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David Thorpe is an NBA analyst for ESPN.com and the executive director of the Pro Training Center at the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla., where he oversees the player development program for the NBA and college players.

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Warriors want Williams, Miles wants in, Smith wants out

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Marc Stein has the latest on Golden State's plan, Darius Miles' comeback and Josh Smith's limbo.

Story | Conversation | July 19, 2008

Daily Dime: Defending champions move on

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Chris Graythen/Getty Images/NBAE Manu Ginobili and the Spurs relied on experience to wrap up their Western Conference semifinal. 1 The...

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Daily Dime: Mavericks win playoff preview against Hornets

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images In a first-round preview, J-Kidd and the Mavs used a strong second half to pull away from the Hornets. ...

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Daily Dime: Dallas delivers while Detroit struggles

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

(Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images) Guard Devin Harris (19 points) was a driving force in the Mavs' 105-89 win over Detroit. Dallas is now 5-0 aga...

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Daily Dime: Mavs might have Spurs' number

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

(Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images) Tim Duncan says that a late knock to the knee in Thursday's loss to Dallas is no cause for injury conce...

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Daily Dime: Shaq older and slower, but still quick with a quip

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

AP Photo/Eric Gay No, Pat Riley is not suggesting that anyone be put to death. But drastic measures are needed as the Miami Heat try to end a 17-game...

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Jazz silence Duncan for a night

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Western Conference finals finally resumed Saturday night and duly delivered our third successive dose of second-quarter misery. ...

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Spurs and Suns get in contact

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

SAN ANTONIO -- It was easy to dismiss all of that Spurs-are-dirty talk as the usual playoff rhetoric that bubbles up when you have three off days betw...

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Golden moments for underdogs

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The evening began with an official proclamation from David Stern, who announced to the assembled historians from the press that the Golden State Warriors indeed have...

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Putting away the panic button

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

They got the victory they needed to avoid full-fledged and fully justified panic. They got the Golden State Warriors rattled, too, albeit with co...

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Positive ID check for Suns

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

PHOENIX -- They did not knock Dirk Nowitzki out of the MVP lead or send his Dallas Mavericks scurrying into therapy or even clinch the No. 2 seed in t...

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Witnessing a classic duel

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

DALLAS -- Full disclosure right off the top: I am a full-fledged, openly condescending NBA snob who has never embraced the purported romance of March ...

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Mavs keep eyes on biggest W's

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

A local radio host in Dallas asked me on the air last week. Editors and colleagues have been asking me, too. Even Dirk Nowitzki turned things around a...

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Talkin' the trade talk

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

There was an Allen Iverson blockbuster in December, followed by an eight-player megadeal between Golden State and Indiana in January, after which we w...

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This pair looks like a match

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

DENVER -- They haven't proved anything yet, but that's mainly because it was never an option. You can't conclusively prove compatibility on the very f...

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