Yesterday, Jack McCallum’s highly anticipated book “Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles And The Greatest Team Of All Time Conquered The World And Changed The Game Of Basketball Forever” was released for purchase (you can get a copy here). A few of us here at FB&G were able to get an advanced copy of […]
International/Team USA
Why I’m Encouraged By Pau Gasol’s Play
Over in Lithuania, at the EuroBasket Tournament, Pau Gasol is rolling. He’s playing efficient basketball and again showing why he’s considered one of the best players in the world. In Friday’s Spanish drubbing of Serbia, Pau was the leading scorer with 26 points in only 23 minutes of action, missing only 4 combined field goals and free throws (going […]
Looking at Pau’s 29 against Poland
I didn’t get a chance to catch this game live, so I watched the replay on ESPN3.com while I was at work and documented Pau’s progress during the game. As the title suggests, Pau finished with 29 points and (an unofficial) six rebounds. This is broken down by quarter with each note ending with how […]
Can Pau Gasol Find His Groove In Europe?
Everyone loves some home cooking, right? Well, if you don’t, Pau Gasol certainly does. While he may not be playing in his native Spain, he is putting on his national colors to compete in EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania to help his home country qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. And in Spain’s first contest leading […]
In Praise Of Team USA
Yesterday, Team USA did what many thought they could or would not do – they won the FIBA World Championships Tournament and cemented their status as the best basketball playing nation on the planet. The American team defeated host nation Turkey 81-64 and cruised to the title by playing the type of pressure team defense and […]
Team USA Live Blog
Team USA tips off against Lithuania at 9:00 a.m. PT. Lamar Odom, Kevin Durant and co. need one more win to play in the title game. I’ll be updating the blog as the game unfolds. Feel free to add comments of your own during the course of the game. — (8:30 1st Q) Team USA […]
The (other) Season Begins Tonight
Tonight marks the beginning of the NFL season. I know all of us are huge hoops fans, but I like to delve into the other sports as well and I’ve been waiting for the football season to begin for an awfully long time. The Saints joined the Lakers in the immortal champion fraternity after beating […]
World Championships Thoughts
The FIBA World Championships may have started over a week ago, but really the tournament is just beginning. The group stage is now over and the teams have started the NCAA style win or go home portion of the championships. We’re now at the point where any slip up will mean an early return flight. […]
Team USA’s Struggles Against Brazil
After Team USA’s recent win over Brazil, it was hard to remain optimistic about their chances to bring home the gold. The Brazilians were able to expose Team USA during long stretches on both sides of the basketball before dropping a game for the first time in these FIBA World Championships. Both teams got out […]
Around the World (Wide Web): WBC Edition
Team USA has looked very good in their two games against Croatia and Slovenia thus far. Below are a few links on Team USA’s performance up to this point and a little on the rest of the competition. From Matt Haubs, The Painted Area: Um, so, yeah, about that pick of Spain to win the […]