March Madness Preview

With the NCAA Tournament kicking off on Thursday, I took some time this afternoon to chat with Aaron Torres about first-round matchups he’s excited to watch, what high seeds could be booted early from the tournament, what teams are over or under-rated, how Kentucky’s lack of experience in the Tournament will play out and if Texas can regain the form that helped them start the season 17-0.

Oliver Miller Anecdote

Here’s an MP3 of author Rus Bradburd talking about a night when Oliver Miller’s college coach, Nolan Richardson, walked into Miller’s hotel room to find him hoarding four pizza’s to himself.

Catching Up With Kevin Martin

Last night prior to the Wizards/Rockets matchup Aaron Brooks, Trevor Ariza and Chase Budinger watched film and quietly joked with one another, and I was the only journalist/blogger in sight. I took advantage of this serene atmosphere, and struck up a conversation with newly acquired guard Kevin Martin.

Catching Up With Samuel Dalembert

Hoops Addict was able to chat with Samuel Dalembert this weekend about Haiti, being given the NBA cares award in January and how the past few months have affected him and his family.

The Scouting Report On Lou Williams

Heading into the game this afternoon, Sixers point guard Lou Williams was averaging 20 points, 4.6 dimes and 4 rebounds over his past five games. Before the game I chatted with Jay Triano about his game plan for guarding Williams.

Catching Up With Tracy Murray

This evening I had the chance to chat with Tracy Murray about being honored tonight at the Air Canada Centre, what it’s been like catching up with old friends while in town, why he regrets leaving Toronto to play in Washington and his involvement with Amir Johnson’s AAU team.

Bradburd Talks About “40 Minutes Of Hell”

On the weekend Hoops Addict was able to chat with Rus Bradburd about a wide range of topics including what inspired him to write a book about Nolan Richardson, why Richardson had a dislike for “book coaches” and the unique situation the Richardson’s had in Tulsa where players frequently came over to eat dinner or to spend time with his family.

Catching Up With Antawn Jamison

Antawn Jamison chatted with Hoops Addict about Cleveland’s big win against Boston,the mental shift that is needed after shooting out of double teams in Washington to getting open looks while playing for Cleveland, adapting to not needing to be a high volume scorer and what it feels like to be playing on a team with a good chance of winning an NBA Championship.

Brown Compares Powe And Evans To Bowling Balls

During my three years of covering the NBA I’ve witnessed a couple of entertaining things but Mike Brown’s post game media session might take the cake. When asked to describe the play of Reggie Evans and Leon Powe he laughed and then decided to compare the two bruising forwards to bowling balls. The best part was when he then proceeded to make the sound of bowling balls crashing together.

Catching Up With Juwan Howard

Veteran big man Juwan Howard chatted with Hoops Addict about being the last man standing in the NBA when it comes to his former Fab 5 teammates, he joked about starting and averaging 30+ minutes per game this month and he shared his plans to stay involved with the NBA long after his playing career is over.

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