NiuBBall Water Cooler/Heater: Guangsha’s Woes, Looming NBA Paydays And The...
The NiuBBall water cooler/heater: Where you can chat with friends about hoops while sipping either hot or cold water. This chat originally appeared on Shark Fin Hoops shortly before last night’s games...
View ArticleYou can buy tickets to the 2012 CBA All-Star Game, but you won’t see J.R. Smith
This is the last time you’ll see J.R. Smith in any All-Star gear — although fans voted into the CBA All-Star Game, J.R. Smith won’t be participating after the Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Bulls were...
View ArticleBothfeld: Guangsha easily defeats a resting Beijing to clinch spot in playoffs
Coming off a disappointing loss to Jiangsu on Sunday and with playoff positioning on the line, Guangsha played with a heightened sense of urgency from the opening tip in their landslide 114-94 victory...
View ArticleGuangsha, Xinjiang shake up their import Playoff rosters
After Guangsha allowed Wilson Chandler to return to the United States, the familiar Rodney White has been brought back to suit up for the team’s post-season run. Edward Bothfeld also contributed to...
View ArticleIt’s here! The official 2012 NiuBBall CBA Playoff Extravaganza!
(Graphic via China Daily) We have a saying over at NiuBBall: There is no parity in the Chinese Basketball Association. Understand: Since the CBA went to a best-of-five format for the first round and...
View ArticleChandler’s FIBA LOC first gets denied, then gets granted
Two weeks after leaving Zhejiang Guangsha, Wilson Chandler’s road back to the NBA has finally been re-opened. Now the question is, has it been re-opened in time? Chandler’s early exit from China can be...
View ArticleNiuBBall Water Cooler/Heater: CBA Playoffs And More Wilson Chandler Shenanigans
The NiuBBall water cooler/heater: Where you can chat with friends about hoops while sipping either hot or cold water. This chat originally appeared on Shark Fin Hoops before last night’s pair of Game...
View Article2011-12 NiuBBall Awards
Stephon Marbury is understandably fired up upon being awarded as the 2011-12 NiuBBall CBA Most Valuable Player. (Photo: Osports) It’s a most wonderful time to be a basketball fan in China: While the...
View ArticleMarcus Williams Interview
Thanks to slicing drives like this, Marcus Williams has been putting lots of numbers and wins in his first season for Shanxi. (Photo: Osports) Sometimes, you don’t know what you have until it’s gone....
View ArticleCBA off-season carousel in full swing
As the the playoffs rage on come to a grinding halt (thanks, Shanxi), and as we’re back on the blogging trail, now seems as good a time as ever to update everyone on the coaching and front office...
View ArticleTuesday Afternoon Tanghulu
Sweetening up your afternoon with a stick of Beijing’s timeless sugar coated snack and some links… Shameless self-promotion in three, two, one… Check me, the blog and my quotes in Bryan Graham’s piece...
View ArticleExtended season – CBAers in the NBA
Lester Hudson is one of a growing number of players who have signed in the NBA after playing this season in China. (Photo: AP) With a 2012 CBA season that was filled with rabid fanaticism, deception,...
View ArticleNiuBBall Water Cooler/Heater: End Of Season Review
The NiuBBall water cooler/heater: Where you can chat with friends about hoops while sipping either hot or cold water. This chat originally appeared on Shark Fin Hoops. The end of the 2011-12 CBA season...
View ArticleThe definitive NiuBBall.com CBA preview
Moreso than ever, the Chinese Basketball Association has become quite difficult to predict pre-season. It’s hard to predict first of all because we generally stink at predictions, but more importantly...
View ArticleMcGrady decides to play in All-Star Game
With his status for next season up in the air, Tracy McGrady’s legion of fans in China will get to watch their favorite player one more time in the CBA All-Star Game after the regular season ends this...
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