China loves Joe Alexander
insidehoops.com 10/16/2008 — The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (Charles F. Gardner) reports: It didn’t take long for Milwaukee Bucks rookie Joe Alexander to be discovered by the Chinese media. Before the Bucks’ practice Tuesday at the Guangzhou Gymnasium, the 6-foot-8 Alexander was ...

NBA Scouts Are Confusing
intentionalfoul.com 10/25/2008 — This place has become Greg Oden central since the preseason started, not that we’re trying to ride Oden, it’s just he’s going to be one of the bigger stories when the NBA officially gets underway (next Tuesday). Because ...

Now it’s the Greg Oden Phone
dwightjaynes.com 10/23/2008 — Sorry if it seems like it’s the Oden Chronicles around here, but you gotta go where the news is. And the latest is that Oden has his own signature telephone coming out… with some of the money going to his favorite charity. Ricky Davis of the Clippers ...

The Phillies win and Eagles pay attention
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/16/2008 — The Philadelphia Phillies win over the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL pennant give the Philadelphia Eagles something to think about.

David Thorpe: Trouble Signs for Greg Oden
myespn.go.com 10/31/2008 — David Thorpe sent me an e-mail earlier today, and I just spent more than an hour talking to him about it. There are thoughts you want not to have, but ought to consider nonetheless. For Blazer fans, reading this will be like taking your medicine. ...

Field Pass: Vikings Vs. Bears - ESPN Video
sports.espn.go.com 10/18/2008 — Field Pass: Vikings Vs. Bears

Field Pass: New Orleans Vs. Carolina - ESPN Video
sports.espn.go.com 10/18/2008 — Field Pass: New Orleans Vs. Carolina

The Internets are alive: Oden out 2-to-4 weeks
sports.yahoo.com 10/30/2008 — After missing all of last season because of knee surgery, unlucky Blazers center Greg Oden injured his foot in his first regular-season NBA game and will be sidelined two to four weeks . The team said Wednesday that MRI and computerized axial ...

The Bucks' spin on Joe Alexander doesn't pass muster
bucksdiary.blogspot.com 11/3/2008 — Last night I was driving back from my brother's house, and I heard "Voice of the Bucks" Ted Davis's pregame interview with Bucks GM John Hammond. To Davis' credit (I think he's a fabulous basketball announcer), he asked Hammond point blank: " ...

2008-09 NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks
reclinergm.com 10/17/2008 — See all 2009 NBA team previews Milwaukee Bucks 2007-08 Record: 36-46 Cool 2007 Stat : Andrew Bogut has quietly become a very well-rounded player. Since 2000, the only players to average 14 pts, 9.5 rebs, 2.5 asts and 1.7 blks in a ...

76ers spoil D'Antoni's home debut (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 10/15/2008
The New York Knicks got out and ran in Mike D'Antoni's home debut. And the Philadelphia 76ers ran right by them. Andre Miller scored 22 points, and the 76ers spoiled D'Antoni's first preseason home game at Madison Square Garden with a 116-109 ...

Bucks rookie Joe Alexander, fluent in Mandarin, the talk of China — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 10/15/2008
It didn't take long for Milwaukee Bucks rookie Joe Alexander to be discovered by the Chinese media. Before the Bucks' practice Tuesday at the Guangzhou Gymnasium,...

Steve Aschburner: Trail Blazers season preview — SI.com - NBA 10/16/2008
With Greg Oden (among others) joining a loaded young roster, the Blazers' bandwagon is filling up fast. Steve Aschburner analyzes Portland's prospects.

30 Teams in 30 Days: Philadelphia 76ers — Bleacher Report - NBA 10/18/2008
2007-2008 in Review Record: 40-42 Eastern Conference Seed: 7 Playoff Results: Lost to DET in Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (4-2)   Summer of 2008 Key Additions: Elton Brand (via free agency), Marreese Speights (via ...

Ribak's NBA Daily Injury Report (Atlantic Division) — Bleacher Report - NBA 10/17/2008
Throughout the 2008-09 NBA Season, I will post here daily updating the injuries of NBA players, from day-to-day injuries, to serious numbers of games missed.  This information will inform people which players are injured so they don't have to ...