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• The Real GM Of Team USA… by cantstopthebleeding

  "…is Nike’s Phil Knight.  The American squad for the Beijing Olympics was announced earlier today, and The Basketball Jones correctly points out said roster includes not one single player who isn’t a Nike endorsee, save for Dwight Howard. That’s not to say there aren’t extenuating circumstances behind some of the..."

• Saraceno On The “Muted Worldwide Appeal” Of An Accused Rapist by cantstopthebleeding

  "“Transcendent skill and will long ago enabled Kobe Bryant to earn respect from his peers,” gushes USA Today’s Jon Saraceno. “However, after a series of professional and personal missteps, finding universal admiration has been more difficult than swishing a buzzer-beater from halfcourt.” This might have something to do with what..."

• The 1985 NBA Finals & Brawling Larry Bird by cantstopthebleeding

  "Basketbawful’s been the home for some excellent memory-lane-coverage of prior Celtics/Lakers finals, and said blog’s take on the ‘85 finals includes a chapter in Boston hoops history that’s largely been forgotten. MVP of the ‘84-85 regular season, Larry Bird saw his production plummet roughly midway through the Eastern Conference finals,..."

• 8+ by EAR FARM

  ""Somebody's Gotta Win, Somebody's Gotta Lose" by The Controllers which clocks in at 8:03Matt and I made a bet. It is not without precedent, but more on that in a bit.First, the good news. After what's felt like a solid five to seven months of playoff basketball, the NBA Finals..."

• NBA Live 09 Predicts Winner of NBA Finals [Lakers Win Nba Finals In Simulation] by kotaku

  "The Lakers will win the 2008 NBA Finals, according to a simulation run by EA Sports using NBA Live 09. The game shows that the Lakers will capture their 15th NBA Championship by defeating the Celtics in a tie-breaking seventh game, 106 to 101. According to the simulation, MVP Kobe..."