HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Organizing a successful basketball tournament or league takes up a lot of effort and manpower. The key to making it all work is by focusing on the participants and providing the best value with your ‘product.’ Make the extra effort to ensure it runs as professionally as possible. Here are some ways for you to add value to make it something worthwhile for your customers. Read more

IVERSON’S FALL FROM GRACE

It’s been over 10 years since I’ve watched Allen Iverson enter the league. Here was a skinny 6 0 shooting guard who would take on the giant size men of the NBA with reckless abandon and dominate. It was awe inspiring to watch him play on the court dazzling us with his killer crossover and unstoppable quickness. Read more

NBA ROUNDUP: 10/16

Kevin Durant has yet to prove himself as a bonified superstar but will take Henry Abbott’s comments as fuel to help improve his team record. Michael Jordan was once considered a selfish player, but winning championships helped to remove that stigma. Bottom line is that Durant needs to win or he will never escape criticism. Read more

NIKE LOOPWHEELER AW77 HOODIE

With the cold weather kicking in, it’s time to warm up with a Nike Loopwheeler AW77 hoodie that is made for champions. Nike has paired up with Loopwheeler, a small Japanese manufacturer, to help create these bespoke hoodies. With the strict attention to detail only eight are made daily.

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NBA ROUNDUP: 7/25 - 7/31

The best news for the Los Angeles Lakers this week is that Lamar Odom will be back to help defend the championship. It was a long drawn out contract negotiation but now that things are finalized he will be a huge boon for the team. The Lakers are still the best team in the league and looks like they have a superb opportunity to repeat.
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NBA TWEETS OF THE WEEK: 7/30

Kevin Durant is a lock for the Olympic team as his play puts him far above the rest of the players trying to make the cut. It’ll be fun to watch a long dynamic scorer like Durant light it up in international play.
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CREATIVE RECREATION SILVER DICOCO SNEAKER

Bling out this summer with these sweet kicks by Creative Recreation. The Silver Dicoco Sneaker is perfect to wear casually after playing basketball and its metallic finish can be seen blocks away. Make a bold statement with your sneakers.

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NBA ROUNDUP: 7/18 - 7/24

So LeBron James smokes marijuana. It’s a mistake he made back as a kid and he’s admitting to it. It’s not a big deal so let’s all move on and let him be King James again. Read more

NBA TWEETS OF THE WEEK: 7/23

Blake Griffin gets Summer League MVP honors despite hurting his shoulder in the third game of the summer. He will be the savior for the Los Angeles Clippers, a team that is always under the shadow of the cross-town Lakers. Read more

CAPITAL G.O.A.T. T-SHIRT

Inspired by the Shepard Fairey posters of President Obama, this “Jordan Greatest of All Time” T-shirt by Capital is a must-have item for the summer. It’s Michael Jordan’s classic six rings pose and a timeless image that represents the best basketball player to have played the game.

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NBA ROUNDUP: 7/11-7/17

It’s a sad state of affairs when a defending champion cannot re-sign a crucial part of their team. The Los Angeles Lakers and Lamar Odom are at a standstill in their negotiation process. Odom needs to just take the $9 million and play for the team. Read more

NBA TWEETS OF THE WEEK: 7/15

Summer league has started with teams able to see their rookies in full action. Although summer league success doesn’t usually measure regular season productivity, rookie Blake Griffin does show he has the skill set to make an impact in the league immediately. Read more

PENNANT RACE CHAMPS COURTSIDE T-SHIRT

It’s not too late to show your love for the 2009 NBA Champions. Get this 2009 Los Angeles Lakers champs T-shirt by Pennant Race showing No. 1 fan Jack Nicholson. It’s a limited edition print so get it now before it’s too late.

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SUPERSTARS WHO MAY GET SHUT OUT

The ’90s were dominated by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. During Jordan’s reign of terror, countless future Hall of Famers had their chances to win a championship ring foiled. Only during Jordan’s brief retirement did Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets win two titles. Among the greats that had their hearts broken by Jordan were Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Reggie Miller and Karl Malone. Read more

NBA ROUNDUP: 7/4 - 7/10

The Dallas Mavericks are making multiple roster moves to put themselves among the elite NBA teams by re-signing Jason Kidd and making a trade for Shawn Marion. The Mavs showed some toughness and resolve this year when they won 50 games and made it to the second round of the playoffs before falling to a scrappy Denver Nuggets squad. Owner Mark Cuban is not sitting on his laurels and is making bold moves to put his team back in contention. Read more

NBA TWEETS OF THE WEEK: 7/9

It’s offical as free agents signed on with their respective teams this week. Ron Artest is offically a Laker, Trevor Ariza a Rocket, Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva a Piston. The elite teams haven’t stopped making moves and next year will one of the greatest NBA seasons of all time with the the powerhouses duking it out. The Lakers, Spurs, Cavaliers, and Magic all have upgraded their rosters to face off in a epic battle. Read more

GOURMET IL TRE SNEAKERS

Get the Gourmet Il Tre sneakers this summer to pair up with your favorite cargo shorts and graphic T-shirts off the basketball court. Made of premium French Epi leather, the same type found in high-end Louis Vuitton products, it’s a great way to upgrade your style during the summer months. It’s a wonderful luxury interpretation of the classic Vans’ Authentics.

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NBA ROUNDUP: 6/27 - 7/3

The biggest news this week is Ron Artest going to the Los Angeles Lakers. Artest has the talent and the toughness to be a contributor to the Lakers, but the biggest question will be his attitude. If Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant can keep Artest in check, they will be even more dominant. But that is a big if. However, similar questions arose when Dennis Rodman joined the Chicago Bulls with Jackson and Michael Jordan. That experiment worked out well, so the same may occur in this situation with the Lakers. Read more

NBA TWEETS OF THE WEEK: 7/2

It’s been a sad week with the passing of one of the greatest pop icons of our generation. Michael Jackson will be missed by fans and NBA players alike. The NBA draft has passed and free agency is upon us. The Pistons has the most cap room this off-season and look as if they will be signing Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. The gap between the talent in the Eastern and Western Conference teams have closed and it will be an exciting 2009-10 season. Read more

CAKED OUT CHICKS WITH KICKS T-SHIRT

What’s better than wearing your Jordans? Wearing your Jordans with a T-shirt of a chick wearing them too. This Chicks with Kicks T-shirt by Caked Out is perfect to wear this summer with your sneakers. It features former Smallville hottie Kristin Kreuk sporting a pair of Cement Jordan 3s. Break necks and ankles with this provocative shirt.

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