Tag: National Basketball Association (NBA)
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Leaning All the Way In
Pat Robinson dribbled towards the paint before kicking the ball out to Skyler White at the top of the arc. Owen McCormack saw the danger and closed out hard to stop the three. White took one dribble to his left as McCormack flew past him, then shot. The ball dropped, as it had 258 times…
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When National Rankings Decide Domestic Value
Governing Body Endorsements (GBE) were impossible to ignore last summer. Visas, eligibility, and league recognition became flashpoints that shaped roster construction and even the start of the season. What has received far less attention is how the GBE criteria quietly shape recruitment choices long before a player ever steps on court. This article explains how…
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Funds Can’t Play Basketball
The day after the NBA brought a regular-season game to the O2, a different room in London hosted a different kind of audience. 250 invite-only guests gathered at the Raffles Hotel for private briefings on the NBA’s plans for Europe. In one sense, the event worked. Not because a league was announced, or because clubs…
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Europe Is Losing Talent to the NCAA
College basketball is no longer just an American story. It is redrawing the global map. In the last two years, U.S. programmes have begun to lure Europe’s best young talent with offers that combine money, exposure and a proven route to the NBA. College basketball is increasingly viewed as the second-best league in the world…
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Becoming the Manchester They Want to Be
Manchester Basketball began this summer with a plan that reached beyond domestic competition. Their intended entry into the Basketball Champions League was blocked when the British Basketball Federation refused to issue the required International Letter of Clearance — seemingly ending the chance to test themselves in Europe before it began. But they didn’t change course.…
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Predicting the SLB Playoff Race
About Me I’m Grant, a.k.a jumpshot_theory, and I’ve been a basketball fan for a long time, since Channel 4 started showing NBA content in the 1990s. After some time away from the sport, I started watching the BBL (as-was) three or four years ago when my kids got some cheap tickets for the Sheffield Sharks…
