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Athletes of the Year – 2011 Edition
Novak Djokovic after an incredible 2011 season is our athlete of the year, leading a list of 17 men who stood out, usually in excellence, above the rest of their peers in Tennis, Soccer, Basketball, American Football, Athletics, Swimming, Golf, Boxing and Racing.
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The Worst Teams in Europe So Far This Season
Blackburn Rovers are having a terrible season and are making too many headlines for the wrong reasons, but they’re far from the worst team in Europe so far this season. That prestigious title should be awarded to Doxa Drama of Greece.
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Top Five Centers in the NBA, Going into 2011-2012
Dwight Howard might be the best Center in the NBA for a few years, but unlike certain uneducated opinions, he isn’t the only more than decent Center in the league. Al Horford, Joakim Noah, Andrew Bogut and Andrew Bynum join him to make the best five centers in the league heading into 2011-2012.
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Best Christmas Day Games by NBA Players
NBA games on Christmas belong to the big stars, like LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in recent years or Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen going further back.
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Top Five Power Forwards in the NBA, Going Into 2011-2012
Dirk Nowitzki won the NBA Finals MVP award last season, making him a deserving #1 among the elite power forwards of the NBA. He’s joined by LaMarcus Aldridge, Blake Griffin, Zach Randolph and Amar’e Stoudemire as our prediction to be the 5 best power forwards in the 2011-2012 season.
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Top Five Small Forwards in the NBA, Going Into 2011-2012
LeBron James didn’t win the MVP last season, but he should have. He’s the most talented player in his position, and the league, joined by Kevin Durant, the favorite to win the MVP and maybe even the NBA title this season, and Granger, Rudy Gay and Carmelo Anthony as the five best Small Forwards to play in the NBA in 2011-2012.
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Top Five Shooting Guards in the NBA, Going Into 2011-2012
Dwyane Wade, the 2006 NBA Finals MVP, at 29, is the best in a position that isn’t as deep as it used to be, with the best players among the shooting guards getting a little older. Wade leads our pre-season pick of Ginobili, Monta Ellis, frustrated Eric Gordon and of course and just as frustrated Kobe Bryant, here are the five best shooting guards in the league.
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Top Five Point Guards in the NBA, Going Into 2011-2012
Derrick Rose became the first point guard to win the MVP since Steve Nash in 2005-2006. In general, it’s a rarity for point guards not named Magic Johnson to be named MVPs. We kick off our best by position for the third year in a row, as a preview to the 2011-2012 NBA season, with the five best point guard in the league.
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The NBA’s Top Ten Highest Player Salaries for 2011-2012
The ten highest paid players in the post Lockout NBA, showing us, with three teams having two players on this list, that financial parity will take a long time to achieve, if at all. The average salary of the top 10 is $19.7 million and yes, Rashard Lewis is still among them.
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Top Ten Oldest Players in the NBA, Heading into 2011-2012
The ten oldest NBA players who’ll still be playing basketball, despite that 40 years old mark waiting just around the corner (some will turn 40 this season). They deserve our respect for every minute they clock in during the 2011-2012 season.