We all know that without Tim Duncan, David Robinson would probably have never won two NBA titles.
The same goes for Duncan, even if he won two without Robinson. Robinson set the tone in San Antonio and made the franchise relevant.
Robinson had a huge impact on Duncan and helped him not only become the player he’s become, but he’s also helped him in becoming a man — for instance, shaving!
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I don’t want to talk about Allen Iverson all the time, it’s annoying and it’s wearing me out. He needs to either officially leave the league or buy his own franchise so he can do what he wants, and play as much as he wants to.
The latest reports have Iverson probably returning to the place where it all happened, with the Philadelphia 76ers, and playing as early as Monday.
Okay, cool. I’m done with it. See you when we see you AI, you’re ruining the 2009-10 NBA season for me.
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When Monta Ellis fouled out of Monday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers, he had a career-high 45 points, and there was more than six minutes left in the game.
The Warriors were down by 15 points at one point and Ellis put them on his back — scoring 13 points in the third quarter and netting the first seven points of the fourth quarter — before a charging call took him out of the game.
He was on fire, he couldn’t be stopped.
Already peaking at his career-high with half of a quarter to go, Ellis would have scored well over 50 points if it wasn’t for the tacky call on an offensive foul. The Warriors wound up blowing out the Pacers after their 41-point fourth quarter outburst, 126-107. Ellis was the only player to break the 40-point mark in the game, the Pacers’ Danny Granger only scored 22 points, I thought he was a lock to blow up in this one.
Since the Warriors seem to be shopping Ellis and have no gameplan to ever make a player their franchise guy, here’s a sample of his resume from last night for GM’s around the league.
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When it comes to the NBA and Twitter, I think there are two pioneers: Shaquille O’Neal and Charlie Villanueva.
Both players took the Twitterverse by storm and really the sports world, if you ask me. They where the first major pro athletes I heard about in the national media for their use of the popular social networking tool. Charlie V made it big time when he tweeted during halftime of a game last season. It really changed how Twitter and the sports world would collide.
Well, @CV31 is at it again. Since the league won’t let him “tweet” during games anymore, he’s decided he’d tweet in his hospital bed, right before surgery to repair his broken nose.
The surgery, by the way, was a success. He’ll more than likely pull a Rip Hamilton and play with a mask. He’d be the third Piston since Hamilton to play with a mask, joining Carlos Arroyo and Antonio McDyess.
The power of Twitter.
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Every word Jordan says in this commercial is so true. I understand if someone hates Jordan, that’s fine, but you must respect him. This guy is an entity to the game of basketball, he changed the game — completely. As much as meant to the game and as much as it changed because of him, the point of this commercial is truth — MJ worked his ass off to become the legend he is.
So many talented players don’t put in the effort, time and desire to become great, they just sit there with God given talents and let them go to waste, or not reach their potential.
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Simply put, this is one of the best Air Jordan commercials of all-time. Brilliantly done, it’s a classic.
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Not only is “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” hilarious, he has everyone from the NBA on his show. Kimmel has been having tons of NBA related guests lately, providing us with plenty of great interviews. The latest guest, Charles Barkley, is top-notch. I could watch Barkley talk for hours, so it’s good to see him making his way around the talk show circuit.
Kimmel takes some shots at Barkley, but the interview is hilarious and Barkley plays some teaherball at the end. Classic.
There are three parts to Barkley’s Kimmel appearance, so for the rest…
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When the New Jersey Nets tied the record for the worst start in NBA history, they did it without Lawrence Frank.
Frank was fired before Sunday’s record-tying defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers, the blowout loss drops the Nets 0-17 on the season, matching 1988-89 Miami Heat and the 1999 Los Angeles Clippers.
It hasn’t been a pretty season for the Nets. They’ve been injured (Devin Harris and Courtney Lee amongst others) and have had the swine flu (Chris Douglas-Roberts). The odds were against Frank, but with all that was against him, he could have at least pulled out one win. I don’t think it was much to ask. I actually heard some people saying that it wasn’t his fault.
When the team is 0-16, the coach cannot be defended. It doesn’t matter how bad the team may be. If you cannot win one single game with 16 tries, things are beyond bad and the coach needs to be relieved of your duties.
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I need this tie! It’s not a want — I really need this thing. While on eBay tonight, their website recommended to me (based on my prior searches) this gorgeous vintage Vancouver Grizzlies tie — the perfect accessory to make any outfit instantly classy.
If you want to buy this for me, don’t waste your time running around the mall on Black Friday, just hop on eBay and give me the greatest Christmas gift that $14 can buy.
eBay: Vancouver Grizzlies Neck Tie
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