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Feeling a Draft: The Overrated and Underrated

slamonline.com     May 30, 2008          

By Jeff Fox The NBA draft is very similar to the stock market. NBA GMs are similar – the good ones find Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Michael Redd and Gilbert Arenas in the late parts of the draft. Underrated O.J. Mayo Projected Draft...                    

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Artist Craig Gould Uses His Work to Benefit Multiple Charities

pr.com     May 30, 2008          

Artist Craig Gould has auctioned a number of original oil paintings in 2008 to benefit multiple charities, including the North Texas Food Bank and the Dallas Mavericks Foundation. Proceeds have been used to fund after school programs and provide up to 5,000 meals for at-risk children. [PR.com -...                    

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Spurs Don't Dwell on Losses

washingtonpost.com     May 29, 2008   37 related          

Coach Says Luck Figures In Quest for Elusive Repeat Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 29, 2008; Page E04 SAN ANTONIO, May 28 -- San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich knows that if his franchise hadn't had the good fortune to win the NBA draft lottery in 1987, and beaten the odds to win...                    

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The All NBA Underrated and Overrated Teams

foxsports.com     May 29, 2008          

The All NBA Underrated Team: PG-Deron Williams SG-Manu Ginobili SF-Shawn Marion PF-Lamar Odom C-Chris Kaman PG: Deron Williams can drive to the basket and dunk it on the opposing team's center, which is something Chris Paul can't do and he can shoot 3's better than Chris Paul. I know Chris Paul...                    

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dallasnews.com: Jason Kidd's arrival in Dallas didn't solve the postseason headaches the Mavericks have been experiencing. dallasnews.com

Dallas Mavericks must cast Kidd in the right role

dallasnews.com     May 27, 2008          

An unlikely comparison took shape over the holiday weekend. The Dallas Mavericks acquired Kidd to make a difference, but they couldn't figure out how to use him or put him in positions to be successful. The result, in the words of Dirk Nowitzki, was another wasted season. But as he reflects on...                    

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Ray or Rip: UConn alums take rivalry to conference finals

iht.com     May 25, 2008   25 related          

Richard Hamilton's postseason is going like his past five in a lot of ways, scoring 20 points on most nights and helping the Detroit Pistons reach the Eastern Conference finals. Hamilton became a father last Halloween and Richard Hamilton II, or Deuce as he's known, has treated the All-Star...                    

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Mavericks' Nelson knows score in China

dallasnews.com     May 25, 2008          

Donnie Nelson, long an international conduit for the NBA and Dallas, has seen firsthand basketball's rising popularity among China's 1.3 billion population. "Really, what's happened in the last couple of decades is staggering," said Nelson, the Mavericks' president of basketball operations who...                    

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Tag! You're It.

havinsnest.blogspot.com     May 25, 2008          

While we were in Alaska Dot of Somewhere Over the Rainbow tagged me... to list 7 random things about myself that most others wouldn't know about me. 1) I love Impressionist art. Renoir and Monet are among my favorites. Carnival's Conquest is decorated in an Impressionistic motif which may be why...                    

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Blog: McGee's interesting relationship with Pack fans

rgj.com     May 23, 2008          

Pamela McGee resigned as Sacramento High's girls basketball coach to spend more time with her son, JaVale, as he prepares to make the transition from a collegiate player to a professional. Ms. McGee has been in the news off and on since JaVale came to Reno to play for the Wolf Pack in 2006. In...                    

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U-M adds German forward to fall class BASKETBALL

freep.com     May 23, 2008   5 related          

BY MARK SNYDER • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • May 23, 2008 Michigan has a replacement for Ekpe Udoh. The Wolverines signed German forward Robin Benzing, a 6-foot-10, 205-pounder. European scouts compare his potential to fellow German Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks because he can play inside...                    

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