Monthly Archives: August 2011

Lockout Draft Showdown Part 8

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Brendan Galella

No pick has been tougher to assess than the eighth overall selection. A player chosen with the eighth pick hasn’t been named an All-Star since Vin Baker in 1993. Every other position within the top-10 has yielded at least one All-Star … Continue reading →

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NBA Draft Showdown Part 7

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Charles Gonzalez

Point guard Jason Williams showed that there was little rust on his game in the lockout shortened season of 1998-99 after being selected with seventh overall pick by the Sacramento Kings. Williams, teamed with power forward Chris Webber, made an … Continue reading →

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NBA Lockout: No More Laughing

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Bucky Chini

Twitter Takeover Enough fun and games. Enough of the hoopla. No more laughing and joking around. No more prancing around in women’s undergarments with a feather duster reciting lines from A League of Their Own. It’s been brought to my … Continue reading →

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Lockout Draft Showdown Part 6

Posted on August 25, 2011 by David Rice

In every draft, there are a few players that are a roll of the dice. With the influx of foreigners in the league, rolling the dice has become common practice, but their have been plenty of risky domestic picks over … Continue reading →

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Examining the Career of Marcus Camby

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Brendan Galella

It is easy to believe Marcus Camby‘s career peaked early. His career-best scoring average came during his rookie year and his 3.7 block per game average his sophomore season surpasses any total during his 14-year tenure. After showing so much promise, … Continue reading →

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NBA Lockout: N.B.Who?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Bucky Chini

Twitter Takeover Guys, I know it’s hard. I know it’s tough to look forward to basketball without the NBA in tact. I know we are all anticipating the return of the league. We are all waiting for that very special … Continue reading →

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Lockout Draft Showdown Part 5

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Charles Gonzalez

Vince Carter came into the NBA with much hype after an impressive career at the University of North Carolina. Carter, along with college teammate Antwan Jamison, led the Tar Heels to the Final Four in 1998 after averaging 15.6 points … Continue reading →

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Lockout Draft Showdown Part 4

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Brendan Galella

Plenty of players have slipped in the NBA draft, but players providing an immediate impact haven’t slipped too far. Two of the last six recipients of the NBA Rookie of the Year award were selected with the fourth overall pick. 

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Lockout Draft Showdown Part 3

Posted on August 14, 2011 by David Rice

Draftees in the year of a lockout don’t get the luxury of the summer league or training camp. In the case of the 1998 draft class, the young players didn’t even have time for early season growing pains. Whether or … Continue reading →

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Lockout Draft Showdown Part 2

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Brendan Galella

Most teams would be grateful to choose second in the NBA Draft. If there are two special players in a draft class, all of the pressure is on the team with the first pick to make the correct choice. When … Continue reading →

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