Various Marketing Opportunities for Tyler Hansbrough

As the President and CEO of a growing marketing firm, I've got to pay attention to what others in my field are doing. In order for me to make Blowtorch Consulting as big as I dream, I need to be able to incorporate what the competition is doing, but take it to a higher level. Right now, I'm clearly the most innovative marketer around, but I'm not as well known as some of the bigger managers/agents but people are pretty impressed with my status.

One guy who I admire a lot is Jeff Schwartz over at Excel Sports Management. I've really been impressed with his Tyler Hansbrough campaign. Hansbrough is going to be pretty marketable, especially because he's in Indiana. He fits their demographic perfectly. Let's take a look at the package they've put together.

JC Penney Spokesman

This just makes sense. I like that they're playing up his style-averse fashion choices as a kind of style. And since the market share of JC Penney among all other Indiana clothiers is nearing 85%, this could be a very lucrative deal. I see them offering Hansbrough his own big and tall clothing line that's heavy on pleated pants and untailored button-downs. This could be huge.

Brough Hats

I'm on board with this initiative as well. I like the Brough/bro interplay because not only is it his name, but the people who are the biggest Tyler Hansbrough fans are real bros. They wear these hats anyways, so why not sell them something endorsed by their favorite player.

Indiana Jersey Promotion

I'm kind of on the fence with this move. Yeah, it gets Hansbrough's name out there, but there's also no real monetization for Tyler's camp. I can't imagine more than 75 people are going to want a Hansbrough Pacers jersey, so they might be giving these away to the only people who would buy them.

Tyler Hansbrough Wax Statue

Now this is the real legendmaker. What other rookie already has a wax statue? That's baller status right there. This is going to be something that Blowtorch Consulting comes back to again and again. There are so many opportunities here. You can charge for pictures taken. You can send it on tour. You can rent it out to nightclubs as a promotion. The possibilities are endless, and the attention to detail is simply stunning. It almost looks real.

Needless to say, the Hansbrough campaign is pretty impressive and I can see Blowtorch Consulting using some of these ideas as we continue to grow. I really like the multifaceted approach they're taking, and the way they're using unusual products to increase their visibility (a tenet of Blowtorch Consulting's business plan). Well done, Jeff Schwartz. I hope we can work together some day.

Yao Ming to Exercise Medical Tests

Yao Ming’s broken left foot has been a really bad news for the Houston Rockets team and fans. The fear that Yao won't play for the next season (or maybe even longer) grows as the NBA draft approaching.

"The realization has hit them that this is grave," one NBA general manager said.

Daryl Morey, Houston Rockets general manager won't give any comment on Monday and a Rockets spokesman said they will not have further comment until Yao Ming undergoes additional medical tests.

O basquetebol de regresso à RTP

Quem me conhece sabe bem o que sinto por estar fora do basquetebol activo. O trabalho na A.B.L. e na minha escola (CJAR) é gratificante mas sabe a pouco para quem investiu toda uma vida na modalidade.
Com o regresso da RTP ao basquetebol ,nos Jogos da Lusofonia ,vou voltar a comentar na televisão , tentando explicar o jogo a quem o não conhece bem.
Jogos em Almada (Masculinos) entre os dias 14 e 19 de Julho.

Clinic ABL 2009 no Lumiar

Esta semana vou participar no Clinic da A.B.Lisboa.
Uma boa oportunidade para explicar o que temos vindo a fazer com as selecções Distritais.
No final vou entregar um CD com o Playbook das selecções e o material abordado no Clinic. Como venho fazendo faz muitos anos não guardo nada para mim. Sei que quanto mais dou aos outros mais aprendo...

Proposed Nicknames for All 60 Draftees

1. Blake “Gingerballs” Griffin
2. Hasheem “The Meme” Thabeet
3. James “Beardo” Harden
4. Tyreke “Jowls” Evans
5. Ricky “RubiBro” Rubio
6. “Jolly” Jonny Flynn
7. Stephen “Steve” Curry
8. Jordan “Dru” Hill
9. Demar “Dee Dee” DeRozan
10. Brandon “Ken” Jennings
11. Terrence “Scary Terry” Williams
12. Gerald “Male Pattern Baldness” Henderson
13. Tyler “Crunk Juice” Hansbrough
14. Earl “Jeepers Creepers” Clark
15. Austin “Ol’ Shatterbones” Daye
16. James “Joseph” Johnson
17. Jrue “Halitosis” Holiday
18. Ty “Clam Chowder” Lawson
19. Jeff “Fa” Teague
20. Eric “Mustard” Maynor
21. Darrin “Rick” Collison
22. Victor “The Beekeeper” Claver
23. Omri “Omribus” Casspi
24. BJ “Logs” Mullens
25. Rodrigue “Crayfish” Beaubois
26. Taj “Worst in the First” Gibson
27. DeMarre “Of the Marre” Carroll
28. “Squire” Wayne Ellington
29. Toney “Martin” Douglas
30. “Sister” Christian Eyenga
31. Jeff “Teddy” Pendergraph
32. Jermaine “Bespoke” Taylor
33. “Diamond” Dante Cunningham
34. Sergio “Cool” Llull
35. DaJuan “The Juan” Summers
36. Sam “Meat Lovers” Young
37. “Deadleg” DeJuan Blair
38. Jon Brockman aka “Bron Jockman”
39. Jonas “Bookshelves” Jerebko
40. Derrick “Murphy” Brown
41. Jodie “Fats” Meeks
42. Patrick “The” Beverly
43. Marcus “The Clawhammer” Thornton
44. Chase “Whoops!” Budinger
45. Nick Calathes aka “Nicky Lisp”
46. “Gorgeous” Danny Green
47. Henk “Cheese Biscuit” Norel
48. Taylor “Robin Lopez” Griffin
49. Sergey “The Noble Homo” Gladyr
50. Goran “Dark Chief” Suton
51. “Detective” Jack McClinton
52. AJ Price aka “General Cornballer III”
53. Nando De Colo aka “8 ½”
54. Robert “Bobby” Vaden
55. “Peppermint” Patty Mills
56. Ahmad “Paying Nividends” Nivins
57. Emir “The Smear” Preldzic
58. Lester Hudson aka “Jenny from the Block”
59. Chinemelu “Cranberry” Elonu
60. Robert Dozier aka “Twitchy”

Os espanhois não dormem...

A 15 de Junho escrevi neste blogue algo que me preocupa como treinador: o facto de quem de direito andar distraído com o jovem Isaias Insaly , o atleta com maior potencial da geração de 95. Disse também que os espanhóis não dormem. A prova está nas noticias que nos chegam hoje e que dão conta que : Rafael Freire Luz , El Hadji Malick Fall (Unicaja) e Vanessa Ble Doukole (CB Islas Canarias) adquiriram a nacionalidade espanhola por decisão do Conselho de Ministros.
Rafa Freire nasceu em São Paulo (Brasil), Hadji Malick Fall en Yeumbeul (Senegal), mede 2.10 m e Doukole Vanessa Ble, é proveniente de Treichville/Abidjan (Costa de Marfil). A concessão da nacionalidade espanhola por decreto a desportistas de alto nível é algo frequente no país vizinho. Em 2008 conseguiram oito atletas e 2009 já obtiveram o mesmo estatuto seis .

Michael Jackson

Não sou grande apreciador de Michael Jackson mas junto um video em sua homenagem.
Magic Johnson também aparece no filme "Remember the Time"

A Michael Jackson Tribute Post

EEEE-HEEE

O treino de Blake Griffin

O Justin é campeão e MVP

Ao longo dos anos quase sempre recrutei bons e baratos jogadores norte americanos.
O pequeno Justin Bailey que um dia marcou 60 pontos à Ovarense ficou na memória de todos nós .
Tem dado a volta ao mundo e agora acaba de se sagrar campeão e MVP da Nova Zelândia (Waikato Pistons).

Found Item: The Minnesota Timberwolves Draft Board

During last night's draft, a lot of people were getting a kick out of the Timberwolves drafting every point guard they could during the first round. It was so funny, in fact, that I coined* the name TimberLOLves to describe the foibles of new GM David Kahn. But then I got my hands on what I am told was their only drafting resource. Then things made sense. Have a look:

*Another coined term from last night: Ricky RubiBro, which is going to be huge.

Future Phoenix Suns Draft Picks

Jim Duncan

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Conrad Rubio

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Daniel Artest

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LaRon James

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Blake Griffin 2009 NBA Draft No.1 Pick

LA Clippers began Thursday night’s draft with the obvious choice: Blake Griffin. The 20 year old Griffin was the consensus college basketball player of the year after leading the nation with 14.4 rebounds per game while averaging 22.7 points last season for Oklahoma Sooners. Clippers would take Blake Griffin with the top pick just hours after they won the 2009 NBA Draft lottery last month, and never considered changing their minds.

The 2009 NBA Draft followed a day of big deal in the NBA: Shaquille O’Neal will join LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers and Vince Carter to play for Orlando Magic.

Magic Acquired Nets Guard Vince Carter

Orlando Magic have brought in All Star New Jersey Nets guard Vince Carter in a 5 player trade. Magic also acquired forward Ryan Anderson, and in return gave NJ Nets Courtney Lee and Rafer Alston and Tony Battie. The Magic Nets trade will allow NJ Nets to clear almost $18 million of cap space for the 2010-11 season and ships the 32 year Vince Carter back to his home state of Florida. Vince Carter now lives in Orlando. He spent almost five years with New Jersey Nets, after coming over in a blockbuster deal from Toronto early in the 2004-05 season.

A History of Bad Trades Throughout History

Lamar Odom trades the lives of many Trojans for a large horse, explaining "Hey guys, free horse!"

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Dick Rowe chooses to sign Brian Poole and The Tremeloes to a record contract, rather than The Beatles.

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I offer Danny Solecki a Jamal Mashburn/Dino Radja card package for a Grant Hill rookie card. He accepts.

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Cuba Gooding, Jr. willfully utters the line "Hey Michael! I'm wearing your underwear!" and receives several thousand dollars from Hanes. In return, he loses his dignity.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Shaquille O'Neal.

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Shaq Traded to the Cavs for Two

Phoenix Suns have agreed to trade Shaq to the Cavs for two Cavs players on Wednesday, according to some media reports. The Cavs were looking for frontcourt support for LeBron James after losing from Magic in the Eastern Conference finals this season. Cavs will send Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic, the 46th pick in Thursday’s draft and cash to the Suns for Shaq. James has agreed the Shaq trade, especially because it should give his overmatched frontline a chance to compete with Dwight Howard in the playoffs.

Mais um artista da bola ao cesto...

Hasheem Thabeet is Fancy

Cars? Oh I certainly will not have a car. That is SO bourgeois. No, I prefer the finer things. For instance, the rich cedar and velvet interior of my yacht The Beat. Chase and Dickie told me I shouldn't name it after myself, but how could I resist? It is to die for.

Now if you'll excuse me, I must get back to my bocce. Rutherford is atrocious without me. Ciao!

An Angsty Magic Fan Weighs in On the Finals

Song: "Outside" - Staind featuring Fred Durst

Mood: Persecuted

Fascists. The Lakers are fascists. You know exactly what I mean, so don't preach to me about the fairness of the "collective bargaining agreement" or the "salary cap." This latest "victory" of theirs is just another egregious misstep by the NBA and their fascist leader David Stern. Fascists.

It's obvious that Stern conspired so that the Lakers would win. It's blatanly apparent in the way he allows them to swindle a team like Memphis for Pau Gasol. And if you don't realize the inherent prejudice towards the Lakers throughout the nation, then you're blind. Just like the rest of them.

And that's another thing. The blatantly obvious media bias for the Los Angeles Lakers is appalling. It was practically a coronation for that communist Kobe Bryant. There is no doubt that Dwight Howard is equally as marketable as the league's poster child, but do you see this being set forth by the league as a chance for a young star to shine? No. That wouldn't fit their precious agenda to anoint the NEXT MICHAEL JORDAN, which let's be honest, can't happen due to Stern's protecting of his legacy maker.

Let's not forget the disregard Stern shows towards the fans. Fans like me. Fans like my cousin. The real people. The working class. The people who watch the games. The people who buy the tickets. The people who pay for his pretty athletes to prance around in their shorts making millions of dollars, while we scrape by and pay their salaries. Stern doesn't care. Never has, never will.

Someday, this whole fascist organization will crumble and I'll be there on top, laughing from on high.

8th Grader Aaron Shutway Basket Video

LeBron James, watch this amazing shot video! Aaron Shutway from Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School really got something going on. His teacher videotaped the 14-year-old's amazing shot during a recent eighth-grade gym class.

Shameless Plug: My Book Cover

Tentatively, this is the cover of my book, The Blowtorch's Big Book of Basketball Facts. It will be profiles of 100 current players with COMPLETELY TRUE facts and backstories that you have never heard before. It will be released at the beginning of the 2009-2010 season, most likely independently. Sample chapters are available here. Get excited.

Shameless Plug: 5 O'Clock Shadowboxers - The Slow Twilight

This isn't related to the NBA in any sort of way at all, but that's okay. Friends of the Blowtorch Douglas Martin (production) and Zilla Rocca (raps) got together, while never meeting, and recorded an album as 5 O'Clock Shadowboxers. It's really, really amazing and really, really innovative, and really, really free. It's worth every penny.

But for real, it's good. Really good.

Download the album.

Listen to non-album track "Dirt Naps."

Phil Jackson's Summer Acting Camp

Hi, I'm Phil Jackson, and I want to tell you about something deep in my heart. You might know me as the basketball coach of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. Or maybe from my 1990s stint as coach of the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan. And while I deeply love basketball, my true passion is the stage.

I love acting with the intensity of a thousand burning suns. Ever since my role as the titular character in my 8th grade performance of Pippin, I've been infatuated with honing my craft. Now that the NBA season is over, I've decided to share my knowledge through Phil Jackson's Summer Acting Camp.

Phil Jackson's Summer Acting Camp is an intensive 8 week course that promises to teach you the ins and outs of stage, television, and film acting. You'll learn everything you could need to know from me, Phil Jackson. For instance, dramatic acting.

"I don't know how to put this, Eric. You have...you have...I don't believe it...how did you...how could you...I've never seen this before...where does an infestation of nanobots even come from? begins crying I'll do my best, Eric. I'll do my best...I'll do my best."

And scene.

That was from my still-in-production screenplay BloodBots. It's a sci-fi film that I'm still trying to iron out, but you get the idea.

Another of my specialties is the "crazy" character. You know the kind. He just can't suffer the injustices of this world any longer, then he snaps. Take a look.

"WHAT?! WHAT?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! HOW DARE YOU!! HOW! DARE! YOU! WHAT?!"

And scene.

The monologue I just performed is from a television series that I'm pitching called Jill Faxson: Lady Detective. I'm hoping to play her sidekick Eric, your typical loose cannon.

But lest you think Phil Jackson's Summer Acting Camp is all doom and gloom, I'll also be teaching comedic acting. This monologue is from another screenplay I'm writing called Bigs. I play a basketball coach who can't communicate with his centers. One center, played by Antonio Banderas, is from Spain. The other is a younger guy who just wants to party, and will be played by Tracy Morgan. Watch and learn.

"Paul, put your pants back on. I said flash TO the high post, not flash the high post."

And scene.

As you can see, Phil Jackson's Summer Acting Camp is a full-fledged learning experience. I, Phil Jackson, will teach you everything you've ever wanted to know about acting, and then some. For additional details, email my management. Hope to see you soon.

Two Lakers Fans Enjoy the Championship Celebration

The Lakers won the NBA championship. The Lakers threw a party about it. Two lucky fans were wily enough to sneak on stage for the festivities. The Blowtorch got their stories.

Darren Adams: Raul and I have planned this sort of thing for quite some time. We always knew that whenever the Lakers won another title, we were going to be there with them, so when it finally happened, we put our plan in action.

Raul Torres: The first thing we knew was that we'd have to look natural up there, but we're little guys, so we needed disguises. Basically, we would try to look like support staff.

DA: It's hot in Los Angeles. I don't know if you know this, but there's a rumor that if you stand in one place in Los Angeles for more than 15 seconds, the chemical make-up of your body can change. That's why Mickey Rourke looks like he does. Anyways, we figured we didn't want to be dying up there, so a t-shirt and some dad shorts was the way to go.

RT: Right after the last game, Darren and I ordered the championship shirts that were being advertised, figuring that lots of people around the stage would have them on. We were right.

DA: The worst part was getting in the stadium. Security was so intense they actually had to call Vin Diesel back in to be a bouncer. If you've seen the new Fast and Furious, you'll know why he jumped at the job.

RT: Once we got past Vin, it was easy to get on stage. The shirts and shorts were perfect, and when we put on sunglasses we looked like anybody else who didn't look like they belonged on stage.

DA: The thing that really stood out to me was how bad Shannon Brown smelled. I mean, I would have expected it from Vujacic, but Shannon looks pretty well-groomed. Must have been the humidity.

RT: Yeah, I noticed that too. I always thought those stink lines you see in cartoons were just a joke, but if you paid attention, you could actually see, like, ripples of odor coming off of him. It was a little disturbing. But I guess that explains why they call him "Stanky Leg."

DA: Other than Stanky Leg, everyone else was cool. I thought it was weird that Lamar Odom wore his pajamas, but he's a strange guy. I'm pretty sure he brought a ferret with him too.

RT: He definitely had his ferret with him, and I can't be sure because he was pretty far away, but I think he called it Lamar.

DA: All in all, it was a great time. I'm really glad we got to experience it from so close, even if we did have to deal with Shannon Brown.

RT: Would I do it again? Probably. I just hope they figure out how to get rid of that smell.

The Lakers Are Going On a Trip

Following their championship celebration, the Los Angeles Lakers and a documentary film crew left to celebrate in Paradise Falls, Venezuela by way of hundreds of thousands of balloons attached to their riser. Complications arose when a local child, Russell (right foreground), accidentally wandered on to the platform.

Apanhados no basquetebol.

Jovem faz 'cesto' incrível em basquetebol (com vídeo)
Um jovem norte-americano, do Ohio, marcou um 'cesto' incrível na sua escola. A expressão "ver para crer" aplica-se na perfeição a este lance. Aaron Shutway é um miúdo normal, que tem os seus hobbies, como qualquer jovem da sua idade. No entanto, depois do 'cesto' incrível que marcou no ginásio da sua escola, o jovem do oitavo ano deve ser o ídolo dos seus colegas de turma.
Ao melhor estilo dos concursos da NBA, Aaron fez um 'flip' e, praticamente do lado oposto do campo, lançou a bola certeira.

Mais detalhes da selecção espanhola...

No artigo anterior fizemos referência à transição da selecção de Espanha (tradução do artigo de Rafa Santos ), agora recorrendo ao mesmo site , vamos analisar as vantagens criadas por Ana Montañana a jogar de 4 ou de Alba Torrens a alinhar a 3, duas jogadoras com muito talento .
Ana Montañaña , mede 1.86m , não sendo muito alta para jogar dentro é rápida , tem um bom tiro exterior , uma boa capacidade de atacar o cesto e boa leitura de jogo.
As espanholas sabem explorar os seus pontos fortes e tiram clara vantagem da superioridade de Ana Montañana a jogar no perímetro.
Com este objectivo, Espanha repete habitualmente um sistema de jogo em que coloca os dois postes do mesmo lado ,evitando assim as ajudas defensivas a partir das jogadoras interiores . Cria também muito espaço para a jogadora interior (similar ao jogo da equipa masculina com Garbajosa aberto e Pau Gasol na zona) . A jogadora 4 recebe a bola quase sempre em vantagem e pode ameaçar com tiro ou com penetração . Por outro lado fica muito espaço na zona para que 5 possa carregar no ressalto ofensivo , já que uma das defesas altas está praticamente na linha de três pontos defendendo a 4.

Na montagem de vídeo numa das jogadas Ana Montañana joga no perímetro ,e noutra joga Laura Nicholls . As opções são diferentes dadas as características das jogadores . Assim enquanto a primeira lança no perímetro , a segunda opta por mudar o lado da bola o que permite uma boa penetração em drible.

Vejamos o video:

Shaquille O'Neal MMA Challenge

Former LA Lakers player Shaquille O'Neal calls out an even bigger man, Hong Man Choi. Shaquille O'Neal has trained MMA and seems to believe he's pretty damn good too. O'Neal says he is retiring soon and he’s coming after Hong Man Choi and maybe even good old Chuck Liddell some day.




Shaquille O'Neal has been training for years, but he apparently spotted a weakness in the game of Choi Hong-man that made him decide to cast his hat in the ring—or cage. Hong-man was the giant Korean kickboxer who did us all a favor by beating up Jose Canseco for a minute or so.

Dwight Howard is Starting a Clothing Line

Since I started Blowtorch Consulting, I constantly get important emails asking for my opinions and advice when it comes to properly branding players. And because I'm doing the Phenomenal Swag thing, a lot of the questions I get have to deal with fashion, style, and fashionable style. Things of this nature come easily to me, probably because my mom dressed me exclusively in knickers until age 18. With that kind of background, I'm pretty proud of this news I broke in the headline.

In cooperation with Dwight Howard and adidas, Blowtorch Consulting is proud to introduce Dwight Howard's clothing line DH12. Designed jointly by adidias and Dwight Howard, this full-service line is going to be aimed at the big and tall crowd. It's going to be months before we can get this out to high-end stores, but I've got clearance to show you the first item.

This is by far Dwight's favorite piece from the line, and I've been told he wears it out in Orlando almost every night. It's nipped at the waist to give a clean silhouette, but it's sleeveless construction allows Dwight's arms to be exposed, as he insists. You can see the modest DH12 logo on the back, and the familiar three stripes of adidas on the left shoulder. Basically, it's the perfect piece of clothing for when you want to regulate your core temperature, but still show off your arms. It's priced at an affordable $399.99.

We're aiming for a September release, and I'm hoping to be able to show off some more of the samples later this summer. Be on the lookout at Hypebeast, Hipster Runoff, and High Snobiety for release information.

(post updated for legal reasons)

Correr como filosofia...

Alguns detalhes do jogo da selecção Espanhola Feminina a participar no Eurobasket de Letonia(Rafa Santos).


O jogo da equipa espanhola está baseado em dois conceitos :

- Uma boa defesa individual, com muitas ajudas e muito bem estruturada.

- Um importante jogo de contra ataque e transição a partir do qual a equipa obtêm elevado número de cestos fáceis

Para a equipa de Espanha jogar rápido não é uma arma mas sim uma filosofia de jogo, A primeira opção é sempre sair rápido para ganhar vantagens ao chegar á linha de 3 pontos oposta. Uma vez chegada a essa posição decidem de devem ou não atacar o cesto procurando correr riscos . A ideia base passa não só por marcar cestos fáceis mas também por manter um ritmo de jogo rápido e agressivo.

Dentro deste esquema de jogo rápido Espanha tira vantagens em várias situações :

- Ana Montañana jogando a 4 sai com una velocidade incrível para o contra ataque .
- Todas as jogadoras exteriores têm bom manejo de bola e podem sair em drible para o contra ataque, inclusive Ana Montañana.

- As jogadoras exteriores são importantes no ressalto defensivo contribuindo positivamente para a defesa e ajudando as jogadoras interiores o que dá segurança ás jogadoras que não estão implicadas no ressalto para poderem correr rapidamente para o meio campo oposto .

Esta ideia de jogo rápido, de assumir riscos , de ser agressivo no ataque deveria provocar um elevado número de perdas de bola o que não acontece com as espanholas que interpretam bem este modelo de jogo , como se pode ver no filme .

Assim...sim

NBA Finals Game 6 Preview

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando Magic (4-1 LAL, in Los Angeles)

Magic Keys to the Game: Game 6 will be a pivotal game for the Magic. They will need a big game from Dwight Howard, staunch defense by rookie Courtney Lee and Mikael Pietrus, and solid minutes from point guards Rafer Alston and Jameer Nelson. Additionally, coach Stan Van Gundy is going to need to find a way to develop time travel. Of course, if the Magic don't make their free-throws, this game is over before it starts.

Lakers Keys to the Game: Whatever the Lakers do, the biggest thing is that they need to avoid any sort of portal, DeLorean, or wormhole that Orlando might try to use.

Prediction: Considering that the only human to have ever time-travelled is the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, it is unlikely that he will share his secrets with the Magic. If they can't find a way to go back in time and change the past, without jeopardizing the future, this series is over.

Digo eu...

Ao ler noticias do campeonato Espanhol de Cadetes Femininos fiquei surpreendido, ou talvez não, pelo facto da equipa das Canárias ter nas suas fileiras duas atletas gigantes provenientes de África : a nº 13 Bineta Ndoye , com 1,96m , e a nº 19 Astou Barro Ndour , com 1,95m.



Em Portugal temos também alguns atletas africanos de qualidade nas equipas de Formação. O trabalho que venho desenvolvendo na A.B.Lisboa dá-me agora um conhecimento profundo dos talentos que vão despontando para a modalidade. O jovem Isaías Insaly é , na minha modesta opinião , o atleta da sua idade com maior potencial . Assim faz-me alguma confusão, e já o disse a quem de direito, o facto de não integrar qualquer CAR. No recente Torneio da Amadora ficou claro , mesmo para quem anda distraído, que o jovem tinha lugar na selecção nacional Sub 16 , para não ir ainda mais longe. Tratar da obtenção da nacionalidade portuguesa deveria ser uma das principais prioridades , digo eu …