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Where Did All These Point Guards Come From?

Around the time Shaquille O'Neal roamed this earth with absolute impunity, we would ask, wistfully, "where have all the big men gone?" This was not a really bad, basketball-related Kinks parody, but a real question: At least in the collective imagination, once the population of competent seven-footers (or slightly below)...

For NBA Fans, It's That Time of the Year

I don't remember for the life of me if the farmer and cowhand ended up being friends -- it seems like they had a lot in common -- but certainly, division and debate are as ingrained in human nature as mud and honesty. And, since it's virtually impossible to debate the NCAA Tournament, which pleases viewers most when it...

Nets Open to Trading Harris?

So what if the Knicks win the lottery and are forced to surrender John Wall to Utah? That would be side-splitting, though it likely won't happen now that Mike D'Antoni has his team playing with something resembling a sense of purpose. That leaves the Nets, possibly the worst team ever, picking out baby clothes and...

Kentucky Leads SEC's Return From Woe

When John Calipari told an interviewer at the SEC's basketball media day last month, "These fans -- I'm saying this lovingly -- are nuts,'' he was being very narrow-minded. In the SEC, this season and the last few, why single out the fans? The idea has been thrown around that the arrival of Calipari (and his history) at...

If Jerry Stackhouse Asks, That Train Was Named John Wall

If you're looking for the next step in NBA evolution, look no further than John Wall. The 19 year-old, 6-4 Kentucky commit has been the talk of hoops for quite a while, and we found a nifty video of him providing us a preview of what to expect when he inevitably jumps to the NBA after this season. You know, rare as it is...

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Dwyane Wade Hurt As Miami Heat Lose To Washington Wizards 86-84

With the playoffs a week away, Dwyane Wade left the Miami Heat arena Saturday night with his swollen finger in a splint â and considered himself lucky.

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05/23/12 A Look at the Lottery Source: NBA - Detroit Pistons It doesn't matter which of the 12 teams draw the lucky combination â both New Orleans and Portland have two lottery picks, unless Brooklyn draws into the top three, in which case the Nets keep their pick instead of sending it to the Trail Blazers â Davis will be first to shake David Stern's hand on June 28.
05/22/12 Cohen: Could 2012 USAB Select Team Win NBA Title? Source: NBA - Orlando Magic Congrats to Ryan Anderson for being named one of 13 players to help USA train for the 2012 Olympics in London.
05/22/12 Vaught's Views: Former Wildcats Wall and Cousins named... Source: The Advocate-Messenger - Danville KY Maybe they won't be on the Olympic team, but former University of Kentucky standouts John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins will have a chance to play a role in helping the United States win the gold medal.
05/21/12 Kentucky (SID): Former Wildcats Selected to USA Select... Source: The Mid-Majority Former Kentucky men's basketball All-Americans DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall will be suiting up for the Red, White and Blue this summer as members of the 2012 USA Men's Select Team that will train against the 2012 USA Basketball Men's National Team during its July 6-12 training camp in Las Vegas, Nev. Cousins just completed his second season in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings where he averaged a double-double with 18.1 ppg (second best on the team) and team-leading 11.0 rpg.
05/21/12 John Wall named to USA Select team Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC Nearly three weeks after his invitation was revealed , Wizards point guard John Wall was officially named to the 13-man USA Men's Select Team roster.