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2011-12 NBA Win Over/Under Predictions
It's once again time for the annual favorite here at The Painted Area, as we offer our predictions for picking NBA regular-season win over/unders. We're under the gun here this season, as the craziness of this offseason postponed any O/U lines until the last couple days, so these are really for posterity's sake, as we've raced to get them posted just before season...
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December 25, 2011
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2011-12 NBA Season Predictions: Oklahoma City Thunder over Miami Heat
The league is (finally) back, rejoice.A year ago, when we offered our 2010-11 season predictions, we noted in our headline that the NBA was "More Wide Open Than We Think." The consensus was that the Heat and the Lakers would meet in the Finals, yet we presented cases for seven teams (including Miami and Los Angeles) as contenders... and we didn't even include the team...
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December 23, 2011
CP3 Trade Fiasco Follow-up: Regardless of Motivation, Stern is Wrong
After my initial reaction to the Chris Paul trade situation immediately following David Stern's veto of the Lakers-Rockets-Hornets deal last Thursday night, some discussions with various TrueHoop Network colleagues have caused me to want to refine and focus my position on the continuing events after my scattershot initial thoughts.Specifically, I want focus on Stern's actions...
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December 14, 2011
Musings on the Chris Paul Trade Fiasco
December 6, 2010"Q. Can you explain when trades are made, or if a free agent wants to be signed, what is the process that Dell [Demps] has to go through, do you say yeah, we'll do that trade or we won't do that trade? DAVID STERN: Actually, the league generally approves all trades, number one. And number two, as far as we're concerned there have been while this process...
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December 09, 2011
Musings on the NBA Draft Prospects from the Kentucky-North Carolina Game
What a game of college basketball on Saturday at Rupp Arena, as Kentucky edged North Carolina 73-72. And what a concentration of prospects on one floor with six of the Top 13, and 10 of the Top 40 on Chad Ford's Big Board, and a full eight players who Jonathan Givony projects as Top 11 picks in his Mock NBA Drafts for 2012 and 2013.Of course, that kind of talent concentration...
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December 05, 2011
EuroLeague First Round Week 4 Recap: CSKA-PAO, Nancy-Caja, Partizan-Real
CSKA-Panathinaikos:The premier matchup of Week 4 went down to the wire with CSKA stealing a road win in OT, 78-76. Game was close, but not well-played. Rather sloppy affair with ill-advised shots and a combined 37 turnovers. PAO really hurt themselves down the stretch with plenty of bad decisions with the ball.Wasn't Andrei Kirilenko best game on the offensive end--five TOs...
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November 16, 2011
Euroleague First Round Week 3 Recap: Maccabi-Real; Caja-Olympiacos
In this recap post we'll focus on the best games of Week 3, Maccabi vs. Real Madrid and Caja Laboral vs. Olympiacos.-------------------------------------------------------------------In the premier matchup of Week 3, Maccabi handed Real their first loss of the Euroleague season in Tel Aviv, 88-82. This game was filled with players with ties to the NBA. Jordan Farmar (Maccabi...
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November 09, 2011
A Few Euroleague First Round Observations
The 24 Euroleague (EL) teams have played two of their 10 first round games so far and we wanted to take a look at some things that caught our eye over the first two weeks of play.GROUP A:Picked Caja Laboral (2-0) to take Group A and they have looked solid so far. Mirza Teletovic has been one of the top EL performers so far banging down 23 pts vs. Ulker and 22 pts vs. Cantu. Mirza...
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November 02, 2011
NCAA Basketball Viewing Guide for the NBA Draft Fan
It's a sad day for NBA fans, as this should be the opening day of the 2011-12 NBA season. Instead, we stare into the abyss, and a nation of NBA fans must turn its lonely eyes to college basketball. Fortunately, our consolation prize is that it's an exceptional year for NBA draftniks to follow NCAA hoops. First, several key rising sophomores returned to school, creating a...
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November 01, 2011
2011-12 Basketball Books Overview
While we still don't know when or if we will get NBA basketball in 2011-12, basketball books are certainly not being locked out of the marketplace. We've unearthed more than a couple dozen books across NBA, NCAA, international and women's basketball in our admittedly exhaustive annual survey. It shapes up to be a pretty good season of hoop books overall, with solid depth and diversity...
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October 26, 2011
2011-12 Euroleague First Round Primer
With the NBA still in limbo, the top caliber of basketball in the world can be found in the Euroleague, whose 2011-12 season tips off on Wednesday with a slate of four games, highlighted by Fenerbahce vs. Caja Laboral. (CSKA beat Zalgiris on Monday.) Six games to follow on Thursday and one game on Friday. The first round runs until Dec. 22.In the first round, 24 teams are divided...
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October 18, 2011
Early Take: London 2012 Olympic Basketball Power Rankings
After China edged Jordan 70-69 last Sunday for the FIBA Asia championship (in what was likely the most-watched basketball game in the world this year), the qualifying season for the 2012 Olympic men's basketball competition ended for this year. As we did four years ago, we're taking an early look at sizing up the 21 countries which are still alive in the race for Olympic...
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October 03, 2011
EuroBasket 2011 Final: Spain Repeats as EuroBasket Champ
EuroBasket Final: Spain 98, France 85Wasn't quite as one-sided as the 2009 Euro final in which Spain thrashed Serbia, but Spain was in control for most of the 2011 EuroBasket final and became the first team to repeat as Euro champs since Yugoslavia did it 1997. It was another impressive run through an EuroBasket competition for the Spanish national team. Spain's only loss...
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September 18, 2011
EuroBasket 2011 Finals Preview: Spain vs. France
Spain returns to the EuroBasket final for the third straight time and looks to defend their '09 title. This is France's first appearance in the EuroBasket final since 1949 (lost to Egypt) and Les Bleus is looking for their first Euro title ever. Spain has been in four of the last five Euro finals. Could have easily been five in a row, but a Dirk last second shot in '...
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September 17, 2011
EuroBasket 2011 Quarters Analysis: Russia & France Win To Set Up Semifinal Matchup
RUSSIA 77, SERBIA 67The close contest that was anticipated never materialized as Russia kept Serbia from ever getting in sync.Extra possessions were a key to Russia's victory as both teams shot roughly the same percentage from the floor and behind the 3pt. line. 12 Russian steals helped lead to a total of 19 Serbian turnovers while Russia had 13 TOs. Russia also stole some...
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September 16, 2011
EuroBasket 2011 Quarters Analysis: Macedonia Stuns Lithuania; Spain Cruises to Semis
(FYR) MACEDONIA 67, LITHUANIA 65Well, we got our big upset of this EuroBasket. (FYR) Macedonia continues to be the feel-good hit of the summer as they stunned Lithuania in front of its rabid home crowd.It's a crushing loss for Lithuania and its fans--might go down as the worst loss in Lithuanian national-team history (I'd put it up there with the loss to Spain at Euro '...
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September 15, 2011
Could Bo McCalebb Have Helped the Lakers or the Magic?
• Also on The Painted Area:EuroBasket Quarterfinal Preview: ESP-SLO/LTU-MKD | RUS-SRB/FRA-GREBo McCalebb, a New Orleanian playing as a naturalized citizen of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, has led his team to a 6-2 record in the tournament and a surprise berth in the quarterfinals, where they have the unenviable task of trying to knock off the host Lithuanians...
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September 14, 2011
EuroBasket 2011 Quarterfinals Preview (Part II): Russia-Serbia, France-Greece
We previewed the Wednesday quarterfinals matchups (Spain-Slovenia & (FYR) Macedonia-Lithuania) on Monday. Today we look at Thursday's quarterfinals with Russia vs. Serbia and France vs. Greece.(Both games can be viewed at ESPN3.com)RUSSIA (F-1) vs. SERBIA (E-4)Probably the most anticipated game of the quarterfinals between two closely-matched teams. Should be a tightly...
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September 14, 2011
FIBA Americas Musings on Argentina, Canada, More
What a fun weekend of basketball down in Mar del Plata, Argentina, with the FIBA Americas semifinals and final. On Saturday, Argentina survived Puerto Rico and Brazil outlasted Dominican Republic to claim the federation's two automatic bids to the 2012 London Olympics. On Sunday, Argentina held off Brazil to win the tournament before an passionate full house at home. Tourney...
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September 13, 2011
EuroBasket 2011 Quarterfinals Preview (Part I): Spain-Slovenia, (FYR) Macedonia-Lithuania
The round-robins are over and now its time for the win-or-go-home portion of Euro '11. After group play, Spain remains the prohibitive favorite for gold with either Russia, France or Serbia likely to meet Spain in the finals.The quarterfinals start on Wednesday with Spain vs. Slovenia and Lithuania vs. FYR of Macedonia. The winners will meet in the semis on Friday. Russia...
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September 13, 2011
FIBA Analysis (9/11): Serbia Advances; Argentina Takes Americas Title
EUROBASKET: SERBIA 68, TURKEY 67In what amounted to a play-in game for the knockout round, Serbia escaped with the win after Ersan Ilyasova could not convert a short jumper off an in-bounds pass with four seconds left. Serbia gets a little redemption for its one-point loss to Turkey last year.With the win, Serbia earned the 4th seed in Group E and will play the winner of the Russia...
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September 12, 2011
2011 FIBA Americas Semifinals Analysis: Argentina & Brazil Earn Olympic Bids
ARGENTINA 81, PUERTO RICO 79Was not expecting this game to be competitive but Puerto Rico had a chance in the last minute to pull off the shocking upset. But Argentina survived to play for the Americas championship on Sunday, and also earned an automatic bid to the Olympics. Give Puerto Rico props for pushing Argentina to the brink at home. Puerto Rico could have easily folded...
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September 11, 2011
EuroBasket 2011 Analysis (9/9): Germany Gets Must Win; France Stays Undefeated
GERMANY 73, TURKEY 67Germany earned a big win in Group F action and kept their knockout round hopes alive. If Germany beats Lithuania on Sunday and Turkey beats Serbia, Germany earns a quarterfinals spot. But if Germany wins and Serbia wins, a three-way tiebreaker between Germ., Lith. and Serbia will determine the last two playoff seeds in Group EChris Kaman led the Germans with...
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September 10, 2011
FIBA Analysis (9/8): Bo McCalebb Burns Georgia; Greece Gets By Slovenia
(FYR) MACEDONIA 65, GEORGIA 63Bo McCalebb's lay-in with two seconds left broke a 63-63 tie and gave Macedonia the win. With the win, Macedonia secured a berth in the quarterfinals. Bo lit up Georgia for 27 pts on 10-of-16, 4 assts & 4 stls. Tony Parker might be the only better guard in EuroBasket right now.Like he's done against every other team, McCalebb tore up the...
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September 09, 2011
FIBA Analysis (9/7): Argentina Upset By Brazil; Spain & France Hold On
FIBA AMERICAS: BRAZIL 73, ARGENTINA 71Brazil pulled off the biggest upset of the Americas by handing Argentina its first loss. They made Argentina look ordinary. Coach Ruben Magnano worked some magic again, but this time it was against Argentina.This game didn't have huge implications as both teams were already qualified for the semis, but it did matter for seeding and pride...
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September 07, 2011
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