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  1. George O'Brien

    The Second Best Olympic Team of All Time

    My thoughts had more to do with who was on the team rather than how dominant they were. One of the problems the USA team would have from then on was that they often did not get even their best college players. For example, Kareem turned down a chance to play on the 1968 Olympic team. Probably...
  2. George O'Brien

    The Second Best Olympic Team of All Time

    I have no doubt that the 1992 "Dream Team" was the greatest Olympic basketball team of all time. But while the NBA stars won in 1996 and 2000 as well, I'd suggest that 1960 team might be at least as good if not better. Why? Well their depth might not be as great, but the 1960 USA team had a...
  3. George O'Brien

    Gooden Signs Three Year Deal With Cavs

    Range and accuracy really are separate issues. Kurt Thomas is a very good mid range shooter, but does not have three point range. By contrast, Tim Thomas was as good shooting the three as in shooting mid shots, perhaps better. The impact on the offense was enormous. For inside guys, the...
  4. George O'Brien

    Team USA - Shawn and Amare

    I think there is a kind of philosophical tradeoff between cutting and spacing, even though there shouldn't be. In a free form offense like the Suns run, the risk is to have two guys cut toward the same open area, thus getting in each other's way. In a sense, the pick and roll relies on a...
  5. George O'Brien

    Gooden Signs Three Year Deal With Cavs

    As a general rule, PF's are in a better position to get rebounds than SF's because they are closer to the basket. This is part of what makes Marion's rebounding stats all the more remarkable. I think Boris is going to work on becoming a better rebounder, but it may take time. Rebounding and...
  6. George O'Brien

    Harrington Deal Falls Through

    Why do we assume the Hawks actions are supposed to make sense? :confused: In any case, the argument we've been hearing for quite a while was that the reason the Pacers had the inside track was because of their huge TE from the Peja deal. Why aren't the Hawks trying to keep Harrington? A...
  7. George O'Brien

    Question About Combo Trades

    You are right, Biedrins is $1.9 and Pietrus is $2.5. However, the Suns also have a TE from the Brian Grant deal. Pietrus is an RFA next summer. I'm not sure either would be a great fit on the Suns, although I've been after Biedrins for while. Pietrus is simply not a particularly good shooter...
  8. George O'Brien

    Question About Combo Trades

    It has been well established that teams cannot combine their own player and a trade exemption to create a salary match for a trade. However, it seems as if the application of trade exemptions in multi-team deals work differently, but I am not clear what they can or cannot do. Here's what I...
  9. George O'Brien

    1 year ago today....

    It was being increased each year, but I don't know how much for this year. Frankly, it was a very weird deal. Apparently the established teams did not want the Bobcats muddying the free agent market with $$45 to $50 million in one shot. The result has been a strategy of rookie contracts and...
  10. George O'Brien

    USA Defeats Puerto Rico

    It's the Barry Bonds rule, if you are not caught, it never happened. :D
  11. George O'Brien

    Australia Beats Brazil

    http://www.fibaamericas.com/noticiasread_us.asp?r=DNSNOBBAVM If you're curious, Mark Worthington is a 6'8" forward who played for Metro State, a Division II team where he earned Division II All American honors. He's returned to Austrialia to play basketball for Sidney. Apparently his...
  12. George O'Brien

    Who's Left?

    http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=76729 It is reported that Pollard signed for $2.2 million for one year.
  13. George O'Brien

    Cavs sign Pollard

    http://www.cleveland.com/sports/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/1155976792263150.xml&coll=2
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    Harrington Deal Falls Through

    Here's the view from Indianapolis http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060819/SPORTS04/608190451/1088 It is not clear if the teams trying to get Harrington will be able to satisfy the Hawks, who are trying to avoid taking on contracts.
  15. George O'Brien

    Harrington Deal Falls Through

    http://www.ajc.com/saturday/content/epaper/editions/saturday/sports_446eca30855080450033.html
  16. George O'Brien

    D'Antoni Talks to Euroleague.net

    http://www.euroleague.net/noticia.jsp?temporada=E00&jornada=25&id=4 This article appears to be from 2001. Check the link, they have a really old picture of D'Antoni with black hair.
  17. George O'Brien

    Spain Beats France

    http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=ArVSDnZY9bLvHFPvB9VfsmS8vLYF?slug=ap-worlds-argentina-france&prov=ap&type=lgns The AP article did not show a box score. I tried the FIBA site, but it is horribly slow due to extremely high traffic use.
  18. George O'Brien

    USA Defeats Puerto Rico

    http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AghZ2Gf8hDZkiQMWeBO1kQq8vLYF?slug=ap-worlds-puertorico-us&prov=ap&type=lgns
  19. George O'Brien

    Team USA - Shawn and Amare

    One of the problems we have in evaluating the Suns is that they have not had much continuity. Of guys who played much 2004-05, only Nash and and Marion returned. Amare was hurt and Barbosa did not play much in 2004-05. It was a massive roster turnover. It takes a while for teams to play...
  20. George O'Brien

    Team USA - Shawn and Amare

    When attacking the zone, there is no substitute for good ball movement and that includes good shooting. Zones can be extended to stop shooters, but good ball movement is harder to counter. At the same time, cold shooting is hard to overcome no matter what the opponent is doing.
  21. George O'Brien

    Tony Parker out for the WC - Diaw PG?

    Battier is a better all round player than Bowen. It's a tough call deciding which 12th man you aren't going to play.
  22. George O'Brien

    House Signs With Nets

    Eddie did some good stuff and then lost out in the way the rotation worked. He's probably unhappy that the Suns went out and got a PG, but it should be remembered: Eddie was the one who opted out of the contract and not the Suns. He may have a point that the Suns did not focus enough on...
  23. George O'Brien

    Gooden Signs Three Year Deal With Cavs

    They look at his size and conclude he's a small forward. What they miss is: He's quick for a PF but for an SF He's a good outside shooter for a PF but not an SF He has good range on his jump shot for a PF but not an SF He's good at driving the basket for a PF but not an SF He's a better...
  24. George O'Brien

    Brazil Opens With Austrailia

    I think Splitter will be a lottery pick, but maybe a bit latter than his talent would suggest due to the Vasquez factor. One interesting aspect of his play with the Brazilian national team is that they run, while his team in Europe (Tau?) doesn't.
  25. George O'Brien

    Cavs sign Pollard

    The Cavs were rumored to have almost traded for Pollard a while back, so there has been some interest. Last season the Cavs didn't have a center backing Ilgauskas up. Ilgauskas has been pretty durable the last four seasons, but had a history of foot problems prior to that. Pollard on the...

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