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Zagoria: College commitments: Top 10, Plus 6 on the Fence
Shabazz Muhammad Now that Nerlens Noel and Shabazz Muhammad are off the board and have chosen their colleges, only a handful of elite 2012 prospects remain uncommitted. Here’s a look at the Top 10...
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Kentucky-Duke preview, and NCAA stud watch update
In an extremely loaded four-team preseason tournament, the Legends Classic in Atlanta tonight will place No. 7 Kansas against No. 14 Michigan State on one side of the bracket while the defending...
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2013 NBA Draft: Top Centers
Just four days ago, the 2013 NBA draft was turned upside down when Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel suffered a devastating knee injury. Over the past month, Noel has separated himself from the pack to be...
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Pittsburgh Panthers: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney
The Pittsburgh Panthers will go dancing for the 24th time as an 8-seed in the West region. Here are five fast facts about the Panthers to help you as you fill out your bracket: 1. Their best NBA...
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Bauman: A 44-inch vertical, plus other notes from NBA pre-draft camp
CHICAGO — It was not a make or break situation, but when you walked into the gym for the NBA pre-draft camp on Chicago’s west side - filled with scouts, general managers, coaches, media and everyone in...
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Draft Lottery Day: Winners and Losers post-NBA Combine
Woo-hoo! Draft lottery day has arrived, and there will be a whole new level of hope for some playoff outlier by the time the second half of the Spurs-Grizzlies game begins. Do we know who is going to...
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SH Blog: Rivers to Clippers gets done; Cavs, Bucks interested in Pierce; Wade...
Another day, another change in the Doc Rivers to the Clippers deal, which is now a done deal. That should teach folks never to pronounce anything dead until rigor mortis sets in (insert your own zombie...
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SH Blog: Knicks are strong favorites for Metta; Jennings likely to be...
The dog days of summer seem to be upon us. The main attraction in free agency (Dwight Howard) is over with, and with considerably less drama than we might have expected given the last couple years....
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Five Things to Watch: Oklahoma City Thunder
We’re entering Year Six of Thundermania here in Oklahoma City, and the level of expectation surrounding the team is as high as it has ever been. But with that expectation comes a certain degree of...
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Bernucca: Clay Bennett’s skimping may cost him Kevin Durant, too
Kevin Durant is a great player. He deserves a great owner. Durant may not know it yet, but he is becoming this generation’s Jerry West: a fantastic talent and class act whose career was marked by...
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PODCAST: Thunder will be haunted again by Harden trade
Ever heard of the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City? It is haunted, and a good number of NBA players have reported paranormal activity while staying there. You know what else in Oklahoma City is haunted?...
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Sheridan Hoops Rookie Rankings: Week 1
For the last decade, the 11th pick in the NBA draft has been a crapshoot. In 2011, the Golden State Warriors rolled a “yo” with Klay Thompson, who has shown All-Star potential. The previous year,...
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Vince Carter Suspended One Game by NBA
Vince Carter Dallas Mavericks guard-forward Vince Carter has been suspended one game without pay for throwing an elbow and making contact with the head of Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, it...
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Rookie Rankings, Week 2: Injuries Make For Wide Open Race
Last season, our Rookie Rankings were a Who’s Who. This season, it’s more like a Who’s That? Just two weeks into the season, we are startled by the number of lower picks who have played their way into...
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Rookie Rankings, Week 3: Trey Burke, Shane Larkin make strong debuts
Last week, we discussed how the race for Rookie of the Year is wide open because of injuries to several of the top picks. No. 3 Otto Porter, No. 6 Nerlens Noel and No. 10 C.J. McCollum still haven’t...
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Rookie Rankings, Week 4: Class of 2013 taking shots in the dark
We’ve come up with a well-deserved nickname for the Class of 2013. The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight. The perpetual clanging coming from this group makes an auto body shop sound like a library....
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Rookie Rankings, Week 5: Duel at the Top of the Table
Looks like we’ve got a good old-fashioned rookie duel on our hands. Tuesday’s showdown in Philadelphia between 76ers guard Michael Carter-Williams and Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo was more than...
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Rookie Rankings, Week 7: Trey Burke Takes Top Spot
Back in October, our editor-in-chief asked the staff to make 10 fearless predictions for the 2013-14 season. One of the predictions I made was that Utah Jazz guard Trey Burke would win Rookie of the...
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Rookie Rankings, Week 9: Hawks Need More of Antic’s Antics
When Pero Antic arrived at training camp for the Atlanta Hawks, he was their fourth-string center. The 31-year-old rookie from Macedonia was behind former All-Star Al Horford, veteran Elton Brand and...
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Rookie Rankings, Week 10: McCollum Could Give Bad Blazers Bench a Boost
Last season, the Portland Trail Blazers had one of the worst benches in the NBA. Portland’s reserves were last in minutes (13.3), points (18.5), rebounds (10.5), offensive efficiency (21.1) and...
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