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    <title>Nike Basketball News</title>
    <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR</link>
    <description>Nike Basketball France</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:31:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dream Season: 23 &amp;#38; 24 - LeBron James 2009 MVP</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/09/07/dream-season-23-38-24-lebron-james-2009-mvp</link>
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In this extended piece to the Dream Season: 23 &amp;#38; 24 series, relive the crowning of the League’s 2009 MVP.  Fittingly, LeBron accepts the award where it all began St. Vincent-St. Mary’s HS in Akron, OH. It was there, in the gym where LeBron lit up the scoreboard with teammates Romeo, Willie, Sian, and Dru. LeBron shows us the town, the school, and even the lockers where he and the Fab 5 prepared for gametime. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Be sure to follow LeBron as he continues the &lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikebasketball/fr_FR/athletes/mtag"&gt;More Than A Game Tour&lt;/a&gt; back in the US.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikebasketball/fr_FR/athletes/mtag"&gt;More Than A Game Tour&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:30:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>GoodN81</author>
      <guid>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/09/07/dream-season-23-38-24-lebron-james-2009-mvp</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-09-08T02:30:20Z</dc:date>
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      <title>NBA 360 Spinback: LeBron James</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/09/07/nba-360-spinback-lebron-james</link>
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Take a look back at some of the greatest highlights of LeBron James’ inspiring career. We take a trip down memory lane, starting with LeBron’s very first appearance in an NBA jersey. And from the moment he stepped on the court as a pro his intensity has never let up. It’s full-court, all-position basketball. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;Be sure to follow LeBron as he continues the &lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikebasketball/fr_FR/athletes/mtag"&gt;More Than A Game Tour&lt;/a&gt; back in the US.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikebasketball/fr_FR/athletes/mtag"&gt;More Than A Game Tour&lt;/a&gt;</description>
      <category domain="http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/tags">lebron_james</category>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:19:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>GoodN81</author>
      <guid>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/09/07/nba-360-spinback-lebron-james</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-09-08T02:19:27Z</dc:date>
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      <title>MVPuppets : les trois bagues</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/05/25/mvpuppets-les-trois-bagues</link>
      <description>&amp;Ccedil;a t&amp;rsquo;est d&amp;eacute;j&amp;agrave; arriv&amp;eacute; d&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;garer quelque chose auquel tu tiens ? Quelque chose auquel tu tiens vraiment ? Comme par exemple 3 bagues de champion ? Alors tu comprendras peut-&amp;ecirc;tre l&amp;rsquo;inqui&amp;eacute;tude de la marionnette Kobe alors qu&amp;rsquo;elle cherche les siennes partout dans la maison qu&amp;rsquo;il partage avec LeBron. Ecoute-le les appeler : par ici, ma Jolie, ma Beaut&amp;eacute;&amp;hellip;&lt;br /&gt;
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      <category domain="http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/tags">mvp</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 12:31:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>nikebasketball_emea</author>
      <guid>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/05/25/mvpuppets-les-trois-bagues</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-05-25T12:31:44Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Unstoppable Drive</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/05/15/unstoppable-drive</link>
      <description>To perform at the Final Four, you need drive - an unstoppable drive. Go behind-the-scenes and find out how Josh Childress, coach Messina, MVP Spanoulis and others prepared for the showdown in Berlin.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 16:08:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>nikebasketball_emea</author>
      <guid>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/05/15/unstoppable-drive</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-05-15T16:08:17Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Lebron James, MVP (Most Valuable Player - Meilleur Joueur) 2009</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/05/13/lebron-james-mvp-most-valuable-player-meilleur-joueur-2009</link>
      <description>Qu'est-ce qui fait la diff&amp;eacute;rence entre un grand joueur et un MVP ? Apr&amp;egrave;s avoir remport&amp;eacute; d'innombrables victoires et gagn&amp;eacute; la m&amp;eacute;daille d'or &amp;agrave; Beijing, LeBron a trouv&amp;eacute; la r&amp;eacute;ponse.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ses statistiques parlent d'elles-m&amp;ecirc;mes - 28,4 points, 7,6 rebonds et 7,4 passes par match. Maintenant, si LeBron &amp;eacute;tait parvenu &amp;agrave; ces chiffres avec une &amp;eacute;quipe moyenne, il susciterait des discussions, mais &amp;ccedil;a resterait possible. Mais l&amp;agrave;, avec Cleveland, il a tiss&amp;eacute; de v&amp;eacute;ritables liens et a men&amp;eacute; l'&amp;eacute;quipe vers les sommets. &lt;br /&gt;
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Le nom de LeBron &amp;eacute;tait en t&amp;ecirc;te de liste avant m&amp;ecirc;me le de milieu de saison car il a rempli sa fiche des stats avec l'&amp;eacute;quipe. Tout ce qu'il a fait cette saison - aux deux extr&amp;eacute;mit&amp;eacute;s du terrain - faisait enti&amp;egrave;rement partie du plan des Cavs, exactement comme ils en avaient discut&amp;eacute; dans les vestiaires. Son niveau de d&amp;eacute;votion pour son &amp;eacute;quipe est maintenant sans &amp;eacute;gal dans la ligue. Sa capacit&amp;eacute; unique &amp;agrave; inspirer et &amp;agrave; motiver ses &amp;eacute;quipiers a ainsi incit&amp;eacute; des l&amp;eacute;gions de fans partout dans le monde &amp;agrave; faire de m&amp;ecirc;me. &lt;br /&gt;
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Il y a plusieurs bons joueurs &amp;agrave; Cleveland, et ils sont tous meilleurs gr&amp;acirc;ce &amp;agrave; LeBron. Pas seulement parce que sa pr&amp;eacute;sence absorbe &amp;eacute;norm&amp;eacute;ment l'attention de son adversaire, leur cr&amp;eacute;ant des opportunit&amp;eacute;s d'exceller. Du moment o&amp;ugrave; le bus part pour l'a&amp;eacute;roport jusqu'au moment o&amp;ugrave; le buzzer final sonne, il y a quelque chose chez LeBron qui impr&amp;egrave;gne chacun des joueurs - des conseils sur une mani&amp;egrave;re subtile de d&amp;eacute;fendre l'&amp;eacute;cran sur le porteur, travailler sur le meilleur angle &amp;agrave; couper afin que LeBron les m&amp;egrave;ne &amp;agrave; la victoire, ou travailler sur un programme d'avant-match qui aide &amp;agrave; rompre le rythme d'une saison longue et parfois ext&amp;eacute;nuante.&lt;br /&gt;
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C'est ce que fait un leader, c'est ce que fait un bon &amp;eacute;quipier. Il change le jeu avec un clutch shot, une passe impossible, il encourage depuis la ligne de touche. C'est pourquoi il est consid&amp;eacute;r&amp;eacute; comme l'un des meilleurs de tous les temps. C'est pourquoi en 2008-2009, c'est LE meilleur joueur. &lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 18:26:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>nikebasketball_emea</author>
      <guid>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/05/13/lebron-james-mvp-most-valuable-player-meilleur-joueur-2009</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-05-13T18:26:57Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Most Valuable Puppets</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/05/13/most-valuable-puppets</link>
      <description>Une fois la saison finie, on sait que LeBron et Kobe sont toujours partant pour un match. Mais dans cette vid&amp;eacute;o, on voit que les poup&amp;eacute;es MVP de Kobe et LeBron semblent avoir fait passer la pression &amp;agrave; un tout autre niveau. &lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 15:15:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>nikebasketball_emea</author>
      <guid>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/05/13/most-valuable-puppets</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-05-13T15:15:27Z</dc:date>
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      <title>On joue dans la cour des grands</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/05/04/on-joue-dans-la-cour-des-grands</link>
      <description>On y est &amp;ndash; le Final Four. L&amp;rsquo;enjeu est &amp;eacute;norme. Le jeu est diff&amp;eacute;rent. Mais l&amp;rsquo;objectif reste le m&amp;ecirc;me : gagner.&lt;br /&gt;
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On a toujours &amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; l&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;quipe que tout le monde veut battre, alors on a appris &amp;agrave; prendre chaque match au s&amp;eacute;rieux &amp;ndash; quelle que soit l&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;quipe en face. Au Final Four, on va affronter les meilleures &amp;eacute;quipes europ&amp;eacute;ennes. Et on va les affronter le soir o&amp;ugrave; elles auront le plus envie de nous &amp;eacute;craser. Mais on a l&amp;rsquo;habitude, nos adversaires viennent toujours vers nous arm&amp;eacute;s jusqu&amp;rsquo;aux dents.&lt;br /&gt;
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Pendant le match, tu ne peux pas te permettre de penser aux enjeux ou &amp;agrave; la rivalit&amp;eacute;. D&amp;egrave;s que tu laisses ces pens&amp;eacute;es prendre le contr&amp;ocirc;le de ton mental, tu ne peux plus te concentrer autant sur ce que doit faire l&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;quipe. Tu ne te concentres plus sur ton r&amp;ocirc;le en d&amp;eacute;fense, ou sur le syst&amp;egrave;me que tu es cens&amp;eacute; suivre en attaque. Il faut toujours se concentrer sur la victoire ; laisse les fans se pr&amp;eacute;occuper de la rivalit&amp;eacute;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Lors du Final Four, on va prendre les &amp;eacute;quipes comme elles viennent. Ce qui compte, ce n&amp;rsquo;est pas telle ou telle &amp;eacute;quipe &amp;ndash; elles sont toutes fortes et exp&amp;eacute;riment&amp;eacute;es. Ce qui est important, c&amp;rsquo;est ton objectif. Si tu veux &amp;ecirc;tre le meilleur, tu dois avoir le meilleur jeu&amp;ndash; et les battre.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 18:33:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>nikebasketball_emea</author>
      <guid>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/05/04/on-joue-dans-la-cour-des-grands</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-05-04T18:33:12Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Ce qui compte, ce sont les détails</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/05/04/ce-qui-compte-ce-sont-les-d-tails</link>
      <description>On y est. Quatre &amp;eacute;quipes incroyables. Une bataille au niveau mondial. Mais cette fois, plus que jamais, ce sont les petits d&amp;eacute;tails qui feront toute la diff&amp;eacute;rence.&lt;br /&gt;
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Des petits d&amp;eacute;tails, comme cette nanoseconde de rapidit&amp;eacute; en plus au panier, ce centim&amp;egrave;tre de plus qu&amp;rsquo;on gratte en l&amp;rsquo;air, et l&amp;rsquo;avantage psychologique qu&amp;rsquo;on gagne sur ses adversaires lorsqu&amp;rsquo;on a analys&amp;eacute; leur jeu d&amp;rsquo;attaque.&lt;br /&gt;
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C&amp;rsquo;est sur tous ces d&amp;eacute;tails qu&amp;rsquo;on a travaill&amp;eacute; pendant des semaines &amp;ndash; on a pr&amp;eacute;par&amp;eacute; nos joueurs &amp;agrave; tous les sc&amp;eacute;narios possibles ; et on a examin&amp;eacute; les points forts et les points faibles de nos adversaires sous toutes les coutures.&lt;br /&gt;
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C&amp;rsquo;est un moment difficile pour les joueurs. Ils veulent fournir une belle performance dans la ligue nationale, mais ils ne veulent pas risquer de se blesser juste avant le plus grand &amp;eacute;v&amp;egrave;nement de la saison.&lt;br /&gt;
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C&amp;rsquo;est pour &amp;ccedil;a que je veux qu&amp;rsquo;ils se concentrent uniquement sur le match, et il faut que je r&amp;eacute;ussisse &amp;agrave; mettre en place un &amp;eacute;quilibre, pour que les joueurs aient suffisamment de confiance en eux, sans trop se rel&amp;acirc;cher.&lt;br /&gt;
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L&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;quipe qui aura les plus grandes chances de gagner, c&amp;rsquo;est celle qui parviendra &amp;agrave; ne rien laisser au hasard, jusqu&amp;rsquo;aux d&amp;eacute;tails infimes. Je peux donner le maximum &amp;agrave; mes joueurs &amp;ndash; mais une fois qu&amp;rsquo;ils sont sur le terrain, c&amp;rsquo;est &amp;agrave; eux de jouer.&lt;br /&gt;
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Je ne peux pas pr&amp;eacute;dire ce qui va se passer, comment on va jouer, et m&amp;ecirc;me si on va gagner. Mais il y a une chose dont je suis s&amp;ucirc;r : j&amp;rsquo;essaierais de penser &amp;agrave; chaque d&amp;eacute;tail qui pourra nous aider &amp;agrave; devenir la meilleure &amp;eacute;quipe europ&amp;eacute;enne.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 18:27:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>nikebasketball_emea</author>
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      <dc:date>2009-05-04T18:27:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>PAS DE PRESSION</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/04/30/pas-de-pression</link>
      <description>On y est &amp;ndash; le dernier chapitre de la saison, le Final Four. Tu sens le souffle de la pression dans ton cou &amp;ndash; mais tu ne peux pas te permettre de la laisser prendre le contr&amp;ocirc;le. Si tu te d&amp;eacute;concentres, c&amp;rsquo;est ton jeu qui en souffrira.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;Ccedil;a fait d&amp;eacute;j&amp;agrave; sept ans de suite que je me retrouve dans cette situation, alors c&amp;rsquo;est facile pour moi de dire &amp;ccedil;a. Mais c&amp;rsquo;est vrai : ce n&amp;rsquo;est pas la pression qui est importante. Ce qui compte, c&amp;rsquo;est l&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;quipe qui jouera le mieux &amp;ndash; l&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;quipe qui r&amp;eacute;ussit &amp;agrave; jouer son jeu, parce que c&amp;rsquo;est gr&amp;acirc;ce &amp;agrave; cela qu&amp;rsquo;elle est arriv&amp;eacute;e en finale.&lt;br /&gt;
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Il n&amp;rsquo;y a qu&amp;rsquo;une seule fa&amp;ccedil;on d&amp;rsquo;y parvenir : travailler encore plus dur, s&amp;rsquo;entra&amp;icirc;ner pour &amp;ecirc;tre dans la meilleure forme physique possible, et pr&amp;eacute;parer son &amp;eacute;quipe pour toutes les situations. Il faut &amp;ecirc;tre s&amp;ucirc;r de ses r&amp;eacute;actions quand on perd de dix points dans la finale, et savoir s&amp;rsquo;il faut tirer ou faire une passe alors qu&amp;rsquo;il ne reste que quelques secondes.&lt;br /&gt;
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Les finales entra&amp;icirc;neront toujours de grandes attentes. Il y aura toujours cette &amp;eacute;norme pression, mais au bout du compte, ce n&amp;rsquo;est pas la pression ext&amp;eacute;rieure qui d&amp;eacute;termine les r&amp;eacute;sultats &amp;ndash; c&amp;rsquo;est l&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;quipe qui prend les d&amp;eacute;cisions.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>nikebasketball_emea</author>
      <guid>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/04/30/pas-de-pression</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-04-30T13:00:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>NBA, NOUS VOILA.</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/04/29/nba-nous-voila</link>
      <description>R&amp;eacute;cemment &amp;agrave; Belgrade, nous avons jou&amp;eacute; en Euroligue devant un public d&amp;eacute;cha&amp;icirc;n&amp;eacute; de 22 000 fans. Le basket europ&amp;eacute;en grandit. Et ce n&amp;rsquo;est pas tout : les joueurs s&amp;rsquo;am&amp;eacute;liorent aussi d&amp;rsquo;ann&amp;eacute;e en ann&amp;eacute;e, et chaque &amp;eacute;quipe produit des &amp;eacute;toiles montantes qui font preuve d&amp;rsquo;un talent impressionnant.&lt;br /&gt;
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Les joueurs europ&amp;eacute;ens sont devenus des athl&amp;egrave;tes de haut niveau; ils ont gagn&amp;eacute; en rapidit&amp;eacute; et en vitesse, ils sautent plus haut, tout en conservant un style typiquement europ&amp;eacute;en. Ils continuent &amp;agrave; ouvrir le jeu avec des passes originales, et &amp;agrave; rechercher le joueur d&amp;eacute;marqu&amp;eacute;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Qu&amp;rsquo;est-ce qui a donc entra&amp;icirc;n&amp;eacute; ce bond de g&amp;eacute;ant au niveau de la qualit&amp;eacute; ? Tout d&amp;rsquo;abord, tr&amp;egrave;s simplement, le fait que le nombre des fans europ&amp;eacute;ens a fortement augment&amp;eacute; au fil des ann&amp;eacute;es, les matchs &amp;eacute;tant aujourd&amp;rsquo;hui diffus&amp;eacute;s sur la t&amp;eacute;l&amp;eacute;vision d&amp;rsquo;un bout &amp;agrave; l&amp;rsquo;autre du continent. La cons&amp;eacute;quence de cela, c&amp;rsquo;est que le basket europ&amp;eacute;en est devenu plus professionnel - ce qui a permis aux joueurs et aux &amp;eacute;quipes d&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;voluer.&lt;br /&gt;
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On retrouve cette &amp;eacute;volution vers davantage de professionnalisme au niveau des arbitres qui sont aujourd&amp;rsquo;hui d&amp;rsquo;un tr&amp;egrave;s bon niveau. Les matchs europ&amp;eacute;ens ont la r&amp;eacute;putation d&amp;rsquo;&amp;ecirc;tre particuli&amp;egrave;rement d&amp;eacute;licats &amp;agrave; arbitrer &amp;agrave; cause de la tr&amp;egrave;s grande intensit&amp;eacute; des matchs. Il y a seulement dix ans, c&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;tait tr&amp;egrave;s difficile de remporter des matchs, particuli&amp;egrave;rement sur des terrains &amp;agrave; l&amp;rsquo;ambiance assez chaude. Mais nos arbitres n&amp;rsquo;ont cess&amp;eacute; de s&amp;rsquo;am&amp;eacute;liorer. Et aujourd&amp;rsquo;hui, si tu joues intelligemment et avec conviction, tu as toutes les chances de remporter des matchs &amp;agrave; l&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;tranger &amp;ndash; quelle que soit l&amp;rsquo;attitude de la foule. &lt;br /&gt;
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Et la derni&amp;egrave;re raison, c&amp;rsquo;est que LE BASKET EST DEVENU UN SPORT MONDIAL. Il y a vingt ans, les &amp;eacute;quipes europ&amp;eacute;ennes avaient seulement deux joueurs &amp;eacute;trangers dans leurs rangs, et la plupart du temps il s&amp;rsquo;agissait de deux am&amp;eacute;ricains inconnus. Aujourd&amp;rsquo;hui, on trouve des stars am&amp;eacute;ricaines au sein de l&amp;rsquo;Euroligue, et il y a un nombre croissant de grands joueurs europ&amp;eacute;ens qui rejoignent la NBA. M&amp;ecirc;me si les plus grandes stars sont encore originaires des USA, le monde entier regorge de nouveaux talents pr&amp;ecirc;ts &amp;agrave; atteindre le sommet.&lt;br /&gt;
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Les fans europ&amp;eacute;ens adorent toujours les grandes stars de la NBA, mais ils sont aussi de plus en plus passionn&amp;eacute;s par l&amp;rsquo;intensit&amp;eacute; et le spectacle qu&amp;rsquo;offrent la plupart des matchs. Il y a encore quelques pas qui nous s&amp;eacute;parent du monde magique de la NBA, mais crois-moi, on se rapproche &amp;ndash; tr&amp;egrave;s vite.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:28:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>nikebasketball_emea</author>
      <guid>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/04/29/nba-nous-voila</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-04-29T17:28:02Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Prépare-toi pour le grand jour</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/04/28/pr-paretoi-pour-le-grand-jour</link>
      <description>Tout se met en place &amp;agrave; pr&amp;eacute;sent &amp;ndash; dans quelques semaines, nous jouerons dans le tournoi pour lequel nous nous sommes entra&amp;icirc;n&amp;eacute;s avec acharnement toute l&amp;rsquo;ann&amp;eacute;e : le Final Four &amp;agrave; Berlin.&lt;br /&gt;
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Toute l&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;quipe est excit&amp;eacute;e, mais on sait qu&amp;rsquo;il nous reste encore des choses &amp;agrave; accomplir. Notre but n&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;tait pas juste d&amp;rsquo;arriver l&amp;agrave; &amp;ndash; ce qu&amp;rsquo;on veut, c&amp;rsquo;est y aller, et gagner. Alors ce mois-ci, on va s&amp;rsquo;entra&amp;icirc;ner dur et se pr&amp;eacute;parer pour cette semaine &amp;agrave; Berlin, parce qu&amp;rsquo;on sait que &amp;ccedil;a n&amp;rsquo;a pas &amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; facile.&lt;br /&gt;
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L&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;quipe a connu des matchs difficiles vers le milieu de la saison, et de petits d&amp;eacute;tails, comme des probl&amp;egrave;mes de blessures et de rythme, peuvent avoir un gros impact sur une &amp;eacute;quipe. Et je sais de quoi je parle, j&amp;rsquo;ai eu droit &amp;agrave; mon lot de &amp;ldquo;petits d&amp;eacute;tails&amp;rdquo; au d&amp;eacute;but de l&amp;rsquo;ann&amp;eacute;e 2009.&lt;br /&gt;
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Mais tout &amp;ccedil;a, c&amp;rsquo;est normal, on reste des &amp;ecirc;tres humains. Tout le monde a ses hauts et ses bas, et dans 90% des cas, c&amp;rsquo;est psychologique. En fin de compte, ce qui est important, c&amp;rsquo;est comment on s&amp;rsquo;en sort, comment garder confiance en soi, rester concentr&amp;eacute; sur le jeu et limiter ses erreurs.&lt;br /&gt;
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C&amp;rsquo;est pourquoi les joueurs comme Th&amp;eacute;o Papaloukas sont essentiels &amp;agrave; notre &amp;eacute;quipe &amp;ndash; aussi bien sur le terrain qu&amp;rsquo;en dehors. Ce mec a tout v&amp;eacute;cu, &amp;ccedil;a va &amp;ecirc;tre son septi&amp;egrave;me Final Four de suite, et il a remport&amp;eacute; ce tournoi trois fois.&lt;br /&gt;
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Les joueurs plus jeunes, moi y compris, lui posent beaucoup de questions pour savoir &amp;agrave; quoi s&amp;rsquo;attendre. Mais tu peux poser toutes les questions que tu veux &amp;agrave; un joueur exp&amp;eacute;riment&amp;eacute; comme lui &amp;ndash; au bout du compte, il faut que tu te concentres sur ton jeu, et que tu t&amp;rsquo;attendes &amp;agrave; &amp;ecirc;tre surpris.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2009-04-28T12:33:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Ce qui est important, ce n’est pas le capitaine, c’est l’équipe.</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/04/28/ce-qui-est-important-ce-n-est-pas-le-capitaine-c-est-l-quipe</link>
      <description>Qu&amp;rsquo;est-ce qui change quand on devient capitaine ? La fa&amp;ccedil;on de jouer ? Ses relations avec l&amp;rsquo;entra&amp;icirc;neur ? Le rapport qu&amp;rsquo;on a avec les fans ?&lt;br /&gt;
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La r&amp;eacute;ponde est : rien de tout &amp;ccedil;a.&lt;br /&gt;
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La seule chose qui change, c&amp;rsquo;est que tu as la responsabilit&amp;eacute; d&amp;rsquo;aider chaque membre de l&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;quipe &amp;agrave; am&amp;eacute;liorer son jeu.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sur le terrain, je fais autant d&amp;rsquo;efforts que tout le monde pour que mon &amp;eacute;quipe gagne &amp;ndash; c&amp;rsquo;est ce que j&amp;rsquo;ai toujours fait. Je n&amp;rsquo;ai pas chang&amp;eacute; mon attitude envers les gens, ni commenc&amp;eacute; &amp;agrave; jouer diff&amp;eacute;remment. &lt;br /&gt;
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Tout ce que j&amp;rsquo;ai de plus que les autres joueurs, c&amp;rsquo;est l&amp;rsquo;exp&amp;eacute;rience. J&amp;rsquo;ai jou&amp;eacute; avec la plupart des joueurs grecs de l&amp;rsquo;&amp;eacute;quipe nationale. Par cons&amp;eacute;quent, tout le monde connaissait mon parcours et mon exp&amp;eacute;rience, et tous m&amp;rsquo;ont accept&amp;eacute; en tant que capitaine. Pour certains des joueurs, c&amp;rsquo;est la premi&amp;egrave;re fois qu&amp;rsquo;ils vont en finale, alors je leur parle pour les aider &amp;agrave; s&amp;rsquo;y pr&amp;eacute;parer.&lt;br /&gt;
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Quand tu es capitaine, ce qui compte, c&amp;rsquo;est de faire tout ce que tu peux pour que ton &amp;eacute;quipe gagne, &amp;agrave; chaque fois que tu rentres sur le terrain &amp;ndash; c&amp;rsquo;est aussi simple que &amp;ccedil;a.  Et c&amp;rsquo;est comme &amp;ccedil;a que j&amp;rsquo;ai toujours jou&amp;eacute;.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:55:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2009-04-28T07:55:23Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Hoop Summit: Game Day</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/04/20/hoop-summit-game-day</link>
      <description>&lt;i&gt;After losing his first four Nike Hoop Summits, World Select Team head coach ROB BEVERIDGE recorded his first victory in Portland Saturday ...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I really felt earlier in the week that this group was coming together. They enjoyed each other's company and we spent a lot of time on team bonding exercises.&lt;br /&gt;
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We went ten-pin bowling and were laughing at each other for the gutter balls and because the bowling alley were struggling to find size 17 shoes for some of the guys. We had competitive drills and the guys had to do push-ups or have piggy-back races when they lost. All that really brought this group together and you saw what this team is about.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is the biggest challenge I could ever have in my coaching career. I have spent year after year listening to the USA guys talk about the problems they have of bringing their team together but unless a coach has been in the situation we're in, you really have no idea of the difficulties we face.&lt;br /&gt;
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It's like a game of chess and trying to teach all the players which piece they are in the game and obviously the biggest challenge we have is doing that with the language barrier to overcome.&lt;br /&gt;
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So, while the win is fantastic, I'm more concerned that the players appreciate what they have actually done - they have done something very very special and I feel privileged to call myself their coach.&lt;br /&gt;
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I'll always think how lucky I am. I'm a professional coach, I get to travel the world, develop friendships with people and have long-term relationships with many of the players and I know I will keep in touch and follow the careers of many of these kids.&lt;br /&gt;
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At the end, our celebrations were pretty wild and that was relief more than anything. I'm a competitive guy and to beat the USA on their own court with so many things against us ... that was pretty special.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;DONATAS MOTIEJUNAS, from Lithuania, scored 21 points in the World Select Team's 97-89 victory in the Nike Hoop Summit game in Portland Saturday.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This is history!&lt;br /&gt;
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The last time the World Team beat the USA in this game was 1998 so beating them here in Portland is awesome for us and, especially, for the coaches.&lt;br /&gt;
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From 10 different players, selfish players including me, the coach built a TEAM. Not every coach could do that and you have to honor our coach, Rob Beveridge, for doing it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Of course, the USA thought they were better than us but we proved we were the better team and, again, that is thanks to the coaches and I thank them with all my heart.&lt;br /&gt;
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Rob has been coaching this team for five years and he has so much experience which he passed on to us and that is why we won the game.&lt;br /&gt;
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It seemed like the week started slowly but it finished like an explosion! For me, the second half of the game was really enjoyable, the first half not so much, but I think I finished the game strong.&lt;br /&gt;
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There was quite a big crowd at the game but when you have played in some of the gyms I have played in in Lithuania, then the noise and the crowd tonight is nothing!&lt;br /&gt;
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The NBA is a dream for me - of course it is, who wouldn't want to play there? And watching the game between the Blazers and the Lakers on Friday showed me what the NBA is like. Did tonight show me I'm ready for the NBA? I don't know. I am waiting to hear from somebody! I have said before, when the people around me tell me I am ready for the NBA, then I am ready. Not until then.&lt;br /&gt;
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So the week is over and I have so many memories, it is impossible to pick just one. There will not be one memory I take home, there will be lots - both on the court and off it where this was my first ever time in America.&lt;br /&gt;
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But if I had to choose one memory, it would probably be the final buzzer when our celebrations started. The World Team has waited 11 long years for a victory. Now, thanks to the coaches, and teamwork, we have made history.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;MILAN MACVAN led the World Select Team to a 97-89 victory at Nike Hoop Summit in Portland Saturday, scoring 23 points and adding 14 rebounds and 6 assists.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have won against a US team before, at the World Championships in Novi Sad, and any time you beat Americans is special. America is the biggest country in the world for basketball so to beat them in their own country ... it is hard to describe.&lt;br /&gt;
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This was an enjoyable week for me - my first time in the USA - and I am glad I was selected because I learned so much and had so many experiences.&lt;br /&gt;
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Even though there were some language problems at first, we made friendships that will last for a long time and, even though many of us knew each other from playing in Europe, we had not played together before.&lt;br /&gt;
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We obviously spent a lot of time in practice but we did many different things as well - like designing Nike iD shoes for a team mate.&lt;br /&gt;
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There was fun but, of course, the week was about the game and, while the game was tough, we played a lot of zone and that helped us win. Zone is how we beat the USA in Novi Sad and we did the same here. Maybe that's the way to beat the USA all the time.&lt;br /&gt;
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After the game, there were many journalists asking us questions. One said I reminded him of Kevin Love. He's a great player, I love Kevin Love, but I don't want to be Kevin Love! I want to be Milan!&lt;br /&gt;
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When I was young I liked a European player, Vlade Divac, and, in the NBA, Charles Barkley, so maybe I am more like them.&lt;br /&gt;
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The NBA is my dream, of course. We saw Portland play the Lakers on Friday and that was fantastic, my first NBA game. But maybe I have more chance in Europe because I'm not a great athlete. Maybe that's a problem for me, I don't know.&lt;br /&gt;
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Now I must go home and play in the National Championships in Serbia which end in May and, after that, I'll talk to my agent about the NBA and the future. Right now, I have no plans.&lt;br /&gt;
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But, like every kid in Europe, the NBA has always been my dream. I started playing basketball in the first place because I wanted to be Shaq O'Neal. That was my first basketball jersey and I still have it at home, though I can't fit in it any more!&lt;br /&gt;
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Maybe one day I will be back here and playing again. Who knows?!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;TOMISLAV ZUBCIC from Croatia hit 17 points in the World Team's 97-89 upset of the USA at the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland Saturday.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have learned so many things, about basketball and life, this week and I am so glad I was here and part of the win.&lt;br /&gt;
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We feel we have been part of history and I am going back to Europe thinking maybe I can play now. After all, I have beaten the USA! How many Europeans my age can say that?&lt;br /&gt;
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From the start, the Americans were saying that they would beat us and had the attitude that they would beat us easily. I didn't like that attitude and we showed them how to play. We showed them that they were not the best. We were!&lt;br /&gt;
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The first thing you have to say is our coach, Rob Beveridge, did a very good job and the second is we played like a team - playing good defense. We stopped them because they like to run and we stopped them running thanks to our rebounding and our smart players.&lt;br /&gt;
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When we play like that, this team could beat anybody.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am very happy personally with my performance and the way I played tonight because other people were watching. I scored what I scored but I think I did other things to help us win and that was important.&lt;br /&gt;
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Like every young guy, I dream of playing in the NBA but it is not in my mind right now because I do not think this one game will make such a difference.&lt;br /&gt;
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To play in the NBA, you must play well for a few years and you must have experience for the NBA. I'm not yet ready to play in the NBA.&lt;br /&gt;
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But I do think that I am a better player and I have had so much fun this week. It is something I will always remember.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:36:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hoop Summit: 1 day to go until tip-off...</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/04/17/hoop-summit-1-day-to-go-until-tipoff</link>
      <description>Watch behind the scenes footage from the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon. This annual basketball game event features the USA Basketball Men&amp;rsquo;s Junior National Select Team, comprised of the top high school boy senior players, playing against a World Select Team, comprised of top players 19-years-old or younger from around the world. Get to know these young, up and coming prospects before they become stars.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:15:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Family: Playoffs Preview</title>
      <link>http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikebasketball-fr_FR/2009/04/17/the-family-playoffs-preview</link>
      <description>With the regular season just about history, it&amp;rsquo;s time to turn our attention toward the Greatest Show On Earth, aka the postseason. Two months of intense desire, amazing finishes, and furious battles. The games are played with the sure knowledge that anything less than full effort means a premature end to championship dreams.&lt;br /&gt;
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Let&amp;rsquo;s begin our look ahead with the team that came up just short last season, and is gearing up to erase that bitter ending from their collective memory&amp;mdash;the Los Angeles Lakers. Showtime is back on the coast, as the #1 seed out west is favored to make it back to the ultimate round.&lt;br /&gt;
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Leading the way&amp;hellip;well, you already know about &lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikebasketball/en_GB/athletes?league=nba&amp;#38;player=kobe_bryant"&gt;Kobe Bryant&lt;/a&gt;. Great talent, sure, but also an incredible competitive streak, a ferocious defender, and a player who can will his team to victory, either in a game or a series. Simply put, Kobe has to be accounted for at all times, even when he&amp;rsquo;s taking a breather on the sideline&amp;mdash;just his glare from the bench gets his teammates motivated.&lt;br /&gt;
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One of those sidekicks is critical to L.A. making that leap to winning it all. &lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikebasketball/en_GB/athletes?league=nba&amp;#38;player=andrew_bynum"&gt;Andrew Bynum&lt;/a&gt; was just shoving his way into the elite big man category when he went down with a knee injury. Fortunately, it wasn&amp;rsquo;t as serious as the one he suffered last season, when he missed that showdown with Boston. Bynum has made his return, and should provide the missing piece to the puzzle in the paint. L.A. was brutalized inside by the Green Machine last year&amp;mdash;that won&amp;rsquo;t happen with Bynum around.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Bryant and Bynum combo isn&amp;rsquo;t all L.A. has to offer. &lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikebasketball/en_GB/athletes?league=nba&amp;#38;player=pau_gasol"&gt;Pau Gasol&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikebasketball/en_GB/athletes?league=nba&amp;#38;player=lamar_odom"&gt;Lamar Odom&lt;/a&gt; were pushed around pretty good by Boston&amp;rsquo;s bigs last year, and they are&lt;br /&gt;
eager for redemption. Gasol has been berserk this campaign, averaging just shy of 20 and 10. Thursday night, with Bynum back and occupying defenders, Pau pounded Denver to the tune of 27 points and 19 rebounds, his third double-double in four games. Odom is always a double-double threat every night, too, showing a rare ball-handling, shooting, post-up versatility. More importantly, the tandem has taken the opportunity to establish more of an inside presence in Bynum&amp;rsquo;s absence. That&amp;rsquo;s some serious size and length L.A. can throw at teams when all three are playing, and playing well.&lt;br /&gt;
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Another player who will be more of a factor this time around is &lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikebasketball/en_GB/athletes?league=nba&amp;#38;player=trevor_ariza"&gt;Trevor Ariza&lt;/a&gt;. The 6&amp;rsquo;8&amp;rdquo; forward has given his team a little of everything this year&amp;mdash;a&lt;br /&gt;
scoring option, solid defense, smart rebounding, and a step up in &amp;ldquo;want-to.&amp;rdquo; L.A. has depth to spare, and Ariza is the best of the subs.&lt;br /&gt;
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Nothing is guaranteed in this league, but it will be a surprise if the purple and gold aren&amp;rsquo;t in the final two.&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:07:58 GMT</pubDate>
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