Sonic-Hornets pregame
New Orleans (15-10) at Seattle (7-18) Tipoff: 7 p.m., KeyArena. TV: FSN. Radio: 770-AM Series: The Hornets won at New Orleans, 91-88, on Dec. 9. Scouting the Hornets: Smooth-shooting forward Peja Stojakovic will remain on the sidelines for New Orleans tonight. Stojakovic missed the two games…
December 19, 2007, 10:45 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
2008 Thread: Cavs at Knicks 12/19/2007
Wow, the Knicks are actually up one after the first quarter. Q has rediscovered how to shoot (so far, that is)!
December 19, 2007, 9:15 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Warriors give up the fight early
On most days, the drive to the Palace takes me about an hour, give or take a few minutes depending on traffic. But after spending more than an hour in the car on Sunday, I had traveled all of 15 miles before accepting defeat and conceding to Mother Nature. Believe me, I really wanted to get to the…
December 19, 2007, 9:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Does Primo read DBB?
Primo Brezec either reads DBB or has a good sense of NBA history. From DetNews: “As Primoz Brezec was walking out of the interview room after meeting the local media Sunday morning, he smiled and said with his Slavic accent, ‘We are Bad Boys now.’ “
December 19, 2007, 8:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The Case for Billups
By Kevin Sawyer Well, it’s that time of year again. No, not Christmas, and I am so offended that you made assumptions about my religion. It’s time to stuff the ballot box with votes for Piston players carefully consider and cast your vote for the 2008 all-star lineup. You know this, of…
December 19, 2007, 8:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons and Warriors are playing early
No idea of Walter Herrmann will dress today, let alone try another naked dunk, but the Pistons take on the Warriors at 12:30 at the Palace. Tune into HOOPSWORLD for my pre-game, halftime and post-game thoughts, and of course, leave your thoughts on the game in the comments. Update: No HW stuff…
December 19, 2007, 8:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons renew Celtics rivalry
The Pistons had the bad rap, but the Celtics were no angels, either. Can anyone honestly justify that Robert Parish takedown on Laimbeer without using the words “he had it coming to him”? In any case, tonight’s game tips at 7pm on ESPN — leave your thoughts in the…
December 19, 2007, 8:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Open Game Thread #23: Bulls at Washington Wizards
[Thanks to Big D for today's game thread. -Matt] The Bulls will try to get back on the winning track tonight when they face the Washington Wizards (6 PM Central, Comcast Sportsnet). The Wizards have been one of the surprises of the league so far. They've won 13 of their last 18 games,…
December 19, 2007, 7:45 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Kobe going gray
CLEVELAND — I’ve plucked more than a few white hairs in recent years — yeah, it’s a futile endeavor, but it seems so incongruent to have them in there as white on black — so I definitely noticed the two distinctly white hairs having sprouted on the very top front area…
December 19, 2007, 5:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Current State of the NBA
I knew the Boston Celtics were going to be good this season, but we haven't seen an NBA team go 20-2 for a very long time. Tonight Kevin Garnett and Paul P. and the rest of the Celtics play against another great team in the Detroit Pistons. If I didn't have a game of my own tonight, I…
December 19, 2007, 5:15 PM ET from Mad Dog Blog by Mark Madsen
Nazr Mohammed (finally) traded
I just saw it on ESPN, and after checking around it seems A. Sherrod Blakely is the first to print: The Pistons are set to announce a trade with Charlotte that will send Nazr Mohammed to the Hornets, in exchange for Walter Hermann and Primoz Brezec. I’ll have more details later. The Pistons…
December 19, 2007, 5:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons face the Hawks (again …)
We’re less than two months into the season and the Pistons and Hawks are already meeting up for the third time this season. The first time was the home opener in November. The second game was earlier this month in Atlanta, which is where Jarvis Hayes took flight in the highlight above.…
December 19, 2007, 4:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
DBB on CelticsBlog
Jeff from CelticsBlog asked me to take part in a Q&A to prepare for tonight’s game: I’m taking a little different take on this Q&A format with Matt Watson from Detroit Bad Boys because he’s been following a contending team for years now and he knows the ropes. I think I…
December 19, 2007, 4:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
RECAP: Warriors 125, Grizzlies 117 - Award Tour
Yahoo! Final boxscore “Here we go…. going through the same thing” - Portrait, “Here We Go” Songs about women make great basketball metaphors What does it really mean to play Warrior’s ball? It is commonly described as simultaneously fast…
December 19, 2007, 3:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
OPEN THREAD: Game 25 - Warriors @ Grizzlies
Warriors (W-L): 13-11 Memphis Grizzlies (W-L): 7-16 TV: FSN Bay Area Radio: KNBR 680 Time: 5:00pm PST The Warriors just keep giving this holiday season! Aside from the holiday mini-plans, the Warriors nation has been blessed with a flurry of games (17 this month to be exact) to…
December 19, 2007, 3:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Q&A: TWolvesBlog
The Warriors square off against the Minnesota Timberwolves tomorrow in Minny in what should be a good mid-December game. To get you up to speed with the latest on KG's former squad we decided to connect up with one of the best looking hoops blogs around TWolvesBlog. Minnesota may be…
December 19, 2007, 3:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Recap: Warriors 87, Pistons 109- Need4CocoaPuffs
If the Warriors lose I spend the first paragraph of the recap writing about how dumb the league is for having a West Coast team play their first game on the road at 9:30am on a Sunday. (as promised in the GSoM preview in my predictions) Preview/ Open Thread (80+ comments) At least there…
December 19, 2007, 3:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
OPEN THREAD: Warriors @ Timberwolves
Warriors (W-L): 14-11 Timberwolves (W-L): 3-20 Time: 5:00pm PST TV:FSN Bay Area Radio: KNBR 680 Good for the Warriors playoffs chances So this is what life looks like for the Twolves with KG. It's not a pretty site is it? Boston is 20-2, Minnesota is 3-20. Nearly exact opposite records.…
December 19, 2007, 2:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Our Bench is Full of Splinters
Let's face it, our bench sucks. While the second unit continues to be excellent defensively, anyone who watches the Hornets can tell they just can't score. Armstrong, Wright, Butler, Jackson and Pargo score 1 point for every 1.2 points the opposing team scores. That's…
December 19, 2007, 12:30 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Face-full of blame pie
Zero-sum blame game isn't just my experimental jazz-fusion project, it's the idea that because there are many people to blame, nobody deserves to be singled out. I don't believe in that. So, even though Ben Gordon was invisible, Ben Wallace was 'the dead body' (credit to BullHockey for…
December 19, 2007, 11:30 AM ET from Blog a Bull
Rally To Fire Isiah 11am Today (Wed 12/19/2007)
www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/sports/basketball/19garden.html?ex=1355720400&en=087dc892dd9b5fe1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2007/12/19/2007-12-19_art_nathan_to_present_worlds_largest_pin.html It seems a local man has created a large…
December 19, 2007, 10:45 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
New time for Pistons-Celtics
FYI, the Pistons-Celtics tip-off has changed from 7:30 to 7:00. And, of course, it’s on ESPN.
December 19, 2007, 03:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The last time the Pistons faced Garnett …
January 19th, 2007: My post on FanHouse: This is where it gets interesting, right? No, this is where it fizzles out. McDyess started advancing toward KG, who actually threw a punch, but by that point KG was backpedaling so much he either missed or barely grazed McDyess’ chest. Words were…
December 19, 2007, 03:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Flip Saunders on Kevin Garnett
From Chris McCosky’s blog: Saunders talked a lot about Garnett after practice today. He called him the most versatile player ever to play the game, and it’s hard to argue the point. Saunders told the story about giving Garnett his first NBA start. It, ironically, was in Boston late in…
December 19, 2007, 02:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Jordan makes points off court, too
Stray thoughts on the day MJ practiced with the Bobcats: I don’t know whether Nazr Mohammed will help the Bobcats as much as Michael Jordan thinks, but I now have a better understanding of Jordan’s attraction to the deal. He...
December 19, 2007, 02:30 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
His Airness practices with Bobcats
No, there won't be any "I'm back...'' announcements from Michael Jordan. But he was back for one practice. Jordan worked out with the Bobcats Tuesday, swishing jump shots and fine-tuning young players' games. And, yes, the man who made the...
December 19, 2007, 02:15 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Vincent gets his wish, now he needs to hope
Former Charlotte Hornets general manager Bob Bass once told me the difference between a coach and a GM is vision: A coach’s job is to look 100 feet down the road. A GM’s job is to look a mile down...
December 19, 2007, 02:00 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Wait til Okafor learns to read double-teams
Stray thoughts on the eve of what could be an actual winning streak: -- In case you're wondering whether running the offense through Emeka Okafor in the post really makes a difference, consider this: Okafor took a season-high 18 shots...
December 19, 2007, 01:45 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Low post game frees up perimeter
The difference in winning and losing Wednesday had nothing to do with how the Bobcats performed physically. It was all mental; this was the smartest they've played all season. The shots you should take with 15 seconds left in the...
December 19, 2007, 01:30 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Bobcats not chasing Boykins
No, the Charlotte Bobcats aren’t pursuing Earl Boykins. An Internet report on realgm.com noted that Bobcats coach Sam Vincent had contacted point guard Boykins, who is without an NBA contract. The report suggested Vincent was expressing interest in Boykins signing...
December 19, 2007, 01:15 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
No shot at Varejao; so why do it?
The Anderson Varejao offer sheet had to be one of the sillier one-day stories I’ve covered in nearly 20 years on the NBA beat. The Cleveland Cavaliers were NEVER going to lose Varejao over paying him the mid-level exception (about...
December 19, 2007, 01:00 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Dudley to replace Brezec in starting lineup
Coach Sam Vincent was patient, more patient than Primoz Brezec’s performance justified. Monday the patience wore out when Vincent confirmed at morning shootaround he is replacing Brezec in the Bobcats’ starting lineup with Jared Dudley. Brezec, the 7-1 center the...
December 19, 2007, 00:47 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
For Bobcats, it's post time in playoff chase
If the Charlotte Bobcats really are intent on contending for the playoffs - and not just going through the motions - they better sign another big man soon. Coach Sam Vincent saw the hole in his roster in September, and...
December 19, 2007, 00:30 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Hollins not ready to put shoulder to it
Bobcats center Ryan Hollins said at practice Friday he's traveling with the team to Chicago and Toronto, but I'll be surprised if he plays. Hollins hasn't practiced in a week, since injuring his left shoulder in a clinch with Orlando's...
December 19, 2007, 00:15 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Lakers 103, Bulls 91
The Lakers have been waiting and waiting – waiting too much without bold action for Kobe Bryant’s liking – since re-pairing Bryant with Phil Jackson two-plus years ago for some of that old magic to spark. Here in the city where Jackson ruled before and Bryant thought he could rule again,…
December 19, 2007, 00:00 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
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