MENDENHALL CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV – Day Two of USA Basketball’s Men’s National Team minicamp featured 29 of the 34 invitees suited up in reversible blue and white jerseys for more of head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s structured drill sessions, led […]
Author: poormanscommish
2015 Team USA Minicamp: Selection Process Remains Fluid
Photo credit: @poormanscommish of @LetsGoWarriors MENDENHALL CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV – USA Basketball’s Men’s National Team convened at Mendenhall Center today to take a team picture and for some light offensive drills. “With this being a summer where we do […]
DubNation Diary: Bravo, Bilbao! Viva Le FIBA!
HOTEL MELIA, BILBAO, SPAIN — Bob Hill is an assistant coach for Ukraine, under head coach Mike Fratello, whose name you might find familiar as the “Czar of the Telestrator” as an analyst for The NBA on TNT and former […]
DubNation Diary: Finland’s “Suomi” (Clap-Clap-Clap!)
BILBAO EXHIBITION CENTRE, BILBAO, SPAIN — Per Brian Mahoney of the Associated Press and confirmed on the premises by the Finns in attendance, 8,000 basketball fans from Finland — aided by Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, and government officials, […]
DubNation Diary: Spain 2014 FIBA World Cup Arrival In Bilbao – Marvin’
BILBAO, SPAIN — Greetings, gentle readers of Interbasket.net! Poor Man’s Commish here again, reporting from Bilbao, Spain, site of the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball (aka #Spain2014). I thought I’d give you a semi-daily report of my hoops adventure […]
Filipino-American Kris Rosales: Not The Next Jeremy Lin, Just The Next Kris Rosales
Minutes from now, the NBA Developmental League (NBDL, or “D-League”) Draft will start and, according to agent Ara Vartanian, it is very likely that his client Kris Rosales, a 6’0” 165-lb Filipino-American point guard hailing from Bellflower in Southern California, […]
Shanghai Seems Poised To Become A Regular NBA Destination
While the National Basketball Association was busy showcasing a sliver of its many assets to the world during the 2013 Global Games last week, so too, as it turned out, was the city of Shanghai. One of four Asian venues […]
2013 NBA Global Games Manila: A Cultural Behind-The-Scenes Blogger’s Wrap-Up
This is Poor Man’s Commish reporting to you from Beijing, where I have just arrived after spending a few days in Manila and Taipei. The days have gone by quickly. I can bluntly bottom-line them as follows: succumb on Day […]
NBA Global Games in Philippines: David Stern Press Conference
David Stern gave a press conference about an hour ago. Here’s a summary of major points… On the Philippines as part of the NBA’s global strategy and Filipinos: First question to David Stern comes from @rafeboogs of @grantland33: Will Philippines […]
Jeremy Lin, Larry Bird Help Reveal Filipinos’ Passion, Reverence for the Game of Basketball
Today’s NBA Global Games media availability at the Mall Of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, reinforced a lot of what we already know — from Jeremy Lin‘s triumphs over adversity to Larry Bird‘s Draft acumen — about certain NBA luminaries, but what it really […]
Team USA revelations: Kyrie Irving the next big NBA superstar
Poor Man’s Commish here once again reporting on behalf of InterBasket from Las Vegas, site of the US Olympic Men’s Basketball Team (aka “Team USA”) training. Over the past three days, I’ve had the privilege to watch a series of […]
Blake Griffin on Team USA set to awe international stage
Poor Man’s Commish here, reporting on the first three days of practice in Las Vegas with USA Basketball’s Men’s Olympic Team (heretofore referred to as “Team USA”) as well as the Men’s Select Team (aka Team USA’s practice squad). I’ll […]
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