Texas two-step weekend open thread
I don’t have a clue what Dirk Nowitzki is saying in the video above, but consider it a little treat for any DBB readers in Germany. (There are DBB readers in Germany, right?) The Pistons are in Texas this weekend for games against the Mavs and Spurs — in fact, we’re almost…
October 19, 2007, 11:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons eyeing J.R. Smith?
Update: Um, nevermind. Chris McCosky spoke with Joe Dumars, who said no deal. Krista Jahnke confirms it. (Hat-tip: PistonsNation) ______ DBB reader Zach sent me this note from A. Sherrod Blakely’s latest article: The Denver Nuggets have discussed trading J.R. Smith to Detroit for Flip Murray.…
October 19, 2007, 9:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Chauncey in the HOF?
Is Chauncey Billups a Hall of Famer? Yeah, I thought it was a stretch, too.
October 19, 2007, 9:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
All-Overrated First and Second Teams
When Kevin Sawyer isn’t playing amateur dentist for his Canadian friends, he occasionally writes about the NBA for DBB. Here’s his second guest post … _______________ by Kevin Sawyer There’s nothing I like more than bursting bubbles, so in advance of the new season, I thought…
October 19, 2007, 8:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
On Rodney Stuckey’s progress
I caught up with Rodney Stuckey last weekend to talk about how he’s adjusting to the NBA so far. From HOOPSWORLD: Stuckey has made his share of mistakes - he’s shooting just 35.7% from the field and has as many turnovers as assists - but he’s maintained a positive attitude. While…
October 19, 2007, 8:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Preseason open thread: Bulls at Raptors
Early 6pm start, thus you get this and only this.
October 19, 2007, 8:15 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Jarvis Hayes interview
Empty the Bench has an exclusive interview with Jarvis Hayes, Detroit’s most important (and, um, only) free agent addition this summer. Kudos to EtB for pulling it off as well as to Hayes for taking the time.
October 19, 2007, 7:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Re-designs abound
Just a quick congrats to The Basketball Jones for their recent re-design — looks very sharp, fellas. Also, speaking of new looks, two thumbs up to the Detroit News for overhauling their site — all that’s left is producing an RSS feed for Chris McCosky’s blog.
October 19, 2007, 7:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rasheed’s lavatorial advice to Cheikh
Krista Jahnke got one of the best post-game quotes you’ll read all season for the Detroit Free Press: After the game, Rasheed Wallace joked that if Samb weighed 175 when the team drafted him in 2006, “he weighs 176 now.” “Cheikh’s still light in the chops,”…
October 19, 2007, 7:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons and Nuggets in Grand Rapids
I’ve got nothing in terms of a preview, aside from the fact that I feel sorry for anyone in Grand Rapids hoping to see a bunch of All-Stars tonight. The starting lineups are noticeably lacking in star-power, with Chauncey Billups and Rip Hamilton sitting for Detroit, and Carmelo Anthony,…
October 19, 2007, 7:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Linkage, Northwest Division
A a few links from around the Northwest Division. Seattle: A report from the L.A. Times on Kobe Bryant rejoining the team and playing against Seattle. And ESPN’s J.A. Adande offers this take on the Kobe situation. Portland: Seattle Prep alum Martell Webster may have earned the starting…
October 19, 2007, 7:00 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Wednesday’s Layup Drill
Bethlehem Shoals, FreeDarko impresario and my FanHouse colleague, has penned his preview of the Eastern Conference, noting which story lines that he’ll be following, including … The New Look Pistons: Speaking of the Pistons, the consummate vet team will be a lot more lively this…
October 19, 2007, 6:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rip won’t play; Fitch released
Couple of minor (and expected) updates: Rip Hamilton won’t play tomorrow in Grand Rapids because of the sprained ankle suffered in Sunday’s game. There’s been some speculation that he might miss the rest of the preseason, which sounds worse than it is. Bear in mind, a lot of…
October 19, 2007, 6:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons previews
Jeff Clark from CelticsBlog is once again doing a great job mobilizing the basketball blogosphere to preview every team in the NBA. This past weekend, Need4Sheed, Empty the Bench and PistonsNationBlog all previewed the Pistons. (update: whoops, forgot to include Motoring)
October 19, 2007, 6:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rip Hamilton sprains ankle in Pistons win
It happened in the third quarter; he went down and stayed down for a couple of minutes. Eventually, he was helped off the court and taken for X-rays, which were negative. (But remember, “in the medicine community, negative means good.”) There was no indication of how much time…
October 19, 2007, 6:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons take on star-less Nuggets
Just a reminder, head over to HOOPSWORLD for my pre-game, halftime and post-game thoughts. Today, I talked with Sammy Mejia for a couple of minutes - check it out. The Nuggets are in town, but Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson aren’t expected to play — but that just means Chucky…
October 19, 2007, 5:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons fall flat against the Jazz
I was in too much of a rush Friday afternoon to post an announcement here ahead of time, but I covered the Pistons/Jazz tilt for HOOPSWORLD last night, which entailed posting pre-game, halftime and post-game blog entries. That’ll be something I’m doing for most home games this year, in…
October 19, 2007, 5:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Cavs beat Pistons youngsters in overtime
Quick note: Me, Skeets and Tas, together again. I was a guest on The Basketball Jones this week, previewing the Central Division. You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or listen directly through their site — either way, check it out. And when you’re done, vote for them,…
October 19, 2007, 5:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons scrimmage with Cavs
So, someone took the time to recreate last year’s historic Game 5 in NBA 2K8. It’s not something I really want to remember, but even I’ll admit this is kind of cool. Tonight’s game doesn’t matter enough to be a real re-match, but the Pistons and Cavs are meeting…
October 19, 2007, 4:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons eyeing J.R. Smith?
DBB reader Zach emailed me this note from A. Sherrod Blakely’s article today on MLive: The Denver Nuggets have discussed trading J.R. Smith to Detroit for Flip Murray. However, there are a couple of issues that make it unlikely the deal will be completed. Detroit wants to include Ronald…
October 19, 2007, 4:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Random Shizzle: Man-Crush edition
It's Friday, which means the Hornets are back in action, taking on the Miami Heat in Biloxi this evening for game 5 of their best damn preseason ever.Ok, so maybe not their best preseason ever, but definitely top 20. Let's hit the bullets...Ryan Schwan wonders what it would take for the…
October 19, 2007, 3:30 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
OPEN THREAD: Preason Game #5 - Warriors vs. Spurs
Warriors (W-L): 3-1 (preseason) Spurs (W-L): 1-1 Time: 5:30PM EST (no radio or tv) Today's marquee matchup: Spurs' 2005 1st round draft pick Ian Mahinmi vs. Warriors free agent signee Carlos Powell. Or would you prefer Spurs' Darius Washington vs. free agent hopeful Tierre…
October 19, 2007, 3:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
FASHION FRIDAYS: Counterfeit shoes -- worry over nothing?
Economics 101 claims that the law of supply and demand dictate market relations. According to this logic, the price becomes the equilibrium point; it functions to equalize the quantity demanded by consumers and the quantity supplied by producer. It suggests a harmonious agreement…
October 19, 2007, 3:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Final: Lakers 126, Seattle 106
Not the prettiest game tonight, but definitely something the team will learn from. The interior defense inside was bad, and made worse by the guards not rotating to help the bigs when they slid over to stop penetration. Defensively Seattle did not do a good job getting back on on transiton, and…
October 19, 2007, 04:15 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
GSoM Night 2: Unveling the T-shirt
800 tickets sold = 800 free GSoM Night 2 t-shirts Thanks to Tony.psd we have a t-shirt that is off the hook! It took some negotiating with the Warriors marketing department to get the shirt the way it is. We went back and forth multiple times on the design. We nailed down the design, picked out…
October 19, 2007, 04:00 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
On Carlos Delfino’s personality
From the Toronto Star: “Delfino is laid-back like no other Raptor, like few other pro athletes, in fact. His facial expression seldom changes, his voice is barely more audible than a whisper. It is who he is and he can’t – and won’t – change. (more…)
October 19, 2007, 03:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
All-Overrated First and Second Teams
When Kevin Sawyer isn’t playing amateur dentist for his Canadian friends, he occasionally writes about the NBA for DBB. Here’s his second guest post … _______________ by Kevin Sawyer There’s nothing I like more than bursting bubbles, so in advance of the new season, I thought…
October 19, 2007, 03:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
End of third quarter: Lakers 95, Seattle 85
Probably the most entertaining stretch of basketball I've seen so far this season. Seattle comes out strong and cuts the Lakers' lead to 69-65. Then Kobe just goes off, scoring the next 10 points for L.A. and pushing the lead back to double digits. But give Seattle credit for hanging tough. Luke…
October 19, 2007, 02:15 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
2007 Preseason Game 3
Unfortunately last night's game wasn't televised. Luckily one of our readers received the Boston feed, and wrote up his commentary for the game (on another thread). So I decided to copy it here for preseason discussion.
October 19, 2007, 01:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Halftime: Lakers 64, Seattle 47
That was an ugly second quarter by Seattle, as they got outscored 36-23 by L.A. Seattle's is getting beat down floor and struggling on the defensive end. In particular, Seattle is not getting out on L.A.'s perimeter shooters, and their interior defense has been slow to rotate. The result is easy…
October 19, 2007, 01:30 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
2007 Preseason Game 4
In last night’s loss to the Nets, the Knicks went with a shorter lineup. For most of the game, they played with only 9 guys. The Knicks starters were: Crawford, Richardson, Jeffries, Randolph, and Curry. From the bench, Isiah rotated in Lee, Chandler, Nate Robinson, and Fred Jones. For…
October 19, 2007, 01:15 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
End of first: Lakers 28, Seattle 24
The Sonics looked good early, jumping out to a 14-5 lead. Earl Watson did a nice job of pushing the ball, and Chris Wilcox and Damien Wilkins were the offensive catalysts. But predictably, the Lakers reeled Seattle back in and took the lead at the end of the quarter. Former Gonzaga star Ronny…
October 19, 2007, 01:00 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
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