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		<title>Come  Undone  &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..The  NBA  Playoffs  Are Here</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>If  Andre Miller  Can Drop 50+  On Your  A-s  What  Does  That Say  About  You  As  A Team  ?  Answer  The Dallas  Mavericks Aren&#8217;t  A Team &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Andre Miller Can Drop 50+ On Your A-s What Does That Say About You As A Team ? Answer The Dallas Mavericks Aren&#8217;t A Team &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.! As much I love the NBA , I do love to see a competitive game that shows me every facet of the game.Now don&#8217;t get me wrong it&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebasketballoracle.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7452924&amp;post=3147&amp;subd=thebasketballoracle&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hickory , Dickory,  Dock  , The  Mouse  Ran  Up  The Clock ,  Tick, Tock,  Tick,  Tock &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.Time  Is Now Ticking In The NBA &#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NBA season has started off at its usual pace and a number of the teams are either beginning to separate themselves from amongst the pack or those with aspirations of making a name for themselves are surprising their fans , plaudits and pundits alike. That being said &#8216;controversy&#8217; rears it ugly head with the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebasketballoracle.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7452924&amp;post=3141&amp;subd=thebasketballoracle&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The  Real Season In The NBA  Starts Now &#8230;.Because  It&#8217;s  Christmas And David  Stern Is  Santa Clause &#8230;. ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well if you had any doubts that the NBA season is underway, then look no further than the play of the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic , Cleveland Cavaliers , Los Angeles Lakers , Portland Trailblazers, Denver Nuggets, and the Atlanta Hawks. And perhaps the most surprising of these teams mentioned may well be the Atlanta [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebasketballoracle.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7452924&amp;post=3122&amp;subd=thebasketballoracle&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One Man Doesn&#8217;t Make A Team, So Here&#8217;s Looking At You Kid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tophatal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t help but feel sorry for the New Jersey Nets&#8217; coach, Lawrence Frank at present. His job at present is a thankless task, as the team has the worst record currently in the NBA. And with that the team record (0-13) within the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, looking congruously sustainable , given [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebasketballoracle.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7452924&amp;post=3095&amp;subd=thebasketballoracle&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Big Pimpin&#8217; Dallas Style Bitches That They Are!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tophatal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Pimpin&#8217; Dallas Mavericks&#8217; Style &#8230;&#8230;.Bitches That They Are ! I don&#8217;t know of any other way to suggest this but in watching the Dallas Mavericks lose to the Golden State Warriors, who only had six physically healthy players suited up. Well, it suggests everything that I&#8217;ve come to think about the Dallas Mavericks. They&#8217;re [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebasketballoracle.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7452924&amp;post=3092&amp;subd=thebasketballoracle&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Basketball Oracle Power Rankings: Edition #1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey Mills</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Power Rankings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta Hawks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Cetlics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles Lakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orlando Magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phoenix Suns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Artest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately we weren&#8217;t very active for the first couple of weeks of the season, but now we are back and here are the first batch of Power Rankings! The Ron Artest Effect Last season, the Lakers were a fairly mediocre defensive team.  They would constantly be scoring and allowing over 100 points a game while usually playing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebasketballoracle.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7452924&amp;post=3085&amp;subd=thebasketballoracle&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Basketball Oracle Top 10: Centers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey Mills</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Basketball Oracle Top 10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Bogut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Bynum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andris Biedrins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Celtics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brook Lopez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte  Bobcats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Kaman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dwight Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emeka  Okafor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Golden State Warriors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Oden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kendrick Perkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles  Clippers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles Lakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marc Gasol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memphis Grizzlies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milwaukee Bucks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey Nets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Orleans Hornets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orlando Magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Trailblazers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tyson Chandler]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Center position in basketball is the arguably the most important and dominant, but it is also the weakest in the current NBA.  In the NBA today, there are very few dominant low-post scorers at the center position.  In fact, the majority of the star low post players like Zach Randolph, Pau Gasol, Tim Duncan, and Al [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebasketballoracle.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7452924&amp;post=3073&amp;subd=thebasketballoracle&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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