It didn’t take long for Dion Waiters to go from an exciting lottery pick to the black sheep of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and shortly after, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Somewhere along his journey Waiters became a punch line, recognizable for his antics rather than his stellar numbers and impressive skill set. Fortunately, Waiters is taking […]
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This current iteration of the Miami Heat is not your typical NBA team. Since July’s departure of LeBron James, Heat president Pat Riley and the Heat organization have scrambled to create a competitive basketball team, and while injuries have limited Miami’s success they’ve been ultimately successful in creating something interesting, albeit it being an ongoing process. A lot
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This is not what Pat Riley envisioned when he rushed to plug a gaping hole left by LeBron James during the offseason. On paper, it was a solid plan. They signed former All-Star Danny Granger, hoping he might be able to regain his past greatness, as well as Josh McRoberts, a versatile big man with
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Dwyane Wade is not getting the respect he deserves. It’s that simple. In the wake of Chris Bosh’s absence, Wade has battled illness and injury to deliver spectacular stat lines, doing everything in his power to keep his team afloat. While it hasn’t worked every contest, it does not take way from the effort of
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Four straight NBA Finals, two NBA championships, two NBA Finals MVP awards, two regular season MVP awards, great weather, and an adoring public. LeBron James seemed to have it made in Miami, well… until the 2014 NBA Finals where everything went awry. Facing elimination LeBron’s body language warped, despite a pre-game speech to his teammates where he
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