- A lot of the best basketball players on the planet just don't make it to the NBA for one reason or another. Fantastic video where a number of Wizards talk about some of the best players they ever faced.
- Dwyane Wade tears up talking about having his sons -- who have been part of a custody battle -- here at All-Star weekend.
- John Hollinger (Insider) on Reggie Miller's Hall of Fame snub: "For Miller to be excluded from that company is absolutely shocking. My hope? That this is the insult that finally motivates the NBA to turn its back on Springfield and build its own Hall of Fame. We briefly gained hope that the Hall would change its ways when former Phoenix Suns czar Jerry Colangelo took over, but it's been two years and absolutely nothing has changed. It's still the same insular club that votes in secret and won't even reveal its members, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how that method has impacted the quality of the voting. Whereas the baseball Hall of Fame process has led to very public debates about candidates' worthiness -- and, in the recent case of Bert Blyleven, a dramatic reassessment by the masses -- nothing similar will ever happen in basketball as long as this closed process remains in place. Instead, look for more mediocre college basketball coaches to waltz right in, while perennial NBA All-Stars wait at the door."
- Blake Griffin watches videos fans have sent in with dunk suggestions.
- Brandon Jennings returns to Compton.
- David Thorpe breaks down every player in the rookies vs. sophomores game.
- Infiltrating All-Star parties.
- It was twenty years ago (can you believe that?) that Dee Brown pumped up his sneakers in the dunk contest. Now he's coaching in the D-League.
- Sure, they all hang out, hug and smile. But do All-Stars still hold grudges against each other during this weekend?
- Chris Bosh was on Conan O'Brien. They thumb wrestled.
- Blake Griffin was on Jimmy Kimmel. They did not thumb wrestle.
- Perhaps the best night of Rashard Lewis' career to date.
- Was Bill Laimbeer an elite 3-point shooter, or (as a big man) just a groundbreaking one?
Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/24962/friday-bullets-175
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