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As Jerry Sloan Exits Too Early, Deron Williams Better Know What He'll Miss

Only a handful of coaches in any sport at any level gets to walk away from the job on his own terms. Strictly speaking, Jerry Sloan took that walk Thursday afternoon afternoon, and strictly speaking, he was entitled to that after devoting 45 years of his life to the NBA, and the last 23 to coaching the Utah Jazz. In...

How to Save the Basketball Hall of Fame

This past weekend marked not only my first Hall of Fame induction, but as a private citizen, my first trip to the Hall of Fame itself. A Hall of Fame is a weird thing: it exists as both an idea and a museum. Enshrining players and teaching the history of a sport could, in theory, be done separately. In the case of...

The Works: FIBA, the International Laboratory

In The Works today, Hall of Fame induction speech power rankings and why teams stopped giving out option years. But first, an exploration of international basketball as a hoops laboratory. Intercontinental Experimentation: NBA teams' reasons for discouraging summertime international play by their stars is understandable....

Mailman Delivers on Hall of Fame Speech, Pippen as Well

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Karl Malone vowed he wasn't going to cry. It was one of the few times in basketball the Mailman wasn't able to deliver. "I said two things," Malone had said Friday hours before his evening induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. "I don't want to talk long and I don't want to cry. So I'm leaving...

1960 and 1992 Olympic Teams Talk Trash Over Who Was Real Dream Team

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- It all started when Charles Barkley walked into a Basketball Hall of Fame function on Thursday and was preparing to meet Bob Boozer for the first time. Barkley extended his hand for a greeting and soon was taken aback. You've got to realize it takes a lot for Barkley to be surprised. "I said, 'We...

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05/17/12 Glad You Asked Blog: Glad You Asked: Moguai, Pennywise... Source: Salt Lake City Weekly - Salt Lake City UT Dear GYA, What dis I hear about Sketchers gettin' sued for $40 million dollars?
05/10/12 Karl: Depth advantage could boost Nuggets Source: Sports Illustrated George Karl tells his team more stories than a father at bedtime, and in the past 10 days, he dug through his mental archive for fresh material.
05/09/12 FSNextTV: Karl Malone Source: FOX Sports The LSU Tigers picked up an early commitment Cedar Creek's Karl Malone.
05/09/12 Lee Jenkins: Nuggets take Karl's lesson to heart in... Source: Sports Illustrated George Karl tells his team more stories than a father at bedtime, and in the past 10 days, he dug through his mental archive for fresh material.