2008 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Hornets
Feel free to use this space to discuss what will almost certainly be the Knicks’ 42nd loss of the season (Really? Malik Rose is going to start over David Lee? Really?). Or, if you prefer, you can use it discuss whether Lebron James will be robbed of the MVP this season.
March 03, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Hype getting too big?
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO - Is the hype around the Lakers getting too big? Is it realistic to expect an NBA title from a team with little playoff experience outside of Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher? The buzz around the club got even louder after Sunday’s victory…
March 03, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Rumor: Warriors Interested in Jeff McInnis
The Warriors struck out during this year's in-season trade sweepstakes, but have no fear my friends. Help could be on the way in form of a recently cut Charlotte BETcat [The Charlotte Observer]: [Jeff] McInnis, a 10-year veteran, started 26 of 54 games, averaging 26 minutes. His…
March 03, 2008, 7:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Gameday Open Thread: Hornets @ Knicks
The Hornets hurt my eyes and my feelings with their performance in Washington yesterday, but today they have a chance to make amends by demolishing the New York Knicks in that city with the tall buildings and the loud people. Stuff to impress your friends...Hornets (W-L): 39-19Knicks (W-L):…
March 03, 2008, 6:45 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Recap: Warriors - 110, Blazers - 104 - The Right Stuff at the Right Time.
Oh man did we need that. Despite the Warriors coming out and putting on one of their better performances tonight, the Blazers were incredible at scratching and clawing their way back into this game repeatedly. And for that, I have to give some serious credits to Portland. With Denver having…
March 03, 2008, 6:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Amir’s absence explained
There was a lot of speculation and conspiracy theories among fans regarding why Amir Johnson didn’t get into Wednesday’s game against the Jazz, but A. Sherrod Blakely cleared the air today: And maybe most important to Joe Dumars, [Theo Ratliff] won’t take minutes away from Jason…
March 03, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The W Column: Counting W's for Week 19
Last week was a perfect 3-0 week. Couldn't have asked for anything more really. Brandan Wright started all 3 games. This Beans injury may be a blessing in disguise if BWright can continue to earn minutes without hurting the W-L record. Check out this week's Counting W's segment over at The W…
March 03, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
“We still hate Cleveland”
Will Ben Wallace’s arrival in Cleveland lessen the rivalry between the Pistons and Cavs? The Pistons don’t think so. From the DetNews: “We still hate Cleveland,” Lindsey Hunter said, with no trace of a smile. “We didn’t like Chicago (when Wallace was there), either. That’s…
March 03, 2008, 6:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
OPEN THREAD: Warriors vs Blazers - The Future is Now
Warriors (W-L): 35-22 Blazers (W-L): 31-28 Time: 6:00PM PST tip off TV:FSN Vegas Odds: Golden State by 6 (source: yahoo.com) Portland is coming to town! It wasn't really that long ago that those words were relatively insignificant to teams in the NBA world. Sadly, that isn't the…
March 03, 2008, 6:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Billups will be back
With his personal business behind him, Chauncey Billups is expected to play tomorrow when the Pistons host the Sonics.
March 03, 2008, 6:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
OPEN THREAD: 76ers @ Warriors - Go watch "Semi-Pro!"
Warriors (W-L): 34-22 76ers (W-L): 26-32 Time: 7:30pm PST TV: FSN Bay Area Radio: KNBR 680 In my opinion, the Warriors vs. 76ers match-up tonight just doesn't stack-up against the debut of "Semi-Pro." For those older cats who lived through the ABA, please feel free to let us…
March 03, 2008, 6:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Pistons will get Theo Ratliff, not Dale Davis
From Chris McCosky’s blog: The Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday night placed veteran center Theo Ratliff on waivers and have agreed to buy him out of what remained on his $11.6 million contract. If he clears waivers in the next 48 hours - which is almost a given with his salary - he will sign…
March 03, 2008, 5:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
RECAP: Warriors 119, 76ers 97 - Gangsta Gangsta, Tell me how you do it?
Yahoo! final boxscore More accurate from the floor than Tony Parker? Dr. Jeckyl showed up tonight and the Warriors calmly dominated the Warriors-lite the full 48 minutes. In what looked more like a Rookie-Sophmore game than an important playoff-run game, both teams provided some…
March 03, 2008, 5:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Who has the best future in the East?
By Kevin Sawyer The Western Conference is scintillating right now, but with all the hot deadline action, has the East put itself in a position to catch up? Not at all. Nonetheless, I thought it would be fun to look ahead to the next 2-3 years, and rank potential future of each club. 1. New…
March 03, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
GSoM Night 4 - Get your tickets!
GSoM Night 4 T-shirt Design GSoM Night 4 - Friday, March 21 vs Houston As you all know, GSoM Night 4 vs Houston is rapidly approaching on March 21st, so we have just under 3 weeks to go. This game could have serious playoff implications if the standings remain as tight as they are right now.…
March 03, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Cheikh up
PistonsNation takes a look at Cheikh Samb’s progress with the Ft. Wayne Mad Ants.
March 03, 2008, 5:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons are in Clipperland
I can’t figure out what’s more impressive — that half-court shot or this one from Corey Maggette. In any case, here’s to hoping we don’t see any hijinks like that tonight (unless, of course, it’s from a guy wearing a blue jersey) as the Pistons go for their…
March 03, 2008, 5:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Flip Murray to the Pacers
From Chris McCosky’s blog: By the way, what’s the over-under on how many points Flip Murray puts on the Pistons Saturday. From what I am hearing, he will be in uniform for the Clips. I’m going with zero — it seems Murray has reversed course and is now expected to stay in the…
March 03, 2008, 5:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Coach Hunter?
Lindsey Hunter admits that coaching might be in his (near) future.
March 03, 2008, 4:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
With Billups (likely) out, Stuckey will start
Chauncey Billups returned to Michigan to deal with an undisclosed personal matter. He’s not expected back in time for Saturday’s game, which means Rodney Stuckey should get his first start. In fact, we could even see a little bit of Lindsey Hunter … with an emphasis on little.…
March 03, 2008, 4:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Flip on Amir: “We made a mistake”
Flip Saunders regrets his handling of the rotation in Wednesday’s loss to the Jazz. From the Freep: “We got to a point where Maxey was playing really well, and we were trying to match things,” Saunders said. “But we made a mistake — we should have played him. We got in…
March 03, 2008, 4:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
RECAP: Warriors 105, Sonics 99 - Just Enough
Final BoxscoreCollison, do you really think you're going to block that? It wasn't pretty (expected) but in the end it still counts as a W. Maybe I'm getting spoiled expecting the Warriors to handily take care of lesser teams. I mean, c'mon, 34 wins already? It used to take 2 years for the…
March 03, 2008, 4:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Stat love for Amir
Bloggers and mathematicians agree: more Amir Johnson = good things.
March 03, 2008, 4:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rumor: Warriors Interested in Jeff McInnis
The Warriors struck out during this year's in-season trade sweepstakes, but have no fear my friends. Help could be on the way in form of a recently cut Charlotte BETcat [The Charlotte Observer]: [Jeff] McInnis, a 10-year veteran, started 26 of 54 games, averaging 26 minutes. His…
March 03, 2008, 4:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Still waiting for Dale
From Krista Jahnke’s Free Press blog: The thing is, teams have until Saturday to waive players, and team president Joe Dumars is playing a waiting game, eyeing that waiver wire to see if any other big men get released. That means it could be nearly another week before anything happens. Former…
March 03, 2008, 4:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Recap: Warriors - 110, Blazers - 104 - The Right Stuff at the Right Time.
Oh man did we need that. Despite the Warriors coming out and putting on one of their better performances tonight, the Blazers were incredible at scratching and clawing their way back into this game repeatedly. And for that, I have to give some serious credits to Portland. With Denver having…
March 03, 2008, 4:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
2nd Annual Need4Sheed/Detroit Bad Boys Blogfest
For the second year in a row, readers, writers and lurkers of Need4Sheed and Detroit Bad Boys will be getting together at the Palace to take in a game. Last year we witnessed the sinking ship that was the reigning champion Miami Heat. This year, we’ll be watching the up-and-coming Toronto…
March 03, 2008, 3:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The W Column: Counting W's for Week 19
Last week was a perfect 3-0 week. Couldn't have asked for anything more really. Brandan Wright started all 3 games. This Beans injury may be a blessing in disguise if BWright can continue to earn minutes without hurting the W-L record. Check out this week's Counting W's segment over at The W…
March 03, 2008, 3:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Pistons are in Salt Lake City
What is it about the Jazz that give the Pistons fits? The Pistons couldn’t even beat them in the preseason. In fact, they haven’t beat the Jazz since 2005, and they haven’t won in Salt Lake since 2002. The Jazz just dropped a game last night to the Timberwolves, but I’m not…
March 03, 2008, 3:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
That didn’t take long …
Just a few months ago, it was like pulling teeth just to get some members of the media to admit Amir Johnson even belonged in the rotation. Now? There are calls to turn him into a starter. From Terry Foster at the Detroit News (update: now, with new and improved fixed links!): I love the idea of…
March 03, 2008, 3:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Amir’s absence explained
There was a lot of speculation and conspiracy theories among fans regarding why Amir Johnson didn’t get into Wednesday’s game against the Jazz, but A. Sherrod Blakely cleared the air today: And maybe most important to Joe Dumars, [Theo Ratliff] won’t take minutes away from Jason…
March 03, 2008, 3:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
“We still hate Cleveland”
Will Ben Wallace’s arrival in Cleveland lessen the rivalry between the Pistons and Cavs? The Pistons don’t think so. From the DetNews: “We still hate Cleveland,” Lindsey Hunter said, with no trace of a smile. “We didn’t like Chicago (when Wallace was there), either. That’s…
March 03, 2008, 2:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Billups will be back
With his personal business behind him, Chauncey Billups is expected to play tomorrow when the Pistons host the Sonics.
March 03, 2008, 2:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons will get Theo Ratliff, not Dale Davis
From Chris McCosky’s blog: The Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday night placed veteran center Theo Ratliff on waivers and have agreed to buy him out of what remained on his $11.6 million contract. If he clears waivers in the next 48 hours - which is almost a given with his salary - he will sign…
March 03, 2008, 2:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Bring in D-Leaguers for 10-days?
Stray thoughts after an honest-to-goodness regulation victory: I got the sense from coach Sam Vincent Sunday that he isn’t pushing management to fill that 15th roster spot that opened when the team waived Jeff McInnis. “The flexibility of being on...
March 03, 2008, 2:15 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Who has the best future in the East?
By Kevin Sawyer The Western Conference is scintillating right now, but with all the hot deadline action, has the East put itself in a position to catch up? Not at all. Nonetheless, I thought it would be fun to look ahead to the next decade, and rank potential future of each club. 1. New…
March 03, 2008, 2:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Real Point Guards
Unfortunately for Knick fans there’s little to say this Monday morning. With the trade deadline passed, talking trades is nearly pointless until the season ends. There probably won’t be any major changes until the offseason, because if Isiah Thomas lasted this long he’ll finish…
March 03, 2008, 11:45 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Fluffy sez 'And One'
Like sparks said in the comments section of the Wizards-Hornets recap, this team complains too damn much when things aren't going their way.No, scratch that. They don't complain too much, they whine. And bellow. And wail.It had been a while since I'd…
March 03, 2008, 11:45 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
OPEN THREAD: Warriors vs Blazers - The Future is Now
Warriors (W-L): 35-22 Blazers (W-L): 31-28 Time: 6:00PM PST tip off TV:FSN Vegas Odds: Golden State by 6 (source: yahoo.com) Portland is coming to town! It wasn't really that long ago that those words were relatively insignificant to teams in the NBA world. Sadly, that isn't the…
March 03, 2008, 03:30 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
OPEN THREAD: 76ers @ Warriors - Go watch "Semi-Pro!"
Warriors (W-L): 34-22 76ers (W-L): 26-32 Time: 7:30pm PST TV: FSN Bay Area Radio: KNBR 680 In my opinion, the Warriors vs. 76ers match-up tonight just doesn't stack-up against the debut of "Semi-Pro." For those older cats who lived through the ABA, please feel free to let us…
March 03, 2008, 03:15 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
RECAP: Warriors 119, 76ers 97 - Gangsta Gangsta, Tell me how you do it?
Yahoo! final boxscore More accurate from the floor than Tony Parker? Dr. Jeckyl showed up tonight and the Warriors calmly dominated the Warriors-lite the full 48 minutes. In what looked more like a Rookie-Sophmore game than an important playoff-run game, both teams provided some…
March 03, 2008, 03:00 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
OPEN THREAD: Game 56 - Warriors vs Sonics
Originally Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 at 12:08:02 PM PDT Warriors (W-L): 33-22 Sonics (W-L): 15-40 Time: 7:30pm PST TV: FSN Bay Area Radio: KNBR 680 You never know what you'll get with this team. One night they're knocking off the best team in the league, the next night they're getting…
March 03, 2008, 02:45 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
RECAP: Warriors 105, Sonics 99 - Just Enough
Final BoxscoreCollison, do you really think you're going to block that? It wasn't pretty (expected) but in the end it still counts as a W. Maybe I'm getting spoiled expecting the Warriors to handily take care of lesser teams. I mean, c'mon, 34 wins already? It used to take 2 years for the…
March 03, 2008, 02:30 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Rumor: Warriors Interested in Jeff McInnis
The Warriors struck out during this year's in-season trade sweepstakes, but have no fear my friends. Help could be on the way in form of a recently cut Charlotte BETcat [The Charlotte Observer]: [Jeff] McInnis, a 10-year veteran, started 26 of 54 games, averaging 26 minutes. His…
March 03, 2008, 02:15 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Recap: Warriors - 110, Blazers - 104 - The Right Stuff at the Right Time.
Oh man did we need that. Despite the Warriors coming out and putting on one of their better performances tonight, the Blazers were incredible at scratching and clawing their way back into this game repeatedly. And for that, I have to give some serious credits to Portland. With Denver having…
March 03, 2008, 02:00 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
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