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The Top Ten #2 NBA Draft Picks
August 25, 2006 by Tim Adams
In a previous article I listed the top ten #1 draft picks, and what is evident is that most of the great #1s are big men. Besides Magic, Oscar Robertson and Elgin Baylor the #1s are strictly interior guys. ... [ read more ]

Maurice Stokes - The Glory and Tragedy of the NBA's First Black Superstar
August 25, 2006 by Tim Adams
Most casual basketball fans these days are unfamiliar with the name Maurice Stokes. Even many avid fans of the NBA are unaware of the legacy of Stokes' short pro career. He only played ... [ read more ]

The Top Ten #1 NBA Draft Picks
August 25, 2006 by Tim Adams
Who's the best #1 draft pick of all-time? Who would you take? Here's my take..... 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ... [ read more ]

A Look Back at the 1963 Loyola Ramblers
August 25, 2006 by Tim Adams
With the release of the movie "Glory Road" much attention has recently been put on the 1966 Texas-Western championship win against Adolph Rupp and the Kentucky Wildcats. The movie delves into that championship game ... [ read more ]

The Most Eligible of the non-Hall of Famers
June 7, 2006 by Tim Adams
Ok, here's the premise. Imagine, if you will, that one night a janitor at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is going about his usual routine when he happens upon a mysterious room that's been empty and unused ... [ read more ]

Steve Nash - 2 Time MVP, Worthy Hall of Famer?
May 7, 2006 by Tim Adams
Steve Nash, in winning his second MVP award, has become only the tenth player to win multiple Podoloff Trophies, and just the seventh to win in consecutive seasons. The other multiple MVP winners are Tim Duncan ... [ read more ]

Albert Pujols - new king of baseball?
April 18, 2006 by Eric Bailey
I'm officially jumping on the Albert Pujols bandwagon. Peter Gammons has already stated that he thinks MLB should put their marketing muscle behind guys like Albert Pujols. I couldn't agree more. This guy is a stud - and while most of the baseball world ... [ read more ]

The Valley isn't your typical "Mid-Major"
April 4, 2006 by Tim Adams
The Missouri Valley may be classified these days as a "Mid-Major" conference, but this is a conference with enough history and success in men's basketball to qualify amongst the ranks of the most widely heralded conferences. The Valley has been in existence ... [ read more ]

College Basketball's 2006 Unheralded Team
February 13, 2006 by Tim Adams
With well over 300 teams in Division I college basketball it becomes a tad difficult for many talented kids to get their publicity. It's especially hard for those quality players who aren't in the Big East, ACC, Big Ten ... [ read more ]

The All-Time Non-All-Stars
January 11, 2006 by Tim Adams
Every year around the All Star game discussions are held on which players made the big game and on which unfortunate ones that were left out, could of or should have made it in. The following is a list of players who never made it, and not just any players, but some of the most productive at their respective positions. ... [ read more ]

Early Look at the 2006 World Basketball Championships
January 8, 2006 by Tim Adams
It's been almost four years since the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis. What happened in Indy that summer was a watershed moment in basketball. The absolute domination by Team USA on the rest of the world abruptly ceased as the U.S. walked away with a 6th place finish. The Olympics came and went with the U.S. winning bittersweet bronze. ... [ read more ]

MLB should make one change
August 25, 2005 by Eric Bailey
If Bud Selig and Major League Baseball made one more move, they might have things just right. Say what you want about the wild card and 3 divisions in both leagues ... [ read more ]

2005 Men's Basketball Pre-Season Rankings
July 21, 2005 by Tim Adams
With the 2005 NBA draft behind us, we can now look ahead to men's college basketball and which players are going to be back with ... [ read more ]

2005 NBA Mock Draft
May 26, 2005 by Tim Adams
Now that the field of players eligible for the 2005 NBA Draft is nearly final, I have produced a mock draft. This year there is no clear #1 pick, but given Milwaukee's ... [ read more ]

Can Colangelo right the USA Basketball ship?
May 25, 2005 by Tim Adams
Jerry Colangelo was recently named Managing Director of the USA Basketball senior men's team. The duties he will take on had been handled by a ten member committee, so Colangelo is now in "total control" of USA Basketball. Colangelo takes on the burden of ...
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2005 Euroleague Final Four
May 17, 2005 by Tim Adams
American basketball fans are quite familiar with the NBA playoffs and NCAA tournament, but nestled between college march madness and the late spring excitement of the NBA playoffs is the Euroleague Final Four. The European version of tourney basketball brings ... [ read more ]

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