From the monthly archives: August 2008
Nearly a week since Team USA reclaimed the gold medal against Spain with a 118-107 victory and completed a magical run through the Olympics, I asked myself why the “Redeem Team” won in the first place. The US coaches and players had preached from the beginning that they wanted to win “the right way” and [...]
Stepping away from the US team, one of the most interesting storylines of these games was how Ricky Rubio would play for Spain. Considered to be “the next big thing” by many scouts and often dubbed the Spanish version of “Pistol” Pete Maravich, Rubio is only 17 years old and will most likely apply for [...]
David Friedman continued his assault on LeBron James in a recent article for Slam Magazine. Comparing the different aspects of Kobe Bryant’s game versus LeBron James’ game, Friedman gave KB24 a 3 to 1 advantage (with two draws) in six categories. Once again, I utterly disagree with his view: Friedman has left out two extremely [...]
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