Don Nelson Returns for 1 More Season
Don Nelson is returning for at least one more season. The deal hasn't been formally signed but the terms have been agreed upon. Don Nelson, the coach who last season helped vault the Warriors back into playoff prominence after a 12-year absence from the Golden State bench, has reached an…
September 14, 2007, 9:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Greg Oden - Done for the Season
Only one wil play this season It's a sad day for not only Portland Trailblazer fans but for NBA fans. Greg Oden is officially done for the season and will have microfracture surgery on his knee. The #1 pick in the draft, the player the Trailblazers had pinned the future of their franchise on,…
September 14, 2007, 9:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Player Previews by Adam Lauridsen
So I figured I should share some great work on the Warriors by GSoM friend, Adam Lauridsen over at Fast Break: A Warriors Fan Blog. He recently completed his set of player previews for the Warriors as the team heads towards training camp. My apologies if you've already read through these, but if…
September 14, 2007, 8:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
GSOM Night 2: Magnitude 10 in the Oracle!
Update: I just spoke with Chris Murphy and he's informed me that the original tickets in the $30 section have sold out. The next set of tickets are $40 (normally $48). They're in a better section so you'll get a better view and they're next to the original section, but are up a level in pricing. …
September 14, 2007, 8:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Weekend open thread
Amir Johnson (far right) is clearly having too much fun in China (Far East). For more on what it was like to travel halfway across the globe for a charity game, here’s an account from someone who was there (HT: TH). There’s more candid shots here, courtesy of Bethlehem Shoals. As for…
September 14, 2007, 8:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
2k6-2k7 REPORT CARD: Monta Ellis
Ellis to the RIM! -- Bob Fitzgerald Oh my gawd! That still gets me pumped up. I love how when he flushes it. You can hear how hard he throws it down as the rim rattles and Fitz simultaneously yelling "Ellis to the Rim!" as his voice strains to get as loud as he wants it to. Wait let me go…
September 14, 2007, 8:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
GSoM YouTube Tuesday: Pay Him. Pay That Man His Money.
What does the 2007/2008 season hold in store for the Warriors? With some bold off-season moves, is it feasible to think that we are going to maintain our newly acquired contender status? Are we simply going to slide back into the realm of mediocrity once again? On one side of the coin our…
September 14, 2007, 7:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
GSoF: Week 1 Recap and Week 2 Picks
Man, what a crazy Week 1! In the first week, key QBs Eli Manning, Steve McNair, and Chad Pennington became sidelined due to injuries, Steve Smith and the Panthers showed that they were ready for business again, and Alex Smith pulled off the most amazing drive of his career. The Raiders…
September 14, 2007, 7:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Drama Queens: The Detroit Shock (and why Cappie Pondexter is a beast)
For 51 weeks of the year, this site is all Pistons. But this week, we’re giving the Shock some love — special thanks to DBB reader PistonsGirl4Life for providing the following post about last night’s oh-so-close Game 4 of the WNBA Finals. by: PistonsGirl4Life As anyone who’s…
September 14, 2007, 5:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Ben Wallace is selling shoes in Dearborn
It’s after the fact, but apparently Ben Wallace was in town this afternoon (Dearborn, specifically) signing autographs while promoting his new Starbury’s at Steve & Barry’s.
September 14, 2007, 5:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Laimbeer’s School of Thuggery
While following a referral link from a message board to DBB, I spotted the following: The best part? This comment a few replies below it: You left out the advanced classes in champagne showering technique and how to hold that weird, off center trophy so that you don’t drop and break it. As…
September 14, 2007, 5:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Will Amir Johnson be worth it?
My latest on HOOPSWORLD is up: In 22 games with Sioux Falls, Johnson scored 18.9 points on 62.3% shooting while averaging 9.7 boards and 3.1 blocks. Even if the average fan wasn’t noticing his numbers, he did catch the attention of general managers across the NBA. The Pistons didn’t have a…
September 14, 2007, 5:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rasheed Wallace … starting center?
You know how we’ve more or less accepted Nazr Mohammed’s return as the de facto starting center? That may not happen. According to Chris McCosky, Flip Saunders is actually learning toward using Rasheed Wallace in the middle, with Antonio McDyess starting along side him. From…
September 14, 2007, 4:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Greg Oden will miss 2007-08
Greg Oden is done for the season. I know he’s a Buckeye and I’m a Wolverine and as such I’m supposed to hate him, but as an NBA fan I don’t. This is awful news, and I feel bad for everyone living in Portland right now. A sample of what reporters will be missing out on this…
September 14, 2007, 4:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Amir Johnson is going to China
I first caught wind of this last week but forgot to throw up a link: Amir Johnson is going to China. Specifically, he’s joining a group of NBA players participating in a charity basketball game put on by Yao Ming and Steve Nash. Nice to seem him get this kind of pub.
September 14, 2007, 4:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
A shocking admission
I’m not ordinarily a huge fan of watching women’s basketball, but I’m happy that it exists. After all, I spent most of my childhood convinced that someday I was going to play in the NBA (despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary) — if little girls want to have the same…
September 14, 2007, 3:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Monday Evening Layup Drill
Will an injured Erick Dampier prompt the Mavericks to finally sign Chris Webber? PistonsNation offers a Bill Laimbeer retrospective, complete with the only picture I’ve ever seen of Lambs playing in Italy before his NBA rookie year. Carnival of the NBA. On the merits of PER and other…
September 14, 2007, 3:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
C-Webb to Phoenix?
It’s unclear what his sources are, but Sean Deveney of Sporting News thinks Chris Webber might be headed to Phoenix.
September 14, 2007, 3:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Analyzing the 2007-08 schedule
My latest is up at Hoopsworld. For lack of better ideas, I took a close look at the upcoming schedule. All of you probably know by now the Pistons have a brutal start to the season with eight of the first 10 games on the road, but the flip side is a relatively cushy schedule down the stretch…
September 14, 2007, 3:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
We’re No. 3! We’re No. 3!
Statistical proof that Detroit is the third most successful franchise in NBA history. (Thanks for the tip, Andrew)
September 14, 2007, 2:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Lindsey Hunter will be a “player-coach”
Lindsey Hunter says that he’s going to be a “player-coach type of guy … moreso coach.” I’ll be glad to have him around for one more year … but here’s to hoping he’s not coaching Rodney Stuckey on how to run the fast break.
September 14, 2007, 2:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Darko is still a Serbian gangster
Any Serbian-speaking readers out there? I’d love to get a word-for-word translation of Darko Milicic’s tirade — or at least confirmation that this sums it up.
September 14, 2007, 2:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
PF.com turns 2
PistonsForum.com turned two years old on Saturday. Congrats, and happy birthday, guys!
September 14, 2007, 2:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Team USA wins gold
To no surprise, Team USA won the gold medal in the FIBA Americas tournament.
September 14, 2007, 1:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Drama Queens: The Detroit Shock (and why Cappie Pondexter is a beast)
For 51 weeks of the year, this site is all Pistons. But this week, we’re giving the Shock some love — special thanks to DBB reader PistonsGirl4Life for providing the following post about last night’s oh-so-close Game 4 of the WNBA Finals. by: PistonsGirl4Life As anyone who’s…
September 14, 2007, 1:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Drama Queens: The Detroit Shock (and why Cappie Poindexter is a beast)
For 51 weeks of the year, this site is all Pistons. But this week, we’re giving the Shock some love — special thanks to DBB reader PistonsGirl4Life for providing the following post about last night’s oh-so-close Game 4 of the WNBA Finals. ______________ by: PistonsGirl4Life As…
September 14, 2007, 1:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Vincent's style, candor refreshing
Bobcats coach Sam Vincent will be judged by what he does, not by what he says. So while his statement to the Observer Thursday – that he wants his team aiming for home-court in the playoffs – sounds outrageous, it...
September 14, 2007, 10:45 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Trying to Avoid Sam Bowie
As you may or may not have heard, #1 overall pick, Greg Oden, of the Portland Trailblazers, had season-ending knee surgery Thursday. First off, from a fan’s perspective, this news is terrible, as I think the whole basketball community was looking forward to Durant/Oden in the 2007-08…
September 14, 2007, 07:15 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Nellie Heads to Hawaii
Will we see this again? Nellie is back where he was a just over year ago, Hawaii. This time he's got a contract with the Warriors and trying to get more money for his franchise face-saving job he did last year. He'll be sippin' pina coladas (or is it Bud Light) on the beach while his agent and…
September 14, 2007, 04:30 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Nellie's Back!
Don Nelson is returning for at least one more season. Nelson, Warriors a match Don Nelson, the coach who last season helped vault the Warriors back into playoff prominence after a 12-year absence from the Golden State bench, has reached an agreement in principle with the team on a…
September 14, 2007, 04:15 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
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