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Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:25 am EST

Video: Top 10 plays of November

By J.E. Skeets

November has come and gone, and the time for flashier, more dramatic highlights is here. But while we welcome December basketball into our hearts, let's not forget to give thanks to the cold November reign. From Kobe to LeBron to Durantula, it's everyone you'd expect to see in NBA TV's Top 10 plays of the month.

Goodbye, sweet November. Do write.

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  1. Aleks Felipe
    1. Posted by Aleks Felipe Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:49 pm EDT

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    a behind the back pass is in the top 10?! kobe has way better plays than that assist..
  2. Nicodemus
    2. Posted by Nicodemus Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:58 pm EDT

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    When will Kobe get the respect he deserves? I know that he is considered the best player in the world, and has been for a long time. But despite this, I STILL think he is UNDERRATED! I know, I know, a lot of you will hate me for this. But speaking as an NBA fan, the sport will not be the same when he is gone. I think most people still take Kobe for granted. It doesn't help that he has kind of a strange personality. But we're not talking psychology, we're talking ball, and the fact is no one comes close to touching Kobe. Lebron is definitely not inheriting the throne. He is an exciting player, but no Kobe. In the end, and I really do believe this, there will be two people: Jordan and Kobe.
    The fact is, there hasn't been anyone that can do what they did, and are doing. It's time people realize that.
    Ps. First!
  3. mcwelk
    3. Posted by mcwelk Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:14 pm EDT

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    Glad to see the Raptors make it at #1. I was worried they'd be nudged out by mundane Suns footage.
  4. Vadim B
    4. Posted by Vadim B Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:34 pm EDT

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    b-roy should be #1.
  5. Hubs
    5. Posted by Hubs Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:20 pm EDT

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    Goodbe JE Skeets...wish someone would replace you...Do write. same with KD.
  6. Jagjit Singh
    6. Posted by Jagjit Singh Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:27 pm EDT

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    Did you see how easy that was for Vince! He was like hmm I must have done this about a zillion times in my life haha!
  7. Ryan
    7. Posted by Ryan Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:22 pm EDT

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    2 of the 10 were from Portland. Soon, it will be all 10. One day Greg Oden is going to eat somebody's arm off.
  8. AllThatJazz
    8. Posted by AllThatJazz Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:34 pm EDT

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    ridiculous . . . that highlight of rose dunking was not even HIS best highlight of november. but still . . . my main complaint is that utah has 106 dunks (a lot of them filthy), which is good for 2nd best in the NBA for november -- but no highlights in the Top 10. nice, NBA. nice.
    http://www.82games.com/0809/FGTEAM16.HTM
    check out the stats to see for yourself.
  9. Hubs
    9. Posted by Hubs Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:20 pm EDT

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    i'd rather show some love to Kobe than JE and KD.....-not a lakers fan
  10. nja700
    10. Posted by nja700 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:39 pm EDT

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    Wow, Hubs, you used the words in his article against him in a clever reversal that showed your displeasure with his quality writing and sense of humor! Well done! I look forward to your continued insightful commentary in the future.
    Also, there's nothing wrong with using ebonics, but when was the last time KD used any, much less "promoted" it? If anything, he'd seem to promote awkward usage of British slang.
  11. Chris M
    11. Posted by Chris M Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:48 pm EDT

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    Was #4 a joke? That was a rather ordinary play. So was Matt Barnes' jumper. It wasn't a buzzer beater, there were still 25 seconds left in the game.
    As a fellow Jazz lover I would say that the dunks by Brewer and Miles in the first quarter of the game against the Nets the other night were just ridiculous and should have been right up in the top 5.
    At least they got #1 and #2 correct.
  12. JK
    12. Posted by JK Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:44 pm EDT

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    Matt Barnes making a 3-point shot and Shaq preforming a simple dunk??? what the hell?
  13. the REAL Headless Chicken
    13. Posted by the REAL Headless Chicken Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT

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    MEh. But Vince, that's some Vince again. That me like.
  14. idizzle
    14. Posted by idizzle Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:21 pm EDT

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    #12
    Running full speed away from the hoop, turning, elevating straight up without fading and nailing a game winning three, at the buzzer, 8 feet behind the line is ordinary?
    WTF kind of basketball do you watch?
  15. NBA Addict
    15. Posted by NBA Addict Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:29 pm EDT

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    WHERE IS DWYANE WADE? Why is he not included in the Top 10 Plays in November?
  16. Hubs
    16. Posted by Hubs Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:20 pm EDT

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    Hey JK...they probably haven't seen Matt Barnes making a 3 point shot....and Shaq with a dunk...so they have the Top 10.
  17. NBA Addict
    17. Posted by NBA Addict Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:29 pm EDT

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    LOOK AT THE STATISTICS. Wade is the best SG in the league, better than Kobe!
    FIGURES NEVER LIE!
  18. NBA Addict
    18. Posted by NBA Addict Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:29 pm EDT

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    LOOK AT THE STATISTICS. Wade is the best SG in the league, better than Kobe!
    FIGURES NEVER LIE!
  19. NBA Addict
    19. Posted by NBA Addict Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:29 pm EDT

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    LOOK AT THE STATISTICS. Wade is the best SG in the league, better than Kobe!
    FIGURES NEVER LIE!
  20. El
    20. Posted by El Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:53 pm EDT

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    No Lebron in top 10? Who rank these plays?
  21. Andrew K
    21. Posted by Andrew K Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:23 pm EDT

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    The whole time I was wondering where that Carter dunk was. He deserved the #1. That Shaq one was lame, and only there because of the record. Also, #5 isn't fair, because the Suns don't play defense.
  22. Frank C.
    22. Posted by Frank C. Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:59 pm EDT

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    El, Lebron was number 3.
  23. Chris M
    23. Posted by Chris M Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:48 pm EDT

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    #15 - #12 here. Sorry for any confusion, I was referring to play #4 as being ordinary, not post #4. Play 4 was Shaq in slow motion. If you read the rest of my post it's clear that I think plays #2 and #1 were correct. Roy's shot and Carter's dunk were both spectacular. I'd go with Carter over Roy, but just barely. Shaq's wobble and Barnes' wide open jumper? Not so much.
  24. r0i
    24. Posted by r0i Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 pm EDT

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    They can't choose a play from D-Wade, or this might just be a D-Wade top 10...
  25. C-Note
    25. Posted by C-Note Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:24 pm EDT

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    #2 Posted by Nicodemus,
    What are you talking about? Kobe gets no respect? He won the MVP last year when he wasn't even the best player in terms of stats and impact on his team.....It should have been paul......only reason kobe got it was he should have won the mvp the year Dirk did....the sports writers felt guilty about their past mistake!
    Don't even compare Kobe to Jordan.....Jordan has won more hardware the Kobe ever will. Kobe never even won a finals MVP or a championship as the leader or even leading scorer of his team. Plus, comparing Kobe to Jordan is saying Kobe is the second best player of all time.....I got news for you he's NOT even close to second.....he's lucky if he ends up in the top 5 when its all said and done.

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