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Archives for October 2012

Morning News Roundup

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Here are this morning’s top NBA news stories: “Dallas Mavericks have hope Dirk Nowitzki can return closer to 3 weeks after surgery,” by Tim MacMahon from ESPN.com “Leandro Barbosa unfazed by guard logjam,” by Steve Bulpett from the Boston Herald Pablo Prigioni of Knicks is NBA’s oldest rookie in 40 years,” by Nate Taylor from the New York Times “Dwight Howard has impressive debut in Lakers’ preseason loss to Kings,” by Mark Medina from  Los Angeles Daily News “Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott not happy with team’s rebounding,” by Mary

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Bernucca: Do injuries to Love, Nowitzki change West playoff picture?

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When we wrote last month that the Western Conference playoff picture would be filled in by the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves, it was assumed that both teams would have their alpha dogs at power forward. Now that Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Love are both out until at least December, that picture could be changing. Nowitzki and Love both are top-10 players whose presence instantly legitimizes their teams as playoff-worthy, regardless of the other 14 players sharing a locker room and airplane with them.

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Stoudemire Out; Howard In

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Drafting is on the minds of most fantasy hoops fanatics this week. You may be busy with NFL leagues and haven’t had time to prepare for the NBA, but there are many resources here to help. We keep you current on breaking news every morning in the Fantasy Spin. Our Division Previews looked at every player on every team. The Depth Chart is updated every week. Our single best feature may be the Fantasy Basketball Primer. If you’re new to the game,

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NBA Camp Invites Who Might Make an Opening Night Roster — UPDATED

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Who are the needles in the haystacks? With NBA training camps opening, nothing excites me more than talking about little-known players and their chances to make their perspective teams. The time to put all other events aside for the next 9 months is about to begin, and I couldn’t be more excited. I have the bug so bad this time of year, I go to local college inter-squad scrimmages. As it relates to the NBA, this is a tremendous time of year

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Tweet of the Night: Anthony Davis

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New Orleans Hornets rookie center Anthony Davis took to twitter to confirm whether Sacramento Kings rookie power forward Thomas Robinson dunked on Dwight Howard during Sunday night’s preseason game between the Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Heard T.Rob threw it on Dwight. Is that true?
October 21, 2012 10:09 pm via EchofonReplyRetweetFavorite
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Anthony Davis
The answer to Davis’ question is a definitive “Yes!” Robinson came in from behind Dwight, catching him off-guard whilst glued to the floor, leaping up over him to slam in the put-back off the rebound. Davis and Robinson were each other’s primary competition for the 2012

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SH Blog: Ray Allen explains why he and Rondo didn’t get along

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The feud between Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo that helped lead to Allen signing with the Heat has been one of the biggest stories of the NBA offseason, and it’s apparently not over yet. More on that below. First, though, in case you missed it, Amar’e Stoudemire will be out for at least a couple weeks with a ruptured cyst in his knee. Power forwards just keep on dropping, as Kevin Love and Dirk Nowitzki could have told you. Also, we’re having a fantasy

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Stoudemire out 2-3 weeks with ruptured cyst in knee

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Have you noticed that star power forwards are dropping like flies? Last week it was Kevin Love of Minnesota breaking his hand and Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas undergoing knee surgery. On Sunday, it was New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire going down for two to three weeks due to a ruptured cyst in his knee. The bad news first was reported by Al Iannazzone of Newsday via Twitter. According to the report, Stoudemire will not need surgery but will miss the team’s

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Five reasons to feel positive about the Minnesota Timberwolves

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(This is another in a series of 30 guest columns that will run in October, when optimism reigns supreme across the NBA. The theme will be “Five Reasons to Feel Positive About … ” We encourage you to follow the authors on Twitter and visit their sites. – CS) To many NBA fans, the news of Kevin Love’s broken hand and subsequent absence of six to eight weeks came as a shock. To Minnesota Timberwolves fans, it’s just another year. The last time

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