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Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:45 pm EST

The 10-man rotation, starring Kobe's new low-top kicks

By J.E. Skeets


A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.

C: Sports Biz. Kobe Bryant talks about the launch of his new ankle-breathing basketball shoe.
PF: The Hoop Doctors. Ever wonder what Dwyane Wade's old house looked like? Take a peek.
SF: Hugging Harold Reynolds. The greatest (and only) OKC/Memphis scavenger hunt known to man.
SG: TalkHoops.net. Today's Eight-Second Violation is as loaded as I will be in about, oh, three hours.
PG: Dime. Tweet, tweet, tweet! Bucks forward Joe Alexander might be in this year's dunk contest.
6th: Empty The Bench. Both Teams Played Hard is right: Chris Paul could steal your first-born son.
7th: HoopsWorld, via NetsDaily. Is Yi Jianlian "culturally" incapable of being aggressive?
8th: WFNY. Shouldn't Zydrunas Ilgauskas be higher than eighth among Eastern centers in ASG votes?
9th: CelticsBlog. Eddie House, gunner extraordinaire.
10th: SI Vault. Jon Wertheim: "Baron Davis is using the NBA as a platform to work as a social activist, movie producer and entrepreneur. Anybody got a problem with that?" (Thanks, James.)

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  1. Zach H. from Talk H.
    1. Posted by Zach H. from Talk H. Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:00 pm EDT

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    Joe Alexander in the dunk contest? Chris Anderson is rolling over in his grave right now.
  2. DICK SMOTHERS
    2. Posted by DICK SMOTHERS Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:58 pm EDT

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    The shoes look plastic.
  3. Zach L
    3. Posted by Zach L Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:56 pm EDT

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    everyone was making such a big deal about the shoes, i thought they would be a really really low top, like soccer shoes.
  4. SB 13
    4. Posted by SB 13 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:06 pm EDT

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    fuggly
  5. roach
    5. Posted by roach Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    purple.....sexual frustration
  6. Eddie N
    6. Posted by Eddie N Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    Ugly shoes big names = big numbers
    Lakers ROCK!
  7. Eddie N
    7. Posted by Eddie N Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    CELTICS ARE BUMBS!
    Oscar De La Hoya is a puss but still the greatest of all time
  8. Kanika S
    8. Posted by Kanika S Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:38 pm EDT

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    Bunch of haters...put a jumpman logo on the shoes and they would fly off the shelves!
  9. samy l
    9. Posted by samy l Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:02 pm EDT

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    they seem to look better in person...but i would not pay over 85 for them regardless
  10. Brandon G- Talkhoops.net
    10. Posted by Brandon G- Talkhoops.net Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:09 pm EDT

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    Joe Alexander on the dunk contest "I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SHOWING MY ATHLETICISM IN THE DUNK CONTEST. I AM TOTALLY PSYCHED!!!"
    He seems excited.
  11. samy l
    11. Posted by samy l Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:02 pm EDT

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    Eddie N, oscar de la hoya greatest of all time...really?
    *pause and look at statement again and realize you're a mental patience*
  12. mo B
    12. Posted by mo B Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:24 pm EDT

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    pretty sickkkkk
    13th!
  13. J Money, aka Van!lla
    13. Posted by J Money, aka Van!lla Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    These shoes look like they should only cost $39.99. He should have stayed with Addidas
  14. funkman
    14. Posted by funkman Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:45 pm EDT

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    who cares about the shoes damn it i want the trophy go lakers
  15. Smack
    15. Posted by Smack Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:33 pm EDT

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    its nice but i want a highcut !
  16. triple3t
    16. Posted by triple3t Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:53 pm EDT

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    why would u come-out with a low top shoe for b-ball? the shoes look nice and all but low-top? can u say ankle-breakers?
  17. Ricqui W
    17. Posted by Ricqui W Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:44 pm EDT

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    Those are tight ..
  18. Tand T
    18. Posted by Tand T Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:14 pm EDT

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    Kobe shoes . r u kidding
  19. Micheal S
    19. Posted by Micheal S Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:18 pm EDT

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    kobes gonna be pissed when he rolls his ankle day before playoffs start
  20. Lesartistes
    20. Posted by Lesartistes Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:40 pm EDT

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    Ugly!
  21. manuel
    21. Posted by manuel Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:54 pm EDT

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    That a nice shones kobe.......
  22. curtis
    22. Posted by curtis Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:18 pm EDT

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    Two things about all-star balloting: 1) Devin Harris should be the 2nd starting guard instead of mired in 8th place. No way in Hades that AI should be in the all-star game let alone starting. 2) Yi shouldn't even be on the freakin' ballot.
  23. oLLie BoomBayay
    23. Posted by oLLie BoomBayay Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:44 pm EDT

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    Colors are boring and I guess that thing on the tongue is the Kobe logo. Lebron and MJ have low tops too, but those are in ADDITION to their high tops. The only ankle breaking done in these kicks will be by those wearing them.

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