Wednesday, August 18, 2010

John Wall vs Jeremy Lin Video

Nothing new here but probably some stuff we would see more in the future. In the Youtube video below, we see #1 NBA 2010 draft pick John Wall of the Washington Wizards battling it out with undrafted Jeremy Lin who seems to own John Wall.

According to Wikipedia:

Lin went undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft; however, he later joined the Dallas Mavericks for mini-camp as well as their NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas.[12] In five Summer League games, while playing both guard positions, Lin averaged 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.2 steals in 18.6 minutes per game and shot a team leading 54.5% from the floor.



Today, he is with the Golden State Warriors and would receive a $500,000 salary with more than half of it guaranteed.

Monday, August 16, 2010

USA vs France - 86-55 Rout

In an exhibition game before leaving the US for the World Championships, Team USA beat France 86-55 to take a 31-point rout to start the journey for another USA pride and glory. This is not the same Team USA that won the gold back in 2008 but is certainly a team to be respected and reckoned with.

The game was held in New York with Chauncey Billups leading the relatively young team to its first momentous albeit non-decisive victory.

“First time I’ve been in the Garden and the people have been cheering for me,” Chauncey Billups(notes) said.

The scoring champ in Kevin Durant hasn't showed up yet but expect it to come out when it matters.

The USA team is literally a fast team with all its young guns. There is only one true center in Tyson Chandler