The Hornets beat the Warriors
The Hornets done won another one today, getting revenge on that same Golden State Warriors team that stole a victory at the Arena back in January. A sellout crowd was in attendance to see the vengeance, and they roared their approval as the Hornets won their 11th straight at home and tied a…
April 06, 2008, 11:30 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Walton scratched with hamstring injury
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register SACRAMENTO - Under the last-thing-the-Lakers-need-right-now category, Luke Walton was scratched from Sunday’s lineup with a strained right hamstring. He is day to day. Walton said he initially suffered the injury last Wednesday against Portland and…
April 06, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
The Pistons are in South Beach
Sadly, my search for a Chris Quinn mixtape was fruitless, so instead I settled on Blake Ahearn becoming Missouri State’s all-time leader in three pointers. “Breaks the record! Breaks the record!” I hope you cleared your schedule for this one — it’s going to be…
April 06, 2008, 6:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
RECAP: Warriors 117, Grizzlies 86: At least we aren't the Griz!
If you get a chance, check out the new B-boy documentary! Fitz put it best tonight "Just what the doctor ordered". Hanging by a thread our Warriors are on the brink of a complete collapse right out of the playoff race with each loss. Luckily for us we got the best recipe for tonight, a…
April 06, 2008, 4:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
OPEN THREAD: Game #76- Warriors @ Memphis - P to the Anic
Warriors (W-L): 45-30 Grizzlies (W-L): 22-55 Time: 5:00pm PST TV: CSN Bay Area Radio: KNBR 1050 We should have pressed this a while ago!Now I'm trying to be as optimistic as I possibly can ... but we are in serious PANIC mode right now! Losing 3 of our last 4 games and looking sluggish at…
April 06, 2008, 4:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
RECAP: Warriors 86, Mavericks 111 - Upset doesn't begin to describe it
Final BoxscorePretty much the Warriors D the entire night I honestly don't know how to describe what I'm feeling right now. It's a combination of pain while being upset, frustrated, and pessimistic all rolled in one. Part of the anger is with the loss, but the majority of my pain has to do with…
April 06, 2008, 4:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Recap: Warriors 92, Spurs 116- The Loss Will Not Be Televised + Monta Ellis vs Tony Parker
For Warriors fans it was one of those nights. Take your pick of evils: Getting blown out by the San Antonio Spurs. Slipping down to the 9th spot with tonight's Nuggets win against the Suns in Denver. Check out Nuggets Slip Past Suns (126-120) [Bright Side of the Sun] and…
April 06, 2008, 4:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Recap: GSoM Night 4
Take it to the court- GSoM and friends bring it on the hardwood floor! First and foremost, we would like to thank everyone within the GSoM community that took part in GSoM Night 4! We represented 500 deep that night and couldn't have made it possible without your support. I know there…
April 06, 2008, 3:45 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
OPEN THREAD: Game #75- Warriors @ Mavericks
Is Dirk planning an early fishing trip? Even earlier than last season? (Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images) Warriors (W-L): 45-29 Mavericks (W-L): 46-28 Time: 6:30pm PST TV: ESPN HD + ESPN 360 + ESPNdesportes Radio: KNBR 1050 Leer más! Leer más!! Leer más!!!You…
April 06, 2008, 3:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
OPEN THREAD: Game #77- Warriors @ New Orleans - Biggest Game of the Year?
Warriors (W-L): 46-30 Hornets (W-L): 53-22 Time: 10:00am PST TV: ABC Radio: KNBR 680 Thanks ESPN for this preview! Biggest game of the year? Well, it's too damn early in the morning for that and every game here on out is the biggest game of the year! But tied in 8th we need to push…
April 06, 2008, 3:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Game Day Open Thread: Warriors @ Hornets
Our old friend Baron Davis is back in town with his Golden State Warriors today, and they'll meet our Hornets for an early one at the Arena. It's a nationally televised game, so America will get to see a fine crowd in attendance and hopefully another Hornets victory. A win would of course…
April 06, 2008, 1:00 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Pistons host Nets
The Nets are still technically alive in the playoff race, but they’re a long shot. To make matters worse, they’ll be without Vince Carter tonight. Why is it that I’m guessing the Pistons will handle playing without Rip Hamilton better than New Jersey playing without Carter? In any…
April 06, 2008, 07:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Stuckey as Starbury?
Why bring Starbury to Detroit when Detroit already has Starbury 2.0? Flip Saunders, as quoted in McCosky’s blog: “I commented to Joe (Dumars) when we drafted Stuck and we had him in the summer league that I thought he was a lot like Marbury with his ability, as far as his speed, his…
April 06, 2008, 06:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Saunders open to deep playoff rotation
For most of the year, we’ve been led to believe the rotation will inevitably get shorter in the playoffs. After all, that’s what conventional basketball wisdom says teams are supposed to do. A little bit ago, I argued that perhaps the Pistons ought to ignore that school of thought since…
April 06, 2008, 04:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Every single one of you, you know my steez
It has nothing to do with Detroit, but if you’re a fan of the NBA, you need to be reading Shoals’ Quotemongering series over at SLAM.
April 06, 2008, 03:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The NBA can learn from March Madness
I’m not a fan of college basketball whatsoever, but I really get into March Madness. Clearly, the suits in the NCAA’s offices are on to something (beyond just making billions of dollars while not paying athletes a dime). What can the NBA take from the success of March Madness?…
April 06, 2008, 02:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
All-Starbucks Team
This cracked me up: the Pistons just announced their All-Starbucks Team — players whose cup of coffee with the Pistons lasted 10 games or fewer. I remember Pepe Sanchez and Jermaine Jackson, but Tracy Moore? Cozell McQueen? Bubbles Hawkins? I’ll have to take their word.
April 06, 2008, 02:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Sheed vs. Adriana
I think Sheed is going to need your help (and then some) in the second round of the BDL Bedlam Tournament.
April 06, 2008, 02:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
New time for DBB/N4S Blogfest
I’m guessing most of you have long-since tuned out that big, shiny Blogfest graphic to the right, but if you look at it again you’ll see that there’s a new time listed: the NBA has bumped up the 4/13 game between the Pistons and Raptors to 1pm so that ABC could televise it as the…
April 06, 2008, 01:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Herrmania
PistonsNation: An appreciation for Walter Herrmann.
April 06, 2008, 01:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
A little acknowledgement of Kobe Bryant’s restraint
LOS ANGELES — Just thought it was worth mentioning given how much Kobe Bryant gets killed by critics when he overdoes stuff (and he does overdo stuff sometimes, no doubt). Part of the reason the Lakers just beat the Mavericks was because Bryant had the restraint to do the simple, best thing…
April 06, 2008, 01:30 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
In which Kevin infiltrates the Target Center
By Kevin Sawyer Pre-game Managed to score seats in the corner, five rows behind the Pistons bench, for $50 each. The NBA, where “hell, I don’t want these tickets” happens (accompanied by a B&W photo of Mark Madsen manically dribbling the ball off his foot as a Laker fan celebrates in the…
April 06, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Lakers 112, Mavericks 108
LOS ANGELES – The Lakers are 6-0 this season with three players scoring at least 20 points, which is a testament to their excellence when they have more than Kobe Bryant lighting it up. Pau Gasol is around, and Andrew Bynum will be back for the playoffs, but it’s a lot easier to get three guys…
April 06, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Pistons (bench) vs. T’Wolves
Yes, it’s a complete non sequitur, but you try finding interesting T’Wolves videos. (Update: I swapped out videos — I forgot about this one.) Get ready to see a whole lot of bench players. Or, more accurately, get ready to see a whole lot of new starters. From A. Sherrod…
April 06, 2008, 01:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Gasol probable, Bynum running
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO - Slowly, but surely… The Lakers expect one of their big men to return Wednesday night, and the other is coming along. Pau Gasol said he felt good after practice and should be on the court against Portland in his first game since he…
April 06, 2008, 01:00 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Hammond not going to Milwaukee
The Pistons turned down the Bucks’ request to talk to Pistons VP John Hammond about their vacant GM job. My unsubstantiated guess? Hammond simply wasn’t interested. Update: McCosky confirms my suspicions: “Reports out of Milwaukee that the Pistons would not allow the Bucks to…
April 06, 2008, 00:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Regular-season games might not be worth it for Andrew Bynum
LOS ANGELES — Andrew Bynum has a bundle of curly hairs sprouting from the bottom of his chin these days. Maybe it’s the start of a playoff beard for the 20-year-old. Bynum said he will not play before the last two regular-season games and would like to get in there for a…
April 06, 2008, 00:45 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Players and coaches collaborate on LBJ Rules
From A. Sherrod Blakely: Detroit’s defense did an exceptional job against Cleveland, in part because of some suggestions made by some of the players. Prince said that he and some of his teammates went to Saunders with some ideas on how to mix things up a little bit more defensively. “We…
April 06, 2008, 00:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Odom welcomes Nowitzki matchup
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO - Lamar Odom doesn’t mind getting one more shot at the reigning MVP. Dirk Nowitzki made a surprise return from ankle and knee injuries Wednesday and will be in the linuep when Dallas plays the Lakers on Friday. Odom was asked half-jokingly…
April 06, 2008, 00:30 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Knicks may copy (and/or steal) from Detroit
Donnie Walsh, the former Pacers czar who’s seized the front office reins from Isiah Thomas in New York, may be looking to fuel the re-building process with key pieces from Detroit. From Newsday: As for the coach, experienced options include current Knicks assistant Herb Williams, Pistons…
April 06, 2008, 00:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Open Game Thread #76: Bulls verses Washington Wizards
[Thanks to chgobr for tonight's game preview. -Matt]The Thursday Cleveland game exposed my emotional fragility. Of course I know losing solidifies our chances for the 9th pick as well as maintains hope that Charlotte makes up 1½ games and we get the 8th pick. However, I couldn't control…
April 06, 2008, 00:15 AM ET from Blog a Bull
Singing for Peja Stojakovic
Not only is today, April 5th, the Hornets' 21st birthday, but it's also Unsung Player Day. To mark the occasion, I've decided to sing about Peja Stojakovic. I tried to learn Peja's favorite Serbian song -- you know, the one about the shoe polish -- so I could make a music video and…
April 06, 2008, 00:15 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Happy birthday, Hornets
Twenty-one years ago today, George Shinn's phone rang. He answered to find NBA Commissioner David Stern on the line. The commish wanted to inform Shinn that a decision had been made on his application for an NBA franchise in Charlotte, North Carolina... "Congratulations."April 5th,…
April 06, 2008, 00:15 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Celtics' Big Three not expected to play
The thousands who bought tickets for Bobcats-Celtics months ago won't exactly get what they paid for tonight. Word from Marc Spears of the Boston Globe is the Celtics don't plan to play any of the big three - Kevin Garnett,...
April 06, 2008, 00:15 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Playoff tickets on sale
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register Individual playoff game tickets for the Lakers went on sale Saturday. Call 800-462-2849 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. There will be a limit of four tickets per person, per game. Tickets will not be sold at Staples Center, the team said in a release. .
April 06, 2008, 00:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
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