Published: June 28, 2007
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Secrets and lies! Secrets and lies! It’s all secrets and lies!
- Homer Simpson
We’re in the final moments leading to the Christmas of NBA fans: Draft Night. Who will be waiting at the base of the ol’ tannenbaum, eager to doff their festive suits ‘n’ ties in favor of authentic team jerseys?
The basketball world is watching the clickety count down. Me, I’m scouring [...]
Published: June 28, 2007
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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, [...]
Published: June 26, 2007
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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 [...]
Published: June 25, 2007
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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 [...]
Published: June 24, 2007
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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 [...]
Published: June 24, 2007
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“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 [...]
Published: June 23, 2007
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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 [...]
Published: June 22, 2007
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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 [...]
Published: June 22, 2007
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For the past couple of weeks a lot of people are talking about Roko Ukic and his chances of playing in the NBA. I’ll introduce him to those of you who still don’t know this young Croatian player.
Ukic started playing in KK Split and was drafted #45 by the Toronto Raptors in 2005. He signed [...]
Published: June 21, 2007
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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 [...]