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On Second Thought... Hold the Mayo. I'm Feelin' the Love.

02:56 AM ET 06.28

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By the time I went to bed on the night of the NBA Draft, I had sufficiently talked myself into liking O.J. Mayo as the newest Timberwolf. I had explained away all of my pre-draft concerns about O.J's prima-donna attitude (He's misunderstood, he's just got a bad reputation), the way he'd fit into a lineup already full of young, offensive-minded combo guards (him and Foye can both run the offense and shoot so well, it will work itself out), and the fact that, short of making it to the championship, there is no effin' way he would come back to a small market team in the…

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Sleepless in Seattle: Sonics out

02:00 AM ET 03.02

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You know how I know sports are important to me? Nothing I've been exposed to --and I mean nothing-- recently has gotten a bigger rise of anger out of me than reading Bill Simmons' Save the Sonics Mailbag the other day. For those of you who aren't familiar with the scenario, here's the deal. Sonics owner Howard Schultz, also boss of Starbucks, has lobbied for years for a new stadium for the team, saying that KeyArena wasn't fit for an NBA franchise. Never mind that it had just been renovated in the late nineties. The people of Seattle, who had already paid for Seahawks and…

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NBA Pick-Up Game Player Rankings (6-15)

02:06 AM ET 03.01

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6. Yao Ming Two words: Tall. And tall.7. Kobe Bryant Kobe, with his immense array of all-around skills and stubborn refuse-to-lose complex, makes your team a mortal lock to avoid Stephen A. Smith. But he wants to dominate individually, so don't count on meeting the season ticket/Chipotle requirements.8. Allen Iverson Why doesn't anybody seem as impressed with Iverson as I am? He's among the league leaders in both scoring and assists, which should be mutually exclusive. I'd have him in my top six or seven players in the league this…

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