We appear to have a rock throwing contest here. Mayor Greg Nickels responded to Sonics' chairman Clay Bennett's comments this afternoon. Here's what the mayor had to say. "As I indicated to Mr. Bennett when he called July 19th, I would be happy to meet with him and discuss how we can work…
August 02, 2007, 8:45 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
From the AP: Road construction put Detroit Pistons coach Flip Saunders on the 10th Avenue bridge Wednesday in Minneapolis. The detour perhaps saved his life. “I usually take the 35W bridge, but the ramp was closed,” Saunders said Thursday from Minneapolis in a telephone interview with…
August 02, 2007, 8:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Sorry, ladies, but Antonio McDyess is officially off the market — he got hitched last weekend. (via TrueHoop)
August 02, 2007, 7:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Seattle Sonics chairman Clay Bennett just released this statement, which I am assuming is in repsonse to Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels stating that if the Sonics were willing to invest $100 million dollars in a new arena or KeyArena, the city could come up with pubic resources to match it.…
August 02, 2007, 7:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
The NBA announced the Warriors official season schedule today. The Warriors officially start the season on October 30 against the team that knocked us out of the playoffs, the Utah Jazz. Interesting choice by the league to put us head to head against the team that knocked us out. I would have…
August 02, 2007, 7:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
The NBA today released the complete game schedule for the 2007-2008 season, meaning we now know when and where the Hornets will be playing their 82. The first two games on the Hornets' schedule will be played in New Orleans. The opener on Wednesday, October 31st, brings the Sacramento Kings to…
August 02, 2007, 5:15 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
The Sporting News released their list of the best sporting towns in the U.S. and — no big surprise — Detroit ranked No. 1. But did you know that East Lansing ranks 84th, Kalamazoo 101st and Mt. Pleasant 108th?
August 02, 2007, 5:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
My first reaction to the Kevin Garnett trade was that it would make the Celtics relevant but not a legitimate contender. Why not? They lost virtually all of their depth. The more I thought about it, though, the more I decided that they really are just as dangerous as anyone else, at least in the…
August 02, 2007, 4:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The Pistons posted their schedule today. I’ve yet to completely digest everything, but they better bring their A-game early as they play eight of their first 10 on the road. For all of you out-of-town fans, you’ll have 15 chances to see the Pistons on TNT, ESPN or ABC — including…
August 02, 2007, 4:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
[Commmandeering the original diary. You can read it under the 'read more' if you're interested.] Schedule just came out, here's the ESPN version. NBA.com's has the home/away teams flipped wrong, but you can at least see the national TV games. The big news is that the annual circus trip…
August 02, 2007, 4:15 PM ET from Blog a Bull
The National Basketball Association released its regular season schedule this morning at 10 a.m. The Seattle SuperSonics will open the season on the road in Denver against Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony on Halloween Night, 7:30 p.m. Pacific Coast time. The game will be televised on…
August 02, 2007, 3:30 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Two more members of the Seattle SuperSonics organization have been added to the Team USA practice squad. Rookie Jeff Green has been invited to participate with the practice squad, competing against Team USA in Las Vegas in August. Green joins teammate Nick Collison on the practice squad. And…
August 02, 2007, 11:15 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
So I was discussing the Garnett trade with a friend, and part of the discussion was how KG coming to the East helps change the dynamics a bit of the Top NBA players, most of whom play out West. So we did a quick run through of who we thought WERE the top NBA players, and [...]
August 02, 2007, 07:15 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Web Pin Wednesdays is back in full effect! That's right ya'll, get your creative taste buds on, because every week we will be showcasing our community's hottest Web Pins! I can't describe how much creative talent is represented on this site from it's community members here at GSoM! We've got…
August 02, 2007, 04:15 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind