With the NBA getting its draft on in the Big Apple tonight, most basketball fans will tune in to see the glitz and glamour of David Stern’s version of the Price is Right, with young men, some fresh outta’ their freshman seasons, making their services available for millions.
Everyone knows pretty much that the top tier, [...]

The Brazilian U17 boys didn’t do well on the U17 South American Championships at Guanara Portuguesa, Venezuela, last week. After one month of practice in Londrina and São Paulo, the squad coached by Saviani and assisted by Cadum, a former Nat’l Team forward, succumbed in the semis to the Argentineans.
So far so good. It [...]

On the late morning of Tuesday, May 22, 1984, two opposing groups of thoroughly superstitious team officials converged on the NBA offices in Manhattan to pray for good fortune, to flip a coin, and to redraw the league’s burgeoning road map for decades to come. They all hoped to win the big prize in the [...]

With the NBA Draft going down this week D-Wil and I took some time to chat about how we feel the first round will shake out. We break down possible picks for every selection based on specific team needs, we talked about some sleeper picks and we broke down some players that are being over [...]

“The public’s image of NBA players is true. A lot of them get caught up in the hype and do video clips with rappers and all that crap…”
I agree with the person who uttered these words. That’s right, I a-gree —– from his perspective, I totally agree.Why? Most importantly, there’s more to the statement than [...]

Over the past few months a lot of quality articles have been posted that you may have missed if your new to this blog. If your looking for you Draft Fix, check out these articles:

Eric Satterwhite writes one of the most read and respected Mock Drafts on the ‘net
Jeff Wong recently posted an extensive interview [...]

For my latest 5 Star Hoops Podcast I had the chance to chat with Dayton Flyers head coach Brian Gregory. Coach Gregory has been at Dayton for four seasons where he has amassed a record of 65-45. Prior to accepting the head coaching position at Dayton he won a National Championship as an assistant coach [...]

Basketball fans are being inundated with Mock Drafts this week but I’m posting yet another Mock Draft for you to try to digest. Why would I do this? Because I was able to take part in “The Great Blogger Mock Draft 2007″ and I feel this rabid collection of hoop fans know what they are [...]

At the conclusion of every NBA season, the media carnival comes to town, but this county fair has only one ride, the “coaching carousel”.
In the next few weeks, you’ll see Larry Brown, a Van Gundy, and some other guys’ names spinning around, waiting to get scooped up by a team. What you’ll see often however, [...]

By Ryan McNeill
While reading through Michael Litos book “Cinderella: Inside the Rise of Mid-Major College Basketball” this winter something that stuck out was when he talked about a group called “Villa Seven Consortium.” What is this group and why should you care? Well, the basic premise behind this group is that it allows the athletic [...]