| Yo, Chicago... |
[Dec. 6th, 2009|07:25 pm] |
What the fuck were you thinking?!?!?!?!?!?
Jarrett Jack had the ball, noticed his shoe was untied, tucked the ball under his arm, bent over to ties his shoelace, and no one on the Bulls even tried to steal the ball.
Let me say that again. No one on the Bulls even tried to steal the damn ball.
As always, you don't have to believe me, there is video:
And, in case you were wondering, the Bulls lost by 32.
Something like that is beyond inexcusable, it's beyond embarrassing, it's pathetic! Dude, is bent over TYING HIS DAMN SHOE, and no one in a Bulls uni thought to play a little elementary defense.
This is a prime example of not only low bball IQ from players, it shows bad coaching, bad mentality, lack of pride. Who cares if you're down on the scoreboard, you still play the game, you don't let the other guy clown you like that. |
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| I'm beginning to think Portland just isn't destined to have a dominate big man |
[Dec. 6th, 2009|06:11 pm] |
Going back to the Bill Walton days, Portland just hasn't had good luck with bigs. Walton and his many foot and ankle injuries (though he did stay healthy long enough back in '77 to help them to win the title), Sam Bowie and his many career threatening leg injuries, and now Greg Oden, likely out for the season with a broken left patella, the third time he's gone down with a knee injury, and will have to have surgery to repair it, his second knee surgery in 3 years.
So, to date, Oden will have had surgery on both his knees, 2 fractures in his left knee, and a foot fracture, in just 3 years. I'm beginning to think Portland would be better off forgetting about having a dominate big man, and this season, I think they can do without one. Sure, Oden has drawn all the attention, but Pryzbilla and Aldridge can carry the load for them defensively. Tthey don't get the headlines, but they've been solid for Portland.
I'd hate to write Oden off as a bust, since he a terrific player when he's healthy, but the question is going to be can he stay healthy, and with significant injuries in all 3 seasons he's played, the answer looks like it will probably be no. |
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| Clap hands, the Nets won, the Nets won!!! |
[Dec. 5th, 2009|04:11 am] |
The Nets finally got their first win of the season, and, coincidentally enough, it was also Kiki Vandeweghe's first win as the Nets head coach, in his first game. You could almost smell that coming.
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| and while iverson scuttles back to philly ... another team says goodbye to a powerhouse |
[Dec. 4th, 2009|09:52 am] |
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Utah's powerhouse of strength and OOOMPH has made the sad decision to hang up his basketball shoes. Beloved by Jazz fans as the man of power off the bench, Matt Harpring pounded his way into our hearts over the past seasons as he put up solid numbers and played basketball with a football mentality. Words cannot express how much Utah will miss Harpring.
Utah Jazz forward Matt Harpring will miss the rest of the season because "numerous surgeries" and "residual medical issues" have rendered him "unable to perform at an NBA level," the team announced Thursday.
Harpring, an 11-year veteran, has not played or practiced this season.
According to Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor, doctors have told Harpring that further attempts to continue his NBA career would be counterproductive to his long-term health.
In a statement released by the team, Harpring said, "I remained hopeful that I would be able to rejoin my Jazz teammates. ... [But] I have reluctantly come to the realization that my body can simply no longer withstand the rigors of NBA games and practices."
Harpring appeared in 665 games with Orlando, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Utah during his professional career.
He averaged 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in 26.4 minutes.
During the 2002-03 season, Harpring averaged 17.6 points and 6.6 rebounds in 78 games with the Jazz, who signed him as a free agent on Aug. 15, 2002. |
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| JKidd knocks Nets ownership |
[Dec. 2nd, 2009|05:54 pm] |
Mavericks guard Jason Kidd isn't too surprised by the downfall of the Nets.
Kidd, who helped lift New Jersey to back-to-back NBA Finals appearances earlier this decade, will get the chance to help push the franchise to 0-18 on Wednesday night.
"It is an unfortunate situation, but that is funny how things happen," Kidd told the New York Daily News. "Why would it be me coming to play them on Wednesday and not K-Mart (Kenyon Martin) or Richard (Jefferson)? It's an awkward situation. We all helped to turn that franchise around. Now to see where it is at today and history and not the right kind of history, it's unfortunate."
Kidd says he knew the team would deteriorate once owner Bruce Ratner opted not to give Kenyon Martin a maximum contract in a money-saving move in 2004.
"I think you could see it developing when it started with K-Mart and Lucious (Harris) and Kerry (Kittles) and the pieces not being replaced," Kidd said.
"It's just one after another. It (the downfall) was something that was going to eventually happen. It reminded me of when I was with Dallas the first time (in the early '90s) and (H. Ross Perot Jr.) bought the team and it wasn't about basketball. It was about a real estate play. That is what happened with the Nets."
Entire story here |
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| A.I. is a Sixer once again |
[Dec. 2nd, 2009|04:57 pm] |
Final Answer: Iverson back with 76ers
PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Allen Iverson’s first stint with the Philadelphia 76ers ended with the team yanking his nameplate off his locker and editing him out of video highlights before he was even traded.
The Sixers might want to find him a new locker and cue up some clips. Philly fans, pull out that No. 3 jersey from the closet. A.I. is a Sixer again.
In a move that appeared farfetched after their acrimonious split in 2006, the 76ers reunited with the briefly retired Iverson on Wednesday in a move designed to spike sagging attendance and fill in for the injured Lou Williams.
Coach Eddie Jordan said Iverson likely will start and stay the entire season.
“I told him I would like for him to start, and that’s where it sort of ended,” Jordan said. “And he was really like a kid at Christmas.”
Iverson will make his debut Monday night at home against Denver—one of three teams he’s called home since leaving Philly. The 10-time All-Star-turned-journeyman is determined to prove he still has something to offer in that No. 3 jersey. His new boss is betting Iverson can help the staggering Sixers make a push in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
“He’s like a rock star,” team president Ed Stefanski said.
And he’s back for his encore.
He antagonized his coaches and opponents his first time around. Perhaps humbled, he signed after being reduced to a bench player in Denver and Memphis and forced to accept the veteran’s minimum salary to return to his NBA roots.
“If there’s going to be a chance for him to do it and make it work, there’s no doubt in my mind Philadelphia is the best spot for him to try and do it,” Stefanski said.
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| Knicks-Suns: The battle to see who'll play less defense! |
[Dec. 1st, 2009|10:24 pm] |
And, apparently, the Knicks play more D than the Suns. This was a ridiculous game, seeing New York hang 126 points on Phoenix, seeing Gallinari blocking shots, dropping outside bombs. And I thought the kid was a bust last season. Guess I was wrong.
Nice to see an impressive effort from the Knicks. And it looks like the Suns are starting to come back down to earth a little bit.
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| Vandeweghe, Del Harris to take over in New Jersey |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|06:30 pm] |
Vandeweghe to take over as Nets coach
New Jersey Nets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe will coach the team for the rest of the season, multiple sources told Yahoo! Sports.
After convincing veteran coach Del Harris to join his staff, Vandeweghe met with Nets president Rod Thorn late Monday afternoon and accepted the job replacing Lawrence Frank on the team’s bench.
Frank was fired as the Nets coach on Sunday, before the team matched the NBA’s worst start ever at 0-17.
Yahoo! Sports first reported Vandeweghe was leaning toward accepting the job with Harris on his staff.
Vandeweghe’s coaching experience has been limited to serving as an assistant for the Dallas Mavericks. Harris has previously served similar associate head coaching roles in Chicago and Dallas.
Vandeweghe’s contract is expected to be finalized in the next couple days. Harris will arrive in New Jersey on Wednesday.
Vandeweghe won’t make his debut until Friday against the Charlotte Bobcats, a move that will allow two things for the new coach: First, he will have a day to practice on Thursday with the Nets. And second, he could avoid having the record-setting 18th straight loss on his résumé. Assistant coach Tom Barrise will coach the Nets against Dallas on Wednesday.
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| Nets fire Lawrence Frank |
[Nov. 29th, 2009|04:15 pm] |
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)—The New Jersey Nets fired coach Lawrence Frank on Sunday after losing their first 16 games during one of the worst starts in NBA history.
Assistant Tom Barrise will coach the team Sunday night in Los Angeles against the Lakers, when the Nets could tie the record for the worst start if they lose.
The Nets said a permanent replacement for Frank hasn’t been determined.
Frank was in his sixth full season, the longest-tenured coach in the Eastern Conference and the winningest coach in the Nets’ NBA history. But none of those victories came this season, and the team dismissed him with a 225-241 record.
“Lawrence always approached every day with a passion for his craft that was infectious, and his dedication to the game as well as his work ethic are to be both admired and appreciated,” Nets president Rod Thorn said in a statement. “I wish he and his family only the best of good fortune in the future.”
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| Lawrence Frank: 2 losses away from being fired |
[Nov. 25th, 2009|07:24 pm] |
Let's be Frank: Nets coach needs a win
EAST RUTHERFORD — Lawrence Frank led the Nets on their annual Thanksgiving week trip Monday. What happens in the four games out West could determine whether he makes the next trip.
The clock is ticking on the Nets’ coach and Teaneck native. Four more losses and the Nets will equal the NBA season-opening futility mark of 0-17, and probably will be introducing a new coach by early next week.
"I know I’ve got to produce," Frank said before the Nets flew to Denver. "I take full responsibility. I’m not hiding anywhere. I say bring it on. Put it on me."
Injuries have played a huge part in the 0-13 record. But management still believes they should have won some games.
Multiple sources with knowledge of the Nets’ thinking said if they return winless, there could be a new coach on the bench for the Dec. 2 game against Jason Kidd and the Mavericks at Izod Center.
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