JR HOLDEN - PLAYING WITH HEART: J. R. Holden is a naturalized Russian professional basketball player, originally from the United States. He played NCAA Division I college basketball at Bucknell University (1994-1998). He currently plays for CSKA Moscow of the Russian Super League, which is the current runner-up of the Euroleague title. He is also invaluable member of the Russia national basketball team.
MVP Andrej Kirilenko se nakon EP-a vraća u Salt Lake City gdje ga čeka sigurno neraspoloženi Jerry Sloan koji nema pojma što će s Rusom. Jer jedino što zna je ugurat igrača u sistem, a ne obrnuto…O američkom Rusu/Ruskom Ameru Holdenu piše ESPN, dobar članak gdje J.R. izmedju ostalog priča o njegovom igranju u Grčkoj:
"Greece is notorious for not paying guys, though I hear it's a lot better now," Holden said. "Their favorite term is 'avrio,' which means tomorrow. So you always hear 'avrio, avrio.' But avrio's like three months.
MICHAEL JORDAN 1993.: BULLS vs HAWKS, GAME 3: As was the case with many of 1st Rd. opponents, the Bulls simply overwhelmed the Hawks & put them out of their misery. They'd dominated the Hawks in the 1st 2 games & brought finality to this series in this one.
Interesantan intervju Dallas trenera Avery Johnson-a se može naći ovdje...
Q: What does Dirk Nowitzki have to do this year to improve on an MVP season?
Dirk can get better, and there are some things that Dirk can improve in that may not be basketball-related. It may be leadership-related. Dirk can get better on and off the court. And that's why I've been stretching him. He's the reigning MVP, and if he's not willing to be stretched by his coach, then he never would have improved. So he's willing to be stretched. And his stretching may not be necessarily on the court, but it may be in the area of leadership, and we're willing to help him get better in that area.
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW WITH ROKO-LENI UKIC: Croatia entered the quarter-finals of EuroBasket 2007 through the back door. National team guard Roko-Leni Ukic admits he and his teammates are looking for answers. He spoke to Jeff Taylor at the team hotel after practice on Wednesday.