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subota, 28.02.2009.


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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Mikki Moore takes 'friendly' to a whole other level with B-Diddy
(for the slow friends - mikki's left hand location)...



Written by Silvio Jacques Stepancic, Chicago,IL
BIG-UPS to B-Crew in Labin and all my friends in Nedescina

28.02.2009. u 05:58 • 1 KomentaraPrint#

srijeda, 25.02.2009.

ISTANBUL, TURKEY: Cibonino NBA izdanje okrunjeno poenom Tomislava Zubčića...



DRAŽEN PETROVIĆ/Heart of the Champions Mix by PetroFOREVER
CLASS OF 2003/LeBron James scores 55 points against the Bucks!
CLASS OF 2003/Dwyane Wade scores 50 points vs Magic
RARE FOOTAGE/Vince Carter's Almost ELBOW Dunk
RARE FOOTAGE/James White's In High School


Marjan Crnogaj a.k.a. Muraya
CroHoops.com


25.02.2009. u 22:01 • 2 KomentaraPrint#

utorak, 24.02.2009.



DWIGHT LETS 'EM FLY - TWICE: Dwight Howard hits a full court shot during warmups twice in one week!!


Scott Skiles:


"I hope they'll launch an investigation to find the sniper that shot Varejao.
I thought there was some acting involved."


Then watch the choke by Villanueva...


Written by Silvio Jacques Stepancic, Chicago,IL
BIG-UPS to B-Crew in Labin and all my friends in Nedescina


24.02.2009. u 21:06 • 1 KomentaraPrint#

ponedjeljak, 23.02.2009.

Windy City Report



MICHAEL JORDAN/CIRCUS SHOT vs PISTONS 1991: One of Michael`s many trademarks at display. Shooting while not looking almost from a free throw line. Too bad it didn`t count................................
PLAY OF THE DAY 21-02-09/ussell Westbrook's Sick Off the Backboard Alley-Oop Slam
STARTED GOING AT IT/Chris Mihm and DJ M'Benga


All-star weekend was a huge success, especially since D-Rose was able to capture the skills performance. He looked pretty winded in the rookie-sophomore challenge which was his second game in 24 hours after the Heat beat the Bulls at the United Center the night before. Kevin Durant was able to pretty much own the rookies in a game with off the meter ENTERTAINMENT value . Kobe and Shaq were co-MVP winners after another made for TV performance by O'Neal and the Jabberwockeez during the introductions.

Trade reports are changing hourly as far as what steps the Bulls will take next. There have been names floated in the last week such as Amare Stoudemire and Brad Miller, but apparently the Bulls are checking the tires on a wide variety of players including Marcus Camby (LAC), Chris Kaman (LAC), and my personal fave Chris Bosch (TOR). The Hornets just traded Tyson Chandler to OKC. BOS moved Sam Cassell to LAC. Both of these moves are salary dumps and many of the moves before the Thursday deadline are expected to be of this nature. Vince Carter is being shopped by NJ and the latest rumors have him going to POR for the LaFrentz contract or to HOU for T-Mac (who is now out for the season). CLE has also been shopping Wally Sczerbiak's expiring contract and the latest reports have WAS sending over Antawn Jamison or Milwaukee (currently set to pay luxury tax) parting with Richard Jefferson.

Fantasy basketball - injuries, trades, and coaching changes will effect players value in the next few days. T-Mac is out for the season, so Von Wafer has value (HOU). Ditto Ryan Gomes and Kevin Love since Al Jefferson (MIN) won't be back. If Vince Carter (NJ) is traded to a CONTENDER (such as San Antonio or Portland) thirty point games will become a thing of the past. Terry Porter gets fired and Alvin Gentry prefers to start Leandrinho Barbosa (PHO). Keep an eye on box scores and injury reports to get a head-up on opponents who might not wake up until lunchtime!



Written by Silvio Jacques Stepancic at 12:33 central standard time chicago,IL
BIG-UPS to B-Crew in Labin and all my friends in Nedescina


23.02.2009. u 19:43 • 0 KomentaraPrint#

nedjelja, 22.02.2009.

NBA on OBN: Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics (23.50 CET)



DUNK OF THE NIGHT/Friday 20th February/Jason Richardson, Phoenix Suns: odlična najava za večerašnji spektakl na OBN-u koji će proteći bez Amar'ea i KG-a. Dodatnu dimenziju derbiju donijeti će ponovni juriš Sunsa prema čarobnoj brojci od 140 poena, kredom tvrdo zapisanoj i potcrtanoj na ploči u njihovoj svlačionici.
MOŽDA JE ON MOGAO BAREM POKUŠATI ČUVATI ANDERSONA? DeMarcus Nelson Mix, ex-Zagreb
TRIBUTE/Larry H. Miller, Utah Jazz/Part I
TRIBUTE/Larry H. Miller, Utah Jazz/Part II


Nekoliko Brojeva...

140. Toliko ili više od toga su Sunsi zabili na zadnje tri tekme, nakon što je sa trenerskog mjesta otišao T-Porter. Sunsi su opet u D'Antoni-modeu, iako bi u slučaju ozljede još jednog stožernog igrača uz Amare'a njihove šanse za doigravanje zaista bile najopasnije ugrožene. Mark these words...

64. Toliko je godina imao tragično preminuli vlasnik Utah Jazza, Larry H. Miller. Sprovod će biti iduće subote.

46. Toliko je godina 17. veljače napunio najbolji košarkaš svijeta svih vremena.

45. Vidite da nisam zaboravio pisati, toliko mi je minuta trebalo za složiti post, not that bad...

44. Toliko je kao što svi znate Dražen zabio Rocketsima u proljeće 1993. Snimite Reakciju Publike...

37. Ne znam da li je ovo Alan Anderson na slici s Đoletom, ali znam da je Andersonov postotak šuta za tricu u Euroligi skoro identičan postotku šuta za dvicu i kreće se oko 37%. Iako je nepobitno bio najdominantniji igrač domaćeg Final Foura u Zadru vrijedi spomenuti da nešto probranija Cibonina publika smatra da bi Anderson osvojio tek brončanu medalju u šuterskom nadmetanju između njega, Warrena i Marshalla. Istina je da posjeduje fascinantne letačke karakteristike, ali zauzeti individualni pristup "everyone-watch-my-move-who-are-you-succers" možda može proći utakmicu-dvije, ali stvarno nije način kako se pobjeđuje na dulji rok. Poglavlje Cibonine knjige je sada napisano, ali i brzo i kvalitetno pročitano od strane konkurencije koja nikada ne spava (think of Zmago Sagadin). Perase, stoga Oprez...

33.2 - na tom je prosjeku poena swingman Thundera Kevin Durant u utakmicama odigranim tijekom veljače...

Toliko od mene, until next time...


Marjan Crnogaj a.k.a. Muraya
CroHoops.com


22.02.2009. u 17:20 • 3 KomentaraPrint#

utorak, 17.02.2009.



RELATED/Kobe dunks over Shaq in practice
KB24/Road to Glory - Part II/Trailer


Exclusively for nba.blog.hr,


Elie Seckbach
FanHouse.com

17.02.2009. u 20:42 • 2 KomentaraPrint#

ponedjeljak, 16.02.2009.

BACK TO BUSINESS IN PHOENIX: Terry Porter OUT, Alvin Gentry IN...



2009 ALL STAR GAME HIGHLIGHTS: co-MVPs $HAQ & KB24
RAPTORS FUTURE/Roko Ukić Mix by Longer


Slam Dunk Champ should check this 6'1'' guy named Kevin Kemp, courtesy of Team Flight Brothers...

Split's swingman Marko Batina finally displayed some long-distance shooting skills yesterday vs Cibona...

Enjoy the week!


Marjan Crnogaj a.k.a. Muraya
CroHoops.com


16.02.2009. u 20:44 • 0 KomentaraPrint#

nedjelja, 15.02.2009.

ALL STAR WEEKEND @ PHOENIX...



ALL STAR SATURDAY 14-02-2009 HIGHLIGHTS
ALL STAR FRIDAY 13-02-2009 HIGHLIGHTS
IVERSON/ Reveals His New Hair Style


Highlightsssssssssss!!!

Prijenos Tekme naravno na OBN-u @ 02.00 (CET)...

Jeste li na Faceu or what??!?


Marjan Crnogaj a.k.a. Muraya
CroHoops.com


15.02.2009. u 18:24 • 0 KomentaraPrint#

nedjelja, 01.02.2009.

NBA on OBN: Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers (23.30 CET)



DUNK OF THE NIGHT/Grant Hill Throws it Down on Joakim Noah: btw, centar Bullsa bio je tek 10-togodišnjak kada je Grant Hill zajedno sa Jasonom Kiddom proglašen naj-rookijem sezone 1994/95...
THE LEGENDS/John "Hondo" Havliceck
NBA TOP 10/January 31st 2009
THE LEGENDS/Bob McAdoo


Nedelja oko ponoći (pola sata gore-dole, nikad se ne zna s njima): Detroit vs Cleveland.


Eldar a.k.a. Sole
CroHoops.com


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QUICK LINK-UPDATE: from today on NASN is known as espnamerica.com - here is the direct link to croatian section...L.A. Story: Bynum is DOWN, and Shaq is on his way back to reunite with KB24 and "Zen Master" in PHX...NBA trade deadline is on schedule in 18 days and ESPN's Chad Ford takes a look at the top PointGods on the trade block...

Moram malo vježbati engleski...Kako je bilo u Dubravi? Svi talenti sa buduće crohoops.liste na visini zadatka, ali su posebno dojmljive bile 2 Ćosićeve clutch time trice ala Marko Popović iz najboljih dana. Veteran Smiljanić također solidan, ali sveukupno nedovoljno za odlične goste iz Rijeke predvođene veteranom Marijanom Manceom.

Evidentno je da su obje ekipe odlično popunjene na vanjskim pozicijama, ali bi eventualnim ulaskom u Ligu za Prvaka itekako vidljivima postale "lagune" u reketu.

Uživajte u Nedjelji, novom snijegu..


Marjan a.k.a. Muraya
CroHoops.com


01.02.2009. u 10:50 • 6 KomentaraPrint#

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1972 Kresimir Cosic C Portland 10 144
1973 Kresimir Cosic C L.A. Lakers 5 84
1986 Drazen Petrovic SG Portland 3 60
1987 Franjo Arapovic C Atlanta 7 159
1989 Dino Radja PF Boston 2 40
1990 Toni Kukoc F Chicago 2 29
1991 Zan Tabak C Houston 2 51
1998 Bruno Sundov C Dallas 2 35
1999 Gordan Giricek SG Dallas 2 40
2000 Dalibor Bagaric C Chicago 1 24
2000 Josip Sesar SG Seattle 2 47
2002 Mario Kasun C L.A. Clippers 2 41
2003 Zoran Planinic PG New Jersey 1 22
2005 Roko Ukic PG Toronto 2 41
2006 Damir Markota PF Milwaukee 2 59
2007 Stanko Barac C Indiana 2 39
2008 Ante Tomic PF Utah 2 44
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