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UK Basketball: Johnson's coach thinks he will click with Cal
larry@amnews.comThe first time Kevin Boyle saw Dakari Johnson was the summer of the player’s eighth-grade year when his family had left Kentucky and was looking for a new school for him. Boyle was the successful coach at Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick — he...Tags: Al Harrington, National Basketball Association, Sports, John Calipari, Nerlens Noel
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UK Basketball: Kidd-Gilchrist plays large role in new book on his high school program
larry@amnews.comCount Brian Fitzsimmons as one who has not been surprised by freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s success at Kentucky or that he’s impressed so many college basketball analysts. “He is blessed with a motor no other player can match. So many...Tags: Al Harrington, HBO (tv network), National Basketball Association, Teaching and Learning, Madison Square Garden
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Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist talks about his love of defense and being a Wildcat
hmorris@amnews.comMichael Kidd-Gilchrist made quite an introduction at Kentucky’s Media Day last week when he jumped into his chair and promptly broke it, which for a self-professed shy person was maybe not the demonstrative entrance he wanted to make. UK coach John...Tags: DeAndre Liggins , Schools, Basketball, Kentucky Wildcats, John Calipari
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UK Basketball: Calipari says Kanter deserves to be No. 1 pick in draft
larry@amnews.comJohn Calipari not only thinks Kentucky will have four players picked tonight in the NBA draft, but he agrees with Enes Kanter that the center should be the first overall pick, just as former Wildcat John Wall was last year. Kanter was deemed “...Tags: Washington Wizards, National Basketball Association, Blake Griffin, Tyreke Evans, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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UK Basketball: Playing time least of Calipari's worries
larry@amnews.comLEXINGTON — Questions continue to arise about whether Kentucky will have enough depth or too much depth next season after the departure of Brandon Knight and DeAndre Liggins for the NBA and the return of Terrence Jones after the Wildcats went to the...Tags: National Basketball Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports, Brandon Knight, Tobias Harris
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NBA expert: Magic can't pass up Ben McLemore -- the next Ray Allen -- in upcoming NBA draft
Orlando SentinelThe Magic won't be able to pass up Kansas shooting guard Ben McLemore -- a potential superstar -- with the No. 2 pick in the upcoming NBA draft. Or so says Chris Mannix, the national NBA insider for Sports Illustrated. "I just think McLemore has...Tags: National Basketball Association, Sports, Sports Illustrated, Nerlens Noel, NBA Draft
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Cavaliers land No. 1 pick
For the second time in three years, the Cavaliers will have the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. “It's huge for us,” Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert said after Cleveland won the draft lottery Tuesday. “This is our third year in a row in the...
Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards, National Basketball Association, Sports, Nerlens Noel
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Magic get No. 2 pick in NBA Draft
NEW YORK — In the end, the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery came down to the league's two most accomplished good-luck charms: Orlando Magic Senior Vice President Pat Williams and Nick Gilbert, the 16-year-old son of Cleveland Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert....Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, Adam Silver, Victor Oladipo, National Basketball Association, Sports
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Heat cautious of Bulls without Deng
By now, the Miami Heat should know better. Several times this season they faced opponents who were without their top players. And most of the time, the Heat were tested. So that eliminated any chance of them entering with overconfidence when they...
Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, Marco Belinelli, Tim Duncan, Richard Hamilton, American Airlines Arena
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Mike Brown returns to coach Cavaliers
Mike Brown is back with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but his second tour brings a whole new set of roster challenges. Brown, who earned almost $5 million from the Los Angeles Lakers after he was fired five games into the 2012-13 season, was fired by the...
Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, Mike D'Antoni, Boston Celtics, National Basketball Association, Mike Brown (basketball)
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ASK IRA: Do Heat need Bosh to be more aggressive?
South Florida Sun SentinelQ: I would love to see more of Chris Bosh going to the hoop. -- Chet. A: But that's not the strategy this series. The strategy is to draw Larry Sanders to the perimeter, and possibly Ersan Ilyasova, as well, to create those driving lanes that LeBron...Tags: Mike Miller, Chris Bosh, Mike Brown (basketball), Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
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Magic let another lead slip away, lose to the Cavs 91-85
CLEVELAND — Almost everything seemed to work for the Orlando Magic for most of the first three quarters Sunday night. Center Nik Vucevic was within striking distance of a triple-double. Forward Tobias Harris broke his slump. And their opponent,...
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