trouble getting over that Game 4 stomach-punch loss? The Second Coming has some steps every Laker fan will appreciate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 6/13/2008 from tscblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>To Blow the Whistle: The Zebra Diaries</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/to_blow_the_whistle_the_zebra_diaries/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/photos_story/2008/06/09/kobe_ref_2.bmp" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="To Blow the Whistle: The Zebra Diaries" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The destruction of a professional sport by bad officiating, by The Second Coming. Heaven help us all.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;thesecondcoming posted 6/9/2008 from the-second-coming.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jun 2008 15:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Welcome to the Finals </title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 2 Jun 2008 22:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
	
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