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Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009The Slam Dunk Contest: Past, Present and Future
Various NBA observers (organized by Ted Bauer)In college, All-Star Saturday night was always underrated as a social force. You grab some brews, order in a few pies, and watch dudes chucking the lo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2009Clip Reel: The First Half of the 2008-2009 NBA Season
Ted Bauer and Ishita Singh...2) A Fan's Guide to Heckling. (3) Nice Ric Bucher feature on LaMarcus Aldridge of the Blazers. (4) On this link, Bill Simmons is going to claim that nothing has changed the NBA more...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 09, 2009ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings
Ted BauerMOUNT RUSHMORE OF DUNKERS? OUR FIRST PICK WOULD PROBABLY BE MJ, ALTHOUGH IT'S A TIGHT ONE [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Rankings is? Ple...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 05, 2009Greg Oden, Father Time, Turns 21
Ryan CorazzaIf there's one clichéd joke about Greg Oden, it's that he doesn't look—and has never looked—his age. When he was an 18-year-old freshman a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 27, 2009Clip Reel: Rudy Fernandez
Max Klinger...give you a history (via video) of some of his filthiest moments so far. Rudy packs the Portland airport upon his arrival in the States. Rudy's very first NBA alley oop. The accent that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 22, 2009Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage
Peter Keating, ESPN The MagazineWhat actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?
Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009
A letter from Joel Przybilla's Grandmother
Joel Przybilla's Grandmother...Ed.'s Note: In protest of the NBA's fining of her grandson, Blazers C Joel Przybilla, for his role in an on-court shoving match with the Hornets Tyson Chandler...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 09, 2009Clip Reel: They Dunk, You Decide
Ted BauerWhat is "Clip Reel?" The NBA knows we live in an interactive world, so the final spot in All-Star Saturday Night's Slam Dunk contest will be filled b...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 09, 2009ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings
Ted BauerWHEN IT COMES TO THE BEST POTENTIAL NBA FINALS MATCHUP AS OF EARLY JANUARY, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE LAKERS VS. CAVALIERS What is "All-World Power Rankin...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 07, 2009Reporting from the Jock-o-sphere
Ryan CorazzaStephon Marbury has always been one to say what he feels, regardless of any New York or national media fallout that follows. He's been called a little...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 06, 2009Leap of Faith
Ric BucherOn a team of more obvious stars, it's LaMarcus Aldridge who will decide just how far the Blazers will go.
Story | Conversation | December 30, 2008The NEXT: New Year's Eve Debate To Have
Ted BauerWatching Celtics/Lakers on Christmas Day, and had this revelation: is Rajon Rondo the second-best point guard in the NBA? Granted, the Cs lost the gam...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 29, 2008The Morning ... According To Us
Ted BauerNormally in this slot, we write something fairly esoteric and attempt to reference the map above. Two things are wrong with that principle today: (1) ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2008Clip Reel: Christmas Day NBA Games
Ted BauerWhat is "Clip Reel?" We grew up in New York during the height of the Michael Jordan era, so when attempting to rack our brain for the best Christmas ...
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