Showing posts with label Kobe Bryant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kobe Bryant. Show all posts

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Ricky Rubio out for the rest of season with an ACL tear


Minnesota Timberwolves rookie and ace point guard Ricky Rubio will be definitely out  of the rest of the season as he sustained a season ending injury with  an ACL tear in his left knee on friday night after a coallission with Kobe Bryant. 

Rubio ran into Kobe Bryant's knee with 16.4 seconds left in  Timberwolves' loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. 

Spanish International guard will also miss the 2012 summer olympics who might have been the starting guard for the Spanish National team. Prior to the season ending injury, 

Rubio rose to the occassion as the Pete Maravich of this Era with his fantastic passing, unbelievable alley-opps and great decision making for the Wolves along side MVP Contender Kevin Love. 

Watch here how got his injury




Friday, March 9, 2012

NBA: TOP 10 of Best and Flashiest Ball-handlers in the NBA

Surprise surprise, LBJ/King James might  not have the best crossover in league but he has the best control specially when it comes to driving the lane.  



Kobe Bryant has one  the sweetest crossover in the entire league, though its already regressing as he slows down. Kobe was very memorable with some of his step back dribble and crossover plus pull-up jumper whole through out his career. 


Deron Williams just proved to everybody that he is still one of the best point guard and one of the most flashiest player in NBA today as he was able to dish in double digit assist numerous times this season. 

With his size advantage as he drives through the lane, he can either dish the ball without any problem or through some incredible alley-oop and pulls some killer crossover and get into the rim even in traffic. 





Steve Nash has been one of the top point guards in the NBA in the past decades, Terrific Passing Skills, dribble  drive penetrations, circling out from and under the basket to find an opening or a team mate. His overall skills as a floor general made him a future hall of fame and also he was able to win 2 mvp during those stretch  of his career. 



Rajon Rondo of Boston Celtics doesn't have the smoothness of a ball handler but he has the quickness and his intelligence to know  when and how to distribute the ball effectively. 

His szie and quickness allows him to trick taller players whether to dish or to drive on the lane. Recently, he disshed out 20 assist together with 18 points and 17 reboudnds as the first nba to involve to at least 17 in each category since Magic Johnson did it way back1 1989.



Since Entering the NBA, Chris Paul or CP3 is touted as one of the best Court General  . His mix of speed, athleticism and high basketball IQ makes him a treat to every guard on the opposing teams. Chris Paul is averaging 9.8 assist in his entire career. 



I'm sure its pretty early to adjudged Kyrie Irving, but this dude has a mad handles for his size and a great speed to out plays every defender in front of him. His uncanny mixed of Athelticsm and Mad handles helps him to average over 20+ points as a rookie this season. 



In his rookie season, Ricky Rubio has already taken over the second spot for the flashiest passes, most exciting alley-oops and spectacular dribbling skills.

The Pete Marvich of the current Era, stormed out the NBA Scene this season as he produced some magical passes and untimingly alley-oop pass out of nowhere which can stun every players of the opposing teams. 

Rubio's teammates in Minnesota have learned that they must be ready to receive the ball in all situations, because Rubio will always find a way to get it to them.




It seems like Rose could dribble around defenders all day without turning the ball over. The reigning NBA MVP has the quickest first step in the NBA today and also has the deadliest crossover any given opponent to guard him, his killer crossover was very evident last time out as he scored a winning jumper from an in your face cross on the dying minutes of the ball game against Brandon Jennings. 

A quick first step and the ability to control the ball make Rose one of the most difficult players to guard one-on-one in the entire NBA.







Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Bryant breaks nose in West's All-Star win


   
   Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant paid a price for becoming the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game's leading scorer, breaking his nose in the Sunday contest, the Lakers said on Monday.

Bryant, who surpassed Michael Jordan as the game's all-time scorer, suffered a nasal fracture in the Western Conference's win and will be re-evaluated by an ear, nose and throat specialist when he returns to Los Angeles, the Lakers said on their website.


He also was experiencing headaches, Los Angeles media said.


The 14-time All-Star apparently was injured in the third quarter when he suffered a bloody nose on a foul by the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade. Bryant helped the West beat the East 152-149 by scoring 27 points in the game in Orlando, Florida. He now has 271 points in 13 All-Star Games, nine points more than Jordan.


                                      Watch here the Clip





Monday, February 27, 2012

USA National Basketball Team




USA Basketball new Logo

                           The New Uniform of USA Men's Basketball Team.


    The July 2025 training in Barcelona, Spain will serves as the most crucial part of their training since they will face the 2006 World Basketball Champion with their new Naturalized Forward SERGE IBAKA of Oklahoma Thunder.


2012 USA Basketball Men’s National Team Schedule


USA Basketball National Team Training
Las Vegas, Nevada
July 6-11 USA team training in Las Vegas, Nevada
July 12 USA vs. Dominican Republic (6:00 p.m.)  at Thomas & Mack Center
USA Basketball National Team Training
Washington, D.C.
July 13-15 USA team training in Washington, D.C.
July 16 USA women vs. Brazil (5:30 p.m.) at Verizon Center
July 16 USA vs. Brazil (8:00 p.m.) at Verizon Center
USA Basketball National Team Training
Manchester, England
July 17-19 USA team training in Manchester, England
July 18 USA women vs. Great Britain (7:30 p.m.) at Manchester Arena
July 19     USA vs. Great Britain (7:30 p.m.) at Manchester Arena
USA Basketball National Team Training
Barcelona, Spain


July 20-25 USA team training in Barcelona, Spain
July 22 USA vs. Argentina (9:30 p.m.) at Palau Sant Jordi
July 24 USA vs. Spain at (9:30 p.m.) at Palau Sant Jordi




2012 USA BASKETBALL Men's National team OFFICIAL ROOSTER 



NAME
POS
HGT
WGT
DOB
CURRENT TEAM / COLLEGE or HIGH SCHOOL
F/C
6-11
240
7/19/85
Portland Trail Blazers / Texas
F
6-8
230
5/29/84
New York Knicks / Syracuse
G
6-3
202
9/25/76
Los Angeles Clippers / Colorado
F
6-10
230
3/24/84
Miami Heat / Georgia Tech
G
6-6
205
8/23/78
Los Angeles Lakers / Lower Merion H.S. (PA)
C
7-1
235
10/02/82
New York Knicks / Dominguez H.S. (CA)
G
6-9
230
9/29/88
Oklahoma City Thunder / Texas
F
6-8
230
8/17/86
Memphis Grizzlies / Connecticut
G
6-3
222
12/25/88
New Orleans Hornets / Indiana
F
6-10
251
03/16/89
Los Angeles Clippers / Oklahoma
F/C
6-11
265
12/08/85
Orlando Magic / Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
G/F
6-6
207
1/28/84
Philadelphia 76ers / Arizona
F
6-8
250
12/30/84
Miami Heat / St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S. (OH)
F
6-10
260
9/07/88
Minnesota Timberwolves / UCLA
F
6-10
230
11/06/79
Dallas Mavericks / Rhode Island
G
6-0
175
5/06/85
Los Angeles Clippers / Wake Forest
G
6-3
190
10/04/88
Chicago Bulls / Memphis
G
6-4
220
1/17/82
Miami Heat / Marquette
G
6-3
187
11/12/88
Oklahoma City Thunder / UCLA
G
6-3
207
7/26/84
New Jersey Nets / Illinois
Managing Director: Jerry Colangelo
Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University
Assistant Coach: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University
Assistant Coach: Mike D'Antoni, New York Knicks
Assistant Coach: Nate McMillan, Portland Trail Blazers


* According to reports, Jeremy Lin is the top choice to replace Chauncey Billups who has an injury