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Friday, June 8th, 2007
My personal prediction before the NBA Finals began last night was that the Spurs would most likely sweep the series, and if that didn't happen, they'd win in five games. The question I had going into the finals was, "Who Is Going To Guard Duncan?" Against what big man have ...
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Friday, May 25th, 2007
If you follow basketball, you probably heard earlier in the week when the NBA draft lottery took place. In this year's NBA draft, there are two players who are considered far and away the best in the draft: Greg Oden of Ohio State University and Kevin Durant of the University ...
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
Have you ever heard the refrain that the high scoring basketball team simply can't play any defense? The canonical example in recent times has been the Phoenix Suns. They seem to win games 115-105 or something similar. They win a lot of games, but their opponents are routinely scoring 100 ...
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Sunday, April 29th, 2007
I doubt a college football player will come along in my lifetime who will do more for the University of Texas football team than Vince Young did. Well over a year after the fact, I still am not over just how epic it was for Vince to lead my Longhorns ...
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Monday, February 12th, 2007
In the week since the Super Bowl, I've thought a little bit about a guy not many people have mentioned recently. His name is Edgerrin James. As you may remember, he was the star running back for the Indianapolis Colts from 1999 through 2005. He left for the Arizona Cardinals ...
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Sunday, January 14th, 2007
I know I'm probably the last one on this ship, but I think today cements Marty Schottenheimer's status as possibly the most prolific choker among anyone who has ever coached a playoff game in the NFL. It's probably not right to come down this hard on him when Bill Belichick ...
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