Published: July 13, 2009
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In yet another shrewd move by Bryan Colangelo, the Toronto Raptors have signed combo guard Jarrett Jack to an offer sheet.
Per team policy financial terms were not disclosed but it’s rumoured to be a four-year offer that would pay him just north of $20 million.
Since Jack is a restricted free agent the Pacers will receive [...]
Published: July 13, 2009
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Meet Dominique Jones. He was the most underrated, underappreciated guard in the Big East last season while playing for the South Florida Bulls.
A standout sophomore on the downtrodden, cellar-dwelling Big East team, Jones isn’t worried about skyrocketing to stardom.
He’s a cool customer, never taxed or bothered by the lack of individual shine, headlines, or the [...]
Published: July 13, 2009
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In preparation for their participation in the Las Vegas Summer League , the Washington Wizards summer league roster endured the first of their three day mini-camp yesterday. The roster is chock full of players hoping to impress first in mini-camp, and then in next week’s games, in an effort to make it to the NBA.
The four “veterans” [...]
Published: July 13, 2009
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Earlier this month I had the pleasure of chatting with writer and coach Tony Price. He brings a lot of passion to his head coaching position at Simmons College and decided to write a book about his experiences. The book, “An Unsung Coach Hears Through The Noise Of A Black Athlete’s Dream,” was one I [...]
Published: July 6, 2009
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Earlier this month I had the pleasure of chatting with Robert Tuchman. Who is he? He’s the lucky stiff who was able to spend an entire year going from sporting event to sporting event.
When I heard about this book I almost refused to review it based on principle – why should he be so lucky [...]
Published: July 1, 2009
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My initial experience with now fired coach Michael Curry came back in November of 2008, prior to the Wizards/Pistons matchup. He was nearly 10 minutes late for his pre-game press conference and when he finally emerged from the locker room he seemed a bit perturbed the waiting media had interrupted his pre-game routine.
Still, he answered questions [...]