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Charley Rosen: NBA's Most Over/Underrated

Overrated LeBron James heads the list because despite his gargantuan numbers he still has to prove that he's not a quitter (remember the concluding two games of last season's Celtics-Cavs series?) and not a loser. Moreover, although he's become celebrated for running down and blocking breakaways, his posture is still...

Thunder Use Cap Space to Extend Nick Collison

The Oklahoma City Thunder have extended the contract of would-be free agent center Nick Collison through the 2014-15 season, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein. Collison, a key bench contributor for Scott Brooks in OKC, earns $17 million by signing the extension. But a third of that cash will be added to Collison's salary...

Thunder Maintain Humble Approach Despite Success

LOS ANGELES -- Nearly two months before Lakers coach Phil Jackson would suggest that Kevin Durant's path to stardom was partly paved by the league's officials, Oklahoma City's aw-shucks All-Star was answering questions about the gamesmanship of a different opponent. The Denver Nuggets were talking tough again in early...

For Starters: Help For Replacements ... Top Five Foulers in NBA

Who doesn't like a list, especially on a Monday morning when that's about all you can handle?The news isn't good on the NBA officials' front. The league has locked the refs out and it appears they're ready to go the route of replacement refs. We think that's a bad idea, but if it's going to happen, here's offering some...

Paul Millsap to Oklahoma City?

The market for restricted free agent Paul Millsap was expected to be robust in theory, if not in actuality. This is to say Millsap is a highly desired fellow, given his proclivity to rebound like a champ, score efficiently, and defend his tail off at the power forward position. However, as always, a limited pool of clubs...

Nick Collison News From the Web

05/22/12 Thunder-Lakers: Ode to OKC's big three â Kendrick... Source: The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK Oh, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden had fantastic games.
05/22/12 Thunder-Lakers: Ode to OKC's big three â Kendrick... Source: The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK The series would be headed back to Los Angeles if not for the play of Oklahoma City's big three big men.
05/16/12 Fast Break Points- May 16 Notebook Source: NBA - Oklahoma City Thunder There will be no over-confidence, resting or complacency for the Thunder heading into Game 2 tonight, as Coach Brooks, Nick Collison and Russell Westbrook each noted that the Los Angeles Lakers will certainly bring a tougher test than in the Thunder's Game 1 119-90 victory.
05/13/12 Fast Break Points- May 13 Notebook Source: NBA - Oklahoma City Thunder You all are known for being some of the most knowledgeable and dedicated fans in the NBA, so it's no surprise that you are interested in receiving as much information and insight about the team as possible.
04/30/12 Fast Break Points- April 30th Notebook Source: NBA - Oklahoma City Thunder You all are known for being some of the most knowledgeable and dedicated fans in the NBA, so it's no surprise that you are interested in receiving as much information and insight about the team as possible.

Background on Nick Collison

Nicholas John Collison (born October 26, 1980) is an American professional basketball player, currently a power forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, and well known in basketball circles for his accomplishments at the University of Kansas.

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