Team-by-team look at the East playoffs
Marc Stein, ESPN.comWhat to like and what not to like about the eight teams still standing in the East.
Story | Conversation | April 15, 2009Weekend Dime: Two-thirds done, Stein's trimester award winners
Marc Stein, ESPN.com...we always have to push this report back a week because teams generally pass the 54-game mark right around the trade buzzer. But we're free to proceed now with our usual award-by...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: Talking deal or no deal with Donnie Walsh
Marc Stein, ESPN.comAlan Diaz/AP Photo When Miami Heat forward Shawn Marion opens his eyes on the morning of Feb. 20, will he still be throwing them down in South Florid...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: The top 20 expiring contracts
Marc Stein, ESPN.comNoah Graham/Getty Images Allen Iverson already has laced up his walking shoes once this season, getting dealt from Denver to Detroit. It can't poss...
Page | ConversationDaily Dime: Mavericks win playoff preview against Hornets
Marc Stein, ESPN.comGlenn 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. ...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: Dirk's top 5 MVP candidates
Marc Stein, ESPN.comNoah Graham/Getty Images As we enter the final 10 or so games of the regular season, there seems to be a consensus top two at the forefront of the MV...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: Dirk's top 5 MVP candidates
Marc Stein, ESPN.comNoah Graham/Getty Images As we enter the final 10 or so games of the regular season, there seems to be a consensus top two at the forefront of the MV...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: Second Trimester Report
Marc Stein, ESPN.com...Stein Line HQ could only slightly delay what always happens here after teams pass the 54-game mark. Second Trimester Report! Regular readers know that we love to divide the season into thirds. Teams actually...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: Stein Line's All-Star starters
Marc Stein, ESPN.com(L-R) Getty Images, Icon SMI, Getty Images All-Star balloting ends Sunday at NBA.com. Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups and Dirk Nowitzki would all get th...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: East still not in West's league
Marc Stein, ESPN.com...weekend at 94-108 against Western teams, for a seemingly respectable winning percentage of .465, but that mark drops sharply to 55-91 when you exclude the Leastern's 39-17 fortunes against the four...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: One-month observations
Marc Stein, ESPN.com...trade activity at last season's deadline -- and Cleveland's inactivity in particular -- ESPN.com's Bill Simmons made a reference to LBJ "putting a 39-cent stamp on the season." But a trip to...
Page | ConversationWho made the best moves in the East this summer? Let's rank 'em
Marc Stein, ESPN.comMarc Stein ranks the Eastern Conference teams, from best to worst, on their offseason moves.
Story | Conversation | September 18, 2007Vegas notebook: Yi finally meets the Bucks, then shines on court
Marc Stein, ESPN.comYi Jianlian met with Bucks representatives at last. Then he impressed them in a summer league game, Marc Stein writes.
Story | Conversation | July 06, 2007SPECIAL WEEKEND EDITION Why the West must be won
Marc Stein, ESPN.comEditor's note: ESPN.com senior NBA writer Marc Stein supplies each item for this around-the-league notebook edition of the Daily Dime. Brace yourselv...
Page | ConversationNuggets deal Boykins, Hodge to Bucks for Blake
Marc Stein, ESPN.comThe Denver Nuggets need some breathing space from luxury-tax territory. The Milwaukee Bucks need backcourt scoring to counter their injury crisis.
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