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Team USA Gongs China! 2008-08-10 14:37:31 Team USA beat China
101-70 in the opening of their Olympic tour. China stayed tough for most of the first half, I was surprised by how well they played. Yao looked okay, especially for only being 60-70%. The key was really China just wearing down, the three point shot didn't fall near as much in the second half.Team USA really has to work on: defending and making the three point shot. China shot 1 Read more:Team USA
Russia easily beats Iran 71-49! 2008-08-09 21:58:55 In the first game of Men's Olympic basketball, Russia
beat Iran 71-49. Granted, this was not the most star studded game in the world (Andrey Kirilenko was the biggest star), it still had its moments.Russia was dominant in the first half (they lead 38-22), but they seemed to lose their edge in the third. Each team was limited offensively, but the Russian offense was very weak in the third. Iran may
Grizzlies Spendin Money? 2008-08-08 11:46:47 According to RealGM, the Grizzlies have signed Josh Smith to a $58 million dollar offer sheet. Are you kidding me? They have money to spend and they wait and wait and now try to get Josh Smith? I would have tried Brand, or someone that isn't a restricted free agent.The Hawks have seven days to match and I don't know how many years the deal would last, but they probably will match. If they don't, I Read more:Money
My Souped-up Olympic preview! 2008-08-07 11:28:20 With the Olympic
s just one day away, it's time to preview some Olympic basketball! We're getting a steroid shot with some help from Kellex, Jarrad Todd and Anthony!Me: Do you have team USA as your favorite, and which team has the best chance of knocking them off?Kellex: For sure Team USA is my favorite! If I had a team to knock them off, it would probably be Spain at this point. So much young ta
Earl Boykins becomes a rich Italian! 2008-08-06 16:40:09 Earl Boykins, a 5'5" point guard is heading to Virtus Bologna for $3.5 million. Here's a statement that was translated from the club:We hope that the skills of this Earl Boykins, how you say, will help our team. We think that the lack of doping tests over here will help us dramatically increase his height (although only in meters, not inches). If we are lucky, he should become taller than Andrea B Read more:Earl
, Italian
Team USA Squeezes by the Aussies! 2008-08-05 13:07:12 Team USA beat Australia in a surprisingly close 87-76 exhibition game. Australia was really in it for all four quarters and they did it all without top NBA draft pick Andrew Bogut (ankle injury). I was impressed by young guard Patrick Mills, he's a small, speedy guy who p could make a lot of noise.The Australian offense seemed to be better than any other team they faced. With Bogut playing, this t Read more:Team USA
, Aussies
Team USA set to take on the Aussie's! 2008-08-04 19:20:00 Team USA will take on Andrew Bogut and the Aussie
's on Tuesday at 8 a.m. Eastern time on ESPN2. If you've heard of Shawn Redhage you're either Australian, Fran Fraschilla, or really up on foreign basketball (sorry, Aussies, you're great!).Anyway, I think team USA needs to blow out the Australian's like they did the Canadian's. The one thing that is becoming a growing concern is the way team USA is Read more:Team USA
Team USA Wins Gold! 2008-08-24 03:43:59 Team USA has finally redeemed their title as the best basketball nation in the world, beating Spain 118-107. It was a close game through 40 minutes, truly the best international game I've seen so far. Kobe Bryant was kind of the MVP of this game, he had big plays on both ends down the stretch. It seemed like each team really really wanted it, runs and amazing shots were plentiful in this game. Jua Read more:Team USA
Team USA Beat Argentina, Now On The Way To The Gold! 2008-08-22 15:09:58 I've been disappointed by some of Team USA
's earlier performances, but it sounds like they are good enough to win. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to watch the first two medal-round games (Australia, Agrentina last night Beijing time) due to the early morning starts. I am eagerly awaiting waking up at 2:30 am Eastern to watch the gold medal game (USA vs. Spain). I have to honestly say that I do Read more:Argentina
Take a Break from the Iron LeBron! 2008-09-14 17:57:41 The Cavs want LeBron to stay away from the gym for a couple of weeks before training camp opens. LeBron is so fit he can take two or three weeks to relax? Course it's true but do the Cavs have to rub it in?I'm fine with LeBron taking a week off, maybe. But if you're out of routine for a couple weeks, won't that kind of throw off his rhythm? I know LeBron is no amateur ball player, but I like to t Read more:Break
How's Your Shot Now Mamba? 2008-09-09 20:10:12 Kobe Bryant has decided to skip his right pinkie surgery; something that really puzzles me. Sure, it is important to get a winning mentality (not to mention all of your key players) in training camp, but they made it to the finals last year and this year they'll be even better.While this is brave of Kobe, I think his shot will suffer. During the 07-08 season, KB24 shot about 46% from the field. W
It's Almost Time! 2008-09-29 15:09:32 I know I've been on an extended vacation (sorry for that, wasn't planning on it), but now the season is less than a month upon us. This season is gonna to be tremendous, can't wait.I really want to see the Blazers pan out (did you know they're running a live blog today?). I love Fernandez, Frye, Oden, Roy, the whole crew. They can definitely make the playoffs, but I'm not sure yet on how far they Read more:Almost
Marreese Speights Camp In St. Pete! 2008-10-19 20:33:05 Marreese Speights is going to hold a camp near where I live at the Childs Park Rec Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. This is going to be a good chance for me to participate in a quality camp. It is also nice that Marreese would come to St. Pete from Philly just before the season to help the community. This probably will also help Marreese as he prepares for his rookie season. Getting away from th
Look Out for the Young Fella! 2008-10-18 20:41:00 Since the NBA season is about 11 days away, I want to talk about improvements that I've seen in one Young, lucky individual.I haven't seen everyone play, but I've seen the Sixers a couple of times. I am looking for some nice progress from Thaddeus Young. Going into his second year, I can tell he's put in some work. He's acquired an outside shot and now he'll be able to shoot the three and be an i
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