Daily Dime: Nuggets eliminate Mavs in 5
Marc Stein, ESPN.com...have Chauncey Billups -- recently proclaimed by Magic Johnson to be "the best leader that's playing basketball today" -- not just running Denver coach George Karl's locker room but also looking reborn with his hometown...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: What's next for Allen Iverson?
Marc Stein, ESPN.com...a crossroads. 1 Next Stop For 'The Answer'? That's The Question. My friends who follow American football tell me Terrell Owens pretty much had only one option for a soft landing after his exile...
Page | ConversationDaily Dime: Suns stumble against Kings
Marc Stein, ESPN.com(Rocky Widner/Getty Images/NBAE/Getty Images ) Kevin Martin was one of seven Kings to score in double digits against the Suns on Sunday night. ...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: Lockout FAQ
Marc Stein, ESPN.comBill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images As they promised during All-Star Weekend, NBA commissioner David Stern and Players Association chief Billy Hunte...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: Top trios in the NBA
Marc Stein, ESPN.comGetty Images Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, at right, form the NBA's foremost three-man core. But Boston's Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kev...
Page | ConversationSPECIAL WEEKEND EDITION Life without The Answer still
Marc Stein, ESPN.com...as much as the thought of an A.I.-Melo partnership. Anthony can play power forward in today's small-ball friendly NBA, which gives the pairing with Iverson more of a big/little look...
Page | ConversationRest of world no pushover
Marc Stein, ESPN.comTeam USA is 50-0 in Olympic basketball. But without its stars in Athens, the team is not about to be called dream.
Story | Conversation | August 03, 2004Rest of world no pushover
Marc Stein, ESPN.comTeam USA is 50-0 in Olympic basketball. But without its stars in Athens, the team is not about to be called dream.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2004What might've been for Kidd, Spurs
Marc Stein, ESPN.comThe Nets and Spurs might be the only ones wondering what might've been had Jason Kidd joined San Antonio.
Story | Conversation | January 21, 2004Cleveland is officially Jamestown now
Marc Stein, ESPN.comJust call it Jamestown: The city of Cleveland is already in a frenzy over its hometown hero LeBron James.
Story | Conversation | June 27, 2003Draft resembles MLB, NHL guessing games
Marc Stein, ESPN.comMore and more, the NBA draft is becoming a crapshoot like the drafts in baseball and hockey.
Story | Conversation | June 25, 2003What everyone's playing for at the Finals
Marc Stein, ESPN.comThe Nets and Spurs are playing for more than a ring. Just ask Jason Kidd and Tony Parker.
Story | Conversation | June 02, 2003Reserving space for stars in Atlanta
Marc Stein, ESPN.comWho deserves to be an All-Star reserve? Not a certain 39-year-old who badly needs his rest.
Story | Conversation | January 26, 2003