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Cove Alpa Staff
- May 10, 2016
- 5 min
Stop it Five: The Erosion of the Traditional Big Man
By: Jeffrey Esperance I remember the first time I fell in love with basketball. It was sometime in 1996 and I saw Shaquille O’Neal dunk over at least three men. It was dominating, embarrassing and amazing at the same time. I was immediately hooked. There was something magical about being a NBA center. As a kid I thought it was phenomenal to watch these big men effect the game with their scoring, rebounding and blocking. You could just pass the ball to them in the post and be
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SkipFromBk
- Apr 4, 2016
- 2 min
Allen Iverson | Hall of Fame-Class of 2016
“I don’t wanna be Jordan, I don’t wanna be Magic, I don’t wanna be Bird or Isiah, I don’t wanna be any of those guys. When my career is over, I want to look in the mirror and say I did it my way.”
– Allen Iverson Today marks Allen Ezail Iverson being named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Over the course of 14 seasons, Iverson dazzled the crowds with his play and inspired the next generation of guards to be stylish on and off the court. Iverson has battled wi
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Cove Alpa Staff
- Apr 4, 2016
- 4 min
NXT Takeover: Dallas (Results & Highlights)
By: Marquel Wallace On April 1st, 2016, the future stars of WWE took over Dallas, Texas with their special live series, NXT Takeover. The event showcased new champions crowned, debuts of some of the best talent in the world, proper farewells and a fight for the right to be called NXT Champion. Win or lose, the stars of NXT made an impact and proved that NXT Takeover: Dallas was the best if not most exciting event of WrestleMania weekend. Here are the results and some of the h
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