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The Knicks seemed to be missing layups left and right, I felt like I was watching Kwame Brown when he was in LA.Dirk Nowitzki and Zach Randolph had incredible games. Dirk put in 39 points (26 in the first half) and pulled down 15 boards. Randolph got 27 points and reeled in 18 boards. The problem for the Knicks was Randolph wasn't there late. The Knicks have to learn to maintain their level of play throughout a close game.To be honest, I didn't expect a whole lot more out of the Knicks this season. I thought, well, they'll be better with D'Antoni, but their intensity and enthusiasm won't be there. Well, I was wrong. Even though they're still not good enough to make real Eastern noise, the atmosphere around their team is finally helping their squad. Once they get the Marbury buyout done and over with, they'll start to ease more into the right direction. The future is bright in New York Knicks basketball.By the way, I know I haven't been posting consistently enough, expect that to change. I will be posting much more as my schedule is more flexible now.Photo by: Mary Altaffer         Posted byAlexat2:11 PM0comments  Hawks Comeback to Beat Sixers! The Hawks beat the Sixers in an incredible come back. They were down by as many as 23 points, but they came back inch by inch in the second half. Guys like Josh Smith and Joe Johnson were the key down the stretch. For three quarters, Smith played a terrible game. But by the fourth, he was hitting clutch shots and making needed plays.In the first half, it was all Sixers. In the second quarter, my Philly breakout pick-Thaddeus Young had an incredible quarter. He went four of six from three for the game and hit about three in the first half. One big mistake the Sixers coaching staff made was taking him out of the game. That made him loose his rhythm and it probably would've have helped if he had time to test that hot streak. Either way, Young played great.I also felt that while watching this game that the Sixers looked like the Pistons did last year. A team that gets too confident and disregards what the other team can do. They're offensive game became really flat and they let the Hawks feed off of energy from their home crowd.Joe Johnson makes my choice for player of the game easy. If you forget the stats (even though they were great), you can tell he carried this team down the stretch. His best shot was with under a minute to go on a possession when they had a two point lead. The Sixers defense was all over him, but, after taking some time off of the shot clock, he drained a 30 footer. That's a shot that only the LeBron's, the Kobe's and I guess the Joe Johson's can make.If you didn't get a chance to see this one, you missed out. It was a great game with some teams that could develop a nice matchup for the future.Photo by: Scott CunninghamPosted byAlexat9:47 PM3commentsWho Will Win Tonights Games?Tonight the NBA season tips off with three games on the schedule. Cleveland will head over to Boston to see the Celts raise the banner at 8pm Eastern on TNT. I'm expecting a kind of All-Star like atmosphere for this game. The Celts will be all hyped up about the banner going up and they won't come out with their best game. I think they'll play at about a B or B- for three quarters; but they'll be fine for a turn around come crunch time. But I do like the Cavs to spoil the party. LeBron is going to bring the highlights and make his side kick Mo Williams look good.At 8:30, if you want to see the premiere of Derrick Rose, the Bulls will host the Bucks on NBA league pass. I like the #1 draft pick to bring home a win for the Bulls. The Bucks are also in a rebuilding stage, but the Bulls have got the better team. I expect some nice coast-to-coast moves from Rose.At 10:30, the Lakers will let the young Blazers come in for a battle, on TNT. I think LA will come out with a lot of defensive intensity and win by 7+. I notice that, over the years, Kobe always brings it on the opener on national TV. I expect Bynum to get a double-double and I want to see the Bynum-Oden match up. It will be bring the best out of these two young fellas.It's time! Are you READY?Posted byAlexat8:06 AM1 commentsUpdate On The Marreese Speights Camp!  Today the Marreese Speights camp took place at the Childs Park Rec Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. Unfortunately Marreese couldn't make it because of bad weather in Philly. Still, the camp went on. It was a great chance for kids to play ball and enjoy the game.They want to continue doing the camps about two times a year. This would be a nice thing to have regularly in the St. Petersburg area. An area that I think is hungry for more basketball (at least I am).I wish Marreese the best of luck this season in Philly. I know he's got some nice veterans that are going to help him learn the in's and out's of this league. I hope to have more on this story in the future.GOOD LUCK MARREESE!Posted byAlexat4:43 PM0commentsGood Luck Rays!We are just three days away from the season, but I am going to break away from basketball for a second. There has been a baseball story really taking form from where I live in St. Petersburg, Florida. I live about 10 minutes away from Tropicana Field, where the Rays went 1-1 in their quest for the World Series. Now, I'm not really a baseball fan, but I always like something that will help out my area. This has created tremendous excitement that you can feel throughout the city.So, I want to wish the Tampa Bay Rays luck in their quest to get the Pennant. Tonight is Game Three in Philly and it will be on Fox at 8pm Eastern.GO RAYS!Posted byAlexat4:34 PM1 commentsMarreese Speights Camp In St. Pete!Marreese Speights is going to hold a camp near where I live at the Childs Park Rec Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. This is going to be a good chance for me to participate in a quality camp. It is also nice that Marreese would come to St. Pete from Philly just before the season to help the community. This probably will also help Marreese as he prepares for his rookie season. Getting away from the bright lights should help him be mentally ready.I will have more on this story soon. I hope to have some exclusive coverage from the camp and put it up here on Basketball Notes by Alex.Posted byAlexat8:56 PM0commentsLook Out for the Young Fella! Since the NBA season is about 11 days away, I want to talk about improvements that I've seen in one Young, lucky individual.I haven't seen everyone play, but I've seen the Sixers a couple of times. I am looking for some nice progress from Thaddeus Young. Going into his second year, I can tell he's put in some work. He's acquired an outside shot and now he'll be able to shoot the three and be an inside-outside threat. Don't forget the fact that now he is moving over to the three spot instead of the four. This will help him play with guys his own size. At 6'8" he's pretty small for a four. This will also help the Sixers because if a backup gets injured, he could take some minutes at the four, if necessary.Speaking of the Sixers, aren't they stacked? Look at the back court, Andre Miller, Louis Williams, Willie Green, Kareem Rush (great addition, mainly a three point threat), and Royal Ivey. Don't even get me started on their options at the forward spots. The only point of concern in terms of depth is the center position. I know Samuel Dalembert can handle a good amount of the minutes there, but the guys backing him up are all washed up vets and young guys (Theo Ratliff, Jared Reiner and rookie Marreese Speights). With all due respect to those players, they could have gotten a better back up. It's not a major problem, but if Sammy gets hurt, it could be.Posted byAlexat1:57 PM2commentsCan The Hawks Have a Better Year?The Atlanta Hawks are coming off of their best year in a while. They made the playoffs and surprised everyone with a seven game series against the eventual champs.Say what you want to say about their year (the East is weak, Boston was lallygagging in the first round, etc.), but Atlanta doesn't want to take a step back. In listening to Joe Johnson talk on media day (scroll down a bit for the video), I can sense the importance of an increase in wins and getting a higher seed.So can they do it?Maybe, but it's going to take some great individual performances. Joe Johnson has to do better than he's ever been. Mike Bibby has to be healthy and play at 100% all season. Josh Smith has to get higher for those alley oops, make those (or some more) outside shots. Al Horford has to get more than 10 points a game, maybe by taking some of LaMarcus Aldridge's outside moves. They've got the pieces on paper, they just need to get better individually and as a unit.I'm also looking for Marvin Williams to improve.Here's a quote from an article about him in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:"I'm just trying to get better. I've been shooting a ton of 3s [3-pointers]. I've definitely been working on the 3-ball. And I've put on a lot of weight, too," Williams said. "I'm up to about 245 with seven percent body fat. I'm as big and strong as I've ever been. I'm finally starting to fill out my frame, and it feels good."Of course, practicing your threes and bulking up doesn't mean you'll be a better player, but it does increase my expectations for him.What do the "Experts" think?I'm using Hollinger's Team Forecast for the Hawks and the 2008-09 Pro Basketball magazine as my "experts."Hollinger is pretty negative on them, he predicts a 31-51 record, leaving them at 13th in the East. I don't think they'll be that bad. Here's some of his reasons: Childress was one of the best sixth men in basketball, and about the only thing that kept Atlanta's second unit from being a complete horror show. Atlanta's starting five might be the best in the division, but its bench might not win the D-League.The Pro Basketball Magazine is even more negative on them. They predict just 29 wins for them, just four games ahead of the Bobcats.I disagree with these "experts". Sure their bench is subpar, but does that mean that Bibby, Smith and Johnson can't take on more minutes? You may think this would run these guys down, but come on, these guys aren't payed millions for nothing. They are expected to perform at a certain level and this should be expected of your best players.Bottom Line: The East is stronger this year, but the only team with a real chance of breaking out of the 9-15 range in the standings is the Heat. I am not more down on the Hawks this year because of the loss of Childress, I mean, if you look at the stats, the highest PPG for him was about 12 points. Johnson, Horford, Bibby, Smith and the rest of the Hawks can make that up if the want to. I am down on some of the organizations decisions, they need to learn how to negotiate with players.As the pre-season gets closer, there are some teams on my radar. I will be making some more predictions soon!Posted byAlexat2:25 PM1 commentsIt's Almost Time!I know I've been on an extended vacation (sorry for that, wasn't planning on it), but now the season is less than a month upon us. This season is gonna to be tremendous, can't wait.I really want to see the Blazers pan out (did you know they're running a live blog today?). I love Fernandez, Frye, Oden, Roy, the whole crew. They can definitely make the playoffs, but I'm not sure yet on how far they can really go. I want to see a lot out of Travis Outlaw this season. This is a guy who has the skill set to be a great player, he just needs to put in some work. I have faith that he did and will come into this season ready to improve.With everyone starting training camp this week, the preseason is upon us. As far as I know the Knicks have already fallen on their faces and Kobe has accepted the MVP trophy already. On a serious note, I might be going to a preseason game! More on that as the date approaches.Posted byAlexat3:47 PM0commentsTake a Break from the Iron LeBron! The Cavs want LeBron to stay away from the gym for a couple of weeks before training camp opens. LeBron is so fit he can take two or three weeks to relax? Course it's true but do the Cavs have to rub it in?I'm fine with LeBron taking a week off, maybe. But if you're out of routine for a couple weeks, won't that kind of throw off his rhythm? I know LeBron is no amateur ball player, but I like to try to be in rhythm. Training camp would definitely get his legs going for the season, but, going into training camp you should be 100% in a fitness routine and ready to go.This is not me saying that Bron Bron won't be able to play while taking a break (trust me it would take a lot more than that for his game to be off). It's just me as a concerned LeBron fan (not really a big Cavs fan, sorry), wanting Cavs training camp to go smoothly.Posted byAlexat6:30 PM1 commentsHow's Your Shot Now Mamba?Kobe Bryant has decided to skip his right pinkie surgery; something that really puzzles me. Sure, it is important to get a winning mentality (not to mention all of your key players) in training camp, but they made it to the finals last year and this year they'll be even better.While this is brave of Kobe, I think his shot will suffer. During the 07-08 season, KB24 shot about 46% from the field. While he did shoo't even better from the field in the playoffs, his free throw shooting suffered. He shot 84% in the regular season, and 81% in the playoffs. I know what you're thinking, it's only three percent, big deal? But what if he were to drop another three percent. That puts him in the upper percentile of what power forwards and centers shot.Did I mention the slump he went through in the Olympics? Think Ray Allen circa last season's playoffs. He did pull himself out of it, but he'll have to be a lot better.I'm sure you can still slash, crash and dash the crowd Kobe. I just don't want to see you cradle that pinkie mid-season and be forced to have surgery. Just watch those free throws, MVP, gold medalist and three time NBA Finals champ.Posted byAlexat8:46 PM0commentsAnother Basketball Movie We CAN'T See? I'm glad that the documentary on LeBron was a hit (here are the reviews). But why can't the great Canadians (the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival) get it out on DVD? This is coming from someone who loves basketball and movies. I mean I understand that they wanted to make this film a little exclusive and play up their film festival, but come on. Think of how popular LeBron is, release it and make a little money.LeBron should advise the producer, he is a huge brand on his own. Maybe he can band together with his billionaire friends Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Here's another thought: how about a basketball film festival? Maybe there aren't enough basketball related films, but I'm sure we could find a couple we don't hear about on the national level.Finally, let everyone see basketball films! Before summers end, I had to deal with not being able to see Gunnin For That #1 Spot; now this. Hollywood, respect the basketball fans of the world!Posted byAlexat8:33 PM0commentsTips For Holding A ContestAnother guest post from the Sports Dollar's Contest of Sports inessIf you're keen on jumping on the bandwagon of hosting your own blog contest, here are some tips how to do so. There are many contests where the host leaves you guessing or makes you really work for the details on how to enter it. The deadline to enter the contest is sometimes missing so you are not sure as to the date that the winner will be drawn. Consider this as well when you are writing your contest post: How will the winner be announced or contacted? Will you require that the winner check back to see if he or she has won or will you be contacting him or her? Having clear cut directions on how to enter as well as having a set and clear date as to when you will accept the last entry or the date you will draw a winner is vital for your readers and visitors too. The success of your contest depends on getting the word out there. You can contact bloggers who are considered contest bloggers and ask them to post your contest on their blog. This will give your blog as well as your contest greater exposure. I hope this helps when you post your next contest!Get tips from the contest expert and be a winner. Check us out at Contest Whiz Dot Com.Posted byAlexat8:32 PM1 commentsWhat Makes A Good Blog Contest?Guest post won from the Sports Dollar's Contest of Sports inessWith so many blog contests out there, have you wondered what a good blog contest is like? Basically, a good blog contest doesn't necessarily have to possess all the attributes below, but the more of them it fulfils, the merrier. Of course, this is just a general guide and some deviations may be expected in certain circumstances. Easy to enter – This is pure common sense, I would say. If you came up with a contest with so many conditions that it would put off visitors, wouldn't it defeat your purpose in having a contest in the first place?Easy to win – Now this is a debatable attribute owing to the fact that a good contest usually attracts so many people to enter that the actual chances of winning and very slim. One way would be to move away from random drawings to quality drawings – meaning the best entries win. Of course, this should also entail that judging should be done by a qualified person.Fairness – This relates to the previous point as well but also for random drawings. This should be done openly and as fairly as possible with no biases inserted.Complete and understandable – Have you ever read a contest post and not know what it is talking about? It's fine to be creative but make sure the contest details are clear and understandable and that all the details are given, such as rules, deadlines, prizes, method of judging etc.Open to most if not all – This is a critical condition as many blog contests fail this test. The blogosphere today is an international arena, with many bloggers from diverse parts of the world. Yet, many bloggers are still having the "US only (or US and Canada only)" mentality when holding blog contests. Get up to date with the latest blog contests from around the globe at Contest Time! Make yourself some easy money!Posted byAlexat8:28 PM0commentsShort Rant On Recent NBA Happenings!I know I haven't been able to update recently (I'll try to as much as possible), but that doesn't mean I haven't been watching the news and staying up to date. So here's what I think about the latest stories!The Mario Chalmbers and Darrell Arthur "incident": of course this was a mistake, but don't most NBA players get involved in these kinds of things? The real mistake was that they did it during the Rookie Transition Program. You've got to get your timing right, guys! Look, as long as these guys come out and perform come playing time, I'm don't care about this. It doesn't mean they can't be a favorite player of mine, it just means they have to redeem their cool player titles.Now, on to the proposed trade between New York and Memphis. If you didn't know this trade would feature Zach Randolph going West for Marko Jaric and Darko Milicic. This trade doesn't make a lot of sense for New York. There trades should setup cap flexibility and this one doesn't. Randolph will makes a whooping $48 million over the last three years of his contract. Darko will make $29 million over the next two years and Jaric will make $7 million a year for three years.Here's a way to make this trade work: you cut Zach Randolph into two smaller pieces, now market and trade the pieces for cap flexibility. These guys may not be all that marketable, but I think they're better broken down than having Randolph. Jaric is a decent shooter and Milicic can be a guy with potential. Sounds like a decent package to me.Switching to a non basketball subject, HBO's Entourage kicks off tonight! Some blog friends of mine have been running some great posts about it! I particularly love this one from the Hoops Doctor. Can't argue with this one either. I'm really looking forward to it, especially seeing as there is no basketball on!Posted byAlexat5:24 PM0commentsAnd The Team Name Is... Leaking!The Oklahoma City NBA franchise, formerly known as the Sonics are set to unveil the name, logo and colors next Wednesday. Well, the name Oklahoma City Thunder has been tossed around a lot. I don't love it, don't hate it (hey, it'll still be a bad team).I would now like to see the management team surprise everyone (like a Republican did today). How about the Oklahoma City Dogs of the Western Conference? I know that the people came to see the Hornets play, but they were a great squad. Will the support be there for a young, developing team? Not to drift away from basketball, but will people have enough money to come out? If so, will they lose volume in extras (drinks, etc.).This is a chance for me to put on the hat of a basketball economist. I think the buzz will be good, but not great. When you saw the crowd for the Hornets, you could feel the energy they gave to them. I don't think there will be a lot of buzz for a guy in Kevin Durant that only scores because he gets a lot of shots up (sorry KD, you've got to get better). I would say that 75% of the people who went to see the Hornets would see the Sonics. In at least half of the games they play, there will be a star that can attract people to the games. I think they will fit a pretty big bill in the short term for this move.Posted byAlexat8:32 PM0commentsTeam USA Wins Gold!Team USA has finally redeemed their title as the best basketball nation in the world, beating Spain 118-107. It was a close game through 40 minutes, truly the best international game I've seen so far. Kobe Bryant was kind of the MVP of this game, he had big plays on both ends down the stretch. It seemed like each team really really wanted it, runs and amazing shots were plentiful in this game. Juan Carlos Navarro had a tremendous game, he was great in Jose Calderon's absence.In the first, Spain had a five point lead at one point. But team USA stayed resilient and would go on and off of a double digit lead. Rudy Fernandez also was vital for Spain. He looks like a fantastic player, great shooter and showed that if Kobe wants to gamble, he'll throw it down on his head.The real reason they won was the pace of the game. Fastbreak, fastbreak, fastbreak; that's an easy way to describe this game. Chris Paul scored a layup after only two seconds came off the shot clock. If Spain wanted to win, they should have worked on half court execution, something that slows down the USA offensively.But really Spain can't be dissapointed in their performance. They gave Team USA the biggest run for their money on the biggest stage. Watching this game, I can also see Rudy Fernandez and Ricky Rubio are carrying the torch for Spain. They are going to help them stay strong on the world scale.Now it's time for these guys to rest up for the NBA season! More on that as we get closer!Posted byAlexat4:26 AM2commentsTeam USA Beat Argentina, Now On The Way To The Gold! I've been disappointed by some of Team USA's earlier performances, but it sounds like they are good enough to win. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to watch the first two medal-round games (Australia, Agrentina last night Beijing time) due to the early morning starts. I am eagerly awaiting waking up at 2:30 am Eastern to watch the gold medal game (USA vs. Spain). I have to honestly say that I don't think it will be much of a game.I could be wrong though. Team USA's 37 point win over Spain doesn't really mean anything now. Sure, it helped their confidence in pool play, but, like Team USA was reminded, everyone was 0-0 again and both of these squads are now 2-0. Spain knew that they were going to get past pool play and now maybe they'll pull out new tricks from the bag. Better defense and a shorter rotation should help Spain keep the margin respectable in the first half (I would consider Argentina's 101-81 loss respectable).Either way, it will be nice to see both of these clubs finish one and two. Spain has gone through a great generation and they should be a top team a little longer (Ricky Rubio and the other new blood can take the torch maybe). While the presumptive result is a pretty comfortable US win, I would still love to see a great down to the wire contest.So if you can't bare getting up early, forget the Sunday paper and come to Basketball Notes by Alex (don't forget your coffee)!(Sorry for the bad picture, I'm going get better at editing sometime!)Posted byAlexat3:31 PM0commentsTeam USA Says Goodbye to Germany!Team USA finished up pool play with a big win over Germany, 106-57. This wasn't really a game worth watching, but I saw a lot of great highlights. This was really no contest, it was 31-12 after the first. The USA had too much fire power for Germany to handle. Germany really is weak offensively, something that doesn't get you past pool play.Again shooting was a positive for the US. Although not as solid as they were against Spain, Team USA shot 11-26 from beyond the arc. If I'm Coach K, I'm pretty happy with the 5-0 record in pool play. Although they still have a lot to do, they are better record wise than they were in Athens (where they lost their first game to Puerto Rico).Dirk Nowitzki played what was likely his last game for Germany today. He deserves a lot of credit for all he did for his country. I really respect all of his effort. This is a guy who cried when Germany qualified. He's such a competitor and he deserves a lot for putting it on the line for his country.Now it's time for the one and done medal round. They will be playing Australia in the first game. This is a team that was very impressive in an exhibition against the US. In this game they will have Andrew Bogut down low, they should be even better. We'll see how team USA responds to a rematch against a team that they played their worst game against. They will come out with lots of intensity, they know the medal is just three games away.Spain, Lithuania, China, Greece and Argentina are also moving to the medal round. Lithuania has been a surprise, they should beat China, but they shouldn't go any further. I am looking forward to a USA-Argentina game.Posted byAlexat9:59 AM0commentsUSA Blows Out Spain!Team USA delivered a big time win against Spain 119-82. They really seemed to be in control the whole game; no wavering in who was in control of the game. If Team USA has an MVP, it is Dwayne Wade. He came into these Olympics with more to prove individually than anyone on this team and he has responded. He had shown quickness that I remember from a couple of years ago in Miami's run to a title.As a team, this should help with their confidence. I know that Coach K will say this in the locker room though, "Okay, we just beat one of the best teams in this tournament. While we should be confident, we have to make sure we don't become overconfident. Stay poised, keep your composure, remember we haven't won a gold medal yet."Outside shooting, something that was a concern in the first couple of games, was not one in this game. Team USA made 12 of 25 threes. Tayshaun Prince was solid; as Doug Collins said he's an underrated shooter (especially from the shorter three point line). Prince is certainly a candidate to get more minutes, he can bring shooting (like Redd), but he's a much better defender.The last game of pool play is against Germany. They won't be moving on past group play, they have been a disappointment. The great thing about this game is the front line will be tested. Chris Kaman and Dirk Nowitzki are two NBA guys that will make it challenging for Howard, Boozer and Bosh.Posted byAlexat12:00 PM0commentsPlay of the game: Wade to KobeHere's the best play from today's USA vs. Greece game:Wade to Kobe, can you imagine that combo? Wade is definitely in full force and I expect more highlights from him and others.Can you think of a crazy alley oop combination? Let's hear it in the comments!Posted byAlexat10:49 AM0commentsTeam USA beats Greece!Team USA beat up on Greece 92-69, finally taking full control of a big game. In the opening minutes of this game Team USA looked terrible. JKidd picked up three very quick fouls (I think at the 8:35 mark in the first quarter) and the game was slow and it was Greece's game. That's why the game really took a turn in the second quarter. Team USA stopped playing Greece's game and started playing their game. Steals and creating offense from their defense is what makes them unstoppable.Greece never really had it going, they only had a strong start. The front line wasn't able to intimidate the US and the outside shots weren't falling (4-18 from beyond the arc). If they are able to squeeze out of Group B, they'll have to dramatically slow the game down and stop turning the ball over.Kobe Bryant really made inroads in this game, he shot a little better and was great inside and out. Of course, the player of the game was Dwayne Wade, he was spectacular in this one. Turnover, outlet pass, dunk; that was the formula for DWade's attack. Throwing all of those alley oops helped Wade put up an all around stat line (17 points, 5 assists, and 3 boards). Something that was also really on display today was LeBron's blocking ability. He swatted three shots and each and every block seemed better than the other. Having the luxury at the small forward spot (although he sometimes slides to the power forward) is key if team USA is going to win the gold.Next game is against Spain, they're coming with a 3-0 record. This will be another huge game, both teams still have something to prove and it's time for one of these squads to be 3-1. I am predicting another US win, but I guarantee it'll be closer than this game was.Posted byAlexat9:25 AM0commentsIggy gets a lot of Milli's!A million here, a million there, that's the song Andre Iguodala put on repeat; getting a six year, $80 million dollar deal with the Sixers. Of course, this is too much money for Iggy, but what were the Sixers to do, break up their young core because they want to be thrifty? Look, they have Brand, Louis Williams, and Iguodala, that's a great core.Anyone who says well Josh Smith didn't even get $60 million needs to be quiet. The Sixers are doing business the way you have to do business. When you have a top notch employee that wants a certain amount of money, you just might have to pay top dollar. The Hawks need to learn for the Sixers; then maybe they could have kept Josh Childress and not pissed off Josh Smith. Philly understands that if you pay guys what they'd like to be paid, maybe they'll go into the season happy and ready to win. Ed Stefanski knows that to win, you might have to spend money (did you know that, Grizzlies?).If I were to estimate what he's worth, it's definitely not a lot higher than what he got. In other words, I wouldn't classify this as a Rashard Lewis overpaying, but a slight overpaying. I'm sure Iggy and his agent had a nice night after hearing about the pay day.He might've also listened to this:A Milli - Lil WayneI don't know about you, but I've got an early mention for Ed Stefanski as executive of the year. Stealing Elton Brand and keeping this young team together was the ultimate goal for this summer. He did that and, although some may not think this is a big deal, but he signed what could be a key role player in Kareem Rush. He can shoot and that's exactly what they need coming off the bench.Last year, they won 40 games. This year, I'd put my sights on slightly surpassing, or meeting the Magic's record (52 wins last season). They will be a definite force in the East.Like Basketball Notes by Alex? Subscribe to the feed!Posted byAlexat12:09 PM0commentsTeam USA Getting Ready For the Big Games!Now that Team USA beat Angola (97-76), it's time for them to prepare for some big games. Next up is Greece, a team with no players I am familiar with. They aren't favorites to medal, but International "Guru" Fran Fraschilla thinks that they are the best "team" in this tournament. Looking at their roster (scroll down from the link to see it), I see that six of the guys on this team will be teammates of Josh Childress with the Greek Club Olympiacos (just a cool way to get off topic).The talk of the town (otherwise known as ESPN's analysts) has been that team USA can't shoot from the outside. Granted, Kobe may be in a shooting slump, but hey, he's a competitor and he'll find ways to be effective. I don't take much of anything from these first two games; this just showed us that the USA can beat the bad teams.Team USA has to make a statement now (Thursday's game is their first real taste of a great squad). The perfect game for the USA would be a 30 point convincing victory. You know they're going to be hungry; this squad last beat them in semifinals of the World Championships.Here my quick ESPN-like promo: Don't miss as the Redeem Team battle their way through pool play as they face Greece Thursday morning at 8 am Eastern. Can Kobe break his shooting slump? Does team USA have a good enough inside presence? Find out Thursday!Posted byAlexat12:42 PM0commentsTeam USA Gongs China! Team USA beat China 101-70 in the opening of their Olympic tour. China stayed tough for most of the first half, I was surprised by how well they played. Yao looked okay, especially for only being 60-70%. The key was really China just wearing down, the three point shot didn't fall near as much in the second half.Team USA really has to work on: defending and making the three point shot. China shot 10-27 from three and while that is only 37%, it's something that helped China stay close in the first half. Team USA shot about 29% from three, Kobe the only starter that made a three. They can't just rely on Michael Redd, everyone has to take advantage of the short three point line. Dwight Howard's free throw shooting. I've noticed this in his play with Orlando, he's not a great shooter at all (3-5 in this game). I can see teams employing a "Hack-a-Howard" strategy in the medal round, something that should really concern Coach K. If teams force Howard off the floor, then depth at the frontline becomes a factor (a factor that team USA doesn't have an advantage in). If they get those two things down, they should fly through most of the preliminary round.Next for team USA is Angola (Monday US time, Tuesday in Beijing). I saw a bit of Angola against Germany and they like to run the ball. Just like China, they shot three ball well. This will be a test and they should pass easily.Photo by: Garrett EllwoodPosted byAlexat12:00 PM1 commentsRussia easily beats Iran 71-49!In the first game of Men's Olympic basketball, Russia beat Iran 71-49. Granted, this was not the most star studded game in the world (Andrey Kirilenko was the biggest star), it still had its moments.Russia was dominant in the first half (they lead 38-22), but they seemed to lose their edge in the third. Each team was limited offensively, but the Russian offense was very weak in the third. Iran may have only had five in the first, but I expect more out of Russia. The best part about Russia's play today was their defense (in the first half). They made Iran take tough shots deep in the shot clock, forced shot clock violations and did their best to convert 22 Iranian turnovers into points.A new addition to the Russian offensive attack is the alley oop. AK7 (Andrey Kilrilenko, using his Olympics number) will run off a couple of back screens and look for a ball to throw down. It wasn't terribly successful, but it's a good addition to their attack.Also, NBA player Viktor Khryapa played for Russia tonight (he missed the friendly against the USA). He can help Russia in the medal round, his NBA experience could help against the US. I don't see Iran advancing, they are the epitome of why Group A is weak.Tomorrow morning (US time) team USA kicks off their Olympic tour against China (10:15 am Eastern, on NBC). This is a big game, they want to start this trip to the gold off right. I have my money on the US, but it'll definitely be one to watch. Posted byAlexat10:31 PM0commentsGrizzlies Spendin Money?According to RealGM, the Grizzlies have signed Josh Smith to a $58 million dollar offer sheet. Are you kidding me? They have money to spend and they wait and wait and now try to get Josh Smith? I would have tried Brand, or someone that isn't a restricted free agent.The Hawks have seven days to match and I don't know how many years the deal would last, but they probably will match. If they don't, I guess the Grizz actually improve this summer. A core nucleus of OJ Mayo, Rudy Gay and Josh Smith doesn't sound bad right? We'll see what happens in next week!Posted byAlexat12:42 PM0commentsEarl Boykins becomes a rich Italian!Earl Boykins, a 5'5" point guard is heading to Virtus Bologna for $3.5 million. Here's a statement that was translated from the club:We hope that the skills of this Earl Boykins, how you say, will help our team. We think that the lack of doping tests over here will help us dramatically increase his height (although only in meters, not inches). If we are lucky, he should become taller than Andrea Bargnani (who we no longer consider an Italian, more like a disappointment)!I don't know why this team would pay him so much. Sure, he can shoot and run the ball, but why not try picking another NBA player? This should make Boykins look a lot better though, just because the Euro-league is better than college, it's not better than the NBA. I wish the best for Boykins, and Virtus Bologna (who I'm sure has people that speak perfect English).Posted byAlexat5:16 PM1 commentsMy Souped-up Olympic preview! With the Olympics just one day away, it's time to preview some Olympic basketball! We're getting a steroid shot with some help from Kellex, Jarrad Todd and Anthony!Me: Do you have team USA as your favorite, and which team has the best chance of knocking them off?Kellex: For sure Team USA is my favorite! If I had a team to knock them off, it would probably be Spain at this point. So much young talent there and they are the reigning Euro champs or something aren't they?Anthony: On paper, they are the favorites. I think it's pretty obvious - they have an NBA All-Star lineup. Sentimentally, they are my favorites since Kobe is playing for them. I am a huge Laker fan first and foremost. (Later on, Anthony talks about how to defeat them)Jarrad: I believe the US will ultimately take home the gold, followed by Spain and Argentina. I do find it hard to believe that the US only selected one center (Dwight Howard) for their roster. Particularly so when you consider the big men competing in the tournament, i.e. as mentioned the Aussie trio, Spain's Gasol brothers, China's Yao & Yi etc. This is a huge risk to take because if Howard suffers an injury, I think they can kiss their gold medal chances goodbye.My answer: Yes, they're my favorite to win the gold. I agree with Kellex, Spain has got the Gasol's, Calderon, that young gun Ricky Rubio and plenty of other great players.Me: How can teams beat Team USA?Anthony:The Americans have speed and athleticism. They overwhelm opponents by their running game. The key here is to slow down the game by:Using the shot clock - this will hopefully slow the tempo down and prevent explosive finishes by the Americans. (Kind of like what Russia did)Limiting outside shooting to prevent long rebounds. Long rebounds, of course, leads to fastbreaks.1. The Americans have limited outside shooting capability. The only pure shooter is Redd and the next best shooter is Kobe (and Kobe is not a pure shooter). Perhaps, Deron is the 3rd shooter in this team. If the opponents pack it in and force the Americans to shoot from long range, they have a shot (Again, kind of like Russia). It seems the zone is the only option for opposing teams - it forces the Americans to shoot from the outside . They can man in the last quarter or the last few minutes if the score is close.2. The strange thing is Coach K has given Redd limited minutes in their exhibition games. If anything, Redd should be given more minutes than Melo but that's only my opinion. Redd has to be given significant minutes to boost his confidence. When the real tournament in the Olympic happens, I feel that the competition will play "dirty" inside so Redd's shooting will come in handy to keep the defense honest.3. The Americans have the mental edge. If the opponent comes in thinking the Americans will beat them then they have already been beat. The Australians showed the Americans some "attitude" (jawing with Wade) and the other teams may want to emulate that. They have to tread the line though as you don't want to give the proud Americans a reason to kick your ass. Don't back down from their taunts but don't initiate either.My answer: So far, you take what you can from the Russia and Australia exhibition's. Slow the game down, use different defenses to rattle their offense (like the match up zone) and force them into the NBA-style isolation offense (it seemed to be a reason the USA started slow against Australia).Me: What does the team have to work on the most?Anthony:The team has to work on their:Outside Shooting - see item 2 above on "how to defeat them".Passing - with this all-start cast, it's very easy to slack on offense and go 1 on 1. All of the five players on the floor (on any given time) can score so, if possible, they should all be shooting when there is no man harassing them. But then again, these players are so used to defenders all over them that shooting without a defender might not work for them. We all know Coach K has them practicing that - shooting without a defender, how funny.My answer:They have to work on adjusting to all kinds of defense. They seem to really get rattled when they see something new.I would also like to see good, genuine ball movement. Sometimes we see too much passing, sometimes we see too little passing. They've got to embrace the international game and move the ball (kind of like the Kings did under Rick Adelman).Just making sure the little things are in your favor. Get the loose balls, get the third and fourth opportunity to score, just hustle.Me: Since you're in Australia Jarrad, how will the Aussies do?Jarrad: In terms of how I think the Aussies will fare, realistically I don't think they're good enough to be in medal contention, however I do expect them finish somewhere between 4th and 6th. The Aussies strength will be their frontcourt, with center's Andrew Bogut (Bucks), David Anderson (CSKA Moscow - rights held by Hawks) and Chris Anstey (formerly with the Mavs and Bulls). It should be fun watching Patrick Mills (St Mary's) in the back-up point guard spot, to gauge his NBA potential. From his performance against the US in the Exhibition game on Tuesday, so far he looks the goods.I really have to thank Kellex, Jarrad Todd and Anthony for their insight. So flex your hoops knowledge by marking the calendar for all these games!Posted byAlexat4:25 PM0commentsTeam USA Squeezes by the Aussies!Team USA beat Australia in a surprisingly close 87-76 exhibition game. Australia was really in it for all four quarters and they did it all without top NBA draft pick Andrew Bogut (ankle injury). I was impressed by young guard Patrick Mills, he's a small, speedy guy who p could make a lot of noise.The Australian offense seemed to be better than any other team they faced. With Bogut playing, this team could have had it in single digits. The first couple of quarters were the worst for the US, but in the second, LeBron James went on an onslaught and gave the USA a nice cushion. It seemed that the Aussies always had another run in them.Based on this game I would say that they have a lot to work on. Constant intensity on both ends is not there, half court execution is not there and I want to see a real conserted effort for 40 minutes. 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class\75\47title\47\76\74data:title\76\74/data:title\76\74/h2\76\n\74/b:if\76\n\74div class\75\47widget-content\47\76\n\74data:content\76\74/data:content\76\n\74/div\76\n\74b:include name\75\47quickedit\47\76\74/b:include\076'}}, document.getElementById('HTML12'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_BlogArchiveView', new _WidgetInfo('BlogArchive1', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\74b:if cond\75\47data:title\47\76\n\74h2\76\74data:title\76\74/data:title\76\74/h2\76\n\74/b:if\76\n\74div class\75\47widget-content\47\76\n\74div id\75\47ArchiveList\47\76\n\74div expr:id\75\47data:widget.instanceId + \46quot;_ArchiveList\46quot;\47\76\n\74b:if cond\75\47data:sty | |
