You mean the playoffs don’t end after 3 rounds?
Just in case anyone is interested in watching the NBA Finals with their DBB brethren, consider this your open thread. Game 1 tips in a few. Ugh.
June 05, 2008, 11:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
NBA Finals pick: Lakers in 5
BOSTON — OK, it’s time to blow off work, plop your kids in front of Baby Einstein or “Hannah Montana,” ignore your fantasy baseball team and get fully prepared for the NBA Finals by reading to achieve … My position-by-position breakdown reveals why the Lakers are…
June 05, 2008, 11:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
California dreamin’
BOSTON — The jersey may read Celtics, but nine of the 15 players on the Boston Celtics’ NBA finals roster have some sort of California connection. It starting with the native-born Californians - guard Ray Allen (Merced), guard Eddie House (Berkeley), forward Paul Pierce (Oakland),…
June 05, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
OPEN THREAD: 2008 NBA Finals Game 1
Both of these franchises are responsible for the league's renaisance in the 80's. Both of the teams are star-studded. Both of these teams are the benefactors of some questionable trades. Both of teams are making Commissioner David Stern very, very happy. Both of the…
June 05, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Kobe philosophizing on execution and trusting teammates
BOSTON — The Celtics seemed very relaxed here at home, ending their last pre-NBA Finals practice with Ray Allen taking on Paul Pierce in a very casual but loud game of 1-on-1. The Lakers seemed a little more businesslike. Here is the most basketball-accurate comment Kobe Bryant gave today, in…
June 05, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lamar Odom thinking this one’s for son Jayden
BOSTON — All last season, Lamar Odom hung in his Staples Center locker a huge white T-shirt with an artist’s rendering of his infant son, Jayden, on the front. Jayden, 6 1/2 months old, died in his crib on June 29, 2006. Tonight, playing in his first NBA Finals, Odom is wearing that…
June 05, 2008, 10:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers vs. Celtics, YouTube-style
There’s no better time-waster than YouTube.com, where celebrities can be exposed, pop singers can be discovered and classic sports moments can be relived. With Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals soon to begin, we thought we’d poke around YouTube and see what we could find among the 300…
June 05, 2008, 8:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
UCLA products Love, Westbrook headed to Seattle
The Sonics began working out draft hopefuls at their practice facility, the Furtado Center, today. Four guys worked out today and all of them are big guys. They include UCLA big man, 6-10 post Kevin Love, 6-9 forward J.J. Hickson out of N.C. State, 7-footer Kosta Koukos from Ohio State, and 6-10…
June 05, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Bynum working his way back
BOSTON — Stimulus treatement, ice therapy and massages comprise a typical day for the Lakers’ Andrew Bynum.But despite not being able to play while he recovers from arthroscopic knee surgery, the 20-year old, third-year center is soaking up as much of the NBA Finals atmosphere as he…
June 05, 2008, 7:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
All-time Lakers: Best forward?
Part II of our pick-the-best-Lakers-ever series focuses on the forwards — and yes, we’re not splitting them up into the small and power categories (and won’t divide point and shooting guards either). Why? Couple of reasons: (1) Was Elgin Baylor a 3 or a 4? His height (6-5) said 3,…
June 05, 2008, 7:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
All-time Lakers: Best guard?
It’s Part III of our pick-the-all-time-Lakers game, and it’s by far the toughest. You’ve got the consensus current best player in the league (Kobe Bryant), one of the top five players of all time (Magic Johnson), the guy whose silhouette forms the official NBA logo (Jerry West)…
June 05, 2008, 6:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Potential dance partners
Dana Gauruder of the Oakland Press names some potential trade partners. Dallas? They have Rick Carlisle, who knows this roster from coaching it (and coaching against it). Phoenix? Can you imagine Rip or Tay in that offense? Plus, Tay would be a good Kobe stopper. Charlotte? Larry Brown and Sheed,…
June 05, 2008, 6:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
All-time Lakers: Best center?
This NBA Finals between the Lakers and Celtics is stirring up all sorts of nostalgic feelings for the glory days of Magic, Bird, Kareem and McHale. With everyone reminiscing, we thought it would be the perfect time to dip deep into Lakers history and determine the franchise’s all-time…
June 05, 2008, 6:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Is Mike Woodson a candidate?
Another name gets churned out by the rumor mill: embattled Hawks coach Mike Woodson. He may be on the verge of getting canned by Atlanta, but he was Larry Brown’s lead assistant in 2004. Nonetheless, I’m not impressed.
June 05, 2008, 6:01 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Quotable Finalists: Derek Fisher and Ray Allen
BOSTON — Derek Fisher was a finalist this season for the Magic Johnson Award, given out by the Pro Basketball Writers Association to an elite player who admirably performs with the media. So you know D-Fish can bring insights and opinions, especially if you ask him something about himself. Q:…
June 05, 2008, 6:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
George David speaks
Pistons Director of Player Personnel George David talks about the future. (Note: this was pre-Flip-fired)
June 05, 2008, 5:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Portland may honor Porter
It’s a good time to be Terry Porter. Not only is he being considered for a couple of head coaching jobs, his former team is also thinking about retiring his number. (via TrueHoop)
June 05, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Brown could use Moe by his side
Larry Brown offering Doug Moe a coaching job is about more than collecting a whole set of ex-Tar Heels. In an "Odd Couple" kind of way, Moe on the bench would offer a healthy balance to Brown’s driven personality. He’d...
June 05, 2008, 4:00 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Sonics respond to Schultz lawsuit
In a filing late Wednesday the Sonics responded to former Sonics owner Howard Schultz's lawsuit in federal court, which seeks to undo the sale of the team because of breech of contract, fraud and negligent misrepresentation. In the eight-page filing, attorneys for the Sonics deny the ownership…
June 05, 2008, 3:30 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Dwane Casey is the new front-runner?
[From the FanPosts. Dwayne Casey deserves a second chance somewhere, he 'coached up' some pretty bad Minnesota teams. But Flip coached them up even more. Still...I wouldn't be entirely against this, there isn't enough info on Casey to judge him either way, and he's certainly qualified.…
June 05, 2008, 12:30 AM ET from Blog a Bull
Joe Cool?
I love Joe Dumars. Since the 2001-2002 season the Detroit Pistons have been a model franchise. Short of winning multiple championships, an inevitable if somewhat foolish measure of worth, Detroit has in fact been THE model for building a perennial 50-game winner and legitimate title threat in the…
June 05, 2008, 10:00 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Around the L
Been a while since I've written anything. Much like the Suns my offseason began a little early...Yeah, so I'm not watching the Finals. Not due to any sort of personal boycott, I'm in Switzerland and I'd much rather sleep than stay up til 3 am to watch Lakers vs Celtics. The history aspect is cool…
June 05, 2008, 10:00 AM ET from The Rising Suns
NBA executives expect Lawson to stay in draft
If you take it literally that Tyson Lawson will return to North Carolina unless he knows he’ll be chosen before the 21st pick, then Lawson is in Chapel Hill next season. But the NBA executives I polled Thursday don’t see...
June 05, 2008, 01:30 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Who's on your all-time Lakers-Celtics teams?
There’s a history about a Celtics-Lakers NBA Final that wouldn’t exist between two other teams. Those two have played roughly half of the series that decided NBA titles. So we thought we’d explore that history and ask you to do...
June 05, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
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