Men's pro basketball

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Knicks' No. 1 issue: What to do with Amar'e Stoudemire? bc-bkn-stoudemire(sh) | By: NEIL BEST | Source: Newsday | Mens Pro Basketball (BP) May 21, 2013 12:30 PM By NEIL BEST Turns out Amar'e Stoudemire was right three summers ago when he famously promised, "The Knicks are back." Three playoff appearances, one division championship, newfound relevance and even a rebuilt Madison Square Garden have followed.
Monson: Jerry Sloan belongs on the sideline coaching bc-bkn-jerrysloan(sh) | By: GORDON MONSON | Source: Salt Lake Tribune | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) May 20, 2013 11:45 AM By GORDON MONSON Having interviewed the man hundreds of times and gone to his hometown in southern Illinois to trek down the dirt roads he walked as a kid, to talk with the people he's known there for 60-plus years, to visit the rotting foundation
Monson: NBA playoffs are Brick City, just plain ugly bc-bkn-brick-house(sh) | By: GORDON MONSON | Source: Salt Lake Tribune | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) May 17, 2013 1:45 PM By GORDON MONSON During the NCAA Tournament, I crushed the kids for shooting the basketball as if they had dipped their hands in motor oil, as if they had 20-pound weights strapped to their wrists, as if they were flinging salmon at the fish marke
Grizzlies reflect on their journey from laughingstock to legitimate contender bc-bkn-griz-reflect(sh) | By: RONALD TILLERY | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Mens Pro Basketball (BP) May 17, 2013 12:40 PM By RONALD TILLERY Mike Conley raised his head and began looking around the locker room. Then, the Grizzlies' point guard started calling out teammates as he smiled and took a stroll down memory lane. His point was simply that there are a bunch of
Calkins: Leave it to Tony Allen to make it all right for the Grizzlies bc-bkn-griz-allen(sh) | By: GEOFF CALKINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) May 16, 2013 11:45 AM By GEOFF CALKINS When Zach Randolph missed those two free throws, it all came back, didn't it? Blown free throws. A squandered lead. All that was missing was Mario Chalmers. And in his place was Kevin Durant, one of the most lethal basketball scor
J.R. Smith: Blame me for Knicks being down 3-1 to Pacers bc-bkn-jrsmith(sh) | By: AL IANNAZZONE | Source: Newsday | Mens Pro Basketball (BP) May 15, 2013 11:55 AM By AL IANNAZZONE J.R. Smith is taking responsibility for the New York Knicks' 3-1 hole. Smith's offensive struggles continued in the Knicks' 93-82 loss to Indiana Tuesday night. The NBA's Sixth Man of the Year started 2-for-13 and finished the gam
Voisin: NBA must stand for integrity in duel for Kings bc-bkn-kings(sh) | By: AILENE VOISIN | Source: Sacramento Bee | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) May 14, 2013 12:00 PM By AILENE VOISIN Several of the key figures in this Kings ordeal have been characterized as cartoon characters, extortionists, bullies (by me), greedheads and, occasionally, just typical, astute businessmen in pursuit of the American dream. You ma
Calkins: Grizzlies about energy, effort, teamwork and guts bc-bkn-grizzlies(sh) | By: GEOFF CALKINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) May 14, 2013 11:55 AM By GEOFF CALKINS The cheer rang throughout FedExForum, spontaneous and utterly heartfelt. "TONY, TONY, TONY," roared the 18,000 plus, as the man of the moment wandered over to the scorer's table to help Joey Crawford -- the official who had enrage
Reynolds: Danny Ainge's toughest decision on the Celtics lies ahead bc-bkn-ainge-celtics(sh) | By: BILL REYNOLDS | Source: The Providence Journal | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) May 9, 2013 12:30 PM By BILL REYNOLDS You are Boston Celtics coach Danny Ainge and you have a huge decision to make. Do you get rid of both Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, the move that would say this Big Three era is officially over? Or do you bring them back and try to
Knicks' J.R. Smith slumping, but Mike Woodson not giving up on him bc-bkn-smith-knicks(sh) | By: JIM BAUMACH | Source: Newsday | Mens Pro Basketball (BP) May 9, 2013 11:25 AM By JIM BAUMACH The shooter in J.R. Smith knows there's only one way to break his way out of a slump. Keep hoisting those shots, he said, because eventually they'll start falling. But with each game that passes with Smith's shooter's touch still AWOL
LeBron James is absolutely the best, but MVP definition is vague bc-bkn-lebronjames(sh) | By: DAVE BOLING | Source: Tacoma News Tribune | , Mens Pro Basketball (BP) May 7, 2013 12:10 PM By DAVE BOLING LeBron James, the best basketball player on the planet, and among a small handful of the greatest since the game's invention, predictably won the NBA's MVP award this season. His landslide was one vote short of una
Celtics face major decisions about the team's future bc-bkn-celticsfuture(sh) | By: KEVIN McNAMARA | Source: The Providence Journal | , Mens Pro Basketball (BP) May 6, 2013 11:48 AM By KEVIN McNAMARA Maybe nothing signifies the end of an era more than the realization that time passes everyone by, even our basketball heroes. While overly simplistic, here's the bottom line with the Boston Celtics -- in 2008, the star
Moulton: Jason Collins coming out breaks a barrier, but not THE barrier bc-bkn-collins-next(sh) | By: DAVID MOULTON | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) May 1, 2013 10:40 AM By DAVID MOULTON Jason Collins is gay. OK, that's significant. But not as big a deal as most are making it out to be, for a couple of reasons. First, times and attitudes have changed. A lot! I mean we've been openly talking about this for years. Not
Voisin: Comeback for the city is one for the ages bc-bkn-kings(sh) | By: AILENE VOISIN | Source: Sacramento Bee | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) Apr 30, 2013 2:00 PM By AILENE VOISIN The cheering, the chanting, and soon enough, those damn cowbells. Wow. It's all coming back now. Sacramento pulled off the comeback that beats all comebacks. The community that was stung by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2002, that suffe
Voisin: Warriors' Stephen Curry gets a leg up on NBA competition bc-bkn-curry(sh) | By: AILENE VOISIN | Source: Sacramento Bee | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) Apr 26, 2013 12:28 PM By AILENE VOISIN The left ankle -- the good ankle -- is the one bothering Stephen Curry this time. But that's a relief. Anything but the right ankle is a relief. In his four seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Curry has become an expert on the a
Calkins: What can Grizzlies fans do? Keep the faith bc-bkn-grizzlies(sh) | By: GEOFF CALKINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) Apr 23, 2013 1:49 PM By GEOFF CALKINS What can you do? That's what Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said, after it was over. "We were on him," he said. "What can you do?" You can curse the fates. You can punch the wall. You can tip your cap. When Chris Paul has the ball i
Reynolds: There's no pressure on the Celtics in NBA playoffs bc-bkn-celtics(sh) | By: BILL REYNOLDS | Source: The Providence Journal | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) Apr 23, 2013 12:35 PM By BILL REYNOLDS The thing to remember about the Boston Celtics is that six years ago this was supposed to be only a three-year window. Remember? Remember when Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen joined Paul Pierce in the summer of 2007 to create the new Bi
Owner says defensive-minded Grizzlies built for playoffs, but do they have enough weapons to truly contend? bc-bkn-grizzlies(sh) | By: RON HIGGINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Mens Pro Basketball (BP) Apr 19, 2013 2:20 PM "This team was built for playoff basketball. In playoff basketball, getting defensive stops and creating high percentage scoring opportunities under pressure becomes much more important. And that is what this team can do best. Between (Tayshaun Princ
Many twists and turns in Brooklyn Nets' season bc-bkn-nets(sh) | By: RODERICK BOONE | Source: Newsday | Mens Pro Basketball (BP) Apr 19, 2013 1:32 PM Good thing the Nets were tailed by a video crew for the better part of their inaugural campaign in Brooklyn. Without the actual footage, some people might not believe the twists and turns the Nets navigated on their way to earning the fourth seed in
NBA star Kyrie Irving: 'I'm a Dukie for life' bc-bkn-irving(sh) | By: LAURA KEELEY | Source: Raleigh News and Observer | College Basketball (BC), Mens Pro Basketball (BP) Apr 18, 2013 1:37 PM Assuming a leadership role on an NBA team isn't necessarily easy for a 21-year-old superstar. "It's a lonely position," Kyrie Irving said, "but it's something I want to get used to and want to challenge myself to do." Irving is the point guard and ce
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