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A Case For Hoops: March 2013
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A Case For Hoops. Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Ricky Rubio and the Art of Passing. Nowadays, it’s all about point guards who score – see for example, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving. I like the other kind, the point guard whose main goal in life is setting up his teammates, making the right pass. More particularly, I like those who treat passing as an art. Ricky Rubio is from the Magic Johnson school of point guards. Sadly, he plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves which means you won...
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A Case For Hoops: Seize the Day
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A Case For Hoops. Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Most people want to go the US to pursue the American dream. Me, I just want to watch the Lakers at Staples Center before Kobe Bryant retires. Last December, I had the chance to do just that. For reasons which felt valid then, I did not. I rationalized that Kobe (my favorite Laker since Magic Johnson) was under contract until the 2013-2014 season and could very well play a few more seasons after that. Plenty of time, I told myself. But after this injury? The only...
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A Case For Hoops: Could the Lakers trade Kobe?
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A Case For Hoops. Sunday, March 17, 2013. Could the Lakers trade Kobe? Imagine if you are Mitch Kupchak, the General Manager of the Lakers. On one hand, you have Kobe Bryant, 34 years old and making US$27 Million a year. After this season, he is under contract for 2013-2014, when he is projected to make roughly US$30 Million a year. He will also turn 35 years old before that season starts. Flashback to 2004 – the Lakers had just lost to the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals. Shaquille O’N...Faced with th...
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A Case For Hoops: April 2013
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A Case For Hoops. Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Most people want to go the US to pursue the American dream. Me, I just want to watch the Lakers at Staples Center before Kobe Bryant retires. Last December, I had the chance to do just that. For reasons which felt valid then, I did not. I rationalized that Kobe (my favorite Laker since Magic Johnson) was under contract until the 2013-2014 season and could very well play a few more seasons after that. Plenty of time, I told myself. But after this injury? The only...
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A Case For Hoops: July 2013
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A Case For Hoops. Saturday, July 6, 2013. In an alternate universe, James White won this year’s Dunk Contest. In fact, in that world, he’d be champion three times over. In this world, he is an NBA Champion. Not bad for someone who has played only 44 regular season games in 3 years spent with 3 NBA teams. Sadly, however, for those who followed his exploits over the years, he is not a Slam Dunk Champion. Pick by the Portland Trailblazers in 2006 (or, to put it nicely, he was the 1. Pick of the 2. Will show...
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A Case For Hoops: Ricky Rubio and the Art of Passing
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A Case For Hoops. Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Ricky Rubio and the Art of Passing. Nowadays, it’s all about point guards who score – see for example, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving. I like the other kind, the point guard whose main goal in life is setting up his teammates, making the right pass. More particularly, I like those who treat passing as an art. Ricky Rubio is from the Magic Johnson school of point guards. Sadly, he plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves which means you won...
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A Case For Hoops: Sliding Doors
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A Case For Hoops. Saturday, July 6, 2013. In an alternate universe, James White won this year’s Dunk Contest. In fact, in that world, he’d be champion three times over. In this world, he is an NBA Champion. Not bad for someone who has played only 44 regular season games in 3 years spent with 3 NBA teams. Sadly, however, for those who followed his exploits over the years, he is not a Slam Dunk Champion. Pick by the Portland Trailblazers in 2006 (or, to put it nicely, he was the 1. Pick of the 2. Will show...
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