In an interview with Radio Sportiva, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano head coach, Sergio Scariolo (agency: Alti Sport ) confirmed the interest in Alessandro Gentile (197-G/F-92) to replace Danilo Gallinari (205-G/F-88, agency: Players Group) who’s coming back to the Denver Nuggets. ‘Alessandro Gentile was one of our targets last summer and he could help us to build the new roster. We [...]
Big-name NBA refugees Rudy Fernandez, Serge Ibaka and Tiago Splitter will soon be heading back to the ‘States, thus making yesterday’s Real Madrid-Valencia Basket game the last appearance for each in Spain in 2011-12. Fernandez and Ibaka left Los Blancos in quite good position, leading the way to the 81-64 win against the short-handed Valencia before a crowd of just [...]
The Toronto Raptors drafted Jonas Valanciunas with the No. 5 pick in the 2011 NBA draft knowing it would be at least a year before he came to the NBA. But a source close to the team told ESPN.com on Saturday that there’s a small chance they might be able to get him this season. The source said that the [...]
When the NBA lockout was resolved last weekend, it was time for players who went overseas to return stateside and prepare for the 2012 season. Well, except for these guys, who failed to secure opt-out clauses when signing with foreign clubs: (via sports-reference.com)
As the slippery slope of the NBA lockout has become greasy with the oily remains of what was once a promising 2011-2012, players and agents have been scrambling for leverage against the machine that is David Stern and his constituents. Most leverage-gaining mechanisms were effective almost exclusively in creating rage. From the decertification that was 4 months late (and not [...]
The NCAA has ruled Mississippi State forward Kristers Zeidaks ineligible for the 2011-12 men’s basketball season. The NCAA Eligibility Center confirmed Zeidaks, who is from Latvia, will be suspended for this season and 11 games next season for his participation in a league that included professional players and for playing against professional players in his home country. Zeidaks will be [...]
Next Thursday the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Game of the Week will be Partizan mt:s against Real Madrid. The cameras will bring the legendary Pionir Arena to the basketball world again. A show is guaranteed in the stands with fans that have become a brand of Partizan and Belgrade. But Real Madrid is the most uncomfortable rival for the Serbian champs. [...]
For a basketball geek like myself, Real Madrid presents a dilemma: should I treat them like a guilty pleasure or is there a method to their madness? Are they a fun – Rudy hitting improbable shots, Pocius attacking the basket, Llull pushing the ball – but not particularly sophisticated team? Or have they actually been built for basketball in April [...]
Locked-out New Jersey Net Jordan Farmar continued his personal drive to history in impressive fashion against Real Madrid on Thursday night. Farmar contributed a huge 35 points on 10-of-12 overall shooting to go with five assists in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 88-82 win. The official Euroleague writeup on the EL’s top five performers of week three follows, along with a Farmar-filled [...]
An intense emergency meeting this afternoon between Bnei Hasharon’s management and J.J. Hickson resulted in a mutual agreement where Hickson would return to the US, leaving Tel-Aviv early tomorrow (Sunday) morning. Hickson’s Israeli adventure probably won’t be remembered for the best. A delayed flight caused him to land without any suitcases, sending him on a quick trip to the shopping [...]
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