The NBA’s Top 5 Sleeper Teams
When we throw around the word “sleeper” in reference to an NBA team, it doesn’t really say much other than we think Team X will surpass expectations. Some sleepers could win championships, a la the...
View ArticlePortland Beasts The Clippers; Kobe Bryant Drops 48 Points
Say hello to the bad guy. We have a new beast in the West. In probably the most physical game of the NBA season so far, the Blazers showed why everyone is so frightened of playing them up in the...
View ArticleSpecial From Dime #68 – Talk That Talk: Michael Beasley
While Minnesota has been haunted since Kevin Garnett left for Boston, Michael Beasley has long been knocked as a shoot-first, look-for-teammates-later kind of player. This season, signs are showing...
View ArticleLeBron James Wins His NBA MVP Duel; Andrew Bynum Goes Berserk
Everyone take a deep breath and check the calendar. It’s not June yet. We still have to wait. But we do think everyone in the world wants this. Hell, we bet even the Spurs and Bulls fan out there want...
View ArticleDime Q&A: Kyle Lowry On His Summer & His Favorite Restaurants
For the past two seasons, perhaps no player in the NBA has put up more impressive, under the radar numbers than Houston’s Kyle Lowry. He was the litmus test for all fantasy players: if you knew and...
View ArticleMinnesota’s Not Sold On Brandon Roy, But Is Happy Two Are Gone
There may not be a more fascinating front office than Minnesota’s, where GM David Kahn has been a lightning rod of criticism ever since 2009, when he succeeded Kevin McHale. He drafted Ricky Rubio and...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Candidates For NBA Coach of the Year
There are established patterns to winning NBA Coach of the Year. You either guide a team with high expectations to its expected goal, stun with an eye-popping turnaround out of the Lottery or take a...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Interesting Story Lines Of The NBA Season
Yes, we know the season is still young. There are a lot of games left to be played in what should be a great year, but still, it seems there’ll be a surprise for us waiting around every corner. This...
View ArticleFor Minnesota, The Most Important Word Is Patience
The 2012-13 Minnesota Timberwolves seem to be a jumbled mess of broken bones, tweaked knees, discombobulated ligaments and disappointed fans that expected them to make the leap to Western Conference...
View ArticleLeBron Runs Through L.A.; Paul Pierce Won’t Let Boston Lose
LeBron James is becoming his own hyperbole, his game better than anything performed at the Grammys on Sunday night. The real show has become what King James is doing every game, so fine tuned is his...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Coaches In the NBA Without A Ring
In today’s NBA, we cherish those coaches who win. Not only that, but coaches who win the Big One: a Gregg Popovich, a Phil Jackson, an Erik Spoelstra. If a coach is ring-less, they’re somehow lacking...
View ArticleThe Top 15 Coaches In The NBA Right Now
There is a wide belief among sports fans that basketball would be the easiest sport to coach as a player. The assumption that a player could play major minutes on a professional basketball team while...
View ArticleTriple-Double For Rubio &‘Wolves Set Franchise Record Vs. Lakers
If you turned on the Timberwolves – Lakers game towards the end of the first quarter last night, you might have thought there was a mistake. Did Minnesota really have 42 points with two minutes left in...
View ArticleVideo: The Minnesota TimberTrolls Parody “Cheers”
Perhaps stealing the idea from the fantastic Mavs marketing department, after their own Cheers parody, the group of diehard Minnesota Timberwolves fans that refer to themselves as the Timbertrolls,...
View ArticleThe NBA Needs Its Own NFL RedZone
At the start of the 2009 season, the NFL launched a channel, which would become the marquee channel to own and watch for NFL Sundays, especially if your favorite club played during a different time...
View ArticleCharles Barkley Claims Kawhi Leonard Is “A Top 10 or 15 Player In The NBA”
Maybe it was bombast, or the result of Kawhi Leonard hanging 16 points and 16 rebounds on the Mavs last night in Dallas, including a game-clinching three-pointer in the final minute, but Charles...
View ArticleReport: Rick Adelman Will Not Be Returning To Coach The T-Wolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves finished exactly where many expected this season: on the outside looking in for a final playoff spot in the brutal Western Conference. They were one loss to the Jazz in their...
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Special From Dime #68 – Talk That Talk: Michael Beasley
Michael Beasley (photo. Dime China) While Minnesota has been haunted since Kevin Garnett left for Boston, Michael Beasley has long been knocked as a shoot-first, look-for-teammates-later kind of...
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LeBron James Wins His NBA MVP Duel; Andrew Bynum Goes Berserk
LeBron James (photo. Mannion) Everyone take a deep breath and check the calendar. It’s not June yet. We still have to wait. But we do think everyone in the world wants this. Hell, we bet even the Spurs...
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Dime Q&A: Kyle Lowry On His Summer & His Favorite Restaurants
For the past two seasons, perhaps no player in the NBA has put up more impressive, under the radar numbers than Houston’s Kyle Lowry. He was the litmus test for all fantasy players: if you knew and...
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