With the acquisition of Elton Brand by the Philadelphia 76ers, the question on everyone's mind is can the Sixers compete with the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics? After looking at the average starting numbers, they indicate that the 76ers with Brand are better than both the Pistons and the   more...
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The Men's Basketball competition at the 2008 Olympics begins on Aug. 10. But before we get to Beijing, we've got to fill the final three spots in the draw. Right now, only nine teams have qualified for the Olympics. The final three spots will be determined by the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament   more...
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The Mavericks reportedly were willing to offer forward Brandon Bass and guard Jerry Stackhouse for Artest. The Kings wanted Josh Howard included in the deal and this seemed to halt all discussion between the 2 teams. Unless the Mavs are willing to give up Howard or the Kings get desperate (not   more...
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And deservedly so. I've lost a ton of respect for Dalembert for bailing on his team like he did today. Talent aside and looking just at team morale instead, we're better off without him.
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After first hearing about the Elton Brand signing, I was thrilled, but was a also little disappointed that the Sixers didn't opt for Josh Smith instead. I thought Smith's youth and speed would be a better fit for Philadelphia's style of basketball. However, the acquisition of Brand was definitely   more...
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As a Sixers fan, you can't help but love the way the 76ers roster looks on paper: (1) Andre Miller, (2) Andre Iguodala, (3) Thaddeus Young, (4) Elton Brand, (5) Samuel Dalembert.  That has the look of a truly complete team.  And don't forget the talented young reserves such as Louis   more...
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Following a thrilling, come-from-behind 79-77 victory over South Korea yesterday, which moved the Canadians into the quarterfinals, coach Leo Rautins confirmed that Samuel Dalembert, a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, has been released from the squad.There have been reports that Dalembert has   more...

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...

You probably have a good idea of who you want to pick up in the first two or three rounds of the 2007 NBA Fantasy Draft in your Fantasy Leagues, but here is a list of players who are guaranteed to do much better than the average round they are being picked in, setting you up for a stellar run in   more...
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The Celtics won the title, the Pistons were arguably the second best team in the league, and now Elton Brand has moved over to the East with Philly. Is there a shift of power? Somewhat, but the West is still the best; the East is now just a little more top heavy.
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As you all know by now, Elton Brand will be a Sixer, having agreed to sign a five year deal worth about $82 million.It also doesn't take a mind of a genius to realize that the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors are two brands (no pun intended) of utter mediocrity in the NBA. Besides   more...
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To the surprise of no one, D-Howard, Amare & Chandler led the NBA in dunks this past season. But what about everyone else? All 353 NBA players who recorded at least 1 dunk in '07-08 are listed below. I have included a few special categories as well: Most Dunks per Game, Most Dunks by Rookies, Most   more...
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So much for Andre Miller's ailing back. Miller scored a season-high 32 points to lead the Sixers to a 103-96 victory over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. The Sixers led for most of the way, earning a convincing victory that was their 7th win in their last 8 games. The Sixers finished off   more...
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I caught most of the Greece versus Brazil game yesterday. It was the best game of the FIBA Olympic qualifier so far with both teams playing some terrific basketball. In the end, Greece was just better at executing their offensive. Specifically, Greece ran PNRs all night and Brazil mostly switched   more...
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Desperate to move on from the 2007-08 season as soon as possible, Jeff Andriesse and Greg Fox summoned all of their friends for a marathon 2008-09 NBA Mock Draft. What becomes apparent is they have pulled off the earliest mock draft in internet history. Also they have no friends. Jeff took the odd   more...
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