- This old TrueHoop post has morphed into a big ol' Kobe Bryant comment debate.
- A debate about Wages of Wins at Matthew Yglesias.
- Brevin Knight, in an NBA.com chat, about having part-owner Michael Jordan in the house: "We'll listen to everything he has to say, and we'll also try to beat him in games of one-on-one so we can have something to tell our grandkids about."
- Yoav Borowitz of Haaretz on the Seattle draftee who signed a three year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv after frustration negotiating with the Supersonics: "On a regular day, [Yotam] Halperin is a player who will not return a journalist's phone call, but yesterday, the day he formally committed himself to a three-year deal with the club, he seemed to be enjoying the media attention. Halperin made sure to label his old-new team as "family" on every possible occasion, as if we had forgotten just how hard he tried to leave home last year, and just how hard he tried not to come back this season. Either way, Halperin is back, and his NBA dreams will have to wait another year or two."
- They have asked a lot of bloggers to name their ten favorite writers. FreeDarko did it. So did I. I was also a survey respondent in this study of diversity among bloggers.
- DraftExpress suggests a roster for Team USA in 2007: Kirk Hinrich, Jameer Nelson, Charlie Bell, Michael Redd, Eddie Jones, J.J. Redick, Anthony Parker, Shane Battier, Josh Howard, Tayshuan Prince, Udonis Haslem, PJ Brown, Dwight Howard, Elton Brand, and Matt Bonner.
- Portland fans, if you're ever feeling depressed and want to take a basketball happy pill (even if NBA potential is fool's gold--most players simply don't become stars) read this.
- Your daily Bonzi Wells update from Sactown Royalty. Is Wells shopping around the league without an agent, or did he get a new one?
- What happened to Zach Randolph's case? Why no police report yet? Why no movement? Anyone? John Canzano says maybe today.
- Shaquille O'Neal, real estate czar.
- Sebastian Telfair says he's happy in Boston because he's only a three-hour drive from his family in New York. Google Maps says that 219-mile drive should take 4 1/2 hours. Guess he's driving fast.
- Chris Broussard on the Nuggets: "It's a tough situation for 'Melo over there in the mountains because the Nuggets should be his team. Problem is, they may have too many egos to get in line and let him lead. I'm talking from George Karl on down. Don't get me wrong: Karl's the coach and the final authority. But his ego always gets in the way eventually. It actually rubbed some the wrong way last year. He needs to stop worrying about getting all the credit for winning and just win. Then there's K-Mart. Kenyon Martin's a hard-nosed, dynamic role player, but he got star treatment in Jersey and star dollars in Denver so I don't know if he'll move over and let 'Melo run the show. Maybe 'Melo will have to just take the mantle by force. Judging from what I saw in Syracuse and more recently, in Japan, the Nuggets will be better for it if he does."
- How do they make those Starbury shoes so cheap? The inevitable follow-up discussion about the conditions at the factory where they're made in China. One soccer coach and activist imagines how great it would be if those shoes were made in Coney Island. That would take giving back to a whole new level.
- Great New Yorker article about sports betting. I don't know what the answer is, but man this nation is schizophrenic on that topic. Every paper has betting lines, but it's illegal to bet outside Las Vegas. But the government would like you to buy lottery tickets. It's a mess. Read the article.
- It's hard for a city to hang onto an NBA team these days. The Sacramento stadium situation, for instance, is a mess.
- Pau Gasol stops just short of asking for a trade.
- Getting to know Phoenix, one dead praying mantis at a time.
- More on Doug and Jackie Christie's reality show.
- I guess I have to be very clear: a made-up conversation between J.E. Skeets and Joel Przybilla. Last time everyone thought it was real and got all upset.
- You should know about Joe Lapchick.
- FreeDarko wonders how you know when your team really sucks.
- UPDATE: Everything that was wrong with the 1980s in one short Atlanta Hawks video. (They say again and again "NOTHING CAN STOP US!" Except, I guess, the second round of the playoffs.)
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