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NBA lockout draws little attention, depresses fans

By Ben Hollander, Staff Writer
November 21, 2011

  Here I am writing, curled up in my room with nothing but my laptop and my bitterness on a night that was supposed to be oh so very special.   In an ideal world, Kobe, KD, D-Rose and the Dallas Mavericks, the defending champs, would be headlining the start to the new NBA season tonight, and... Read more »

League competition ruined by selfish players

Thomas Geenen, Staff writer
March 22, 2011

In the past month, two of the NBA’s top ten players have packed their bags and moved to the bright lights on the East Coast, leaving the Rocky Mountains behind. Little do these players realize the destructive nature of their decisions. Trading Carmelo Anthony from Denver to New York as well as Deron... Read more »

NBA players are smart to move to larger markets

Joe Haynes, Sports Editor
March 22, 2011

Eight months ago, LeBron James left lowly Cleveland for Miami. Four weeks ago, Carmelo Anthony was traded from Denver to New York, which prompted Deron Williams to be traded from Utah to New Jersey the next day. After the movement of just three elite players, the basketball world is in a panic that all... Read more »

Faceoff- pros are superior athletes

By Joel Denicoff- staff writer
March 2, 2010

When you hear of players like Tyler Hansbrough, Adam Morrison, J.J. Redick and Christian Laettner you think of college superstars, but when these players jump to the NBA, you think of bench warmers. These college players, turn into benchwarmers when they reach the NBA because NCAA players compared to... Read more »