SPECIAL LUNCH LINKS EDITION: THE 2007-2008 NBA SEASON

CATEGORY 1: THE ATLANTIC DIVISION
Think this was all about the rise of the Cs and the fall of New York? Well, you're basically right. But there was more!

(1) So hey, the Celtics really came together this year, eh?
(2) "I got Fire Isiah tattooed on my wrist!"
(3) Chris Bosh has a YouTube channel .
(4) Hey, Jamario Moon raps .
(5) Take a look inside the 76ers locker room . Their push to the playoffs was fairly incredible.
(6) So, the Nets missed the playoffs. It's not so bad. They got on stamps!

CATEGORY 2: THE CENTRAL DIVISION
With LeBron and the Pistons, how can you go wrong here? Oh yea. With the other three teams.

(7) Because there isn't a lot left to say about LeBron James, here's one take on the Top 10 Plays of his career .
(8) The all-time Pistons team somewhat unsurprisingly contains some current players.
(9) In a few years, it's possible Danny Granger slipping to mid first round will be considered a huge mistake .
(10) A small child thinks he knows what the Bulls should do in the 2008 NBA Draft.
(11) And because we feel sorry for how good this season shoulda been in Chicago, here's the 1997 Bulls intros, by far the coolest intros of all-time.
(12) Probably the most relevant game the Bucks played this year was "The Chinese Super Bowl."

CATEGORY 3: THE SOUTHEAST DIVISION
Pat Riley on the Heat: "I'm like a mosquito at a nudist colony. I know what to do; I just don't know where to start."

(13) How ridiculous is Dwight Howard?
(14) Gilbert Arenas has an active love life .
(15) The Hawks (!!!) are headed to the playoffs .
(16) We're confused. Is this the actual Miami Heat roster, or a dance team?
(17) To sum up the Eastern Conference, this guy seems appropriate .

CATEGORY 4: THE NORTHWEST DIVISION
Seriously, who's going to coach longer: Jerry Sloan or Joe Paterno?

(18) For all the hype about Chris Paul, Deron Williams basically owns him .
(19) The Denver Nuggets scored 168 points in a game this year.
(20) Joke in our office: "Who can beat the Spurs? Maybe the Blazers in four years." Amen.
(21) The Timberwolves are a joke, but at least one of their players seems content .
(22) "SAVE OUR SONICS!"

CATEGORY 5: THE PACIFIC DIVISION
How many straight years can the Suns and Lakers possibly meet in the playoffs?

(23) We're not normally into this, but Kobe's official website is actually pretty awesome, and has typically five original videos at any given time.
(24) Steve Nash, meanwhile, will answer your questions while driving home .
(25) Baron Davis is the Janet Maslin. Oh, you don't know who that is? Get some culture.
(26) The Sacramento Kings don't have very intelligent sideline reporters on their local affiliate .
(27) Probably the high point of the entire Clippers season was right here .

CATEGORY 6: THE SOUTHWEST DIVISION
Last time this much talent was together? Reunion special for "Growing Pains."

(28) Chris Paul was on Jimmy Kimmel Live .
(29) The Spurs are completely unafraid of making complete fools of themselves.
(30) Pretty strong run from the Rockets this season at one point.
(31) Maybe Dallas is peaking at the right time .
(32) There's a video called "Where Amazing Happens" about the Grizzlies. Weird.

CATEGORY 7: MAGAZINE VIDEO AND ARTICLES
"The Association? We like!"

(33) We had Brandon Roy as a candidate for "NEXT."
(34) Dwight Howard ranked the three best dunks in NBA history for us.
(35) Rasheed Wallace may be the smartest man in the NBA .
(36) Can Donnie Walsh possibly get the Knicks out of this mess?
(37) Kevin Durant talked to us about the first time he was on the cover .
(38) We had LeBron James as one of our 10th Anniversary cover subjects .
(39) We also had Tim Duncan .
(40) Ric Bucher knows the Western Conference better than you.
(41) Being Gregg Popovich .
(42) We got some access to the most important parts of Derek Fisher's life.
(43) Back in October, we knew the Celtics would be this good .
(44) It's CP3's world, and we're all paying rent .
(45) There were a lot of trades this year, eh?
(46) Dwyane Wade loves basketball, and the lost art of letter writing .
(47) Our people were there at the All-Star Game in New Orleans .
(48) Stephen Jackson loves Word Association games .
(49) ... in much the same way Adam Levine and Elton Brand love each other .
(50) ... or Allen Iverson and Clipse .
(51) AI? We've sat down with him too .

CATEGORY 8: CLOWNING
When athletes pull down the veil and such.

(52) Kobe jumping cars .
(53) The Rockets impersonate Dikembe .
(54) Everyone needs to go shopping, even the very tall .
(55) Ali G and the Association [Ed's note: Some clips are older]
(56) Rudy Gay's Slam Dunk Contest promotion .

CATEGORY 9: SOME SPECTACULAR PLAYS
Because hey, we're all part of the SportsCenter generation, right?

(57) Paul Millsap with the amazing circus shot .
(58) When Kobe does something, he does it quite well .
(59) Dwight Howard likes dunking on people .
(60) Seriously, how many times can Rasho get posterized ?
(61) Ramon Sessions increases his relevance .
(62) Pretty sure if Caron Butler was still in college, UConn wouldn't have lost to San Diego.
(63) Why can't Manu marry Eva?
(64) J.R. Smith is the truth .
(65) Iverson's still got it .
(66) Kobe with the no look .
(67) Stromile Swift is still in the league? Apparently. And he can still dunk .
(68) Marvin Williams with the slamma jamma .
(69) LeBron is nothing if not dramatic .
(70) Hey, remember when he scored 50 on the Knicks? That was depressing.
(71) Iggy gets jiggy .
(72) We are fans of the double clutch .
(73) Michael Redd will dash your hopes from deep .
(74) So will DeShawn Stevenson .
(75) And Baron Davis .
(76) Oh, and Manu too .
(77) Shaq makes his presence felt early in Phoenix .
(78) Gerald Green's "cupcake slam" on All-Star Saturday Night.
(79) D-Wade, pre-injury, was often still the good model .
(80) Carlos Boozer with the exclamation point slam .
(81) What's cooler: Josh Childress' hair, or his dunking ability?
(82) Hedo Turkoglu kinda blew up this year, didn't he?
(83) Josh Smith is literally filthy .
(84) Hey, a Rashard Lewis highlight! Cool!
(85) The Knicks did something good this year? Coulda fooled us .
(86) This is what Marcus Camby gets paid for .
(87) This isn't completely from this season, but it's a cool list still: The Top 10 Moves of 2007 .
(88) And here's the Top 10 Facial Dunks of 2007 .

CATEGORY 10: "VARIOUS" COOL STUFF
Because we're not good at titling things.

(89) Chris Paul thanks the fans for All-Star Weekend.
(90) Behind the scenes at the 2008 WNBA Draft .
(91) Inside the Phoenix Suns locker room post-Shaq .
(92) Bill Russell gives Dwight Howard some advice .
(93) D-Wade gives CP3 a makeover .
(94) And then Paul goes and sets a new world record .

CATEGORY 11: THE FUTURE
Who will be professional darlings of the next few years?

(95) Remember, he hasn't played yet .
(96) This kid's handle is ridiculous .
(97) What if Michael Beasley ends up playing with Kevin Durant?
(98) Will Kevin Love make the outlet pass fashionable again?
(99) An O.J. Mayo movie trailer .

CATEGORY 12: THE FINAL VIDEO
We like being dramatic.

(100) Pretty much the most compelling storyline entering the playoffs right here .

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