Alex Curtis-Slep

The culmination of the 2010 FIBA World Championships was a victory for Team USA over Turkey. Kevin Durant was the anchor to the 81-64 victory. Sparking the offense, Durant’s shots from downtown seemingly never clanked out. Overall, the USA played a really physical game and had solid continuity. While the game itself was only OK … Read more Team USA Knocks Off Turkey

His name is Kirk Penney and he plays for the New Zealand nation team. @Hoopshype pointed it out and I investigated. Here’s what I found: Striking, isn’t it?

Maybe this would be the look on his face had he witnessed the Greece-Serbia fight. Did you think you could mess with Nenad Kristic? Well take note! Eight more days until the fun starts in Turkey. Why it can’t be today, I can’t tell you. Basketball withdrawal is real strong right now!

You ready for the Worlds yet?? This reaffirms that I am!

Team USA has left the states and is continuing their preparations for the World Championships. As the roster is being to slimmed down to 12, JaVale McGee, who appeared to be a center who could stick, was cut. Many questioned this choice, myself included. How can we fight in the paint with little to no … Read more Can Team USA Win Without Many Bigs?

At 1 PM Eastern, ESPN 2 has the USA playing France at MSG. Then, NBA TV has China vs. Puerto Rico at 3:30 Eastern. This will be the first chance the national audience gets to see team USA play against a different team (yesterdays scrimmage against China wasn’t televised). I expect a team that will … Read more Basketball On Again Today

Team USA’s game in New York, called the World Basketball Festival, is on NBA TV tonight at 6:30 Eastern. If you are feeling as NBA deprived as I am, I suggest you catch this one. Won’t have much pure basketball probably, but there should be some nice highlights. Bring on the real basketball!

Kickin’ it old school. You got a problem?

Yes, the Detroit Pistons have shown interest in Tracy McGrady. Initially it was falsely reported on Twitter as a signing; Joe Dumars has cleared that up and said they have only had discussions. Does it make sense for either party to come together? Not much at all. So why is it being discussed? Because McGrady … Read more McGrady To Play DEE-TROIT BAS-KET-BALL?

Yesterday, Jeff Van Gundy was in the news for praising the Heat, a team that has never even practiced together, let alone played a game, saying they will break the Bulls single-season winning mark and that the Lakers are the only team with a remote chance at beating them. So basically, JVG predicts they’ll be … Read more Maybe The Heat Should Prove Something First