Tag Archives: John Wall

NBA Lockout: Pre-season, Shmee-season

Twitter Takeover Well the ground-breaking, totally unexpected (ahem!) news about the complete loss of the NBA preseason finally broke just the other day. I know for a fact (ahem!) that everyone was still hopeful that some of the preseaon could … Continue reading

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Wall Poised for Breakout Season

It’s not often the first overall pick of an NBA Draft goes unnoticed. Maybe he didn’t have the All-Star caliber season of Rookie of the Year recipient Blake Griffin, the first overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft or have the tumultuous ups … Continue reading

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NBA Lockout: Yeah It’s Still Here

Twitter Takeover Day 29? Really? It’s only been twenty-nine days since the lockout started? No. Wait a second. One… two… three… four…….. damn…….. this is not good. It feels like it’s been forever already. Oh man, they need to solve … Continue reading

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NBA Lockout, Twitter Style

Twitter Takeover :sniff::sniff: Yes, that’s me crying. Crying over text. I need to stop. I had to switch to a backup computer because I wept so openly starting this story that I cried on the keyboard and it shorted it … Continue reading

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2011 NBA Draft: Washington Wizards

The Wizards have spent the last year reinventing their franchise. New ownership came in, made moving Gilbert Arenas its number on priority, finally succeeding in mid-December trade with Orlando and concentrating on making the first overall pick of the 2010 … Continue reading

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No Country For Old Ballers

Apparently 11 games is all a college player needs to play and NBA scouts need to see to know what a No. 1 overall draft pick looks like. Or the potential of a player has just become too much for … Continue reading

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John Wall Steals the Show

What was supposed to be the beginning of the Blake Griffin weekend show turned out to be a showcase for two former college teammates. Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins and Washington Wizards point guard John Wall led the Rookies to … Continue reading

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Casting the Skills Challenge Ballot

There is no question the toughest position in basketball is point guard. On every possession the point guard has to dissect the defense while maintaining control of the ball.  As the main distributor on the team, he has to keep each teammate motivated, direct the offense and find … Continue reading

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On Another Level

There’s no denying it, the NBA is in the midst of its greatest Rookie of the Year race ever. With two players selected first overall competing for the award, any doubt if a sleeper could capture the award has already … Continue reading

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The Dish on Assists

Ever since rejoining the Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash has been better at setting up his teammates than anyone else in the NBA. Averaging a league high 10.9 assists per game during the past six seasons, Nash is the only player … Continue reading

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