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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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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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3 Reasons Why LeBron Won’t Win a Title by 2010

Every rational basketball fan will admit that LeBron James is the best player in the world and that there really is no ceiling on his potential and abilities.  However, the NBA is not a one-superstar-takes-it-all sport.  Even Michael Jordan had a Top-50 All-Time Player and future Hall of Famer, Scottie Pippen (eligible in 2010), to [...]

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SHAQ JOINS KING JAMES IN CLEVELAND

Wow.  After months of speculation that Shaquille O’Neal would be headed to Cleveland, it’s now finally official.  The Diesel, the Big Aristotle, the big Shaqtus, is actually joining LeBron James and his kingdom.  Phoenix got Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic back in return (so pretty much nobody).  You know, a few years back it seemed [...]

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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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