Transcript of Stern on Sonics
Here's the full transcript from today's press conference COMMISSIONER DAVID STERN: You know, we've just concluded two days of meetings of the NBA Board of Governors. It was a very productive meeting. There was a fair amount of reporting that had to be done with respect to the season which we…
April 18, 2008, 8:45 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
The Pistons are sell-outs
Not surprisingly, the Pistons led the NBA in attendance for the fourth time in five years as the Palace’s sell-out streak has reached 226 games and counting. If attendance were measured strictly by the turnstiles and not tickets sold, I’m curious if the Pistons would still be at the…
April 18, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Who Will Win the West?
Unlike the East, picking the winner of the West is a daunting task. There is much less variance between the top 7 teams in the West than the East. If given a thousand chances, I can see...
April 18, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Where do the 2007-08 Pistons rank all-time?
The predictions and rankings below are from an email I received from Kyle Wright, author of the book The NBA from Top to Bottom, which undertakes the daunting task of ranking every single team in NBA history using a mathematical formula that has correctly predicted the champion 56% of the time. The…
April 18, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Ding Dong! Isiah Thomas Fired as Knicks Coach!
Reports in are saying that Isiah Thomas has been fired as coach of the Knicks...
April 18, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
The keys: Kobe’s distribution, hustle on D
So much of what the Lakers do on offense is dictated by how opponents defend Kobe Bryant, so it’s worth taking a look at how Bryant played in the three games against Denver this season: He averaged 22 points on 56.8 percent field-goal shooting and 7.7 assists. That means he shot less and more…
April 18, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Bennett talks
Some responses from Sonics chairman Clay Bennett culled from the new conference this afternoon. ON WHAT SEATTLE MUST DO FOR THE NBA TO STAY: “It’s my opinion that until such time that there is a unified, visionary committed business and political leadership focused on this issue,…
April 18, 2008, 7:30 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Hornets-Mavs: Opinions and predictions from around the web
Just gonna throw out some excerpts from all the Hornets-Mavs talk I've found online today. It makes for some interesting reading.First, the words of TNT's Charles Barkley, as reproduced in the Baton Rouge Advocate..."The problem with New Orleans is that they are so young," Barkley…
April 18, 2008, 4:30 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Things have changed
NBA officials have said the press conference could be pushed back to as late as 3 p.m our time, noon pacific time. Apparently there still some things to work through. I tried to post this earlier but was unsuccessful, but here's my conversation with Brian Robinson earlier today.
April 18, 2008, 4:00 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
NBA TV to broadcast press conference live
NBA TV and nba.com will carry the press conference live. Last I've been told by NBA folks is the press conference will take place between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Eastern Time, which means about 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. back in the Seattle area. NBA Commissioner David Stern and Sonics chairman Clay Bennett…
April 18, 2008, 3:30 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Press conference upcoming
I’m here at the owner’s meeting at the St. Regis Hotel, and it sounds like they’re putting a wrap on things and will have a press conference to discuss the vote on the Sonics relocation application, among other things, in the next hour or so. But again, that’s not an…
April 18, 2008, 2:00 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
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 18, 2008, 12:00 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Western Conference Seeding Scenarios
I’ve taken a look at the possible draft scenarios, so let’s now take a look at the other fairly confusing bunch of scenarios, the seeding scenarios in the Western Conference. Seven of the eight teams in the NBA Western Conference have one game remaining (Hornets have two). I’ll…
April 18, 2008, 11:45 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Who Will Win the East?
Earlier this year it looked as if the East were a one team league as the Celtics were above and beyond the rest of the conference. But at the end of January...
April 18, 2008, 11:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Taking a Look at Draft Scenarios as of April 14th
Upon request, here is an updated look at the draft scenarios with two games left in the season (do note that they look a lot worse for the Knicks than they did Saturday morning). The Miami Heat (14-65) are locked into the #1 position for the lottery, so they will have the best chance (25%) [...]
April 18, 2008, 11:15 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Taking a Look at Draft Scenarios
With three games left in the season, it’s a good time to look at the various scenarios for the draft (important for Knicks fans) The Miami Heat (14-65) are locked into the #1 position for the lottery, so they will have the best chance (25%) at winning the #1 pick in the lottery, and [...]
April 18, 2008, 11:00 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Fan Up New Orleans: Thousands attend Thursday's pep rally
I made my way downtown yesterday evening to check out the Hornets pep rally. They had the whole crossroads of Fulton and Lafayette closed off and a big stage set up. The crowd was pretty big; "several thousand" strong according to John Reid in today's Times-Picayune.The players came…
April 18, 2008, 11:00 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Congratulations to Patrick Ewing, Hall of Famer
As hoped/expected, Patrick Ewing was chosen to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame for its 2008 class, along with his longtime nemesis, Hakeem Olajuwon and New York hero/villain, Pat Riley. Congratulations, Patrick!!
April 18, 2008, 10:45 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Donnie Walsh Press Conference: Highlights & Thoughts
The Knicks just introduced Donnie Walsh as the new President of Basketball Operations, reporting directly to MSG Chairman, James Dolan. I’ll throw out some initial thoughts about the presser in bullet style. * James Dolan did a brief introduction. In it he sounded the right notes. Of course…
April 18, 2008, 10:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Dugout meets FD
The best discussion about the MVP race that I’ve seen yet.
April 18, 2008, 10:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
It’s Official!
The Knicks will have a 1pm meeting today to announce the hiring of Donnie Walsh. The latest rumor is that Walsh will report directly to Dolan. Another rumor is that one of Walsh’s terms is that the team more media friendly, a huge departure from the recent era. The Knicks’ current…
April 18, 2008, 10:15 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
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 18, 2008, 10:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The Knick Are Tanking, So Let’s Get Tanked
Sorry for the lack of updates, but there seems to be little to write about. I can’t tell you how many columns I’ve started that’s ended in the waste bin. I’m not going to rehash any of the arguments I’ve made 100 times this year. I guess this team has just sucked the…
April 18, 2008, 10:00 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
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 18, 2008, 09:45 AM 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 18, 2008, 09:30 AM 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 18, 2008, 09:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
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 18, 2008, 08:45 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 18, 2008, 08:30 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 18, 2008, 08:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Can Pistons fans save the Sonics?
Sonics fans are making a last-second, grassroots effort to help sway the NBA Board of Governors in their vote tomorrow regarding whether they’ll allow the Sonics to leave Seattle for Oklahoma City.
April 18, 2008, 08:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Bunches of playoff previews
I’ve yet to do any playoff previewing here at DBB, but I got warmed up with this little nugget over on Yahoo’s Ball Don’t Lie: So what can we expect now that the games actually matter? For starters, forget what you saw in the regular season. Yes, the Sixers managed to win two of…
April 18, 2008, 07:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pistons hunting Timberwolves (and home court advantage)
The Pistons can lock up home court advantage in the NBA Finals (assuming, you know, they get that far) with one win in their final two games. Will it happen against the Timberwolves? You have to figure, but there’s a reason they play the games. I’ll be at the Palace filing pre-game,…
April 18, 2008, 07:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Tuesday’s Layup Drill
The Pistons will be playing the Sixers in the first-round thanks to the Cavs getting some awfully kind treatment from the refs. The Sixers gave the Pistons problems this year, but it’s the matchup Dave Cowens preferred. Remember that clusterf–k of a post in which I tried to decipher…
April 18, 2008, 06:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
2nd Annual DBB/N4S Blogfest recap
The Second Annual Detroit Bad Boys/Need4Sheed Blogfest coincided with Sunday’s game against the Raptors. Unlike last year’s hastily put together affair (which wasn’t even announced until after the game was sold out), this time around the Pistons were generous enough to help…
April 18, 2008, 06:15 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Babies are dangerous
Why does Jason Maxiell eat babies? Maybe it’s out of self-defense.
April 18, 2008, 06:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
The Pistons are sell-outs
Not surprisingly, the Pistons led the NBA in attendance for the fourth time in five years as the Palace’s sell-out streak has reached 226 games and counting. If attendance were measured strictly by the turnstiles and not tickets sold, I’m curious if the Pistons would still be at the…
April 18, 2008, 05:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Better late than never
Empty the Bench recognizes Rodney Stuckey’s fine play of late, including him among their top seven Late-Season Revelations.
April 18, 2008, 04:45 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Dugout meets FD
The best discussion about the MVP race that I’ve seen yet.
April 18, 2008, 04:30 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Who Will Win the West?
Which Western Team Will Go to the Finals? Lakers Hornets Spurs Jazz Rockets Suns Dallas or Denver View Results Unlike the East,…
April 18, 2008, 00:45 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
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