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Nba Calendar - Espn.com
oct. 24 -- preseason ends. oct. 27 -- rosters set for opening day, 6 p.m. est. oct. 28 -- start of regular season. jan. 5 -- 10-day contracts may now be signed. jan. 10 -- all player contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season. feb. 15 ...
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Marty Burns: Warriors Season Preview
si.com will analyze each of the nba's 30 teams as regular-season tip-off approaches. for a complete list of team-by-team breakdowns, click here. the information in the "go figure" category below is provided by roland beech of 82games.com.
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Five Things We Learned In The Nba
it's sunday which means it's time to take a look at what the wonderful world of the nba taught us this week.
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It’s Time For Baseball - Daily Gazette
i know football has started and the baseball playoffs are under way, but what i’m really excited about is the start of nba training camp. because if it’s training camp, it means that the nba season isn’t too far away. and i’ve missed the nba ...
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Knicks' Houston Taking His Time With Return To Nba - Espn.com
saratoga springs, n.y. -- allan houston made it through only one full practice before pulling himself out. not a very promising sign for a guy attempting a comeback. houston, though, is in no rush to show the new york knicks what he can do. unlike a ...
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Lakers Learn That D Matters
el segundo -- the player most frustrated by the lakers' defensive lapses during last year's nba finals wasn't even in uniform for any of the games.
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Nba Looking To Expand Its Usage Of Instant Replay
nba teams were asked friday to vote on two new proposals that, if passed, will noticeably expand the use of instant replay starting this season.
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Mid-day Report: James "five Times" Better - Hoops World
five times better? cleveland cavaliers all-star lebron james is convinced he is five times better as a player than he was in game 7 against the boston celtics in this past spring's nba playoffs. "me, as an individual, i know i've improved, i think ...
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Lions Will Scrap No-huddle Offense - Mlive.com
after one ineffective week of operation, the detroit lions are apparently going to scrap their no-huddle offense. receiver roy williams didn't appear thrilled with this recent development. "we reached for something and it didn't work. so we get rid ...
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Nba Chat Wrap With Pree
hoopsworld editor preetom bhattacharya held is weekly saturday chat and covered the latest on the warriors and their point guard situation, dwight howard and his place as an elite nba center and much more.
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Nba Report Concludes That Tim Donaghy Acted Alone
no referee other than convicted felon tim donaghy engaged in any illegal activity in the nba, according to a 14-month, independent report commissioned by the league and released thursday.
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Greg Writes About - Bleacherreport.com
thanks for the edits. on another note, i'm in a radio contest where the prize is the opportunity to co-host a radio show and i am in need of votes so i'm telling everyone. the site is www.am570radio.com, the contest is called "fame & fortune ii ...
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Top 10 Most Intriguing Subplots - New Orleans Times-picayune Blogs
the nba preseason has begun and for the avid fan, this is actually pretty exciting. with all the player and coaching moves over the off-season it is always fun to see how the balance of power shifts from year to year. the pre-season is our first ...
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Evening Scoop: Jennings Revolution?
if you haven't seen brandon jennings or heard the hype, you're really missing out. i was on hand with several other hoopsworld writers when he was working out during the week of summer league in las vegas and he was more than impressive. at 19 years of age he out-worked the nba players he was working out with, has handles that will lose many of the very best nba defenders, and when he gets his ...
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Bender's Humble Beginnings Began Right Here
the world series and the final four. the nba playoffs and the super bowl. sixty-eight-year-old spor ...
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Examiner Feeds - San Francisco Examiner
view: all sources warriors coach don nelson has won 1,280 nba games, so he knows a thing or two about a motivational speech. but nelson’s got nothing on his wife joy when it comes to delivering important messages. don nelson’s just a basketball ...
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Nba Report Finds Only Donaghy Committed Crimes - International Herald Tribune
new york : a review of the nba's officiating program found no evidence of illegal activity by any referee other than tim donaghy, though it recommended significant changes for monitoring gambling and game integrity. the report, compiled over 14 ...
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Stern Vows To Keep Nba Clean
david stern responded to a report on nba referees thursday by vowing to build the "most effective possible system" to monitor illegal gambling and preserve the game's integrity.
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New Orleans Hornets Swingman James Posey Quickly Contributes
until sunday night, the last time james posey played in front of a crowd, it ended with him winning a nba championship with the boston celtics. four months later, posey made his hornets debut during sunday night's 106-103 victory against...
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Top 10 Nba Centers Of All Time - Bleacherreport.com
10. bill walton walton would have been higher on this list had he had a healthy career. however, he could never stay healthy as he only played in 468 career games. the fact that he still made the list shows you how great he really was... walton would ...
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