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 […]
Tag: Ömer Aşık
Omer Asik Demands Trade; Rockets Say No Trade Planned
Almost everyone in Houston was thrilled to hear that Dwight Howard would be joining the Rockets, but the team’s other big man wasn’t one of the them. According to ESPN.com, league sources are confirming that Rockets center Omer Asik […]
Lin, Asik Each Drop 20 in Rockets’ Win Over Bulls
The surging Houston Rockets picked up their sixth win in their last seven games Christmas night defeating the Chicago Bulls 120-97. It was a merry Christmas for all the Rockets, but especially Omer Asik, who scored 20 points and collected […]
Video: Jeremy Lin goes for 38 points in San Antonio Loss
Things almost got crazy. Jeremy Lin was reminiscent of his Linsanity days in New York when he tied a career high of 38 points in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs last night. Without James Harden, Lin went on […]
Global Hoops Roundup: Michael Finley Desires Return to NBA, Lakers Want Raja Bell
Michael Finley Wants to Play-Ex-Dallas Maverick and NBA All-Star Michael Finley has expressed a desire to return to playing for the Mavericks. The 39-year-old has been working in Dallas’ front office and last played with the Spurs in the 2009-2010 […]
Ömer Aşık to Miss Rest of Season
Chicago Bulls reserve center Omer Asik will miss the rest of the playoffs because of a broken left fibula. Asik, the 7-0 255lb center from Turkey, was injured in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals at Miami. The team […]
USA downs Turkey 81-64: ends 16-year drought at Worlds
Behind Kevin Durant’s game -high 28 points, the United States of America beat Turkey 81-64 to win the 2010 FIBA World Championship (discuss the USA-Turkey in our forum). The result ended a 16-year wait for the USA, who had not […]
Turkey downs Serbia 83-82 on broken play
Discuss Serbia vs.Turkey in our forum After Hedo Turkoglu lost the ball, Kerem Tunceri picked up the ball and scored a game-winning lay-up as Turkey edged out Serbia 83-82 to set up a showdown with the USA in Sunday’s final […]
Quickshot: Ömer Aşık and the Chicago Bulls
Ömer Aşık, a 7-0 center from Turkey, was drafted in the 2008 NBA draft by the Portland Trailblazers and has since been traded to the Chicago Bulls. (Discuss Turkish Basketball in our forum) A native of Bursa, Turkey, the 24-year […]
France clinches berth, downs Turkey 80-68 in Eurobasket
Despite being down 19 points in the first quarter, France used 28 points and 10 assists from Tony Parker and a full day of rest to hand Turkey their second defeat in less than 18 hours (discuss). Turkey tasted defeat […]
Spanoulis leads Greece in handing Turkey 1st loss
Behind Vasileios Spanoulis’s 23 points and 13 points from Nikos Zisis, Greece handed the prviously-undefeated Turks their first loss of the tournament 76-74 in the Eurobasket quarterfinals. (Discuss the Turkey-Greece match in our forum) Turkey’s Ender Arslan hit a left-handed, […]
Turkey holds Serbia scoreless in Overtime at Euros
The 12 giants from Turkey held their Serbian opponents without a point in overtime to win 69-64, to maintain their unblemished record at Eurobasket. In the extra period, Semih Erden again split his free throws, Ersan İlyasova scored a layup, […]
Turkey gets big 63-60 win over Spain in Eurobasket
Łódź – Turkey held onto a 63-60 win over world champion Spain as Ersan İlyasova blocked Spanish guard Sergio Llull with on Spain’s penultimate possession. (Discuss the Turkey-Spain match in our forum) Down 61-60, Spain had a chance to win […]
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