With nations around the world having improved by leaps and bounds and Team USA re-emerging, where do all these great and exciting teams rank relative to each other?
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There was a discussion not too long ago about who would win if the original Dream Team and the Redeem Team played each other. To me, that question is irrelevant - not because the talk is academic, but because I have no doubt that the Dream Team would win. They wouldn't necessarily win in a runaway,   more...
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When it comes down to the best center in the NBA, there's no question that Dwight Howard is #1, with Yao Ming finishing second. Howard's averaging a 22 PPG and 18.2 RPG and 3.8 BPG in the playoffs, numbers that haven't been seen since Wilt Chamberlain. The other 4 positions will be posted over the   more...

All great offense starts with great defense. It's why we run all those transition drills from defense to fast break. It's also why your forwards need to take them seriously and your guards need to reward the big men for running hard. Now the flip side, transition defense is also critical. You make   more...
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Tim Duncan scored 40 points and added 14 assists, with teammate Manu Ginobili scoring the deciding shot in double overtime in San Antonio's 117-115 home win over the Phoenix Suns.The Spurs, defending NBA champions, take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, a rematch of a heated battle in last   more...
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The Timberwolves aren't the only team who will have new uniforms this season, the Hornets unveiled their new look uniforms on Wednesday. They will not only have new uniforms this coming season, but also new colors, a new logo, and a new floor, which will be unveiled Friday. And, let's not forget   more...
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It's time to see how the Nuggets stack up against the boogeyman, the San Antonio Spurs.ABOUT THE REAL PLAYER RATING1 The real player rating is calculated for the top 300 players ranked according to gross player rating.2 A player must have at least 8 minutes per game to be included.3 A player must   more...
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It was the night of the underdog. Knicks beat the Jazz, T'Wolves beat the Hornets, Wizards beat the Magic, and the Warriors beat the Suns. But this game, former Spur Beno Udrih headlined a great win facing his former team for the first time. They shouldn't have traded him just yet.I started   more...
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The Spurs just keep on winning. They might not be stylish, pretty, or popular, but San Antonio just gets it done behind the big man in the middle, Tim Duncan. The Lakers on the other hand are the glamour team of the NBA. They are young, and play an appealing brand of basketball led by Kobe   more...
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Sasha Vujacic would later say his grimacing face wasn't so much a result of the fierce punishment being inflicted by his hair rival, Fabricio Oberto, but rather the STAPLES Center's staunch refusal to play Madonna's mystifying single, 4 Minutes....
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The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Denver Nuggets 102-91, but the game was essentially over after 3 quarters, when the score was 92-68. Starting power forward Kenyon Martin's 1 game flagrant foul suspension, along with an off rebounding night from Marcus Camby, who had way too much to handle from C   more...
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If you look on the majority of the playoff teams in the NBA and especially in the West you see at least one highly useful player from outside the United States. Is it a coincidence that the Knicks stink and have zero players from outside the United States? I think not. Is it a coincidence that   more...
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While the Spurs don't figure to be major players in free agency, they will have some work to do. The team hopes to re-sign its top three free agents — Fabricio Oberto, Jacque Vaughn and Matt Bonner — and all three have indicated they would like to return. Bruce Bowen and Robert Horry both had their   more...
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I just have a few small wishes in this world, and several of them have to do with Maryland alumni making it at the professional level of their respective sports.This spring, I was denied this privilege when linebacker Erin Henderson, the defensive star on Maryland's football squad, went undrafted   more...
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Well, All-Star Weekend has come and gone, however, the debate on the "Superman" dunk (was it a dunk or not?) still rages on. As fantasy basketball players, we have bigger concerns on our mind. For one, what are the fantasy effects of all of the blockbuster deals this season? Also, are there any   more...
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