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Linkage - May 26
Published 5/26/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
... Joey Graham, Toronto Raptors– Put Graham in the same category as Garcia. He improved a lot this past year, became a more reliable player, but will he be a starter in this league? If he’s not going to be a starter, there isn’t any point in talking extension until necessary. - HoopsWorld 17. Raptors - Roy Hibbert - A top ten pick last year. All they need is a center and Hibbert is the best over all. Reminds me of Ilgauskas. Can shoot midrange and is the best passing big man in game. Helps with all the shooters Raptors have. A steal. ...

MLSE looking to make some money in England
Published 5/27/2008 by Arsenalist at Arsenalist
... Blogs and new age media are a great thing and provide a candid, sometimes humorous perspective, but you often come across pieces written without any knowledge of the player/team/GM in question. Consider this little brief analysis of our friend Joey Graham from Hoopsworld: ...

Wolves Updates 5/27
Published 5/27/2008 by SG at TWolves Blog
... Only at Bnei Hasharon could Ndudi Ebi's success story have occurred. The Nigerian player landed at Bnei Hasharon earlier in the season with baggage that seemed to assure his signing would turn out a failure: Ebi had not completed a single season at a team for the past five consecutive years... Jason Fleming/Hoopsworld on Rashad McCants: The latter half of this past season was the first time McCants has been healthy and consistent. He needs to do it for a full season and prove he can be a starting shooting guard in the NBA before the Wolves commit to longer term. From ...

Monday (Tuesday, actually) linkage
Published 5/27/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... despite playing an NBA minute. HoopsWorld takes a look at some players from the 2005 NBA Draft and whether their respective teams should extend now (Chris Paul, Deron Williams) or wait. And a few Blazers fall in the wait and see category: Martell Webster, Portland Trail Blazers - Webster made strides in 07-08, but consistency is still a need. He can score and rebound very, very well from the wing, but too often he sits at the three-point line calling for the ball. When he attacks the rim he is infinitely more valuable, but until he does that every game and every trip down ...

Reading is Great! Thursday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links
Published 5/29/2008 by Andrew Thell at Empty the Bench
... late? - Perk is a Beast - That’s the game you hope for with a blog about an obscure athlete. - X’s and O’s - Ray Allen shot himself out of a major, major, major slump. - Clips Nations - Clippers fans are weighing the PG alternatives: Hinrich vs. Ford. - Newsday - Monta Ellis wants a raise and the Warriors may not be able to afford it. - HOOPSWORLD - Who to pay, who to dump and who to watch from the class of 2005. ...