tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64940525460031028762012-02-16T09:21:31.290-08:00A resource for information on Canadian Basketball, from Prep Stars to the Pros.Paul Jewitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15136993481160936310noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494052546003102876.post-59241644050340357052007-07-21T16:04:00.000-07:002007-07-21T16:07:49.988-07:00

Click here and spend 5 minutes looking through the pictures. You will notice something about ‘Team’ USA: the NBA people would have you think there are only 5 people on it and their names end with either –obe, -bron, -melo, -wayne or –evin. The fact that the NBA braintrust consiously choses to highlight selective ‘stars’ through their media outlets is an interesting one because it shows that they

Mudassernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494052546003102876.post-50621631335323084372007-07-16T15:12:00.000-07:002007-07-16T16:01:59.958-07:00

Philly.com recently reported that Sixers centre Samuel Dalembert could be well on his way toward playing for the Canadian national team. While born in Haiti, Dalembert spent most of his childhood in Montreal and has apparently expressed a desire to officially be a basketball Canadian. The effects for Dalembert are obvious; he gains the ability to play internationally and to represent our fair

Matthew Gordonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494052546003102876.post-56216196318066402112007-07-08T07:15:00.000-07:002007-07-08T07:28:40.012-07:00

It's been a week since it became apparent that the Raptors had signed Miami Heat free-agent swingman Jason Kapono to a four-year deal at the mid-level exception. Due to the Raps' lack of cap space, that will undeniably be their largest signing of the summer and possibly their largest move. Let's hope it was a good one.Kapono, 26, led the league in three-point percentage last season at a sizzling

Matthew Gordonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494052546003102876.post-62904614170098634982007-07-01T11:03:00.000-07:002007-07-01T12:05:54.992-07:00

Recently 82games.com took a quick look at points in the paint for the 2006/07 NBA season. The 82games study focused on both sides of the ball to see if interior play really correlated with winning basketball games and concluded:The 95% CI's are huge with just a 60 team-season sample, but the basic premise is offensive points in the paint don't have a huge impact, defensive points in the paint

MikeQnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494052546003102876.post-33360543238513460982007-06-30T14:50:00.000-07:002007-06-30T15:18:37.221-07:00

Most NBA cities were going crazy over the 2007 NBA Draft, touted as the best since that hallowed 2003 class that brought us LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade. Toronto was curiously hushed though; not being in the lottery for the first time since 2002, and not even having a pick for that matter, there wasn't much for the fan base to discuss. In the bar where I watched the

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The draft is coming up very fast (thursday of this week). A couple of months ago I made the decision to do a sort of draft consensus spreadsheet to try and keep track of the fluctuations that would occur during the lead up to the draft. Of course, that never happened... but I have decided to run one now, with 5 days to go before draft night and to compare it to the one that was put together 2

Paul Jewitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15136993481160936310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494052546003102876.post-45627282224143955912007-06-18T07:53:00.000-07:002007-06-18T08:10:50.183-07:00

So, a rumour is making it's way around RealGM.com that Kevin Garnett may have been (or atleast in is the process) of being traded to the Phoenix Suns. Generally speaking I don't put too much stock in these types of rumours, but the folks in charge over on the RealGM Timberwolves Message Board seem to think that the person 'breaking' the news has some legitimacy... so one never knows.Link >>Posted

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So our beloved Raptors recently acquired guard/forward Carlos Delfino from Detroit for a couple of second-rounders. Before I say anything else, I'll say that this is an excellent move.We recently ran a list of impact players from the second round (lower on this page) but they're few and far between. For every Michael Redd or Antonio Davis that gets mentioned, there's a Derrick Zimmerman, an Alex

Matthew Gordonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494052546003102876.post-36156917482872774692007-06-09T10:18:00.000-07:002007-06-09T10:45:03.249-07:00

It's coming up on draft time and there is lots of excitement about the potential of the first rounders this year. To me, what is almost equally as interesting is the 'potential' of there being some good players available in the 2nd round of the draft.Each year, it seems, there are a handful of guys that fall much farther than they 'should'. When you look over the list you see a number of players

Paul Jewitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15136993481160936310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6494052546003102876.post-60832522371008866152007-06-05T07:57:00.001-07:002007-06-05T08:05:52.830-07:00

Name Max Vert Bench Press 185 Lbs Lane Agility 3/4 Court Sprint Score D.J. Strawberry 35 21 10.87 3.14 283.09 Russell Carter 38.5 25 11.61 3.29 281.78 Dominic James 38.5 14 10.94 3.11 276.22 Mike Conley Jr. 40.5 13 11.63 3.09 268.47 Carl Landry 36.5 21 11.35 3.29 265.3 Dustin Salisbery

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Name Height w/o Shoes Height w/Shoes Weight Wingspan DaShaun Wood 5' 10.75'' 5' 11.5'' 167 6' 0.75'' Aaron Brooks 5' 10.5'' 5' 11.75'' 161 6' 4'' Dominic James 5' 10.5'' 5' 11.75'' 175 6' 2'' Sean Singletary 5' 11'' 6' 0'' 180 6' 4.25'' Mike Conley Jr. 5' 11.75'' 6' 0.75'' 175 6' 5.75''

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2006 NBA Pre Draft Camp Measurements Player Height w/o Shoes Height with Shoes Weight Wingspan Adeleke, Kenny 6' 6.5'' 6' 7.75'' 250 6' 10.25' Ager, Maurice 6' 3.25'' 6' 4.5'' 203 6' 7.75'' Aldridge, LaMarcus 6' 10'' 6' 11.25'' 234 7' 4.75'' Almond, Morris 6' 4.75'' 6'

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