Oak Selflessly Volunteers To Be LeBron’s Goon

Being Amare Stoudemire

AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports ... found this 8/26/2007 on phoenixsunsrising.blogspot.com

This is the man who wants revenge. Amare seems to respond best when people question his ability to accomplish something. So here are a few questions for Amare. You've said you want to be Most Improved Player and Finals MVP this season, will that ...

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KnickerBlogger.Net found this 8/26/2007 on www.fiba.com

Boxscores | Photo Gallery | Quotes LAS VEGAS ( 2007 FIBA Americas Championship ) - The United States remained perfect at the FIBA Americas 2007 Championship, coasting to a 113-63 victory over Canada on Saturday afternoon. Winning its first three ...

Forty's the New Twenty

pleatsncleats posted 8/27/2007 from pleatsncleats.blogspot.com

Discussion about Reggie Miller and his decision (thankfully) to stay retired. I discuss and give my opinion on the other players mentioned in Marc Stein's article on ESPN as thinking about coming out of retirement (Charles Oakley? Shawn Kemp?). I conclude with the criteria that should factor into an ex-player's decision to come back (e.g. if you have a 'ship, don't break your hip)

Kobe Bryant Shuts Down Leandro Barbosa, Team USA Routs Brazil 113-76

David Friedman posted 8/27/2007 from 20secondtimeout.blogspot.com

Remember when Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen took turns completely shutting down Croatia's Toni Kukoc in the 1992 Olympics? If you forgot what that looked like, Kobe Bryant provided a reasonable facsimile on Sunday, holding Leandro Barbosa to four points on 1-7 field goal shooting--and the lone make came when Bryant was not in the game--as Team USA defeated Brazil 113-76.

Team USA's Weekend o' Fun

tykeenan posted 8/27/2007 from westcoastbasketball.blogspot.com

At this point, it’s clear that no one will come within 30 of the Americans at this tournament. In a way, this team is now a lot like next year’s Mavs: Team USA now must focus everything they have on attaining the gold--nothing else prior to that matters. Notes on FIBA's familiarity with NBA Jam, Kobe on Leandro, Wade's place on this team, and LeBron's unselfishness.