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The Josh Smith Path to Salvation: Who Should Convert?

Hawks buzzard Josh Smith has famously wasted quite a few Atlanta possessions over the years by taking ill-advised three-pointers. That phraseology is actually redundant when it comes to Smith: it would be considered ill to ever advise Smith to take a three. Thankfully, someone showed Josh the light, and he hasn't...

Ty Lawson Gives Karl Something to Like About a Rookie

DENVER -- Midway through Wednesday's game, Denver coach George Karl suddenly stopped writing "Rookie'' on his coach's board and instead wrote "Ty.'' Could it be that Ty Lawson, in his very first NBA game, dispelled the myth that Karl doesn't have an appreciation for rookies? "Things might be changing,'' Lawson said....

No Inbounds Plays for Nuggets?

In both of the Lakers' Western Conference finals victories over the Nuggets, Trevor Ariza stole an inbounds pass late in the game that effectively sealed things for L.A. Since there were different players involved on the Denver side of things each time -- Anthony Carter was throwing to Chauncey Billups in Game 1; in Game 2...

No Lessons Learned in Game 1, Just Good Basketball

Cherry Picking recaps the previous day's NBA Playoff action. After a grueling, physical seven-game series with the Rockets, there was some worry the Lakers might come out flat against the Nuggets (even if history suggested otherwise). And for the first 10 minutes, that's what happened as the Nuggets jumped out to a...

The Rotation: Metamorphosis of the Nuggets

The Rotation is a weekly study on the NBA by one of our All-Star voices. In rotation this week is Tom Ziller. Every time Allen Iverson moves, his new and old teams change irrevocably. A.I. is the type of singular player that demands incredible adjustment, from a team's playing style to the needs of its point guards to...

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05/17/12 Borden: Third-quarter rally by Knicks provides promise... Source: LoHud.com - White Plains NY D'Antoni, noticeably, stayed away from including himself in any proclamations about what might be, and there is no doubt that some changes will be made this offseason.
05/11/12 New York Knicks 2011-2012 season: Exciting, if... Source: NJ.com The 2011-2012 New York Knicks weren't a team.
05/03/12 Convicted felon gets 180 months in prison Source: The Wilson Post - Lebanon TN The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives praised officers of the Lebanon Police Department for their work in arresting a convicted felon on a charge of carrying a loaded handgun and who was sentenced in March to 180 months in federal prison.
05/03/12 Body found in Ohio River Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH The Cincinnati Fire Department is searching the Ohio River after a body was spotted Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
04/27/12 Owner of smoke shop shot during attempted robbery Source: FOX - KJTV 34 - Lubbock TX A local smoke shop owner was confronted by two armed bandits.