Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 24
February 25th, 2010

Alex Garcia

Brazilian guard Garcia has toured the world over the years, including a couple of stints in the NBA. He is now back in his native Brazil, playing for Universo/BRB Brasilia, a team seemingly sponsored by a l33t speak manufacturer. Brazilian league statistics are hard to come by, but Garcia must be doing well, as he was an All-Star this season. As far as I can tell from the NBB website, Garcia averages 18 layettes (presumed to be …

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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 22
February 24th, 2010

Luis Flores

Domincan Republic native Flores has moved to the coldest climate of his career. Playing for Samara in Russia, Flores is averaging 13.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in the Russian Superleague, alongside 19.5/4.5/1.9 in the EuroChallenge. His backcourt teammate is Bosnian national team member, J.R. Bremer. It’s not the tallest backcourt in the world.

 

Gary Forbes

Forbes started the season in Serie A, and averaged 13.3 points per game for Vanoli …

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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 23
February 24th, 2010

Joel Freeland

Despite coming from the unpleasant town of Aldershot, Joel Freeland has turned into a fine player. Still in Spain, Freeland has moved from Gran Canaria to Unicaja Malaga, lured by the promise of EuroLeague ball. Freeland is averaging 9.9 points and 5.0 rebounds in 19 minutes per game in the EuroLeague, alongside 11.5/4.5 in 20mpg in the ACB.

It’s not just my national bias talking – although that inevitably factors – but Joel Freeland is awesome. He …

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The Finances Of The Trade Deadline Deals
February 21st, 2010

In the last week, more than 10% of the NBA was rehomed. 17 teams conspired to make 13 trades, and 43 players in the league were traded (along with one that isn’t in it). A possible 14 draft picks changed hands, too, along with enough cash to support Iceland for a week. Three players were waived to accommodate incoming players (Chris Richard, Ricky Davis, Kenny Thomas), and one just wasn’t asked back (Garrett Temple

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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 21
February 12th, 2010

In order to spice things up a bit, the next few players will be addressed by anagram only.

 

Mend Arse Form

Desmon Farmer is in the D-League, trying to find one more NBA call-up from somewhere. In 29 games for the Reno Bighorns, Farmer is averaging 41 minutes, 24.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, so those numbers certainly support his candidacy. However, his manner of doing so is less so; Farmer tends to dominate the …

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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 20
February 10th, 2010

Chris Ellis, featured in the last update, has moved from the Ukraine to Romania. Here’s a couple of updates on people already covered;

1) Keon Clark has continued his weekly reviews in front of a drug court….or rather, he hasn’t. At his January 27th hearing, Clark turned up but received a “bad report”, and while I don’t know what that entails, I do know that it meant serving two weeks in PSB (which I believe to mean “prison,” as …

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A History Of Cheesy, Terrible And Sometimes Quite Good Commercials Featuring NBA Players
February 3rd, 2010

There follows a long list of cheesy and/or television commercials featuring NBA players. Some of which are quite good.

Less talk, more cheesy commercials.

1) Tyler Hansbrough

2) Kevin Willis

3) Vince Carter

4) Doug Christie, Alvin Williams and Reggie Slater.

5) Chris Andersen

6) Chauncey B-B-B-B-B-B-Billups.

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7) Dikembe Mutombo

8) Dikembe Mutombo again

9) Vince Carter again

10) Bob Lanier

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11) David Robinson and Gary Payton

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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 19
February 1st, 2010

Byron Eaton

Eaton went undrafted out of Oklahoma State because he didn’t have NBA talent. He joined the D-League and was assigned to the Tulsa 66ers, but he played in only 2 games, totalling 1 point, 1 assists and 5 turnovers. Tulsa then released him in December. The fact that he’s 5’10 and 260lbs might be why.

 

Ndudi Ebi

Former Timberwolves draft pick Ebi spent last year in Italy’s Serie A, but this year downgraded to …

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