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After an hour of flowery talking and sales pitching, of phrases like "tremendous opportunity" and "thrilled to death," of the claim that "it's tough to second guess this choice," appeared the most brutally honest comment. In his final public statement Tuesday, Lakers owner Jerry Buss dropped the ultimate last word on his new coach, Mike Brown, dropped it like the blade of a guillotine drops.
Less than 3 1/2 minutes into the Thunder's first playoff game ever, 7-footer Pau Gasol threw a pass at the basket, and 7-footer Andrew Bynum skied to easily dunk the ball. Uh-oh, thought everyone in Thunder blue. Just exactly... more »
OK, so this has nothing to do with the Lakers' loss in Game 5 Tuesday night. It actually goes back to Friday, after the Lakers lost to the Nuggets in Game 3, and involves J.A. Adande on Around The Horn and Bill Plaschke... more »
In the NBA playoffs it's not necessarily about keeping players out of the paint or off the boards. It's about keeping them off the podium. When the postseason arrives and the numbers of media members increase, the key players... more »
You see these sorts of columns just about every year, so this isn't breaking news, but it is of great interest now that the NBA has whittled itself down to eight teams. The typical NBA center, apparently, has gone bye-bye, and... more »
In the land of Brobdingnagians, the Lilliputian shall reign. The littlest indeed can beat the bigs, Jonathan Swift and Ty Swiftness would agree. Of the 25 players who have been in uniform for the Nuggets-Lakers playoff ... more »
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