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Knicks pull the trigger on D'Antoni! 2008-05-10 20:25:41 The Knicks
will hire Mike D'Antoni as head coach. His contact will go four years and he will payed-too much for a rebuilding team. Everyone knows that Mike can coach and be successful, but a great coach has to have great players. It's almost as bad as the Larry Brown debacle. I think six mill a year is too high if you are in rebuilding mode.Quick question: does Walsh think this team can become a title contender in four years? It's possible, but the worlds dumbest GM's would have to be involved. A lot of people think the Grizz GM would be a good candidate (Pau deal not good in this example). Maybe the Knicks can put all that money they like to spend into getting a team to hire a terrible GM. Then trade them for everything they've got.This is not a quick fix. New York needs to slow down and Read more:trigger
Pistons beat Magic! 2008-05-10 18:52:55 The Pistons
beat the Magic
90-89 to take a 3-1 series lead. I think that the Magic went too quick on the last play of the game. Hedo held the ball for a few seconds and didn't leave the Magic enough time to extend the game. I would have liked to see a quick shot, maybe a lob to Howard. He could have dunked it quickly and left time for the Magic to D them up.Defensive rebounding needs to be consistent for 48 minutes if you're Orlando. They let the Pistons get second opportunities that led to Pistons points. Orlando was already told by coach Van Gundy, but obviously that wasn't enough. Dwight Howard needs to take a leadership role and tell his guys to box out on defense.Detroit will win this series, but I think it will take two more games. Orlando has a real chance to win the whole series, t
Cavs Force Game Seven! 2008-05-16 22:10:40 LeBron James willed the Cavs to win over the Celtics. The series is now tied 3-3 and game seven will be played in Boston on Sunday. It seemed just like another typical game in the second round- the home team had the upper hand. They started the second half on fire and I thought they might run away with the game. Then, after a 13-0 Celts run it appeared that Boston could steal this game.I took down Read more:Force
, Seven
Check out my guest post on The Sports Dollar! 2008-05-16 14:13:47 I wrote a nice guest post about sports blogging on a site called The SportsDollar
. It is written by a friend of mine named Kellex and he is a great writer (he also writes le basketbawl).Here's a sneak peak at my post titled: Don't Recap, Rethink: A Sports Blog Primer:Blogging is thought to be hard and tedious by the average person. Trust me, it's not astrophysics. You don't have to know everythi Read more:Check
Celtics Finish The Cavs! 2008-05-18 17:56:39 The Celtics beat the Cavs 97-92 to advance to the Eastern conference finals. We saw two special players really ball today: Paul Pierce and LeBron James. The reason the Celts are better is they have a tremendous supporting cast. Despite Allen's poor performance, Rondo has been great, Brown was ballin and House provided a spark. All you see from the Cavs is some nice play from Delonte West.Boston to Read more:Finish
Spurs finish off the Hornets! 2008-05-19 22:14:46 In a surprisingly close game, the Spurs
beat the Hornets 91-82 to win the series 4-3. The Spurs played great throughout almost the entire game. Near the end of the game, the Hornets were fueled by a hot streak from Pargo. The problem was Chris Paul didn't have any heroics in the bag. He is a good offensive player, but doesn't have enough individual game to propel them past the Spurs.Again, I recor
The Pistons Cannot Win Without The Real Mr. Big Shot! 2008-05-21 15:15:43 Watching the Celts beat the Pistons
last night, I was surprised to see Billups not play like Billups. Now, I know he just came off of that bad injury, but in an interview with the crew at TNT, he said he was 100%. I know it's now good to rush an injury, but he wasn't 100%. Going into this series, I thought the Pistons could win. Now, I can't be so sure. Here my ruling: if Mr. Big Shot is not playi
Spurs Pain The Lakers! 2008-05-25 22:28:38 The Spurs
got back on track and beat the Lakers 103-84 to make it a 2-1 series lead for the Lakers. The Spurs had it going tonight; Manu was back and he made lots of jumpers. I thought that the Spurs would come out with lots of energy, but it took a bit of time for them to get going. I think once they were able to run and get Manu open jumpers, everyone was very confident.I saw a couple of things
The Finals Are Set! 2008-05-30 22:37:57 The Celtics beat the Pistons 89-81 to advance to the finals after winning in six games. I have to admit that I didn't expect Boston to win tonight. Despite all the talk about injuries for Hamilton and others, they should have come out with a lot more desperation. The end of the game was what hurt them; each three pointer they took was way off.Points in the last two minutes of quarters were actuall
Celtics Take Game 1! 2008-06-05 23:08:30 After much anticipation the finals are underway, Boston took game 1 98-88. The game was close throughout three quarters, it seemed like Boston gained an advantage late in the fourth. Pierce was huge, despite the knee he came back out and hit huge shots late.Here's a quick statistical breakdown: the Celtics had an 8 point advantage in points in the last two minutes of quarters (the third was a big
The Finals Start Tonight, So Who Takes Game 1? 2008-06-05 15:28:12 Tonight the NBA finals begin on ABC, with a pre-game show starting at 8:30 pm Eastern time. I'm glad the wait is over-five days without ball is long enough.Of course there are key metrics used to predict the winner. Boston is terrific at home, but I think you can throw all of those stats away. LA has won games in Denver (big deal!), Utah, and San Antonio. Boston won't be any easier, but the Jazz w Read more:Start
, Tonight
Lakers Sneak Away Victorious! 2008-06-10 23:19:06 The Lakers took care of business and won game three 87-81. This game was close because early on LA didn't want to win a title. They let Boston hang around and they are lucky the big three were somewhat microscopic tonight (Pierce especially).The Free Throw Line..Kobe missed six free throws tonight; a rarity. Now there are some things you have to consider as to why KB24 missed these shots. Although
Boston Stuns LA! 2008-06-12 23:06:40 If your jaw didn't already drop, newsflash Boston
stunned LA, they won 97-91. I have to be honest, I am disappointed as a fan and a writer of this site. Despite the fact that a game six does seem possible, you have to wonder if LA will have the heart. Kobe was contained and I thought there was no living Kobe stopper. It was team defense, it was consistent play. If this goes five, the league office
"The Machine" Lacks Toughness! 2008-06-17 11:59:16 Sasha Vujacic (a.k.a. The Machine
) thinks it's okay to complain about fouls.Here's what he said:"They (Boston) foul a lot. They get away with a lot of fouls," The Machine said in monotone. "When we go back to Boston, we know that they are going do a lot of moving picks like they do, and they're probably going to get away with it. But we got to stay smart, stay focused, and play with poise."Now, I'
The Life of Michael Beasley 2008-06-18 16:25:47 As the NBA draft approaches, ESPN is doing great videos on some of the top prospects in the draft. Most people know these guys can play, but these videos are great because it shows you the players character and their work ethic. In this video, they show him working on his basketball skills, shopping at the Adidas store and enjoying his friends company.Seems like a normal NBA player, right? I thoug Read more:Michael
Draft Deals and Steals! 2008-06-27 09:43:22
So, last night there were big deals in the draft. Bayless goes to Portland, Mayo goes to Memphis, traded for Love, who will head to Minnesota (just to name a few).
Outside of deals, there were some surprises; at least for Knicks fans. With the sixth pick they took Danilo Gallinari, a guy with potential from Italy. I'm not saying this guy is going to be bad, but he's not going to step in and be g Read more:Draft
Catch The Draft Tonight! 2008-06-26 18:06:15
After much anticipation, tonight at 7:30 pm Eastern time the draft will commence. I love this draft because their is a lot of things we're not sure on. I have been soaking in all of the great blogs I can! Catch
Well here's what I think. From what I've read, the Heat don't want Beasley. They really want a point guard. I have become an early Mayo fan, but I don't see the logic. They need an inside Read more:Draft
, Tonight
More On The Shaq Rap 2008-06-24 10:26:26 I got a great comment from Space at Me and Sports on my recent post about Shaq's rap.
Here it is:
Ahh... Alex it was just a freestyle. I assume you understand that freestyles are freestykes and nothing to be taken seriously. Everyone knows that Shaq has never been one of those arrogant players that feels he is above that game, but we do know that Shaq loves to have fun and poke fun of people. That
Shaq: The Rapper 2008-06-24 08:05:56 Shaq decided to party and "diss" Kobe, and other great players. I wish TMZ would let me embed the video, but here is the link. (I found the video and will now put it up!) Shaq had the crowd chanting, "Kobe how my ass taste!" He also went on and on about Kobe not getting a ring without him. Well, sorry to protest Shaq, but if you win a championship without a strong #2 (Kobe, DWade), let me know.
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Predictions Shattered! 2008-07-10 14:05:45 Elton Brand and Brandon Jennings decided to mess with me: the basketball prophet (not really). I wanted Josh Smith to be a Sixer (I even had five reasons) and I wanted Jennings to make his choice on the 11th (so he could get an endorsement with Apple, or go to Cisco).It's pretty much a lock that Smith won't come to the Sixers. Brand will take the cap space and the only way he'll go to Philly is a Read more:Predictions
Pietrus to Magic! 2008-07-08 20:29:55 The Orlando Magic
are going to bring in Mickael Pietrus, according to Realgm. I like the addition; Mickael can shoot, score and should help them launch a ton of threes again. They're becoming a deep team, key bench guys include: Brian Cook, Keith Bogans, and now Pietrus might replace Keyon Dooling.I think they should trade Redick, maybe they could do it for cap space? It could help them be active
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Brandon Jennings Can Get Rich on July 11th! 2008-07-07 19:28:10 Brandon Jennings
has a marketing opportunity that may not be on his mind yet (no, this is not a spam post). On July 11th, his SAT scores will be released. How does this affect basketball? Well, if he gets a high score, he can go to the University of Arizona. Disappoint and he's either going to Wake Forest (test optional now), or more likely; he'll be on his way to Europe.If you didn't know, July 1 Read more:Brandon
The Machine Overseas? 2008-07-25 09:25:01 The free agents currently available seem to all be interested in Europe now. Sasha Vujacic is threatening to go to Europe if he doesn't get about $5 million a year. Pretty soon we might as well take every guy on the market and ask if they want to go to Europe (Josh Smith next?).I hope LA will keep Sasha, he's a young, pesky defender and his jump shot is dynamite. It gives LA great depth when you c Read more:Machine
I'm thinkin..... 2008-07-24 20:36:36 How bad will Canada lose tomorrow nights exhibition against the US (8pm Eastern, ESPN)? I'm not sure how hard the US will play, but Canada failed to make this years Olympics (they haven't since 2000, actually) and everyone knows the US wants to prove the doubters wrong.No LJ in tomorrows game (probably), he's got an ankle sprain to deal with. What I am going to be looking for from the US is tough,
Hawks Lose Depth, Blame the Dollar! 2008-07-23 11:01:38 The Hawks
have lost a nice young player in Josh Childress. Where did he go? Olympiakos. He's getting $20 million for three years and will stray from being paid in our weak dollar. Maybe my friend Kellex should change the name of his site (The Sports Dollar
) to the The Sports Euro. Five guys have gone from the best professional basketball league in the NBA, to all parts of the world (Russia, Spain, Read more:Depth
, Blame
Another Detroit Brawl? 2008-07-23 08:26:43 Yep, it happened again. Another brawl at the Palace, only this time it's a WNBA brawl. If you haven't seen it already, here's a video of the fight and some breakdowns of what happened:This is, of course, terrible for not just the WNBA, but also the NBA (the NBA is already considered somewhat dirty and it could be leaking over into the WNBA). When the best player in your league, Candace Parker, is Read more:Detroit
, Brawl
Don't Count Out the Nets! 2008-07-21 13:59:52 Oh, the East is rising, what are we going to do about the one team that really improved itself, so far (the Sixers)? The New Jersey Nets picked in the lottery this year, but they have made some nice moves that may get them back in contention.You look at the nucleus that they have built: great young point guard in Devin Harris (Marcus Willimas and CDR off the bench), bolstered front line with Yi an
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