Author: Dan Boyce
Somewhere between the behind-the-back-dribble driving one-handed dunk and the seeing-eye, full-court outlet pass, it occurred to me as I watched Ben Simmons at the Alario Center on Thursday night: Two of the 10 best basketball players in the world under the age of 25 will be playing along the I-10 corridor in 2015. Ben Simmons…
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The hype and the expectations surrounding Ben Simmons seem almost unfair to put on the shoulders of an 18-year old. The comparisons to guys like Kobe and LeBron. The tweet from Shaquille O’Neal proclaiming that “LSU just signed the best player in the world” when Simmons signed with the Tigers in November. The dozen or…
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The silver lining in the rash of injuries that have beset the Utah Jazz lately is the opportunity it’s given several bench players. Perhaps no player has taken advantage of the opportunity more than Joe Ingles, who joined the Jazz just before the start of the regular season after being picked up on waivers from…
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While born and raised in Australia, Julian Khazzouh sought out his roots in Lebanon in late 2012 to join league giants Sagesse in a blockbuster move after unsuccessful attempts to ply his trade in either the NBA or Europe. During the past two seasons, the 210 cm player has shown a growing repertoire of skills,…
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“I have just as many fans as Kobe, Lebron and D.Wade, it’s just my fans can’t afford to get tickets to the games, that’s why you’ll see me in places where you don’t see too many celebrities because I like to connect with the real people” – Stephen Jackson discusses how the fans see him….
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“They still let me play basketball (while I was n jail). One time I had a one o’clock game then I had to check into jail at six o’clock that night and I was watching my highlights in jail that night” Isaac Burton talks about playing basketball for the Las Vegas Silver Bandits during the time…
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Australian Boomers star Joe Ingles, who has noted that he has turned down NBA offers in the past has used his dominant performance at the 2014 FIBA World Cup to land a spot the the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA> The 26 year old Ingles boasts a 6’8 frame with a 6’10 wingspan. This…
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Australia, chasing a fourth straight victory for the first time in their World Cup history, were downed 91-83 by Africa’s No.1-ranked team on Thursday after fielding a second-string team and letting a 15-point lead midway through the third quarter slip. The Boomers appeared to have been ‘upset’ by Angola 91-83, yet it wasn’t the loss…
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“Adrian Hurley brought Longley, Bradtke and Vlahov in at the same age and the Australian program was rewarded ten fold by doing that… I think if you are gonna take an eleventh or twelfth man you should go with some young guys and give them some experience” – Brett Maher’s thoughts on whether Ben Simmons should have been…
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Dante Exum, one of the promising players in the NBA, has declared that the Australian Boomers this year are one of the greatest teams in Aussie basketball history. Exum, along with the rest of the Australian National team, has returned from Utah to take part in a Boomers preparation camp in Canberra for the upcoming…
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