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WBF Blog: Anderson Varejao
21 July 2010
Glue.
There’s a stickiness to some players that no statistical category can measure.
But numbers would just lie anyway:
It’s impossible to satisfy any statistician with nothing more than the raw human desire that binds championship-caliber teams together.
Anderson Varejao is a glue-guy. Has been since he turned pro as a Brazilian teenager.
And all he’s done since then is bang and battle his way to the NBA Finals and PanAm gold.
Taking charges. Hedging on ball screens. Cleaning up any and all rebounding garbage. Careening wildly to the floor - or into the stands - after every loose ...
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WBF Blog: 1 on 1 Anderson Varejao vs ...
07 July 2010
Yi vs. Varejao
Both foreign. Both teenage professionals. Both internationally acclaimed.
Each uniquely adept at filling their respective roles, beloved by their respective fan bases, adored by their respective countries.
On one side:
Yi Jianlian.
Lithe. Long, but strong.
Skilled ...
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LeBron James: Most Valuable Player
03 May 2010
Score - check. 29.7 points per game.
Dish - check. 8.6 assists.
Board - check. 7.3 rebounds.
Defend - check. 1.6 steals and a block.
Win - check. Cleveland holds home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
Game in, game out, LeBron James has picked up the check. But it's n ...
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The Moment: Triple Double
26 April 2010
Triple. Double.
Translation: 10 or more in three different categories.
Think assists for point guards. Think rebounds for power forwards. Blocks for defensive-minded centers.
And usually points for any spot of the floor.
37. 12. 11.
Points. Rebounds. Assists.
For a player ...
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The Collection 3.0: Air Max Hyperfly ...
21 April 2010
In Cleveland's first game of the 2010 NBA Playoffs, Mo Williams helped the Cavaliers defeat Chicago 96-83. Mo had 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Mo followed that up with a 12 point, 3 rebound, 6 assist performance in game 2, another Cleveland victory.
Check out the Air Max Hype ...
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The Moment: LeBron's Reminder
19 April 2010
Sometimes The Moment isn't about one particular shot - made or missed - or even whether that shot merely extends a 4th quarter lead versus deciding the overall outcome of the game.
Rather: The Moment becomes the implication of what the move itself means.
There was a time when LeBron ...
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