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The Wire Troll: Thanksgiving Leftoverture

November 27, 2010 / Basketball, Buck Davidson, The Wire Troll

Day One: Impress your relatives with what you can do with leftovers.
Day Two: Reaching a bit but still impressive; your relations exchange a few nervous glances during the meal.
Day Three: “Turkey, um…chili, is it? How…original.”
Day Four: Your relatives pack up and leave – after a hearty breakfast of turkey omelets and turkey sausage – rather than face the lunchtime reality of your turkey tetrazzini flambe.

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NBA Injury Report

November 22, 2010 / Basketball, Guest post, Injuries

He will see a specialist on Monday to determine what treatment is needed. In the four games prior to the injury, Haslem had been averaging over 11 points a game, and he’s also the team’s leading rebounder with 8.2 per game.

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On Campus: Tubby Time

November 22, 2010 / Basketball, College sports, On Campus

After great runs at Tulsa, Georgia and Kentucky (where he guided the Wildcats to an NCAA title in 1998), Smith has taken his act to Minnesota and completely turned around the Golden Gophers program. This team was 8-22 the season before Smith arrived and has gone 20-14, 22-11 and 21-14 in the three seasons since. It’s unbelievable what a difference a fantastic coach can make in college hoops. Unbelievable.

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The Wire Troll: Thanksgiving Edition – White or Darko?

November 21, 2010 / Basketball, Buck Davidson, The Wire Troll

May your bird not be dry,
May you save room for pie
May your taters not be lumpy,
And your gravy not be clumpy.
May the green beans be so bright
And the stuffing be just right.
And after your leftovers are all stashed away
Screw that dreadful football, and watch some NBA.

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The Wire Troll: Your Pocket Needs this Rocket

November 13, 2010 / Basketball, Buck Davidson, The Wire Troll

Our profiles this week are wide in their variety and diverse in their destiny; some are mere short-term adds, a few should be good to go for a longer period, while still others are good for now, but also carry some significant upside if circumstances change down the road. Interested? We thought so.

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Video Game Review: NBA Jam

November 9, 2010 / Basketball, Video Game Reviews

Where the new version branches out is with the Remix Tour. Here each NBA team presents a series of three challenges (bronze, silver and gold) that need to be completed to earn points, which are then used to unlock other divisions. It is within this tour that the new game modes are introduced. For example, one addition called Domination has teams trying to acquire and then protect spots on the court as each spot you own allows you rack up points. Another pits three-to-four players against each other in a free-for-all where the lowest score is eliminated every two minutes.

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The Wire Troll: Howdy (Again), Mr. Douglas

November 7, 2010 / Basketball, Buck Davidson, The Wire Troll

Though he has been an underachiever throughout his pro career, Davis is really asserting himself in 2010-11, averaging 13.7 points and 4.7 boards through his first six games. For now, he is best deployed in deeper leagues, but should (by which we mean “when”) one of the Celtics’ fragile frontcourtmen suffers an injury, the big kid could blow up in a big way.

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