Paul Forrester: What is best option for Iverson? NBA
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Allen Iverson deserves better.
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Paul Forrester: Cavs' Brown smiles through NBA's toughest task NBA
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Cavaliers coach Mike Brown is a nice, honest guy. He answers questions thoughtfully and genuinely, he looks reporters in the eye and he doesn't run his team by fiat.
Paul Forrester: Knicks show why LeBron shouldn't sign NBA
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NEW YORK -- Like a home seller trying desperately to peddle a fixer-upper, the Knicks emptied all the paint cans and window cleaner they could find on the property that is New York Friday night to sell the idea of playing in Gotham to the most wanted homebuyer in the NBA, LeBron James.
Paul Forrester: Oden bids farewell to softer side NBA
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Greg Oden didn't put in weeks of running stairs, playing endless pickup games and having long, confidence-building conversations with Trail Blazers coaches over the summer to see it all flushed away with a pair of missed free throws.
Paul Forrester: Rondo retains bold style amid All-Star cast NBA
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While injuries and fatigue cut the Celtics title defense down in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs last spring, they also allowed young point guard Rajon Rondo to demonstrate his capabilities as something more than a facilitator to Boston's three All-Stars. In 14 playoff games, Rondo averaged 16.9 points while shooting 44.4 percent from three and handing out 9.7 assists per game. Surprisingly, Rondo's breakthrough was greeted with expressions of concern from GM Danny Ainge over Rondo's maturity and rumors that the Celtics were looking to trade the 23-year-old guard. What lies ahead for Rondo? SI.com caught up with the three-year veteran to find out.
Paul Forrester: Q&A with Kevin Durant NBA
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73 days 8 hrs 5 mins
After being named Rookie of the Year in 2007-08, Kevin Durant began to soften the rough edges to his expansive game last season. He improved his shooting from 43 percent to 47.6 percent and his three-point accuracy from 28.8 percent to 42.2 percent, leading to a five-point spike in his scoring average (from 20.3 to 25.3). His rebounding and assists rates also increased. Not coincidentally, a team that went 20-62 in his rookie season won 20 of its last 50 games in 2008-09.
Paul Forrester: Q&A with Chris Paul NBA
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102 days 6 hrs 5 mins
Life for Chris Paul is never slow. The summer is filled with basketball camps, strenuous workouts and a trip to China to promote his affiliation with Brand Jordan shoes and sportswear. And after that, there's a full slate of exhibition, regular-season and (he hopes) playoff games to navigate in a brutally competitive Western Conference.
Paul Forrester: Panning for the gems of the NBA schedule NBA
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It's early August, when a young man's thoughts turn to ... Oct. 27. Or perhaps Dec. 25. Or Jan. 31. For anyone who marks time by the NBA calendar, this time of year is a little like opening the Christmas stocking, only filled with the complete NBA schedule, before tearing into the big-ticket gifts under the tree come late October.
Paul Forrester: Nelson, Magic confident summer transition will be a success NBA
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112 days 7 hrs 5 mins
As important as Dwight Howard, Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis were in navigating Orlando to the Finals last season, the Magic may not have even been in position to run through the Eastern Conference were it not for Jameer Nelson.
Paul Forrester: Obeservations from Monday's playoff action NBA
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A handful of playoff thoughts on a night in which few leads were safe ... unless they were of the 50-point variety.
Paul Forrester: Boozer makes Jazz's decision tougher, more observations NBA
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Five NBA playoff observations from a night that featured a pair of unexpected blowouts and an escape act in Salt Lake City:
Paul Forrester: Hawks-Heat series breakdown NBA
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216 days 20 hrs 2 mins
OVERVIEW: The Hawks earned much-needed home-court advantage with their best finish since going 50-32 in 1997-98. They have improved from 13 to 26 to 30 to 37 to 47 victories in the last five seasons, and now is the time to break through for their first playoff-series victory in a decade. For Miami, Dwyane Wade enters the series having averaged 33.9 points, 8.3 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 2.3 steals since the All-Star break, which is all you really need to know about why a team that won 15 games a year ago reached the playoffs under rookie coach Erik Spoelstra.
Paul Forrester: Cavs-Pistons series breakdown NBA
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216 days 20 hrs 2 mins
OVERVIEW: We've seen this show before, haven't we? About 20 years ago, another rising superstar vanquished a fading Pistons empire en route to dominating the league for the next decade. LeBron James, of course, has six titles to win -- and free agency to navigate -- before he can match the man whose number he adopted. But he can emulate Michael Jordan in the immediate future by swinging the last wrecking ball at a Pistons team president Joe Dumars already started dismantling in November, when he sent point guard and team leader Chauncey Billups to Denver for Allen Iverson and his expiring contract. Given the passing fortunes of both teams, and the warm division rivalry they already share, this could be a testy series.
Paul Forrester: Celtics-Bulls series breakdown NBA
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216 days 20 hrs 2 mins
OVERVIEW: Celtics star Kevin Garnett is expected to miss the series and possibly the entire postseason because of a knee injury. Boston already had made the adjustment to playing without the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, who has appeared in only four games since Feb. 20. With Garnett sidelined, the Celtics won eight of nine down the stretch to fend off Orlando for the No. 2 seed. The Bulls were hot, too, late in the season, closing with a 12-4 run that included a 127-121 victory against Boston on March 17, the only meeting between the teams since Chicago's key midseason acquisition of John Salmons (18.3 points as a Bull) and Brad Miller (11.8 points, 7.4 rebounds).
Paul Forrester: Magic-76ers series breakdown NBA
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216 days 20 hrs 2 mins
OVERVIEW: Orlando arrives in the postseason with a thud, having gone 4-5 in April while dealing with some bothersome injuries to key players. Fortunately for the Magic, they'll meet a team slumping even worse, as the Sixers prepped for the postseason by losing six of their last seven (with the lone victory a gift from a Cavs team more interested in resting players than winning). One positive for the 76ers is starting forward Thaddeus Young returned earlier this week after missing seven games with a sprained ankle. Young's comeback is a boost to Philadelphia's running game, an integral part of its offense.
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