NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Allen Iverson is out for the season with an injured back. Some think the back thing is an excuse, but let’s give the player his due. Allen wants to win.
If you look out onto the hardwood court while Allen Iverson is playing, you will see a player that gives his all and does it all the time. That cannot be said for all NBA players. Years ago, Kelly Tripucka used to say that most pro players cruised through the season and then amped it …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Tracy McGrady and Joe Smith playing the little known sport of basketball wrestling

Are the Rockets the most screwed up team in basketball or destined to win the championship?
Huh?
Yeah, you heard me, are they screwed up or going to be winners? Or maybe is it winners or whiners?
And now we get the news that T-Mac is hurt again, both the shoulder and the knee.
“My knee is about 75, 80 percent right now,” McGrady, 29, said. “It took longer than expected. I was expecting to recover 100 percent in …read more

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Coach K will keep the right attitude

OK, the Redeem Team won the Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympics. Peace is restored and all is normal once again in the World!
After the Dream Team showed up and mopped up it appeared that the United States and the NBA had the winning formula, just show up with some NBA talent. It did not work.
So a plan was put in place. There was a 3 year commitment and a change in attitude. No longer would just showing …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Check out this YouTube of Dwight Howard singing and dunking!

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NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Manu Ginobili knows Argentina will have to play perfect to beat the Redeem Team

The United States is a 19 point favorite over Argentina in the semi final game that starts Friday morning at 10 a.m., but hold on here. Argentina has beaten the USA twice since Dream Team time and that is an exclusive club. In fact, it was Argentina that took the Silver in the 2004 Olympics after beating the U.S. in the semis.
Still the smart money is on the Redeem Team with the way …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Kobe Bryant speaks Spanish. Will he learn Chinese?

Will the NBA be looking to set up shop in China? Yes.
Will the NBA be looking to set up another NBA in China? Not according to David Stern, but he does see some potential.
Stern said NBA China is in an “ongoing dialogue” with Chinese authorities about installing 800,000 baskets in villages across this sprawling country. The NBA also hopes to be involved with a Chinese professional league. But Stern balked at comparisons with the NBA’s Development League.
“That would …read more

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Dwight Howard is even helping other players dribble the ball

Medal play will now begin after the Redeem Team beat Germany handily 106 – 57.
Carmelo Anthony, always good for a quote, had this to say.
“It’s finally here,” forward Carmelo Anthony said. “We’re knocking on the door. It’s time to get down to business right now. We’ve got three games to accomplish what we’ve been waiting to do for four years.”
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The United States went off to a huge lead punctuated by a LeBron dunk to make the score 20 …read more

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Michael Redd concentrates to float the ball

Hey, it was Angola. What can you say? Name your favorite Angolan basketball player. Hmm?
Still the US won the hoop game and they are improving.
If they have any weakness, it is from the outside. Michael Redd is the only true 3 point shooter on the team.
One of these nights, the U.S. team may need to start making some outside shots. Forcing turnovers and converting them into fast breaks has enabled the Americans to average 99 points in 40 …read more

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Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Kobe Bryant know this team is special

People are going crazy. The US team only won their game by 11. Maybe they are not that good after all.
Don’t believe it.
But Australia was resting Andrew Bogut, who had a sore ankle and they only lost by 11.
So what, they were resting Andrew.. Who? Oh, yeah, Bogut, who plays for the Bucks, which rhymes with sucks, as in how bad his team was this year. Bogut did not exactly dominate the NBA. So who …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Tayshaun Prince is just one way this Olympic team is different

This Olympic basketball team continues to differentiate itself from other teams of the past. They are a team that has more than just star power; it has a team feel to it. It is more than the addition of Tayshaun Prince of the Detroit Pistons. There really is the feeling that this team came to do business. They want the gold medal.
The Dream Team was larger than life and came into the Olympics with …read more