- Basketbawful explains "flu-like symptoms": "Back in 1995, I travelled to Indianapolis to attend an Indiana Pacers game. The game was on Saturday night, so I went out to the bars with some friends on Friday night. And who do we run into but the Pacers' very own Derrick Mckey! Derrick was in the company of no fewer than three stunning ladies (who, considering the fact that we were in the heart of Indiana, must have been imported from out of state or maybe even overseas), and he was getting completely and utterly sh*!-faced. By the end of the night, the girls had to carry him out. 'I wonder how he's going to play tomorrow?' I asked a friend. Turns out he didn't. He was held out of the game with 'flu-like symptoms.'"
- Bobby Jackson, competitor, as told by Sam Amick: "With 7:40 remaining in the fourth quarter, Kings swingman John Salmons lost his left shoe and played one possession in his socks. When Salmons tried to recover the shoe on his way down the floor, Jackson kicked it out of reach, drawing boos." Remember when the Hornets spent all that money no free agents, and started the reason really great? They have been injured like crazy, Byron Scott is starting to get cranky, and Ron Hitley can't remember which century it was when the Hornets last won in Sacramento.
- Paul Pierce gets an injury, the Celtics lose again, and Doc Rivers has the unenviable task of having to address reporters with a straight face. I ask you: does this sound like the speech of a man who is hell-bent on winning? (Via Steve Bulpett) “Not a lot to say. We just played a better team, and I didn’t think we played with much spirit, to be honest... They just picked us apart." Oh, OK. Well. Guess that one wasn't winnable. Celtics fans who like wins are getting a little antsy, and are even discussing trading this year's lottery pick. It's only fan chatter, though. Two teams are about to be saved by the NBA draft by getting either Greg Oden or Kevin Durant. Even people who think the draft is rigged (see Patrick Ewing ending up in New York, or LeBron James in Cleveland) believe Boston is line for a big prize this year: dollar-wise, it's the most important NBA market in serious contention. It's going to be hard to watch, Celtic fans. Your longest-losing-streak-in-franchise-history is nothing to be proud of. You realize you're a whole bunch worse than the Knicks, right? But the play (or don't) for next year approach is unlikely to go away. Tim Legler explains a little.
- Apparently microfracture knee surgery affects your ability to complete a pass. Sam Rubenstein: "Z-Bo started out hot, hitting his first 8 shots and finishing with 33 and 10, while Amare outdid him with 36 and 9. A post-microfracture dream showdown. My favorite stat from the game is that these two dominant post players combined for 2 assists and 12 turnovers."
- A Kevin Pittsnogle update.
- Time to start thinking about giving Andrew Bynum an insane amount of money.
- Trust me. Trust Ian Cameron. Trust anybody. You don't want to go match wits with a Wizznut. (Not entirely SFW--language.)
- Ron Artest is reportedly facing animal cruelty charges for failing to feed his Great Dane. Via Sactown Royalty, where LouisMG says: "This isn't a case of he said, she said. The dog isn't talking. But we can talk. And we're not happy. Feed your damn dog or don't get one in the first place."
- Remember we heard Jason Williams was about to come back? Scratch that. Now Ira Winderman wants to see what Chris Quinn can do for Miami.
- An unbelievably excellent account of life in the NBDL from North Dakota rookie Rod Benson: "Of course the only 300 lb girl in the building comes right up to me and asks me to dance. I say no (I have a history of big girls asking me to dance for some reason). She persists and persists. She then flashes a smile. I am not joking when I say that from her front tooth on through the left side of her face, there were no other teeth. It actually scared me enough to make me kind of jump back. I realized that just because I had a day off, it didn’t mean that I needed to try to party, so I waited until everyone was ready and I left. She followed me to the cab asking for tickets. I told her that we didn’t get any tickets (obviously because I didn’t need her waving to me from the stands the next day). She knew her stuff though. She said 'Oh you don’t? Well Michael Cooper makes sure his players get tickets!' That’s when I hit her with the 'Huh, what?' I repeated the 'huh, what?' method over and over again as I walked towards the cab and she really thought I couldn’t hear her. Nice, smooth get away."
- Decisions need to be made about how Dirk Nowitzki should maintain his hair. Time for you to step up and help.
- Brian Windhorst on Larry Hughes: "I understand why Larry Hughes is not thrilled with his role and he'd love to have more freedom both offensively and defensively. But I'd have a little more sympathy if he didn't just chuck away from the outside and not pass or rebound much anymore. He's playing mad and it isn't helping."
- Challenge: Name two Indiana Pacers who scare opposing defenses. Jermaine O'Neal and...
- Ruben Patterson is a little crazy, and has a penchant for hurting his team in certain ways. But the man plays hard enough to sometimes win games with his will alone.
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