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Sports Central
September 15, 2004
Alan Rubenstein |
USA Juniors Save Face With all eyes on the senior men's national team in the Olympics this summer, the under 21 men's national team won the tournament of the America's in Halifax, Nova Scotia in August.   |
Sports Illustrated
January 8, 2003
Ian Thomsen |
No Simple Answer Allen Iverson's Olympic dreams may be Larry Brown's nightmare. |
Sports Central
August 25, 2004
Eric Williams |
Gunner For Hire The game is nip and tuck all the way, with neither team able to open a lead larger than seven points. The U.S. basketball team looks anxious and unsure of themselves, afraid to shoot from the outside, trying to force things inside their opponents' well packed-in zone. |
Sports Central
August 16, 2004
William Geoghegan |
The Not-Quite-Dream Team The U.S. Men's Basketball Team still hasn't adapted to the international game. They still try to dictate tempo, try to play an individual game, and try to overwhelm teams with their talent. It's just not working quite so well anymore. |
Sports Central
August 23, 2004
Jason Hirthler |
USA Basketball: Five Reasons We Stink Our approach to the Olympics is arrogant. We throw a team of All-Stars together a few weeks before the Olympics kick off, and we expect them to thump teams that have been training like religious fanatics for months. |
Sports Central
March 17, 2005
Jon Gonzales |
There is a God, and He Watches Basketball The Lakers' talent pool disbands after losing the NBA Championship, bringing competitiveness back to the league. |
Sports Illustrated
September 9, 2002
Alexander Wolff |
The decline of U.S. dominance As Ernest Hemingway once said of going broke, it happens gradually, and then suddenly. The same could be said for the erosion of America's global basketball supremacy, the lasting news from the world championships just concluded. |
AskMen.com
June 11, 2003
Mark Simmons |
NBA Coaches Dismiss Loyalty While players are cast as the prima donnas, it is really the coaches that star in the soap opera that is the NBA. |
Sports Central
December 29, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Week 9 A look back at five of the most memorable and significant moments of 2008 in the NBA. |
Sports Central
August 1, 2006
Matt Thomas |
Return to Glory: Rebuilding Team USA It has become increasingly and more painfully clear that Team USA is being marginalized on the international athletic stage by a problematic penchant for putting self-serving personal glory over the greater good of the team and the country that it represents. |
Sports Central
March 10, 2006
Bill Hazell |
Team USA Hoops: Gold or Bust If Team USA fails to win gold in 2008, it will not be because they repeated mistakes of years past. |
Sports Illustrated
October 2, 2000
Jack McCallum |
The Dream is over Do we understand this now? Is it clear? Could it be any more obvious? This Dream Team idea is finished. Time to stop sending pro hoopsters to the Games... |
Sports Central
January 27, 2004
M. Edward Guest |
Chasing the Elusive Ring Ever since Larry Brown came to town about a decade ago, the Indiana Pacers have played some of the most consistent basketball in the NBA; they made the Eastern Conference Finals in 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Unfortunately, they lost the first four, three of them in seven games. |
Sports Central
August 24, 2007
Scott Shepherd |
Team USA: A Fresh Start Jerry Colangelo has breathed life into a dying basketball program and is in the process of bringing USA basketball back to the level that it should have never left in the fist place. |
Sports Central
September 2, 2004
Jonathan Lowe |
Don't Diss the Effort Seriously, is a bronze that bad? Yes, I know. Basketball is a U.S. sport, born and bred. The game's most talented players still grow up here. Plus, the coach just became the only one to ever win both the NCAA and NBA championships. |
Sports Central
July 27, 2005
Doug Graham |
Larry Brown Departs, Yet Once Again In the end, Larry Brown and the Detroit Pistons both expose just how flawed the business of basketball is. |
Sports Central
August 3, 2005
Danny Sternfield |
What Can Brown Do For You? Not counting Larry Brown's stint at Davidson College, which lasted only a few days, the man Tony Kornheiser dubbed the "vagabond genius of basketball" has had 12 jobs in 33 years. |
Registered Rep.
August 29, 2012
Diana Britton |
Cold Call with John McCardell John McCardell works with several athletes and coaches, including Dawn Staley, three-time Olympic gold medalist in U.S. basketball. What types of financial decisions do Olympians have to make post-games? |
Sports Central
January 22, 2006
Alan Rubenstein |
Lineage Important to Success at Top Programs Kansas, Kentucky, and North Carolina have a basketball lineage that dates back to the sport's founder, Dr. James Naismith. |
Sports Central
May 31, 2005
Doug Graham |
Larry Brown Prepares to Depart Again It wouldn't surprise anyone at this point if Larry Brown departs Detroit after this season...would it? It shouldn't. |
Sports Central
June 8, 2004
Jonathan Lowe |
Is it Relax ... or Relapse? It was an impressive display. Everything looked to be against the Detroit Pistons. Yet, as of late Sunday night, it's the Motor City boys up 1-0 in the NBA Finals. Very impressive, indeed. |
Sports Central
June 11, 2005
Vince Grzegorek |
NBA Finals: Playing the Game the Right Way The Spurs and Pistons share a distinctly team-oriented style. |
Sports Central
October 23, 2011
Neil Bright |
A Long Time Gone Even 39 years after the Russians beat the American basketball team in the gold medal game at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the event inspires "we wuz robbed" anger from those old enough to remember the longest three seconds in sport's history. |
Sports Central
August 19, 2005
Eric Williams |
The Never-Ending NBA Season The NBA summer leagues provide us with the ultimate NBA reality drama: recent NBA draft picks and NBA-wannabees trying to impress fans and coaches while fighting for a job in the NBA. |
Salon.com
June 14, 2001
King Kaufman |
Larry Brown: Genius? Everyone agrees what a brilliant coach the 76ers' boss is. So how come he's never won the championship? |
Sports Central
August 14, 2004
Greg Wyshynski |
We're No. 3! What does the bronze medal mean to you? Runner-up to the runner-up? Close, but no cigar? How about ... LOSER? |
Sports Central
November 17, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Week 3 This week's "starting five" is comprised of Olympians that have hit the ground running this NBA season. |
Sports Illustrated
March 31, 2000
Phil Taylor |
Sonics scuffle no big deal NBA Q&A: Sonics scuffle... Bucks... Pistons... Shawn Marion... Knicks... Why did USA basketball pick its team two years ago?... Larry Brown and Allen Iverson... Spurs... |
Sports Central
February 9, 2011
Matt Thomas |
Individuals Who Have Shaped College Hoops Beyond topical changes to the game, some individuals have been so dominant that they themselves necessitated rules changes that still impact the college and pro games alike. |
Sports Central
July 29, 2008
Wailele Sallas |
USA Olympic Basketball: Doomed? America still provides the newest inventive forms of offense and defense, so why does it all crumble in world play? |
Sports Central
March 26, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
The Real Sweet 16 Here is the Real Sweet 16: 16 reasons to watch the NBA stretch run over the round of 16. |
Sports Central
February 10, 2004
Vincent Musco |
Much Depreciated? Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is a businessman, if nothing else. And recently, Cuban voiced his plight concerning his players' participation in international basketball, including the World Championships and the Olympic Games. |
Sports Central
June 18, 2005
Daniel Collins |
NBA Finals Are Tale of Two Cities The Detroit Pistons have risen from the grave to tie the NBA Finals at two. |
Sports Illustrated
May 18, 2001
Phil Taylor |
Look past the stars Role players will be a key factor in Spurs-Lakers series... |
Sports Central
July 30, 2005
Seth Berkman |
Just Another New York Sideshow The buzz will be back for a while and the Knicks will win more games than they did last season. But those rafters will still be empty come next spring, and the spring after that, and the spring after that -- around the time when Coach Brown decides to ship off to his next NBA coaching destination. |
Sports Illustrated
May 16, 2000
Jackie MacMullan |
Inside the NBA On-the-job training can be tough for college coaches entering the pros |
Sports Central
December 1, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Week 5 A look back at the first month of the NBA season. |
Psychology Today
Mar/Apr 2009
Jeff Pearlman |
Success: Winners and Losers In a world where everyone wants to shine, real champions possess a strong work ethic and a certain amount of humility. They single-handedly alter the playing field by elevating everyone in their midst. |
Sports Central
October 27, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
82 Things to Watch For This NBA Season (Pt. 5) The "82 things to watch for this NBA season" countdown concludes with a look at how the Eastern Conference stacks up in reverse order of projected finish. |
Sports Illustrated
January 29, 2002
Ian Thomsen |
It's Tim's Time David Robinson's slump has prompted Tim Duncan to grab the reins for the Spurs... |
Sports Illustrated
September 10, 2002
Ian Thomsen |
Inside Basketball: World Weary Three losses in the worlds exposed fundamental flaws in the U.S. team |
Sports Central
October 11, 2003
Eric Williams |
The More Things Change The impending defections of Miami, Virginia Tech, and B.C. aside, don't cry for Big East basketball. |
Sports Central
May 13, 2005
Chris Speckman |
Starless Nights in Motown The Detroit Pistons have dispelled the widely-accepted notion that NBA teams need stars to win championships. |
Sports Illustrated
April 2, 2003
Phil Taylor |
Here's to You, Mr. Robinson Michael Jordan's farewell tour is getting most of the attention, but the void created by David Robinson's departure may be even harder for the NBA to fill. |
AskMen.com
February 12, 2014
Chris Aung-Thwin |
Is This The Year Team USA Nabs Hockey Gold? We chatted with Zach Parise and Julie Chu, who have won seven World Championships and four Olympic medals. |
Sports Central
November 6, 2004
Alan Rubenstein |
Midnight Madness Ushers in New Season A summary of the events at college basketball's Midnight Madness. |
Sports Central
April 6, 2008
Jean Neuberger |
Kansas vs. Memphis: Basketball Wins The Kansas vs. Memphis matchup is as rare a showdown as they get: two teams who practically mirror each other. |
Sports Central
January 13, 2006
Jeff Pohlmeyer |
NBA, You Call This a Sport? (Part 2) Discontent with the NBA. |
Sports Central
December 10, 2007
Wailele Sallas |
NBA Superstars Trading Places How has the NBA got to this point? |
Sports Central
December 28, 2006
Diane M. Grassi |
NCAA Gives New Meaning to Gender-Bias Unless the NCAA realizes that Title IX's intent was to help women succeed, it will not fulfill its intended purpose. |
