Lakers 117, Grizzlies 101
MEMPHIS, TENN. – Kobe Bryant is who he is, Andrew Bynum is emerging, and Lamar Odom still has that All-Star potential. So how is it that the marquee matchup Wednesday night in New Orleans will be Chris Paul against Derek Fisher … and it’s definitely not all Paul? Fisher scored a career high…
January 08, 2008, 11:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers weather Kobe’s rough stretch
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO - The last time the Lakers came to Memphis, Kobe Bryant went off for 60 points and became the fourth player in NBA history to score at least 50 in three straight games. It was a tellling milestone given how much of that season played out for…
January 08, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Bynum: valuable, but …
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Here’s a little research to elaborate on a point I made the other day about Andrew Bynum being a longshot candidate for NBA Most Improved Player because he doesn’t project to score enough to win it. Bynum’s improvement absolutely transcends mere scoring, but…
January 08, 2008, 10:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
YouTube Tuesday: I Knew I Liked That Guy!!!
Hey c'mon now... I know it's easy to hate a guy like `Melo. He's rich. He's young. He rips our defense apart every time we play the Nuggets. He gets to play with A.I. But seriously man... why all the hate? He's not so bad. He genuinely seems like a good guy! I mean, if there was an old lady…
January 08, 2008, 10:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Q&A: Preetom Bhattacharya from Hoopsworld 1/3/07 (Part 3 of 3)
It's time for the final installment of our recent Q&A with GSoM friend Preetom Bhattacharya from Hoopsworld. Definitely flip back to Part 1 and Part 2 for some more interesting discussion. Hit Read More for some thoughts on the Portland Trail Blazers and a little NBA…
January 08, 2008, 9:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Sonics playing poorly
Which is nothing new on this trip. But the Sonics actually played OK the last four minutes and considering how bad they played early, are within striking distance at 45-33 at the half. Seattle's shooting woes continue, as the Sonics shot 16-of-42 (38 percent) from the floor in the first half. But…
January 08, 2008, 9:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
2008 Thread: Knicks at Bulls 1/8/2007
Here is a discussion thread, for those folks still willing to suffer through Knicks’ games. Drown your sorrows here, fellas! By the by, has anyone else noticed that the Knicks aren’t even being DISCUSSED really anymore? They’re simply used as a punchline. For other bad teams,…
January 08, 2008, 7:30 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Open Game Thread #33: Bulls vs. New York Knicks
[Thanks to joemoses for tonight's game thread. -Matt] Its hard to believe we lost to this team in November. To see how ###'d up this team is, you have to listen to this song. The Knicks are 1-13 on the road and have lost 6 straight away from home. Watch out for David Lee who had…
January 08, 2008, 7:15 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Hornets Face their own March Madness
Time to break in on our efforts to get Fluffy a nickname, and talk briefly about something else.During one of his chats on ESPN.com, Marc Stein defended the Hornets being left off a contender list produced by their editor Andrew Ayres by stating that the Hornets had a recent history of…
January 08, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Sonics-Cavaliers pregame
Seattle (9-24) at Cleveland (17-17) When: 4 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland TV: FSN. Radio: 770-AM Series: This is the first game this season between these two teams. Seattle lost an exhibition game at Cleveland, 101-96. The Sonics split the series with the Cavaliers last season,…
January 08, 2008, 5:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Rumor: Warriors Interested in Gary Payton
With the Warriors waiving the DJ yesterday and T-Hud being out for the season at least, you'd hope calling up Kosta Perovic was just a first step to some much needed roster changes. Is bringing back a hoops legend the next move? From Janny Hu [SFGate]: The …
January 08, 2008, 4:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Seattle attorney on Storm sale
Seattle city attorney Tom Carr praised the sale of the Seattle Storm to a group of local investors. Carr expressed thanks to the group of local investors who have made this happen and to Sonics chairman Clayton Bennett for taking this important step. "I view this as an incredible act of good…
January 08, 2008, 4:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
RECAP: Warriors 130, Spurs 121 - Can You Stand the Rain?
Yahoo! Boxscore The Warriors weathered the storm. The quiet storm that is. Off the bench buddies, Harrington and Pietrus work on their double teaming. Or do they look like they're taking pics for the Sadie Hawkins dance? Like the U.S. Postal Service (bless them!), the Warriors…
January 08, 2008, 4:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Carlesimo on Storm sale
During this morning’s shootaround here in Cleveland I caught up with Seattle SuperSonics head coach P.J. Carlesimo and asked him about the Seattle Storm being sold. Here is what he had to say. “My understanding is that they are still in our facility this year and I think it’s…
January 08, 2008, 3:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
WNBA Storm sold
An announcement is supposed to take place at an 11 a.m. press conference this morning, but the Seattle Storm have reportedly been sold to local ownership. Here's the story. It's interesting because Sonics chairman Clay Bennett had said he wanted to keep the two teams together because he…
January 08, 2008, 11:15 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Sam Smith is once again my man
And a man of the people. Most BlogABull people, anyway: I say it's time for change, with the Bulls, and for myself and Tyrus Thomas. I vote for Thomas to play, play more and play regularly. Forget experience. Tyrus today! ... What we seem to have forgotten is the reason we were so high on this…
January 08, 2008, 10:30 AM ET from Blog a Bull
The requisite “end of year awards” post
By Kevin Sawyer It’s 2008, which is the perfect opportunity to hand out meaningless awards. I’m bad at writing introductions, so let’s get rolling. Top Team – Detroit Pistons Apologies to: Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs The Celtics have a gaudier record, but I’m giving the edge to…
January 08, 2008, 08:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Brezec’s accessories
I’m curious, how long do you think it takes Primoz Brezec to get dressed for each game?
January 08, 2008, 08:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rodney Stuckey is too fast for clothes
Rodney Stuckey is playing his pants off … literally.
January 08, 2008, 07:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Chauncey Billups’ first (and last?) dunk of the year
A Chauncey Billups dunk happens so rarely I had to put this up for posterity’s sake. Heck, even Billups admitted to adding a little mustard to make up for lost time. From the DetNews: The highlight of Monday’s Pistons victory came in the third quarter when Billups took a long outlet…
January 08, 2008, 07:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rasheed Wallace doesn’t explain his departure
It didn’t really get a lot of press because I don’t think many people really knew what to make of it, but Rasheed Wallace didn’t stick around very long after Saturday’s loss to the Celtics — he didn’t even shower and reportedly left the arena still wearing his…
January 08, 2008, 07:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
On making fun of Herrmann and sitting behind Mahorn
SLAM’s Alan Paul attended the Pistons/Pacers game at the Palace last Friday and had some hilarious observations: After the game, everyone was rushing to get dressed and head out into the snowy night. The team was scheduled for a 11 pm flight to Indianapolis for the second of this odd…
January 08, 2008, 03:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Putting 45 in context
To be completely honest, I don’t think I was able to fully appreciate Monday’s 114-69 thrashing over the Bucks until I read some reactions to it from distraught Milwaukee fans. From our friends at MKE Bucks Diary: I remember at the bell to end the 7th round of the Buster Douglas-Mike…
January 08, 2008, 03:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Two announcements: one small, one awesome
Two announcements, one small, one awesome. Small: the DBB blogroll is back! I never meant for it to go missing so long, but after switching some things around I never got around to mucking around the code to put it back in. And now, awesome: YAYsports! is back, hosting El Carnival du NBA Numero…
January 08, 2008, 02:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
On Boston’s (over)reaction
It’s been a couple of days, but it’s still a topic of conversation among fans: did Boston celebrate a bit too much following their win against the Pistons? It seemed that way to those who watched the end of the game unfold. From Chris Sheridan’s game recap for ESPN: Quite a scene…
January 08, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
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