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Tweet of the Day: Sam Amick

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My Pops was never an NBA guy, but he would've been all over this OKC team with how they handle their biz. Always anti-glitz, pro humility.
June 17, 2012 2:14 pm via TwitterrificReplyRetweetFavorite
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Sam Amick
If the Thunder have something going for them (besides their incredible talent, youth, and other massive assets), it’s being a major fan favorite for the general NBA fan. What’s not to like? They have no track record of any negativity, they are young, their home-court has one of the most loyal fans in the league, and that is only naming a few aspects of the Thunder. Amick later acknowledged that he was more or less referring to Scott Brooks

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Bauman: Thunder say zone defense is not a viable option

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MIAMI — With Shane Battier draining nine 3-pointers through two games, it seems like an odd time to bring it up. But it is worth discussing: Zone defense. As the NBA Finals shift to Miami, I can’t help but remember last season: The Dallas Mavericks utilized all their parts and all of their schemes in an attempt to slow down the fast and powerful offense of the Miami Heat. If even for a string of possessions at a time, the Mavs made

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The Best NBA Finals Game 3 showdowns of the David Stern Era

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When we decided to flush out the five best NBA Finals games of the David Stern Era, we didn’t think we would have so much trouble with Game 3. Since Stern became commissioner in 1984, no Finals game number has had more duds than Game 3. While other games had seven and eight candidates for our top five list, we had issues coming up with five truly great Game 3 showdowns. Three of the games making our list took place in the

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Bernucca: Kevin Durant is the ideal NBA superstar

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Shane Battier of the Heat defends Kevin Durant of the Thunder

I will be the first one to admit I’m late to the party on Kevin Durant.  I drink coffee, not Red Bull. My headphones are Sennheiser, not Beats or SkullCandy. I didn’t have a Twitter account until nine months ago. I still don’t have a Smartphone. So when some new phenomenon permeates basketball’s pop culture, I’m not exactly at the front of the line. In fact, I didn’t even attend the parties for Harold Miner, Derrick Coleman, Glenn Robinson, Joe Smith, Damon

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SH Blog: Westbrook says he’ll make no adjustments

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The eyes of the basketball world shift their focus now to Miami, the site of Game 3 Sunday night between the Heat and the Thunder, after the Heat picked up the win in Game 2 to even the series at one game apiece. We’ve got some Finals news and the latest from everywhere else in the NBA. Be sure to check out Chris Perkins’ Game 3 preview column, looking at five key observations from the first two games. Russell Westbrook says he is

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Tweet of the Day: Alex Kennedy

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Brandon Roy wants to return to the NBA next season: “I’m training daily. I’m preparing for a return next year." http://t.co/bePQgNge
June 16, 2012 3:21 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
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Alex Kennedy
I haven’t followed Brandon Roy in any which way since his apparent “retirement”, so this comes relatively shocking to me. I wrote him off, chalking him as just one of those players who’s health never allowed his career to take off. That being said, I’m very happy he is trying to make a return, as Brandon Roy was a phenomenal player for the Blazers for a few years. His possible landing spots have been rumored as being Miami or

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Perkins: Five Observations after Games 1 and 2 of NBA Finals

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MIAMI — The NBA Finals remain in their infancy, relatively speaking, but here are five things we know for sure, right now, at this moment, after the participants practiced and spoke to the media Saturday on the eve of Game 3 of the best-of-seven series.

James Harden and his never-say-die mentality is a primary reason the Thunder are so relentless.

1. OKLAHOMA CITY KEEPS COMING The Thunder are like Joe Frazier. They’re like Terminators. They’re relentless. You can’t fight

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Mock Draft 3.0.1: First and Second Rounds

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Draftniks, rejoice! Yesterday we posted Adam Zagoria’s Top 5 picks at each position. In the next 10 days, we will be posting Tommy Dee’s sleeper picks and his list of the 10 Worst Draft picks of the past 10 years. You want top-notch draft preview coverage? We’ve got it for you. And if you are new to the site, or if you missed these posts, check out A.J. Mitnick’s column on the Top International Early-Entry Prospects, along with Dee’s Top 10 early-entry American

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