Nocioni nixes his national team on ChicagoSports.com

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Noce Spin Zone
Published 7/19/2007 by Hot Shit College Student at Taurine Dream
... Huh? I don’t have a transcript of the press conference, so I’ll chalk that up to not really knowing what questions were asked. Sadly, I was just easing into this. From K.C.’s other piece today. ...

Will Steve Francis Go Back to Houston?
Published 7/19/2007 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... -Andres Nocioni says he won’t play for Argentina’s national team because he’s “really skinny”. Here, I’ll let him explain further: ...

Duty, Honor, and Employer
Published 7/19/2007 by Matt <info@blogabull.com> at Blog a Bull: Front Page Posts
... On a Wednesday press conference full of feel-goodery (not that there's anything wrong with that) was the revelation that Nocioni won't be playing for the Argentinean national team this summer. A relief to Bulls fans due to the whole 'just out of a walking boot' situation Noc is currently in. ...

More FIBA
Published 7/20/2007 by mrberg at Only The Bulls
... (France) will be involved in future international play. Considering that Nocioni would most likely be playing if fully healthy, almost the entire Bull youth-movement will soon be spending their summers playing international basketball.[K.C. Johnson] "In a perfect world, all of us would like to see our guys not overextend themselves," Paxson said. "But it's just a part of the NBA today."Now, I have no problem with international basketball, and believe that it will only continue flourish as the playing field further levels out. Similarly, as more international teams fill out their rosters with NBA players, it will only grow more common for NBA teams to have 4 or 5 players playing internationally. I know David Stern is proponent of bringing the NBA to the world, but as injuries continue to ...

More FIBA
Published 7/21/2007 by mrberg at Only The Bulls
... (France) will be involved in future international play. Considering that Nocioni would most likely be playing if fully healthy, almost the entire Bull youth-movement will soon be spending their summers playing international basketball.[K.C. Johnson] "In a perfect world, all of us would like to see our guys not overextend themselves," Paxson said. "But it's just a part of the NBA today."Now, I have no problem with international basketball, and believe that it will only continue flourish as the playing field further levels out. Similarly, as more international teams fill out their rosters with NBA players, it will only grow more common for NBA teams to have 4 or 5 players playing internationally. I know David Stern is proponent of bringing the NBA to the world, but as injuries continue to ...