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Secrets and Lies (and Sun Yue)
Secrets and lies! Secrets and lies! It’s all secrets and lies!
- Homer Simpson
We’re in the final moments leading to the Christmas of NBA fans: Draft Night. Who will be waiting at the base of the ol’ tannenbaum, eager to doff their festive suits ‘n’ ties in favor of authentic team jerseys?
The basketball world is watching the clickety count down. Me, I’m scouring [...]
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Red Alert: Oden to be Number 1?
ESPN’s Ric “Breaking News” Bucher stated Wednesday evening that, “The Oden camp has been notified that Greg Oden will be the first pick on Thursday’s draft.” When asked by ESPN analyst Mike Tirico if it is this certain, Bucher responded, “That would be a cruel joke at this point if not true.”
Let’s think about this [...]
Final HoopsAddict.com Mock Draft for 2007
The late great humanitarian Dr. Martin Luther King once stated, “It’s never too late to do the right thing.” Therefore the final HoopsAddict.com Mock Draft has reversed course from continually projecting Greg Oden as the top pick to the consensus NCAA National Player of the Year Kevin Durant as the [...]
How The 1984 Draft Changed Basketball Forever
On the late morning of Tuesday, May 22, 1984, two opposing groups of thoroughly superstitious team officials converged on the NBA offices in Manhattan to pray for good fortune, to flip a coin, and to redraw the league’s burgeoning road map for decades to come. They all hoped to win the big prize in the [...]
Your NBA Draft Fix
Over the past few months a lot of quality articles have been posted that you may have missed if your new to this blog. If your looking for you Draft Fix, check out these articles:
Eric Satterwhite writes one of the most read and respected Mock Drafts on the ‘net
Jeff Wong recently posted an extensive interview [...]
The Great Blogger Mock Draft 2007
Basketball fans are being inundated with Mock Drafts this week but I’m posting yet another Mock Draft for you to try to digest. Why would I do this? Because I was able to take part in “The Great Blogger Mock Draft 2007″ and I feel this rabid collection of hoop fans know what they are [...]
Playing in the Low Post: Tiago Splitter
Today we watch a low post move. It’s important because it has to do with the development of Tiago Splitter, the young Brazilian pearl.
Splitter started playing as a pro at a very young age and there hasn’t been a more promising player like him in the Spanish leagues until Riki Rubio appeared. Tiago started playing [...]
NBA Mock Draft - June 15, 2007
Draft Day is 13 days away and there has been a plethora of movement, momentum, and shuffling since our last Mock Draft posted on 5/23/07. Pre-draft camp has shut down and individual/group team workouts featuring draft hopefuls are in full effect. The 2007 NBA eligibles are auditioning years of basketball dedication with the single-minded intent of having the red, white, and [...]
The HoopsAddict.com Mock Draft
“I knew of General Manager’s who were scared to death of getting the first pick in the lottery.”
These are the words of a mentor of mine named Ed Gregory, a former long time NBA Executive and Head Coach, when we were discussing the frame of mind of some NBA front office personnel as Draft day approached [...]
Interview with Caliper CEO Dr. Herb Greenberg
Caliper is the psychological assessment firm that tests the compatibility of job applicants to a variety of careers, including the NBA. Dr. Herb Greenberg, founder, president and CEO of Caliper, graciously agreed to a telephone interview on the morning after the Cleveland Cavaliers’ conquest of the Detroit Pistons.
Dr. Greenberg talked with me about:
Cleveland reaching the [...]