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DeMar DeRozan, Dunk Contest Throwback

I vowed on Friday to skip the Dunk Contest. By end of that night's broadcast segment, I was having second thoughts. The Dunk-In, so stupid on paper, worked at least on this poor sap. Not necessarily as a preview of competition, but as an introduction to the guy who might well win it all, and with good reason. DeMar...

2010 NBA All-Star Ballot Announced

I wrote in September that perhaps there would be no worthy center to start for the West in the All-Star Game. But this isn't the way I want to see that solved. Do it on the court, not with the ballot. When the All-Star ballot came out Tuesday, Phoenix power forward Amar'e Stoudemire strangely was listed as a center. Yes,...

NBA Players in the Halloween Spirit

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Halloween is one of those holiday that everyone loves ... including NBA players. In this FanHouse exclusive, we catch up with NBA stars Amar'e Stoudemire, Eric Gordon, DeAndre Jordan, Ron...

Ron Artest Is Ready, Kobe Is Excited

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. The Lakers open their 2009-10 NBA season against the Clippers on Oct. 27. Prior to the game, the Lakers will receive their championship rings, and Kobe Bryant tells us he is too excited. In...

Player to Watch: Eric Gordon

FanHouse previews a player to watch from each NBA team in advance of the 2009-10 season.The 2008 draft class ended up having a collectively surprising rookie season. Four players, by my count, had legitimate claims to the Rookie of the Year award. Derrick Rose, the eventual winner, was a consensus pick, but O.J. Mayo led...

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05/25/12 Hornets fans have hope Source: Daily Comet - Thibodaux LA
Looking for some hope Hornets fans?
Just tune into this season's Western Conference finals.
Two of the NBA's smallest market teams, the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, are playing for the right to go to the NBA finals.
And in my opinion, the winner of this series should be the favorite to win the NBA title.
So why does this matter so much for the Hornets?
San Antonio is the nation's 30th largest market with 2.143 million people and is the seventh-smallest in the NBA in terms of metropolitan population, according to the 2010 U.S. Census.
Oklahoma City is 45th overall with 1.322 million, making it the league's third-smallest media market behind only New Orleans and Memphis.
That means there is hope for small market teams in the NBA.
But I have more good news, the orchestrator of this Thunder team, which is making its second straight Western Conference finals appearance, is the team's general manager Sam Presti, and he is a product of the Spurs organization and is a former protege of current Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.
Do you know who else are products of the Spurs organization?
Hornets senior vice president of basketball operations, general manager Dell Demps and head coach Monty Williams.
Demps played for the Spurs during a portion of his 10-year stint as a pro and spent five years as director of player personnel in San Antonio.
Williams played for the Spurs for three seasons and before his time as an assistant with the Portland Trail Blazers (2005-10) was on the staff of the Spurs when the team won the NBA title in 2004-05.
So Demps and Williams know what it takes to win with a small market team.
Locking up a couple of superstars (like Tim Duncan and Tony Parker or the Spurs and Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook of the Thunder) is a good start.
I feel like the Hornets have one potential star in place in guard Eric Gordon, who only played in a handful of
05/25/12 Hornets fans have hope Source: Houma Today - Houma LA
Looking for some hope Hornets fans?
Just tune into this season's Western Conference finals.
Two of the NBA's smallest market teams, the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, are playing for the right to go to the NBA finals.
And in my opinion, the winner of this series should be the favorite to win the NBA title.
So why does this matter so much for the Hornets?
San Antonio is the nation's 30th largest market with 2.143 million people and is the seventh-smallest in the NBA in terms of metropolitan population, according to the 2010 U.S. Census.
Oklahoma City is 45th overall with 1.322 million, making it the league's third-smallest media market behind only New Orleans and Memphis.
That means there is hope for small market teams in the NBA.
But I have more good news, the orchestrator of this Thunder team, which is making its second straight Western Conference finals appearance, is the team's general manager Sam Presti, and he is a product of the Spurs organization and is a former protege of current Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.
Do you know who else are products of the Spurs organization?
Hornets senior vice president of basketball operations, general manager Dell Demps and head coach Monty Williams.
Demps played for the Spurs during a portion of his 10-year stint as a pro and spent five years as director of player personnel in San Antonio.
Williams played for the Spurs for three seasons and before his time as an assistant with the Portland Trail Blazers (2005-10) was on the staff of the Spurs when the team won the NBA title in 2004-05.
So Demps and Williams know what it takes to win with a small market team.
Locking up a couple of superstars (like Tim Duncan and Tony Parker or the Spurs and Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook of the Thunder) is a good start.
I feel like the Hornets have one potential star in place in guard Eric Gordon, who only played in a handful of
05/22/12 64th Little 500 on tap Source: Hendricks County Flyer - Avon IN As a racing fan, this week in May is always at the top of my list with the running of both the Indianapolis 500 and the Pay Less Little 500 during the same weekend.
05/22/12 25 NBA Players Who Will Definitely Switch Uniforms... Source: Bleacher Report Eric Gordon is one of the best young shooting guards in the entire NBA, but are the New Orleans Hornets going to be willing and able to do what it takes to keep him in the same jersey next year?
05/21/12 NBA Rumors: Indiana Pacers Would Be Wise to Pursue... Source: Bleacher Report The Indiana Pacers have a decent shot at reaching the NBA Finals, but forward thinking tells me that restricted free agent Eric Gordon would be an excellent addition to the team in 2012-2013.