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Sports Central July 21, 2011 Jonathan Lowe |
NBA Lockout: The Double-Edged Sword The heat across the Upper Midwest these last couple of days couldn't be any more different than the mood in the world of the NBA. |
Sports Central June 3, 2005 Eric Williams |
Let's Make a Deal, Commissioner Stern Message to Mr. Stern: The NBA is on the verge of a lockout. Get a deal done now. There is too much to lose and not nearly enough to gain if there is no NBA next year. Just ask your favorite NHL player. |
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 |
David Stern on Yao -- and Going Global For the NBA commissioner, the Chinese superstar is a prime symbol of the league's expansion abroad |
Sports Central June 18, 2004 Mason Williams |
Let Larry Legend Speak On the ESPN special "Two on Two," Larry Bird stated that it would be beneficial to the NBA if there were more white star players. He went on to say that the NBA is a black man's league and that blacks are better athletes. |
AskMen.com |
NBA Trades As the "impartial" commissioner, David Stern has taken it upon himself to make the final decisions about trades involving the team he's not supposed to be running. He's putting his fingers where they don't belong. |
AskMen.com Phil Helm |
Top 10 NBA Colleges The schools listed here have proven that they are the masters at creating NBA players. Read on for the line-up. |
Salon.com May 23, 2001 Allen Barra |
Vince Carter gets an F The NBA, which cares about higher education only as a source of player development, hypocritically praises the Toronto Raptors star's graduation side trip... |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
How Athletes Are Cultivated How do aspiring sports stars hone their talents so they're ready for the big time and the dollars that are up for grabs? How much money is involved in cultivating talent? |
Sports Central May 4, 2011 Ross Lancaster |
The Problems of One-and-Done The deadline for underclassmen to pull out of the NBA draft is within the next week, on May 8. After its passage, coaches and fans will know, with the exception of some late-signing recruits and summer transfers, just exactly what their teams will look like next year. |
InternetNews October 20, 2006 David Needle |
Lenovo Scores NBA Deal National Basketball Association will promote Lenovo computers and a new "Lenovo Stat" during games. |
AskMen.com March 28, 2013 |
The Mind-Blowing Value Of College Athletes Are LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh really worth 1,000 times more than Peyton Siva, Russ Smith and Chane Behanan? According to a study released by the National College Players Association and Drexel University, the answer is a resounding "no." |
Sports Illustrated February 11, 2002 Alexander Wolff |
International Basketball Association? Expanding to Europe could be in the cards for the NBA... |
Sports Central November 16, 2010 Corrie Trouw |
Square Pegs and Round Holes College basketball is now a glorified AAU league. Core players flow in and out of programs so quickly that traditional team building is virtually impossible. |
Sports Illustrated April 4, 2000 Jackie MacMullan |
Inside the NBA NBA execs say they plan a minor league for 2001, but they're suspiciously vague about it |
Sports Central January 28, 2013 Corrie Trouw |
(Back)Packing it In Eight years ago, the NBA instituted the rule requiring players to be one year removed from the graduation of their high school class to be draft-eligible. This rule has greatly shaped college basketball's place for everyone involved. |
Salon.com February 14, 2001 Allen Barra |
For God's sake, save the children! The NBA is worrying publicly about "kids" forsaking their schooling to turn pro, but its real problem is that the NCAA is no longer presenting it with famous rookies for free... |
Sports Illustrated August 28, 2001 Alexander Wolff |
A truly global game The rest of the world nearly has caught up to the U.S. in basketball... |
AskMen.com Mark Simmons |
Yao Ming: Bridging The NBA & The World The top pick in the NBA amateur draft on June 26, 2002, by the Houston Rockets, China's Yao Ming stands to elevate the game to a new level for various reasons. |
Sports Central December 30, 2009 Diane M. Grassi |
Rogue Commissioner: NBA's David Stern Is NBA Commissioner David Stern a hypocrite or merely an evolved businessman wanting to cash in his chips? |
Sports Central March 17, 2005 Jon Gonzales |
There is a God, and He Watches Basketball The Lakers' talent pool disbands after losing the NBA Championship, bringing competitiveness back to the league. |
Sports Central January 13, 2006 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
NBA, You Call This a Sport? (Part 2) Discontent with the NBA. |
The Motley Fool March 25, 2010 Nick Kapur |
Should College Athletes Be Paid to Play? Take that idea back to crazytown. |
Sports Central March 8, 2006 Isaac Miller |
NBA Contracts: Guaranteed to Fail Free agents sign six- and seven-year deals for millions of guaranteed dollars. Then they put it into cruise control and collect their loot. |
Sports Central April 5, 2006 Bob Ekstrom |
After These NCAAs, You Can't Go Home Again While this year's Division I men's college basketball tournament was like no other in recent memory, the NBA has become a Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on hardwood. |
Sports Central June 25, 2005 Josh Frank |
Remarketing an Unremarkable League NBA commissioner David Stern made a comment recently that makes me fear for the future of the league. |
BusinessWeek March 10, 2011 Eric Spitznagel |
Life After March Madness Immortality Fan support can be intoxicating, and NCAA stars can still bank on it years later |
Sports Central September 14, 2009 Scott Shepherd |
The NBA's Real Officiating Problem For months now, the dirty little secret around the NBA is that the league is preparing for what could be a lengthy lockout of the NBA's referees. |
Sports Central June 3, 2009 Sean Crowe |
Save the NBA, Fire David Stern The 2009 NBA playoffs have showcased everything that's great about the current version of the NBA. Unfortunately, it's also showcased everything that's wrong with the 2009 NBA. |
Sports Central August 8, 2012 Diane M. Grassi |
Shocker: Unsportsmanslike Conduct at Olympics The entire world is watching, and given the attention that the global media has recently dedicated to unethical behavior of certain Olympic athletes, sports fans could mistake it for a newly introduced Olympic sport of its own during these 2012 London Summer Games. |
Sports Central January 4, 2012 Louie Centanni |
Why the 66-Game NBA Season Should Stay Between playing more frequently, forcing stars to show effort nightly, and reintroducing the concept of team basketball, the 66-game NBA season seems to be a great experiment - one that should become the norm for years to come. |
Sports Central August 19, 2005 Eric Williams |
The Never-Ending NBA Season The NBA summer leagues provide us with the ultimate NBA reality drama: recent NBA draft picks and NBA-wannabees trying to impress fans and coaches while fighting for a job in the NBA. |
Sports Central April 20, 2015 Jean Neuberger |
One-Year Wonders Equals Long-Term Success The "one and done" theory in college basketball works for programs that do it. |
Sports Central January 25, 2006 Diane M. Grassi |
Winter Olympics Athletes Face Double Standard Big media and corporate sponsorship of sporting events in the US have become as big a story these days as the sports and athletes they themselves sponsor, with nary an opportunity missed by advertisers and networks alike to promote themselves. |
AskMen.com Lewis Helfand |
The NBA After Jordan: Is There Hope? How much has the value of the Chicago Bulls changed from Jordan's rookie season to now? |
Sports Central June 12, 2008 Sean Crowe |
It's Official: NBA Has Referee Problem The problem with the NBA isn't crooked officials, it's bad officials. |
Sports Central December 28, 2006 Diane M. Grassi |
NCAA Gives New Meaning to Gender-Bias Unless the NCAA realizes that Title IX's intent was to help women succeed, it will not fulfill its intended purpose. |
Sports Central March 26, 2008 Scott Shepherd |
The Real Sweet 16 Here is the Real Sweet 16: 16 reasons to watch the NBA stretch run over the round of 16. |
Sports Central September 2, 2004 Jonathan Lowe |
Don't Diss the Effort Seriously, is a bronze that bad? Yes, I know. Basketball is a U.S. sport, born and bred. The game's most talented players still grow up here. Plus, the coach just became the only one to ever win both the NCAA and NBA championships. |
Sports Illustrated May 7, 2002 Ian Thomsen |
Not-so-fine China Given his deficiencies and the demands of his handlers, Yao Ming is a risky proposition... |
Salon.com June 20, 2000 Eric Boehlert |
NBA in disarray Come back, Mr. Jordan: The NBA Finals are in danger of going down as the lowest-rated playoffs since 1981, while couch potatoes turn off college games, too. What's wrong with hoops? |
Salon.com April 18, 2001 Allen Barra |
Air ball Michael Jordan's rumored return to the court sounds like a great idea for the NBA. It isn't... |
Sports Central December 11, 2007 Corrie Trouw |
NCAA, NBA Benefitting From Age Limit When the NBA enacted its new age limit policy before last season, it set in motion a chain of events NCAA hoops junkies could only dream of. |
Sports Illustrated April 17, 2001 Marty Burns |
Changing the rules Give NBA credit for trying to fix its problems... |
Sports Central November 5, 2008 Wailele Sallas |
Is Kobe Going Greek? Eleven players who were on NBA rosters last year went to the international game for no taxes and more money. And just last month there were rumblings that Kobe Bryant was offered $83 million for three years. Tax free! |
AskMen.com Lewis Helfand |
Strikes & Lockouts In Professional Sports Everything from ticket sales to stadium parking takes a significant hit when games are canceled. The strikes and lockouts listed below show just how much professional athletes, teams, and even leagues stand to lose when faced with a work stoppage. |
Fast Company June 2006 Noah Shachtman |
Nothing But Net The strategy at most entertainment companies looking to capitalize on the new networked gadgets has been to just peddle the same old stuff in new places. But the NBA is thinking bigger, adopting what is known as the "remix model." |
Sports Illustrated September 10, 2002 Ian Thomsen |
Inside Basketball: World Weary Three losses in the worlds exposed fundamental flaws in the U.S. team |
Sports Central August 15, 2008 Scott Shepherd |
Overhyping Overseas Can we please stop all the talk about Kobe Bryant and LeBron James playing in Europe for $50 million? Enough already. |
AskMen.com October 18, 2000 Mark Simmons |
World Wide Web Of Sports: Going Online If you wonder where the world of sports is headed next, then look no further. Sports commissioners and league presidents are actively searching for new ways to branch out and keep adding fresh blood to their pool of fans. They have found the answer: The Net. |
Sports Central January 3, 2005 Bijan C. Bayne |
Getting a Fix on the NBA Though scoring is up slightly this year, the lack of basketball savvy displayed in the majority of the NBA product is neither worth the expense of a paid ticket nor a satellite network fee. The question, of course, is why? |