Starters for Golden State
Seattle coach P.J. Carlesimo said he'll cut the rotation to 10 players today with the purpose of getting a look at a possible rotation for the regular season. Starters include Earl Watson (PG), Kevin Durant (SG), Damien Wilkins (SF), Chris Wilcox (PF) and Nick Collison (C). Carlesimo is…
October 23, 2007, 11:45 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
All-Underrated First and Second Teams
In his last post, Kevin nearly brought down the DBB servers by unintentionally antagonizing every Jason Kidd fan, family member and booster who’s ever logged onto the internet. Hopefully all the nice things he says in this post will restore the internet’s karmic balance. ____________ by…
October 23, 2007, 8:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Amir Johnson cleared to play
Good news: Amir Johnson practiced with the Pistons on Monday and should be able to play in the preseason finale. From Joanne Gerstner in the Detroit News: “I feel pretty good. I think I will be able to play the next game,” Johnson said, referring to the Pistons’ final exhibition…
October 23, 2007, 8:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Is Detroit in the Kobe Bryant mix?
From Steve Kyler on HOOPSWORLD: A new suitor seems to have emerged according to a league source. This source admits the deal sounds more fan-based than team-based but says it’s been making its way around and that’s the Detroit Pistons. According to the source an offer of Tayshaun Prince…
October 23, 2007, 8:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Preseason open thread: Bulls at Mavericks
That's right, PRESEASON. 160 comments of Aaron Gray talk and I'm convinced that half of you are at best overthinking things and at worst insane. I'm a little crazy myself for taking Skiles at his word and overreacting in the first place, but I have a lot of lingering psychological issues over Chris…
October 23, 2007, 8:15 PM ET from Blog a Bull
About.com's 2007-2008 NBA Team Previews
It's time for another 2007-2008 NBA preview party hosted by our man Dennis Velasco over at About.com. Dennis assembled a cast of very knowledgeable NBA junkies to preview all 30 teams in the association. Somehow I managed to make the cut... and I didn't even have to bribe the man this…
October 23, 2007, 8:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
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 23, 2007, 7:45 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 23, 2007, 7:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
OPEN THREAD: Preseason Game #6 - Warriors vs. Sonics
Warriors (W-L): 3-2 (preseason) Sonics (W-L): 1-4 Time: 7:00 PM PST (KNBR 1050) Warriors. Meet Kevin Durant. Durant, meet the Golden State Warriors. Excellent. Now you boys play nicely! Well after 2 preseason losses in a row to the Los Angeles Clippers and the San Antonio Snores,…
October 23, 2007, 7:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Chauncey in the HOF?
Is Chauncey Billups a Hall of Famer? Yeah, I thought it was a stretch, too.
October 23, 2007, 7:30 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 23, 2007, 7:30 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 23, 2007, 7:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
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 23, 2007, 7:15 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 23, 2007, 7:00 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 23, 2007, 7:00 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 23, 2007, 6:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 2007, 6:30 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 23, 2007, 6:15 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 23, 2007, 6:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Hornets wanted Troy Bell?
I was just stumbling around the internet like a bored fool when I came across this Troy Bell interview over at SLAMonline. You might remember him from his stint at the Hornets training camp two years back. The bit I found interesting in that interview...Slam: Who did you expect to draft you? Was it…
October 23, 2007, 6:00 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Bobcats turn to Brezec to start at center
Three quick updates from Tuesday practice: - Coach Sam Vincent is penciling in center Primoz Brezec as a starter. I’m not surprised he’d go in this direction, despite Brezec missing roughly the first two weeks of training camp. Vincent really...
October 23, 2007, 5:15 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
YouTube Tuesday: Yoga Dunk!
Remember back in the day when you were playing Street Fighter II at your local Arcade/7-11/Donut Shop? Some random kid would approach the machine and do one of two things. 1) Ask if it was okay to join in on the game. This was a display of proper Street Fighter II etiquette. Ninety-nine percent…
October 23, 2007, 3:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
2007-2008 NBA Blog Previews: Northwest Division
Progress! I can now count the days until the the 2007-2008 NBA Season without using my thumbs! It's time for a little Northwest Division madness in the 2nd annual NBA Blog Previews. The West has become a conference of the have's and have nots. The upper echelon of teams are really,…
October 23, 2007, 06:15 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Q&A: Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress on Stephane Lasme
We've already been blessed with President of DraftExpress Jonathan Givony's take on Warriors' rooks Brandan Wright and Marco Belinelli. Thankfully the fun don't stop in our Q&A with Jonathan. Up next is 24 year old college swat machine Stephane Lasme who the Warriors took with the 46th…
October 23, 2007, 06:00 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
All-Underrated First and Second Teams
In his last post, Kevin nearly brought down the DBB servers by unintentionally antagonizing every Jason Kidd fan, family member and booster who’s ever logged onto the internet. Hopefully all the nice things he says in this post will restore the internet’s karmic balance. ____________ by…
October 23, 2007, 05:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
2k6-2k7 REPORT CARD: Baron Davis
What a difference a year makes. After last year's dismal campaign with Coach Mike Montgomery at the helm, Baron Davis fairly or unfairly took a lot of the blame. When it rains it pours. This past season however when the Warriors became the darling of the sports world Boom Dizzle won the…
October 23, 2007, 05:45 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Amir Johnson cleared to play
Good news: Amir Johnson practiced with the Pistons on Monday and should be able to play in the preseason finale. From Joanne Gerstner in the Detroit News: “I feel pretty good. I think I will be able to play the next game,” Johnson said, referring to the Pistons’ final exhibition…
October 23, 2007, 05:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
GSoF: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Picks
Week 7 is ahead! Just one question, who's going to stop the Pats? This is getting a bit out of hand... Snap, tut123408 went 10-3 last week and scored the highest Ballhype score within the GSoM Community for the second time! Amazing! Tut123408 - hit us up through e-mail…
October 23, 2007, 05:30 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
2007-2008 NBA Blog Previews: Central Division
I can count the days until the the 2007-2008 NBA Season on my fingers! The Central Division is up for the 2nd annual NBA Blog Previews. Even though this division is housed in the armpit of America (god, the midwest sucks), it's home to some of the Eastern Conference's best teams. Let's…
October 23, 2007, 04:15 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
About.com's 2007-2008 NBA Team Previews
It's time for another 2007-2008 NBA preview party hosted by our man Dennis Velasco over at About.com. Dennis assembled a cast of very knowledgeable NBA junkies to preview all 30 teams in the association. Somehow I managed to make the cut... and I didn't even have to bribe the man this…
October 23, 2007, 04:00 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
If Aaron Gray is starting this team is in big goddamned trouble
Thanks a lot Skiles, all the web aggregators of the world will now have a 'Aaron Gray to start for Bulls?' headline that will make the team look like a joke. (I suppose I'm not helping) "We liked what happened at the beginning of the game the other night, We thought Ben Wallace…
October 23, 2007, 02:45 AM ET from Blog a Bull
Sonics waive Jackson
The Seattle SuperSonics waived guard Jermaine Jackson today, bringing their roster to 14 players, all with guaranteed contracts. Jackson, 31, signed a nonguaranteed contract with Seattle before training camp. He was an NBA journeyman who had played for five different teams, most recently for…
October 23, 2007, 02:30 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
2007 Preseason Game 5
Don’t have time for a full write up. Just some quick hits: It was almost another one of those games. Boston started off on a 7-0 run, but I have to give credit to the Knick starters. They held in there & took a first quarter lead. Lee & Robinson also saw time with the first [...]
October 23, 2007, 01:15 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
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