Bruno Baltazar: catching up with the international game (part 3)

le basketbawl: The NBA Basketball Blog found this 4/17/2008 on www.dailybasketball.com [flag]

Today is the conclusion of our three-part interview (Part 1 and Part 2) with international scout Bruno Baltazar. In this portion of the interview, we discuss the importance of scouting for the NBA, and the top international players you’ll be seeing in this summer’s Olympic games. DB: Explain why you think foreign scouts like yourself are important to the NBA. Bruno: Foreign ... [link]

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Published 4/17/2008 by kellex at le basketbawl: The NBA Basketball Blog
Part one, two, and three of Give Me the Rock's "Catching up with the International Game." Empty the Bench's 36 season ending lists. Golden State of Mind with NBA Playoff Bracketology. And a new site design! Pretty. Nugg Doctor recognizing that Denver just hit 50 wins for the first time in 20 years. KnickerBlogger on how the season ended including playoff positioning and draft percentages! Dream Shake is not all that happy ...

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