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Five foreign born players poised for a breakout NBA season after the 2010 World championships

September 23, 2010
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Nicolas Batum: The high flying Frenchmen is the mainstay in the Trailblazers starting lineup. He is a big reason why the team isn’t looking for perimeter help, despite key subtractions to the Portland roster including Travis Outlaw and Martell Webster, as well as the numerous trade requests from Rudy Fernandez. Though Batum is usually touted [...]

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USA Baketball rolls as “B Team” takes care of Business

September 22, 2010
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The FIBA World Championships are “a JV tournament compared to the Olympics.” At least that’s what Pardon The Interruption’s Tony Kornheiser thinks. He said so on the 9/13/10 episode of the popular ESPN show which he co-hosts alongside Michael Wilbon. And who can blame him. In the past, American hoops fans have associated success on [...]

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Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009

September 9, 2009

This Friday, hardwood greatness will be enshrined forever as the basketball Hall of Fame introduces the much heralded inductees of 2009. This year’s class is notable because it features a record breaking point guard, a highly decorated first overall pick who delayed his entrance into the NBA to meet his service requirements, and a coach [...]

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Notes from NBA Vegas Summer League

July 15, 2009

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to take in some of the summer league games, while attending a terrific NBA conference (sponsored by SMWW) in Las Vegas. Let me tell you, for a serious NBA fan, it’s quite an event. NBA coaches, GMs and players all co-mingling with spectators right off the Vegas strip. [...]

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Mock Draft 2.0

June 24, 2009

It’s less than 24 hours until the draft and I’m feverishly putting together a mock up of what will surely be one of the most intriguing drafts in years. There is no relatively no certainty after the Clippers select Blake Griffin with the #1 overall pick. Meaning no player is lock to go to any [...]

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That’s Why They Play the Games

June 4, 2009

The NBAs final four has just been reduced to the final two, however, only one of the NBAs two chosen stars will have the opportunity to shine in this year’s finals. In the west, last year’s MVP, and the one dubbed by many as the best player on the planet, seeks to capture his fourth [...]

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John Wall and Kentucky

May 21, 2009

John Calipari, already the highest paid coach in NCAA basketball, continues to add to his riches by landing a gem of a player in John Wall. What makes this so intriguing is the fact that Wall could have chosen to enter his name in the NBA draft due to a technicality. Originally, the 19-year old [...]

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The First Annual Feinberg Academic All-American Basketball Classic

May 14, 2009

This past Saturday at Citizens Bank Arena, in Ontario, CA, the culmination of a new kind of sporting event took place. A high school all-American weekend dedicated to celebrating the participating scholar-athlete’s character as well as their caliber of play and (to quote the founder and chairman Robert Icart) “promoting the education and athletics at [...]

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The Exportation of Jeremy Tyler

April 30, 2009

Jeremy Tyler, hailed by many as the best big man prospects to come along since Tyson Chandler and Greg Oden, has decided to forgo his senior year to play professionally. Ordinarily this wouldn’t be a big deal. Many collegiate basketball players leave school early to pursue their pro aspirations now-a-days. In fact, of players taken [...]

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2009 NBA Mock Lottery

April 13, 2009

The NCAA champion has been crowned and the NBA regular season is just a few games away from coming to an end.  So, at this time of year I’m always wondering how the upcoming crop of draft candidates will help the prospective teams in the lottery and, perhaps, how a few maybe able to affect [...]

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