The Biggest NBA News this week that you didnt read...

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Monday Bullets
Published 4/28/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... FIBA is going to start playing by rules that are more like the NBA's rules, and Mark Cuban can explain many reasons why that is a good thing. ...

• FIBA will change the international ...
Published 4/30/2008 by Rick at Deadspin
... • FIBA will change the international basketball key from a trapezoid to a rectangle, and you read it first on Mark Cuban's blog! [Blog Marverick] ...

Reading is Great! Monday’s NBA Links
Published 5/5/2008 by Andrew Thell and Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
... Basketball - What Carlisle would bring to the table, if Vecsey isn’t making it up. - 3 Shades of Blue - For fans of non-playoff teams, Ping-Pong Ball Mania is setting in. - PhDribble - Bob Costas thinks the blogging vs. print journalism argument is a rager… - Stop Mike Lupica - …and we absolutely agree with SML on their thoughts about it. - Blog Maverick - Mark Cuban weighs in on recent FIBA rule changes. - BallHype ...

The Refs Aren’t Watching
Published 5/8/2008 by Tas Melas at The Basketball Jones
... Players acting this way will never change. Is it because these referees have little experience actually playing the game? I don’t even know if that’s the case, but it sure seems that way. Maybe Cubes was on to something when he pointed out the little talked about international rule changes. This issue always seems to come about when the stakes are raised in the postseason. Just ask my neighbors. ...

Blogenspiele: Celts Won A Playoff Game On Road
Published 5/25/2008 by PUNTE at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... sings the praises of Boston’s first playoff road win. Did you miss this, too? That annoying trapezoid you’ve been seeing in international basketball is going away. So sayeth Mark Cuban at BLOG MAVERICK . Eamonn Brennan makes another point for paying college players at ...