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BEST AND MOST DOMINANT BASKETBALL PLAYER(S) IN 1950’S

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If you ask a lot of people who he or she thinks is the greatest basketball player of all time, I bet most people would say Michael Jordan. Some might say Wilt Chamberlain. Some might say Magic Johnson. Unique skill-sets are what set players apart from one another. LeBron James was supposed to the “next” MJ coming out of high school. But we soon found out that his skill-set … [Read more...] about BEST AND MOST DOMINANT BASKETBALL PLAYER(S) IN 1950’S

Let the rivalry begin: Can Lebron-Durant compare to Bird-Magic?

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Since LeBron James took his talents to South Beach and Kevin Durant proved himself as the NBA’s most dangerous offensive weapon, we’ve wanted nothing more than the inevitable NBA Finals matchup pitting these two against each other.  Now that it’s finally here, don’t expect this to be a one-time confrontation.  In reality, this LeBron v. Durant championship showdown—a preview of … [Read more...] about Let the rivalry begin: Can Lebron-Durant compare to Bird-Magic?

NBA Finals: Heat v. Thunder Preview

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This season reminds me of the fireworks on the 4th of July. It starts off slow, with some big explosions here and there. Gradually it speeds up, a few more big explosions. About two-thirds of the way through, you start to big explosions, until the final salvo where they hit with 50, 75, or 100 fireworks going off in a span of one minute. This is the NBA's final salvo. And boy, … [Read more...] about NBA Finals: Heat v. Thunder Preview

Michigan State 2012 season recap, 2013 look ahead

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As the first #1 seed to bow out of the NCAA tournament, the Michigan State Spartans can only look at all the improvements they made this season and see success. The team finished with the number one SOS, 12 top-50 RPI wins, 16 top-100 RPI wins and 12 road/neutral wins in the nation's top conference. They went from being unranked at the beginning of the season to earning a … [Read more...] about Michigan State 2012 season recap, 2013 look ahead

Top 5 NBA inside-outside combinations of our generation

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Terms like "the modern era" and "a generation" are very gray by definition. Charcoal level gray. The NBA as we know it today pretty much began in 1984. It was the year of that transcendent draft class, and the time when David Stern really first asserted his dictatorial power. It's also when the game started to go mainstream and the league transformed itself into the … [Read more...] about Top 5 NBA inside-outside combinations of our generation

Magic Johnson Part of Group Trying to Buy L.A. Dodgers

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So who's going to step in and rescue the once proud MLB franchise known as the Los Angeles Dodgers? In the words of '70s wuss rockers Pilot...."oh ho ho it's magic. You know! Never believe it's not so." That's right, Earvin "Magic" Johnson is part of a "dream team" potential ownership group with goals of purchasing/rehabbing the troubled franchise driven into bankruptcy by … [Read more...] about Magic Johnson Part of Group Trying to Buy L.A. Dodgers

All-Time Big Ten Basketball Team: Magic, Isaiah and More

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The ex-husband of Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries, was successful at the University of Minnesota but his team struggled. The Gophers finished 12–18, with a 3–13 record in the Big Ten during Humphries' lone season. The team had a .500 record before his arrival and finished with a 10–6 conference record in the season after he left. Before “Humpdasian,” Kris was a great college … [Read more...] about All-Time Big Ten Basketball Team: Magic, Isaiah and More