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How the Oklahoma City Thunder Can Beat Their Nemesis, the Dallas Mavericks
December 28th, 2010
The Oklahoma City lost to the Dallas Mavericks last night at the OKC Arena by a score of 103-93 in what has become a bitter cross-state rivalry between two Western Conference teams.
Dallas' greatest player, Dirk Nowitzki, got hurt in the first half and never played again, and Dallas' head coach ...
The Greatest Player in NBA History: Why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Deserves the Title
December 27th, 2010
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar deserves the title of being the greatest player to ever play the game of basketball in my opinion for one reason alone: his implementation and later perfection of the sky hook shot.
No other player in the history of the game has come close to developing a shot that is ...
NBA’s Infamous Battles: A Countdown to the Top 10 Brawls in History
December 21st, 2010
The NBA has long been referred to as a non-contact sport, but true NBA fans know that this is so far from the truth. It is actually the hyped-up adrenaline and competitiveness of some of the most physically-gifted specimens on this earth that have fueled some of the best brawls ...
NBA’s 20 Most Underrated Players, Starring OKC Thunder Forward Jeff Green
November 29th, 2010
All Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jeff Green does in every game is come through in the clutch and provide solid leadership to a young team. But obviously this is not good enough to keep him off of a current list of the most "underrated" players in the league.Players like Jeff Green ...
Bake Griffin Is Worth Price of Admission Regardless of Clippers’ Record
November 28th, 2010
With just 15 games into the NBA season, one thing is for certain: Blake Griffin is the most exciting player in the league, bar none. Practically every night this season, Griffin has made a highlight film for dunking, jumping, rebounding and dazzling the crowd.
The Clippers' first-round draft pick has been nothing short of spectacular in ...
Serge Ibaka Is Key in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Pursuit of a Championship
November 23rd, 2010
People, let me introduce you to the key player in the Oklahoma City Thunder's ability to go beyond the first round of the playoffs this year. Serge Ibaka is 6'10", 235 pounds, he's your prototypical "tweener"—a player that can play both the center and the power forward positions.
Ibaka has averaged nearly 12 points ...
LA Clipper Superstar Blake Griffin Has Record-Breaking Performance in Loss
November 21st, 2010
Los Angeles Rookie of the Year candidate Blake Griffin had a record-breaking performance on Saturday in a game against the the New York Knicks, but it was not enough as the Los Angeles Clippers lost to the New York Knicks by a score of 124-115 before a home crowd at the Staples Center on ...
Oklahoma City Thunder Defeats an Injury-Plagued Rockets Team 116-99
November 18th, 2010
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated an injury-plagued Houston Rockets team 116-99 in front of a huge crowd at the Oklahoma City Arena Wednesday night, to push their season record to seven wins against four losses. The Thunder were led by their dynamic duo once again as Kevin Durant and Russell ...
Is It Time To Make the Dunk Count for Four Points Instead of Two?
November 14th, 2010
In basketball, the dunk has been around for a long time. It is a foregone conclusion that teams gain important momentum after the execution of a successful dunk shot.
I am hoping that the rules committees in the NBA and NCAA reads this and considers tweaking the current scoring system just a little by ...
Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin on the Same Team: It Almost Happened
November 13th, 2010
Most Oklahoma City Thunder fans' hearts skip a beat when they think about what might have been "IF" they had better odds of selecting Blake Griffin in the 2009 NBA Lottery and teaming him up with the likes of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
As everyone knows by now, Griffin was eventually chosen by ...