KidJustin wrote:Carmelo + Puerto Rico?
Elton Brand,"I don't mind coming off bench"
Elton Brand hasn't been exactly what Philadelphia paid for when signing him
in the summer of 2007, but Elton had a successful 2011 campaign finally looking
like a starting caliber power forward. After spraining his ankle in training camp,
Elton re-injured his ankle against the New York Knicks last night. Team officials
say Elton won't be back to a 100% for atleast 1-2 weeks.
"I don't mind coming off the bench for this team. Were a brotherhood and I know Im
not a hundred percent so Im not gonna' sacrifice this teams' success due to my ego. We
have a great young player in Q(Calloway) and I'm looking forward to what he can do on the
floor," Brand said. When asked what he would do once Elton was back at full health, Coach
Doug Collins said, " I don't know yet. What I do is this young man(Calloway) is probably
one of the 3 most talented power forwards in this league and if he comes into his own
during this stretch, he could become our starting guy."
Martti. wrote:He can't play for Puerto Rico, he has already played internationally for the US.
Still lovin the simple recaps!
Puerto Rico No Longer US Territory
Puerto Rico will now be recognized as it's own nation
By Bill Plasche
November 12th, 2011|8:06 a.m.
The island of Puerto Rico has been a US territory for over 80+ years, but no longer. A vote today has released Puerto Rico from the United States and they will become their own country.
Puerto Rico has been a commonwealth of the U.S. for a very long time, but has pretty much been it's own nation, just not recognized as one. What this means in the sports spectrum isn't really that big of a difference as Puerto Rico already had it's own national teams competing in World Championships and Olympic Games.
The one big difference is regarding players who have payed for one senior national team can not play for another senior national team. FIBA has ruled that because Puerto Rico was a US commonwealth(part of the US besides
actually having full statehood representation which meant not being taxed) it wasn't "technically" a different country from the U.S. Regarding players with Puerto Rican heritage like Carmelo Anthony, they can now play for their ancestors home land. Carmelo Anthony already stated he would play for Puerto Rico if the U.S. would not choose him for the 2012 Olympics.
This is a crazy turn of events for not only the nation of Puerto Rico, but the sports world.
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