2008 Big-Ten Conference Preview
By Kevin Duffy 11/10/07 The Big Ten peaked last year, as the conference routinely had two teams, Ohio State and Wisconsin, ranked in the Top 5, with the Buckeyes reaching the title game. This season will be a different story. Indiana and Michigan State start the year as Top 10 teams and have the ability…
Euroleague Stock Watch
By Simon Dresden11/9/07 Studs / Rising Nikola Pekovic deserves a category of his own. This young stud couldn’t prevent his team from losing a close one to defending champs Panathinaikos, but he again proved that right now he is a beast. Once again he went 8/10 from the field and perfect from the line for…
2008 SEC Conference Preview
By Adi Joseph 11/8/07 Last season, the SEC was its own worst enemy. Despite being stacked with tremendous talent, SEC teams continuously beat up on each other to the point where only five teams were selected to the NCAA Tournament. The conference put four teams in the NIT, a byproduct of 10 teams with 7-9…
Euroleague Juniors Preview: Group C
By Simon Dresden 11/7/07 Also see: Euroleague Juniors Preview: Group A Euroleague Juniors Preview: Group B Euroleague Preview — The Next Generation including draft eligible players born 1986-1989. Group C Brose Baskets Tim Ohlbrecht (6-11 PF/C 1988) Intriguing prospect with his combination of size and athletism. Had an injury early last year but came back…
2008 Big East Conference Preview
2008 Big East Conference Preview ByKevin Duffy NBADraft.net 11/6/07 Team By Team Analysis and Projected Order of Finish. 1. Georgetown Hoyas Last Season: 30-7 (13-3) Reached Final Four Key Losses: Jeff Green (14.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg) Key Returnees: Roy Hibbert (12.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg), Jonathan Wallace (11.4 ppg), Vernon Macklin (9.8 ppg), DaJuan Summers (9.2…
European Stock Watch
By Simon Dresden 11/4/07 Studs/Rising Nikola Pekovic was once again stellar and the top prospect of the week. He again came off the bench finishing with 23 points and 7 boards going 10/15 in the process, logging heavy (33) minutes. He is on a tear right now and it seems there is no one who…
2008 ACC Conference Preview
By Adi Joseph 11/2/07 From Tobacco Road tales to riots in Maryland to the newest territory up north in Chestnut Hill, Mass., the ACC is widely regarded as the top tier in terms of basketball conferences. Last season saw some surprises and even more disappointments. And for the second straight season, it also saw the…
European Stock Watch
By Simon Dresden 10/31/07 Studs/Rising Nikola Pekovic had a monster game against powerhouse Barcelona. In front of a raucous crowd, he went 13/14 from close distance and earned league MVP honors with 29 points and 8 boards. He got some lucky bounces but he totally dominated a frontcourt comprised of none other than Euroleague veteran…
The NBA at another crossroads
By Nick Prevenas 10/28/07 In 1936, legendary bluesman Robert Johnson recorded his most famous song, "Cross Road Blues," which may or may not have been a first-hand account about his experience with the devil. In one of music’s most captivating fables, Johnson felt so strongly about becoming a famous blues musician that he was willing…2007 NBA Summer League: Day Four
By Aran Smith7/10/07 Link: NBA.com Official Summer League Site The top performers of day four were Marcus Banks, Rodney Stuckey, Marco Belinelli, Nate Robinson and Craig Smith. (1-2) San Antonio Spurs 61 – (1-1) Boston Celtics 53 Boxscore This was an interesting match up with the Celtics playing a lot more of their team’s core…
Euroleague Juniors Preview: Group B
By Simon Dresden 10/16/07 Also see: Euroleague Juniors Preview: Group A Euroleague Preview — The Next Generation including draft eligible players born 1986-1989. Group B Olimpia Milano Danilo Gallinari (6-8 PG/SG/SF 1988) The kid everyone is looking out for this year. His rare combination of size and skill will make him a Euro superstar in…
Donte Greene Interview
By Kevin Duffy 10/11/07 NBADraft.net was able to catch up with highly-touted Syracuse freshman Donte Greene. At 6-foot-10 230 lbs, Greene has the size and scoring skills to be this season’s version of Kevin Durant. The Orangemen, who missed the NCAA Tournament despite a 24-10 overall record and a 10-6 mark in the Big East…
Euroleague Juniors Preview: Group A
By Simon Dresden 10/6/07 Euroleague Preview — The Next Generation including draft eligible players born 1986-1989. Group A CSKA Alexey Shved (6-6 PG,SG 1988) Outstanding shooter with good feel for the game. Will have an even harder job than his teammate Artem Zabelin to get on the floor with veterans like Papaloukas, Zisis, Holden and…
Bryce Taylor Interview
By Aran Smith 10/4/07 Aran Smith: In the Pac-Ten Conference final against USC you shot a perfect 11-11 with 7-7 on 3s for 32 points. You were really in the zone. Describe that game a little, and what that feeling is like. Bryce Taylor: Well for any scorer really, once you make a few shots…
Ryan Anderson Interview
By Aran Smith 9/28/07 You just got out of practice, describe a normal day of practice, what kind of stuff do you work on? Well we get in there at 1 every day, and normally we have to get taped and stuff and ready to play. We do palates every Wednesday and then we lift…Eurobasket 2007 Spain: Pre-Round
By Simon Dresden 9/11/07 Group A Paced by NBA Players Andrei Kirilenko and Victor Khryapa, Russia swept though the Group. With strong defense and outstanding rebounding by Kirilenko, they even edged out Greece for a first place finish. Runner up was Greece which couldn’t overcome poor showing by their stars Diamantidis, Papaloukas and Papadopoulos. So…