Full Derrick Rose Q&A
Is up at Bulls.com. It certainly all sounds good, but not much to take in. One thing you can say is that he certainly isn't shying away from his desire to play in his hometown. If you listen to this interview with WSCR (and read this from ESPN.com, which also has quotes from Pax and…
June 19, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Phil Jackson’s post-Game 6 interview
COACH PHIL JACKSON: Well, there’s not much to say, actually, at the end of this except to recap kind of the season which we felt like was a remarkable one for us, remarkable for the Celtics. Congratulations to them, their staff, their players. They showed their strength tonight in winning…
June 19, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Kobe Bryant’s post-Game 6 interview
Q. We’ve seen you do the impossible, 30 points in a quarter, 81 in the game, two game‑winners against Phoenix. When did you sort of concede that tonight you guys weren’t going to be able to come out of the hole? KOBE BRYANT: Not sure. I don’t know. …
June 19, 2008, 10:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Celtics favored to win next year; Lakers close second
Did you notice that the phrase is always “betting man?” I don’t think I’ve ever heard “betting woman” although I’m sure women bet themselves silly sometimes. Women gamble constantly … especially on their choice of men. Anyway, that’s for…
June 19, 2008, 10:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Post-Game 6 poll: Where do Lakers go from here?
Well, that was ugly. (There are several other adjectives I can think of, but I can’t print any of them here.) But what’s done is done. The Celtics were the better team. The Lakers can learn lessons from their inglorious NBA Finals defeat, but it’s counterproductive to look back…
June 19, 2008, 10:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
To become really good, Lakers need to get bad
Somewhere in this post lies the solution for the future of the downtrodden Lakers. After the disastrous Game 6, Phil Jackson said his team needs to get “nastier.” Well here is a list of the baddest bad guys you can possibly imagine in a Lakers uniform: Which archetypal bad guy do…
June 19, 2008, 9:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Bill Davidson wanted Flip Saunders gone
From Keith Langlois at True Blue Pistons, the Pistons’ official blog: Joe Dumars wasn’t the only one with a voice that matters who left The Palace the night of the Pistons’ elimination by Boston saying, “I’d seen enough.” So had his owner. “Absolutely,” Pistons owner William…
June 19, 2008, 7:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Bryant optimistic about Lakers’ future
EL SEGUNDO — Kobe Bryant met with Phil Jackson and Mitch Kupchak today — as did most of his teammates — in his annual season-ending interview. And it was apparent that Bryant is now more excited about the Lakers’ future than distraught over what just passed. “Boston…
June 19, 2008, 7:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Alexie on departing Sonics: 'Love long distance fades'
Seattle author Sherman Alexie brought some much-needed emotion to the trial between the City of Seattle and the Sonics over terms of the KeyArena lease. Animated and passionate, Alexie testified for about 45 minutes, highlighting the importance of the Sonics to the social and cultural fabric of…
June 19, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Now it’s time to pay up, Lakers fans
The Lakers did you wrong. You believed in them. You stuck your neck out. You got burned. You made a wager that you HATE paying up this morning. Do you have to shave your head? Do you have to paint your car green? Get a Celtics tattoo? Or did you go old school and lose serious amounts of cold hard…
June 19, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Game 6: Celtics 131, Lakers 92
BOSTON — The Lakers played their last game of the season as if they had nothing left, but even the most diehard Lakers fan would have trouble viewing that as meaning they made the most of themselves. Strong favorites to take the NBA championship, the Lakers instead fell in six games to a…
June 19, 2008, 5:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Third quarter: Celtics 89, Lakers 60
BOSTON — It’s time for the Lakers to start thinking about the future, and we’re not talking about the fourth quarter here. Pau Gasol just had a third quarter that made even clearer that he is miscast as a center right now – something he has mentioned in recent days – because he lacks…
June 19, 2008, 5:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Second quarter: Celtics 58, Lakers 35
BOSTON — The Lakers had expected to have a big advantage in the transition game this series, but too often they’ve been unable to go aggressively or get back wisely in the games, especially in Boston. This was a major problem in the second quarter that could lead to the end of this…
June 19, 2008, 4:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Rose not planning to visit Miami?
[From the FanPosts. The whole series of quotes is quite weird, but Rose may have accidentally just shown Pax's hand. -ed.] But as Rose concluded his two-day visit with the Bulls Thursday at the Berto Center, the point guard sounded unsure if he even had a workout scheduled with the Miami…
June 19, 2008, 4:30 PM ET from Blog a Bull
First quarter: Celtics 24, Lakers 20
BOSTON — Derek Fisher said the Lakers’ first task tonight was to hang in against what was an expected game-starting emotional surge from the Celtics as they seek the championship in Game 6. The Lakers did that — with Kobe Bryant recognizing the need situation and leading a shaky…
June 19, 2008, 4:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Phil Jackson’s post-Game 6 interview
COACH PHIL JACKSON: Well, there’s not much to say, actually, at the end of this except to recap kind of the season which we felt like was a remarkable one for us, remarkable for the Celtics. Congratulations to them, their staff, their players. They showed their strength tonight in…
June 19, 2008, 4:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Kobe Bryant’s post-Game 6 interview
Q. We’ve seen you do the impossible, 30 points in a quarter, 81 in the game, two game‑winners against Phoenix. When did you sort of concede that tonight you guys weren’t going to be able to come out of the hole? KOBE BRYANT: Not sure. I don’t know.…
June 19, 2008, 4:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
All-time 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 19, 2008, 3:45 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
If you were a betting man …
Did you notice that the phrase is always “betting man?” I don’t think I’ve ever heard “betting woman” although I’m sure women bet themselves silly sometimes. Women gamble constantly … especially on their choice of men. Anyway, that’s for…
June 19, 2008, 3:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Could Moe join Brown with Bobcats?
Asked how he would fill the remaining two openings on his coaching staff, new Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown said Wednesday he has talked to longtime friend Doug Moe about joining the organization. Brown and Moe are North Carolina icons...
June 19, 2008, 3:30 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Why Gasol worked, Shaq, Kidd didn't
A player-personnel executive I know had an interesting take recently on why Pau Gasol helped the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Finals, while Shaquille O’Neal and Jason Kidd couldn’t get their new teams out of the playoffs’ first round....
June 19, 2008, 3:15 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Draft frustrations of a 4-year college player
For four years, Chris Lofton labored at guard for Tennessee, averaging 16.6 points in his 128-game career, making a bushel of all-star teams and finishing high on many of the Volunteers' all-time leader boards. Yet Lofton, who worked out for...
June 19, 2008, 3:00 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Rush highlights draft prospects headed to Seattle
The City of Seattle's expert witness on the Sonics economic impact in Seattle, Lon Hatamiya continued his testimony this morning. Currently, attorney for the Sonics Paul Taylor, who did a good job at tearing down the city's other expert witness, Andrew Zimbalist, is hammering away at Hatamiya,…
June 19, 2008, 3:00 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Hornets Off-Season: A Growing Suspicion
Unless something major changes over the next few days with the workouts for the Hornets, I'm feeling pretty certain about one thing:The Hornets won't be drafting in the first round.The Hornets have only brought in three players who are generally accepted as possible 1st round…
June 19, 2008, 1:30 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Game 4 Should End Jordan Comparisons
Yesterday’s Game 4 of the NBA’s Finals was one for the ages. The Celtics were down by 24 points, but rallied back for a 97-91 victory. The Lakers went into the game down 2 games to 1 in a series where Boston held the home court advantage. It was a game they needed to win. [...]
June 19, 2008, 1:15 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Mocking the Knicks’ Draft Pick
With a week until the NBA draft, I thought I’d go through the mock drafts on the web and see which players the Knicks are thought to take. Additionally I took each of these players & found were other mock drafts thought they would be selected. Most people think OJ Mayo will be gone before…
June 19, 2008, 1:00 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
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