http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/index239.htmlCheck out NBAblog.hoopsvibe.com every day for a breakdown of the biggest NBA news and rumors.en-enhttp://www.hoopsvibe.com/images/hoopsvibe_sml_logo.gifhttp://www.hoopsvibe.com/NBA BAsketball, NCAA and Streetball. News, interviews, videos, wallpapers, reviews and morehttp://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/greatest-modern-day-big-man-dunker-chris-anderson-stromile-swift-tyrus-thomas-or-sean-williams-ar48862.html 2008-08-27T16:59Once is fun. Twice is nice. Third times a charm right With this theory in mind HoopsVibe The Blog decided to hit readers with another post on best big-man dunkers. In case you missed it post one featured the aerial antics of Dwight Howard Shawn Kemp and Darryl Dawkins. Post two had new school heads like Kenyon Martin Josh Smith and Amare Stoudemire rocking the rim. This time we rsquo re using your comment box suggestions as candidates. That rsquo s right. You asked for these ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-27T15:28 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/how-golden-state-survives-without-monta-ellis-ar48861.html 2008-08-27T14:11In July Ellis received a well-deserved pay raise signing a six-year 66 million dollar extension with Golden State. The plan was for Ellis to take the starting table-setter reins from Davis who joined the Los Angeles Clippers as a free agent. With the one-spot secure the Warriors then brought-in Corey Maggette and re-signed Andris Biedris. Ellis Biedris Maggette and Stephen Jackson were dubbed the foundation of a playoff calibre team ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-27T12:35 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/steve-nash-on-newest-houston-rocket-d-j--strawberry-ar48847.html 2008-08-25T22:53quot Alando Tucker and DJ were great. We are excited to have them both. Two super guys. Great athletes. They play hard they play the right way. Great teammates so very exciting to have those guys. They Tucker and Strawberry are going to give us depth. They are going to give us energy. They are going to give us I think a better spirit you know. Two guys that are happy to be there busting there butts in lay-up lines and in practice. They are going to help the team quot ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-25T21:27 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/the-line-up-featuring-yi-s-olympics-boston-s-2008-bench-a-real-picture-of-spain-s-squad-detroit-s-nba-title-and-more-----ar48846.html 2008-08-25T18:00The Line-up for August 25th has today s latest and best posts from the world wide web of bloggers featuring the best Team USA stuff Rudy Fernandez details an interview with Larry Bird changes in the Atlantic Division and much more ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-25T18:02 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/scoring-out-defense-in-phoenix-trades-strawberry-to-houston-for-singletary-ar48845.html 2008-08-25T23:20Today the Phoenix Suns traded D.J. Strawberry to the Houston Rockets for Sean Singletary 8220 Sean gives us depth at the point guard spot 8221 said Suns President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Steve Kerr. 8220 We like his instincts and his ability to run a team. He also puts a lot of pressure on the ball defensively. We thank D.J. for his contributions and wish him well. 8221 My Quick Take It rsquo s becoming obvious. Phoenix rsquo s lsquo Seven Seconds To Shoot rsquo system is ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-25T16:58 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/what-has-happened-to-toronto-s-classy-jose-calderon-ar48844.html 2008-08-25T17:46Toronto is a multicultural city with a large proud and powerful Chinese population. Calderon after inking a lucrative extension this summer and landing the starting point guard spot may rightfully face a backlash from the city 8217 s diverse fan base ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-25T11:41 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/have-kobe-bryant-and-shaquille-o-neal-switched-places-ar48843.html 2008-08-24T18:15When one is up the other is down. Of course we 8217 re referring to Shaquille O 8217 Neal and Kobe Bryant 8217 s careers following their 2004 divorce from the L.A. Lakers. After their break-up O 8217 Neal was clearly on the up in South Beach. Superman 8217 and 8216 Flash 8217 Dwyane Wade won an NBA Title together. Reality shows sponsors and the world loved Kazaam 8217 s charisma. And fair or not he was deemed the good guy enjoying a get-out-of-jail-free-pass when poor conditioning set in ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-24T17:20 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/9-storylines-from-kobe-and-redeem-team-usa-winning-gold-ar48842.html 2008-08-24T10:02The end result an American triumph was never really in doubt even though Spain held their own in the championship game . 8216 Victory 8217 was guaranteed when veteran superstars like Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd committed to Stars and Stripes for the 2007 Americas Tournament and beyond ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-24T07:40 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/further-evidence-phoenix-s-steve-nash-is-more-than-an-nba-star-ar48840.html 2008-08-22T15:00Not surprisingly this isn 8217 t Kid Canada 8217 s only off-court assist. The Globe and Mail 8217 s David Hutton reports that Nash is urging the Ontario government to continue funding drug treatment for high school pal Simon Ibell who suffers from Hunter syndrome an enzyme disorder that affects a small number of Canadians each year ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-22T13:52 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/the-line-up-featuring-virtual-celtics-versus-lakers-the-nba-s-most-underrated-players-the-darius-miles-signing-coach-bobby-jackson-in-sacramento-and-more-----ar48841.html 2008-08-22T16:50The Line-up for August 22nd has today s latest and best posts from the world wide web of bloggers featuring EA stuff ... Philly 76ers showing us bloggers love ... a story on a Canadian hoops legend and his last name isn t Nash ... sneaker stuff from CYE ... John Nguyen calling for an end to combo guards ... Darius Miles signing in Boston ... and much much more ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-22T13:49 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/greatest-modern-big-man-dunker-kenyon-martin-josh-smith-and-amare-stoudemire-ar48839.html 2008-08-21T17:02I was born raised and still live near Seattle in Vancouver Canada. So I have a bias for nearly everything Pacific Northwest. For example I believe former Seahawk Brian Bosworth did solid work in Stone Cold. I love Sir Mix-A-Lot and not just during throwback hour on the FM dial or at weddings. And I rsquo ll have words for anyone who thinks Gary Payton isn rsquo t an all-time top-ten point guard. I recognize this mindset can be presumptuous. Take last week rsquo s post when I argued ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-21T14:25 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/dream-team-killers-or-kobe-and-lebron-s-redemption-previewing-argentina-and-redeem-team-usa-s-semi-final-ar48838.html 2008-08-21T12:02I call them Dream Team killers. After all Argentina is the only country to have beaten Team USA more than once since NBA players received permission to suit up in international competition. They 8217 ve done it twice. Argentina beat a dysfunctional American side at the 2002 World Championship in Indiana and two years later at the 2004 Athens Olympics ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-21T12:03 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/news-analysis-master-nash-and-student-dragic-would-magloire-make-miami-competitive-ratliff-to-mentor-philly-s-dalembert-ar48829.html 2008-08-20T12:03Dragic has all the tools size intelligence skill and a pass-first mentality.The club will benefit long-term by grooming Nash 8217 s successor. In the short-term Grant Hill Leandro Barbosa and Boris Diaw can split back-up table-setter minutes if Dragic isn 8217 t ready to step-in.Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-20T12:01 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/hot-shooting-a-third-quarter-run-and-star-power-how-kobe-lebron-and-team-usa-blew-out-australia-ar48828.html 2008-08-20T20:01Forget August 5th. Forget the exhibition game where Australia challenged America by controlling tempo through zone defences and methodical half-court sets. Two weeks later. Same teams. Different result. On Wednesday morning Team USA advanced to the semi-finals of the medal round using momentum from a late second quarter run to beat a feisty Australian side 116-85. Here are my quick notes from the game The Boomers confused Stars amp Stripes in the first half by ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-20T07:45 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-blog/the-secret-to-chris-bosh-s-strong-play-with-team-usa-ar48827.html 2008-08-19T16:02The basketball world is wondering how Toronto 8217 s post made such strides in such a short time. Well he apparently overhauled his training to include endless chin-ups one-armed bench presses pulling a Cadillac Escalade with his pearly whites and pushing children off the track ...Hoopsvibe.com - Oly Sandor2008-08-19T16:03 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com