Tyreke

Just a little tribute to one of the guys who's made being a Kings fan quite a lot more bearable.

---JOSH

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Shall I dunk?

LeBron cracks me up. I'm sure that he IS human, but every time he does something warm and human (such as calling out Mike Brown in support of Zydrunas Ilgauskas) he follows it up with weird actions from beyond the understanding of mortals. This is demonstrated by his former irrepressible enthusiasm for the All-Star weekend dunk contest suddenly turning into a "We'll see." What's going on with this thing? Does he have some sort of super-computer crunching the numbers on which course of action would be most profitable? Just dunk, LeBron. You said you would.

---JOSH

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NBA/JLA wade as flash

The first in a series of these. This is an easy one. Next one I think will be Green Lantern. Any guesses which NBA player it will be?

I'll be watching the Heat for the first time this year tonight. Stoked to see D-Wade (and Melo) in action.



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Iverson dreams

I have to qualify everything by saying I really don't know what's going on with Allen Iverson. Us writers and fans tend to go berserk on every meager scrap of information, and really, maybe we don't know the rest of the story. At face value, Iverson's retirement by Grizz tantrum depresses me. I don't want to see him go out on such a low note.

Iverson's particular mixture of skills and personality may not fit in anywhere. Math and history show that he's an iffy choice when brewing a contender. But: I watch the NBA to see those guys who can do something that no one else can do. No one else is Allen Iverson. Maybe he will ruin a team's efficiency, but I still smile when he obliterates a defender like only he can.

As I write this it's sounding like he may lace 'em up again soon. I hope he does. People are arguing about whether he'll actually be able to help the Sixers. The Sixers will not be contenders, with or without Iverson. Fans of that squad won't like this: I really don't care whether they win this or that many games. But I would like to watch Iverson play.

---JOSH

P.S. A long time ago I saw an Ahmad Rashad interview with Iverson, and as the show was winding down they were talking about what he likes to do away from the court. And A.I. said that he likes to draw, and broke out pencils and crayons to whip up a caricature on the spot. Maybe that's part of why I like him? Does anyone have more information on Iverson as visual artist?

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He gone

This week Byron Scott joined the swollen ranks of guys who've quickly transitioned from Coach of the Year to Persona Non Grata. Mike Brown has gotta be loosening his collar a little bit, huh? And who will be this year's lucky winner/loser?

Sorry for the lack of updates recently. Computer meltdown is kind of a lame excuse but not as lame as having to deal with computer meltdown. So there.

---JOSH

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speak of the devil

I was actually watching the Kings/Spurs game on Saturday night, via League Pass. As some of you know, I am partial to the Kings, so I was pleasantly surprised to see the purple hanging in there with San Antonio for the first quarter and a good chunk of the second. Kevin Martin doing his thing, some rookies not looking so terrible ... it was at this point that Manu Ginobili started killing animals with his bare hands. Paul Westphal did not prepare the kids for that.

I know, obvious joke, but I had no choice.

---JOSH

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A present for LeBron

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