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Pick-Six: Week One Must-Watch Lotto Games
The qualifications for this list are simple. Both teams in a given game have to be projected as unlikely to make the postseason. The projected playoff pool will likely change due to injuries and other...
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Lottery Teams No More?
If the playoffs started today, the Detroit Pistons would have the #1 seed in the East, and the Minnesota Timberwolves would have the #2 seed in the West. But unfortunately for those two teams, and...
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Sacramento and Struggling
The Sacramento Kings were projected as a threat for the Western Conference eighth seed before the season began, but a slow start and injury concern over DeMarcus Cousins may have tempered expectations....
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Week 3 Must-Watch Lottery Affairs
Here are five must-watch games in the lottery landscape during Week 3 of the NBA season. The early lotto landscape has had its fair share of surprises thus far. The New Orleans Pelicans are among the...
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The Cooling Dragon: Can Goran Dragic Correct his Poor Start?
While the Heat have blazed to a hot start, Goran Dragic has seen his stats burn down. What’s causing this slump, and can it be fixed? After a run of four straight Finals and two rings, LeBron James...
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Week 5 Games to Watch & Scattered Sixers Thoughts
MONDAY, NOV. 23 76ers-Timberwolves The matchup between KAT and Oak makes this game watchable even if it ends up being a blowout. I’ve long felt KAT to be the much more complete player, and that he was...
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If It Ended Today…Which NBA Teams Currently Reside in the Lottery
The Lottery Mafia takes a look at the teams currently outside of the playoffs across the NBA Last year at exactly this time, the playoff picture in the NBA was almost entirely set; we may not have...
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Silver Linings: Which Players on Lottery Teams Deserve All-Star Consideration?
While All-Stars often come from the more successful teams, every year a few players from teams outside of the playoffs find their way onto the squad. Who is likely to get the nod, and who is most...
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Turning the Corner: How the Sacramento Kings Can Right Their Franchise
In the first of a new series, the best option for Sacramento to compete for a title one day may be a complete rebuild — starting this season. “There is more than one way to skin a cat” This bizarre...
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Games of the Week: 1/12-1/17
Wednesday, Jan 13 Bucks (15-24) vs. Wizards (16-19) Two teams that were comfortably above the .500 mark in 2014-15, with the Wiz-kids advancing to the second round and nearly upsetting the conference’s...
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Boogie and the Boys: A Revival in Sacramento
For years the Sacramento Kings have been on the wrong side of too many jokes. Marked by ownership instability, inadequate coaching, and serious attitude problems with their players, it has been a long...
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Turning the Corner: Denver Looks to Mine a Contender from a Mountain of Assets
The Denver Nuggets have plenty of picks and players; now they need to put it all together Anyone remember Pokémon cards? The ultra-collectible trading card game? They were all the rage when I was...
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The Davis Rule: How Davis’ Injury Has Major Ramifications
Anthony Davis, now done for the year with various ailments, will have to rely on the media to determine the value of his contract extension. And that’s only the tip of the iceberg. On July 1st of last...
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Sacramento Likes Centers, Trades Down in Draft
The somewhat bizarre and bewildering transaction history of the Vlade Divac-led Sacramento Kings continued during the NBA Draft last Thursday. The NBA Draft is a time of excitement and thrill as the...
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Finding A New Home For the Boogieman
DeMarcus Cousins is one of the league’s best players, and the Kings continue to confuse him. In all fairness, Sacramento’s moves make most folks in the basketball community stop, stare, and shake their...
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Minds Will Be Blown in the Mile-High City
There will be no sneaking about it; the Denver Nuggets are roaring to a top-five seed this year… … and no offense to the Celtics, Sixers, Lakers, Bucks and Jazz, but they may be the highest upside team...
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Dave Joerger, Maestro in Sacramento
Much like Frank Vogel is to the Orlando Magic, new head coach Dave Joerger is the X-Factor for the sinking Sacramento Kings. While Michael Malone (the only coach who was having any tangible success in...
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