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LeBron James breaks into “Men On Film” impression on drive to hoop
We haven’t seen LeBron this jovial since the cone on his Cookie Puss ice cream cake was replaced with an edible dildo. Two snaps up in a circle, indeed.
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LeBron James Birthday Cake is Pretty Much Exactly What We Expected (Picture)
For those of who haven’t noticed, I’ve been away for a few days. One of the last things I got my blog on with before departing was a recap of the d-baggery Tiger Woods and LeBron James showed us over the past year, as both men celebrated the same birthday on December 30. A few [...]
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Yao Ming somehow not yet part of James Bond cast
Has anyone ever looked more prepared to take on Metal Mouth? He’s definitely packing a silencer and if he needs to, Yao will remove the top layer of his hair and utilize it as a boomerang of vengence.
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Detroit Pistons at Miami Heat creates best SEO possibilities of season – LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Hannukah, Angry Birds, Wikileak
Essentials
Teams: Detroit Pistons at Miami Heat
Date: Dec. 1, 2010
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Television: Fox Sports Detroit
Records
Pistons: 6-12
Heat: 10-8
Probable starters
Pistons:
Heat:
- Carlos Arroyo
- Dwyane Wade
- LeBron James
- Chris Bosh
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Las Vegas projection
Spread: Pistons +11.5
Over/under: 191
Score: Heat win, 101.25-89.75
Three things to watch
1. Chance to be overlooked
The Heat have lost 4-of-6. Players are pointing fingers at Erik Spoelstra. Imagine the chaos surrounding the Pistons this year, and magnify it by the gigantic media microscope following the Heat. Add LeBron’s homecoming in Cleveland tomorrow, and there’s a chance the Heat look past this game.
On the other hand, Miami has feasted on bad teams, and the Pistons are certainly one of those. The Heat are 1-6 against the Celtics, Magic, Hornets, Jazz and Mavericks. That makes them 9-2 against everyone else.
2. Pistons’ pick-and-roll defense
The Heat have relied on a pick-and-roll-based offense, maybe too much. But it might pay off tonight.
The Pistons are 21st in the league in defending the pick-and-roll when the ball handler keeps it and 26th when he doesn’t, according to Synergy.
The only other category of defense they ranked lower in is transition.
3. Pistons’ offensive rebounding
Without Jonas Jerebko, the Pistons’ offensive rebounding has dropped off considerably. Without Udonis Haslem, the Heat’s defensive rebounding has dropped off considerably. Something has to give.
Tonight is a great opportunity for Jason Maxiell to pound the offensive glass, create a couple putbacks and prove his worth.
Pregame Reading
- Ben Wallace has no interest playing for another team, according to Tim Povtak of FanHouse.
- The Pistons playing Miami gives Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press to offer his opinion on the Heat.
- Raul Takahashi previews the game for Hot Hot Hoops.
- The Cavaliers are investigating whether the Heat tampered, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
- John Krolik analyzes how smart of a player LeBron James is.
- Ball Don’t Lie’s create a caption features John Kuester.
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In his criticism of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade playing together with Miami Heat, Tracy McGrady rebukes Joe Dumars’ positional philosophy
In case you haven’t heard, Tracy McGrady doesn’t think LeBron James and Dwyane Wade complement each other. Via Keith Langlois of Pistons.com:
“It’s what I expected,” McGrady said. “You’ve got two guys who really don’t mix. They’re the same type of player. If you look at Boston’s big three, they’re traditional guys. You’ve got a true shooting guard, you have a true small forward and you have a true power forward. You have a shooting guard (Ray Allen) that doesn’t need the ball. In their case, both of their guys need the ball. They’re not great outside shooters, so they just can’t stand out there and wait for one to pass the ball and knock down open shots.
“That’s not their game. They have to have the ball to make plays and catch a rhythm that way. I’m the same way. I’m not the type of player who can stand on the perimeter and wait for somebody to pass me the ball and knock down jumpers. That’s just how it is. They just don’t complement each other.”
McGrady certainly isn’t the first person to criticize the Heat stars this season, and it’s certainly a reasonable opinion. I still think LeBron and Wade are versatile enough to play well together. Just because they haven’t so far doesn’t mean they can’t.
But what I found most interesting is McGrady’s comments pretty much contradict what Joe Dumars told Langlois before last season:
If you look around the league and look at rosters, the more you can have versatile guys on your roster, the better off you are. Less and less now, you find guys pigeon-holed into one position.
It’s nice to have guys who can play multiple positions, but I’m mostly with McGrady on this. You need players who a good at certain and things and other players who are good at others. Everyone doing everything is difficult to pull off, evident by this year’s Pistons.
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Packers Activate James Starks
In a somewhat surprising move, the Green Bay Packers have activated running back James Starks from the physically unable to perform list. Starks, who the Packers chose in the sixth round of this year’s draft, was in the same boat as Atari Bigby and Al Harris. The Packers had to activate him, cut him or [...]