Jeremy Lin breaks the stereotype of the “unathletic Asian” athlete.
MITCH BLATT
After scoring 89 points in his first 3 games, the New York Knicks Jeremy Lin has created “Linsanity” online not only in America, but also in China. Since the NBA’s Chinese micro-blog account posted a status update yesterday highlighting Lin’s record-setting start, it has been [...]

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What the Hell isCousins thinking?
SHANE SMITH

Cousins has just begun his second season with the Sacramento Kings and has created some of the most underreported locker-room turmoil in the NBA.

Cousins, who was known as a problem child whilst playing for the god-father John Calipari at Kentucky, has demanded a trade(allegedly)  from the Kings who invested the [...]

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A summer-long lockout nearly killed a highly anticipated season; Key word almost. The NBA is back and not a moment too soon.  Our experts make their picks.  It’s a colorful stocking stuffer before you get your real present: NBA hoops.

SCOTT JACOBS
We’ve got our crystal balls out and ready to go.  Who’s gonna win each division, [...]

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SCOTT JACOBS
We just wanted to publish that sentence.  It’s real!  It’s really, really real!
Immediate thoughts:
- Bill Simmons must be jumping up and down right now.  I know he’s a Celtics fan, but for years he’s publicized the fact that he’s held on to his Clipper season tickets.  Well, what do you know, those tickets just [...]

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SCOTT JACOBS
Chris Paul to the Lakers is officially dead courtesy of the almighty David Stern.  The deal which was agreed upon on Thursday, then vetoed by the league (which owns the Hornets) just hours later, for “basketball reasons” (cue the new popular phrase bandwagon) officially died a horrible, painful death yesterday after the Lakers pulled [...]

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SCOTT JACOBS
The NBA is back, but the problems that plagued the league and continue to plague the league are still very much alive. After agreeing to a trade that would have sent disgruntled all world PG Chris Paul to the Lakers, the Hornets thought they finally had their building blocks in [...]

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Cause it can’t have both
SCOTT JACOBS
Here’s what we know.  Leagues shouldn’t own teams.  Because when the interests are mixed between what’s right for one team, and what’s right for all, you get dumbfounding situations like Thursday, when an agreed upon trade which would have sent all world PG Chris Paul to the Lakers, gets vetoed, [...]

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MEGAN BROWN
“Drivers, start your engines!”  NBA training camps and free agency starts starts tomorrow, and there is going to be a crazy race to sign players.
Teams have been given the green light to speak with players’ agents but no deals can be finalized until the collective bargaining agreement is officially ratified. There is a real [...]

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