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Groundbreaking is set for Brooklyn home for NJ Nets
Newark Star-Ledger — APAn artist's rendering of the planned arena.NEW YORK -- A groundbreaking ceremony is set for the massive Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn that includes an arena for the New Jersey Nets. The event on this afternoon will be attended by...
New Jersey Nets 8 mins agoTime for a change, except for what we do here
Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors Blog | Toronto Star — Damn refs. Oh, wait, that was Tuesday. Never mind. - THREE POINTERS Time for a change Remember the other day when I mentioned that there were those in the hierarchy who thought change might be coming to the starting lineup?...
Toronto Raptors 1 hour agoKnicks set franchise mark for futility
New York Post — SAN ANTONIO - Knicks team president Donnie Walsh flew all the way to San Antonio to watch Eddy Curry's return last night. And all Walsh saw was Curry's return to the pregame layup line. Curry's ballyhooed comeback from left knee surgery in January was absurdly scrapped when...
New York Knicks 1 hour agoGently pointing guard
Boston Globe — Their lockers right next to each other, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen sat before last night’s game against the Grizzlies at TD Garden still discussing the obvious question from the night before in Milwaukee.
Boston Celtics 2 hours agoCeltics staggered in grisly home loss
Boston Globe — The Celtics were in their house yet again watching another team put their feet up on the couch.
Boston Celtics 2 hours agoWallace still upbeat
Boston Globe — Another double-digit defeat was discouraging for the Celtics last night. But Rasheed Wallace, for one, remained optimistic.
Boston Celtics 2 hours agoKidd, Mavericks rally past Nets
New York Post — DALLAS -- The Mavericks last night ran their winning streak to 13 games. The Nets and their 7-57 record were run out of town. Jason Kidd had 20 points and nine assists, hitting 5 of 8 from 3-point range, and the Mavericks recovered from a lethargic start in beating the...
New Jersey Nets 3 hours agoAnother lost season for Knicks
Journal News — Manu Ginobili scored 28 points and the San Antonio Spurs won for the fifth time in six games with a 97-87 victory over the Knicks, who guaranteed themselves a franchise-record ninth consecutive losing season.
New York Knicks 3 hours agoKnicks set franchise losing record against Spurs
New York Daily News — A right sore calf, the same injury that ended Eddy Curry's preseason before it ever started, prevented him from playing in Wednesday night's 97-87 loss to the Spurs.
New York Knicks 4 hours agoHungry Grizzlies attack Celtics
Boston Herald — Rudy Gay played against the Celtics with a measure of self-confidence, while feeling insecure about the outcome. ...
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- Vote: Who most deserves to win the NBA’s MVP award? Magic BasketBlog | Orlando Sentinel A lot of this year’s MVP candidates represent the usuals, but this year Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant has acquired a lot of MVP buzz. Dwight Howard hasn’t been on a lot of people’s lists, but we thought we’d throw him in there for this poll. The Magic play the Bulls tonight. The finish line is fast approaching. <br [...]
- About Last Night: Playing against the Detroit Pistons must be like Christmas for Kyle Korver Grand Rapids Press The Utah Jazz's superior ball movement created plenty of open looks on jump shots.
- Cleveland Cavaliers are named by an Eastlake man who wins contest: The Plain Dealer front page from 1970 on Cleveland's new NBA team Plain Dealer Cleveland Cavalier basketball fans owe Jerry Tomko a debt of gratitude for winning a contest to name the team 40 years ago. Otherwise we might be the Cleveland Jays or the Foresters, the Towers or the Presidents. Read the story about the Cavs being named and see a photo slide show.
- Pacers' Hibbert gets chance to show passing skills Indianapolis Star Roy Hibbert caught the ball in the post with Samuel Dalembert guarding him. Hibbert toyed with the ball while he looked over both shoulders to see whether defensive help was on the way.
- Short-timer Mehmet Okur made lasting impression on former Pistons teammates Grand Rapids Press Okur averaged 9.6 points and 5.9 rebounds during the Pistons' 2003-04 championship season before he left for the Utah Jazz in the offseason.
- Fantasy: 2009-2010 Top Point Guards Hoops World Back in October, in addition to compiling an overall TOP 100 Fantasy list , I also produced a position-by-position breakdown of top performers. And with the fantasy playoffs inching closer and closer, we thought it would makes some sense to, over the next couple of weeks, re-examine those pre-season prognostications by comparing each players current cumulative rank to their preseason placing. We'll see how the predictions turned out/ who I whiffed on/ and the reasons for any major variances…
- Player Rater: Keeper values of rookie guards ESPN Seth Landman looks at the keeper value of this year's rookie guard class.
- Fantasy hoops: Gooden continues strong play with Clippers ESPN ...We've all seen the up-and-down fantasy career of Gooden, so it's no surprise...shots, Gooden has a limited skill set for NBA teams. So when a player like Gooden is...
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- Hoops Lab: The Blatche dilemma Yahoo! Sports Andray Blatche has been getting fat lately with some big games, but is he just feasting on cupcakes?
- Fantasy Hoops: Working the Waiver Wire ESPN Adam Stanco works the waiver wire in fantasy hoops