Dime Q&A: Doug Gottlieb Breaks Down The NBA Draft & His Favorite Comedies,...
Since he watches so much college basketball, you’ll be pressed to find someone besides Doug Gottlieb with a better handle on which NBA Draft prospects will succeed and which ones will become busts....
View ArticleDime NBA Mock Draft 1.0: New Orleans Shocks The World, Grabs No. 1 Pick
Words. Lucas Shapiro Following last night’s shocking NBA Draft Lottery in New York City where everyone and their momma is now saying David Stern and the NBA rigged it to make sure the top prize landed...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Dunkers In The 2012 NBA Draft
To call this past season’s dunk contest embarrassing might be an understatement. While fans dream of the stars duking it out like the good ol’ days, the NBA continues to try and market their younger,...
View ArticleDime NBA Draft Profile: Perry Jones III
They used to call it one of the best draft classes of the last 25 years. Now, it’s looking more and more like Anthony Davis… and then everybody else. Still, on June 28, the 2012 NBA Draft will bring...
View ArticleDime Mock Draft 2.0: Dion Waiters Reportedly Gets A Promise In The Lottery
Following the shocking NBA Draft Lottery in New York City where everyone and their momma is now saying David Stern and the NBA rigged it to make sure the top prize landed in New Orleans, now we can now...
View ArticleThe Heat Want Another Hall Of Famer; One Star Could Miss Olympics Because Of...
That gasp you hear is the rest of the NBA. As if Miami wasn’t top-heavy enough, they’re looking to add another Hall of Famer to the cast of LeBronaires for next season, and for once, it doesn’t feel...
View ArticleThe Rockets Aren’t Giving Up On Dwight Howard; Too Many Offers For Courtney...
The Rockets want Dwight Howard the way the dudes from Workaholics want off from work. Also like those three, Houston is willing to do some crazy things for its dream to happen. Today they agreed to...
View ArticleIndiana Will Keep Roy Hibbert; Lou Williams Goes Home To Atlanta
The Roy-Hibbert-to-Portland talk that began as soon as free agency began July 1 is now dead, according to ESPN. It seemed quizzical to us why Portland was adamant as soon as yesterday it was going to...
View ArticlePaul Pierce Drops Buckets In A Loss; Chicago Shows Off Their New Point Guard
For years, even as he masqueraded between the NBA’s best passer and a subsequent weirdo off the court, we heard the Celtics’ were Rajon Rondo‘s team. In a sense, we were right: they go as he goes, and...
View ArticleThe 8 Best Teams In The Western Conference This Year
Unlike the East, teams in the Western Conference better be able to maintain a legitimate winning record if there is any sliver of hope for a postseason berth. Anything less than .500 in the West equals...
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Boston Discusses Trading Rajon Rondo For Chris Paul; The Clippers Want To...
Yesterday’s ambush of trade and free agency talk tipped off with a rather awkward rumor: The Celtics weren’t actively shopping Rajon Rondo, but that they’d be open to a deal should anything...
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The Knicks Win Tyson Chandler’s Debut; Minnesota & Kevin Love Light It Up
Carmelo Anthony (photo. Zach Wolfe) New Jersey will be coming for that NYC crown soon enough, but at least for now, the Knicks are still the big brother. Even if it was preseason, New York gets...
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Chris Bosh Is The Closer; Carmelo Scores 1 Point, Knicks Still Win
Chris Bosh (photo. David Alvarez) If you’re LeBron, what’s the point? He could afford to be passive last night because Chris Bosh was getting busy in the fourth quarter of Miami’s 92-85 win over...
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10 Under-The-Radar NBA Rookies
It’s always fun to wax poetic about what an NBA rookie could be. There’s also little challenge in saying “Anthony Davis will probably win Rookie of the Year.” As such, we’ve combed through the 2012...
View ArticleDunks, Dunks & Mo’ Dunks: The Kevin Durant & University of Kansas Edition
On a football loaded Saturday, basketball was on the slate, too. Granted, it was meaningless basketball in terms of standings, but basketball nonetheless. The Thunder traveled across the pond to take...
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Jared Sullinger & Harrison Barnes Headline 2010 McDonald’s All American Game
I told you yesterday that the McDonald’s All American Game Selection Show was happening tonight, as the top 24 high school basketball seniors in the country would be selected to play in the...
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Josh Selby Will Win The POWERADE Jam Fest Tonight
In case you didn’t already know, the McDonald’s All American Game is taking place this week. So that means the POWERADE Jam Fest is going on tonight. We just got the list of participants, and let me...
View ArticleHighlights From The 2010 POWERADE Jam Fest
I called it. Monday night, your favorite player’s favorite player (Josh Selby) put on a show at the POWERADE Jam Fest as part of the McDonald’s All American Game. Thanks to our boys at Hoopmixtape,...
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Top 5 Players In The 2011 NBA Draft
During this time of the year, NBA Free Agency is the top news headline for any media outlet covering basketball. And we have kept you updated with the latest rumors and news about different free...
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NCAA Preview: Top 10 Teams for 2011
Kansas State's Jacob Pullen After the NBA Draft and before Midnight Madness, it seems nobody really talks about college basketball. While free agency and trades in the pros dominate the headlines, now...
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Dime Q&A: Quincy Acy Is Ready To Shock The Big 12
Quincy Acy After going up against the likes of Anthony Randolph and Willie Warren in high school, Quincy Acy took his explosive game to Baylor. Since then, the 6-7, 225-pound junior forward has...
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Quincy Miller, Deuce Bello put Baylor in 2012 National Championship picture
Quincy Miller with Team USA Arguably the best player in all of high school basketball and the (confirmed) best dunker in the prep ranks just announced they will team up to play college ball together....
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Joe Johnson hands LeBron James a primetime loss; More ‘Melo rumors
Joe Johnson (photo. Zach Wolfe) They don’t jump like that in Raptors practice. (Well, unless your name is DeMar or Vince.) In Atlanta, Chris Bosh got scalped by Marvin Williams last night during TNT’s...
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Antawn Jamison: “I don’t know how much of this I can take.”
Antawn Jamison (photo. Cleveland Pain-Dealer) Say it in your best Rudy Tomjanovich voice: Don’t EVER underestimate the heart of an underdog! When I wrote the Cleveland Cavaliers 2010-11 season preview,...
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Jared Sullinger, Kyrie Irving: Who can save the Cleveland Cavaliers?
Ohio State's Jared Sullinger The Cleveland Cavaliers have been feeling the bad karma this season. LeBron James came into their house and destroyed them, Anderson Varejao suffered a season-ending ankle...
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Perry Jones Decides To Return To Baylor
Perry Jones (photo. Matthew Minard/Baylor Photography) Yesterday, Baylor freshman forward/center Perry Jones III – a would be damn near Top-5 lock in this June’s NBA Draft – declared publicly that...
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Boom Or Bust: Looking Forward To Perry Jones In The NBA
Perry Jones (photo. Matthew Minard/Baylor Photography) Even though Perry Jones has decided to prolong his college career, we though we’d take a look at his NBA potential. It’s not often that a...
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Bumper Crop: Top 15 Prospects In The 2012 NBA Draft
Harrison Barnes (photo. UNC Athletic Communications) After last week’s NBA Draft, you are probably left wanting more, right? Well, with the NBA Summer League cancelled and the lockout looming, the next...
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Kobe Bryant Runs The Drew League & Perry Jones Doesn’t Want To Be A Raptor
Perry Jones (photo. Matthew Minard/Baylor Photography) If ever there was a story that was very Kobe-like, then the tale of how his game at the Drew League came to be is definitely it. If you aren’t up...
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Watch The Throne: Baylor Plans On Causing Havoc This Season
Perry Jones (photo. Matthew Minard/Baylor Photography) *College basketball is here (unlike the NBA), and this year might be one of the best in recent memory. The powerhouse is back, while the...
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Top 25 Breakout Players & Teams To Watch In The NBA, College & High School...
John Wall, Dime #66 Sometimes when you’re putting together an issue it takes on a life of its own. That was definitely the case for Dime #66. Typically this would have been our NBA Preview Issue,...
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Finding The Perfect NBA Teams For The Top 10 College Prospects
Austin Rivers (photo. McDonald's All American Game) You can’t not enjoy March Madness. Games all day long. Upsets. Bracketology. Skipping classes to see Indiana State and Oakland. Considering yourself...
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The 2012 NBA Draft’s Top 10 Is Littered With Future Stars
Bradley Beal (photo. Gatorade) One thing was clear coming into this season of college hoops: the excitement was at a high not seen in about five years. For the first time since the 2006-2007 season,...
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