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Ready or Not, Andrea Bargnani Called to Lead Raptors

ORLANDO, Fla. -- When the Toronto Raptors made Andrea Bargnani the No. 1 pick of the 2006 NBA Draft, they were hoping for another hard-driving Dirk Nowitzki, a 7-foot European with great shooting and ball-handling skills. They didn't even get Peja Stojakovic. If Bargnani was playing for a good team now -- and wasn't that...

The Works: Erik The Less-Than-Great; 'J'ayccuse!'; Special EFX

Today in The Works, Tom Ziller wonders why Jay Triano is slinging accusations at Chris Bosh and Marcus Thornton has an adult version of silly bandz. But first, Bethlehem Shoals is wondering why no one has asked why Heat coach Erik Spoelstra hasn't been able to put it together. Someone's Got to Give I never purport to be...

Raptors Have Nice Mix With Reggie Evans, DeMar DeRozan

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- We're belatedly checking in here after the latest visit to Arco Arena, where Kings guard Tyreke Evans went from being rewarded for being so good last year (he received Rookie of the Year trophy before tipoff against Toronto Monday night) to showing that he'll be pretty good this year too (23 points on...

Team USA Notebook: Players Getting Used to High Expectations

ISTANBUL -- If there's a guy who knows about inflated expectations, it's Mike Krzyzewski. "I'm accustomed to that,'' said Krzyzewski, who has led Duke to four national titles in the past 20 years, including one last April. "No matter who you put out for Duke, it should be win every game and not let anybody score. Other...

Chauncey Billups Will Join Carmelo Anthony Recruitment After Worlds

ISTANBUL -- Denver guard Chauncey Billups has two orders of business before training camp starts Sept. 28: Win a gold medal in the World Championship. Win back Carmelo Anthony, if that is needed. While recently-hired Nuggets executive vice president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri said his top priority now is to...

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05/21/12 Raptors forward DeMar DeRozan named to U.S. select team Source: CBC.ca Toronto Raptors forward DeMar DeRozan was named to the 2012 USA Basketball Select Team on Monday.
05/17/12 Steve Nash can be weaver of Canada's hoop dreams Source: Canada.com - Canada Jay Triano, the presumptive choice to coach the suddenly sexy Canadian men's basketball team, wasn't keen to discuss his employment situation, his relation-ship with Basketball Canada or, for that matter, his working friendship with Steve Nash, the newly minted GM of the men's team.
05/16/12 Jay Triano expected to help Canada get back to Olympics Source: Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa - ON - Canada VANCOUVER Ã¢ Jay Triano, the presumptive choice to coach the suddenly sexy Canadian menÃ¢s basketball team, wasnÃ¢t keen to discuss his employment situation, his relationship with Basketball Canada or, for that matter, his working friendship with Steve Nash, the newly minted general manager of the menÃ¢s team.