Monthly Archives: July, 2009
Lakers Are Favorites Again After Re-Signing Lamar Odom
The strong just got stronger. Apparently the Miami Heat didn’t have enough muscle. Or something to that affect. One way or another, it didn’t turn out to be all about money for Lamar Odom. Odom, an under-rated role player with exciting versatility, finally signed a multi-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, after weeks of [...]
NBA Odd Couple: Can Milwaukee’s Brandon Jennings and Scott Skiles Coexist?
(Can Skiles keep Jennings under wraps?) They are the perfect odd couple. The brash young point guard with big-time talent, a big-time ego, and a penchant for running his gums. The strict, totalitarian coach who preaches selflessness, personal accountability, and an almost hive-mind community. No, there are hardly two more contrasting NBA ideals than the [...]
Give and Go: Emeka Okafor-for-Tyson Chandler Swap Assists Both Sides
(Was Chandler worth it for Okafor, straight up?) Tuesday, a deal was finalized between the Charlotte Bobcats and New Orleans Hornets in which the teams swapped their starting centers, with Emeka Okafor going to the Hornets in exchange for Tyson Chandler. For a while, rumors had been swirling that both teams were interested in finding [...]
NBA Las Vegas Summer League: Wrap-Up
(After a solid summer league, Griffin was all smiles at the ESPY’s.) It was as exciting as summer league can get, with several bright performances, and some surprisingly intense match-ups. It’s difficult to get “up” for summer league basketball, but when you get to see young players trying to make a name for themselves, veterans [...]
NBA Las Vegas Summer League: Vol, 7
With only two games to go on their summer journey, several players stepped it up in the 2009 Las Vegas summer league, displaying their talents, and showing they deserve a spot in some team’s training camp. Read on to see who stood out in the seventh batch of games: Rodrigue Beaubois, G, Dallas Mavericks Beaubois [...]
NBA Las Vegas Summer League: Vol, 6
(Anthony Morrow was huge.) Adam Morrison sat out with the flu on Thursday night, which was probably a good thing. He didn’t have to take the court and see his team get blow-out by the Rockets. Then again, he may have been in attendance. Regardless, there were plenty of jaw-dropping performances to get excited about, [...]
Why We Need To Get OFF The LeBron James Bandwagon
When a man gets dunked on, he takes responsibility. For getting beaten to the hole. For getting a supreme facial. For getting owned. He doesn’t allow his puppet strings to be pulled in a moment like that. No, not then. Not when a young kid that has no NBA career in his sights gets one [...]
NBA Las Vegas Summer League: Vol, 5
In an effort to continue bringing the world much-needed NBA Summer League updates, I’ve been keeping track of what’s going on in Las Vegas, bringing us to round five of the ever-increasingly interesting summer league action. In other words, this type of stuff rarely matters for anything else besides the actual player’s self esteems. Then [...]
NBA Las Vegas Summer League: Vol. 4
(Above: Dude’s good.) All the hype of a number one overall draft pick, and what does it get you? Exactly what you were looking for. Blake Griffin did not disappoint in his summer league debut, and neither did his teammates, as the Clippers won the battle of Los Angeles (amateur-style), despite another solid game out [...]
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