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Team USA: Two Boston Celtics Decline Minicamp Invitations

Although secrecy revolves around those who received invitations to the Team USA Minicamps this June in Las Vegas, it has been confirmed that Kendrick Perkins, Glen "Big Baby" Davisand Rajon Rondo have all received invitations to participate...

Written by Chris Lucas about 6 months ago 264 reads 1 comments
NBA Free Agency: How The Utah Jazz Should Spend Their Summer Cash

The Jazz fans in Utah are singing the Blues this off-season. After a short playoff series ended an enigmatic season in Utah, nine Jazz players (Yes, nine) hit free agency in the next weeks – Seven of which are unrestricted...

Written by Chris Lucas about 6 months ago 936 reads 2 comments
NBA Free Agency: Best Value Free Agents Available in 2009

With all the hype surrounding The Summer of LeBron in 2010, this summer's free agency has been overlooked. Stars like Ben Gordon, Rasheed Wallace, Allen Iverson, Carlos Boozer, and Ron Artest all hit the market...

Written by Chris Lucas about 6 months ago 1,037 reads 8 comments
The Best and Worst Of The NBA Draft Combine Measurements

While the NBA Chicago Draft Combine does not hold the importance of the NFL Draft Combine, the results are still extremely valuable in evaluating potential Lottery and First Round selections...

Written by Chris Lucas about 6 months ago 702 reads 7 comments
The Roster For Dream Team 2012 (2.0)

Back in September, giddy from 2008 Redeem Team's Gold Metal performance, I tallied up a list of players I thought deserved to be a part of the 2012 Team USA. Here: http://bleacherreport...

Written by Chris Lucas about 6 months ago 405 reads 10 comments
The NBA's Top 10 Players Drafted in the Second Round

With so much attention paid to the "upside" of future Lottery and first round selections, second round selections are often taken for granted. Lets face it, after David Stern introduces the last pick in the first round, our attention disappears...

Written by Chris Lucas about 6 months ago 815 reads 2 comments
The Cardinal Sin: Thou Shall Not Overlook Earl Clark

It's no secret. This year's 2009 NBA Draft Class is one of the weakest, most puzzling (and unpredictable) draft classes of the decade...

Written by Chris Lucas about 6 months ago 82 reads 1 comments
NCAA Alumni Playing Professional Basketball Overseas (Part Two)

With another solid College Basketball season approaching March Madness, it's a perfect time to update the ex-NCAA Division-I alumni playing basketball overseas...

Written by Chris Lucas about 9 months ago 328 reads 2 comments
NCAA Alumni Playing Professional Basketball Overseas (Part One)

Long before Josh Childress left for a bigger contract... Prior to Brandon Jennings skipping college to get around the Draft Age Limit.....

Written by Chris Lucas about 10 months ago 639 reads 2 comments
The Infamous NBA Look-Alike Quiz

In a world where athletes and celebrities commonly interact , its often easy to overlook the similarities that are right under our noses. From TV stars, to actors to day time talk show hosts - our favorite NBA players resemble them all...

Written by Chris Lucas about 11 months ago 20,207 reads 23 comments
ACC Sophomores Will Dictate Conference Play

While the number of impact freshman who bolted to the NBA is plentiful, the ACC boasts key returning sophomores that will determine their teams successes...

Written by Chris Lucas about 11 months ago 162 reads 10 comments
LeBron James Rumors: Three New Possible Destinations for the King

Disclaimer: This is all just a thinking outside the box article, so no need to tell me that the ideas are dumb or that im an idiot for not thinking exactly like the ESPN crew wants me to...

Written by Chris Lucas about 11 months ago 1,091 reads 5 comments
Michigan Basketball's Fresh Presence Could Spell a Return to Dominance

Okay, so it's definitely not the Fab Five...or anything close. However, the freshman class at Michigan Basketball has been a big reason why the Wolverines are 8-2 (with huge top five victories ...

Written by Chris Lucas about 11 months ago 380 reads 1 comments
The Impact Of ACC Point Guards in the NBA

The ACC is arguably one of the top college basketball conferences in the country and consistently puts first rounders into the NBA (Tim Duncan, Vince Carter, Chris Paul, Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer, etc...

Written by Chris Lucas about 11 months ago 229 reads 4 comments
First Semester Grades: How The Diaper Dandies Stack Up

I know college basketball is only a few weeks underway, but with most Colleges ending their semesters this week for Winter break it seemed like a pretty good time to evaluate the freshman class's performance so far...

Written by Chris Lucas about about 1 year ago 216 reads 2 comments
Rockets-Suns: Ron Artest's Best Play Comes from the Bench

An altercation late in the third quarter of the Rockets-Suns game resulted in the ejection of Matt Barnes and Rafer Alston...

Written by Chris Lucas about about 1 year ago 157 reads 0 comments
A Fresh Impact: 5 Diaper Dandies To Watch

The impact of freshman in the college basketball season last year was unprecedented. Sure, we've seen players like Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant carve up the NCAA their freshman years, but ...

Written by Chris Lucas about about 1 year ago 820 reads 12 comments
A True Man Of Steele Makes The Biggest Come Back of His Life

NCAA Basketball. In April of 2004, Ronald Steele had everything going for him: a recent high school graduate enrolling in Alabama in the fall with a full athletic scholarship, two Alabama Mr...

Written by Chris Lucas about about 1 year ago 281 reads 3 comments
James Posey's Contribution Off the Bench?

Remember game four of the NBA Finals, when the Celtics trailed the Lakers heavily in LA? They had just lost the first game in LA and it appeared they were headed to a second defeat...

Written by Chris Lucas about about 1 year ago 474 reads 2 comments
NBA: 10 Young Players to Break Out in 2009

I know, I know the typical list of Break Out Youngsters goes Al Jefferson, Devin Harris, Chris Paul, Andrew Bynum, Rudy Gay, Deron Williams, etc.....

Written by Chris Lucas about about 1 year ago 935 reads 1 comments
Dream Team 2012: Nope, Not Too Early To Start Selecting

Early The "Redeem Team's" performance in Bejing was everything I could have expected. Every story line I wanted to see happened; Dwayne Wade made an incredible come-back, Deron Williams and ...

Written by Chris Lucas about about 1 year ago 649 reads 14 comments
Handling The Off-Season: Filling the last month before Basketball starts

Disclaimer: Don't get me wrong, Football is a great sport. I have college and pro teams, devote weekends to the games and believe that tailgateing is a religous experience...

Written by Chris Lucas about about 1 year ago 168 reads 0 comments
Olympics: Is the Team USA Still Our Dream Team?

It's 12:37 PM on Monday, June 30, and I’m spending my lunch break packed in Rockefeller with hundreds of others waiting to see the touring Team USA and the jerseys they would be supporting in Beijing...

Written by Chris Lucas about about 1 year ago 940 reads 1 comments

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Chris Lucas Article Archive

Team USA: Two Boston Celtics Decline Minicamp Invitations

NBA Free Agency: How The Utah Jazz Should Spend Their Summer Cash

NBA Free Agency: Best Value Free Agents Available in 2009

The Best and Worst Of The NBA Draft Combine Measurements

The Roster For Dream Team 2012 (2.0)

The NBA's Top 10 Players Drafted in the Second Round

The Cardinal Sin: Thou Shall Not Overlook Earl Clark

NCAA Alumni Playing Professional Basketball Overseas (Part Two)

NCAA Alumni Playing Professional Basketball Overseas (Part One)

The Infamous NBA Look-Alike Quiz

ACC Sophomores Will Dictate Conference Play

LeBron James Rumors: Three New Possible Destinations for the King

Michigan Basketball's Fresh Presence Could Spell a Return to Dominance

The Impact Of ACC Point Guards in the NBA

First Semester Grades: How The Diaper Dandies Stack Up

Rockets-Suns: Ron Artest's Best Play Comes from the Bench

A Fresh Impact: 5 Diaper Dandies To Watch

A True Man Of Steele Makes The Biggest Come Back of His Life

James Posey's Contribution Off the Bench?

NBA: 10 Young Players to Break Out in 2009

Dream Team 2012: Nope, Not Too Early To Start Selecting

Handling The Off-Season: Filling the last month before Basketball starts

Olympics: Is the Team USA Still Our Dream Team?

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