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ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

BEST NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS MOMENT EVER? WE'LL TAKE "STEAL BY BIRD," ANOTHER? OH,THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS What is All-World Power Rankings? E...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 22, 2009

ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

BEST NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS MOMENT EVER? WE'LL TAKE "STEAL BY BIRD," ANOTHER? OH,THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS What is All-World Power Rankings? E...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009

Quick Friday NBA Playoff Link: The Hawk, on a Small Bike

Ted Bauer, via YouTube

This is three years old, but it's freakin' hysterical: the Atlanta Hawks mascot riding a small motorcycle around. Fun fact: if you like the website "Deadspin," (no idea...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2009

D-Wade's Love Letter to Basketball

Ted Bauer and Lyndsey Read

Cool video right here (it's old, but still relevant). Give it a watch. Then think deeper: what is this guy capable of tonight, with his back to the wa...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2009

LeBron James Waits and Reflects

Chris Broussard (interview), Lyndsey Read (video)

This was filmed ("shot") immediately before the playoffs commenced, and are a candid glimpse into LeBron's thoughts on perhaps the most important two-...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2009

Quick Wednesday NBA Playoff Link No. 2: Josh Smith will reject you

Ted Bauer, via Molly Knight

...Johnson needs to step up a bit. Cool. You know the real X-Factor in this Heat/Hawks series? Josh Smith. His line in the last game: 13 points, 7 rim-cleaners, and 4 blocks...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 29, 2009

Auction Block: Collecting Pro Hoops

Eric Angevine

When we think of professional basketball memorabilia from our vantage point in the 21st century, we tend to focus on the NBA. But Rich Russek, owne...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 14, 2009

Cool Toy: NBA Pick Center at ESPN.Com

ESPN The Magazine Staff

ESPN.Com is a huge place. You can easily get lost in it. As such, don't ignore this: the NBA Pick Center (here's the version for 02-27-09). You can si...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 27, 2009

Clip Reel: The First Half of the 2008-2009 NBA Season

Ted Bauer and Ishita Singh

What is "Clip Reel?" Concept here is fairly simple: it's (roughly) the midpoint of the NBA season, the league will be celebrating in Phoenix this wee...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 09, 2009

Clip Reel: Josh Smith

Ted Bauer

What is "Clip Reel?" Point of fact: Josh Smith is a nasty athlete and an even nastier shotblocker. There's a really good feature on Smith's shotblock...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009

The Gamer Blog

Jon Robinson

If Dominique Wilkins is the Human Highlight Film, then the Hawks Josh Smith should be the Human Video Game. The way he seemingly walks on air, swoops in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 20, 2009

Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage

Peter Keating, ESPN The Magazine

What actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009

The Brent Barry Ticket Experiment: Atlanta

Brent Barry with Ric Bucher

...Which is a long way of saying Tyler Clark, a visiting-team lockerroom attendant for the Atlanta Hawks, snapped up Barry's offer and quickly called a high-school buddy who had just expressed...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 07, 2009

ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

WHEN IT COMES TO THE BEST POTENTIAL NBA FINALS MATCHUP AS OF EARLY JANUARY, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE LAKERS VS. CAVALIERS What is "All-World Power Rankin...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 07, 2009

The NEXT: New Year's Eve Debate To Have

Ted Bauer

Watching Celtics/Lakers on Christmas Day, and had this revelation: is Rajon Rondo the second-best point guard in the NBA? Granted, the Cs lost the gam...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 29, 2008