Russia coach Blatt: Khryapa playing is totally up to him
Russia national team David Blatt has given up trying to figure out if his star power forward Viktor Khryapa will be available for his side at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
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Baumann: New FIBA boss could mean new calendar, no March Madness system
The new FIBA presidency of Yvan Mainini could mean an eventual shift in the international calendar according to FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann, but it will not bring an NCAA-style 64-team knockout World Championship.
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Colangelo: Team USA getting better and better
After what were described as two lacklustre victories over Iran and Tunisia, the United States responded resoundingly in thrashing Angola 121-66 to reach the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIBA World Championship. And Team USA national director Jerry Colangelo was especially pleased that Team USA, which has no players back from […]
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U.S. blowout another step for Angola
It’s hard to say that getting blown out helps a team improve. But that is the case for Angola after getting walloped by the United States 121-66 in the Eight Final and getting eliminated from the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
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Brown: More players in Europe helping Australia
Australia national team coach Brett Brown said his team was better than its departing 87-58 loss against Slovenia in the Eight Final of the 2010 FIBA World Championship. And he said an increasing number of Aussies playing in Europe will help the side in the future.
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Nowitzki says no to 2010 Worlds, yes to 2011 Eurobasket
German superstar Dirk Nowitzki will not play at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, saying he would rather concentrate on the NBA this up-coming season but at the same time committed to playing at the 2011 Eurobasket in Lithaunia The Dallas Mavericks power forward made his announcement on the German Basketball […]
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Tibor Pleiss: The next Nowitzki or next Peter Fehse? Something in between?
German 20-year-old center Tibor Pleiss experienced a pretty exciting night June 24 when he was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the first pick of the second round of the 2010 NBA Draft – No. 31 overall – and ended up a new big man prospect for the up-and-coming […]
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Germany anxiously await NBA Draft with Pleiss, Ohlbrecht
CLARIFICATION: Elias Harris is NOT in the NBA Draft. He will be back at Gonzaga for his sophomore seaason I apologize for any confustion I may have caused by saying he was in the draft. A dpa report had reported he would be there and I didn’t realise it was […]
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Is Johannes Strasser Bayern Munich’s next acquisition?
Bayern Munich remains in the headlines whenever a player leaves his club or is even unsure if he will return as playmaker Johannes Strasser is the latest German international to be connected to Dirk Bauermann’s new ProA second division club. “I am indecisive,” Strasser told the Bonn General Anzeiger on […]
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No Nowitzki, Kaman on list for Germany, Who is Toepper?
Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Kaman were not included in the initial roster for Germany’s training camp for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. German national team coach Dirk Bauermann however did have some surprises as Chad Toepper, Christopher McNaughton and Johannes Strasser were invited to the first camp, which begins on […]