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February 7, 2012
One Man's NBA All-Star Reserve Selections
Go ahead and chalk up the NBA All-Star Game taking place in a few weeks (Sunday, February 26, to be exact) in Orlando's Amway Center as the next "feels weird" moment of the NBA season. It feels like the season just tipped off a few weeks ago and yet here we are, about 20 games in, deciding who the b ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
NBA Purgatory
Neither the best nor the worst, the Rockets remain stuck in professional basketball's great midsection.
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December 22, 2011
NBA Season Win Totals and My Rockets Prediction
Bet the over on winsLast add on my post from yesterday about Kris Kardashian Humphries re-signing with the Nets: For those of you who think I was a little too hard on Big Humph (and by my count, there were exactly none of you who felt that way), just know that according to results of a rece ... More >>
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December 7, 2011
Rockets Announce 2011-2012 Schedule -- 6 Things You Need to Know
Kevin Martin: Not a big national-TV draw.My excitement for the upcoming NBA season was moderately brimming before yesterday (due in large part to a $50 prop bet I placed a couple months ago on the season starting on or before Christmas -- CHA-CHING!), but two things happened yesterday. First ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
Rappers: Which NBA Player Would You Be And Why?
Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Every Monday that isn't the day after a gigantic local music festival, Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. Photo illustration by John Seaborn GrayThis Week's Panel: Bun B, Zavey, Kyle Hub ... More >>
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June 8, 2011
NBA Finals -- LeBron James Hits Rock Bottom
Snipes would play LeBron, but he's done his own disappearing act"He struggled. Point blank, period. He struggled out there. ... I want to see him aggressive again. He can turn it up, his aggression, a notch." -- Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh, talking about his teammate LeBron James after Tue ... More >>
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June 3, 2011
NBA Finals Game 2 -- Anatomy of a Meltdown
On the "Play-by-play" Web page for Game 2 of the NBA Finals, it simply reads "Dwyane Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)," one simple play out of a few hundred plays during the course of an NBA basketball game. But if you were watching the game, you knew that Dwyane Wade' ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
Eskabel: Houston Rapper Says You Can't Beat The (Miami) Heat
The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place -lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good- so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. ... More >>
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May 9, 2011
The Chris Bosh 2010-2011 Experience (in Quotes -- PLAYOFF Addendum)
Chris Bosh is no Never-Nervous Pervis."Was I effective today? It's common sense. I think it's evident. I just have to get it where I'm effective. I have to get it where big guys get it. Then, I feel I can start helping out this team more. I'm effective down in the low-post area. That's where ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
The NBA's Top-Selling Jerseys List (And Seven Things It Tells Us)
NBA jerseys: We CAN just all get along!!I'll admit, I don't own any sports jerseys. I'm not a jersey-wearing guy, partially because the fit and feel of an authentic professional sports shirt are not optimal, but mostly because I'm over the age of 14. Full disclosure, I don't buy many jersey ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
The Chris Bosh 2010-2011 Experience (In Quotes)
Chris Bosh, on the riseOCTOBER 27, 2009 "[Bosh] will never be the best player on a 50-win team. Sorry, someone will spend $100 M on him next spring and regret it." -- Me, in my 2009-2010 NBA preview, prior to Chris Bosh's final season in Toronto SPRING 2010 "Keep in mind, Chris -- this team ... More >>
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January 14, 2011
Top Five Hip-Hop Foes Turned Friends
Marco TorresSome rivalries are beyond repair. You'll never catch Kobe and Shaq trading smiles at a joint family picnic. 50 Cent and The Game will still be mugging at each other at the 2021 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors. Batman will always despise that sonamabitch The Joker. Truth be told, hip-hop is a ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
One Guy's Thoughts On The Sports Year: 25 Things To Remember
So with the end of the year fast approaching, I thought I would take some time to revisit some of the highlights, and lowlights, of this past sports year. Your list is probably different, but these are the things that caught my attention this year. maxim.com Thanks for everything, Jenn1. ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
NBA 2010-2011 Preview -- Reconstructing LeBron
Please, no more operations on Yao Ming"What should I do?" -- LeBron James, over and over and over again his new Nike spot The fact that LeBron James is posing the question in his new Nike spot perhaps tells us that he is not completely devoid of self-awareness, as he appeared to be last summer. ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
The 7 Basic WWE Metaphors For Real Life Situations (w/ video)
Let's get ready to....examine life!!!I'm working on my 2009-2010 NBA Preview which should be done by tomorrow. I hope that some of you will cut me slack given that a whopping three games will be in the books by the time it gets posted here on Hair Balls, including the Rockets opener against the L ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
The Quotable Tracy McGrady: "It's About Winning."
Blame Canada....or PEDsWell, apparently I've pissed off Canada.In a post that was largely meant to illustrate the cavalcade of clown that is Les Miles and make a salient point or two about the Houston Texans, the biggest reaction to yesterday's "5 Winners, 5 Losers" came from north of the border, ... More >>
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September 15, 2010
LeBron James -- Society Hates You, I Love Society
LeBron: The power is waningMankind, I have to say that I was just about to give up on you. I'm a very patient person, but with every kid running around in a Ben Roethlisberger jersey or every nimrod that decides to turn right on Hamilton at the Texas Street intersection next to Minute Maid Park ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
NBA Rumors: Carmelo Anthony Is Interested In Bringing His Talents To Houston
'Melo is eyeing up the RocketsCarmelo Anthony is interested in coming here? To Houston? To play for the Rockets? Don't be messing with us, Sports Illustrated.Supposedly it's so.SI reported that the Rockets are on a short list of teams Anthony would be interested in joining if he and his current e ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
Game Time: Bryan Colangelo Calls Chris Bosh A Pussy
Chris Bosh, hit from all sidesRight now, the Miami Heat are 0-0 in the 2010-2011 season. We've learned nothing about them from a basketball standpoint. At this point, all we know is how this new marriage made in hell has been processed emotionally -- by jilted fans, jilted teammates, and jilted ... More >>
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July 13, 2010
Game Time: George Steinbrenner, 1930-2010
Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps?I hated the Yankees growing up. No...I mean it, I HATED them. I hate them still now, but it's sort of a numb, latent, "I'm hating them because I'm just supposed to" kind of hate.When I was a teenager growing up in Connecticut worshiping Jim Rice, Dwight Evans, and Yaz, ... More >>
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July 9, 2010
Game Time: LeBron James: The Decision -- You Suck, ESPN
LeBron is Cleveland's new "Cuyahoga River on fire""It's been a real humbling experience to be in this position." -- LeBron James on his self-requested, one hour made-for-LeBron TV special on ESPNIf you lived in Houston at the time, you remember September 13, 2008. That was the morning after Hurr ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
Game Time: LeBron-athon -- Five Backstabbings That Will Get You Ready For Tonight
Anakin Skywalker: Thanks for nothing, kidIn anticipation of LeBron James' decision as to where he will ply his trade for the next few years, shares of MSG stock rose 6 percent yesterday for a period of time before settling back to where they were earlier in the day. The reason for the brief bump ... More >>
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July 7, 2010
Game Time: LeBron James -- Seven Scenarios For Thursday Night
@dramaqueen"Hello World, the Real King James is in the Building 'Finally'. My Brother @oneandonlycp3 gas'd me up to jump on board so I'm here. Haaaa" -- LeBron James (oh sorry...@KingJames on Twitter, and what is sadly his most interesting tweet thus far)I've always thought that when Twitte ... More >>
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June 29, 2010
Game Time: NBA Free Agency -- So Is Dwyane Wade Gonna Hold It For You While You Pee Too, LeBron?
A Vogue cover, but no ringNothing worth chasing in life comes easy, so to say that by pooling their collective talents together to try and chase an NBA title in Miami that LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade are taking the "easy way out" isn't entirely fair.Actually, to be fair, with a ring ... More >>
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June 25, 2010
Patrick Patterson & The NBA Draft: Pass The (Trade) Chips, Mr. Morey
Photo by Daniel KramerThe dealing has begun, as Van Morrison almost sangThe Rockets had what most analysts considered a strong draft on Thursday, but its true genius may take another week or two to see.No, former Kentucky forward Patrick Patterson isn't likely to go to Toronto in any long-awaited ... More >>
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June 25, 2010
GAME TIME: NBA Draft: 8 Winners and 8 Losers
As in most things in life, Calipari is both a winner and loser"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2010 NBA Draft..." -- David SternI'm not going to lie, those words give me a tingly feeling every year that I hear them. It never gets old -- like reruns of The Sopanos or seeing that Bree Ol ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
Game Time: NBA DRAFT -- Worst Lottery Picks Of The Last 15 Years
cutlineAs "must see" events on the sporting calendar go, the annual NBA Draft is highly underrated. If you ask the average sports fan his or her five most watchable sports nights of the year you'll probably get canned answers like the Super Bowl, a Game 7 in the MLB or NBA playoffs, and any inte ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
Game Time: NBA Free Agent Summit: The Four Horsemen Guide to 2010 Free Agency
Worldwide Wes, pulling strings"The only time this much havoc had been wreaked by this few a number of people, you need to go all the way back to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!" -- Arn AndersonAnd with that seemingly throwaway line during a wrestling promo, one of the most entertaining fact ... More >>
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February 18, 2010
Game Time: Jedi Master Obi Wan Morey Strikes Again
At some point, other NBA general managers are going to just stop taking Daryl Morey's calls. Nobody enjoys being made a fool of, no one aspires to be the target of an atomic wedgie on the playground, and no one wants to be the Imperial Stormtrooper that gets snowed by Obi-Wan Kenobi on the way into ... More >>
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February 16, 2010
Game Time: Shaq And Dwight Howard Battle Over Who Is The Real Fruit Of Jor-El's Loins
Back when I was a little kid on the mean streets of Austin (Yep, I lived there for two years during my youth) in the mid-`70's, me and a few of my fellow second-graders would play Star Wars during recess. We would pretend the jungle gym was the Millenium Falcon, the area behind the rocks was Tato ... More >>
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February 11, 2010
Game Time: For Sale -- NBA Two Guard, 30 Y/O, Excellent Condition, Trades Accepted
First, I want to thank everyone for their reaction, positive or otherwise, to my post yesterday which chronicled the high points of the era of Tracy McGrady's Expiring Contract I seem to learn something with every new post that I generate here on Hair Balls, and yesterday I learned that there are ... More >>
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October 27, 2009
Game Time: Woke Up This Morning, Got Myself LeBron
Those of you who listen to my show know that I am fond of placing the "occasional" friendly wager. While handicapping the day-to-day and week-to-week ebb and flow of a football, basketball, or (if you're really sick) baseball season can be enjoyable and, at times, lucrative (especially when betti ... More >>
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December 4, 2008
Ten Other Instances of "Sloppy Seconds"
Sean Avery of the NHL's Dallas Stars was suspended for an indefinite period by the NHL on Tuesday for comments he made in Calgary on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, he made a comment about several players dating his "sloppy seconds." And I know most of you in Houston would rather talk high school fo ... More >>
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November 15, 2007
Rockets-Lakers from Press Row: T-Mac Goes Down, Derek Fisher Steps Up
Sean Avery of the NHL's Dallas Stars was suspended for an indefinite period by the NHL on Tuesday for comments he made in Calgary on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, he made a comment about several players dating his "sloppy seconds." And I know most of you in Houston would rather talk high school fo ... More >>
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April 20, 2007
Which Texas Team Will Take Home the Title?
Sean Avery of the NHL's Dallas Stars was suspended for an indefinite period by the NHL on Tuesday for comments he made in Calgary on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, he made a comment about several players dating his "sloppy seconds." And I know most of you in Houston would rather talk high school fo ... More >>
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December 21, 2006
Posterizing EA
NBA 2K7 towers over the competition.
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March 23, 2006
Hustle Time
Damon Jones has traveled from UH to all around the NBA chasing stardom and a sound bite

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