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Oden to go under the knife 2007-09-11 01:41:00 Number 1 draft pick, Greg Oden, of the Portland Trail Blazers, will undergo surgery sometime this week to determine what is causing the pain in his right knee. Since being drafted by the Blazers, Oden has had his tonsils removed after an illness during the NBA Summer League. He was recently working out in Portland when he start getting knee pains. Portland is not revealing much about his ...

Oden to go under the knife 2007-09-11 01:41:00 Number 1 draft pick, Greg Oden, of the Portland Trail Blazers, will undergo surgery sometime this week to determine what is causing the pain in his right knee. Since being drafted by the Blazers, Oden has had his tonsils removed after an illness during the NBA Summer League. He was recently working out in Portland when he start getting knee pains. Portland is not revealing much about his problem, with a spokesperson only revealing that Greg and Coach Nate McMillan were unavailable for comment. SI.com reported that unsuccessful attempts were made to contact Oden’s agent, Mike Conley Sr. Hopefully Oden will be healthy in time for the season, but if he is having exploratory surgery, as reported in the SI.com article (above), things could be pretty serious. It is possible that he could miss several weeks or even the entire season, like Clippers PG Shaun Livingston. If his knee is that bad, Portland will have a lot of trouble in the coming season as they have no doubt incorporated Oden i ...

Carnival of the NBA is up 2007-09-10 05:58:00 Carnival of the NBA #49: Bloggers Banquet is now up and running. It can be seen here: http://mvn.com/nba-76ers/2007/09/10/carnival-of-the-nba-49-bloggers-banquet/ I was fortunate enough to have this blog mentioned. Expert analysis is available from some of the hottest blogs around. Highly recommended. ...

Carnival of the NBA is up 2007-09-10 05:58:00 Carnival of the NBA #49: Bloggers Banquet is now up and running. It can be seen here:http://mvn.com/nba-76ers/2007/09/10/ carnival-of-the-nba-49-bloggers-banquet/ I was fortunate enough to have this blog mentioned.Expert analysis is available from some of the hottest blogs around.Highly recommended. ...

Change looming in LA 2007-09-10 05:28:00 LA Lakers coach Phil Jackson and all-star Kobe Bryant have finally agreed (and admitted) that the Lakers need help. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that the Lakers are largely dependant on one player, which most coaches would agree is not advisable. Lamar Odom does contribute a fair bit, but without Kobe, LA would be screwed. In the 2006/07 NBA season, the Lakers averaged ...

Change looming in LA 2007-09-10 05:28:00 LA Lakers coach Phil Jackson and all-star Kobe Bryant have finally agreed (and admitted) that the Lakers need help. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that the Lakers are largely dependant on one player, which most coaches would agree is not advisable. Lamar Odom does contribute a fair bit, but without Kobe, LA would be screwed. In the 2006/07 NBA season, the Lakers averaged approximately 103.4 ppg. Kobe Bryant averaged 31.6 ppg in 06/07. If you subtract Kobe’s score from the team average, you get 71.8 ppg. Atlanta Hawks had the lowest average score per game in 06/08, with 93.65 at home and 98.41 when away. Basically, if Kobe suffered a career ending injury tomorrow, the LA Lakers would by far be the lowest scoring team in the league, unless they would be lucky enough to sign somebody who can score more than 20 ppg, which isn’t likely. They would most likely crash and burn. Phil Jackson was quoted by SI.com as saying that “Kobe and I are very much in collusion in ...

Houston's new court design 2007-09-08 23:03:00 HOUSTON -- The Rockets' home court is undergoing a makeover. Nearly four years after opening the doors to Toyota Center, the Rockets have mapped out plans to redesign the court's canvas with a sleek, two-tone wood style look. The new floor design, which is currently being redone and is scheduled to be completed later this month, will have lighter wood inside the three-point arcs with the ... Design

Who will play point for Boston? 2007-09-08 07:25:00 Largely due to the acquisition of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, the 07/08 Celtics will be a very different team to the 06/07 squad. Kevin Garnett in the low post, Ray Allen at the perimeter, and Paul Pierce in the key or high post all at the same time will present a real problem for any opposing team. The only other teams with so many superstars in the roster are Phoenix, San Antonio and Miami ( ...

Instant replays to play bigger part in NBA 2007-09-07 18:31:00 The Atlanta Journal Constitution NBA to allow some instant replay New York — NBA referees will be able to use instant replay to review altercations and some flagrant fouls starting this season. The NBA Board of Governors voted last week to approve the changes recommended by the league's Competition Committee. Officials will be allowed to use replay on ...

Should we boycott the Beijing Olympics? 2007-09-07 06:24:00 Several prominent people and organizations have called for a boycott of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, such as Reporters Without Borders, U.S. Presidential candidates Bill Richardson and John Edwards and actor Richard Gere. Their justification for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics is the terrible human rights record of the Chinese communist regime. Censorship of the media is common and ...

Video of the week 2007-09-06 19:03:00 Every week, I will do my best to dig up an incredible sporting video and post it. The video of the week will be posted on Friday or the weekend. This week, I found a 1 year old clip of the 2006 USA national basketball team, in a gym, doing dunks of the quality expected from dunk contest participants.Team USA Dunks http://youtube.com/watch?v=LzSjn9lBbJ4 ...

USA wins Americas Championship 2007-09-04 05:54:00 USA 118 def Argentina 81 http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/arti.asp?newsid=21884 LAS VEGAS (2007 FIBA Americas Championship) - LeBron James and the rest of the United States squad made sure that what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas with a 118-81 throttling of Argentina in the gold medal game of the FIBA Americas Championship at Thomas & Mack Center. James scored a game-high ...

USA secures spot in 2008 Olympics 2007-09-02 06:10:00 USA 135 Puerto Rico 91 http://www.nba.com/news/usa_defeats_puertorico_070901.html LAS VEGAS, Sept. 1 (AP) -- The United States has a ticket to Beijing — and a team capable of cashing it in for gold. Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points, Michael Redd had 23, and the Americans clinched a spot in the 2008 Olympics by crushing Puerto Rico 135-91 on Saturday in the semifinals of the FIBA Americas ...

Dennis Rodman to play NBL? 2007-09-01 08:07:00 Recently, rumours have been circulating that the Australian NBL team South Dragons are intending to sign former NBA badboy Dennis Rodman for one pre-season game against Sydney Kings. “The Herald Sun newspaper has reported that the South Dragons are set to sign NBA superstar Dennis Rodman for a one-game pre-season cameo appearance. The Herald Sun’s Grantley Bernard writes that “the ...

Israel is last team to qualify for Eurobasket 2007-08-31 23:10:00 http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/15195/180/item Israel became the 16th and final participant in EuroBasket 2007 after outlasting Macedonia 92-87 on Friday in Menorca, Spain. It was the final game of the last-chance qualifying tournament which had started earlier in August with eight countries. Yotam Halperin of Maccabi Tel Aviv exploded for 26 points thanks to 6-for-6 three-point shooting to ...