Earlier this week I was able to chat with Andy Rautins after a Canada Basketball practice about his goals for this summer while playing for Canada, what he learned from Chauncey Billups and how he is adjusting to being a point guard after being a wing while he was in college.

This afternoon I was able to chat with Jermaine Anderson about the start of Basketball Canada’s training camp, sharing point guard duties this summer with Cory Joseph and Andy Rautins, how the NBA lockout might effect him and how his faith helps to keep him grounded when he’s going through stressful situations.

Ever since “The Decision” last summer it seems fans have been ready to attack LeBron James whenever he has a bad game or he makes a mistake while speaking with the media.
However, over the past year it’s become pretty clear while talking with coaches and players around the NBA that James is still the most [...]

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of reading Charley Rosen’s latest book “Crazy Basketball.” It’s a collection of his stories from playing and coaching and it was a book I had a tough time putting down due to some great history involving the game of basketball and a bunch of great humor.
This week I [...]

This afternoon I joined Justin Hull on 1050 The Score in Milwaukee to chat about what teams with home court in the first round might get bumped in the first round of the playoffs, we debate who will win the Championship this season and I share my pick for MVP.
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Jason Richardson chatted with HOOPSADDICT.com about why Orlando’s last handful of games still have importance, what the team needs to do in order to not let up mentally and he explains why he feels Dwight Howard should be named MVP of the league this season.
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Ryan Anderson chatted with HOOPSADDICT.com about what Orlando has to play for over their last handful of games, the improvements he has made on the defensive end this season and he explains why Dwight Howard should be named MVP of the NBA this season.
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Jon Wertheim talked with HOOPSADDICT.com about co-writing “Scorecasting” with a childhood friend, his favorite part of writing this book, how he was able to prevent the book from being to stat heavy while still proving their theories and he shared what his favorite anecdote from the book is.
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Ben Uzoh chatted with HOOPSADDICT.com about the highs and lows of his rookie season, how getting a lot of minutes at the end of the season is building his confidence and the impact Avery Johnson has had on his game.
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Can you explain the origin of your two legendary nicknames, Earl the Pearl and Black Jesus?
Earl “The Pearl” came from when I was in college my senior year. My first ten games of the season, I was averaging close to 50 points per game. A guy wrote a column and listed the scores of each [...]