On training camp previews and crowdsourcing questions
My latest from HOOPSWORLD is a training camp preview for the Pistons. It may be a bit redundant to hard-core fans who have followed the team’s every move this summer, but hopefully it’s a good refresher for casual fans who suddenly realized training camp starts next week: Detroit’s…
September 26, 2007, 6:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Only 5 days left until training camp
With the Sonics training camp set to begin on Monday, the team plans to release its roster invitee list tomorrow (Thursday). I’ll have the full list along with a short story. And I plan to write a preview looking at some of the main story lines heading into camp, as we make the switch to…
September 26, 2007, 5:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
The Warriors Reloaded: Bring The Matrix to the Bay?
The biggest news item in the hoops world today is Shawn Marion's declaration that it's time for him to move on from the Phoenix Suns. The all-world fantasy stats machine is rumored to be part of a blockbuster deal with the LA Lakers for injury prone, but uber-talented big man…
September 26, 2007, 3:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Big Nasty calls it a career
Former Piston (and 2004 NBA champion) Corliss Williamson will announce his retirement tomorrow. He’s going out on his own terms: Big Nasty, who’s only 33 years old, obviously can still play considering he averaged 9.1 points per game for the Kings last year.
September 26, 2007, 06:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Shameless Plug: Miami Heat preview
My latest from HOOPSWORLD: a training camp preview of the Miami Heat. I won’t spoil it, but this was one team that couldn’t afford to stand still this summer, but did anyways.
September 26, 2007, 06:15 AM 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 26, 2007, 06:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Should Rodney Stuckey be allowed to wear No. 3?
If you couldn’t tell, that’s a Rodney Stuckey highlight reel from the Las Vegas Summer League via a random Chinese video site (Google turns out the strangest things sometimes). It’s the first time I’ve seen this specific compilation, but that’s not really what…
September 26, 2007, 06:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Monday’s Layup Drill
A round-up of what you could’ve been reading this weekend instead of a stale DBB: My latest from HOOPSWORLD: In certain matchups against some of the league’s bigger centers, Detroit’s undersized frontcourt may be exposed. That’s where Mohammed will prove useful, taking much…
September 26, 2007, 06:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Tony Delk and Rodney White in PHX
Former Pistons Tony Delk and Rodney White recently worked out for the Suns. Both guys played in Europe last year (White the past two years), so you have to figure it’s a long shot for either one. (Thanks, Brad!)
September 26, 2007, 06:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Marion wants out
Shawn Marion has asked to be traded and has gone public with his feelings. He's sick of the trade rumors and wants to end it with an actual...trade.According to Suns beat writer Paul Coro, well publicized talks with Utah for AK47 as well as the Lakers dangling Lamar Odom are the only known offers…
September 26, 2007, 06:00 AM ET from The Rising Suns
Amir Johnson almost started an international incident
Maybe. Probably not. But it looks like he did have fun in China. Also, unconfirmed reports suggest that Amir has been signed to star in Rush Hour IV. A lot of fans are wondering how tall Amir really is. The answer? Shorter than Yao Ming. My week in China [Amir Johnson’s Official…
September 26, 2007, 05:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Laimbeer vs. Cash (yet another WNBA post …)
Bear with me, but here’s another WNBA update: Bill Laimbeer vs. Swin Cash puts Flip vs. Rasheed to shame. Cash is an unrestricted free agent and had some parting shots on the way out: “When a coach loses their respect for you, and treats you the way he did me … it’s tough…
September 26, 2007, 05:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Second Round Surprises
My latest from HOOPSWORLD: With the salary cap and luxury tax leveling the playing field and promoting parity in the NBA, the hallmark of almost every elite team with staying power is a solid draft record. Trades and free agency can help a team get over the hump, but young (and more importantly,…
September 26, 2007, 05:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Isiah Thomas is digging a hole
Ouch, Isiah Thomas keeps finding ways to make himself look even worse during his trial.
September 26, 2007, 05:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
On Rasheed, Flip and Game 5 sabotage
Chris McCosky has an interesting piece on Flip Saunders in the Detroit News today. Saunders has always downplayed any confrontations he may have had with Rasheed Wallace to the media, but McCosky quite explicitly described the extent to which the player-coach relationship soured last year: Last…
September 26, 2007, 05:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Faulty Wiring: The Detroit Shock’s Almost Championship 2007 Season
The wheels fell off for the Shock as the Mercury dominated them in a Game 5 loss at the Palace that cost Detroit the 2007 WNBA title. Just like she did after Game 4, noted DBB reader PistonsGirl4Life has provided analysis not just for the game but what the Shock need to do going forward. Special…
September 26, 2007, 05:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
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 26, 2007, 05:15 AM 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 26, 2007, 05:15 AM 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 26, 2007, 05:15 AM 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 26, 2007, 05:00 AM 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 26, 2007, 05:00 AM 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 26, 2007, 05:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
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