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NBA Season Preview: Best Centers
The “true” NBA center is a dying breed, but there’s still plenty of quality heading into the 2013-2014 season, even if it’s usually not found among those who are able to put up a lot of points. Guys like Joakim Noah, Marc Gasol and Dwight Howard are better known for what they can do on defense, but along with Tim Duncan, Roy Hibbert and Chris Bosh they form the best in the league at this position.
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NBA Season Preview: Best Power Forwards
It’s getting harder to define what is a power forward and what is a center these days in the NBA, but it’s still possible. In any case, after eliminating the hybrids and weeded out the not good enough, we’re left with six players that make us feel confident about attacking best to their name: Anthony Davis, Blake Griffin, Dirk Nowitzki, LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Love and David West.
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NBA Season Preview: Best Small Forwards
In what should be called ‘LeBron James and the rest,’ we take a look at the top 5 small forwards in the NBA heading into the 2013-2014 season, which will consist of the four-time MVP, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks and two new players to our usual listings: Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs and Nicolas Batum of the Portland Trail Blazers.
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NBA Season Preview: Best Shooting Guards
Our 2013-2014 NBA season preview continues with the best shooting guards in the league we’ll see this season. Despite the injuries, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant are still among the best in the NBA, just slightly less. Contending with them are James Harden, who just might be above the rest already, and two players playing out of position this season: Jimmy Butler and Paul George.
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Jeremy Lin is Better For James Harden & Dwight Howard
If preseason is an indication of anything, than Kevin McHale still doesn’t know what to do about his starting point guard position, giving Patrick Beverly the start in the final game while Jeremy Lin came off the bench, although it’s quite obvious when both of them are on the floor that James Harden and Dwight Howard will benefit from Lin playing as much as possible next to the two stars.
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NBA Season Preview: Best Point Guards
After too many months of waiting for the 2013-2014 NBA Season to begin, it’s almost here, which means it’s time for some best-by-position previews, beginning with the point guards, which include the usual suspects of Chris Paul, Tony Parker and Deron Williams, while the return of Derrick Rose and the rise of Stephen Curry messes quite a bit with the order.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Tormenting Reggie Jackson
The preseason isn’t over yet, but it’s not really a question or a doubt anymore. Derrick Rose is back, maybe even with some sort of vengeance, which means that the Chicago Bulls just might be the team to watch out for in the Eastern Conference. It also means that Rose just might be quite quickly back to where he left us off at: The best point guard in the NBA.
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Miami Heat – Greg Oden Steals the Show From LeBron & Wade
Preseason is almost over, which means teams taking things more seriously, and the Miami Heat giving LeBron James and Dwayne Wade more minutes on the floor. However, the most interesting thing to watch was Greg Oden playing for the first time since beginning his latest comeback attempts, logging in a full 4 minutes and being able to walk off the floor afterwards.
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The Worst NBA Teammate – Rajon Rondo or Dwight Howard?
With ESPN filling up with polls and surveys heading into the new NBA season, one question, a very important one, has been forgotten along the way – who is the worst teammate in the league. While it’s a hard thing to measure, there’s a good chance it comes down to either Rajon Rondo or Dwight Howard.
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Don’t Feel Sorry For Kobe Bryant & The Los Angeles Lakers
In a tweet that’s created quite a lot of attention, Tracy McGrady mentioned he feels sorry for Kobe Bryant and the team he has around him playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. If there’s one franchise and one player that don’t need pity from anyone, it’s probably the Lakers – Bryant combination.