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The new NBA weekly column of HoopsVibe.com by NBA analyst Jordan Rivas. Every Wednesday.


Kobe Bryant: View AskewKobe Bryant: View Askew
04.5.2007
There’s something wrong here.And when I write ’here’ I mean that in the most literal sense possible. Granted, ’here’ for you most likely means where ever you may be sitting as you read this (...)
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Kobe Bryant: Killing ’Em SoftlyKobe Bryant: Killing ’Em Softly
03.28.2007
I think Kobe Bryant owes me an apology.Not a real, "oops I cheated on my wife made a morally bankrupt ass of myself, alienated and disappointed all of my fans and generally confirmed any (...)
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Pointless Observations From NBA All-Star WeekendPointless Observations From NBA All-Star Weekend
02.20.2007
It’s like somebody just played a joke on me. Scratch that one. Not somebody, that implies a wide array of possibilities. No, I know exactly who pulled this one on me. All-Star Weekend (...)
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The Not Western ConferenceThe Not Western Conference
02.7.2007
*Insert team name here* is the best team in the Eastern conference. Wait, what? That can’t be right. This is supposed to be the opening sentence in my column, it’s supposed to make a (...)
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The League’s Third WheelThe League’s Third Wheel
01.31.2007
What’s wrong with the Spurs? I hate statements that are disguised as questions, to me they typify every weakness of the English language, passing off the strongest element, a direct (...)
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Recipe For an All-StarRecipe For an All-Star
01.25.2007
It’s January. Apologies for the blatant statement of the obvious, but there is a certain happening in the basketball world that happens to be relevant and happens to happen in this first (...)
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Steve Nash: A Threat to the TripleSteve Nash: A Threat to the Triple
01.17.2007
Only three players in NBA history have ever won three consecutive Most Valuable Player awards. Steve Nash is about to become the fourth.People tend to forget things. Perhaps due to selective (...)
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Larry Brown: Go FetchLarry Brown: Go Fetch
01.10.2007
"Larry Brown has the staying power of a fox terrier at a Frisbee convention."Okay, maybe I do have an ego. Not a big one mind you, more like a mini-ego really. self appreciation-ish-ness we (...)
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Gilbert Arenas: Agent ZeroGilbert Arenas: Agent Zero
01.3.2007
Gilbert Arenas has a healthy amount of nicknames, some better than others.Most notable is "hibachi" a word for a traditional Japanese heating device, or more simply, a grill. GA has been known (...)
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Allen Iverson, the Denver Nuggets, and the Wild WestAllen Iverson, the Denver Nuggets, and the Wild West
12.27.2006
Allen Iverson has been traded. Finally.The Denver Nuggets have relieved the Philadelphia 76ers of the ’problem’ of Allen Iverson, and in the process acquired one of the greatest scorers in the (...)
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Isiah Thomas: Threaten ThisIsiah Thomas: Threaten This
12.20.2006
"He’s a jerk.""He’s full of shit.""He’s a total asshole."These words describe Isiah Thomas, head coach and ringleader of the New York Knicks basketball team. They are colorful and lively, (...)
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Say It Ain’t So, Iverson Don’t GoSay It Ain’t So, Iverson Don’t Go
12.12.2006
Shame on you. You forgot. What you forgot really isn’t even so much of a ’what’ as it is a ’who’. The person you, and the rest of the basketball public, have most likely forgotten is (...)
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Carlos Boozer: Still Worth Your AttentionCarlos Boozer: Still Worth Your Attention
12.7.2006
I can still remember the day, the very moment actually. The day Carlos Boozer was drafted, or more accurately, when, on that day he was drafted.Thirty-fifth pick, that’s second round territory (...)
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Bruce Bowen: Watch Your Step
11.28.2006
Bruce Bowen is not a dirty player.In fact, I’ll take it a couple of steps further. Not only is Bruce Bowen the best defensive player in the NBA, he’s also the cleanest defender in the game. (...)
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Yao Ming: It’s Time We RecognizeYao Ming: It’s Time We Recognize
11.15.2006
Yao Ming is the best center in the NBA.This conclusion came to me in as simple a way as could be imagined - while watching the man play.There was no spectacular play, no gaudy piling of numbers (...)
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