Tag: Serge Ibaka

Is Clint Capela the new and improved Serge Ibaka?

Is Clint Capela the new and improved Serge Ibaka?

Clint Capela is a 21-year-old prospect from Switzerland that can play both the PF and C positions. He spent most of the 2014/2015 season in the D-League with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers before being recalled by the Houston Rockets […]

Scott Brooks fired after seven seasons at Oklahoma

Scott Brooks fired after seven seasons at Oklahoma

The Oklahoma City Thunder had an awful season where they didn’t even made the playoffs. It’s true that the team was plagued with injuries of their key players Serge Ibaka and Kevin Durant, but it’s also noticeable that the team […]

FIBA World Cup Predictions

FIBA World Cup Predictions

Team Predictions The Bust Argentina is favored as one of the best teams on this 2014 FIBA World Cup and bookies place them after USA and Spain on their favorite lists, but in reality things don’t look like that. They […]

International Players No Longer Foreign in NBA

International Players No Longer Foreign in NBA

Foreign players have been fundamental in the success of the NBA. Just 20 years ago, international players were still very much a curiosity and plagued by stereotypes. Today, they are quite common on NBA rosters, and are critical to many […]

Video: Russell Westbrook Hits Buzzer Three to Defeat Warriors

Video: Russell Westbrook Hits Buzzer Three to Defeat Warriors

Russell Westbrook finally got his game-winning three against the Golden State Warriors.  Earlier this month, Westbrook hit a huge three that put his Thunder up by 1 only to have Andre Iguadola hit a buzzer beater. With the Thunder down […]

Navarro scores 27: Spain repeats at Eurobasket; downs France 98-85

Navarro scores 27: Spain repeats at Eurobasket; downs France 98-85

Discuss the most valuable, disappointing players in Eurobasket 2011Juan Carlos Navarro led Spain to back-to-back EuroBasket titles, scoring 27 points on a night when four of his team-mates joined him in double figures as they knocked over France 98-85. As […]

Pic: Serge Ibaka blocks Mike Conley

Pic: Serge Ibaka blocks Mike Conley

Serge Ibaka blocks one of his six shot vs. the Memphis Grizzlies’s Mike Conley.  Despite Ibaka’s work inside, the Memphis Grizzlies shocked in game three of the Western Conference Semis with a 101-93 win, and took a 2-1 lead over […]

Roundup: Sergio Rodriguez's career-high, Serge Ibaka

Roundup: Sergio Rodriguez’s career-high, Serge Ibaka

This week’s quick roundup of the international player performances during the last few days includes discussion about Andrew Bogut’s return, Sergio Rodriguez’s career high, Euroleague’s November MVP Pete Mickeal, Serge Ibaka, injuries to Andrei Kirilenko, Luis Scola and more. Discuss the […]