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North Carolina Beats Syracuse – Finally Look Like Contenders
Since ACC play began (excluding one first game) North Carolina have looked as good as anyone else in the nation, with Marcus Paige finally getting his season on track, following their previous excellence with a 93-83 win over Syracuse to make it six in a row which ends what is probably their easier part of the conference schedule.
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ESPN Deciding Not to Decide in Chad Ford Mock Draft Changes
For those who don’t like ESPN college basketball analyst Chad Ford, the reveal that someone (him, perhaps?) has been changing his old draft boards to seem more accurate after the fact was great news: finally a chance to show him for the terrible analyst he is and for the zero integrity he has. But despite the quite clear evidence, the network isn’t doing anything about it.
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Atlanta Hawks – This Train Won’t Stop
The Atlanta Hawks keep making history with every game they play, always ending in a win, this time 112-100 over the Minnesota Timberwolves, extending their franchise record winning streak to 16.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin is the Best Player on a Tanking Team
Despite not playing, Dwight Howard had some funny remarks about the team he hates so much, the Los Angeles Lakers.This pitiful excuse for a team lost 99-87 to the Houston Rockets with James Harden having a big night and Jeremy Lin playing well, but it doesn’t matter when it’s part of a collective effort to lose as much as possible.
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Golden State Warriors – Sometimes They’re Simply Plain Good, Not Historically Great
The Golden State Warriors are putting up historically great numbers this season, but some wins are just good, like their 114-111 victory over the Boston Celtics. Klay Thompson? He didn’t break any records, but it doesn’t mean he had a difficult time scoring.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Always Gets the Best of Kevin Durant
On the individual level, LeBron James and Kevin Durant walked away quite even from their latest encounter, but nothing changed on the more important level of the team, as the Cleveland Cavaliers won for the sixth straight time, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-98.
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Miami Heat – Hassan Whiteside is Here to Stay
The emergence of Hassan Whiteside off the Miami Heat bench isn’t a one-time occurrence. This is a big man with some exceptional athletic abilities, all on display as he put on an impressive points-rebounds-blocks triple double, the first of his career, in a 96-84 win over the Chicago Bulls.
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Duke Blue Devils – Mike Krzyzewski is One of a Kind
After beating St. John’s 77-68, Duke fans and players got around to make Mike Krzyzewski feel once again like a million dollars, becoming the first NCAA men’s basketball coach to win 1000 career games.
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NBA MVP – Stephen Curry or James Harden? Don’t Forget About LeBron James
The favorites to win the NBA MVP in 2015 are probably Stephen Curry and James Harden, but Marc Gasol should be looked at very carefully even if his numbers aren’t as impressive, and anyone sleeping on LeBron James should think again because it seems that he’s just starting showing us what he’s still capable of.
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Wisconsin Badgers – Jim Harbaugh Can’t Help the Michigan Basketball Team
For now, until football season begins, Jim Harbaugh is enjoying the love from the fan base. But even he can’t help Michigan be a better basketball team, as they lost 69-64 at home in overtime to Wisconsin, led by the fantastic Frank Kaminsky. Kaminsky scored 22 points to go with 9 rebounds in his usual […]