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The preseason has begun with a bang. Most everybody’s in good shape and I’m as eager for this season as a five year old is for Christmas. In watching the early games and listening to the predictions, the MVP race is, in my opinion, down to two. I’m usually not into early MVP chatter, but … Read more Who’ll Be This Year’s MVP?

Dwight Howard really impressed in his first preseason game. Offense, defense, everything. Most of the credit goes to Hakeem Olajuwon. Look out for Dwight this year, folks! Thanks for the video, Magic Basketball!

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Hats off to CelticsBlog for letting us be a part of this. Team Name: Los Angeles Lakers Last Year’s Record: 57-25Key Losses: Jordan Farmar (yes that’s a stretch. D.J. Mbenga, anyone?)Key Additions: Matt Barnes, Steve Blake 1. What Significant Moves were made during the off-season? Matt Barnes and Steve Blake were added to bolster the … Read more 2010/11 Lakers Season Preview

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The culmination of the 2010 FIBA World Championships was a victory for Team USA over Turkey. Kevin Durant was the anchor to the 81-64 victory. Sparking the offense, Durant’s shots from downtown seemingly never clanked out. Overall, the USA played a really physical game and had solid continuity. While the game itself was only OK … Read more Team USA Knocks Off Turkey

His name is Kirk Penney and he plays for the New Zealand nation team. @Hoopshype pointed it out and I investigated. Here’s what I found: Striking, isn’t it?

Maybe this would be the look on his face had he witnessed the Greece-Serbia fight. Did you think you could mess with Nenad Kristic? Well take note! Eight more days until the fun starts in Turkey. Why it can’t be today, I can’t tell you. Basketball withdrawal is real strong right now!

Team USA has left the states and is continuing their preparations for the World Championships. As the roster is being to slimmed down to 12, JaVale McGee, who appeared to be a center who could stick, was cut. Many questioned this choice, myself included. How can we fight in the paint with little to no … Read more Can Team USA Win Without Many Bigs?

At 1 PM Eastern, ESPN 2 has the USA playing France at MSG. Then, NBA TV has China vs. Puerto Rico at 3:30 Eastern. This will be the first chance the national audience gets to see team USA play against a different team (yesterdays scrimmage against China wasn’t televised). I expect a team that will … Read more Basketball On Again Today