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Loy's Place (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
While watching Robin Lopez on draft night with his hat perched precariously on top of his voluminous hair, I started thinking about the other players who have wild hair. So, here for your viewing enjoyment is the NBA All Hair Team. First Team Joakim Noah Anderson Varejao Robin Lopez Josh Childress Ben Wallace Second Team Mike Miller Mikki Moore Robert Swift Chris Andersen Walter Hermann Honorable...
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Inside the NBA (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
The Charlotte Bobcats tried acquiring Anderson Varejao (right) as a restricted free agent last season. I wonder if they should revisit acquiring Varejao, via trade. The Bobcats signed Varejao to an offer sheet and, predictably, the Cleveland Cavaliers exercised their...
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WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
With the NBA season in the rear view mirror, we now turn to a summer full of front office decision-making. As fans, we all have our feelings on what needs to be done to improve our Cavaliers team. Rock has laid the figurative cards on the table, but this is where we turn to you [...]
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Cavalier Attitude (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
You know how Cavs fans wanted to combine the 19th pick in next week’s draft with a bunch of expiring contracts to throw at Milwaukee for Michael Redd? Here’s your rude awakening: it looks like Anderson Varejao and the 19th pick might be good enough to land…Brandan Wright?
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WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Cleveland Cavaliers’ Anderson Varejao Not Playing For Team Brazil In The Upcoming Summer Olympics It’s been no secret that the Cleveland Cavaliers organization does not want Zydrunas Ilgauskas to play for Lithuania in the summer olympics in Beijing this August. Worried about his health and the ability of his infamous feet to withstand such little rest, [...]
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FIBA (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
RIO DE JANEIRO (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men) – Anderson Varejao and Nene are out of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Brazil, and NBA superstar Leandro Barbosa could be as well because of a knee injury.
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FIBA (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
DENVER (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament) - Cancer survivor Nene has announced he will not be able to play for Brazil this summer at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. National team coach Moncho Monsalve, who this week lost Anderson Varejao of Cleveland because of his slow recoveries from injuries suffered at the end of the campaign, will now be ...
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FIBA (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
RIO DE JANEIRO (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men ) - Brazil big man Anderson Varejao is not recovering quickly from the ankle and quadriceps injuries he picked up while playing for Cleveland in the NBA play-offs and will miss this summer’s FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Athens.
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The FanHouse - San Antonio Spurs (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
Filed under: Rockets , Spurs , NBA Referees The NBA's decision to start fining floppers next season set the basketball world a'twitter , with plenty of jokes (see above) at the expense of Manu Ginobili and Anderson Varejao . But let's get a touch serious here (just a touch): what's the real impact of the rule? Which teams benefit? Which will be punished? It's hard to tell, actually. As you see above,...
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Cavalier Attitude (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
When ex-Cavs GM Jim Paxson was able to swing a trade with the Orlando Magic back in July of ‘04 in an attempt to replace Carlos Boozer, one name stood out clearly for Cleveland fans: Drew Gooden. Gooden was supposed to be Boozer’s replacement. I mean, if Boozer was such a stud, then what about the guy [...]
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The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
Filed under: Cavaliers , Lakers , Suns , NBA Fans , NBA Referees NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day. 1. Brian Windhorst, Ohio.com : Discussing Anderson Varejao 's great flops of 2006-07. 2. Paul Coro, Arizona Republic : Shaq would endorse Brian Shaw as the Suns' new coach. 3. West Coast Bias : Tim Donaghy in the witness protection program as you'll-never-guess-who. 4. OC Register...
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WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
…Because it looks like he may need all of the money he can get his hands on. ESPN’s Marc Stein reports that the NBA will look to dish out fines to players that are determined to be guilty of the ever-popular “flopping.” The league office has yet to determine exact fine amounts for offending flops and how [...]
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The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
Filed under: Eastern , Western , NBA Fans , Breaking News , The Word Here's some bad news for Manu Ginobili , Anderson Varejao and every other player who develops an apparent inner-ear disorder every time an opponent so much as breaths in their direction: the NBA will begin fining players next year for taking a dive. Stu Jackson , the NBA's VP of basketball operations, confirmed to ESPN's Marc Stein...
