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		<title>And down the stretch they come:  Your NBA contest standings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And then there were eight:  Clippers, Lakers, Heat, Pacers, Spurs, Thunder, Celtics and Sixers. Since the season is coming to a close, the time has come to look back on our pre-season picks, and either congratulate or ridicule those of us who knew what we were talking about, and those who didn’t have a clue. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To tank or not to tank: When winning just isn’t all that important</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was watching Lakers-Nuggets Game Five the other night.  You remember that game in Los the Staples Center where Kobe Bryant scored 43, yet his team still couldn’t close out the series? All anyone in the bar could talk about was whether the Lakers wanted to close things out that night, or whether it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The next great NBA rivalry may be upon us</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/05/09/the-next-great-nba-rivalry-may-be-upon-us/9090/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magic versus Bird, Russell versus Chamberlain, Jordan versus everybody else.  These are the rivalries that molded the National Basketball Association into what it is today.  It’s why so many fans resented LeBron when he decided he’d rather play with his best friend instead of eking it out on his own. But fear not, NBA fans.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holding Court, Vol. 3: Better Late Than Never First Round NBA Playoff Predictions</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/04/30/holding-court-vol-3-better-late-than-never-first-round-nba-playoff-predictions/9024/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wasn’t really planning on writing an NBA Playoff preview this post-season.  As most of you know, I’ve already put all my eggs in the Miami Heat’s basket (although I found tempting value in both the Lakers at +1000 and the Mavericks at +3500).  But when the Knights of the Roundball Table suggested we host [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Official Metta World Peace Throw Dem Bows Caption Contest</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/04/23/your-official-metta-world-peace-throw-dem-bows-caption-contest/8985/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears good old Mr. Artest is up to his old tricks. In case you weren’t watching Sunday’s double-overtime thriller between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, you missed not only a fantastic basketball game but the return of the man behind the malice. After driving the lane for an emphatic dunk, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your updated NBA contest standings</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/03/19/your-updated-nba-contest-standings/8684/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in December, I hosted a contest, asking each of you ten questions of varying difficulty about the upcoming NBA season. Now that the season is about two-thirds over, it’s time to take a look back at those questions, see if any points have been awarded and whether anyone has taken an early lead. Question [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holding Court, Vol. 1: Our NBA Round Table</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/01/17/holding-court-vol-1-our-nba-round-table/8147/</link>
		<comments>http://sportschump.net/2012/01/17/holding-court-vol-1-our-nba-round-table/8147/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the mastermind behind the Full Court Pest: 94 Feet of Tenacious Blog Sense first confronted me about contributing to his No Drama Hoops roundtable, I couldn’t have been more excited.  I could serve as their senior correspondent and would likely be the only one of these internationally-based superstars who gets to watch the NBA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magic fans brace themselves for second departure of Shaquille</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/01/11/magic-fans-brace-themselves-for-second-departure-of-shaquille/8037/</link>
		<comments>http://sportschump.net/2012/01/11/magic-fans-brace-themselves-for-second-departure-of-shaquille/8037/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember exactly where I was when I first heard Shaquille O’Neal was leaving Orlando.  This might not seem like a big deal now, considering he played for six teams over his 18-year career (only four of those in Orlando), but back in the day, for an expansion team trying to make its mark on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SportsChump proudly presents our First Annual NBA Predict the Future Contest</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2011/12/20/sportschump-proudly-presents-our-first-annual-nba-predict-the-future-contest/7787/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like Santa’s sleigh bearing a trunkful of presents, the NBA season is less than a week away, which means we soon get to unwrap a bevy of dunkalicious tidings stuffed ever so neatly into our Christmas stockings. Thank you, Santa Stern… as if you had anything to do with it. Due to the overwhelming response [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Chris Paul and Dwight Howard proved the NBA lockout resolved absolutely nothing</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2011/12/12/how-chris-paul-and-dwight-howard-proved-the-nba-lockout-resolved-absolutely-nothing/7730/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was bound to happen.  As the ink was drying on the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement, we knew it was only a matter of time before some big name player on a small-market team would demand a trade to a contender in a larger market. It’s the NBA way and no revamped, labor proposal [...]]]></description>
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