Kobe Bryant failed to drop another 40 last night in an appallingly low-scoring victory over the Dallas Mavericks, which means one of Wilt Chamberlain’s other records (his mark for most free throws in a game fell last week when Dwight Howard shot 39) should remain intact for the foreseeable future. The record for most consecutive 40-point games is 14 by Chamberlain in 1961. He did it 63 times in the ’61-62 season. So although Kobe is not chasing Wilt, everyone else in
We told you earlier today that LaMarcus Aldridge is on the verge of being added to the preliminary Team USA roster for the 2012 Olympics. Now we’re reporting something even better: The entire 19-man roster. Here it is, alphabetically, from my impeccable international basketball sources: [Read more…]
The common belief is that USA Basketball will announce a preliminary 18-man roster for the 2012 Olympics later this month. But that belief is flawed. It is more likely the number will be 19, and it will include LaMarcus Aldridge. SheridanHoops.com learned Tuesday that Aldridge is on the verge of being added to the national team roster that will be submitted to FIBA later in January. The Portland Trail Blazers forward has gained the attention of Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski with his
I don’t think the Celtics should trade Rajon Rondo. I think the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks are going to have to overpay to keep both Tyson Chandler and J.J. Barea. And I also foresee an epic gold medal game between the United States and Spain at the 2012 London Olympics next summer. (From our archives is this piece I wrote in September regarding the Spanish team’s chances in the Olympics after covering EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania, along with this piece on
From FIBA.com: “Speaking to French sports daily L’Equipe this week, French Basketball Federation (FFBB) President Jean-Pierre Siutat gave an idea of what the men’s national team’s schedule of warm-up games will be like. “The calendar has yet to be finalised, but it looks as though we will go and play Spain in early July and we have agreed on a return leg in France, in theory on 15 July,” he said. “The preparations will consist of seven to nine games
From Paulo Kennedy of FIBA.com, in Wuhan, China: (Rasheim) Wright then hit two miraculous driving baskets before Yi Li drove down the middle for a jam. Wright then tied the game away with a long, shot-clock beating 3-pointer and the game was tied at 69. Yi Jianlian was then unwisely fouled in the backcourt, with Jordan in the bonus, giving him his chance to win the game. He missed the first, then the second bounced around before dropping in. Jordan had one
By Chris Sheridan Of the 12-team field for the 2012 Olympics, eight of the 12 competitors are set: Team USA, Spain, France, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Great Britain and Tunisia. We’ll know the identity of the 9th — China or Jordan — before the end of the weekend. If it is Jordan, led by former New Zealand national team coach Tab Baldwin, there will be one extra American athlete at the Opening Ceremonies in London. He is Rasheim Wright, a 30-year-old 6-foot-4 guard from Philadelphia’s
KAUNAS, Lithuania — There is only one thing that is ultimately relevant for Americans about the team that just won EuroBasket: One year from now, will Spain have what it takes to defeat Team USA in the gold medal game of the London Olympics? Because let’s face it, this Spanish team showed it is clearly the second-best team in the world right now, just as they were three years ago in Beijing when they put 107 points on the board (in a