It could have been a throwback to an NCAA tournament game in the early 90s judging from the coaches on the sidelines. Coach K and his cerebral, fundamentalist coaching style, versus Nolan Richardson’s uptempo, frenetic “40 minutes of hell.” Only this was an alternative version. Coach K’s roster was full of the […]
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The Milwaukee Bucks finally signed their #6 pick in the draft, China’s Yi Jianlian to a standard, multi-year rookie contract. Details and money were not released, but the signing is a coup for the Bucks, as the 6′11′ forward had stated that he would only play for a team located in a bigger market with […]
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With the United States’ latest beat down in the FIBA qualifying tournament of a short-handed Canadian team, the U.S. moved to a record of 3-0, and are averaging 116 points per game in the tournament. So far, the victories over Canada, Venezuela, and the Virgin Islands have come with the team of U.S. superstars barely […]
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Pat Riley, the Miami Heat’s dapper coach, has stated that he will fulfill his contract through 2010. After the Heat’s pitiful showing in the playoffs last year where they were swept by the young Bulls, questions abounded about Riley’s future. They grew even louder when he refused to comment during the offseason. […]
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Tim Donaghy, the former NBA referee who recently pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting betting information through interstate commerce, apparently will give information to the feds regarding involvement of other referees in placing bets. It is unknown if he will state that any of them bet on basketball, or […]
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If the new owners of the Seattle team get their way, that’s just what will happen. The consortium of Oklahoma big shots, led by local energy tycoons, have stated that the city of Seattle has just 60 days to come up with a new stadium or the Supersonics will be jetting off to Oklahoma […]
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Penny Hardaway was signed on Thursday by the Miami Heat in a move that makes what was already an old franchise just that much older. Maybe a decade ago this would have been a great signing, but in 2007 one can only wonder if Pat Riley’s brain functions haven’t been altered by the combination of […]
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Who thought that they would be reading that? After dropping out of the Greg Oden/Kevin Durant sweepstakes, and thus being relegated to the realm of solid-but-not-quite-great draft picks, it looked like Danny Ainge and the long-suffering Celtics were to remain mired in their funk for a few more years. Then they pulled off […]
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