The NBA Developmental League or D League is exactly what it sounds like. It's what the "D List" is to celebrities, or what kind of grades you earned if you were a "straight Ds student." You don't have Fs for failing grades, but you're below the C students- those are the guys playing professionally overseas. The basketball A and B students are obviously in the real NBA; I … [Read more...] about NBA D League Draft Analysis: Pacers, Iowa St. Jamaal Tinsley Goes #1
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Former Suns, Badgers Player Alando Tucker’s Rap Song (Video)
Alando Tucker was a 2007 NBA Draft first round pick. Last night, he was the 2nd overall pick in the NBA D League draft. If you haven't heard of the NBDL draft, it's understandable, I didn't either until yesterday. It's funny how much more interesting a draft it becomes when you have a lockout. Back to Tucker, after playing a few years in the league with Phoenix Suns and … [Read more...] about Former Suns, Badgers Player Alando Tucker’s Rap Song (Video)
The NBA’s Opportunity to Fix Pro & College Basketball
A few weeks ago, during an episode of "The B.S. Report," Bill Simmons and Chuck Klosterman discussed (half-heartedly) ideas in which to make college basketball players stay in school longer than just one season. That discussion triggered a memory of a conversation I had in a dimly lit ice fishing shack a little more than a year ago with a buddy of mine. The finer points of … [Read more...] about The NBA’s Opportunity to Fix Pro & College Basketball