2007 Under-19 World Championships: Final
By Marian Reibert 7/23/07 Novi Sad, Serbia FIBA World Championships Under 19: Final Official U19 World Championships Site Final Serbia 74 – USA 69 Boxscore In a packed gym, Serbia faced nemesis Team USA for the world crown. It was Serbia from the beginning as Dusan Katnic scored his seven points all in a first…
2007 Under-19 World Championships: Semifinals
By Marian Reibert 7/22/07 Novi Sad, Serbia FIBA World Championships Under 19: Semifinals Official U19 World Championships Site Quarterfinals USA 78 – France 75 Boxscore France took on Team USA in the Semifinal and after losing to USA in the classification round France had other plans this time around. PG Antoine Diot and PF Adrien…
2007 Under-19 World Championships: Semifinals
By Marian Reibert 7/22/07 Novi Sad, Serbia FIBA World Championships Under 19: Semifinals Official U19 World Championships Site Quarterfinals USA 78 – France 75 Boxscore France took on Team USA in the Semifinal and after losing to USA in the classification round France had other plans this time around. PG Antoine Diot and PF Adrien…
2007 Under-19 World Championships: Quarterfinals
By Marian Reibert 7/21/07 Novi Sad, Serbia FIBA World Championships Under 19: Quarterfinals Official U19 World Championships Site Quarterfinals In the first game of the day Team USA took on fourth place finisher Argentina. From the start there was no doubt who was supposed to win the game. USA had the advantage in every aspect…
State of the Cap: Sacramento Kings
By Josh Redetzke 7/20/07 2007/08 Sacramento Kings Payroll: $56 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $1 million over cap The Good: A disappointing season in Sacramento still had a bright side in Kevin Martin, who nearly won the most improved player award. Martin’s scoring average almost doubled, going from 10.8 last year…
2007 Under-19 World Championships: Classification Round, Day Two
By Marian Reibert 7/18/07 Novi Sad, Serbia FIBA World Championships Under 19: Classification Round, Day Two Official U19 World Championships Site Classification Round Day 2 Big day in Novi Sad as it was the second day of the classification round and there were some deciding games scheduled, either teams were facing near elimination while others…
2007 Under-19 World Championships: Preliminary Round
By Marian Reibert 7/17/07 Novi Sad, Serbia Preliminary Round FIBA World Championships Under 19 The Under-19 Fiba World Championships are taking place in Novi Sad, Serbia from July 12-22nd. The event used to take place every four years, but has now been changed to happen every 2 years. Here is a look at the first…
2007 Under-19 World Championships: Classification Round, Day One
By Marian Reibert 7/17/07 Novi Sad, Serbia FIBA World Championships Under 19: Classification Round, Day One Official U19 World Championships Site Classification Round Day 1 The Pre-Groups are mixed together now and on the first day the top finishers from each group got a third place finisher from one group to get an easy start…
State of the Cap: Phoenix Suns
By Josh Redetzke 7/5/07 2007/08 Phoenix Suns Payroll: $78.3 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $23.3 million over cap The Good: There is a heck of a lot to like about the Phoenix Suns. First and foremost is the play of Steve Nash. The two-time league MVP was nearly a three-timer after…
State of the Cap: Los Angeles Lakers
By Josh Redetzke 7/3/07 2007/08 Los Angeles Lakers Payroll: $57.6 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $2.6 million over cap The Good: The Lakers have been looking for a new Shaq since they sent him packing to sunny Miami. It appears they have found one, although we won’t be certain for a…
State of the Cap: Los Angeles Clippers
By Josh Redetzke 6/29/07 2007/08 Los Angeles Clippers Payroll: $58.8 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $3.8 million over cap The Good: The dependable Elton Brand continued to earn his hefty paychecks. Though his numbers were down slightly from last year, it’s hard to complain about 20.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.2 blocks,…
State of the Cap: Golden State Warriors
By Josh Redetzke 6/25/07 2007/08 Golden State Warriors Payroll: $61.1 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $6.1 million over cap The Good: After grabbing the hearts of the general public as the feel good story of the NBA this year, there are plenty of accolades to go around for the Golden State…
State of the Cap: Utah Jazz
By Josh Redetzke 6/22/07 2007/08 Utah Jazz Payroll: $58.9 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $3.9 million over cap The Good: To find the answer to Utah’s surprise run to the Western Conference Finals, look no further than Deron Williams. The second-year point guard out of Illinois showed phenomenal improvement this season,…
State of the Cap: Seattle Supersonics
By Josh Redetzke 6/20/07 2007/08 Seattle Supersonics Payroll: $50 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $5 million under cap The Good: Needing a lot of buzz to save the team from moving out of Seattle, the Sonics got a very big bee courtesy of the draft lottery. Adding instant superstar Kevin Durant…
State of the Cap: Portland Trailblazers
By Josh Redetzke 6/19/07 2007/08 Portland Trailblazers Payroll: $57.6 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $2.6 million over cap The Good: Jackpot!!! The ping-pong balls bounced Portland’s way and Greg Oden will soon be manning the same paint Bill Walton once called home. Not long ago, the Blazer’s outlook was bleak. Now,…
State of the Cap: Minnesota Timberwolves
By Josh Redetzke 6/15/07 2007/08 Minnesota Timberwolves Payroll: $69.2 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $14.2 million over cap The Good: This year in Minnesota was another wasted season of Kevin Garnett’s career. Even though he is extremely frustrated, KG has been a true professional and always shows up to play hard.…State of the Cap: Denver Nuggets
By Josh Redetzke 6/12/07 2007/08 Denver Nuggets Payroll: $77.2 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $22.2 million over cap The Good: Last summer, Carmelo Anthony signed a five-year, $75 million contract extension, cementing himself as the cornerstone of the Nuggets for a long time. It appears the Nuggets are in very good…