The Low Post
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13 March 2013 at 10 : 55 AM
Diva alert: Brandon Jennings
Brandon Jennings is the newest diva athlete in the NBA. Jennings is ready to become a restricted free agent after the season and is commenting through the press how he feels he has proven he is an impact player on the Bucks. He is playing "the violin" stating that the Bucks are a small market team and playing in a larger TV market would allow him to get a ...
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11 March 2013 at 07 : 33 AM
Noche Latina is Noche Spanglish
The NBA's Noche Latina promotion has problems. Designed to show appreciation to the Hispanic markets in various NBA cities, each team jersey is translated in spanish. The following teams have "Noche Latina" jerseys: Miami, San Antonio, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Orlando, Chicago, New York, Dallas. But, the Spanish translations on the jerseys do not ...
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8 March 2013 at 10 : 14 AM
The Good Old 10-day contract
NBA veterans historically have stuck on as an 11th or 12th man on an NBA roster as their careers wind down and find their ability to produce and be a valuable member of a team dwindle down. With this in mind we have seen a trend emphatically grow over the past few seasons with teams looking to the a long list of available and willing and able veterans ...
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5 March 2013 at 21 : 47 PM
All-Star game should have no coaches, no referees
The NBA All-Star game is quickly competing with the NFL's Pro Bowl for the most boring professional sports exhibition game. Although the idea has been vilified, Bud Selig's decision to make the MLB All-Star game meaningful to the World Series appears to be a great incentive to increase its importance. This blog isn't intended to promote adding an incentive ...
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5 March 2013 at 21 : 28 PM
Cold weather franchises get a bad rap
Much has been made about cold weather cities in sports over the last few years. Specifically in outdoor football stadiums as the NFL braces to hold next year's Super Bowl in New York. But, cold weather does seem to be a factor in whether players wish to be traded to the team as in the case of Josh Smith potentially headed to Milwaukee from Atlanta. The deal ...
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8 October 2012 at 12 : 47 PM
New flop rule created by NBA
The NBA issued a new rule change to prevent "flopping" or athletes trying to draw fouls purposely by exaggerating their reaction to an opposing player's basketball move. Any rules regarding flopping had never been in an NBA rule book. The explanation by the NBA, which was issued by many sports media outlets, is that a player would have flopped if the ...
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22 August 2012 at 12 : 45 PM
Terry exercises Namath saying Celtics will win NBA title
The only "guarantee" that has ever worked in pro sports history (and it wasn't a deliberate one) is when Joe Namath told sports writers at a dinner before Super Bowl III that the Jets were going to beat the Colts. Namath, in his HBO bio-documentary says that he didn't say it deliberately (as many athletes do today). He states he was so tired of hearing how ...
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22 August 2012 at 12 : 36 PM
Wade will shine in 2012-13 NBA season
Dwayne Wade will be the League MVP, Finals MVP or win the league scoring title this upcoming NBA season. Reason being is because of his friendship with Lebron James, the tremendous chemistry the two have developed as teammates and because Lebron won his first championship. "Loyalty" is a huge deal to current players and Lebron will understand that now he ...
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17 August 2012 at 17 : 33 PM
3 on 3 basketball to become an Olympic sport in 2016
FIBA will attempt in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to inaugurate 3 on 3 basketball as an Olympic sport. FIBA has had world rankings and tournaments for 3 on 3 basketball since 2010 and states in many articles that the sport is very popular. Many fans will be familiar with the rules of 3 on 3 basketball as it is modeled after the ...
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8 August 2012 at 19 : 19 PM
Where have you gone, play by play announcer?
The play-by-play announcer has all but disappeared in professional sports. Now, games or sporting events are more about "coffee table-type" conversations setup for eager color analysts with the game events faded in the background. The play-by-play announcer used to dominate a radio or TV broadcast giving fans an account of the events which occurred in front ...
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