Guys, I'm starting to worry about our guy Paxson here
Especially weird Pax-speak after the Boylan wake on Thursday: Paxson claimed to have no timetable and no preconceived leading candidate for the job. When he addressed the media at the Berto Center, Paxson made it sound as though he'll accept the best sales pitch. "I'm not going into this…
April 17, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Artest, Martin to play?
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register LOS ANGELES - Sacramento’s Ron Artest and Kevin Martin are on the active list for Tuesday night’s game against the Lakers, but it is not known if they will play. Artest has missed four of the previous six games because of a thumb injury, while…
April 17, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Who was the last person to give Kobe the finger?
EL SEGUNDO — There certainly is a more relaxed mood as the postseason approaches for a No. 1 seed. The Lakers looked confident and comfortable as they chatted with reporters before embarking on a 5 p.m. video session about the Denver Nuggets, with a team-bonding dinner to follow. Pressure to…
April 17, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Coach of the Year Needs a Do Over
Coach of the Year is my least favorite NBA award. I tend not to get terribly upset by MVP balloting, as most of the time the choice is among numerous deserving candidates. Although I am firmly in the camp that believes MVP awards by definition should go to the “Most Outstanding Player”,…
April 17, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Greetings from NYC
The NBA Board of Governors meeting was supposed to begin this morning, but actually will not start until later this evening, with owners arriving at the St. Regis Hotel here in New York City around 5 p.m. There is an agenda for the meeting, which will take place this evening and tomorrow…
April 17, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Talking mascots
Ziller’s We Will Win series on FanHouse has been cracking me up all week (and they’re even funnier when you read each one out loud in a funny accent). I was going to wait until he parodied Hooper before posting something, but I couldn’t wait after today’s posts with Screech…
April 17, 2008, 6:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
2007-2008 NBA Playoff Bracketology
It's time for the pretenders to go fishing and the NBA's finest (not counting the Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, and Toronto Raptors) to show us what it's all about. IT'S PLAYOFF TIME BABY! And that of course means it's time to fill out your playoff brackets over at BallHype for a chance to…
April 17, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Pistons finish the season in Cleveland
Ordinarily, this would be a pretty interesting game, but the NBA made an unfortunate decision to schedule the last meeting between these two division rivals on the final day of season, rendering it predictably irrelevant. (Can you remember the last time the season finale actually had a bearing on…
April 17, 2008, 5:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons/Sixers first-round schedule
Game 1 in Detroit: Sunday (4/20), 6pm TNT Game 2 in Detroit: Wednesday (4/23), 7:30pm NBATV Game 3 @ Philly: Friday (4/25), 7pm ESPN2 Game 4 @ Philly: Sunday (4/27), 7pm, TNT Game 5 (if needed) in Detroit: Tuesday (4/29) TBD Game 6 (if needed) @Philly: Thursday (5/1) TBD Game 7 (if needed) in…
April 17, 2008, 4:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Welcome back, Scott Perry
From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: PERRY TO DETROIT: Sonics assistant general manager Scott Perry has accepted an offer to be vice president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons, his former organization. Perry spent seven seasons with Detroit, one as a college scout. Perry replaces…
April 17, 2008, 4:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Report: Bulls fire Boylan
So reports KC Johnson. No official word from Paxson yet on Boylan or his staff. Good riddance.
April 17, 2008, 2:30 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Hornets-Mavericks Playoff schedule
Game 1 is set for Saturday at 6pm. Here's the full schedule...GameDateDaySiteTimeTVOneApr. 19SaturdayN.O.6:00pm ESPNTwoApr. 22TuesdayN.O.6:00pmTNTThreeApr. 25FridayDallas7:00pmESPNFourApr. 27SundayDallas8:30pmTNTFive*Apr. 29TuesdayN.O.TBDTBDSix*May 1ThursdayDallasTBDTBDSeven*May…
April 17, 2008, 11:30 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
The prophecy, or just awful symmetry
We've been hearing reports now that Skiles knew 'something' was up with this team in the preseason that foretold doom. But meanwhile, I saw worriesome things regarding Skiles himself, especially when he was entertaining the idea of starting Aaron Gray. And lo and behold, by the end of the season,…
April 17, 2008, 11:15 AM ET from Blog a Bull
My official MVP ballot (and Chris Paul isn’t second!)
Hello, all. I’m back officially Thursday afternoon when I hit the Lakers practice court again, and I’ll start to break down Nuggets-Lakers then. (But one first comment: How crappy a coach is George Karl, really, to have produced an unfocused, undisciplined No. 8 seed with this kind of…
April 17, 2008, 09:00 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
OPEN THREAD: Game #81 - Warriors @ Suns - Will History Repeat?
Originally posted by YaoButtaMing: I had to hijack the Open Thread from YBM while working out the nuances of the system. His preview is below. Warriors (W-L): 48-32Suns (W-L): 53-27Time: 07:00pm PSTTV: CSN Bay Area PlusRadio: KNBR 1050 Hey Baron … if you guys need motivation…
April 17, 2008, 06:15 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Recap: Warriors 121, SEATTLE SuperSonics 126- Too Hot for TV! That's That.
Well it's a good thing the season finale wasn't televised. Only this unclutch Warriors squad (3-6 in the final month of the season) could lose to the worst team in the Wild Wild West on the last game of the season at home on Fan Appreciation Night. Final Preview/ Open Thread of…
April 17, 2008, 06:00 AM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Sonics finish season with a bang
Seattle rookie Kevin Durant teased Sonics fans tonight, showing them what they might see next season with a career-high 42 points, and earning his first double-double of the season by grabbing 13 rebounds. With the win the Sonics finished the season 20-62, and with a little bit of momentum…
April 17, 2008, 05:15 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Fisher’s perspective on Bynum
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO - Most of the starters got the day off Saturday, but Derek Fisher was around to discuss the state of Lakerland with reporters. The co-captain offered a veteran perspective on the team’s reaction to the news that Andrew Bynum was set back…
April 17, 2008, 04:00 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Denver-Lakers first-round schedule
L.A. Lakers vs. Denver Game 1 - Sun April 20 Denver at L.A. Lakers 12 p.m. Game 2 - Wed April 23 Denver at L.A. Lakers 7:30 p.m. Game 3 - Sat April 26 L.A. Lakers at Denver 2:30 p.m. Game 4 - Mon April 28 L.A. Lakers at Denver 7:30 p.m. Game 5 * Wed April…
April 17, 2008, 03:45 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
How Everything Turned Out
We went over various scenarios, well, here is how everything actually turned out, on the last night of the NBA regular season. PLAYOFFS EASTERN CONFERENCE #1 Boston will play #8 Atlanta #2 Detroit will play #7 Philadelphia #3 Orlando will play #6 Toronto #4 Cleveland will play #5 Washington WESTERN…
April 17, 2008, 03:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
The Mavericks beat the Hornets
The regular season is dunzo. 56-26, a new franchise record, and we head into the Playoffs as the number two seed, ready to do battle with those same Dallas Mavericks who just beat us down in Texas. Final score was 111-98 tonight ( recap | box score | standings ). Our guys actually came out of the…
April 17, 2008, 02:00 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Sonics came to play
Seattle leads 43-27. Kevin Durant needed 18 points to average 20 points a game on the year, becoming just the third teenager to accomplish the feat in a list that includes Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James. With 9:59 left in the half Durant already has 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting. Jeff Green has…
April 17, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Sonics-Warriors pregame notes
Probable starters for the Sonics are Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Nick Collison and Johan Petro. Probable starters for Golden State are Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, Andris Biedrins, Baron Davis and Monta Ellis If Durant scores 18 points tonight, he’ll finish the season…
April 17, 2008, 00:45 AM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
McCants made a poster
Giving credit where it’s due: this was an amazing dunk by Rashad McCants over Amir Johnson and Jason Maxiell, a couple of guys who know a thing or two about blocking shots. (Getting the tech for bumping Stuckey? Now that part was just dumb.)
April 17, 2008, 00:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Go to a game, leave with a house
Speaking as someone who’s in the middle of looking for a house, it was actually really exciting to see this woman win a new house at halftime last night. (And reading about it now, it’s kind of funny that the husband of the winner is named Chauncey.)
April 17, 2008, 00:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Rasheed Wallace is not scared
Rasheed Wallace is not scared of the guys in stripes. Just ask him.
April 17, 2008, 00:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
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