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Pick Up Games

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 Posted in College, History, NBA, Press | 1 Comment »

Pick up basketball games can be very interesting, especially when it comes to calling fouls.  Anybody who has played in a game where you call fouls on yourself, knows how intense ... Read more..

Pete Newell

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Coaching, News | 2 Comments »

I was deeply saddened upon hearing the news that Coach Pete Newell has passed away.  I received a phone call from my son Jaime early Monday afternoon informing me he ... Read more..

Kevin Johnson vs Reggie Miller

Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in College, History, NBA, News, Press | 2 Comments »

A week ago Tuesday, two basketball loving men were elected as the first African-American to their respective offices.  The first, of course, was Barrack Obama, who will be our nation's first African- American ... Read more..

Woodie

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Posted in NBA, News | 1 Comment »

I got this thread, in an email about Haywoode Workman. After reading the article, and thinking about Woodie, several adjectives about him came to mind, all positive--hardworking, mature, intelligent, tough, classy, competitive, ... Read more..

All-Americans

Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Posted in College, High School, News, Press, Youth | 1 Comment »

The AP pre-season All-America team was announced Monday.  Not many surprises, and I feel, pretty accurate, although I do not put a lot of trust in the true knowledge of ... Read more..

Playing Time, Coach’s Fault?

Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Coaching, College, High School, NBA, Youth | No Comments »

I was reading an article last week about Spencer Hawes, the second year center with the Sacramento Kings. I have a great deal of interest in Spencer.  I played in college with his uncle, Steve ... Read more..

Two Diverse Training Camps

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Coaching, History, NBA | No Comments »

I mentioned in a previous post how important training camps are in setting the tone for the season.  I want to talk about a couple of training camps I was ... Read more..

Erving and Veterans

Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in History, NBA, News | 1 Comment »

As a professional basketball player, my second training camp was with the Virginia Squires, and it was very interesting.  During the summer, the Squires had signed an underclassman by the name of ... Read more..

Rookies in Training Camps

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in Coaching, History, NBA, News | No Comments »

Training camps may be exciting, but they are always interesting and highly important.  Camps set the tone for the entire season.  It is very rare that a team that doesn't gel ... Read more..

NBA Training Camps

Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Coaching, NBA, News | 3 Comments »

This week NBA training camps open up and it is always an exciting time for the players, coaches and the fans.  Everyone is optimistic about the upcoming season.  Of course, ... Read more..

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