Bethlehem Shoals Presents: Quality Minutes, 11/4/11

ProBasketballTalk: LeBron James and the Kingdom Ruled By Knights. Matt Moore with a killer piece on LeBron, the lockout, and why some players are less willing than ever to suffer foolish owners.

B/R: The Top 5 NBA Players From Montreal. Obviously this is comedy, but boy is it funny and random. Nicely done, Logic Johnson.

The Oklahoman: Kevin Durant's Flag Football Debut a Huge Success. Kevin Durant, bored during the lockout, indulges a fan's Twitter request and ends up adding to his legend. That's how it goes with him. 

B/R: Most Underrated Passer in the History of Each NBA Team. Among NBA junkies, this kind of player is adored nearly as much as point guards who can rebound. 

LA Times Blog: Kevin Durant: Kobe Bryant Would Beat LeBron James One-on-One. Video of Durant, John Wall, and others pondering this timeless question. Actually, it's weird that it still is timeless, seeing how old Kobe is getting. Durant is probably next in line for this quandary; he has a very real rivalry budding with LBJ. Maybe he's biased?

B/R: Debunking the Myth of Clutch Once and for All. I'm not entirely sure if Adam Fromal manages to quiet this debate once and for all, but he makes as compelling a case as you'll find. 

Wages of Win: Could Your City Give a Sports Team a Good Home? Arturo Galletti provides an awesome infographic that yields some surprising answers.

B/R: Blake Griffin: Can He Eventually Trump Tim Duncan as the Greatest Power Forward? Mike B. speculates about just how high the NBA's breakout hyper-athletic dunker—and underrated all-around player—could get. 

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