Bulls hope Pistons will be their first victim
It’s Pistons and Bulls in Chicago on TNT! Okay, I sound like a commercial, but this should be good. The Bulls are 0-4 but you have to figure they’ll put up a good fight against a bitter rival at home in front of a national television audience. (Las Vegas agrees, listing Detroit as…
November 08, 2007, 8:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Stern takes shot at state, local government in Sonics dealings
This is an Associated Press story picked up from Phoenix. I'll have some reaction comments from local government folks later. PHOENIX (AP) — League commissioner David Stern warned Thursday that if the SuperSonics leave Seattle he sees no way the NBA would ever return to the…
November 08, 2007, 6:45 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Open Game Thread #5: Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons
[Thanks to prashantrao for tonight's game preview. Our first look at the Pistons since that woeful playoff series should be a good one. Here's hoping the Bulls can finally put one in the win column. -Mike] Just when it seemed like us Bulls fans could be reasonably certain of the team this year…
November 08, 2007, 4:45 PM ET from Blog a Bull
The Blazers beat the Hornets
That 4-0 start was nice, but it's over now. There goes our five-game winning streak heading into that match-up with the Spurs tomorrow. Tim Duncan would have been all like "Shit, the Hornets are unbeaten and I'm therefore extremely intimidated and will likely go scoreless in this…
November 08, 2007, 3:30 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Golden Break: All I Need to Know I Learned from the Warriors' Media Guide
The Warriors were kind enough to send me a crisp new 2007-08 media guide. Don't let anyone tell you that the book is just shameless self-promotion for the franchise or a dry compendium of facts and figures. There's gold buried deep in these pages. Since the team hasn't provide…
November 08, 2007, 3:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Open Thread: Game 5 - Warriors vs. Mavs
Warriors (W-L): 0-4 Mavs (W-L): 3-1 Time: 7:30pm PST TV: TNT Radio: KNBR 680 When it rains, it pours. A slow start, a sputtering offense, and a defense that looks swiss cheese look as thick as the Great Wall of China. Furthermore, injuries are piling up already with …
November 08, 2007, 3:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Rush out for revenge Friday
It's obvious Kareem Rush wants revenge. It will be interesting to see whether he gets any Friday. Rush's departure from the Bobcats was pretty ugly. He was cut weeks before the end of the 2005-06 season, and then coach-general manager...
November 08, 2007, 2:00 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
BP: More Per-Minute Analysis
www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=36 One of the arguments statistical analysts have made in favor of per-minute numbers is the ability to identify players stuck on the bench as breakout candidates when they get more minutes. A quintessential example is Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael…
November 08, 2007, 08:00 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Sonics by the numbers
21 -- The number of offensive rebounds Memphis had 32 -- The number of second-chance points Memphis scored off the rebounds 18 -- Kevin Durant's shooting percentage from the field. He went 3-for-17, but still finished with 17 points. Durant was 10-for-10 from the free throw line, including 8-of-8…
November 08, 2007, 04:15 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Q&A: Dave Zirin (Part 1 of 2)
Our guest for this Q&A is truly in a golden state of mind. I'm talking about none other than progressive sportswriter Dave Zirin who was awarded Press Action's Sportswriter of the Year in 2005 and 2006. Dave is the author of 3 books that you should definitely check out (click on each book …
November 08, 2007, 02:30 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
The GSoM-Franco Finn Interview Trilogy, Part III
The NBA loves "big 3s." Its a brilliant marketing strategy. Its so good we at GSoM also decided to bring you things in a similar packaging. Presenting, the Franco Finn Interview Part III!!! Only someone like Franco could pull off all-white and look this krispy In this…
November 08, 2007, 02:15 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Amir Johnson: “I’m about 95 percent”
Krista Jahnke has good news about Amir Johnson in her Free Press blog: “I think I feel pretty good,” Johnson said. “I think I’m about 95 percent. I’m getting up and down the floor, my jumping is not quite back but I’m able to work and work hard.” Johnson said the pain in the ankle…
November 08, 2007, 02:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Now the letdown
The Sonics led by as many as 14 in the third quarter, but Memphis worked back into and now lead 87-81 at the end of the third quarter. Seattle turned the ball over seven times in the third quarter. The Sonics were outscored 38-24 in the third. Maybe Seattle experienced the letdown a quarter…
November 08, 2007, 01:00 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
A run, and a lead
Seattle finished the quarter on a 12-4 run to grab a 57-49 lead at halftime. The Sonics are moving the ball much better offensively, with point guard Earl Watson having his best game so far this season. Watson has six points and four assists, but more than his stats he's done a nice job of…
November 08, 2007, 00:15 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
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