The Globe and Mail - From Deep

Saying goodbye ... for now

mgrange — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:23 EDT

Okay. Time to sign off, and to celebrate I'm signing off with a brief tribute to Rowan Barrett, who very likely played his last game for Canada on Friday and deserves more recognition that he's gotten over the years. But first: This was supposed to posted on Friday, but I didn't really finish until - Follow link to read full post

Newspapers 101

mgrange — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:12 EDT

This was not how I wanted to start my last day of From Deep duty before my vacation (things will be getting pretty quiet here for the next few weeks).Those who read the paper-and-ink version of the Globe will notice that the headline on my column there doesn't match the one online.In the paper it reads - Follow link to read full post

Passions ignite over national team

mgrange — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:20 EDT

Okay: super-quick Raptors fix, since I can only get so revved up about the fate of the 13th spot on the roster. Yes, Juan Dixon is very much in the mix for it. The Raptors want to use that position for a combo-type guard, and Juan is that. The feeling is that given that Roko is kind of an unknown quantity - Follow link to read full post

Underachievers

mgrange — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:35 EDT

A quick note on Summer League, which admittedly got scant coverage here as I was only too happy to focus on the Olympic qualifying tournament. From what I gather, it's over, and you could make the case that Joey Graham was the most valuable player, given he averaged 18 points and 6.4 rebounds in five - Follow link to read full post

Dream is dead

mgrange — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:01 EDT

So the Olympic basketball dream is dead for another four years. It's kind of amazing, when you think of it, that Canada will have been to the Olympics only once since 1988. Are we really that bad? Anyway, l'affaire Dalembert will live on a little while longer. Phil Jasner of the Philadelphia Daily - Follow link to read full post

Smaller squad has taller task

mgrange — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:04 EDT

The irony about Leo's decision to send Sam Dalembert home is that Croatia is one of the teams against which having a legit big man would have come in handy. Oh well. With Dalembert out and Juan Mendez already cut and Jesse Young injured what was a position of depth is now kind of thin. Joel Anthony - Follow link to read full post

Slovenian slaughter

mgrange — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:45 EDT

Here are a few thoughts about this morning's Slovenian slaughter -- hey that's what they called it on the FIBA website. 1. The drop off from Jermaine Anderson at point guard and whatever combination of Carl English and Andy Rautins they use is simply vast. Anderson is solid and improving but a notch - Follow link to read full post

Viewing tips

mgrange — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:53 EDT

From Deeper Andrew must have the day off today, or work nights. In any case he's helpfully provided some online info for those who want to follow the qualifying tournament online. He provides a nice breakdown on the Slovenia-Korea game and other computer-related info. So thank-you Andrew, and I won't - Follow link to read full post

News and notes

mgrange — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:29 EDT

For those who didn't get enough Jermaine O'Neal when he was in Toronto last week, here's a pretty good interview live from the gym in Vegas he is working out at it with Joe Abunassar, including some notes on the sophistication of the workout regimen he's been doing to get ready for the season.As you - Follow link to read full post

Raptors hire another Canuck coach

mgrange — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:41 EDT

I will try and flesh this out for tomorrow's paper but real quickly: The Raptors have hired another Canadian assistant coach. His name is Gord Herbert. A former national team member who has been the most successful Canadian ever to coach in Europe, Herbert will be an assistant coach in charge of basketball - Follow link to read full post