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Fork 'Em: Charlotte Bobcats

As teams get eliminated from the 2009 NBA playoff picture, Fork 'Em figures out what went wrong."Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose." -Jewel And really, what says "Charlotte Bobcats" like Jewel?The Lottery is littered with teams that failed to meet expectations. Their hopes broken,...

By Trading DeSagana Diop, the Mavericks Admit a Mistake

The Mavericks finally completed a long-rumored deal with Charlotte, but the eventual transaction looks more like an admission of a mistake than a potentially vital move.Previous rumors placed Dallas in talks to grab Raymond Felton from the Bobcats in a multi-team deal that sent out DeSagana Diop, a player Dallas spent a...

#2 Biggest Bust of the '00s: Kwame Brown

This offseason, NBA FanHouse will address important questions about the league. It will be a Summer of Answers. First up: the biggest draft busts of the decade.The 2001 NBA Draft was pretty weak in terms of legitimate ballers who would be found contributing meaningful minutes for seasons to come. Sure, '01 gave us Tony...

Diop Heads Back to Dallas After N.J. Rental

Next to Devin Harris, center DeSagana Diop was the clear #2 most valuable asset Dallas sent away to New Jersey in the midseason acquisition of Jason Kidd. He was the best defender the Mavericks had at a key defensive position. Surely, we would have helped some in rejecting the advances of David West and Tyson Chandler in...

The Rotation: Plenty of Big Names Traded, but Few Will Help Their New Teams

The Rotation is a weekly study on the NBA by one of our All-Star voices. In rotation this week is Brett Edwards. The NBA has seen an unprecedented amount of player movement this season, including three deals which can only be described as flat out blockbusters. But as the choke-time Mavericks and suddenly atrocious Suns...