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Smart Play(s) of the Year: Top 10 Miami Heat Plays of 2011-12

David Astramskas May 11, 2012 No Comments

The Big 3, OKC, Lob City & Jeremy Lin + 2 other guys usually is the answer to…

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Smart Play of the Day: Chris Paul’s great pass to Eric Bledsoe for the dunk

David Astramskas April 23, 2012 No Comments

It’s not often the best Clipper dunk of the night comes from Eric Bledsoe and not Blake, DJ,…

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Smart Play of the Day: Paul George does a 360 windmill in a game

David Astramskas April 18, 2012 No Comments

It wasn’t a glow in the dark dunk (that we couldn’t see) but slam dunk contestant Paul George…

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Smart Play of the Day: Marcus Thornton Game Winner & DeMarcus Cousins Monster dunk

David Astramskas April 16, 2012 No Comments

Nearing the end of the 3rd quarter of the Blazers/Kings game it looked like it was going to…

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Smart Play of the Day: John Wall says Happy Birthday to Baron Davis by Dunking on him

David Astramskas April 14, 2012 No Comments

This is a tricky smart play of the day.  The key to getting a great birthday present is…

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Smart Play of the Day: Wade ball fakes Paul Pierce

David Astramskas April 11, 2012 No Comments

I’ve seen a lot of these behind the back pass fakes and it always looks nice but in…

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Smart Play(s) of the Day: Carmelo 43pts + game winner recap mix vs Bulls

David Astramskas April 9, 2012 No Comments

With Lin and Amare out, Melo has been the man in NY.  Sunday was no different as the…

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Smart Play of the Day: Blake Griffin amazing shot vs the Kings | Cheapshot Cousins

David Astramskas April 7, 2012 No Comments

The knock on Blake Griffin among some of his critics is that all he can do is dunk.…

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Smart Play of the Day: Ty Lawson’s Crossover Breaks Ryan Anderson’s Ankles…Literally

David Astramskas April 2, 2012 No Comments

Ty Lawson is 5’11 and Ryan Anderson is 6’10.  When Ryan ended up with the fearful task of…

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Smart Play of the Day: Dirk’s Game Winning off 1 foot fade away against the Magic

David Astramskas March 31, 2012 No Comments

The Dallas Mavs have a lot of scoring options and a lot of clutch players but when you…

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Smart Play of the Day: Kobe Bryant Heat Check Turn around jumper on “toughest defender” Tony Allen

David Astramskas March 26, 2012 No Comments

When I watch Kobe Bryant play I always think about the scene in SpiderMan (or Matrix but I…

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Smart Play of the Day: Chris Paul Crossover on Marc Gasol

David Astramskas March 24, 2012 No Comments

One of my biggest pet peeves is when a quick short guard has a slow big man on…

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Smart Play of the Day: Give the ball to a Kevin! Durant & Love force OT w/ 3 pointers

David Astramskas March 24, 2012 No Comments

Thunder head coach Scott Brooks said “I’m sure the fans and players enjoyed this one more than me.…

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Smart Play of the Day: From end to end – 4 Heat Players, 3 passes, 2 dribbles, 1 LeBron dunk

David Astramskas March 21, 2012 No Comments

Last night against the Suns, El Heat had a lot of play of the day contenders but when a team…

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Smart Play of the Day: Lakers Keep Throwing Lobs to Bynum | Kobe Struggles

David Astramskas March 19, 2012 No Comments

[jwplayer config=”Auto-Play” mediaid=”11234″] Today’s Smart Play of the Day is actually a bunch of smart plays by a…

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Smart Play of the Day: Kirk Hinrich with the amazing touch pass…or did he break the play

David Astramskas March 17, 2012 No Comments

When I first saw the play I didn’t even realize that Kirk Hinrich was involved.  I thought Josh…

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Smart Play of the Day: JJ Redick Crossover on LeBron James

David Astramskas March 14, 2012 No Comments

One of the smartest things an offensive player can do sometimes is use deception.  If you are a…

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Smart Play of the Day: Thaddeus Young Fakes Out 2 Knicks & then Dunks Down the Middle

David Astramskas March 12, 2012 No Comments

I remember my middle school basketball coach telling me to always make a move with the ball before…

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Smart Play of the Day: Kyrie Irving Fakes Out 4 Thunder Players & finds Hollins for the dunk

David Astramskas March 10, 2012 No Comments

Finding a talented rookie point guard is one thing but what’s really rare is to find a rookie…

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Smart Play of the Day: Kobe Forces OT Against the Pistons

David Astramskas March 7, 2012 No Comments

When you have Kobe Bryant, the most clutch player in the game, on your team the smart thing…

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Smart Play of the Day: Lee no look to Ellis for the 360

David Astramskas March 5, 2012 No Comments

Sometimes the smart play is also the fancy play of the day. You can say a no look…

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Smart Play of the Day: Extra Pass to Blake Griffin

David Astramskas March 3, 2012 No Comments

Sometimes taking the shot when you are wide open isn’t the best shot available for your team especially…

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