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Bigger Than The Team – Kobe Bryant, LeBron James & Lionel Messi
One of the things that always leads to decline of great clubs or franchises (they’re called different things in different countries) or causes a lot of problems is when a player becomes bigger than the team he is playing on. Lionel Messi at Barcelona, LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the destructive relationship between Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are the prime examples of this at the moment.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Clippers Interested in Trade for Tony Wroten
The Los Angeles Clippers are doing well, but not as good as they want to be, a little bit behind the main contenders in the West. Constantly looking for ways to upgrade, maybe Tony Wroten of the Philadelphia 76ers in the answer.
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NFL Playoffs – Denver Broncos Not Worried About Peyton Manning
For about the first half of the 2014 NFL Season, Peyton Manning was breaking records left and right and once again looking MVP’ish compared to the rest. But the rest of the way? A smaller workload, but also poor performances make it seem like maybe age and injuries of the past have finally caught up with him.
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NBA Rumors – Memphis Grizzlies Interested in Trade for Luol Deng or Jeff Green
The teams out West are adding more and more players. The Memphis Grizzlies want in on the deal, showing interest in Luol Deng of the Miami Heat and Jeff Green of the Boston Celtics, hoping to add a quality small forward to the mix to bolster their offense.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Embarrassing, Jeremy Lin Good But it Doesn’t Matter
It’s funny how far apart the Los Angeles and Los Angeles Clippers are right now, exemplified by the 114-89 demolition, in which Jeremy Lin started and played well although it didn’t show in the final result, while Kobe Bryant continues to play mostly terrible basketball.
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Detroit Pistons – The Improbable Streak Doesn’t End
Every time it’s a different player, but the Josh Smith effect keeps pushing the Detroit Pistons forward, beating the Dallas Mavericks 108-95 behind a big night for both Greg Monroe and D.J. Augustin, making it seven in a row since waiving their troublesome forward.
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Phoenix Suns – What Did Marcus Morris Say to Jeff Hornacek?
The Phoenix Suns beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-111 was just the tip of the iceberg, with most of the attention going to Marcus Morris yelling at Jeff Hornacek during the third quarter.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Keeps Hurting his own Team
Losing back-to-back with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook in the lineup is new to the Oklahoma City Thunder, getting blown out (104-83) for a second consecutive game, this time by the Sacramento Kings, making us all wonder about whether or not they really are good enough to still contend for the NBA title.
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Chicago Bulls – Awful Shooting Can Happen, But it Shouldn’t be So Terrible
On some nights the Chicago Bulls look like the best and deepest team in the NBA. On others? Like a group of guys barely familiar with the game of basketball, losing 97-77 at home to the Utah Jazz, which ends a three-game win streak.
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ACC – Duke Still Undefeated, Virginia Too
There are three undefeated teams left in the 2014-2015 College Basketball season. Kentucky in the SEC and the top contenders to go all the way, while Duke and Virginia in the ACC offer less flashy and heralded option for not losing, although just as effective.