Items by Brian Taylor

Win A SNY Invitational Prize Pack

Published: January 11, 2008

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SNY will extend its reach into the high school sports arena by producing and televising the inaugural SNY Invitational presented by Time Warner Cable. This premier high school basketball tournament, the “SNY Invitational” will feature four boys varsity basketball teams from the NYC landscape, including the Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters, Benjamin N. Cardozo Judges, John F. [...]


Preseason Recap: Raps vs Cavs 111-78

Published: October 26, 2007

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Preseason is just preseason. It’s not real play.
But yesterday, with only one more game to go, we caught a glimpse of a Raptors team that we expect to see when they’re firing on all cylinders. Ford was making great passes, Calderon was his usual self as an anchor, Delfino emerged as the “option [...]


The Top 30 Players

Published: October 8, 2007

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It’s the time of the year when the MLB and NASCAR playoffs are happening, the NFL season is in full swing, the NHL regular season has just begun, and the NBA season is getting ready to make its presence felt. There are less than 30 days until the 2007-08 season begins, yet for the moment, [...]


Shooting For The Moon

Published: October 6, 2007

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My latest feature for Hoopsworld is on Jamario Moon and his chances of making the Raptors opening night roster. Last Friday at media day Jamario was one of my favourite interviews and we talked about his excitement about his first NBA training camp, his expectations for training camp, how he wants to carve out a [...]


Training Camp IV: This Time, It’s Personal

Published: October 4, 2007

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One year ago the rumblings coming out of the Raptors camp were very positive. The team had just incorporated several new bodies and Sam Mitchell and the staff were preaching certain attributes that the team would carry. Of course, a year ago Sam wasn’t concerned about scoring, and went on to say that the Raptors [...]


DVD Review: 4 Chosen

Published: October 3, 2007

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Imagine being a high school kid traveling to an out of state tournament. Think about the excitement your feeling about heading away from your parents for a couple days. The nerves over playing with different players and the pressure to impress coaches. The pure bliss of a road trip with your buddies.
Now, imagine how you’d [...]


Hoops Hobby

Published: October 2, 2007

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Through the years basketball has transformed from just a sport to an obsession amongst fans that collect basketball memorabilia and cards as a hobby. Some people collect jerseys, shoes or headbands, while others collect posters, basketballs and cards. This is going to be a bi-weekly column that gives you a feel of what is happening [...]


Dikembe Mutombo - Hero To Millions

Published: September 10, 2007

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I’m pleased to post a PDF file of Tom Minear’s latest article in Handle Magazine. Tom’s been contributing articles on Hoops Addict for the past year and he recently signed a deal to have his articles printed in the Australian basketball magazine Handle.
Click here to view the PDF file of his recent article on Dikembe [...]


Coaches Workshop With Notre Dame Head Coach Mike Brey - Part 3

Published: September 7, 2007

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Earlier this summer I had the chance to attend a Five-Star Camp in Pittsburgh and I had the pleasure of attending a coaches workshop that Nortre Dame head coach Mike Brey conducted. Earlier this week I posted the first two parts of this workshop and today is the final twenty minutes of this coaches workshop.
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Coaches Workshop With Notre Dame Head Coach Mike Brey - Part 2

Published: September 6, 2007

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Earlier this summer I had the chance to attend a Five-Star Camp in Pittsburgh and I had the pleasure of attending a coaches workshop that Nortre Dame head coach Mike Brey conducted. Yesterday I dropped the first podcast of this workshop and here’s part two of a three part series
During this part of his coaches [...]


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