From the monthly archives:

May 2008

High School Inspiration

May 31, 2008

In case you need a break from the NBA reading for your weekend, I want to remind you of probably the most inspirational youth basketball story out of the last several years.

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Local Picks and Flips

May 30, 2008

Last Friday,  Jaime wrote a blog, ”Beasley or Rose?“, about what Chicago should do with their #1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft. He stated that he felt Chicago should draft for need (Beasley), rather than going for a local product (Rose) at a position that is fairly well covered by their current roster. I couldn’t agree more [...]

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No Flopping

May 29, 2008

I must say the NBA is coming around. Usually, I tend not to agree with the rule changes the NBA enacts to enhance the game.  However, they have decided to implement a “no flopping” rule and they think it is great. Apparently, the NBA will review game films and fine players for flopping. The exact details [...]

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FIBA Rules Migrate Toward NBA

May 28, 2008

A couple of weeks back, an important event took place in the international basketball world.  The FIBA announced rule changes to international play that will bring it more in line with NBA rules and style of play.
Two main rule changes that will be the most noticeable:

The key will no longer be trapezoid shaped and will [...]

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In a slump? Get an easy bucket.

May 26, 2008

Yesterday, in the Spurs vs. Lakers game, Tim Duncan was at the free throw line where he missed his first attempt badly. The rhythm on the shot was poor and Tim felt the shot was awkward. He next did something that I highly recommend for any player who is in a shooting slump. He grabbed [...]

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The Return of Rick Reilly

May 24, 2008

On June 1st, Rick Reilly will return to work as one of the premier sports authors.  For the last six months Reilly has been on a forced hiatus, described in a recent Bloomberg article by Scott Soshnick, as he switches from his last page article on Sports Illustrated to a new role at ESPN.  Reilly will apparently [...]

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Beasley or Rose?

May 23, 2008

So Chicago rode their 1.7% of the ping pong balls right up to the first pick in the draft, immediately jump starting the Beasley versus Rose arguments.  All the local writers in Chicago have jumped on the Rose bandwagon for a multitude of reasons, tops of which seems to be that he’s a local kid.  [...]

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NBA dominates search in China

May 22, 2008

I have spent countless hours working with online tools to help identify and value the top keywords in other languages including Chinese.  Everytime I am going through the Chinese search and translator tools for my other job, I notice the immense popularity of Basketball in China.  Below are some screenshots of how popular the search term “NBA” is.  [Click on [...]

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Press Release

May 20, 2008

Santa Monica, CA, May 20, 2008 – Neptune Ventures SM LLC announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the Internet domain name Basketball.org. The exact terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition will help them continue to build their network of sites in popular web verticals.
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NBA “LOGO”

May 20, 2008

Received a pleasant surprise yesterday. On my way back from a hour walk on the Santa Monica beach, I ran into an old friend, Bob Myers. Bob played at the same high school as my three stepsons. He went on to play at UCLA, and after getting his Law Degree, he has become an NBA [...]

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