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LA Lakers’ Luke Walton: Role Model for the Aspiring Non-Superstar

Charles Barkley famously expressed the phrase, "I am not a role model," in a Nike Air commercial. Many have lost the ...

The Undaunted Task of the Orlando Magic’s Mickael Pietrus

Somebody has to do it. If you plan on winning an NBA title in this era, you’re going to have to ...

2009 NBA Draft: Players Who Should Return to College

All NBA draft prospects have the month of June to make their final decision of whether to stay or return to ...

2009 NBA Draft: Players Who Should Go All In and Get an Agent

All NBA draft prospects have the month of June to make their final decision of whether to stay or return to ...

NBA Playoffs: Where Amazing Happens (and so Should Morality and Humility)

The 2009 NBA playoffs is certainly living up to its slogan. Amazing has happened in most of the series. The conference ...

Orlando Magic’s J.J. Redick: Intangibles Still Have Value in NBA

I probably need to clarify that I have no invested interest in what I am about to write, which concerns one ...

Lakers-Rockets Series: The Semantics of Flagrant Fouls One and Two

Much has been said concerning the flagrant fouls in the Lakers-Rockets series. The fouls have been viewed, reviewed, and the jurisdiction ...

NBA Playoff First Round Underachievers

The first round has given us one forgettable seven-game series (Hawks-Heat) and one that may be unforgettable (Celtics-Bulls). Through them all, ...

NBA Playoff First Round Overachievers

The first round has given us one forgettable seven-game series (Hawks-Heat) and one that may be unforgettable (Celtics-Bulls). Through them all, ...

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