Brazil continued their winning streak, downing Argentina 76-67, in day three of the FIBA Americas Championship. Brazil jumped out to a 21-13 lead led by Anderson Varejão’s 11 first quarter points. But Argentina would go on a 8-2 run to start the second quarter to trim to lead to just two before Brazil went on their [...]

I know it’s only a preliminary game, but is anyone as excited about the first day match-up between Brazil and the Dominican Republic as I am? Brazil just came off a dominating performance in the Tuto Marchand Cup. With veterans Leandro Barbosa, Marcelo Machado, and Tiago Splitter leading the way, Brazil comes into the Tournament [...]

Event: 2009 Americas Championships Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Discuss: Americas Championships Thread Info: The tournament will determine which four teams qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championships of Basketball. The tournament will feature ten teams from Northern and Latin Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The favorites coming into [...]

What: Tuto Marchand Cup 2009 When: August 18 – 20th, 2009 Where: San Juan, Puerto Rico Talk: Tuto Marchand Cup Discussion Info: The Tuto Marchand cup in being held in the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan. The second annual tournament will feature the exact four teams that participated in the 2007 [...]

With the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic moving past the Denver Nuggets and Cleveland Cavaliers respectively in the NBA’s conference finals,  there are huge implications for both Cleveland and Denver next season as well Brazil‘s outlook for international competition this summer. Two Brazilian big men, Nene and Anderson Varejao, played significant roles for the frontcourts of the [...]