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The Portland Trailblazers have rid themselves of the old Jail Blazers moniker and now sport a kiddie corps that needed a veteran presence. They tried to get Hedo Turkoglu, thought they had him, only to watch him sign with Toronto of all teams. They signed Paul Milsap, yeah, Paul who, and the Utah Jazz matched his offer sheet. They inquired about Jason Kidd and Steve Nash, but the answers were no and no.
Finally the Trailblazers began to think that Andre Miller could fit the bill …read more

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There seems to be a plethora of quality point guards available on the NBA trade market.
Chad Ford breaks it down for ESPN.com.
this information comes largely from two sources: GMs who tell us what other teams are offering them, and NBA player agents who often play important roles in getting their clients moved this time of year.
While most of the players will not be moved by the trade deadline, if history repeats itself, several will.
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Tops on Chad’s list is former North Carolina NCAA champ Raymond Felton of the Bobcats.
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Elton Brand dunking

Philadelphia was down 38 – 13.
Past 76er teams would have quit. We are going to lose, so let’s go home.
But they did not quit and came back to win the game 94 – 92 over the Indiana Pacers. Elton Brand had 15 rebounds and Thaddeus Young had 25 points.
“It was a great comeback by Philadelphia,” Indiana coach Jim O’Brien said. “Sometimes you get too big a lead early in the game — and the NBA is a game of momentum shifts.”
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There is no quit …read more

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Elton Brand will give the 76ers a player down on the blocks
Last year the Philadelphia 76ers went to the playoffs to take on the Detroit Pistons. A tall order for a team that had not been to the playoffs in quite a while and for a team that was not loaded with established stars.
The Pistons had a simple strategy for victory. There was no inside game for the 76ers. No dominant player on the box to force a double team. The strategy was to …read more

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LeBron James is partying at the thought of all the NBA players available in 2009

Even with all the big name free agents in 2010, with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh in the group, the year 2009 could still be the year of the free agent.
Try this out for 2009.
Some of the Restricted Free Agents: Andrew Bynum, Marvin Williams, Jason Maxiell
Some of the players that can opt out of contracts: Kobe Bryant, Carlos Boozer, Rip Hamilton, Hedo Turkoglu
True Free Agents: Shawn Marion, Andre Miller, Rasheed Wallace
So what …read more

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Andre Iguodala is surrounded by Rasheed Wallace and Jason Maxiell
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Andre Iquodala has talent just oozing out of him. If you watched the first round playoff matchup of the Philadelphia 76ers and the Detroit Pistons, it was easy to see who was carrying the 76ers.
Andre was the man.
Unfortunately the Pistons are one of the best defensive teams in the league. They blanketed Andre with Tayshaun Prince as the lead defender and help coming from any direction Andre went. Bad grammar, but true story.
Andre still …read more

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Elton Brand will bring his brand of basketball to Philadelphia
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In a blockbuster deal, the Philadelphia 76er’s signed Elton Brand to a 5 year 82 million dollar contract.
Wow!
The 76er’s were eliminated by the Detroit Pistons in the playoffs last year and had no inside presence what so ever. They wanted a big man desperately, but big men are hard to come by.
Philadelphia went all out.
Philadelphia wanted to land a big man this summer and had Hawks restricted …read more

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Philadelphia 76ers lead the series with the Detroit Pistons 2 to 1 with the next game in Philadelphia. Should the 76ers win that game, the Pistons would need to win the remaining 3 games, with two of them in Detroit.
Philadelphia 76ers 95 Detroit Pistons 75
Mo Cheeks discusses point guard play with Andre Miller
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Pistons can’t throw it in ocean
Detroit went into a huge funk in the 3rd quarter and could not buy a basket.
With 10:41 left …read more

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The Pistons just could not take care of business. They missed shot after shot. It got ugly.
Philadelphia was behind by 15 points in the 3rd quarter and rallied back. With 4 minutes in the 4th quarter, Pistons fans got the sense that the 76ers were going to win. That is an unfamiliar feeling.
Usually at that time of the game it is all Pistons as they choreograph one easy bucket after another and put the stops on opposing team’s offense, but not tonight as an …read more

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LeBron James knows he must improve for Cleveland to win
It is not often that LeBron James is humbled.
It is even less often that the King is shown to be at a deficit with his hoop skills.
The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised a lot of teams last year, but unless LeBron and the team improve, they will fall behind the Pistons, Celtics, and probably the Magic.
And right now LeBron is behind Kobe in his ability to finish a game.
In last year’s Championship, the San Antonio Spurs took LeBron and basically punished …read more