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Carmelo Anthony Doesn’t Deserve the Dwight Howard Treatment
The New York Knicks and Phil Jackson are moving fast: Mike Woodson is fired, and Steve Kerr might be coming in. All that doesn’t change the mind of Carmelo Anthony, who wants teams to make him feel like he’s special through free agency, even though he doesn’t deserve any royal treatment.
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10 Oldest Players in the 2014 NBA Playoffs
Older teams are usually more successful when it comes to winning NBA titles, so there’s no surprise quite a few teams in the NBA playoffs have two or more veterans among the top 10 oldest players in the postseason, with the Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs each represented by two players on this list.
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Manchester United – David Moyes Excuses, From Hiring to Firing
The David Moyes era at Manchester United was shortened from a potential six years to less than a full season, and one of the more glaring aspects of his failures on and off the pitch had to do with his inability to look credible, reliable or stir any sense of confidence or hope among players and fans with his performances in front of the media.
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NBA Playoffs – Game 2 Predictions (Wizards vs Bulls, Hawks vs Pacers, Nets vs Raptors)
The NBA Playoffs continue with three series in which the road team was able to steal home court advantage and head into game 2 with a lot less pressure on their shoulders: The Washington Wizards visiting the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks playing the Indiana Pacers and the Brooklyn Nets facing the Toronto Raptors.
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Wawrinka Beats Federer – Not a One and Done
Winning a big one is hard, but consistency and greatness is even more difficult. The Monte Carlo Masters isn’t a Grand Slam, but it’s an indication that Stansilas Wawrinka might be here for more than just a short period of dominance, as he walked all over Roger Federer to win his first ATP 1000 tournament.
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Clippers Over Warriors – A Game 2 Humiliation
The bad blood will between the two teams will now get an extra injection from the humiliating experience the Golden State Warriors went through in game 2, losing 138-98 to the Los Angeles Clippers as Blake Griffin took out his frustration on the opponents after being shackled and limited by fouls in the first game.
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NBA Head Coaches Fired at the End of the Season
Not all head coaches who left their teams at the end or during the 2013-14 NBA regular season were fired. Tyrone Corbin didn’t get his contract picked up by the Utah Jazz. Rick Adelman retired from coaching altogether, but the Minnesota Timberwolves wouldn’t have kept him. Maurice Cheeks was fired mid-season by the Detroit Pistons, while Mike Woodson got the axe from the New York Knicks a week after he failed to make the playoffs.
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Grizzlies Over Thunder – The Right Kind of Basketball
In a game 2 that was a lot more like the previous postseason meetings between the two teams, the Memphis Grizzlies took home court advantage away from the Oklahoma City Thunder thanks to a 111-105 overtime win which included a huge game from both Zach Randolph and Mike Conley, while Kevin Durant going wild in the fourth quarter wasn’t enough for a team that simply doesn’t play the right way.
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Pirates Over Reds – Memorable Grand Slam Home Run
An important win for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds came thanks to a Neil Walker walk-off single, but Ike Davis hitting a grand slam home run earlier in the game was possibly the more interesting moment in the 6-5 victory.
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NFL Rumors – Seattle Seahawks Not Going to Help Terrelle Pryor
The Seattle Seahawks wanted a better backup quarterback, so they traded a seventh-round draft pick they probably won’t regret losing for Terrelle Pryor of the Oakland Raiders, which for them means a decent insurance policy in case Russell Wilson is injured, but for him is nothing more than another team that’s going to sit him an entire season on the bench.