Sep 13, 2008 | 6:14 AM | Skip Pass - Globetrottin', Son Edition (9/13/08)

by: Paul Miles

NBA
:: Cavalier Attitude: What re-signing Delonte West means for the Cavaliers - Amar Panchmatia gives Cleveland GM Danny Ferry a pair of thumbs up for his free agent signings. Ferry resigned Daniel Gibson and Delonte West.

:: Blazers Edge: Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!! - Raef LaFrentz is getting his shoulder scoped, and Blazers fans are running for their pillow forts and grabbing security blankets. The sky is falling in the Rose City.

:: Crave: Pheonix Suns Steve Nash on filmmaking - The important bit here for Suns fans:

CraveOnline: Do you have an end date in sight?

Steve Nash: I don't. I know I'll probably play at least two years but it could be four or five more.

With any luck that means we're about six years away from a Nash-piloted Strange Brew sequel.

:: Hoops Vibe: The Big Retirement: Debating Shaquille O’Neal’s Legacy? - Oly Sander considers the two year retirement tour and the legacy of Big Daddy Diesel, AKA: The Big Aristole, AKA: Shaq Fu, AKA: Old Dirty Bastard, wait. That last one was somebody else. My bad.

NBL
:: Cairns.com.au: Goorjian warns Taipans deadly - South's coach Brian Goorjian seems impressed with his round one opponent. Goorjian on Cairn's new additions:

They’ve got Crosswhite and I didn’t know the Williams kid was as good as what I’ve seen of him on tape.

Game is underway as I write.

:: NZ Herald: Defence the key for Breakers, says coach - Attention sports beat writers: Coaches love defense. Fans love dunks, players love winning, owners hate everybody. Breakers' coach Andrej Lemanis took the unprecedented stand in saying that the Kiwi squad will need to show up in their half of the court to contend for a title in this year's competition. New recruit CJ Bruton will ignite what could be a high-score offense.

Europe
:: Basketball 24/7: GB OUT FOR REVENGE - Team Great Britain is looking to prove themselves in the EuroBasket Qualifying runback with the Israelis. Flinder Boyd:

We want to show them it was just a fluke so we don't only want to beat them, we want to beat them bad!

Flinder. Has anyone ever told you about "chalkboard material"? You don't want to rile up the other guys. Don't motivate them to beat you. The game goes down tonight.

:: ABC (AUS): Iranian wheelchair basketball team withdraws from Paralympics - The Iranian's withdrew over displeasure with the bracket. Iran was one win away from facing Israel. The common assumption is that the Iranians are making a political statement.

Labels: blazers, breakers, cairns, cavaliers, cj bruton, daniel gibson, delonte west, england, flinder boyd, iran, israel, raef lafrentz, shaq, south dragons, steve nash

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