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Amidst the annoying din of the Vuvuzelas and the frenetic start to the FIFA World Cup, it’s easy to forget that there’s still a ferocious battle going on across America, from its East coast to its West. I belong to that alienated group of people who felt that the 2010 NBA Finals would lack excitement, drama, and passion as well as all the other intangibles that a championship matchup usually brings ...

The Genius Of a Ray Allen Jump Shot: From Hero To Zero

Posted: 9th June 2010 by Rahil Devgan in NBA
Basketball has a few ways to score points. You could take two and a half steps for an easy layup or you could just leap up and dunk the ball in. Alternatively, if you get fouled you could stand stationary at the free throw line and get a point for each shot made.  The jump shot however, is a completely different concept. To see an adept shooter take a jump shot ...

LBJ, Darko, Melo, CB4, D-Wade: Revisiting the 2003 NBA Draft

Posted: 19th March 2010 by Rahil Devgan in NBA
It's hard to believe that barely seven years have passed and already the 2003 NBA draft class looks like one of the best of all time. While this is largely due to the depth of the top five, we must not forget others such as David West, Mo Williams, Chris Kaman, Leandro Barbosa and Josh Howard. Where are the Top Five now? How many points, assists and rebounds have they totaled? More ...

Steve Nash: The steal of the 1996 Draft, Pick #15

Posted: 18th March 2010 by Rahil Devgan in NBA
When Steve Nash was selected as the fifteenth pick in a star-studded draft that included AI, Kobe and Ray Allen among others, he was booed by Suns fans simply because he was from an unknown college team. Today, I don't think there's a single Suns fan out there that isn't thankful that:(a)they drafted him, but more importantly (b)they signed him from the Mavs years later and(c)they resigned him to another 2 ...