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Much-Improved Blatche Could Head NBA All-Underpaid Team

He's put up some very big numbers since the All-Star break, but Andray Blatche's paycheck will remain small. That is, by NBA standards. While lists of the top 10 most overpaid players are quite popular (hello, Jermaine O'Neal), those of the most underpaid aren't as prevalent. One reason is because instant stars on rookie...

Letter of the Law: The NBA From A to Z

A to Z.It sounds like the 1952 NBA All-Star Game, which featured Paul Arizin and Max Zaslofsky.It sounds like the 1971 champion Milwaukee Bucks, who had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Zopf.It sounds like the history of Lithuanian centers, from Arvydas Sabonis to Zydrunas Ilgauskas.It also sounds like a good way to take a...

Larry Brown Wishes the Game Were More Up-Tempo

In a Charlotte Observer story this morning, Bobcats coach Larry Brown tells beat writer Rick Bonnell that certain NBA rules have strangled the game's beauty. Brown most recently blew up at a replacement referee who wouldn't look him in the eye, but the coach is now putting on the pose that the game is not entertaining fans...

New Look, Same Explosive Arenas

WASHINGTON -- Gilbert Arenas may be eliminating the often outrageous, sometimes peculiar behavior that once added to his popularity, but the rest of his game is coming back just fine. The explosiveness has returned. The 28-29-point scoring average may be fading into history, along with the Agent Zero and the Hibachi...

Flip Saunders Reportedly Agrees to Coach Wizards

Ready or not, here Flip comes. After much discussion, rumor mongering and ballyhoo, Yahoo! Sports reports that the Washington Wizards will make former Pistons and Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders their new head coach, reportedly agreeing to a four-year, $18 million deal.That's not Yankees money or corporate bailout money,...

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05/14/12 KG's bold assertion Source: Eating My Words K evin Garnett insists with dagger looks and sharp rejoinders that his game has not changed of late.
05/03/12 Middle-age Kevin Garnett Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA O ne of the most unusual aspects of Flip Saunders ' new job â that of consultant to Celtics [ team stats ] coach Doc Rivers and his staff â is his reunion with Kevin Garnett , the player he welcomed into the NBA in 1995 as coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
04/18/12 John Wall says he should have played in less charity... Source: Larry Brown Sports Like the NFL lockout, the NBA lockout left players looking for different ways to remain in shape last summer.