Spain

September 8, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Well Team USA probably just let out a small sigh of relief as their road to a World Championship just got a bit easier. Serbia is no slouch but no one left in the tournament will be sad to see the defending World Champions, Spain, get booted from [...]

September 4, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Someone remind us why Juan Carlos Navarro is not in the league anymore? The cat can flat at score with the best in the world…. Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball World Championships on Saturday. The [...]

August 22, 2010 – Allen Moll When the FIBA World Championships officially begins next week, Team USA will be in an unfamiliar position: the underdog. Okay so maybe not exactly the ‘underdog’ but Team USA is definitely not the clear cut favorite. Long used to being favored in Olympic competition, this time around, it appears [...]

October 1, 2008 – Dr. Anklesnap Jose Calderon is one of those unique players that seems to identify their biggest weakness in the off-season and work their tail off to remedy the problem. When he was criticized for his poor jump shooting ability he made that a staple of his effective offense. When he was [...]

August 26, 2008 – Dr. Browntorious Watching the USA redeem team win gold this weekend was amazing and eye-opening at the same time. Everyone knew that Team USA was still the team to beat, and that is probably what fueled the collective gasp across the USA as Spain pulled within striking distance several times throughout [...]

July 11th, 2008 – Dr. J-Water The Games of the XXIX Olympiad begin on August 8th, 2008. For Team USA men’s basketball program it is the beginning of a chance for redemption. Some folks have even called this version of Team USA the “Redeem Team.” After an embarrassing 6th place finish in the 2002 World [...]

June 28th, 2008 – Dr. J-Water I wasn’t overly surprised to hear the rumor that Jorge Garbajosa was on the outs with the Toronto Raptors and may return to play basketball professionally in Europe, following the debacle over rehabbing his leg injury. Then news of Juan Carlos Navarro heading back to Spain to once again [...]