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Omri Casspi Making NBA History
Omri Casspi Making NBA History
by Elie Seckbach Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, bringing lots of excitement to the American people as he made history. These days the country of ...
CASSPI EXCITED TO FACE KNICKS
nypost.com — > One way or another, Omri Casspi was facing the Knicks at the Garden this season. But... he's happier to do it in Sacramento Kings' purple, not Maccabi Tel Aviv's yellow, when he becomes the first Israeli to play in the NBA. Tonight at 6, ... (more) CASSPI EXCITED TO FACE KNICKS
From Israel to the N.B.A., but Missing the Hummus
nytimes.com — Omri Casspi, the 23rd player taken in the draft, is expected to be the first Israeli to... play in the N.B.A. when Sacramento begins its new season. (more) From Israel to the N.B.A., but Missing the Hummus
Kings Sign Omri Casspi
Kings Sign Omri Casspi
digitalsportsdaily.com — The Sacramento Kings have signed Omri Casspi to a contract. Casspi was selected by the Kings in... the first round (23rd overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft. He is the first player from Israel to be drafted by an NBA team in the first round. (more) Kings Sign Omri Casspi
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Links 'n Links, July 14
Sactown RoyaltyOmri Casspi Making NBA History -- NBA FanHouse Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, checks in with Omri. Recap: Bucks 91, Kings 86 - Brew Hoop BrewHoop recaps Monday's game. (FYI, I haven't seen the 4th quarter yet, but we'll be talking more about Evans and Jennings soon.) Non-Kings items after the jump. Basketball-Reference.com Blog " Win Shares and Aging Neil Paine has an excellent entry look into aging curves. This first post looks at total performance (he uses Win Shares, which is good) and susses out ...

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Israel's Casspi is King, NBA pioneer
usatoday.com 7/13/2009 — Omri Casspi single-handedly might be changing the goals of young basketball players in Israel. Just about everything is a first ...
Talk About the Passion: An Interview with Omri Casspi
48minutesofhell.com 5/29/2009 — “I love the game of basketball. I’m one of those guys that would play basketball no matter what.” And so began my conversation with Omri Casspi. He was enthusiastic. Omri Casspi plays with passion. And he loves to win. ...
Omri Casspi could be Israel's first NBA player
interbasket.net 6/29/2009 — After Israel-born Oded Katash, Doron Scheffer, Lior Eliyahu, and Yotam Halperin all trying to crack an NBA roster, it is Omri Casspi that will likely be the first Israeli NBA player after being chosen #23 in the 2009 NBA Draft.
Player Projection: Omri Casspi
basketball-statistics.com 4/13/2009 — Jon Nichols of Basketball-Statistics.com projects the NBA stats of Omri Casspi using his Box Score Prediction System!
Omri Casspi Ain't No Punk, Austin Daye Quickly Learns
nba.fanhouse.com 6/16/2009 — by Tom Ziller New Jersey hosted a massive workout over three days, inviting a whole slate of first round prospects and just about every NBA front office. Who stole the show? Austin Daye 's fat lip. Or bloody lip, actually. Israeli prospect Omri ...
Some More Casspi News
netsarescorching.com 6/10/2009 — I got an e-mail yesterday from Yaniv Orgad of Haaretz Sports wondering about Omri Casspi’s situation and if I knew whether or not the Nets were going to draft him. Now even with my big ESPN title (ok fine, not so big), I still have no clue. However, Yaniv included a link to an article ...
Casspi? It can’t be! (International vs. America debate – Introduction)
notqualifiedtocomment.com 6/22/2009 — Should be an interesting look at the Thabeet v. Rubio debate facing Memphis, and the benefits/drawbacks of drafting a player like Omri Casspi.
Kings sign first-round pick CasspiNBA.com: News 7/11/2009
The Sacramento Kings have signed Israeli forward Omri Casspi, their second first-round pick last month.
Kings sign 1st-round pick Casspi (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 7/11/2009
The Sacramento Kings have signed Israeli forward Omri Casspi, their second first-round pick last month. Casspi was the 23rd overall pick by the Kings, who signed fourth overall pick Tyreke Evans earlier in the week. Casspi, the first player from ...
Mario Elie Emphasizes Defense and Toughness to Young Sacramento KingsBleacher Report - NBA 7/15/2009
For the Kings, new assistant coach Mario Elie has been given the responsibility of fixing one of the worst defenses in the league.   Elie has come in and immediately stressed the importance of perimeter defense, especially considering the ...