Detroit’s pre-draft workout list
We’re behind a bit on our pre-draft coverage — earlier this week, A. Sherrod Blakely posted this list of players the Pistons plan on working out: • Shan Foster, SG, Vanderbilt • Omri Casspi, SF, Israel • Bill Walker, SF, Kansas State • Joe Crawford, SG, Kentucky • Mike Green,…
June 09, 2008, 9:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
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 09, 2008, 9:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Pau Gasol’s post-Game 2 interview
Q. It seems like for the second time in a row your team is having problems to go for you in the second half, like you are not being used so much in the second half of the game. What is your opinion about that and why do you think that happens? PAU…
June 09, 2008, 9:00 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 09, 2008, 8:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Phil Jackson’s post-Game 2 interview
Q. What are you most struck by, your rally at the end or your difficulty scoring points on them the first three quarters? COACH PHIL JACKSON: (Laughing) I’m more struck at the fact that Leon Powe gets more foul shots than our whole team does…
June 09, 2008, 8:45 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 09, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Kobe Bryant’s post-Game 2 interview
Q. What are the Lakers’ biggest problems defensively this series? KOBE BRYANT: I think their transition has been what’s really hurt us the most, the threes and transition, game is a three‑point, four‑point game, two possessions, all of a sudden it’s a ten‑point game. …
June 09, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Bayless, Gordon top workout list
The Sonics have several players scheduled to workout for the team this week as they continue to evaluate prospects for this year’s draft, which is a little more than two weeks away. Arizona guard Jerryd Bayless and Indiana's Eric Gordon headline the list. Most mock drafts have Seattle…
June 09, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
George David speaks
Pistons Director of Player Personnel George David talks about the future. (Note: this was pre-Flip-fired)
June 09, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Not much more than a feeling, really
I get it. The ABC geniuses, bless their hearts, are trying to remind television viewers that part of this series is indeed in Boston. So, of course, during some of their commercial bumps in Games 1 and 2 they played “More than a Feeling” by … wait for it … Boston.…
June 09, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
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 09, 2008, 7:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Joe as Hillary
Joe Dumars as Hillary Clinton (courtesy Deadspin and Skeets)
June 09, 2008, 7:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
A Pro/Con List for Tom Izzo
Here’s Kevin’s snarky semi-rebuttal to my call for Tom Izzo. ___________ By: Kevin Sawyer As any loyal Wolverine would, Matt has made the case that Tom Izzo should take over the Pistons head coaching job. Here is a pro/con response: Pro: Going to Izzo proves to the fans that Detroit…
June 09, 2008, 7:16 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Coming around on Michael Curry
When I first heard that Michael Curry was the front-runner to replace Flip Saunders, I was less than enthused. The guy has one year of coaching experience as an assistant, surely he’s not ready to take the keys, right? But the more I thought about it, the most I talked myself into liking…
June 09, 2008, 7:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Instant poll: What happened to the Lakers in Game 2?
OK, the Lakers put together a monster comeback to make the Celtics — and all of Boston — sweat. But that didn’t happen until they were all but buried. You’re the analyst. Tell us what went wrong. Then click here to take a look at our in-depth coverage of Game 2. What…
June 09, 2008, 6:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Game 2: Celtics 108, Lakers 102
BOSTON – This one hit the Lakers like a quarterback drilled by a vicious blindside sack. Unlike their Game 1 NBA Finals loss that the Lakers thought they could’ve won with a few more Kobe Bryant buckets, the Lakers could do no right in Game 2 and faced a 22-point deficit after three…
June 09, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Ruling allows Alexie testimony, denies Levy
U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman ruled today on several motions to exclude evidence regarding the trail between the City of Seattle and the Sonics in the city’s lawsuit against to force the team to honor the last two years of the KeyArena lease agreement. Pechman ruled to allow…
June 09, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Poll — Who’s the ugliest Celtic of them all?
They have bad hair. Skewed bone structure. Grotesquely pointy elbows. Yellow eyes. One of them had the little wisp of a mustache that hung over his lip like extra mayo he would never wipe off. This week everyone is debating the all-time greatest Lakers and Celtics. But why don’t we give the…
June 09, 2008, 6:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
It’s official: Michael Curry is the new coach
Here’s the AP’s entire 12-word announcement: AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Michael Curry will coach the Detroit Pistons says team exec Joe Dumars. WDFN confirms it: WDFN broke the story that Joe Dumars has indeed hired Michael Curry as the next head coach of the Pistons. The press…
June 09, 2008, 6:01 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
What’s wrong with the Lakers?
The answer: One thing, above all else. They are playing like a team that knows, consciously or subconsciously, that they’ll contend for more titles in the future, especially with Andrew Bynum back and healthy. If you believe there’ll be other days, you just won’t be as immersed in…
June 09, 2008, 5:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
'league sources': It's Del Negro
[From the Fanposts. I'm at the point where I won't believe it until there's a press conference. -ed.] According to Mike McGraw's sources : The Bulls have chosen Vinny Del Negro to be their new head coach, according to league sources I wonder what he said…
June 09, 2008, 4:00 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Some Notes on the Lakers Series
One of my co-workers (a Knicks fan, pity him) asked me to take a look at some stats in the past after Phil Jackson's complaints about the free-throw disparity in game 2(10 to 38). He was certain that at some point in the past, there had to be a game where a Jackson-coached team had gotten…
June 09, 2008, 1:15 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Celtics fans are sensitive
Bill Plaschke with the shocking update: Celtics fans are sensitive! This seems like a good place to mention that if I didn’t moderate comments, DBB would’ve been inundated with that kind of garbage for the past three weeks. (hat-tip to LawyerBoy)
June 09, 2008, 07:31 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Two to Tango
By: Kevin Sawyer While the David Stern wet dream plays out on ABC, we have bigger fish to fry in Pistonland. Joe Dumars has intimated major changes for next year, which gives us all the chance to play amateur GM. Well, if you wanna be a GM, you have to play by the rules. Sheed for LeBron? Not…
June 09, 2008, 07:31 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Odd, unsourced rumor of the day …
… comes from Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post: It’s no secret NBA front-office executives have tried to measure if the Nuggets might actually be willing to part ways with the 24-year-old Anthony, despite assurances to his agent that Denver is not actively shopping the high-scoring…
June 09, 2008, 07:00 AM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Other-than-Kobe fear factor
Boston Celtics rookie Glen Davis was visualizing the game ahead, while sitting in his locker stall, an hour before the tip-off of Game 2, at TD Banknorth Garden. Foremost on his mind was the amount of offensive damage that the Celtics could absorb from the Lakers’ reigning league MVP Kobe…
June 09, 2008, 06:30 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Paul Pierce to play Game 2; Kendrick Perkins probable
BOSTON — With each day that goes by, it becomes more and more apparent that Paul Pierce never was hurt that badly in Game 1, whether he was scared or overdramatizing. Here’s what Boston coach Doc Rivers said before Game 2 about Pierce’s knee injury: “Paul obviously is…
June 09, 2008, 06:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Phil Jackson’s pre-Game 2 interview
Q. Phil, does anything speed up in terms of your decision‑making during The Finals, like whether you think you need a time‑out or whether you think you want to make a substitution? Do any of those things speed up because of the urgency? COACH PHIL…
June 09, 2008, 06:00 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Pau Gasol’s post-Game 2 interview
Q. It seems like for the second time in a row your team is having problems to go for you in the second half, like you are not being used so much in the second half of the game. What is your opinion about that and why do you think that happens? PAU…
June 09, 2008, 05:45 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Phil Jackson’s post-Game 2 interview
Q. What are you most struck by, your rally at the end or your difficulty scoring points on them the first three quarters? COACH PHIL JACKSON: (Laughing) I’m more struck at the fact that Leon Powe gets more foul shots than our whole team does…
June 09, 2008, 03:45 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Kobe Bryant’s post-Game 2 interview
Q. What are the Lakers’ biggest problems defensively this series? KOBE BRYANT: I think their transition has been what’s really hurt us the most, the threes and transition, game is a three‑point, four‑point game, two possessions, all of a sudden it’s a ten‑point…
June 09, 2008, 03:45 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Living in the now for Game 2
BOSTON — I’ve brought it up probably too many times already, but the gist of Phil Jackson’s philosophy is to “stay in the moment.” He has brought it up probably too many times already with his players, but he brought it up again between Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals…
June 09, 2008, 02:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Instant poll: What happened to the Lakers in Game 2?
OK, the Lakers put together a monster comeback to make the Celtics — and all of Boston — sweat. But that didn’t happen until they were all but buried. You’re the analyst. Tell us what went wrong. Then click here to take a look at our in-depth coverage of Game 2. What…
June 09, 2008, 02:00 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Game 2: Celtics 108, Lakers 102
BOSTON – This one hit the Lakers like a quarterback drilled by a vicious blindside sack. Unlike their Game 1 NBA Finals loss that the Lakers thought they could’ve won with a few more Kobe Bryant buckets, the Lakers could do no right in Game 2 and faced a 22-point deficit after three…
June 09, 2008, 02:00 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
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