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Have Hawks earned elite status in East?

John Hollinger, ESPN.com

Have the Hawks changed the East from a Big 3 into a Big 4?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

PTI : Happy Ann'y, Jimmy Patsos

A happy anniversary to Jimmy Patsos, his Greyhounds managed to shut-down Stephen Curry before he was drafted in the spring.

ESPN Insider Video | November 25, 2009

PTI : Kobe Sidesteps Jordan?

Is it important for basketball players to imitate the style of play that legends like Michael Jordan have used?

ESPN Insider Video | November 25, 2009

Rookie Watch: Let's give thanks

David Thorpe, Scouts Inc.

Here's what the rookies are doing to make us thankful.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Baylor's Griner never grows tired of dunking

Mechelle Voepel

...to dunk?' I wouldn't say I enjoy it, either, because there is a lot more to basketball than just dunking. But … actually doing it? That never gets old." However, making a fuss over...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Observations from Day 1 at the Maui Invitational

Jay Bilas

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Here are my thoughts on the early action at the Maui Invitational: • Gonzaga had problems guarding Colorado's Princeton offe...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Sizing up the field at the Old Spice Classic

Fran Fraschilla

Starting Thanksgiving Day, I'll be broadcasting from the Old Spice Classic down at Disney's Wide World of Sports. While the field isn't quite as stack...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Favors' shot-blocking skills stand out

Fran Fraschilla

...reason. He has a nice combination of NBA size -- a great frame to add muscle -- agility and basketball acumen. He will get much stronger over the next three or four years as he puts on...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

DeCesare starts anew in Chicago

Christopher Lawlor

It was all too familiar for Gary DeCesare Monday night. In many ways it was the same for DeCesare who officially returned to the high school game f...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Ohio TE Smith headed to North Carolina

Bill Kurelic

...Carolina when the Tar Heels played Miami. He stayed in Chapel Hill and watched the Tar Heels basketball game the next day before heading back home. "Chapel Hill is a great area," Smith said. "And...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Pondexter heads thin list of college seniors

Chad Ford

College seniors continue to be a dying breed in the NBA draft. The thinking is simple: After four years, all the good players have already left school...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

The All-Underrated Team

John Hollinger, ESPN.com

It's time to shine some light on players who are performing well without getting any attention.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009

8 a.m.: Tim Hasselbeck/Tom Izzo

...joins Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic to talk about the undefeated Colts and Saints. Plus, Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo talks about passing his mentor Jud Heathcote for most wins at Michigan State

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | November 24, 2009

PTI : Happy B'day, Dave Bing!

A happy 66th birthday to Dave Bing, the former-Piston and current mayor of Detroit, Michigan.

ESPN Insider Video | November 24, 2009

Post-Chase odds and ends

Ryan McGee

...every year between 1959 and '66. • The Wizard, John Wooden, coached UCLA to seven consective NCAA basketball championships, beginning in 1967 and ending in '73. After losing to N.C. State in the '74...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009