Durant guarding Gordon
With Chicago playing Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon at the guard spots, Kevin Durant, at 6-foot-9, is guarding 6-foot-3 Gordon. Durant is having trouble keeping up with the speedy Gordon. Seattle's down 23-14 with a about two minutes left in the first quarter. The Sonics definitely lack energy early…
February 04, 2008, 11:45 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Carlesimo on Knight stepping down
Seattle head coach P.J. Carlesimo was surprised to hear during his pre-game talk that Texas Tech coach Bob Knight had abruptly resigned on Tuesday. Carlesimo credits Knight for a lot of his growth as a coach. Carlesimo first met Knight through his high school coach in Scranton, Penn., Jack…
February 04, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Hoops comes into focus
So I've finally gotten out of bed and have begun to cope with my beloved Patriots losing Superbowl 42. For me it's on par with the 1997 Rose Bowl, Game 6 of the 2002 World Series and Game 5 against the Sp*rs last year. When our teams lose it sucks, especially with a title on the line. Sports is the…
February 04, 2008, 8:45 PM ET from The Rising Suns
Open Game Thread #47: Bulls at Seattle Sonics
[Thanks to BigD for today's game preview. -Matt] The Bulls will try (well, maybe they'll try - depends on what mood the Corpse is in) to win their first game on the current 6-game road trip when they face the Sonics tonight (9:00 Central, Comcast Sportsnet). This is a relatively big game for the…
February 04, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Gameday Open Thread: Hornets @ Jazz
The Hornets will try snap their two-game slide when they visit the Utah Jazz this evening. The hosts have won eight straight, which is impressive I guess. All eyes will be on the Chris Paul / Deron Williams match-up, because that's where the amazing is supposed to happen. Zee…
February 04, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
2008 NBA All-Star Rook-Soph Rosters Announced
DJ Fuzzylogic will of course hit you with a fresh recap of tonight's Warrior splendor soon, but here's a quick intermission. Everyone's looking for a little bit of this tomorrow when the 2008 NBA All-Star reserves as chosen by the coaches are announced: Will these threads be BOOMing in…
February 04, 2008, 6:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
OPEN THREAD: Game 48 - Warriors vs Bobcats - GSoM Night 3!
Warriors (W-L): 28-19 Bobcats (W-L): 18-28 Time: 7:30pm PST TV:FSN Bay Area Radio: KNBR 680 GSoM Night 3 has finally come. There are still some tickets you can order through Chris Murphy, but seats are seriously dwindling. And don't forget about GSoM Night 4. For those of you going, we're…
February 04, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
The All-Star Game Will Not Be BOOMing... But I LOVE THIS SNUB!
As I'm sure you've all heard by now the Warriors will be continuing their unfathomable steak of 11 straight NBA All-Star weekends without a player in the Sunday spotlight. [NBA.com: All-Star Index | Reserves] via: Yahoo! Sports NBA Before everyone makes the jump can I get a moment of…
February 04, 2008, 6:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
GSoM Turns 2! - 2 Years of Being Unstoppable Baby!
I didn't want to detract from all the hype of Chris Webber's improbable reunion with Nellie, Jason Richardson's return home to the Roaracle, the hypeness that was GSoM Night III, and a Super Bowl for the ages, but this past weekend Golden State of Mind turned 2 years old.…
February 04, 2008, 6:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Pistons 90, Lakers 89
DETROIT – Tayshaun Prince’s go-ahead 3-point shot with 4.4 seconds left held up for the Pistons, foiling Kobe Bryant’s 39-point effort Thursday night. Bryant couldn’t get the ball on the Lakers’ possession, denied by Prince, and the Lakers settled for Lamar Odom’s running shot that…
February 04, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Gasol feeling ready
NEW YORK — Pau Gasol’s No. 16 Lakers jersey was ready for him in Washington on Sunday, but now he’s ready to slip it over that mop of hair Tuesday night in New Jersey. Gasol went through a triangle tutorial of a practice — Phil Jackson said he was out there doing a lot of…
February 04, 2008, 5:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Forget MSFT, TBJ is taking over YHOO
Long-time favorite J.E. Skeets is now doing his thing at Yahoo! (it’s their exclamation point, not mine, though I am excited) in addition to his daily podcasts at The Basketball Jones. (Oh, and Pistons fans will love the new name of the Yahoo! blog …)
February 04, 2008, 3:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
A fan on press row
A fan’s eye view from press row. (via TrueHoop)
February 04, 2008, 3:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rip vs Kobe
An unhealthy obsession with Amir Johnson is not unique to Detroit: it’s spread to the Pacific Northwest, claiming FreeDarko’s Bethlehem Shoals as a victim: So I tuned into Pistons/Lakers last night for one reason alone: To watch Amir Johnson, who finally has his spot in the rotation.…
February 04, 2008, 3:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Nazr reflects on Pistons and future
Nazr Mohammed on how he fit in with the Pistons and what he thinks about his new team.
February 04, 2008, 2:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Chauncey and Rip are seeing stars
As I’m sure you already know, the Eastern Conference coaches have spoken and named Chauncey Billups and Rip Hamilton as All-Star reserves for the third straight year. In my latest piece for HOOPSWORLD, I get their reaction to the honor: Hamilton echoed Billups’ sentiments.…
February 04, 2008, 2:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Reflecting on the season to date
With the All-Star game on the horizon, now is a perfect time to stop and reflect on the first half (and change) of the season. Joe Dumars does just that in a chat with Keith Langlois over at Pistons.com, and I did the same at HOOPSWORLD. I’ll admit, though, in terms of must-read-ness, the…
February 04, 2008, 2:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons host Kobe
The Pistons battle with female comic book villain Kobe Bryant and the Lakers tonight (7:30, TV20). For the Pistons, it’s their first game of a comfy five-game homestand, while the Lakers are playing their first game of a grueling 9-game road trip. The Lakers haven’t had very good luck…
February 04, 2008, 2:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Need4Cuban
Natalie from Need4Sheed has a great personal anecdote from Sunday’s game: I had a chance to say hello to Mavericks owner Mark Cuban before the game. Not only was Mark extremely nice to me, he even gave me a big hug. Had our meeting been after the game I doubt the exchange would have went as…
February 04, 2008, 1:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Ain't no Jazz in Utah
Matchup: Hornets(32-14) @ Jazz(30-18)Off Efficiency: 108.4(3rd), 107.4(8th)Def Efficiency: 100.6(5th), 103.1(13th)Relevant Blogger: I was going to say My Utah Jazz, then I saw this post.Last week the Hornets got some hype, some All-Star love, first place in the West, and then promptly forget…
February 04, 2008, 11:30 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Answering Thomas B.’s Questions
Thomas B. Said: Maybe you and I are not looking at the same stats when it comes to Denver’s defense. Denver gives up 104 per game, that is good for 25th place in the NBA, that means only 5 teams give up more points. They only score 2.4 more points than their opponents, which is good for [...]
February 04, 2008, 10:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
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