With the World Championships at the forefront of the basketball world, now is as good a time as any to evaluate where the Spurs stand in terms of acquiring international players. It should come as no surprise that, using most measurements, the Spurs sit atop the list of teams who have best utilized the international [...]
Fanhouse’s Chris Tomasson has the report: … As for Spurs guard Tony Parker, it sounds as if the decision already has been made. He’s expecting to play for his native France in the Worlds. “I want to play,” Parker said after San Antonio’s 104-85 win Saturday at Denver. “Of course, I want to play.” Parker [...]
After last night’s game Gregg Popovich self-critiqued, saying he could have done a better job managing Tony Parker’s minutes. Parker, as you all know, is hurting. Plantar fasciitis, a tender ankle, and a strained left hip flexor for those keeping score. His 28 points went down smooth, but they earned him a big bucket of [...]
48MoH reader and Italian league season ticket holder Nicola Mezzadri submits this report on former Spurs draft pick Viktor Sanikidze, a player I once described as the Keyser Soze of international hoops. Viktor Sanikidze is the prototypical eastern European combo forward-lanky, fairly athletic and high-energy. He was also a teenager a lot of European [...]
The current lockout of NBA referees has provoked a handful of thoughtful responses. Howard Beck reminded us of the 1995 lockout, a process which revealed that NBA players secretly adored their whistle-blowing adversaries. Things haven’t changed much since then. We’re only a few days into the current standoff and, once again, it’s all winks and [...]
If you’re counting down the hours until the NBA preseason tips, Canada vs. Brazil might help the time pass. Canada is outmatched in this one, and I expect Anderson Varejao and Tiago Splitter to dominate. If you’re interested, the game is on 360.
What hath Barca to do with basketball? Based on our recent posts, much, and in every way. On Monday I took a stab at the vexed question of whether NBA owners should restrict their players from international competition. My post was inspired by Kevin Arnovitz and it, in turn, inspired a number of insightful comments [...]
