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Lies, damned lies and NBA myths

By Patrick Hruby
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Thursday, November 3, 2005

Lenin once said that a lie told often enough becomes the truth. He also paved the way for Stalinist genocide as well as pretentious grad students donning dorky fisherman's caps. As such, his track record was a bit mixed. In one respect, however, the Soviet founding father was exactly right: A lie told repeatedly really can become the truth. Especially when told about the NBA. Superstars get the calls. Only the last five minutes matter. The fix is in for big-market teams. Such are a few of the ...

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