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Rocket Power: Aaron Brooks Helping Lift Houston Early On

Posted: 3rd December 2009 by Sean Stancill in NBA
Ironically, the smallest man of on the court played the biggest part in his team's victory.áAaron Brooks scored a game-high 22 points including three 3-pointers in the Rockets' 102-85 road victory over the Clippers.á He also added 4 assists which is significant considering the Rockets areá10-1 in his three years when Brooks scores at least 22 points along with 4 assists. He stabilized Houston early onùwho were playing the second of ...

Joakim Noah Bulling His Way into a Promising Future

Posted: 11th November 2009 by Sean Stancill in NBA
With his confidence brimming from a productive seven-game series against the Boston Celtics, Joakim Noah carried that over to the offseason by adding about 15 pounds of muscle. This helped him rewrite his image from one of the softer players coming out of college into one of the league's more rugged, scrappier players. The offseason work has paid off with Noah anchoring the Bulls' interior defense, helping Chicago rank second in opponent ...

Nuggets’ Offseason: Flip Murray Being Targeted By Denver

Posted: 21st September 2009 by Sean Stancill in NBA
Reports around the NBA Community, are that the Nuggets are interested in signing veteran swingman Flip Murray. Murray averaged 12.2 points last season in 80 games with the Atlanta Hawks and proved to be an intriguing option down the stretch throughout the playoffs. While acting as the unofficial "Sixth Man", Murray scored 20 or more points 10 times and averaged 11.8 points during Atlanta's postseason run. Including the playoffs, the Hawks went 9-3 when Murray drained ...

Gold Rush: Are The San Francisco 49ers For Real?

Posted: 21st September 2009 by Sean Stancill in NFL
After two straight wins against division foes, the 49ers are alone atop the NFC West with a sterling record of 2-0. They dispatched the reigning NFC Champions in Week 1 in the desert and then the only other undefeated team in the Division, the Seattle Seahawks. Without a doubt, this season shows promise but then again so did 2005; which was the last time the 49ers entered Week 3 with a record of ...