Practice notes
The Sonics went for a little over an hour today, working through a controlled scrimmage most of the practice. Robert Swift seemed to move well while playing with the reserves during the scrimmage, banking in a half-hook off the block and draining a couple free throws. Delonte West did not…
February 11, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Lakers 106, Bobcats 97
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Lakers are one victory away from the NBA’s best continuous trip of at least nine games since the end of neutral-site games. They got past Charlotte on Tuesday night, even though it wasn’t the Lakers’ sharpest outing and can finish this epic trip at 7-2 by beating…
February 11, 2008, 10:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
The first ever super-fantastic hornets247.com prize giveaway
This site has been growing in leaps and bounds since I moved to New Orleans in December and Ryan jumped aboard the blog train a few weeks later. You fine readers have responded by bringing along your friends and keeping the site alive with frequent comments. Because of this growth, we get to demand…
February 11, 2008, 8:45 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Long time since Phil Jackson won one
MIAMI — Twice on this trip since the Pau Gasol trade I’ve tried to prod Phil Jackson into pondering the great championship possibilities. In New York I even said to him, “Are you ready to start winning championships again? It has been awhile.” This time he again pooh-poohed…
February 11, 2008, 7:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Mbenga signed; Mihm still hurting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — DJ Mbenga got his full Lakers contract for the rest of the season, and he’s already making NBA Finals plans. Mbenga said he’s eager to get back to the championship round to make up for Dallas’ 2006 loss to Miami (Mbenga had seven appearances for Dallas,…
February 11, 2008, 7:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
OPEN THREAD: Warriors vs Kings
Y'all better be fired up!! Warriors (W-L): 29-20 Kings (W-L): 23-25 Time: 7:30PM PST tip off TV:FSN Vegas Odds: Golden State by 7 (source: yahoo.com) Nothin like a good ol' fashioned Norcal showdown to compliment a relaxing Saturday night. Tonight the Dubs will be facing our…
February 11, 2008, 6:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Recap: Warriors 108, Bulls 114- You've Got to Be Kidding Me
The Horri-Bulls come to Oaktown minus their best players Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, and Kirk Hinrich and what do the Warriors do? Preview/ Open Thread (370+ Comments) If this were Pictionary, Nellie would be trying to draw horri-bull. Final Boxscore They pick up an inexcusable loss on…
February 11, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Q&A: Tom Ziller of Sactown Royalty, Ballhype, and Fanhouse
The Kings come to town for the first time this season and CWebb gets to face his old team while playing for his other old team. Tom Ziller does great work for Sactown Royalty in his coverage of our Pacific Division foes from the state capital. It doesn't stop there though, he's writes on Ballhype…
February 11, 2008, 6:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Q&A: Mike Prada from Bullets Forever
From the Chris Webber/ Juwan Howard era Bullets to the failed Mitch Richmond/ Rod Strickland experiment to the disasterous Michael Jordan comeback Wizards, which were only good for some fly retro striped Bullets jerseys to the assemblage of the…
February 11, 2008, 6:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Recap: Warriors - 105, Kings - 102 - Cause for Concern
Seriously, I don't know if my heart can take it anymore. Our inability to break a lead open and run away with a game (aside from the Bobcats game of course) is really starting to become a concern. Are we spoiled? Should we be this cynical about our team when we just hit 10 games above .500?!…
February 11, 2008, 5:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
The W Column: Counting W's for Week 16
Here's looking at 2 W's- hopefully. Head on over to The W Column on FSN Bay Area for the latest installment of Counting W's for some week 16 predictions. What are your predictions for this week? Just copy and paste the schedule below and fill in a W or L. vs Wizards: …
February 11, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
OPEN THREAD: Game 51 - Warriors vs Wizards
Warriors (W-L): 30-20 Wizards (W-L): 24-26 Time: 7:30pm PST TV:FSN Bay Area Radio: KNBR 680 Wow, this is a like Warriors reunion month. First, Jason Richardson makes his way back to Oakland, then the Warriors sign a former #1 draft pick who was banished a long time ago, then the Warriors…
February 11, 2008, 5:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Come along on this long, long trip
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Just got in to City No. 8 of the nine on this historic Lakers trip, but before I left Miami I wrote a diary-style blog entry about traveling the road so far. Gotta get back to work now on my weekly column — about the new beginnings for Kobe Bryant (with Pau Gasol)…
February 11, 2008, 5:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Frank Hughes is back talking Sonics. At least for a day. Hughes has an interesting take on Seattle rookie Kevin Durant and how his first year rates alongside other superstars rookie seasons over the years. Here’s an excerpt. The Sonics were prepared to live with the bad moments, and there…
February 11, 2008, 12:45 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Adventures in small sample size
Can't Sam just be happy with Thabo taking Chris Duhon's place in the rotation? Of course not, Thabo's play is a step towards pushing Ben Gordon out the door. Thabo's having a good stretch, and after his dismal first half of the season is at least confirming what should've been happening…
February 11, 2008, 10:30 AM ET from Blog a Bull
Miami’s circus rolls into Detroit
One thing I know for sure: Shaq won’t be at the Palace tonight. One thing I’m fairly confident about: there won’t be any jockeys in attendance either. But Natalie from Need4Sheed will be there, sharing the Pistons.com suite with some of her readers. (When will DBB readers get a…
February 11, 2008, 05:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Changes at Ft. Wayne
Sammy Mejia left the Mad Ants last week, and his former head coach Kent Davison has followed him out the door on Monday: The 57-year-old Davison has accepted the position of coach of the national team of Qatar, located in the Persian Gulf near Saudi Arabia and Iran. He will make a preliminary trip…
February 11, 2008, 05:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Cheikh Samb is getting stronger
Krista Jahnke has an excellent article about Cheikh Samb’s development in the Free Press today: “He’s unbelievably improved from training camp to now,” forward Antonio McDyess said. “Before, you could push him around, get shots off on him. Now he’s gotten so…
February 11, 2008, 05:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The Sporting Blog just got better-er
My former FanHouse compadre Bethlehem Shoals makes his first appearance today at The Sporting Blog. I’m happy for him, yet bummed that our bylines will no longer share the same page. (And this concludes my blogging about bloggers for the week.)
February 11, 2008, 05:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
“Look at the pretty moving pictures” filler
I’m not even sure there are any Pistons in that video. As my title suggests, this is 100% pure, unadulterated filler, intended solely to knock a dated game post off the top of the page until I have time to actually, you know, write something original.
February 11, 2008, 05:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
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 11, 2008, 05:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rip practicing his tramp ball
I may be the last Pistons blogger posting this video, but here’s Rip working on his tramp ball (will that phrase ever get old? I doubt it). Yes, it’s edited to skip the middle parts where I’m guessing he struggled, but he’s just deadly from the corners.
February 11, 2008, 05:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rip’s going for three
Rip Hamilton will put his tramp ball on display for the world during the three-point shootout All-Star weekend.
February 11, 2008, 05:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The MVP Race Redux
By: Kevin Sawyer At the beginning of this season, I made some bold predictions about how the MVP race would turn out. Now that we are heading into the All-Star break, let’s turn those predictions into reality. KG might have the thing locked up, but here is how I would rank the candidates if I…
February 11, 2008, 04:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The W Column: Counting W's for Week 15
I see back to back W's for the Dubs this week. Check out this installment of Counting W's over at The W Column on FSN Bay Area for some week 15 predictions. What are your predictions for this week? Just copy and paste the schedule below and fill in a W or L. vs…
February 11, 2008, 03:30 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
OPEN THREAD: Warriors vs Kings
Y'all better be fired up!! Warriors (W-L): 29-20 Kings (W-L): 23-25 Time: 7:30PM PST tip off TV:FSN Vegas Odds: Golden State by 7 (source: yahoo.com) Nothin like a good ol' fashioned Norcal showdown to compliment a relaxing Saturday night. Tonight the Dubs will be facing our…
February 11, 2008, 03:15 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Recap: Warriors 108, Bulls 114- You've Got to Be Kidding Me
The Horri-Bulls come to Oaktown minus their best players Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, and Kirk Hinrich and what do the Warriors do? Preview/ Open Thread (370+ Comments) If this were Pictionary, Nellie would be trying to draw horri-bull. Final Boxscore They pick up an inexcusable loss on…
February 11, 2008, 03:00 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Q&A: Tom Ziller of Sactown Royalty, Ballhype, and Fanhouse
The Kings come to town for the first time this season and CWebb gets to face his old team while playing for his other old team. Tom Ziller does great work for Sactown Royalty in his coverage of our Pacific Division foes from the state capital. It doesn't stop there though, he's writes on Ballhype…
February 11, 2008, 02:45 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Bobcats not giving Vincent effort
I wonder if management understands how dysfunctional the Bobcats are right now. I asked some friends – an advance scout from an opposing team and a veteran beat-writer – for impressions after Charlotte’s 26-point loss to Detroit, and their words...
February 11, 2008, 02:30 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Q&A: Mike Prada from Bullets Forever
From the Chris Webber/ Juwan Howard era Bullets to the failed Mitch Richmond/ Rod Strickland experiment to the disasterous Michael Jordan comeback Wizards, which were only good for some fly retro striped Bullets jerseys to the assemblage of the…
February 11, 2008, 02:30 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Rasheed replaces Garnett in All-Star game (much to his chagrin)
With Kevin Garnett unable to play in the All-Star game due to an abdominal strain, David Stern selected Rasheed Wallace as a replacement. Wallace has publicly said he’d rather not attend the weekend’s festivities, but Flip Saunders thinks he’ll figure out a way to have fun. From…
February 11, 2008, 02:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
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