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Tweet of the Night: Jeremy Lin

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Btw its not OK that all the rooks forgot their hello kitty, cody simpson, dora the explorer and smurfs backpacks...
October 3, 2012 7:03 pm via Mobile WebReplyRetweetFavorite
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Jeremy Lin
By no means is it okay for the Rockets rookies to have forgotten their likely pink-colored kindergarten backpacks meant to be carried around at all times during their rookie season. The rookies need to show obedience and a willingness to do whatever it takes to get through the first season by following the orders of the veterans. Lin sure did in his rookie season: In all seriousness, Lin will be going into his third season, and believe it or not,

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Five Reasons to Feel Positive About the Brooklyn Nets

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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) New city. New arena. New uniforms. New team. These aren’t your New Jersey Nets anymore. When the 2012-13 NBA season tips off and you see the black-and-white-clad Brooklyn Nets playing on their new

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SH Blog: The NBA institutes anti-flopping rule, Shaquille O’Neal would take Brook Lopez over Dwight Howard

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So it’s finally happening: the NBA will punish players for the act of flopping. Will the rule change help clean up the game? Only time will tell, but it’s a start to help distinguish the difference between basketball players and those that may wish to pursue a career in acting. Some will surely be unhappy with the idea of losing money over such a subjective issue – the NBPA is already taking action – but others are quite happy with

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Tweet of the Day: Brian Mahoney

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Kobe likes the new rule. "Shameless flopping, that's a chump move," he says. Says Vlade "kind of pioneered it." #stoptheflop
October 3, 2012 4:44 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
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Brian Mahoney
Tweet of the Day goes to Brian Mahoney, who quoted Kobe Bryant on his thoughts about the new flopping rules set by the NBA. Some players (Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Anderson Varejao, Manu Ginobili, etc) aren’t going to be thrilled with the idea of being fined for something they’ve become so adept at doing, but players that almost never flop – players like Bryant – ought to be thrilled with the new rules. Bryant is not a fan of flopping

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Stop the Flop: NBA to institute anti-flopping rule with UPDATES

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The NBA plans to stop the flop, or at least curtail it. The league announced Wednesday it will institute an anti-flopping rule this season with progressive fines growing as high as $30,000 before a possible suspension kicks in. Before you say “Hallelujah!” keep in mind that a player would have to be found guilty of flopping six times to get to that point. Here is the progression: First violation: Warning Second violation: $5,000 fine Third violation: $10,000 fine Fourth violation: $15,000 fine Fifth violation: $30,000 fine Sixth violation: larger

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Five reasons to feel positive about the New York Knicks

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(This entry 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) I have often been labeled a Knicks optimist because that’s my personality by nature. Plus, it’s a combination of finding myself having to defend them against what I sometimes find to

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Morning News Roundup

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Here are this morning’s top NBA news stories: “Harden expects extension by deadline,” by Susan Bible from HoopsWorld “Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors key in loaded frontcourt as Utah opens camp,” by Bill Oram from the Salt Lake Tribune “Charlotte Bobcats pondering Gerald Henderson’s contract extension,” by Rick Bonnell from the Charlotte Observer “Rasheed Wallace, New York Knicks have not yet agreed to terms,” by Marc Berman from the New York Post “‘Spur for life’ star emphasizes winning over 54 percent pay cut,” by Jeff McDonald from the San Antonio Express-News “Kobe

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Fantasy Spin: October 3, 2012 – Part I

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Elimination Roto Draft Results, Part I Last night was the first “big” draft of the fantasy hoops season for all three of us on the Sheridan Hoops team. On Monday, I went into considerable depth about the rules and strategy of this unique format, but what you can learn from these draft results applies to any type of league. Usually, “Round 1” refers to a 12-team league, and there are 13 rounds in standard-sized leagues. That means anyone who made it past

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