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Alex Curtis-Slep Last season, the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t win their fourth game until December, this year, they already have four wins and we’re still in the first week of November. Going in to the season, the Lakers weren’t popular NBA betting picks, but after the 20 point beat down they put on the Golden State Warriors … Read more
Basketball hoop and net. Photo by Eric Wong When there’s no basketball to watch, what can you do? Get out on the court and make your own game! Get into your local gym, work on your game and play pickup. The doldrums of the off-season are tough. There’s nothing to watch, not much being talked … Read more
USA blew out Serbia to win Olympic gold! The US came out determined, made Serbia look like a minor league team and got it done. Serbia couldn’t get anything going offensively; missing 20 three point shots and only getting nine points out of Milos Teodisic. Hats off to the US! Kevin Durant was the major … Read more
Serbia destroyed Australia 87-61 to advance to the gold medal game. Serbia shut down Australia right from the start; they played intense defense, fundamentally sound offense and Miloš Teodosić made many timely jumpers. No one thought Serbia would take down Australia in this fashion, but Serbia came in with a game plan, executed and made … Read more
USA beat Spain 82-76 to advance to the gold medal game. USA didn’t play particularly well, continuity was again lacking, but DeAndre Jordan shined defensively (16 boards and 4 blocks) and Team USA pulled out a victory. Pau Gasol was solid for Spain, but Nikola Mirotic only chipped in seven points and was plagued by … Read more
Team USA has a big showdown with Spain tomorrow afternoon (2:30 Eastern time to be exact!). Team USA is coming off of a big 105-78 victory over Argentina. What does Team USA need to fix after winning by 27? Team USA simply needs to come out much stronger. Set the tone, lead, rather than follow … Read more
France and team USA face off tomorrow afternoon. How can France defeat the US? Watch the video for some analysis: Let’s hope for a terrific game and may the best team win!
Néstor Colmenares showed potential to be a solid backup player in France’s blowout win over Venezuela. While the Venezuelan offensive execution was porous most of the time (that’s why they lost by 40!), Colmenares proved he can get shots off quickly in the paint and use his athleticism to make great plays on defense. Néstor … Read more
Phil Jackson photo by Keith Allison on Flickr Phil Jackson was interviewed on Today’s Fastbreak and among many other intriguing insights, he talked about a concentric three point line (a three point circular arc, having the same distance all around). This is a great idea! Here’s exactly how Phil Jackson put it: The court should … Read more
As hard it was to write the title to this post, LeBron James and the Cavs deserve a tip of the hat for winning the Cavs first NBA championship. While there’s a slew of excuses Warrior fans will come up with for why they lost, at the end of game seven the Cavs took it … Read more