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Message: [QUOTE="Orangeyes, post: 301647, member: 34"] [URL='http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=newssearch&cd=3&ved=0CDkQqQIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suathletics.com%2Fnews%2F2012%2F6%2F17%2FMBBUSA6.17.12.aspx&ei=rs_dT46vBKn36gHauuG2Cw&usg=AFQjCNHRH-tuSwozI8uX9YhvFhcdRm1dvg&sig2=WcVNSJR8nAL1hU6KqSRJHw'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Grant, Team USA Open Championships With Win[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080]‎[/COLOR][/B] [SIZE=6][B][COLOR=#000080]NBA Draft[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] [B][COLOR=#000080][FONT=Arial][IMG]http://media.nesn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Fab-Melo-570x320.jpg[/IMG][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][B][COLOR=#000080]2. Fab Melo, Syracuse. [/COLOR][/B][URL='http://www.nesn.com/2012/06/nba-mock-draft-after-anthony-davis-picture-muddles-quickly-for-lottery-teams.html#fmelo'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]NESN predicted draft position: 21[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080]. Teams generally like to see how players perform in the bell jar of March Madness, so Melo’s absence from the tournament due to an eligibility issue hurt his stock. There always seemed to be some off-court drama with Melo, which is why a near-flawless defensive prospect could be available in the latter [/COLOR][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT][URL='http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nesn.com/2012/06/andre-drummond-fab-melo-lead-greatest-risk-reward-players-in-2012-nba-draft.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABA6OT0_gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ADB1qYIHQsE&usg=AFQjCNGtxWlGAOX2qXhQYDcqRQYh9ryD8A'][COLOR=#1111cc][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Andre Drummond, Fab Melo Lead Greatest Risk-Reward Players in ...[/U][/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/URL][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][URL='http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=newssearch&cd=10&ved=0CEkQqQIwCQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoopsworld.com%2Ffab-melo-emulating-tim-duncan&ei=rs_dT46vBKn36gHauuG2Cw&usg=AFQjCNH-Nm5AMlIr02Auzdcpzmt41ZLREQ&sig2=Gfddfiab1Gmkd8dzkPtoNw'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Fab Melo Emulating Tim Duncan[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080]‎[/COLOR][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][URL='http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=newssearch&cd=32&ved=0CDQQqQIwATge&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgreenstreet.weei.com%2Fsports%2Fboston%2Fbasketball%2Fceltics%2F2012%2F06%2F16%2Fnba-drafts-potential-celtics-syracuse-sf-kris-joseph%2F&ei=tFLdT6f3PKrG6AH86ImYCw&usg=AFQjCNH-3KwVzQ84ja_JYdPx2ClDJfsgSA&sig2=HsZUhQm8AScxrJnw-ottYQ'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]NBA Draft's Potential Celtics: Syracuse SF Kris Joseph[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080]‎[/COLOR][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [URL='http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/06/blazers_insider_gm_neil_olshey_says_he_has_not_mad.html'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Trailblazer GM laughs at Dion promise mention[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [URL='http://chicago.sbnation.com/chicago-bulls/2012/6/16/3091581/chicago-bulls-rumors-trade-2012-nba-draft-lottery-pick'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Bulls may move up to try & snare Dion[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#000080][SIZE=6]Recruiting[/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][URL='http://www.zagsblog.com/2012/06/15/jerron-love-to-st-benedicts-prep/'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Briscoe & Ennis have new teammate in the backcourt[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL][/LEFT] [B][COLOR=#000080]Jermaine Lawrence Indicated a Top 3 School List[/COLOR][/B] [URL='http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/2009-big-east-recruit-database/class-of-2013/jermaine-lawrence/'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Jermaine Lawrence[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080] has had an impressive spring on the AAU trail and may people were excited to see him in action against other top players in the Class of 2013. [/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]Unfortunately Lawrence is out of action because of a wrist injury, but he expects to be back in action at full health by the time July rolls around.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]Entering the camp there was some murmurs that Mike Rice and [/COLOR][/B][URL='http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/rutgers/'][I][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Rutgers[/U][/COLOR][/B][/I][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080] had positioned themselves into the lead for his services. While Lawrence said that was not quite the case, Scarlet Knight fans should rest assured they are very much in the mix for the 6-foot-7 forward who attends Pope John XXIII.[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#000080][B]“They’re up there probably, top three,” said Lawrence of RU, adding that [I]Florida[/I] and [/B][/COLOR][URL='http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/syracuse/'][I][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Syracuse[/U][/COLOR][/B][/I][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080] would also populate that list of three.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]It sounds as if [/COLOR][/B][URL='http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/rutgers/'][I][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Rutgers[/U][/COLOR][/B][/I][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080] will have a chance very soon to strengthen their position as Lawrence also told NBE Sports that he plans to visit their campus soon as well as making a trip out to check out [I]UNLV[/I] soon.[/COLOR][/B] [URL='http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/2009-big-east-recruit-database/class-of-2013/goodluck-okonoboh/'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Goodluck Okonoboh[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080], an athletic 6-foot-9 big man from Tilton (NH) School gave NBE a working list of “[/COLOR][/B][URL='http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/west-virginia/'][I][B][COLOR=#000080][U]West Virginia[/U][/COLOR][/B][/I][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080], [I]Missouri[/I], [/COLOR][/B][URL='http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/syracuse/'][I][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Syracuse[/U][/COLOR][/B][/I][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080], [/COLOR][/B][URL='http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/connecticut/'][I][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Connecticut[/U][/COLOR][/B][/I][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080], [/COLOR][/B][URL='http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/pittsburgh/'][I][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Pittsburgh[/U][/COLOR][/B][/I][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080], [I]Minnesota[/I], [I]Gonzaga[/I], [/COLOR][/B][URL='http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/'][I][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Seton Hall[/U][/COLOR][/B][/I][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080], [I]Temple[/I], and a few more,” he said on Friday.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]Okonoboh is a cousin of former [/COLOR][/B][URL='http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/connecticut/'][I][B][COLOR=#000080][U]UConn[/U][/COLOR][/B][/I][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080] and current Missouri C/BF Alex Oriakhi.[/COLOR][/B] [URL='http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/2012-0616/nbpa-top-100-high-school-basketball-camp-recruiting-notebook-sina-lawrence-mudiay-more/'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]NBE[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [URL='http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://gojoebruin.com/2012/06/16/ucla-basketball-recruiting-a-look-at-beejay-anya/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAqdP2_gRIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=_yorp9uz1a4&usg=AFQjCNELWRAeFTKL5S_MfJHBosIX65vPDQ'][COLOR=#1111cc][B][COLOR=#000080][U]UCLA Basketball Recruiting: A Look At BeeJay Anya[/U][/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/URL] [URL='http://blogs.courier-journal.com/jodydemling/2012/06/16/beejay-anya-at-usa-basketball-tryouts-wide-open-recruiting/'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]BeeJay Anya at USA Basketball tryouts, ‘wide open’ recruiting[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#000080][SIZE=6]Former Player[/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][B][COLOR=#000080]Jason Hart remembers it well - he was an opponent for the first NBA game in Oklahoma City. On that night, Nov. 1, 2005, the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, backed by a sold-out, raucous crowd of 19,163, crushed Hart's Sacramento Kings 93-67. [/COLOR][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][B][COLOR=#000080]"It was crazy. The crowd was crazy, it reminded us of a college atmosphere," Hart said. "And I think the crowd energized those guys to come out and give us a real good spanking." [/COLOR][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][B][COLOR=#000080]A guard on the 2005-06 Kings, Hart remembers Sacramento flying into OKC for the season opener on the day of the game. Sacramento had a playoff-caliber team that season, led by Mike Bibby and Peja Stojakovic.[/COLOR][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][B][COLOR=#000080]Hart's best guess as to where the OKC frenzied fandom surfaces from is the sports Oklahoma had before an NBA team. Oklahoma City's proximity to Norman, home of the University of Oklahoma, may have helped create a carryover effect in how fans act at games.[/COLOR][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT][URL='http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=226&articleid=20120616_226_B6_CUTLIN734584'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]TW[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#000080][SIZE=6]ACC News[/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][URL='http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=newssearch&cd=23&ved=0CDgQqQIwAjgU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcollegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F06%2F16%2Fwill-the-acc-realign-yet-again%2F&ei=lp7dT5H_C4md6AG35InHCw&usg=AFQjCNFRtaAQMqC39_SOsZ4nhIMPWNAj-Q&sig2=xjAfM-NfwcvfHM3Lx0vcXA'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]Will the ACC realign yet again?[/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL][B][COLOR=#000080]‎[/COLOR][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#000080][SIZE=6]Around The Nation[/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][URL='http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/recruiting/blog/eye-on-college-basketball-recruiting/19364392/unlv-adds-another-piece-in-top-100-forward-savon-goodman&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAsuX1_gRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=hpYICzvg5wo&usg=AFQjCNE8GBA9qD_viUYpAGygc0zO0A6A1g'][COLOR=#1111cc][B][COLOR=#000080][U]UNLV adds another piece in top-100 forward Savon Goodman[/U][/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/URL][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#000080][SIZE=6]Team USA[/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [LEFT][B][COLOR=#000080]S[/COLOR][/B][URL='http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/london-games-2012-nba-weighs-age-limit-olympic-basketball-could-change-after-london/2012/06/15/gJQAt2vHfV_story.html'][B][COLOR=#000080][U]tern wants Olympics basketball to be 23 & under [/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL][/LEFT] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [IMG]http://i.myniceprofile.com/702/70229.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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