Monthly Archives: January 2012

Coach K, coaches the Duke University men’s basketball team. He is one of the best college coaches in America and has coached a ton of great college-level players. A number of his players have gone on to have notable professional … Continue reading →

There was a good post at CNNSI.com the other day that will likely be of interest to you — it’s entitled, “Monday Musings: What we’ve learned through the quarter-mark of the season“. We recently posted an update and some commentary … Continue reading →

Here is another in the series of basketball net sightings — this time from Santa Catarina Palopo, Guatemala, on the eastern shores of Lake Atitlan. Santa Catarina Palopo is about 2.5 miles from Panajachel, where we featured a net previously. … Continue reading →

I’m a little bit behind in posting the latest NBA news, so I decided to do a quick update on the standings in this post. As of this morning (1/25), here are the leaders of their respective conferences: – Eastern … Continue reading →

If you strain to look in the distance, there is a small, portable basketball hoop with nylon basketball net in the back patio area of this house just on the beach in Monterrico, Guatemala. Monterrico was recently a sleepy ocean-front … Continue reading →

The Mikan drill is a classic. Almost anyone who has played basketball for any length of time has done it. It is a lay-up drill designed to help players strengthen both their right and left hand lay-ups, and all their … Continue reading →

This is the final of the recent basketball net sightings from around Lake Atitlan, Guatemala — we previously highlighted courts in Panajachel, San Marcos and San Pedro, and today’s is Santiago Atitlan. This full basketball court was in active use … Continue reading →

Here is another basketball net, hoop and court sighting on a village on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala — this time San Pedro. Similar to the court discussed at San Marcos, this is a nice covered court, allowing year-round sport. It … Continue reading →

Shown below is another basketball net sighting — this time in San Marcos, Guatemala — located directly on beautiful Lake Atitlan, and easily accessible from Panajachel (our last sighting) by boat. San Marcos isn’t one of the main touristy destinations … Continue reading →

Here is another basketball court sighting in Guatemala — the first one we noted was in Antigua, and this one is in Panajachel, on the shores of Lake Atitlan. I usually call them ‘basketball net sightings’, but since this is … Continue reading →