By Jake Fowler
Brian Butch had a hectic 2008-2009. After playing two games for the Jiangsu Dragons in China (where he averaged 11.5 points and 8.5 rebounds) the former Wisconsin standout was released and joined the Nördlingen Giants in Germany.
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As I continued my interview with Zirin, I asked him about how/why some athletes are able to overcome the “just shut up and play” principle set forth by the status quo. “The great [...]
Be sure to stop by this very homepage tomorrow night as The Sports Bank.net NBA Draft gurus David Kay and Paul M. Banks will bring you a live blog while the draft unfolds. We invite you to please comment along with us in the threads below! We’re going to be making snarky comments, so we [...]
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I wouldn’t call it “love at first sight”, but when I was in Milwaukee for the 2008 McDonald’s All-American High School Basketball game, I was enamored by what I saw. At the time, Tyreke Evans was undecided as to where he would play his college basketball, but I knew [...]
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Separated by just 110 miles, bitter Pac-10 rivals Arizona State and Arizona boasted two of the most talented players in college basketball. Both the Sun Devils’ James Harden and the Wildcats’ Jordan Hill shot up the NBA Mock Draft boards throughout the season with their All-American caliber play and [...]
Paul M. Banks has an exclusive interview with Dave Zirin discussing the past, present and future social issues at the heart of sports
Sportswriter Dave Zirin is the author of four books and a column, “Edge of Sports,” appearing on Sports Illustrated’s website. He is the host of XM satellite’s weekly show, Edge of Sports Radio.
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In recent years, we have seen how drafting a point guard can help change the face of an NBA franchise. Think of the impact Chris Paul has had on the Hornets, Deron Williams in Utah, Rajon Rando with the Celtics, or just this past year, what Derrick Rose brought [...]
In posing for this picture, I am guilty of being young, naive and of using extremely poor judgment.
By Paul M. Banks
The Chicago White Sox selected outfielder Jared Mitchell of Louisiana State University with their first-round pick (23rd overall) in yesterday’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. (Did anyone watch it? It was actually televised on MLB Network, but I only caught a glimpse of it. JUST GENIUS MARKETING on their part scheduling [...]
I’ve interviewed Weber numerous times, but I don’t usually hear stories like this one.
I spoke with a legendary coach, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim about that idea.
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B.J. Mullens is making a mistake. There, I said it. The highly-touted Ohio State freshman seven-footer declared for the NBA Draft after one year in Columbus in which he didn’t even hold the starting job (though he was named the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year.) While he [...]
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During the 2008-2009 season, the Big East set itself apart from any other conference in the history college basketball. It became the first conference in NCAA Tournament history to not only send five teams to the Sweet Sixteen, but also advance four schools to the Elite 8. At one [...]
The 2009 NBA Draft will not see five players picked like in ’06, but three more players should add to the legacy of moving from Storrs to the pro game.
Now the four Tar Heels will try to follow in the footsteps of the Gators, when Horford, Brewer, and Noah were three of the top nine picks in the 2007 NBA Draft.
