Okay great. As soon as I finish writing the post below this one, Rumor: Pietrus May Sign a 1 year, $3.4 mil deal with Warriors, Tim Kawakami writes that he's hearing Pietrus may have other options. Thanks Tim! He writes an interesting blog post. Below is the gist of it, but make sure to read the…
July 30, 2007, 6:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
I know this is a Warriors and basketball site, but we also cover major stories that occur in the Bay Area. Today is a sad day for not only Niner fans, but football fans all over. Bill Walsh, one of the greatest coaches ever, passed away today at age 75 after battling leukemia. Walsh didn't…
July 30, 2007, 5:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Mickael has apparently been in South Beach recently checking out what life would be like playing with DWade, Shaq, and the Heat. I guess he likes what he sees, because his agent is reporting that he would rather play there than in The Town. But the likelihood of him playing in Miami is dwindling. …
July 30, 2007, 5:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Since Kevin Garnett has been an object of desire among Pistons fans and the Detroit media the past couple of seasons (perhaps to the point of distraction), I figured more than a few readers here would be interested in this. From the Boston Herald: Sources this morning are confirming that the…
July 30, 2007, 3:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
If Kevin Garnett is traded to Boston – and that sounds like a very strong possibility – the Charlotte Bobcats’ task next season becomes that much more challenging. New Bobcats coach Sam Vincent says he’ll be disappointed if the team...
July 30, 2007, 3:30 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
KnickerBlogger Despite standing only 6′9″, David Lee’s main strength is his rebounding. He combines excellent positioning, exceptional timing, good leaping ability, and a desire to capture missed shots on both ends of the floor. Not only is Lee the best rebounder on his team, but…
July 30, 2007, 12:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Multiple sources are reporting that trades talks between Boston and Minnesota involving Kevin Garnett have rekindled, with the potential of a deal getting done today. The deal reportedly would send Garnett to Boston for Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Theo Ratliff and Sebastian Telfair. Apparently,…
July 30, 2007, 12:00 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
"What if... Golden State of Mind actually published a comic book?" What's up everybody? I grew up reading a lot of comic books (which I guess is the reason why I draw a lot.) One of my favorite comic books as a kid was called What If... The series began with the Watcher recapping…
July 30, 2007, 04:30 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
At his July 24th presser, a reporter asked Stern about the conspicuous absence of words like “alleged” from his references to indicted ex-official Tim Donaghy. He replied that Donaghy’s council is in the process of negotiating a plea, clearly implying that Donaghy has admitted to…
July 30, 2007, 00:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
KnickerBlogger: Normally when you begin to work at a new company, you want to start off well. Usually you’ll have a fresh haircut & choose something nicer from your wardrobe. You’ll act a little more polite and reserved than you would normally be. And you’ll do a lot of…
July 30, 2007, 00:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
In Basketball on Paper, Dean Oliver devoted an entire chapter to comparing the individual rating systems of several NBA analysts. He argued something that I, and most people who do informed analysis, subscribe to: Any system of statistical analysis cannot only be internally consistent, but must…
July 30, 2007, 00:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
We are now officially in the NBA’s dog days, that period where the marquee free agents have all signed but training camps are still weeks away. So I thought it’d be interesting to take a weekend break from our regularly scheduled basketball banter to attend to the unfolding dogfighting…
July 30, 2007, 00:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
KnickerBlogger: At the time of Jerome James’ signing, I kept some quotes from RealGM’s Knick message board, because they were quite optimistic. Unfortunately RealGM has decided to scrub their message board of anything over a certain age, so I can’t link to these quotes, nor can I…
July 30, 2007, 00:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Game discussion.
July 30, 2007, 00:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Feel free to talk about the Knicks’ first summer league game.
July 30, 2007, 00:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
KnickerBlogger: Channing Frye looked to be one of the better picks of the 2005 draft, earning a berth on the All Rookie 1st team, and was one of the bright spots of the abysmal 2006 season. Frye’s main strength was his jump shot. He showed good accuracy and range on his jump shot, making him…
July 30, 2007, 00:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Random Summer League Thoughts: * 6 Europeans! Well not really. Most are American born that are playing overseas. The exceptions are 30 year old center Bougaieff who is French Canadian and guard Ali Berdiel from the Puerto Rican National team. Even the most mundane player has an impressive youtube…
July 30, 2007, 00:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
The Knicks are a poor defensive team (24th out of 30 in points allowed per 100 possessions in ‘07; 26th in ‘06 with more or less the same roster). Conventional wisdom has it that New York’s defensive ineptitude is due in large part to a porous interior defense, where Eddy Curry is…
July 30, 2007, 00:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net