Bobcats invited 'good corporate citizens' scrutiny
I hope Sam Vincent knows what he’s doing. Vincent, the Charlotte Bobcats’ new head coach, hired Paul Mokeski as an assistant, in charge of the big men. Six years ago, Mokeski pleaded no-contest to a misdemeanor cocaine-possession charge in Wisconsin....
June 14, 2007, 11:45 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
SBNation NBA Mock Draft
There’s really nothing cooking these days in terms of actual Pistons news, but I can point you in the direction of a pretty interesting (and on-going) mock draft. The guys at SB Nation have organized a draft with bloggers representing each team, and Indy Cornrows (whose Pacers don’t…
June 14, 2007, 6:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Justin Verlander throws a no-no
Wow. It’s not basketball so I’ll let the Tigers guys provide the commentary, but … wow.
June 14, 2007, 5:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Might the Raptors want Amir Johnson?
Scott from Raptorblog wants the Raps to offer Amir Johnson the full mid-level exception. I’m not sure if any NBA exec would feel comfortable doing that for a player with such little experience, but there’s always a chance someone gambles looking for a home run. (Thanks to Skeets for the…
June 14, 2007, 5:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Need4Sheed highlight video
Need4Sheed has a great season recap video up with a lot of highlights that even I forgot about this year.
June 14, 2007, 5:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Joe Dumars confirms that Flip Saunders will return
As I just posted on the FanHouse, Joe Dumars held his annual end of the season press conference today, and in it he confirmed that Flip Saunders will in fact return as head coach next year: “Just because we haven’t gotten to the finals, it doesn’t mean Flip has done a bad…
June 14, 2007, 5:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Why I’m not torn up that Laimbeer isn’t getting his shot (yet)
FanHouse colleague Nate Jones and I had a lengthy email conversation over the past few days regarding the future of the Pistons, and it ended up making for what I think to be a very interesting post. I hope you end up reading the whole thing, but at the very least I’d like to draw your…
June 14, 2007, 4:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Dumars promises change in end of season press conference
Joe Dumars touched upon several topics during Monday’s press conference. First and foremost, we know Flip Saunders’ job is safe. Not a big surprise there, but it’s the first public endorsement since the Eastern Conference Debacle ended a week or so ago. What else did he talk…
June 14, 2007, 4:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
1995 was a good draft for Detroit
This is a random, silly post with no actual point beyond some slightly interesting trivia. In today’s Monday Bullets on TrueHoop, Henry Abbott wrote that a reader pointed out how more than a sixth of all players drafted in 1996 have played for the Knicks. The Pistons can boast the same using…
June 14, 2007, 4:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons included in Grant Hill rumors
USA TODAY: Could a return to Detroit be in [Grant Hill’s] future? “I’m keeping myself open,” Hill says. “I’m going to see what Orlando’s doing but if people come knocking, I’m going to listen. I’m still trying to figure it all out.”
June 14, 2007, 4:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Did the Pistons make a promise to Rodney Stuckey?
For the majority of the year, I’m willfully ignorant of college basketball. I usually participate in a tournament pool with some friends, but even then my entire bracket is based on how teams are seeded. So with that in mind, I’m usually a step behind many of you when it comes to…
June 14, 2007, 3:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
On blowing up the team
Henry Abbott emailed me asking my thoughts about the Pistons’ future, specifically whether Joe Dumars might actually break up the team’s core by pulling off a major trade. My answer? Maybe. Okay, it was a little more detailed than that: Short answer: I don’t know if he will, but I…
June 14, 2007, 3:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rasheed Wallace to the Knicks?
The offseason has barely started and there’s already been a ton of trade rumors, most of which I haven’t really addressed here. In addition to the Zach Randolph stuff (which I don’t put much weight in), there’s now this: the New York Daily News reports that Isiah Thomas…
June 14, 2007, 3:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
TBJ on the NBA Finals
Did you swear off reading any NBA Finals previews? That’s fine … but what about listening to previews? Tas Melas, J.E. Skeets and SI.com’s Kelly Dwyer break down the Cavs-Spurs matchup on (the always outstanding) The Basketball Jones podcast.
June 14, 2007, 3:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Terry Porter probably isn’t going anywhere
Looks like Terry Porter is out of the running for the vacant head coaching job in Sacramento — especially amid reports that Stan Van Gundy might have it already locked up.
June 14, 2007, 2:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
C-Webb isn’t happy with Flip’s speech-making abilities
Should the Pistons re-sign Chris Webber this summer? Hell, would Chris Webber even want to return? The guy was on the bench during most of the clutch moments of the playoffs and didn’t always look the part of a happy camper. To his credit, though, he never said one word about it to the media,…
June 14, 2007, 2:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rumor: Jason Richardson + #18 pick to Grizzlies, Celtics or Bobcats
ESPN's Chad Ford is in Italy at the Reebok Eurocamp and has the scoop on the Golden State Warriors including Kosta Perovic, Don Nelson's frightening possible retirement, Mickael Pietrus resigning, and the Warriors looking to move Jason Richardson: Warriors GM Chris Mullin showed up…
June 14, 2007, 2:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
NYT on Bill Laimbeer
Henry from TrueHoop spotted an excellent article about Bill Laimbeer in today’s New York Times. I’ve been letting the makings of a Laimbeer post simmer in my head the past couple of days, but this is a good appetizer.
June 14, 2007, 2:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Bryant called "selfish"
ESPN analyst Jon Barry was one of Kobe Bryant's Lakers teammates back in Bryant's most youthful era -- when the teammates were said not to like the kid too much. Barry apparently isn't a big fan now, either. Barry called Bryant "selfish" for the way he went public with his recent unhappiness with…
June 14, 2007, 09:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
SBNation NBA Mock Draft
There’s really nothing cooking these days in terms of actual Pistons news, but I can point you in the direction of a pretty interesting (and on-going) mock draft. The guys at SB Nation have organized a draft with bloggers representing each team, and Indy Cornrows (whose Pacers don’t…
June 14, 2007, 06:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
NBA power brokers: my cousin and D-Fish
Never thought something like us sort of crossing paths at the 2007 NBA Finals would happen when my cousin from Taiwan was living in my parents' house in St. Louis while I was growing up in the 1980s. Joe (Joseph Wu, for official reference) was older and in town getting his master's degree in…
June 14, 2007, 03:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
SBNation 2007 NBA Mock Draft: The Network and Friends are Mocking You
We've been mocking you x2 already (see We're Mocking You: NBA Mock Drafts 2007: 1st Edition | 2nd Edition), but now we're going to take it to a whole 'nother level. The SBNation hoops fam and some friends from the best hoops blogs around are selecting players and supplying a…
June 14, 2007, 00:30 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
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