In a strategic move that flies in the face of David Stern’s NBA global domination, the NBA players union recently released a memo in support of players going overseas to play while the NBA locks out its players. Will the NBA Lockout break the NBA’s grasp on the best players? Billy Hunter knows that if [...]

A month after dismissing Aco Petrović, Žalgiris Kaunas decided to hand the helm of the team to Elias Zouros. (Discuss Žalgiris 2010-2011 in our Lithuanian Basketball Forum (LKL)) The 44-year-old Greek is the third head coach of the team this season (after Petrović and interim Rimantas Grigas) and was signed just in time for Euroleague’s [...]

This week’s quick international roundup of the player performances during the last few days. This post includes discussion about Yi Jianlian‘s return to the New Jersey Nets, Pau Gasol‘s extension, Luol Deng and Joakim Noah’s contributions to the Chicago Bulls, J.J. Barea’s career year, and Žalgiris Kaunas fills their head coach position. Yi Jianlian returned [...]

Žalgiris Kaunas management have accepted the resignation letter presented by coach Gintaras Krapikas this afternoon. (Talk Lithuanian Basketball in our forum) The stepping down came after the bad campaign in the Euroleague and the heavy loss away yesterday to Barcelona 89 to 55. Krapikas, who had signed a contract extension in the summer, thinks the [...]