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NBA Awards And Playoff Predictions
By Ron Jumper
The NBA playoffs are about to get underway and I think this is going to be a great postseason. The East has 3 “heavyweights” in C
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Prospects On Center Stage
By Ron Jumper
So the Final Four is here once again and it always presents an opportunity for players to showcase their skills on center stage
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Hitting The Halfway Point
By Ron Jumper
So the NBA has hit the midway point of the season and a lot of strange things have been going on. The Timberwolves have won 7 of
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The End Of An Era
By Ron Jumper
Normally, when trades of substantial magnitude occur, it impacts the teams involved for the next decade. That being said, dependi
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NBA Preview 2008/09: Final Call
By Ron Jumper
The NBA is here finally and I've got everything in this article that you need to know. I will warn you this isn't the shortest ar
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NBA Preview 2008/09: Getting Started
By Ron Jumper
The NBA is almost upon us and, before I go team by team, I wanted to hit some of the high notes that intrigue me about this seaso
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Grading The Draft
By Ron Jumper
The draft came and went with a few surprises along the way, as well as quite a few picks that we all saw coming. When giving out
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NBA Draft 2008: Mock Draft
By Ron Jumper
Now that I’ve finished ranking my top 30 prospects, it is time to turn to where they will fall this Thursday. This can be called
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2008 NBA Draft Prospects: 21-30
By Ron Jumper
Here is the last installment of rankings, as I’ll begin working on mock drafts next week. As you can expect, because my rankings
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2008 NBA Draft Prospects: 11-20
By Ron Jumper
I’ve given my top 10 prospects, which I’m sure surprised you since I’m much different than the rest of the draft publications and
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2008 NBA Draft Prospects: 1-10
By Ron Jumper
The lottery was interesting to say the least, as no one saw Chicago defying the odds. Everyone (including yours truly) was expect
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NBA Draft 2008: International Prospects & Second-Round Sleepers
By Ron Jumper
The NBA Draft is getting closer and closer, so I thought I would tackle some of the interesting (well, I think they are interesti
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Giving Credit Where It Is Due: 2008 NBA Awards
By Ron Jumper
With the regular season over, it is time for my awards. It has been an interesting race for MVP, while I think the ROY race has b
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Walsh To The Rescue?
By Ron Jumper
The NBA is rocking and rolling, as we wind down the regular season. There is plenty going on and much to discuss. How about the K
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Watching The Stars Align
By Ron Jumper
It certainly has been a busy time in the NBA and, in that time, it has certainly been more productive for some than others. I was
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Exceeding Expectations, Yet Staying Under The Radar
By Ron Jumper
When discussing good teams in the NBA, you get a heavy dose of Spurs, Mavs, Suns, Celtics, Pistons, and maybe a Hornets shoutout
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Blazing More Than A Trail
By Ron Jumper
The sleeper of the NBA season is without question the Portland Trail Blazers. This talented group of young guys has been on fire
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NBA Quarterly Report
By Ron Jumper
With the NBA season getting underway, I felt it was time to discuss how things are begginning to unfold thus far. I always wait u
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NBA Preview 2007/08: Western Conference
By Ron Jumper
With the West, I can’t help but feel there are going to be some major changes made before this season is over. With the possibili
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NBA Preview 2007/08: Eastern Conference
By Ron Jumper
As a conference, the East became much more competitive in terms of teams capable of making the playoffs. Atlanta, Boston, Charlot
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NBA Preview 2007/08: Part I
By Ron Jumper
It is that time of year again, time for the NBA season to get underway. After an interesting off-season that saw KG, Ray Allen, J
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Danny Ainge: Brilliance Or Dumb Luck?
By Ron Jumper
With the Celtics appearing to have pieced together their roster, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I love every move they made
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Reviewing The Draft
By Ron Jumper
The draft really shook up the NBA in more ways than a typical draft does. Normally, there are a handful of players that create a
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Playing The Lottery
By Ron Jumper
As the NBA Draft approaches, there is so much speculation as to how the draft will unfold. It is important to remember that a lot
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2007 NBA Mock Draft
By Ron Jumper
With it being time for my yearly mock draft, here are the guidelines:
-I may have a certain pick with the assumption the t
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NBA Draft 2007: The Bigger Picture
By Ron Jumper
With the lottery under raps, I can't help but be a little intrigued by how everything played out. The Portland Trailblazers caugh
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Matching The Hype
By Ron Jumper
So much of the time, big sporting events don’t live up to their billing. The media hypes up a game all week and, little by little
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Around The NBA
By Ron Jumper
With the NBA playoffs in full swing, I felt it was time to tackle a few topics. None of these topics are worthy of dedicating a f
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Formula For Success 2007
By Ron Jumper
I have to say I am pumped up about the NBA postseason. It doesn’t get enough publicity as being an exciting time in sports. Just
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Tanking: Right Or Wrong?
By Ron Jumper
This time of year, every team is fighting for position. Some teams are fighting for playoff position, while others are fighting f
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Spurs Still Elite
By Ron Jumper
With the Mavs and Suns playing so well, the San Antonio Spurs seem to have been forgotten in the discussion of elite NBA teams. I
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Don't Be That Guy
By Ron Jumper
Certain players and coaches have given us a set person to reference when certain acts of stupidity and ignorance occur. We have a
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Time To Shine
By Ron Jumper
It was BracketBuster Saturday during last season of the NCAA basketball season, Louisiana Tech was visiting Southern Illinois in
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New Look Warriors
By Ron Jumper
At first, I looked at the trade between Golden State and Indiana as a crazy move by the Warriors. I wondered if Chris Mullin coul
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Day Traders Should Listen To Some Jazz
By Chase McCracken
Trading in card collecting is a difficult thing to master. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, has this trick down. Sure, you are alw
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NBA In Full Swing
By Ron Jumper
With AI settling into his new home, Webber looking for his next destination, and the current 76ers struggling mightily, it is saf
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The Iverson Sweepstakes
By Ron Jumper
With everyone buzzing about where Allen Iverson should go, the NBA's rumor mill is turning round and round. You wonder where you
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The Quarterly Report
By Ron Jumper
We’ve hit the quarter mark of the young NBA season. Teams are starting to play at the level they are supposed to play at, and whe
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The NBA's Balancing Act
By Ron Jumper
In my eyes, the imbalance between the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference has gotten way out of hand. If you are a West
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It's That Time Of Year Again...
By Ron Jumper
The NBA season is upon us and I personally can’t wait for it to get going. There are always plenty of intriguing plot lines going
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Did Coach K Overcoach Team USA?
By Ron Jumper
The loss of Team USA should have came as no surprise to those who watched the tournament from start to finish. It sounds crazy, b
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Johnson Shines, Boston Declines
By Ron Jumper
Joe Johnson, formerly of the Arkansas Razorbacks, is starting to receive some very high praise for his basketball abilities. He i
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Straight To The Point
By Ron Jumper
So with free agency in full swing, who is making the right moves and who is getting taken to school? There is always a huge diffe
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How many titles did MJ win without Scottie?
By Ron Jumper
During the days of summer where restricted free agents and summer leagues take up most of the discussion time, I thought I would
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NBA Draft: No Oden No Problem
By Ron Jumper
With the rule changes taking affect this season, the Toronto Raptors fans have felt very bitter about having the 1st pick when th
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Get Off Shaq, Seriously
By Ron Jumper
The media has gotten on Shaq hard about his performances over this past season, but I just want to remind everyone a few things a
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So Now What...?
By Ron Jumper
The Phoenix Suns are at the crossroads, do they make changes to beef up the roster for a title run or do they take their chances
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Couldn't Ask For More
By Ron Jumper
The most compelling NBA Finals since the Michael Jordan Era. The Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks series has the potential to
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Formula For Success
By Ron Jumper
The discussion has been tossed around and, at times, beaten to death. The debate over the correct formula for winning a champions
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The NBA Officials Of Today
By Ron Jumper
The days of traditional rules and regulations on the basketball court have evolved, just as much as the players have. The days of
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NBA Needs To Get A Grip
By Ron Jumper
The NBA just isn’t doing things right this year. The players are acting like hoodlums and, from a TV rating perspective, the peop
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Five Topics in Five Minutes
By Ron Jumper
There has been a lot of interesting subplots so far in the NBA playoffs but the series have been pretty predictable thus far.
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