Deron Williams, perhaps inspired by the warm welcome he received upon his arrival in Turkey, made a snap decision to play for Besiktas rather than watch their first game. He had 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists in just 18 minutes of a 93-91 victory over Montepaschi Siena at the annual Bormio Tournament in Italy. Williams’ teammate on the New Jersey Nets, Sasha Vujacic, is also on the court already for Efes Anadolu and scored 30 and 18 points in his first two games. Read all about
Archives for September 2011
Mozgov a monster as Russia defeats Greece
By Chris Sheridan VILNIUS, Lithuania — Once upon a time in mid-February of this year, Timofey Mozgov was the only thing holding up the blockbuster trade that sent Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets to the New York Knicks. Once the Knicks relented and agreed to give up the 7-footer, the deal went forward. But Mozgov went backward, spending most of the rest of the season on the end of Denver’s bench. “It was hard. What I take from last season was the waiting game, how to keep
New contributors: Bernucca, Zagoria, Weijia
By Chris Sheridan My staff of contributors has now doubled, with Chris Bernucca, Adam Zagoria and Guan Weijia joining a roster that already includes Hall of Famer Mark Heisler, Peter May and Nick Gibson. Bernucca is as intense and dedicated as they come, and will provide a smorgasbord of content. He can recite just about every line from Repo Man. Zagoria is as laid-back as they come, and will write a weekly column on young players with the goods to make it to the NBA someday. If you
Eurobasket: Dancer of the day
This is Evalina of the Lietuva Rytas dance team. She is 22, lives in Vilnius, and her favorite player is Simas Jasaitis.
Tony Parker at Eurobasket = Dirk Nowitzki at NBA Finals
By Chris Sheridan VILNIUS, Lithuania — The hungriest player in last June’s NBA Finals was Dirk Nowitzki, who was starving to avenge the heartbreak of his loss in the championship round five years earlier. At EuroBasket, he has an equal in the hunger category. So hungry it might be fitting to call him a gourmand. That player is Tony Parker, whose 19 points — including five in the final 2:10 — fueled a 73-67 victory over Lithuania in front of a raucous, hostile
EuroBasket: Dancer of the Day
This is Dovile, a performer with the Lietuva Rytas dance team. She is 18, from Klaipeda, Lithuania, and her favorite basketball player is Jonas Valanciunas.
Eurobasket: Rubio makes a shot in easy win vs. Serbia
By Chris Sheridan VILNIUS, Lithuania — Not much of a match between Spain and Serbia this afternoon, the most interesting moment of the 84-59 victory coming midway through the second half when Rudy Fernandez was benched by his coach for picking up a silly technical foul. Also, coach Sergio Scariolo used Serge Ibaka for only 7 minutes and 43 seconds. “I am the coach. I don’t have to justify my decision,” Scariolo said. “This is an internal issue, not a press conference issue.” Pau Gasol (26 points
Site update: More contributors added, et al
By Chris Sheridan Since this site launched on Tuesday morning, the traffic has been phenomenal, and the feedback from colleagues, readers and friends has been overwhelmingly positive. Some updates: _ I have added three new contributors who will begin filing later this month. I will have a further announcement on that soon. _ On the site design, I hear y’all. Changes are coming. I had to set up this site and this business on the fly (it literally went from an idea to a
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