Knicks Acquire Junior
According to multiple sources the Knicks have acquired Patrick Ewing, Jr. from the Houston Rockets in exchange for the rights to (the infamous) Frederic Weis. Can Ron Artest be far behind? (Tee hee…) Ewing, Jr. appears to be slated for the role played by the recently dealt Renaldo Balkman of…
August 30, 2008, 4:00 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Team USA as: Ancient Chinese Historical Figures
These Olympics have provided me with an interesting conjunction of two of my favorite hobbies - Basketball and Ancient Chinese History. Ever since I was young, I've been a big fan of chaotic periods of the early Chinese Empire, and have eagerly devoured translations of some of the most…
August 30, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Chris Paul: Olympic Champion
Congratulations to Chris Paul and Team USA, who defeated Spain 118-107 early this morning to win gold at the Beijing Olympics. Damn game messed up my whole sleepy time but it was sure fun to watch with Spain playing their asses off, Kobe Bryant coming up clutch, and CP showing his usual steady hand…
August 30, 2008, 01:00 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Hornets Off-season: The Return of Devin Brown
The Times-Picayune is reporting that Devin Brown, who last played in a Hornets uniform in 2006-2007, was signed by the Hornets last night. I like the signing, and the other day I actually thought about Devin and wondered if there was a chance he'd come back now that Jannero Pargo is…
August 30, 2008, 00:45 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
A Goodbye to Jannero Pargo
So Pargo is gone, off to earn in one year what teams in the NBA were only willing to pay him over two years. I don't feel betrayed or backstabbed or any sense of anger like I've seen on a few of the fan boards. Pargo learned early in his career that his hold on the NBA was…
August 30, 2008, 00:30 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
The Hornets New Uniforms
The Hornets unveiled their new uniforms this afternoon. Here's a few pics so you can get a feel for the refreshed threads...(Click each image for a larger version.)Just for gits and shiggles, the Hornets also unveiled some new logos. The first one below is the Fleur de Bee that was introduced…
August 30, 2008, 00:15 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Tyson Chandler
Several weeks ago I was sucking up all the basketball related news I could find and stumbled across a bunch of comments at Ira Winderman's Sun-Sentinel Heat Blog. To my surprise someone there had brought up my Evaluation of Peja's defense from earlier in the year, sparking…
August 30, 2008, 00:00 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
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