Interbasket

The Toronto Raptors are out to a 2-0 start with Jose Calderon as the starting point guard.  After the Raptors traded away TJ Ford this past summer, they all but handed the starting role to Calderon, and so far results are good.  Yeah, it’s two games into the season, but I like building it up, [...]

With Detroit Piston’s rookie Rodney Stuckey recently being named to the 2008 NBA all-Rookie second-team and his performances in the 2008 playoffs (while filling in for an injured Chauncey Billups), Darko Milicic is getting further haranged for things not directly in his control.
In February 2006, after Darko rode the Detroit bench for 2 1/2 years, [...]

This week we look at the Anderson Varejao’s return to Cleveland, Manu’s amazing week, Tony Parker without Tim Duncan, international baby-Bulls, Marco Belinelli says no to the NBDL, Jose Calderon’s consistency, and the Seattle Sonics’ Mickael Gelabale, Johan Petro and Mohamed Sene. Every Wednesday during the NBA season, interbasket takes a closer look [...]

Around the World: International NBA Player Report
With a week or so into the NBA season behind us, interbasket is here to report on the international players making news in the NBA.
Luis Scola hasn’t shown much with the Houston Rockets thus far (3.4ppg, 4.6rebs, 1ast in 18 min) and all the xenophobes are out.  I’ve already [...]

NBA Season Commences (International NBA Players Recap) - The NBA started it’s 2007-08 season last night with three games on the schedule.
The San Antonio Spurs received their 06-07 championship rings and defeated the Greg Oden-less Portland Trailblazers 106-97. The Spurs international players were huge in the win; Frenchman Tony Parker scored 19 points, Manu [...]