When healthy, Dwyane Wade is one of the best players in the NBA. Last year, for example, he was healthy and was considered by many the NBA’s MVP. With that said, the Miami Heat couldn’t like the news that Wade has a strained muscle that forced him to miss Sunday’s preseason game against the San Antonio Spurs.
The strained muscle is located near his rib cage on the left side. However, the exact diagnosis isn’t known at the moment.
“I don’t think I got hit or anything,” Wade told the Miami Herald. “But you never know. You just want to make sure …read more

Although the Houston Rockets beat the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, the talk after the game was about Spurs rookie DeJuan Blair. In his first professional game of any kind, Blair played 22 minutes and had 16 points and 19 rebounds.
Even though Blair was a second round pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, he’s widely regarded as the steal of the draft. It took all of one game for Blair to prove that there might be something to that talk.
Said Blair: “I did what Coach Pop asked of me and that was to rebound. Everything else came after that.”
Blair played …read more

DeJuan Blair, the 37th selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, has agreed to a contract with the San Antonio Spurs. Blair made the announcement on a television broadcast. Terms of the contract are unknown at this point.
Blair is regarded by many as the steal of the 2009 draft. Projected early on to be a lottery pick, the bruising forward out of the University of Pittsburgh fell in the draft due to concerns about his health. In fact, MRIs prior to the draft showed that Blair doesn’t have ACLs in his knees. As a result, many team doctors red flagged him …read more

While the 2009 NBA Draft was regarded as one of the weakest drafts in recent memory, there were a few steals along the way. Here’s a look at some of the best steals of the draft:
DeJuan Blair, San Antonio Spurs
When the draft process first began, DeJuan Blair was regarded as a lottery pick. But then a look at his knees scared off a number of teams and tumble down all the way to the Spurs at pick number 37. He should be a fantastic fit in San Antonio.
Danny Green, Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cavaliers need some help out on the perimeter and …read more

Some of the Wooden Preseason Top 50 players had great games on Friday.
– Boston College guard Tyrese Rice scored 24 on 7-9 shooting (5-5 from downtown) in a 6 point win over UAB.
– Wake Forest super sophomore James Johnson scored 18 on 8-13 shooting in a victory against UTEP. Star guard from UTEP, Stefon Jackson, scored 31 and pulled down 9 boards in the loss.
– Tennessee forward Tyler Smith shot 50% from the field and 90% from the line en route to a 21 point effort in a win over Georgetown.
– Syracuse shifty sophomore guard Jonny Flynn scored …read more

Despite the return of the big three for Pitt, serious questions of front court depth and back court competence still persist.
Not only did Mike Cook get a no go for another year of eligibility, but quality guards Ronald Ramon and Keith Benjamin graduated.
Everyone knows what to expect from tough minded Levance Fields, but what if Levance cannot shake the concerning foot injury suffered last year? Unheralded freshman Travon Woodall can’t be expected to help the team right the ship, maybe in a pinch, but it’s not likely because of the lack of experience and firepower at the …read more

Point guard Levance Fields averaged 11.9 ppg last year to go along with 5.3 assists/gm.
His health is a prime concern right now. Will he be ready for the beginning of the season?
Looks as if the early season schedule will allow Pitt to take it slow with Fields.

Friday, Nov. 14
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
Petersen Events Center
TBA
Monday, Nov. 17
MIAMI, Ohio
Petersen Events Center
TBA
Friday, Nov. 21
Legends Classic vs. AKRON
Petersen Events Center
TBA
Saturday, Nov. 22
Legends Classic vs. IUP
Petersen Events Center
TBA
Tuesday, Nov. 25
BELMONT
Petersen Events Center
TBA

Forward DeJuan Blair had an impressive …read more

(Channeling Brent Musburger)…
We are coming to you LIVE from Madison Square Garden as the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Duke Blue Devils get set for what should be a fantastic contest.
Today’s announcers are Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas. Rock solid announcing crew.
And here we go…

Duke comes out in a straight man to man. It will be interesting to see if the Duke frontcourt is athletic enough to keep up with the Panthers.
Both teams come out a little shaky – a couple of turnovers and offensive fouls early on.
Duke has now switched to a zone defense and forces a quick turnover. …read more

There are some fabulous match-ups on the college basketball schedule for this week. Here are some great games for your viewing pleasure…
Thursday December 20th – #7 Duke at #9 Pittsburgh. The young Dookies will face a huge test as they travel to Madison Square Garden to face the Sam Young, DeJuan Blair and the Panthers. Both teams have played pretty easy schedules up to this point, so this game will be a great gauge of just how good they really are.
Saturday December 22nd – #4 Georgetown at #2 Memphis. A fantastic top-5 battle will take place at the FedEx …read more