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August 10, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim When you ask yourself  which national men’s basketball team has the best set of bigs, a few names come to mind. Spain, boasting the Gasol brothers, is considered (and rightfully so) to be the best example. Russia has a competent front line too, Turkey as well. Here’s a much [...]

August 8, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Although he has been the veteran leader Team USA expected of him, Kobe Bryant has yet to play like the international superstar basketball player that everyone expected of him coming into the London games. [...]

July 11, 2012 – Ben Berry The first installment in the Zoom Soldier was crazy, but ever since then the series fell into a bland combination of Zoom Air capsules and rubber with very little pleasing aesthetics. Zoom Air has been a staple in this series but with this model comes into the realm of [...]

June 29, 2012 – Ben Berry Along with the Crazy Light 2 bearing the same colorway, adidas is really doing their thing as far as basketball sneakers go inspired by these Olympic Games in London. The 773 is the team version of the adiZero Rose 2.5 which is why it bears so many similarities to [...]

June 26, 2012 – Ben Berry Despite adidas not being the official sponsor of USA Basketball this summer that won’t stop them from the red, white, and blue-colored sneakers. The asymmetrical Sprintframe, Sprintskin, and all over features of the other Crazy Light 2 releases are present here and color blocked in a way where the [...]

January 31, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Following the Lakers game in Minnesota against the Timberwolves this week, Ricky Rubio made his way to the Lakers exit from the arena to chat it up with his countryman Pau Gasol. The ensuing trash talking about the Olympics between Kobe Bryant and rookie Ricky Rubio was entertaining… [...]

March 3, 2011 – Allen Moll It seemed as if the high speed, highlight reel style of play that international sensation Ricky Rubio is accustomed to was a perfect fit for the National Basketball Association. After all, while international players focus more on winning championships their American counterparts and their fans seem to sometimes be [...]

November 25, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Even the President of the United States has taken notice about the lack lustre start of the Miami Heat this season, given all of the lofty expectations for ‘The Big Three’ of Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. But the big man in the White House is [...]

September 6, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol It looks like Coach K’s comments about Team USA needing to be sharper and more focused from here on out really hit home with the team, as they came out today and dominated Angola from the opening tip to reach the quarter finals… Chauncey Billups scored 19 points, [...]

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 [...]