Group D Likely To Advance 1. Greece Greece is another squad showing up without some of their best players but still remain a contender for the gold. Even without pick-and-roll master Dimitris Diamantitis, Grizzlies guard Nick Calathes, Nuggets center Kosta Koufos and Maccabi Tel Aviv center “Sofo” Schortsanitis, the Greeks are poised to compete for their first medal since 2009. Italian coach Andrea Trinchieri, who recently moved from Cantu to Unics Kazan in Russia, will have no shortage of weapons throughout this campaign. Back-to-back
Archives for September 2013
Tweet of the Night: Evan Fournier reveals unusual habit during his showers
NBA players sometimes utilize social media to reveal certain things about themselves that fans, otherwise, would never know. This is especially the case during the offseason, when there isn’t a whole lot to talk about in terms of basketball activity. On Tuesday, Evan Fournier – the up-and-coming guard of the Denver Nuggets – shared a deep thought with his fans about what he does in his private time, and questioned his personality in the process: Am I weird because I love
SH Blog: The omnipresent LeBron; Suns save on Beasley; Rodman worming release of prisoner?
This is how you know your star transcends the universe where it was created. LeBron James – two-time defending champion, four-time MVP, best player on the planet – was the topic of three different stories Tuesday. And none of them were about NBA basketball. Not one, not two … Three. [Read more…]
Tweet of the Day: LeBron James’ Buckeye Locker Gets Hostile Feedback
The new renovated $19 million Ohio State Buckeyes basketball facility features a guest locker for an athlete that never even took a class at in Columbus. LeBron James’ no. 6 locker stands out among the current OSU athletes. No. 6 LeBron James, a locker that will likely go unused. James sent out a tweet thanking the university and its athletics staff for the recognition. SPECIAL S/O AD Gene Smith, Thad Matta, Urban Meyer and the rest of this unbelievable University
Five Things To Watch: Atlanta Hawks
There may be nothing that frightens the average NBA more than the idea of mediocrity. It is the notion that there is nowhere to go for an unidentified period of time — no improvement, no cap flexibility, no enticing trade assets — and nothing to watch but the gradual and steady decline of a core constituted for competitive basketball but not championships. It’s why coaches and GMs are fired, because if there is anything that ticks off a fan base more
Evening News: Suns dump Beasley; Raptors release Q-Rich; Sullinger arrested on domestic charge
The latest page in Mike Beasley’s controversial NBA career has been written. The former threat to Derrick Rose as the top pick in the 2008 draft has been released by the Suns after a tumultuous year in Phoenix. [Read more…]
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Tweet of the Night: Jared Dudley believes saying “Stockton was harder to guard than MJ” is crazy
During Gary Payton’s interview with Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports, the point guard brought up a very debatable topic: strictly speaking for himself, he believed John Stockton was harder to guard than Michael Jordan. Many would disagree with this notion on simple logic alone. Who sounds more difficult to guard? A 6’1″, 170-pound point guard or a 6’6″, 200 pound shooting guard? Obviously, though, size does not define the skill level of a player, and we are talking about one