More summer hoops updates

More on Bruins in summer action:

• In his first two games for Minnesota, Kevin Love has a solid 36 points and a very impressive 30 rebounds. On Wednesday, he lined up against former teammate Lorenzo Mata-Real, who had 12 points, seven rebounds and a steal in the game for the Lakers. Cedric Bozeman did not play in that game.
• Earlier this week, Arron Afflalo put up 18 points along with five rebounds and four assists for Detroit. The Pistons were playing Milwaukee, which got seven points, six rebounds and two assists from Luc Richard Mbah a Moute.
• Things didn't work out too well for Alfred Aboya and the Cameroon national team. They lost their Olympic qualifiers 93-79 to Croatia and 81-72 to Puerto Rico. Aboya played just 10 minutes against Croatia, missed three shots and had four fouls. Against Puerto Rico, he played 21 minutes, made a basket, a steal and pulled down eight boards. He also five fouls and three turnovers. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute did not make the trip because of his NBA obligations. Keep in mind that Cameroon is ranked 50th in the world, which is the equivalent of a 12 seed in bracketology.

Comments

[atrojanedbruin]

Alfred & Cameroon's situation was further complicated by the dismal level of government support the team received going into Athens. They weren't even compensated for the runner-up finish the team had last year in the FIBA Africa tournament, which qualified them for Athens. The team -- as well as their great Coach Lazare Adingono of Canisius University -- paid out of their own pockets to house, feed etc themselves, all throughout the summer. They even went on strike before traveling to Athens, hoping against hope that the government would pay them backpay and also finance their current trip, but nothing happened. That they even competed, and competed well was inspiring to say the least, it was truly a sacrifice for them to play in Athens.

I followed the team through the summer at my blog
http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/atrojanedbruin

atb

[atrojanedbruin]

Alfred & Cameroon's situation was further complicated by the dismal level of government support the team received going into Athens. They weren't even compensated for the runner-up finish the team had last year in the FIBA Africa tournament, which qualified them for Athens. The team -- as well as their great Coach Lazare Adingono of Canisius University -- paid out of their own pockets to house, feed etc themselves, all throughout the summer. They even went on strike before traveling to Athens, hoping against hope that the government would pay them backpay and also finance their current trip, but nothing happened. That they even competed, and competed well was inspiring to say the least, it was truly a sacrifice for them to play in Athens.

I followed the team through the summer at my blog
http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/atrojanedbruin

atb