Andrea Bargnani – The Roman Riddle
Mercilessly overrated or just wrongly used? Arrogant European or sensible Italian? For a long time Andrea Bargnani just brought up questions. This season he finally delivered some answered. Text: Jens Möller What does Andrea Bargnani think? Slam basketball magazine nicknamed him "Bargnigma" - stemming from enigma. And the 23-year-old Italian rarely shows ...
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July 6, 2009
Liar! Liar! Liar!
That led to one of the most heated recruiting battles in recent college history. In 2005, Gordon gave the University of Illinois an oral commitment. But EJ – “Eric Jr.” – would rather have played at Indiana University. Gordon’s father however did not like Indiana’s then coach Mike Davis or ...
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July 3, 2009
A new star is born
Gordon appeared to have won the trust of his bosses. Next it was time to convince the rest of the league. Despite the guard’s offensive outbursts, there were still insiders within the reporting industry who showed the Clipper youngster the cold shoulder. Gordon was then named the NBA’s Rookie of ...
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July 2, 2009
Eric Gordon – Flash Gordon
There was a ray of hope emerging from the Los Angeles Clippers’ nightmare season. Rookie guard Eric Gordon did all he could against the club's losing nature. And the rest of the league slowly became aware of it. Text: Johannes Korge Fans of the Los Angeles Clippers are a special bunch. It ...
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July 1, 2009
