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Coke Zero Dream Job – NCAA Tournament Interviews

Coke Zero Dream Job – NCAA Tournament Interviews

By Kinnon Yee • on April 6, 2008

March Madness. For many basketball fans, it’s a time to truly enjoy the next crop of young athletes and to see basketball in its purest form. When Coke Zero decided to create a contest that would encapsulate the fan experience, they decided to go and find four people; one each from Michigan State University, Syracuse [...]

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Interview with Carl English

Interview with Carl English

By Blake Murphy • on March 26, 2008

Just wanted to let everyone know that I got a chance to interview former Hawaii standout, long-time Canadian national team player and emerging international basketball star Carl English for my site over at The On Deck Circle. It’s a great look at the life of an international player, the trials of a Canadian baller and [...]

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Catch & Shoot: 5 Questions with Michael Rosenberg

Catch & Shoot: 5 Questions with Michael Rosenberg

By Gagan • on February 11, 2008

I recently had a chance to ask Michael Rosenberg of the Detroit Free Press and FoxSports.com a few questions about the NBA.

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No Ordinary Interview

No Ordinary Interview

By brendan • on November 17, 2007

Doug and Jackie Christie are no ordinary married couple. From his time playing in the NBA to Jackie’s striving fashion business, they have never been far away from each others hearts. It takes two strong people to fulfill a marriage in a way that the Christie’s do daily. Even with critics arising, they seem to [...]

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Exclusive Interview With Alex English

Exclusive Interview With Alex English

By Ryan McNeill • on October 8, 2007

Just a quick note to let people know that my interview with Alex English is now up on Hoopsworld. I was able to chat with Alex about his desires to be a head coach, the highlight of last season for him, the transition from being a Hall of Fame player to an assistant coach and [...]

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Exclusive Interview With Luke Jackson

Exclusive Interview With Luke Jackson

By Ryan McNeill • on October 4, 2007

During the Raptors media day last week I was able to get Luke Jackson to chat with me about the possibility of the 6′7″ southpaw pursing a baseball career when he retires from the NBA, how he plans to earn playing time this season and what it’s like to be freed from the pressure of [...]

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Interview with NBA.com Fantasy Guru Jon Loomer

Interview with NBA.com Fantasy Guru Jon Loomer

By Jeff W • on September 20, 2007

As part of my continuing series of interviews with New Jersey-based NBA-related people, I present NBA.com’s Fantasy Games Manager, Jon Loomer.
Jon chatted with me about a number of things, including:

What he does at NBA.com/Fantasy
His career path
His skills on the dance floor
How to get a job in fantasy sports
What Samuel L. Jackson is really like
Predictions for [...]

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The Ron Johnson Story

The Ron Johnson Story

By Ryan McNeill • on September 19, 2007

During my time at Five-Star Hoops this summer I was able to talk with Harold Johnson about his brother Ron Johnson. Ron was a playground legend in New York and was poised for greatness until he got caught in the wrong crowd and ended up in jail. Despite never playing a game in the NBA [...]

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Interview with Joe Stolzer

Interview with Joe Stolzer

By Ryan McNeill • on September 11, 2007

During my time at Five-Star Hoops this summer I was able to chat with Joe Stolzer who was the strength and conditioning coach at camp. During our chat he talked about some of the training techniques he uses with players, some ways he trains players without using weights, he explains some things high school players [...]

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Hoops Addict Podcast: Interview with Jason Gurney from Ballhype.com

Hoops Addict Podcast: Interview with Jason Gurney from Ballhype.com

By Ryan McNeill • on August 27, 2007

Friday afternoon I had the chance to chat with Jason from BallHype.com about his site. We chatted about how Lowpost morphed into Ballhype, why he quit his job to make Ballhype his full-time job, he gives the scoop on some of the promos and contests Ballhype will be running in the upcoming months, he talked [...]

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