Kevin Durant 2011-12 Mixtape!

Metta World Peace on Conan

Gogi has the ultimate fan :)

Analytics Reveal 13 New Basketball Positions

For as long as basketball has been played, it’s been played with five positions. Today they are point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center. A California data geek sees 13 more hidden among them, with the power to help even the Charlotte Bobcats improve their lineup and win more games.

Chris Paul got hops

Ricky Rubio’s Top Assists

Steve McPherson goes about selecting his top 5 Rubio assists of his prematurely ended rookie year. He dissects or better tries to dissect what Ricky does on the court.

Check out some of the talent. Great dunks, unlike the NBA Slam Dunk contest…

And James Justice really has a whole lot of bounce.

Fans use Mullin’s retirement ceremony to show their displeasure for trading away Monta Ellis.

Lebron James defense on Pau Gasol.

Ex-NBA star returns to inner city, brings hoop dreams

Great article about Coach Anfernee Penny Hardaway.

With just over three minutes left in the state championship, Coach Penny Hardaway called a timeout.

He didn’t like what he was seeing. Down by 15 points, his middle schoolers were quitting. It stood against everything he had instilled in them:

Don’t use the inner city as an excuse to fail.

You can overcome your circumstances.

Always dream big.

The former NBA All-Star and greatest basketball player in Memphis history huddled his team of 12 together. He looked them in the eyes. He could see his reflection from 25 years ago: young teens from the city’s roughest projects longing for positive mentors.

“Just give me all you got,” he told them.