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Dalembert leaves his heart and soul on the
floor every single time out SLAM Editor in chief,
Ben Osborne hit me up during the season and asked if I would be interested in going over to Haiti with Samuel Dalembert during this summer in hopes of documenting his interaction with his people and more specifically children through Basketball Without Borders. Anyone who knows me understands ...
According to Michael Grange, Leo Rautins could soon
be fired as head coach of the Canadian basketball
team. His dealings with Dalembert reminded me a little of how Butch Carter caused a fuss when he sued Marcus Camby in the middle of the playoffs that one spring. Sure, Camby played for the other team while Dalembert was one of our own but the disruption caused by the events can easily be ...
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Samuel Dalembert on his dismissal from Team Canada
Posted 9 hours ago at Interbasket
Leo Rautins and Basketball Canada
Posted 21 hours ago at Arsenalist
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Or was it Coach Rautins lack of "communication"
that was to blame for the rift between Dalembert
and Team Canada.
And deservedly so. I've lost a ton of
respect for Dalembert for bailing on his team like
he did today. Talent aside and looking just at team morale instead, we're better off without him.
Maurice Cheeks listened to the litany of charges
leveled at Samuel Dalembert with more than a measure
of surprise. The 76ers' center, recently dismissed from the Canadian National Team in the midst of an Olympic qualifying tournament in Athens, ...
I’ll have some answers from Josh as to
why he left the NBA shortly. I’ll also have
an exclusive interview with Sammy Dalembert posted on his thoughts why he was kicked off the Canadian Olympic team.
Coach Leo Rautins said the decision to dump
Sam Dalembert from the Canadian men's national basketball team
was unanimous among players and coaches and he refuted Dalembert’s claims that had not put himself above the team.
Even though I now have a better idea
of what happened with Samuel Dalembert on Tuesday...I am
still just as confused. In a situation like this, there are no "sides" to be taken...I am just going to do everything I can to get every angle on the story.
What’s taking so long to sign Andre Iguodala?
His take… I’m sure everyone wants to know what’s
going on with my contract situation. Everything is kinda in slow motion right now, which is for the most part normal for all restricted free agents. Teams come in and out of play each day and my agent and I are taking our time to see how things develop with the Sixers and
The fine folks at the Philadelphia Daily News
sought out Samuel Dalembert 's end of the story
regarding his oddly timed dismissal from Team Canada. It appears Dalembert's traveling partners, sleeping arrangement, and eating habits caused the ...
Samuel Dalembert, Josh Howard, Carlos Delfino... a little
bit of everything in this rundown of the day's
biggest NBA stories.
Canada is currently playing in the FIBA Olympic
qualifier in Greece, trying to qualify for the Bejing
Olympics. Coming into the tournament, the biggest star on their roster, and only NBA player, was not Steve Nash, but rather Philadelphia 76ers center, Samuel Dalembert. Last year Dalembert took the steps needed to gain Canadian citizenship so that he could play for the national team.
Canada's Olympic hopes in basketball are still alive
following a last minute win over South Korea Wednesday
at the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament in Greece. Canada stormed back from an 18 point deficit and hung on for a 79-77 win to advance to Friday's quarterfinal. Canada was able to pull off the comeback despite the absence of NBA All-Star Samuel Dalembert who left the team...
Cavsboard breaks down some of the day's rumors
and news throughout the NBA.
Far from a baptism of fire, New German
Chris Kaman easily swept through his first international contest
, against Cape Verde today in the Olympic qualifiers in Athens. Caveman had 10 and 10 in 20 minutes, and the Germans won by 36. Sadly, with that, Cape Verde has been eliminated from both this tournament and Olympic contention. Joining them among the ranks of the cast aside are Lebanon and ...
In the GLOBE AND MAIL, Michael Grange reports,
"If you like drama, then Canada's heart-stopping, lurching, improbably
comeback win over South Korea Wednesday morning was for you. There was conflict, tension and a major plot twist - and that was before ...
Samuel Dalembert still has the Canadian citizenship he
so desperately wanted. But his place on his adopted
country's national basketball team - just two victories away from qualifying for the Beijing Olympics - is gone. A source familiar with the ...
LAS VEGAS - Samuel Dalembert is no longer
on the Canadian national basketball team. > It is
unclear whether Canadian coach Leo Rautins gave the 76ers' starting center marching orders or whether Dalembert left on his own. But after Canada beat Korea ...
If Canada's basketball team makes it to the
games in Beijing next month, Sixers center Samuel Dalembert
will not be part of the team . Details are still sketchy but Sammy has either been kicked off or deserted his native... er... country he became a ...
Samuel Dalembert , who became a Canadian citizen
last summer in order to compete for the Canadian
national basketball team, has either been kicked off or has deserted the team amid its bid to qualify for the Olympics, reports the Canadian Press . ...
















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