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Ethan Sherwood Strauss was our invited guest on this version of TrueHoop TV, and he did a great job explaining the might of the Warriors. But, predictably, his dog Otto stole the show. Also, a key point: We discuss a controversial block/charge cal...

Another day, another news story about human growth hormone, testosterone, steroids and the like. Worries about performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) dog almost every sport. Science is advanced enough to offer potential advantages in everything from body...

Is Kobe Bryant tired? Is it tough to integrate Andrew Bynum? Are they just coasting through the dog days of the season? It's tough to say exactly what's going on, but a smart analysis of their losses by Jeff Fogle of HoopData makes some things cle...

Because he partnered up with a bunch of alpha dog players, instead of going it alone. Right? That's the story fan after fan, and even NBA team executives, have been peddling since the Decision. An e-mailer to ESPN Radio's "Mike & Mike" t...

D. Lippitt/Einstein/NBAE/Getty Images In 2007, David Stern staked out a position that is increasingly at odds with the evidence. When The New York Times published the preliminary results of research about referees and race by economists Joe Price a...

Seriously? Don't take my word for it, I'm just learning about it myself. But apparently the idea that packs of wolves in the wild would be led by an alpha dog is outdated thinking. Apparently we used to assume that was so, based on some flawed res...

Michael Beasley has been talking to his new fans in Minnesota. He has always had a ton of charisma and lots to say. For instance, he says "people don't know I'm actually a good guy. I actually love kids and dogs and long walks in the park and stuf...

Jerry Stackhouse apperas on SIRIUS XM's Mad Dog Radio in a segment called "Stack's House." Yesterday, before Vince Carter's best scoring night of the season, he had this exchange: Caller: "I don't want to disgrace one of your fellow Tar Heels but...

Photos by Elsa and Ron Turenne via NBAE/Getty Images. As high-scoring leader of a bad Nets team, Devin Harris walks in Stephon Marbury's footsteps. A decade ago, the Nets were sad, divided and disappointed. They had an alpha-dog point guard who ...

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "Nate Robinson made seven shots on Sunday, all of them in the correct basket. For that, the Knicks were grateful. Yet his performance was marred again by impulsiveness and immaturity -- the same issues that have dog...

What did we take away from Game 1 of the Western Conference finals? Is Joe Johnson really a first option? Who will draw the LeBron assignment for Orlando? And if you're in need of a point guard, maybe the 2009 NBA Draft isn't such a dog?&nbsp...

Chris McCosky of The Detroit News: "Joe Dumars saw the hang-dog looks. He saw the subdued demeanor. He saw, in short, Richard Hamilton not being Richard Hamilton. And he knew immediately what was wrong. It wasn't that the Pistons traded for Allen Ive...

The Warriors still have the most expensive hot dogs in the NBA....

In East and West over the last few weeks the playoff race has been all over the place. It has been wild, and it has been wooly! But at the moment, after Dallas has turned the magic back on in some key games, Atlanta nearly has the East's last spot bu...

Mike Trudell of Timberwolves.com interviews Al Jefferson. One topic they cover is Jefferson's teammate Mark "Mad Dog" Madsen. Madsen is famous as a bench player on title-winning Laker teams (and, I guess, for this dance). Well, I was going to ask yo...

Jeannie Buss and Phil Jackson consult the Dog Whisperer. Watch one of L.A.'s true power couples labor to establish dominance over a dog that would fit in the cup holder of a Mini.Big Baby Mohawk.A video response to the question: which Blazer is the b...