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The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to sign Ian Clark to a one year, $1.6 million deal. This is a solid signing for the Pelicans. Ian Clark can come in and backup Rajon Rondo and be a rock for the young Pelicans. The Pelicans main stars are Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins, but other than … Read more
Spain beat Germany 69-61 in the quarterfinal of the FIBA U20 European championship. Good game, strong display of how far international basketball has come. Germany kept it close with Spain throughout the game, but Spain had too much firepower. Spain had stronger defense, offense and overall intensity. Germany was able to score the ball pretty consistently, they … Read more
The Virgin Islands beat Guatemala 82-58 in the Women’s Centrobasket tournament. The game was good, Guatemala was able compete in the 1st half, they stuck with the US Virgin Island pretty well. That being said, the Virgin Islands team was more talented, taller, and more experienced. It was an entertaining first half, Guatemala played full … Read more
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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