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Sports Illustrated
September 17, 2000
Phil Taylor |
No letdown for Dream Team For a team that has been widely criticized for being bland off the court and numbingly superior on it, the Dream Team provided a shot of electricity to the Olympic basketball competition Sunday night...   |
Sports Central
September 15, 2004
Alan Rubenstein |
USA Juniors Save Face With all eyes on the senior men's national team in the Olympics this summer, the under 21 men's national team won the tournament of the America's in Halifax, Nova Scotia in August. |
Sports Illustrated
September 9, 2002
Alexander Wolff |
The decline of U.S. dominance As Ernest Hemingway once said of going broke, it happens gradually, and then suddenly. The same could be said for the erosion of America's global basketball supremacy, the lasting news from the world championships just concluded. |
Sports Illustrated
August 19, 2002
Phil Taylor |
Selective patriotism Representing the U.S. should be an honor for NBA players. |
Sports Central
September 2, 2004
Jonathan Lowe |
Don't Diss the Effort Seriously, is a bronze that bad? Yes, I know. Basketball is a U.S. sport, born and bred. The game's most talented players still grow up here. Plus, the coach just became the only one to ever win both the NCAA and NBA championships. |
Sports Central
August 20, 2004
Alan Rubenstein |
Striking Similarities Between Olympic Teams Everything comes full circle, or so the saying goes. For the United States Olympic men's basketball team, this has especially proven to be true. The similarities between the 1988 and 2004 teams are striking. |
Sports Illustrated
October 2, 2000 |
Thanks for the memories SI writers weigh in with their favorite Sydney moments... |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Olympics: No Ad Bonanza The showcase for the world's athletes doesn't produce marquee names for advertisers. |
Sports Central
August 16, 2004
William Geoghegan |
The Not-Quite-Dream Team The U.S. Men's Basketball Team still hasn't adapted to the international game. They still try to dictate tempo, try to play an individual game, and try to overwhelm teams with their talent. It's just not working quite so well anymore. |
Sports Central
February 15, 2006
Mark Barnes |
The Olympics Are No Longer Olympian There may be hockey in the 2006 games, but there's no Jim Craig, no Mike Eruzione, and no Herb Brooks. Is there anyone left to represent us, to fight for gold, to honor America by giving us a new athletic hero? |
Sports Central
July 29, 2008
Wailele Sallas |
USA Olympic Basketball: Doomed? America still provides the newest inventive forms of offense and defense, so why does it all crumble in world play? |
Sports Central
August 24, 2007
Scott Shepherd |
Team USA: A Fresh Start Jerry Colangelo has breathed life into a dying basketball program and is in the process of bringing USA basketball back to the level that it should have never left in the fist place. |
Sports Central
September 10, 2010
Jonathan Lowe |
Once More ... With Purpose I've got to be honest. Basketball is not at the forefront of most people's minds right now. |
Sports Illustrated
November 15, 2000
Frank Deford |
NBA recount Reversal of fortune harms league's image... |
Sports Central
June 1, 2004
David Zirin |
"Olympic Fever" Keeps NBA Players Sick in Bed As the upcoming Athens Olympics draw near, periodic splashes have been audible. The splashes are the sound of Neo-Dream Team 2004 diving off the boat. |
Sports Central
March 17, 2005
Jon Gonzales |
There is a God, and He Watches Basketball The Lakers' talent pool disbands after losing the NBA Championship, bringing competitiveness back to the league. |
Sports Illustrated
February 12, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Ahead of His Class 17-year-old high school junior LeBron James has all the makings of basketball superstardom... |
Sports Central
August 14, 2004
Greg Wyshynski |
We're No. 3! What does the bronze medal mean to you? Runner-up to the runner-up? Close, but no cigar? How about ... LOSER? |
Sports Illustrated
September 4, 2001
Alexander Wolff |
Hit the Road, Jacques The NCAA's cultural blind spot leaves foreigners holding their travel bags... |
Sports Illustrated
August 28, 2001
Alexander Wolff |
A truly global game The rest of the world nearly has caught up to the U.S. in basketball... |
Sports Illustrated
August 16, 2000
Frank Deford |
Sydney Olympics must overcome The Sydney Olympics are a month away, so let's look at the problems they face in attracting their usual high degree of interest in the United States. |
Sports Illustrated
February 5, 2001
Jack McCallum |
Film forum Sounding off on movies is risky business for sports writers... |
Sports Central
January 30, 2006
Seth Berkman |
Garnett Needs a "New" Jersey Kevin Garnett has poured his heart and soul into Minnesota basketball, virtually carrying the franchise on his shoulders for the last decade. Isn't it time he be sent to a contender -- in the best interest of his career and the Timberwolves organization? |
Sports Central
December 29, 2008
Scott Shepherd |
In the Rotation: NBA Week 9 A look back at five of the most memorable and significant moments of 2008 in the NBA. |
Sports Central
October 13, 2011
Kevin Beane |
Week 1 College Basketball Preview As the college football season gets into full swing, we will soon have yet another "favorite sports time of the year" for this writer. |
Sports Illustrated
October 3, 2000 |
Scorecard Medal counts and TV ratings tell only part of the story in Sydney: As any follower of the Dream Team can attest, not all who won gold glittered. Herewith a tally of who landed right-side up and who went belly-up Down Under... |
AskMen.com
Jon Finkel |
Pickup Basketball Etiquette With the NCAA Basketball Championships tonight, we thought it'd be a good time to talk about pickup basketball. |
Salon.com
May 23, 2001
Allen Barra |
Vince Carter gets an F The NBA, which cares about higher education only as a source of player development, hypocritically praises the Toronto Raptors star's graduation side trip... |
Sports Central
January 22, 2006
Alan Rubenstein |
Lineage Important to Success at Top Programs Kansas, Kentucky, and North Carolina have a basketball lineage that dates back to the sport's founder, Dr. James Naismith. |
Sports Illustrated
February 11, 2002
Alexander Wolff |
International Basketball Association? Expanding to Europe could be in the cards for the NBA... |
Salon.com
April 18, 2001
Allen Barra |
Air ball Michael Jordan's rumored return to the court sounds like a great idea for the NBA. It isn't... |
AskMen.com
Ryan Murphy |
Top 10: NCAA Powerhouses A comprehensive list of NCAA powerhouses selected because of their perennial dominance in tournament and conference play. |
Sports Illustrated
March 3, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Defining the Olympic Spirit Welcome to the first Sydney 2000 Mailbag, where we'll discuss anything and everything relating to the Summer Games.... |
Sports Central
January 3, 2004
Mason Williams |
Fantasy (Hoops) is Reality Knowledge means nothing in fantasy basketball. |
Sports Illustrated
March 15, 2000 |
Best day of the year For basketball fans, this is the best day of all the year. Yes, today -- the day before the NCAA tournament begins.... |
Sports Central
August 25, 2008
Brian Cox |
Running With Heavy Burdens in Dark Shadows For the USA track and field athletes, these Olympics have been about missed opportunities and devastating losses. |
Salon.com
July 19, 2000
Gary Kaufman |
One too many The NCAA wants to expand its men's basketball Tournament from 64 teams to 65. It's an outrage! |
Sports Central
February 9, 2011
Matt Thomas |
Individuals Who Have Shaped College Hoops Beyond topical changes to the game, some individuals have been so dominant that they themselves necessitated rules changes that still impact the college and pro games alike. |
Sports Illustrated
September 10, 2002
Ian Thomsen |
Inside Basketball: World Weary Three losses in the worlds exposed fundamental flaws in the U.S. team |
Sports Illustrated
March 27, 2002
Rick Reilly |
Missing Persons March Madness winds up this week after a month of showcasing about half of the best college-age players. The other half are holding down folding chairs in the NBA and trying to remember if they're in Cleveland or Memphis... |
Sports Central
February 22, 2006
Matt Russell |
An Olympic NCAA Basketball Season A comparison between NCAA basketball and Olympic hockey. |
Sports Central
June 3, 2013
Jonathan Lowe |
Not Always a Given Duke University has passed all the exams when it comes to college basketball greatness. But if you look one step up the ladder, you'd be hard pressed to find a Blue Devil alum that has excelled in the NBA. |
Sports Central
April 5, 2012
Adam Russell |
Four Things Missing From the Final Four After watching this year's Final Four and NCAA championship game, I started to think back on the games and asked myself, "What was different about these games from previous ones?" |
Sports Central
August 15, 2014
Ross Lancaster |
Basketball Needs to Quit Acting Like Soccer Basketball is really the only inherently North American sport that can rival soccer from both an accessibility and a cultural standpoint. |
Sports Central
April 9, 2009
Jonathan Lowe |
Everybody Gets a Trophy There is a recent trend brewing in men's college basketball -- the growth of tournament play. And the focus of college basketball has been splintered. |
Sports Illustrated
November 20, 2000
Seth Davis |
Remembering a friend of the game Larry Donald was, first and foremost, an eminently decent man, but he was also a first-rate journalist who loved this sport like few others. As Basketball Times associate editor Dan Wetzel put it, "The cruelest thing about it is that it happened just as the season was starting"... |
Sports Central
August 13, 2012
Angus Saul |
What London 2012 Was Really About London 2012 was all about passing on the baton. We can only hope that the baton is passed with good grace, and that sport will benefit from such a marvelous event. |
Sports Central
April 12, 2006
Michael Beshara |
In Defense of the BCS As enjoyable as college basketball's March Madness may be, college football's BCS provides the opportunity for both a more exciting and more just crowning of a national champion. |
Sports Illustrated
February 5, 2002
Jack McCallum |
Not your father's awards A look at the wild and wacky from the NBA's first half... |
InternetNews
March 24, 2004
Robyn Greenspan |
March Madness Sites Score Traffic The annual NCAA Tournament has led Internet surfers online to fantasy, basketball, and college sites. |
