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The Chevron: Henry Abbott introduces us to Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian billionaire who just bought the New Jersey Nets. [TrueHoop]

The Dali: While Abbott viewed the billionaire playboy as having “the makings of the kind of special NBA owner,” others aren’t quite as convinced just yet, calling him “not much more than an overgrown child with a flaming Peter Pan complex.” [Cleveland Frowns]

The English: Could the two point guard set seen in New Orleans become the NBA’s version of the Wildcat Offense? [BALL.]

The Fu Manchu: Sophia “Bia Bia” Brugato wonders if she has been imagining the Blazers bench woes this season, or if Portland’s subs have truly been underperforming. [Bust a Bucket]

The Handlebar: Tracy Weissenberg outlines how the Orlando Magic have evolved since last year’s devastating loss in the Finals against the Lakers. [SLAM Online]

The Horseshoe: Lest we forget, Matt reminds us that Chris Bosh is a great player and that the Bulls should try to obtain him this offseason. [Blog a Bull]

The Imperial: Zachariah Blott lists all the potential players in the 2010 offseason, and discusses who deserves a max contract, who doesn’t, and which teams have the cap space to make a splash. [Empty the Bench]

The Lampshade: Tom Ziller is all for more transparency in Basketball Hall of Fame voting, but despises the new idea of a fan vote. [NBA Fanhouse]

The Painter’s Brush: Amare Stoudemire thinks you’re “retarded” if you think he is only playing well this season because it is a contract year. [Bright Side of the Sun]

The Pyramidal: Rahat Huq compares the Rockets draft class this year to the 2007 class and thinks that Chase Budinger, Jermaine Taylor, and Jordan Hill might actually turn out to be better than Luis Scola, Aaron Brooks, and Carl Landry. [Red 94]

The Toothbrush: In their improbable win against the Spurs last night, the Nets showed the league the way to shut down Tim Duncan. Step 1: Injure Manu Ginobili… [NBA Playbook]

The Walrus: Kelly Dwyer takes issue with Dan Shaughnessy’s ranking of the top 50 players in the history of the NBA; not because of the placement of certain players, but rather that such an endeavor would be embarked upon at all. [Ball Don't Lie]

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The Chevron: Some might say that Anderson Varejao’s enthusiasm is off the charts. This is clearly false, as there are clearly times when it is on the chart. The Andy Varejao Enthusiasm Chart, that is. [Waiting for Next Year]

The Dali: Matt Moore makes the point that if you think the road to the NBA championship inevitably goes through the Lakers, there is a case to be made that you want the 8th seed, so as to meet them before they hit their stride. [Pro Basketball Talk]

The English: Rob Mahoney has another fascinating installment of Moving Pictures chronicling Rodrigue Beaubois’ big night against the Golden State Warriors. [The Two Man Game]

The Fu Manchu: In the same vein, Eddy Rivera gives a video breakdown of JJ Redick’s 25 point, 7 rebound, 8 assist performance in a win over the Denver Nuggets. [Youtube]

The Handlebar: Eric Wagman is a big fan of the Toronto Raptors, but has some not-so-nice things to say about Hedo Turkoglu, calling him an “energy vampire.” [Outside the NBA]

The Horseshoe: Sebastian Pruiti finds himself having to break down yet another failed buzzer-beating situation by the Thunder. [NBA Playbook]

The Imperial: Zach Harper wants his superstars to be brash, uncompromising, and unrelentingly arrogant. In other words, he wants them to be Lebron James. [Hardwood Paroxysm]

The Lampshade: Rajon Rondo has improved on a lot of areas of his game this season, but still has not shored up his one glaring weakness: His jumpshot. [Celtics Hub]

The Painter’s Brush: Rashad Mobley scores an exclusive interview with Wizards guard Shaun Livingston. [Hoops Addict]

The Pyramidal: Everyone says the pure point guard has gone by the way of the true center, but then how can you explain Brandon Jennings, Darren Collison, Ty Lawson, Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo, Steve Nash, Devin Harris, Deron Williams, and Ricky Rubio? [NBA Fanhouse]

The Toothbrush: Greg Esposito compares the Phoenix Suns and their “enemies” to characters from Star Wars. [Deep Purple]

The Walrus: O Storm! thought he was the ideal season ticket holder for the Portland Trailblazers until his eyes were opened to corporate sponsorships. With more and more of those sponsorships being sold, he can see the homecourt advantage disappearing before his eyes. [Bust a Bucket]

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The Chevron: For their latest Book Off/Pay Off, Skeets and Tas decide to hit up Open Mic Night at a local bar and trot out some NBA-themed stand up comedy. It’s as awkward as it sounds. (PG-13 for language) [The Basketball Jones]

The Dali: If you thought Sarah Tolcser was mad about the NBA marginalizing its female fans before, wait until you see her reaction to the Memphis Grizzlies’ new “Body Shots” contest. [Hornets Hype]

The English: While we’re back on that topic, check out what Kelly Dwyer has to say about NBA Dance Teams in general. “It’s just a ‘pico de gallo on your ice cream, sir?’ situation for me. I like both, just not together.” [Ball Don't Lie]

The Fu Manchu: If you had to do it all over, who would you take right now between Greg Oden and Joakim Noah? [Empty the Bench]

The Handlebar: Minus the barking, head-slamming, and general craziness, Chris Bosh is really Kevin Garnett 2.0, in that he deserves much better than what the Raptors give him. [Raptors Republic]

The Horseshoe: Bill Plaschke’s recent claim that Ron Artest does not fit with Laker basketball makes Rey-Rey question if BP has even watched a game this season. [The No-Look Pass]

The Imperial: According to Josh Q. Public, we are finally witnessing the beginning of the end for one of the best players to ever play the game: Tim Duncan. [Josh Q. Public]

The Lampshade: If you don’t like Tom Haberstroh’s NBA HD column, I don’t like you.  In this installment, he takes a look at the sustainability of shooting percentages from different spots on the floor from year to year. [Hardwood Paroxysm]

The Painter’s Brush: You may know that he poured in 55 points earlier this season, or that he has led the resurgence of the Milwaukee Bucks, or even that he has a very controversial Twitter account, but did you know that Brandon Jennings would like nothing more than to score a date with Ciara? [GQ]

The Pyramidal: If there’s one thing March Madness brings us, it’s a sudden influx of white people (read: Future Pacers draftees) playing basketball. Jerod Morris shares the top 7 most memorable moments of goofy whiteness in basketball history. [Midwest Sports Fans]

The Toothbrush: Can anyone explain why Shaq is in Owl City’s new music video? [That NBA Lottery Pick]

The Walrus: Bethlehem Shoals explains how Gilbert Arenas has placed a black eye on this enjoyment of the NBA this season. [NBA Fanhouse]

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The Chevron: Sarah T, A.K.A. ticktock6, A.K.A. the Hornets rookie name generator, bemoans the fact that NBA essentially alienates its female fans, who make up 40% of their fan base. Go for the diatribe, stay for the misogynistic commentors. [Hardwood Paroxysm]

The Dali: Responding to the comment that female fans tend to be more “casual,” Only_A_Lad counters that the same is true for the typical male fan you meet. Therefore, it’s illogical for the NBA to use that as an argument to not market towards their female fans. [The Dream Shake]

The English: Noam Schiller is one of the biggest Derrick Rose proponents that there is, and even he claims that the young star is overrated. [Both Teams Played Hard]

The Fu Manchu: The Spurs play the Cavs and the Lakers in back-to-back games this week, which gives the perfect opportunity to reignite the Kobe vs. Lebron debate.  According to Jesse Blanchard, it is a classic dichotomy of beauty vs. brawn. [48 MoH]

The Handlebar: Zach Harper reassures us that the Kings are not tanking to end the season. [Cowbell Kingdom]

The Horseshoe: Rahat Huq dispels the myth that Trevor Ariza’s recollection of how to play basketball has anything to do with the mere switching of positions from shooting guard to small forward. [Red 94]

The Imperial: Since the Wizards blew up their team, Andray Blatche has emerged as one of the league’s premier young talents. Tom Ziller would hate for him to have a “headcase” tag permanently attached. [NBA Fanhouse]

The Lampshade: Zachariah Blott introduces a new stat called Adjusted Points Per Game, that attempts to find the league’s best scorers by controlling for pace and usage rate. [Empty the Bench]

The Painter’s Brush: Sebastian Pruiti diagrams how the Bobcats absolutely cleaned up during overtime last night. [NBA Playbook]

The Pyramidal: Are the Harlem Globetrotters still relevant in today’s basketball landscape? [Ball in Europe]

The Toothbrush: Kyle Weidie pinpoints the exact play that got Andray Blatche benched for the game against the Bobcats. [Truth About It]

The Walrus: Ben Steele recounts the emotion-fueled match up between Isiah Thomas and John Stockton on the court after the former was left off the inaugural Dream Team. [Order in the Court]

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The Chevron: Austin Burton pens this stirring survey on the continued unacceptance of homosexuality in professional basketball. [Dime Magazine]

The Dali: Andrew Sharp takes issue with Matt Moore’s assertion that NCAA basketball is an inferior product to the NBA and delineates the reasons why March Madness is better than the NBA. [SB Nation]

The English: Matt Moore responds by saying that while the entertainment value of the NCAA is undeniable, the quality of play is borderline unwatchable. “Sharpe’s point is a fine one. March Madness is way more entertaining. But then again, if you look at the ratings, Lifetime’s going to demolish IFC. Pizza Hut is a multi-billion dollar company. But that doesn’t mean Lifetime’s making better movies, or that Pizza Hut isn’t poisoning you into obesity.” [Hardwood Paroxysm]

The Fu Manchu: Could Portland’s wunderkind GM and architect of the complete remodeling of the Portland Trailblazers, Kevin Pritchard, be on his way out? [Yahoo! Sports]

The Handlebar: The Minnesota have a great frontcourt and serviceable guards, so why are they languishing at the bottom of the standings? [BALL.]

The Horseshoe: After a devastating loss to the lowly Pacers, Royce Young is left wondering if his Thunder truly have what it takes to compete on the big stage.  But he is soon reassured that the young squad has already proven itself, and that he should stop worrying. [Daily Thunder]

The Imperial: Darius outlines how each of the rest of the Lakers big men need to step up in order to fill the void left by Andrew Bynum’s newest injury. [Forum Blue & Gold]

The Lampshade: Jordan Hill’s emergence with the Rockets begs the question: Does Mike D’Antoni hate rookies? [NBA Fanhouse]

The Painter’s Brush: Sebastian Pruiti breaks down the mental errors that caused the Knicks to throw away a winnable game against the Rockets. [NBA Playbook]

The Pyramidal: Jeremy Tyler might be done in Israel, but this is not the last that we’ve heard from him. [SLAM Online]

The Toothbrush: Andrea Bargnani explains that the reason that he is bad at rebounding is because he is lazy. [RaptorBlog]

The Walrus: In the latest installment of “Moving Pictures”, Rob Mahoney looks at the development of Roddy Beaubois, and what Mavs fans can expect from him in the future. [The Two Man Game]

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The Chevron: Gilbert Arenas tells all about exactly how the infamous gun incident went down. [Esquire]

The Dali: Contrary to popular belief, Anderson Varejao is good at basketball. I’m still not entirely convinced. [Cavs: The Blog]

The English: Rey-Rey talks with Zach Harper about the state of the Sacramento Kings in preparation for the upcoming Kings-Lakers game. [The No-Look Pass]

The Fu Manchu: Matt Moore reminds us that, despite the fact that they have been struggling as of late, we shouldn’t sleep on the Celtics as championship contenders. [Hardwood Paroxysm]

The Handlebar: Paul Major Bradley claims that rooting for the Phoenix Suns is the slowest form of fan suicide. [Deep Purple]

The Horseshoe: Jonathan Santiago tells about how the Minnesota Timberwolves are struggling to find their place in the triangle system. [SLAM Online]

The Imperial: After selling off all of their assets, the Wizards are discovering some diamonds in the rough, most notably, Andray Blatche. [But the Game Is On]

The Lampshade: Most people know that Matt Bonner sports an impressive +/-, but what on-court contributions lead to that stat? [48 MoH]

The Painter’s Brush: After catching up on some belated Winter Olympics viewing, Dave is given a new perspective on how to look at the Blazers and sports coverage in general. [Blazersedge]

The Pyramidal: Trey Johnson, someone who wasn’t necessarily known as an assist-heavy guard, racked up 20 in just his second game with his new squad. Could he be seeing a call-up in the near future? [D-LeagueDigest]

The Toothbrush: What did you think of Nate Robinson’s off-the-backboard dunk compared to Gerald Green’s a few years ago? Or do you think such displays have no place in game? [Celtics Hub]

The Walrus: P. Barnett gives an extensive review of “Winning Time,” the newest 30 for 30 ESPN documentary, about Reggie Miller taking down the NY Knicks. [Momma There Goes That Man]

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The Chevron: Jonathan Abrams explains how Shaun Livingston’s comeback attempt is a lone bright spot in the Wizards’ otherwise forgettable season. [Off the Dribble]

The Dali: As he has his entire career, Livingston embodies the quintessential point guard’s mentality. According to Flip Saunders, “Point guards aren’t made, they’re delivered from heaven.” [Truth About It]

The English: Kevin Arnovitz introduces us to the Clippers’ new GM, Neil Olshey. [TrueHoop]

The Fu Manchu: When we think of elite teams in the NBA, we typically think Cavaliers, Lakers, and maybe extend it to include the Mavericks, Nuggets, Celtics, Magic, and Hawks. Brian Spencer doesn’t want you to forget about the Jazz is that discussion. [Empty the Bench]

The Handlebar: M. Haubs gives his thoughts on both the movie and book versions of “Magic and Bird.” [The Painted Area]

The Horseshoe: Zach Lowe asks if it is time for Celtics fans to adjust their expectations as to how far the Celtics will advance this year. [Celtics Hub]

The Imperial: In the beginning of the season, the Thunder smashed all expectations with a stifling defense and middling offense. Now the defense has let up a little bit, but according to Royce Young, that might not be a bad thing. [Daily Thunder]

The Lampshade: Will Brian Tung’s WPA (Win Probability Added) be the next big statistical revolution in basketball? [The Null Hypodermic and Hoopdata]

The Painter’s Brush: The Lakers essentially go three deep at the point guard position, but between Fisher, Farmar, and Brown, none are someone you can hang your hat on. So what should they do about that situation? [Forum Blue and Gold]

The Pyramidal: Harlan Schreiber compares this year’s OKC Thunder to other young teams that have outperformed expectations in the past. [Hoops Analyst]

The Toothbrush: Matt commemorates the end of Mike Dunleavy Sr’s tenure as the Clippers’ GM with a photo tribute. Does this count as a #dunoff? [Basketbawful]

The Walrus: Kelly Dwyer explains that, contrary to what Rodney Carney believes, it is certainly possible for teams to tank seasons. [Ball Don't Lie]

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The Chevron: Is Carmelo Anthony the “purest” scorer in the league today? [My Expiring Contract]

The Dali: Seth Pollack breaks down the Amare sign-and-trade market. [Bright Side of the Sun]

The English: Might Sebastian Telfair be able to contribute to a championship-caliber team? Maybe? [Cavs: The Blog]

The Fu Manchu: The Kings frontline has noticeably improved since adding Carl Landry, and the evidence shows that the best is still to come. [SLAM Online]

The Handlebar: Zachariah Blott explains why Lebron will most likely stay in Cleveland, but also why he should consider New York and New Jersey. [Empty the Bench]

The Horseshoe: Sebastian Pruiti takes a detailed look at how exactly Tyreke Evans was able to notch the third rookie triple-double of the season. [NBA Playbook]

The Imperial: Our very own Mookie Schiralli passes along this video of Drazen Petrovic in an epic match up with Oscar Schmidt from the 1989 European Cup. [A Stern Warning]

The Lampshade: Tom Haberstroh invents a pretty revolutionary new statistic called “weighted assists,” in which assists that lead to higher efficiency shots are worth more. [Hardwood Paroxysm]

The Painter’s Brush: Royce Young checks how the Thunder match up against all of their potential playoff opponents. [Daily Thunder]

The Pyramidal: NBA hopeful, Kevin Owens, is now writing from Estonia, where saying it is cold is an understatement. [Hugging Harold Reynolds]

The Toothbrush: You know we love our over-the-backboard shots, so what did you think of this one by Tyreke Evans? [The Hoop Doctors]

The Walrus: Zach Harper delves into the parallel sagas of Budd, the assassin from Kill Bill, and Hedo Turkoglu. [Raptors Republic]

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