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		<title>And down the stretch they come:  Your NBA contest standings</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/05/17/and-down-the-stretch-they-come-your-nba-contest-standings/9141/</link>
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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>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>Amare Stoudemire-Fire Extinguisher altercation sparks Twitter madness</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/05/01/amare-stoudemire-fire-extinguisher-altercation-sparks-twitter-madness/9050/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s the NBA Playoffs.  Tempers flare.  Players are already exhausted from an intense and accelerated season; they’re going to lose their cool.  So far we’ve seen Dirk Nowitzki and Kendrick Perkins go at it, Tyson Chandler throw a healthy backscreen on LeBron and Rajon Rondo chest-bump a referee.  But from my own, personal experience with [...]]]></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>Book Review: Wilt, 1962 by Gary M. Pomerantz</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/04/27/book-review-wilt-1962-by-gary-m-pomerantz/9007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“In the history of professional team sports in America, there is no statistical equal of the Dipper’s hundred-point game, no other individual accomplishment in a single game so remarkable and out-sized.” Gary M. Pomerantz, Wilt, 1962 &#160; There are very, few legends in sports history.  In this day and age, we tend to throw around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And your NBA Coach of the Year is…</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/04/26/and-your-nba-coach-of-the-year-is%e2%80%a6/8994/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard of Frank Vogel?  Be honest, have you? Most of you are well-read basketball fans, but I’m assuming you haven’t. I knew who he was, but I didn’t really. When I was chatting with a friend the other night and trying to recall the name of the coach responsible for bringing the [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://sportschump.net/2012/04/23/your-official-metta-world-peace-throw-dem-bows-caption-contest/8985/#comments</comments>
		<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>These NBA Playoffs are about one man and one man only: LeBron James</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/04/20/these-nba-playoffs-are-about-one-man-and-one-man-only-lebron-james/8965/</link>
		<comments>http://sportschump.net/2012/04/20/these-nba-playoffs-are-about-one-man-and-one-man-only-lebron-james/8965/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NBA Playoffs are rapidly approaching; the best time of year for professional basketball fans. But let’s just cut to the chase, shall we?  The upcoming playoffs are about one thing only… whether LeBron James can finally win a ring. I’m going on record right now as saying I think the Miami Heat will win [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coaches Gone Wild: The unfortunate cases of Gregg Williams, Bobby Petrino and Stan Van Gundy</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/04/16/coaches-gone-wild-the-unfortunate-cases-of-gregg-williams-bobby-petrino-and-stan-van-gundy/8937/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What in the world is going on with coaches these days? You remember coaches, don’t you?  Those guys in the funny-looking, gym shorts with a whistle around their neck when you were little?  They placed your baseball on a tee, taught you how to catch a football or properly shoot a jump shot.  The guys [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ripping paper/laughing baby: A metaphor for modern sports</title>
		<link>http://sportschump.net/2012/03/30/ripping-paperlaughing-baby-a-metaphor-for-modern-sports/8765/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Humpherys</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aside from being possibly the cutest thing you’ve ever seen on the internet, it occurred to me that the following video serves as the perfect metaphor for sports today. Here’s why. Follow closely, people, as I demonstrate how the simple ripping of a piece of paper and the hysterically laughing baby that ensues, represent all [...]]]></description>
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