Odd but true: Cavs want Allan Houston
From Brian Windhorst of the Akron Beacon Journal (via Ballhype): Despite their rise to the ranks of the NBA elite, the Cavaliers have yet to cash in on the market for aging stars looking for a shot at a championship. That might not change anytime soon, but they are in the game. Team sources said…
August 13, 2007, 10:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Getting younger in a hurry
Just a head’s up, my latest HoopsWorld article is up: The Pistons are known around the league as being a veteran team, and for good reason. At the start of the 2006-07 season, NBA.com reported the average age of the roster to be 28.28 years, third-oldest in the league behind the San Antonio…
August 13, 2007, 10:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The NBA’s new marketing slogan is …
The NBA’s new marketing slogan is apparently “Where Amazing Happens.” Whatever. Couldn’t we have just stuck with “I Love this Game!“
August 13, 2007, 9:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Hinrich not Playing for Team USA
[From the Diaries. Bad for Kirk, but good (or at least 'not bad') for the Bulls. I'm curious as to how much of the 'withdrawl' is seeing the writing on the wall, or if Kirk actually has more pressing matters to attend to this summer. -Matt] Chris Sheridian reports:On Monday afternoon, Team USA…
August 13, 2007, 6:30 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Bennett responds to McClendon comments
Here is Clay Bennett's response, along with a clarification by minority owner Aubrey McClendon, on comments he made in today's Journal Record on wanting to bring the Seattle Sonics to Oklahoma City. Clay Bennett “As the controlling owner, I admire my fellow owners and appreciate their…
August 13, 2007, 5:30 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
On bad rap and fake jewelry
I’m not one to recklessly unleash Vanilla Ice on my readers, but I did enjoy this compilation of Pistons rookies and other assorted youngsters from the Las Vegas Summer League that Need4Sheed found this morning. And, for lack of a better place to post this, I’ll just tack this…
August 13, 2007, 10:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Will Blalock heads to Israeli
Unable to drum up any interested stateside, former Piston Will Blalock has signed with an Israeli team, “Hapoel Jerusalem, … last year’s runner-up to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli championships.”
August 13, 2007, 09:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Draft hindsight
Keith Langlois claims on Pistons.com that if the draft were held today (and Amir Johnson wasn’t already in the pros), both Rodney Stuckey and Johnson would have been lottery picks. I can’t say I disagree, but I’ll be a lot more interested in that kind of opinion come April or…
August 13, 2007, 09:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
“Chris Webber to the Mavs” not a sure thing
Remember those rumors that Chris Webber was about to sign with the Mavericks? It hasn’t happened yet, and the Mavs don’t sound like they’re in a rush. From the Dallas Morning News: Donnie Nelson, the team’s president of basketball operations, tapped the brakes on thoughts…
August 13, 2007, 09:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Shameless plugging
Just a quick announcement: I’ve accepted a position with HoopsWorld to be their Pistons beat writer this year, and my first article is here: Ever since winning the NBA title in 2004 the Pistons have entered each season with extraordinarily high expectations. “Championship or bust” has…
August 13, 2007, 09:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Chauncey Billups helped deliver KG to Celtics
The Celtics drafted Chauncey Billups but hold onto him for about five minutes just 51 games before trading him during his rookie year. Given the player that he’s become, I imagine some Celtics fans feel a little bitter for letting him go, right? Well, in a curious twist of fate, it seems that…
August 13, 2007, 08:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Detroit’s all-time best players
Charley Rosen undertook a fun exercise on FOX Sports by trying to come up with all-star teams consisting of players born in a certain city. For example, here’s Detroit: The starters: B. J. Armstrong, Jalen Rose, George Gervin, Chris Webber, and P. J. Brown. The subs: Marcus Fizer, Willie…
August 13, 2007, 08:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Report: Chris Webber likely to sign with Dallas
Bill Ingram from Hoopsworld.com: Various reports cited by a Los Angeles radio station have the Dallas Mavericks close to signing Detroit Pistons free agent forward Chris Webber to a one-year deal using their mid-level exception. The Mavericks are willing to offer him the entire MLE, but would…
August 13, 2007, 08:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Arron Afflalo interview
Pistons Nation, a blog launched back in June that I’m just now discovering, has an exclusive interview with Arron Afflalo. (via Ballhype)
August 13, 2007, 08:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Need4Sheed radio appearance
At 7pm today (Sunday), Natalie from Need4Sheed will be talking talked Eastern Conference ball with Bennie and Jeff from WTKG Radio in Grand Rapids. Update: listen to the clip here.
August 13, 2007, 07:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Caption Contest: Why is Bill Laimbeer laughing?
For lack of actual news, I present this picture of Bill Laimbeer laughing. What’s going through his mind that’s so funny? The person with the best answer (as determined by complex formulas measuring creativity and humor developed solely by me) gets a guest-post on DBB, if they so…
August 13, 2007, 07:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Flip Saunders narrowly avoided Minnesota bridge tragedy
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 13, 2007, 07:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Knicks 2007 Report Card (A to Z): Randolph Morris
KnickerBlogger: Signed by the Knicks in a draft loophole, Randolph Morris became the first person to play in the NCAA tournament and the NBA season in the same week. Morris played for the Knicks in 5 games totaling 44 minutes. That’s 4 less minutes than a single NBA game.…
August 13, 2007, 07:15 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Antonio McDyess gets married.
Sorry, ladies, but Antonio McDyess is officially off the market — he got hitched last weekend. (via TrueHoop)
August 13, 2007, 06:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Odd but true: Cavs want Allan Houston
From Brian Windhorst of the Akron Beacon Journal (via Ballhype): Despite their rise to the ranks of the NBA elite, the Cavaliers have yet to cash in on the market for aging stars looking for a shot at a championship. That might not change anytime soon, but they are in the game. Team sources said…
August 13, 2007, 06:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Report: Minority owner says group wants Sonics in Okla. City
Thanks to the news tip from one of the blog readers, here's the story I'll have for Monday. Look for a follow tomorrow once I'm able to contact more people. Aubrey McClendon, one of the partners in the Professional Basketball Club LLC, the group that purchased the Seattle SuperSonics last year,…
August 13, 2007, 03:45 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
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