Dude we need you. SRSLY.

Sincerely,

The Dunk Contest (slash Knicks)

In celebration of the upcoming 2010 NBA All-Star Game in Dallas, Adikt Footwear (based out of Dallas) put out a mixtape featuring joints by Drake, Jay-Z, Clipse, N.E.R.D., Q-Tip, Timbaland & more. Click the photo (or here) to download. Listen to it at the gym, on the court, at home, in your ride, or while checking up on Rudy Gay’s tweets. Fun for all!

RONDO RONDO RONDO

Old acquaintances.

Which Jersey Shore Character Are You: LeBron James

So what do you guys think of the new All-Star jerseys? Personally I think they look like bad soccer uniforms but not as bad as the ‘96 “hot tamale” ones aka “hey let’s go do Peyote and design basketball jerseys” aka “how funny does Michael Jordan look wearing bright teal with red chilli peppers”.

Also, am I the only one that thinks KG sort of looks like a Velociraptor in this pic?

Player of the Night honors go to D-Wade of the Miami Wades. He went off for 41pts(14 in the 4th qtr.)/5 Rebs./5 Asst./3 Steals and a block for good measure.

My feeling is that Miami is going to be a major player this Summer, maybe even the Summer after that, by aggressively surrounding Wade—an assassin on both ends of the court—with three key pieces:

• An All Star quality front-court player. More on this below
• The requisite sniper off the bench who can can play off the ball along the perimeter and knock down threes, negating Wade’s constant double team dilemma
• That defensive stopper off the bench to provide support for 15-18 mins. a night on one of the opponents top offensive threats

Now I’ve mentioned once before that Lebron has to look at the situation in South Beach with an admiring eye. All King James rumors start with the Knicks, with the Nets a close second & seemingly just as attractive for a variety of reasons, lets talk dollars & basketball sense. While the Big Apple is certainly alluring & the Cavs can offer him an extra year at around $30 million more over the life of his next payday, keep in mind that FLA has no state income tax. That makes up for $10 million(at a minimum) of that $30 mill diffference, which is nice. Yet does that coin really matter to a revenue machine like James? Maybe, maybe not. Plus he’d be very hard pressed to find a better player to help him dominate the league over the next 5 years than D-Wade. Now, if I’m not persuasive enough, how about Marc Stein at ESPN

Heard it from someone plugged into the Team USA scene this week. From a prominent player agent. From an Eastern Conference team official, too.

Move Miami up your list.

That’s the advice I’m getting more and more. No doctorate required to understand the thinking, either: Miami’s combination of Dwyane Wade, Pat Riley, sufficient cap space to sign one max player and the bonus attraction of South Beach adds up to an offer LeBron might not be able to refuse.

Did we mention D-Wade?

The long-held assumption around the league called for Riley — forever married to the idea that you win nothing without a dominant big man — to try to sign Bosh away from Toronto to partner with D-Wade, helped along by the fact that Bosh and Wade are both represented by Chicago-based agent Henry Thomas. Yet one source close to the situation told ESPN.com on Thursday night that the theory is outdated. The source is further convinced that Bosh isn’t even looking at Miami and that Riley is definitely dreaming of a Wade-and-LeBron combo.

Michael Beasley might be the only other NBA-worthy starter besides Wade on the Heat’s roster come July — and Beasley obviously still has plenty to prove — but surely James will be tempted. Think about it.

Let’s not overstate the chance to work with Riley or the South Beach factor but instead focus solely on the opportunity to hook up with his fellow 2003 draftee and form what might be the most dynamic perimeter tag team of all-time. At worst? LeBron and Wade could sure put a modern/scary/spectacular spin on the Jordan-and-Scottie Pippen concept.

I’m starting to get the vibe that the Cavs know it, too.

Wow. Convincing right? So with my theory in place how does a 2010-2011 line up consisting of Mario Chalmers, Wade, Lebron, Beasley, & someone from the free agent pu-pu platter of centers like Jermaine O’Neal-Joel Przybilla-Channing Frye-Brad Miller-Zydrunas Ilgaukus-Brendan Haywood look? Pretty appealing right? Throw in some combination of players like Raja Bell, Roger Mason, Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw, Kyle Korver, or free agents X, Y, Z, and the days of 65% capacity at Heat games maybe a thing of the past.

The Blazers are sportin’ the Rip City unis against the Spurs tonight.

Nice.

I got nothin. Reblog this with your best caption. Winner gets to have their face tattooed on DeShawn Stevenson’s neck.

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NBA Art: Charles Barkley

Sidenote: Is it me or does Sixers-era Chuck look a bit more like Tony Dungy/Grant Hill there

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Here’s the early artwork for Judd Apatow’s next film Dribble Drive, starring Spurs point guard Tony Parker. Depressing life realizations sandwiched inside of mildly humorous stoner situations ensue.