48minutesofhell.com - 5/29/2009
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“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. “I’ll play hard every time I get on the ...
48minutesofhell.com - 5/26/2009
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48minutesofhell.com —
We’ve already looked at Omri Casspi , Danny
Green , and Sergio Llull as prospects the Spurs...
could target with pick 37. We’ll continue to look at players who should be available at that stage of draft, even though there is talk of the ...
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Draft Prospect: Vladimir Dasic
48minutesofhell.com - 5/29/2009
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The Draft Combine media sessions can be a
bit tedious. After the tenth player tells you he...
wants to “work hard” and his “defense needs improvement,” you can start to lose interest. So when the opportunity to entice a bit of ...
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A Difficult Question
blazersedge.com - 6/4/2009
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blazersedge.com —
From the Blazers, here's the list of players
scheduled to workout tomorrow (always subject to change)... Schedule...
of Portland Trail Blazers pre-draft workouts for Friday, June 5 WHO Jerel McNeal , Guard (Marquette); Greivis Vasquez , Guard (Maryland); Omri Casspi , Forward (Israel); ...
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Friday Workout Attendees Released
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Nets Trading Their Pick?
NetsAreScorching - New Jersey Nets Blog - Nets News, Rumors, Analysis, Podcasts, Salaries, & Statistics —
... are in Chicago covering the combine, and they were given the opportunity to interview Omri Casspi (PF/SF from Israel), who the Spurs have been interested in for a very long time. It is a great interview, and I strongly suggest that you guys check it out. Especially the 7th paragraph: ...
A Few Off-Season Links
Hoopinion —
Graydon Gordian and Timothy Varner of 48 Minutes of Hell are in Chicago covering the draft combine. Interviews with Sam Young and Omri Casspi are up as of this morning with more to come. Draft Express is in Chicago as well. Andy Katz, in his inimitable style*, covers the bases on some guys who may or may not stay in the draft. At Celtics Hub, Zach Lowe examines the cost and benefits of the Celtics acquiring Josh Childress. Check it out and agree or disagree with my assessment of his proposal either here or ...
Draft Prospect: Victor Claver
48 Minutes of Hell —
In early May I promised a series of posts on draft prospects who seemed a good fit for San Antonio. I earmarked 8 players for future posts, 4 of which are now complete. Follow the links to read about Omri Casspi (and here and here), Vladimir Dasic (withdrew), Sergio Llull, and Danny Green (and here). Additionally, Graydon took a stab at Sam Young (and here), who now ranks highly on my personal wish list. I want to pick up on my original list with a post about Victor Claver.
In terms of ...
2009 NBA Draft Open Thread (Beware The Spurs Ninja)
Pounding The Rock —
... Jonas Jerebko Victor Claver Vladimir Dasic Sergio Llull Danny Green Omri Casspi - check out Tim's interview with him ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Kings Sign Omri Casspi
digitalsportsdaily.com 7/11/2009 — 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.
Late Night Bullets
48minutesofhell.com 6/16/2009 — I’ll update this in the coming hours, but here’s a late night round up of information from the last week or so. Some of this may be old hat to you, but judging by our comments these tidbits haven’t worked their way into all four ...
Foreign Prospects’ Hidden Advantage
48minutesofhell.com 6/8/2009 —
It’s common knowledge that the San Antonio Front Office possesses a level of forethought and insight that many franchises lack. Popovich and Buford have an aptitude for unearthing a player’s hidden value, both athletically and ...
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.
Omri Casspi Making NBA History
nba.fanhouse.com 7/14/2009 — 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 ...
