Okafor in good company
I’ve heard a lot of knocks on Emeka Okafor today. Nothing wrong with a fan questioning whether he’s worth the $72 million he’ll make over the next six seasons. However, the trashing of this guy is ridiculous. Statistics can lie,...
August 17, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Brown gives Bobcats outside shot at playoffs
There’s impact, and then there’s IMPACT. I think Larry Brown will make the Bobcats better next season, maybe winning five games they wouldn’t have otherwise won. Doesn’t mean I think they’ll reach the playoffs. I think it will be harder...
August 17, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Summer Fun
Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Hope you're enjoying your summer as much as I am. Here's a few thoughts...I love the Matt Barnes signing. I was hoping the team would nab him last year but Grant Hill came to town instead. Now we have both, Bonus. So looking at the team now, we are at least 10…
August 17, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from The Rising Suns
Dragic to join Suns this season
Some breaking news on a Sunday afternoon. Suns second round pick Goran Dragic will join the team this season after reaching a buyout agreement with his Spanish team Tau Ceramica.Dragic will be tossed into the fire as Nash's backup this season. Much like Robin Lopez getting to learn the ropes from…
August 17, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from The Rising Suns
A couple more quickthoughts on the Gordon negotiation of doom
An extension of this post. If you're tired of talking/reading about Gordon, just move along. Why I don't like reading 'tough guy' talk amongst us when discussing Gordon: Say Gordon truly has no options, and in the future it plays out to where Gordon gets nowhere near what he wanted from some…
August 17, 2008, 6:00 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Powell a Laker?
The well-traveled sojourns of journeyman forward Josh Powell are about to continue, according to a report by Hoopshype.com. Powell, who spent the 2007-2008 season with the Clippers, is said to be set to sign a contract to play with the Lakers this coming season. That report was neither…
August 17, 2008, 3:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
“I love Kobe,” says Paul Pierce
He didn’t exactly eat any humble pie, but Celtics’ Paul Pierce did chew thoughtfully on his recent comments regarding Kobe Bryant in a radio interview last Friday. Pierce told listeners of ESPN radio that his assertion of being the “best player in the world” was more of a…
August 17, 2008, 3:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
USA Basketball Game 4: USA 119 - Spain 82
The United States finished off the first round of games in impressive style, going undefeated and destroying Spain by thirty-seven points (their largest margin of victory yet!). Once the threes started dropping, Spain knew they were in for a long day at the office. The US opened up making seven of…
August 17, 2008, 03:00 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
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