The Worlds, Day 1

Andrew Albicy. Remember the name.

Throughout the World Championship, I will be posting observations, news or rants for every game day. Here’s what caught my attention tonight.

- France’s Andrew Albicy will be a star. I hadn’t seen the Youth Eurobasket’s MVP play against senior competition yet, and he did not disappoint me. The 5-10, 20-year old [...]

Pre-Worlds Observations

Nemanja Bjelica (left) is about to make a name for himself.

1 . Serbia and Greece just made the Worlds more interesting.

I’m pretty certain FIBA brass were hardly too happy with the Greece-Serbia melée, as well they shouldn’t given the negative implications it will undoubtedly carry with the casual fan. The silver lining for them, however, [...]

NBA’s Best PF-C Combos… Top to Bottom

Nothing can beat a killer PF-C combination. Teams can get away with a middle of the road or gimmick combination during the regular season (see Atlanta Hawks), but the big boys come to play during the playoffs. Outside of the current Miami Heat team, who can throw anyone out there to play next to Bosh, a [...]

Fan Scribe Radio Episode 13: FIBA World Championship 2010

Recorded 8-6-2010: Chris Queso and Arnau are back after a break with a FIBA World Championship (Cup) 2010 Preview. We both see Spain as the favorite in the tournament. We share some laughs at some of the ridiculous names of the club teams some of these guys play for.

Warning: We have potty mouths.

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The Top 10 Random Outbursts of the Decade.

This sports year has been pretty remarkable for the unexpected nature of many of its events. From the rash of no-hitters in baseball (6 thus far, and you’re damn right I’m counting Armando Galarraga’s), the rise of Ghana as a serious World Cup contender, Andy Schleck’s moral Tour de France win to Alcorcon giving Real Madrid [...]

OurSpot.TV Podcast #1

Yours truly (Chris) is a co-host of a new podcast over at OurSpot.TV … Really cool idea founded by my high school buddy Bryant Moore. For our first show we discuss LeBron, the various impacts of social networking and gave a preview on the college football season. The panel includes Bryant (Moore), Michael Demby and myself.

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Let’s put an end to this nonsense.

“LeBron has gone from King to Prince”.

“LeBron is going to take a step back and let Wade run the team”.

“LeBron is ring chasing”.

“LeBron gave up the chance to write his own legacy”.

“LeBron does not trust his own talent”.

Just how the hell did we get here?

I understand that the way LeBron chose to announce “The Decision” was near-sighted at [...]

Fan Scribe Radio Episode 12: Freestylin'

Recorded 7-12-2010: Chris Queso and Arnau are back at it. On this episode we freestyle on the result of the World Cup and various NBA free agency moves. Of course there’s a little bit of Miami/LeBron talk.

Warning: We have potty mouths.

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Fan Scribe Radio Episode 11 w/ Maurice Leggett of the Kansas City Chiefs: The NFL Grind

Recorded 7-12-2010: Chris Queso discusses the KC Chiefs, Miami Heat and Spain bringing home the goods in the World Cup Finals with Chiefs’ DB Maurice Leggett.

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Free Agency: a Miami-free update.

Wes Matthews is looking at a big payday

I heard that the Heat signed a couple guys who may turn out to be decent players in the long run, but I’ll leave that subject untouched so that we can give it an in-depth look in an upcoming FanScribe Radio episode. For the time being, the NBA [...]