Carnival of the NBA #56

The On Deck Circle has the latest Carnival of the NBA up – Issue #56!

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Carnival of the NBA #55 is UP!

Head on over to the excellent Daily Basketball, and get your dose of NBA today!
Lotsa good stuff – a few suggestions for holidays – and NBA-article-goodness… (psst… click the pick for the link!)

NBA Carnival #54 Is Up!

Those wild ‘n’ zany guys over at Sports Projections have the latest Carnival of the NBA up – issue #54.

It’s a good ‘un, I suggest you head over there now & have a look – click the pic for the link!

Carnival of the NBA – Latest Edition!!!

Those whacky guys at Yay Sports! have put up the latest edition of the Carnival of the NBA!

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New Carnival of the NBA – Happy Thanksgiving!

So, there’s a new Carnival of the NBA out!  #52, over at Loy’s Place… heading over there now, coming?  I hear there’s TURKEY!

(Psst… hit the picture for the link to the Carnival!) 

A veritable basketball-banquet…

An awesome treat, hosted by Passion and Pride (Philadelphia 76ers) at MVN Basketball – the Carnival of the NBA #49!

A carnival of delectable delights for those that are missing the NBA! Click here, or go directly to the site by clicking the picture above!

Enjoy…

Carnival of the NBA #48 is OUT

Carnival of the NBA #48 is out – Crashing the Party is the theme over at Taking it to the Rack, an excellent blog over on MVN!

I recommend you get over there, and have a look at some excellent stuff that’s out there, and all gathered in one spot: Taking it to the Rack‘s Crashing the Party, Carnival of the NBA #48!

Carnival of the NBA, #46 – Made in Japan

A cold dark shadow crept across the land, it’s chilling touch reaching out to everyone. A… void… an absence of a loved presence. Yes indeed children, the NBA season has drawn to a close. But do not fear – there are a few, a few brave souls who continue to strive for all that is good, just, and… basketball.
Like a shining sword cutting through the darkness, here is your Carnival. The Carnival of the NBA (#46)… Made in Japan (well… that’s where I live anyway!).

Golden State of Mind gives us three excellent entries: Report Cards (extensive, and well worth the read – Matt Barnes is one of my favourite players!); an in depth exploration of the Yi issue; Golden State waves goodbye to Jason Richardson.

The guys at Pistons Notebook tell us about the FIBA Americas – a look at who is playing for the US team, and who should start.  Excellent article, and a must read.

20 Second Timeout gave us his impressions of the draft (and the wild spending by Paul Allen).

We’re given a tribute to Derek Fisher in Win or Go Home‘s A Utah Fish No More. One of my all-time favourite players. Guy is all class, and in this day & age, that really means something. WoGH also explores who’s likely to join the Jazz…

Are NBA Players Like Fine Wine? is the question proferred to us by Miami Heat Wired. A look at the Miami Heat’s veterans…

Matt at Blog a Bull wonders if he’ll ever be able to cheer for Yannick Joakim Noah in Your Newest Chicago Bull. Jury’s still out for Matt, but if I was a Bull-fan, I couldn’t (be a fan). Not after I read one comment comparing him to Sanjaya.

At Bullets Forever, we have two articles. One that offers responses from DC bloggers on the Wizard’s draft (So how do your bloggers like the draft), and the second explores the Juan Carlos Navarro situation (and made reference to the Kwame-Brown-for-Caron-Butler trade… which as a Lakers fan still hurts).

“Where to go from here?” is a question I’m sure a lot of front offices and fans are asking at the moment. CelticsBlog.com asks that very question for Boston in Writer’s Blocked.

Clips Nation‘s ClipperSteve got to do an interview with Jared Jordan. Can he make it in the big time? Read this article to find out what the author thinks…

So… what’s Shaq up to? Shaq’s Fat Camp of course! Pyle of List recaps episode 3 on Shaq’s Fat Camp Episode III.

Ego is not a dirty word? Green Bandwagon looks at Egos… percieved slights are just as real as intentional insults (if anyone can get a message through to Shawn Marion, tell him we’ll organise a Lakers cheergirl in a Shawn Marion uniform… but only if it’s in purple & gold!).

Corey Brewer’s a wolf. A Timberwolf. Whilst watching the NCAA final, this guy was the ‘Gator I was most impressed with. I Heart KG explores why he’s a great pick at #7 in the NBA Draft.

Darren Heitner explores Greg Oden’s character development in the very illuminating Greg Oden’s First Endorsement Should Be For Hand Sanitizer at I want to be a Sports Agent.

The guys at HoopsAddict bring us two excellent articles. One from Kinnon Yee explores how the acquisition of the gunner Jason Kapono changes the Toronto Raptors… in the second, Ryan McNeill gives us an excerpt from Filip Bondy’s book “Tip-Off: How The 1984 Draft Changed Basketbal Forever – that looks at the 1984 draft, the Philadelphia 76ers of the time, and ‘shapes’ in The Imperfect Fit.

Red’sArmy.com‘s Matty G Thanks Delonte West for Everything. Even tho’ I’m not a Boston fan, I really like Delonte. You gotta admire the way the guy plays.

MVN Basketball has a host of writers I like to read… Jon Burkett gives us two articles, the aptly-named What the Yi is going on? (written in the NBA Draft University section) and he cheers Hooray for Thadeus Young (within the Passion and Pride – Philadelphia 76ers section).

Another MVN basketball piece from Wolves Watch – Minnesota Timberwolves, (where even tho’ it’s not mentioned – as a Laker fan I get excited when I read KG trade pieces) Too Late To Trade KG? Nope.

Signal To Noise explores the NBA free Agency (neat picture of Ron Van Gundy too)…

NBA Glue presents an article exploring free agency in 3 pieces. The first & second look at NBA Glue‘s Top 10 free agents (I love lists), whereas part 3 explores where are the likely destinations for some of those agents.

Seth of Posting and Toasting (part of the SB Nation group) gives us the absolutely bizarre Stephon Marbury on YouTube… words do not suffice.

Spencer Hawes learns basketball from… YouTube? Sactown Royalty exposes Hawes’ youth.

David Stern makes sure the money keeps rolling in… Sportsbiz explores the extension of NBA digital media rights to it’s broadcasting partners in NBA Extends TV Deals.

TWolvesBlog.com weighs the balance in any trade involving Kevin Garnett in What Have We Become?… I sympathize, I for one would love him to come to the Lakers, but I cannot imagine a world where there’s a Minnesota without KG.

History. The NBA has it by the ton (metric or imperial!)… and none more so than the Boston Celtics. LOY’s PLACE explores the history of the C’s in A Dose of Celtics History Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

Lastly, my own (With Malice…) exploration of one of the ailments of the NBA players today, in two parts: When arrogance rules supreme part 1, and part 2.

And that’s the end of issue #46 of the Carnival of the NBA… make sure when you visit the sites that submitted to have a look around. Each & every one a gem…

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Top Sports Stories in Japan… (July 15)

Well, Typhoon #4 went through with very lil’ trouble, just a lotta wind & rain…

Today’s Nihon Sports-stories…

• Hakuho & Kotomitsuki retain the lead in Nagoya (sumo)…
• Giants fall again (NPB)… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Signing in Seattle – Mariners tie up Ichiro!… [Mainichi Shimbun]
• Germany beats Sweden for 3rd place in US Football WC… [Daily Yomiuri]

On July 16th (US Eastern time), the Carnival of the NBA will be published here…

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*Carnival of the NBA #45 – Final Draft* is out!

Go to ‘I want to be a Sports Agent‘ (excellent blog) to see the latest issue of the Carnival of the NBA (#45).

Lotsa good NBA news there… have a look!