NBA Draft
Cuando en el draft de 2012 los Celtics seleccionaron a Jared Sullinger, como gran desconocedor de la competición universitaria que soy, corrí a consultar páginas de la NCAA, de sus stats y los mock drafts de los últimos años. Un vistazo rápido a sus estadísticas en Ohio State mostraban más de 17 puntos, entre 9 [...]
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Siamo quasi a natale ed è tempo per fare i primi bilanci. classifica che mi è sempre interessata tantissimo è quella del rookie of the year… e quest’anno, beh c’è l’imbarazzo della scelta dove il livello di talento è altissimo, indubbiamente il piu elevato degli ultimi anni!!! Ed ecco infatti che fuori dalla mia [...]
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E’ il 28 giugno del 2012 e al prudential center di Newark il commissioner David Stern chiama con il pick nr 20 per i denver nuggets Evan Fournier,giovane guardia francese talentuosa. E dentro di me sale l’eccitazione mista a quel pizzico d’ansia tipica prima di ogni chiamata verde al draft. Ma stavolta c’è lui! C’è [...]
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If you think about the NBA coaches, past and present, there is a strange shortage of former stars. The vast majority of head coaches are, and have been, journeymen or at best, second tier stars. There are more stars who have caught on as position coaches but the assistants tend to be journeymen also. I [...]
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What, the “old” without a single comment on Pierce, Garnett, or the fading ghost of Allen? Yes, these thoughts are of the players expected to be an integral part of last season’s postseason run, but who were in surgical rehab. Will surgery to correct life-threatening aorta conditions, and the ensuing self reflection, bring a strengthened [...]
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Do we really think Danny Ainge is going to keep both picks? That he’s going to sign two rookies to first round guaranteed deals? I fully expect him to make the pick, but my gut tells me he’s going to pull the trigger on a trade, either during the draft or shortly thereafter. How else [...]
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