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NBA Power 16 – Week 5

I know I missed last week’s power rankings but stupid life got in the way as I had to take my CPA exam.  I think I passed but we’ll see I guess.  Anyway, nobody wants to hear about that.  Let’s get right into it. 1. LOS ANGELES LAKERS (8), 13-3 – The Lakers currently hold the [...]

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NBA Power 16 – Week 3 – Crazy for Brandon Jennings

1. ATLANTA HAWKS (7), 8-2 – After defeating the Celtics on the road, the Hawks take over the top spot this week.  They have a difficult slate of games this week, however, as they face the Blazers, Heat, and Rockets.  Fortunately for them, they’re all home games.

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From the Canyon of Heroes to the Bowels of Madison Square Garden

Riding high off of the Yankees’ 27th World Series Championship, I was prepared to see a competitive Knicks squad that would attract marquee free agents this summer. While a playoff berth was unlikely, it wasn’t impossible. I figured the Knicks would finish the season with about 35 wins and 47 losses, but my hopes were dashed five [...]

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NBA Power 16 – Week 2

1. PHOENIX SUNS (9), 6-1 – Despite getting smoked by the Magic in Orlando, the Suns made up for it by beating the Celtics on the road.  Steve Nash is playing like an MVP and is shooting better from 3-point land than 2-point distance.  Are the Suns for real?  This week will be a good [...]

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NBA Power 16 – Week 1

Week 1 NBA Power Rankings & MVP/ROY Watch

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The First Annual Writing the Pine NBA Draft Awards!

Welcome to the First Annual Writing the Pine NBA Draft Awards.  We’ll be giving out a few awards today to both teams and individual players.  I know the draft was a few days ago but I couldn’t watch it as it unfolded because I was playing in a friend’s work basketball league so I had [...]

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NBA DRAFT SPECTACULAR – Who Every Team SHOULD Take

Seth Wenig/AP The NBA Draft is this Thursday and there are numerous mock drafts out there speculating on who every team will take.  Well, I’m gonna take a little different spin on it and decide who every team should draft.  It’s basically if I was GM for every team, who I would take or what I’d [...]

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