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Madison Square Garden Raises Knicks Ticket Prices
This year, for the first time since 2004, Madison Square Garden hosted an NBA playoff game. The Knicks’ improved play on the court was noticed in places other than just the standings—4,000 more season...
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NBA Playoffs 2011: Boston Celtics Eliminated, Youth Movement Begins
Athletes age much quicker than the rest of us. Look at Derek Jeter: Just two years ago he had one of the best seasons of his career, finishing third in the MVP vote; now, at 36, he has limited range in...
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NBA Draft 2011 Preview: Interview with NBA Scouting Director Ryan Blake
I recently spoke with NBA Scouting Director Ryan Blake about the upcoming draft (June 23). He wouldn’t comment on the potential lockout that looms over the league, but he did share his thoughts on the...
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NBA Finals 2011: Is Anyone Rooting for Heat?
After the Miami Heat eliminated the Chicago Bulls to advance to the NBA Finals, Sports Illustrated writer Richard Deitsch wrote the following on Twitter: “We are all Dallas Mavericks now.” My informal,...
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LeBron James Still Doesn’t Get It
Someone should check the water in the Biscayne Bay. First the Miami Heat organization goofed and celebrated a title prematurely. Yesterday The Miami Herald did the same thing, running an ad selling...
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College Basketball Guide for NBA Fans
The NBA has cancelled games through Dec. 15, putting the entire season in jeopardy. College basketball, however, remains lockout-free. With the season underway, I thought it would be worthwhile to...
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Sports Investments for 2012
All the attention was on Tebow this season. (Jeffrey Beall/Flickr) Using some Christmas money, I bought stocks for the first time. I chose proven blue-chippers—Disney and Pepsico—and gambled on some...
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Jeremy Lin: New York Knicks Overnight Star
New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin did something incredible last night. I’m not talking about his 38-point performance against the Lakers to lead the Knicks to their fourth straight win, though...
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LeBron James, Miami Heat, Win NBA Title
I, like LeBron James, thought it would be easy. When he took his talents to South Beach to team with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, I accepted their domination as inevitable and resorted to saying it...
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Are Some NBA Hopefuls Better Off Not Getting Drafted?
Scott Machado was not drafted but is playing summer league with the Rockets. (Credit: ICGaels.com) There are worse things in the world than not being selected in the NBA Draft—like being selected in...
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LeBron for a Day
If you could become any basketball player for a day, whom would you choose? Jordan? Magic? Shaq? A few years ago, this would have been a more interesting question. Did you want to score? Distribute?...
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Jason Collins: We Decide the Impact of His Announcement
Jason Collins is the first active male athlete in one of the four major North American sports to announce he is gay. When you see it in writing or say it aloud, it doesn’t seem like a big deal....
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Why Isn’t Patrick Ewing a Head Coach?
In the NBA, for the most part, the players literally look down on their coach. Only six of the 30 head coaches were considered forwards in their playing days and just one, Kevin McHale, was ever...
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CJ McCollum: from Lehigh to NBA Lottery Prospect
(Photo Credit: Lehigh Athletics) Just a few weeks after Davidson College completed its magical NCAA Tournament run in 2008, Lehigh assistant basketball coach Matt Logie went to an AAU tournament in...
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Should Dwyane Wade and Manu Ginobili Be Benched in Game 7?
The players with the worst plus-minus in the 2013 NBA Finals have a combined five NBA championships, Olympic gold medals for two different countries, and enough individual achievements to warrant a...
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Trey Burke: What Is His NBA Ceiling?
When kids start high school, adults of all kinds can’t wait to tell them how this is not middle school anymore. It is time to get serious. The dedicated students rise to the challenge. The same thing...
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NBA Draft All-Access: Trey Burke
The first people I recognized on the day of the NBA draft were the Zeller parents on the ninth floor of the Westin hotel in Times Square. This couldn’t have been more fitting. If you’ve watched any...
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NBA Draft Coverage
Nik Stauskas (second from right) with the rest of the top prospects and commissioner Adam Silver. I know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me, but I’ve been keeping myself busy with plenty of...
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I Went to an NBDL Game
When you drive past a marquee advertising a NBDL game the following night and you’ve got no plans, you can’t not go. My friend Lee agreed, so we went to last night’s game between the Westchester Knicks...
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Three Point Contest Preview
Looking for a winner in tonight’s NBA All Star three-point contest? How about reading my preview for Vice Sports? I used Vantage Sports’ incredible statistical database to assess the field. Instead of...
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