Browsing Tag NBA
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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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8 October 2012 at 11 : 11 AM
NBA is still about basketball, not entertainment
A commonly used phrase from sports media analysts, anchors and in-game announcers for a player's performance is, "he's not his old self" or "he's not the athlete we've grown accustomed to". Most of the time the reason is that the athlete is returning from an injury which diminished their performance for a good deal of time. Other times it could be that ...
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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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20 June 2012 at 10 : 34 AM
6 Keys to Miami Taking it All
The great Michael Jordan once said, “Talent wins games but team work and intelligence wins championships.” The NBA finals is all about winning and having bragging rights all through the summer and until next year when/if someone else takes the crown. The Miami Heat are now 2-1 against the vigorous Thunder team, and even though there’s only 2 more ...
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20 June 2012 at 10 : 20 AM
No one should feel sorry for Seattle
The sports news media is wrong in being sorry for Seattle basketball fans due to the Oklahoma City advancing to the NBA Finals. They should focus on how a struggling franchise in Seattle has been reinvigorated by a great fan base in a small market city like Oklahoma City. The NBA had a chance to see it when the Hornets had to play games in Oklahoma City ...
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6 May 2012 at 17 : 31 PM
Too old and too late
Last season we watched as Dirk Nowitzki and The Dallas Mavericks hoist the NBA Championship banner to the rafters of the American Airlines Center. In defeating the Miami heat 4 games to 2, the Mavs finally brought Owner Mark Cuban his most sought after possession...an NBA Championship Trophy. Fast forward almost 1 years time and the Mavs find ...
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2 May 2012 at 18 : 33 PM
Game 2 Recap – Indiana vs Orlando
At half time, in Game 2, it looked like a deja vu for Indiana, who were behind 44-42 despite Orlando shooting just 32%. They stayed in the game with 12 offensive rebounds. Indiana went into the locker room facing the daunting prospect of travelling to Orlando behind 0-2 but they decided to do something about it and came out with a strong showing in the ...
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2 May 2012 at 18 : 41 PM
Game 1 Recap – Indiana vs Orlando
Orlando came into this series as underdogs without star center Dwight Howard who is out with injury. Indiana came in as first time favourites in a playoff series since a long time ago. There were many questions hanging over this series. - Will Indiana be able to handle being favourites? - Will Orlando, with nothing to lose, come out as winners? - Will ...
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26 April 2012 at 23 : 03 PM
Expect the Unexpected: Playoff Time
It’s playoff time! If the beginning of the season was Christmas, this time of year is New Year’s Eve. It’s lights, camera, action and… a rings for everyone! The team who wins it all of course. Who’s taking it all this year? Well, I’m here to give my take on this whole deal and what I want to see happen with all 16 squads in the playoffs. Die ...
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17 April 2012 at 23 : 33 PM
Race to the Playoffs Part 1 – East Conference
The NBA Playoffs are approaching us quickly with most teams having five more games left till the end of the regular season. This year's condensed season has provided us with amazing story lines, highlights and drama. It has brought new found fame to rising stars, surprising trades and unfortunately a huge amount of injuries. As our focus slowly turns to ...
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