- There was talk this morning on this blog that Phoenix's Alando Tucker has reportedly put on 15 pounds of muscle. You hear that kind of thing all the time. But did you ever stop to think about it? TrueHoop reader Rolando has, and e-mails: "You sir, go to the grocery store and assemble a pile consisting of 15 pounds of meat. That's 15 pounds of muscle. Did Alando Tucker add 15 pounds of muscle? Really?" As a measure of how much muscle that is: Check out these dudes with their 72-ounce steaks. It's huge. 15 pounds is more than three of those. Or, it's the patties from 60 quarter pounders. Maybe it's be smarter to just say he gained 15 pounds, and looks strong.
- All these former players who run NBA teams? Danny Ferry, Rod Higgins, Danny Ainge, Vinny Del Negro ... A collection of images of their trading cards from decades ago.
- "The Charles Barkley Show" on Saturday Night Live. Not hilarious, but pretty funny. (Also, have you seen the big list that is said to be all the funniest things Charles Barkley has ever said? I got it by e-mail, but it's also online. My favorite one is: "I know why his name is DMX. Because his real name is Earl. Imagine if his name was Earl the Rapper.")
- Tex Winter is on the record comparing Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.
- I talk to David Thorpe a lot. And I can confirm that he believes in his heart what he has told Sactown Royalty: Daniel Santiago can play.
- Ben Couch of NJNets.com asked Yi Jianlian a question that turned out to be tough: "Do you play any fantasy sports? [Here the translators spend several moments attempting to convey the concept. There is much discussion.] Yi: I've never even heard of this."
- I could be wrong. But I get the feeling, reading this interview, that some PR person said (and they say this kind of thing!): We'll give you some time with Dwyane Wade, but you have to promise to ask about his shoe.
- Bobby Simmons reportedly did not miss a single shot in crunch time last season.
- What's a free agent worth? It's a hard question to answer. There are many different theories. It's like buying a house. And when you buy a house, you look at comparable houses. NBA teams do the same thing. A little salary sleuthing by 3 Shades of Blue reveals that the Grizzlies are paying Marc Gasol the same kind of money Danilo Gallinari will be making, and Hamed Haddadi will be making Roy Hibbert money. Wonder if those were the comps they used?
- Mark Cuban -- who, if I'm not mistaken, made billions from a company that is now defunct -- thinks Wall Street's problem is people getting rich running companies that go defunct. He has genuinely interesting ideas about how to fix that. One is to make it so investment banks can not go public.
- Assessing the worst starters in the NBA. Sebastian Telfair, Tim Thomas, Ben Wallace, and Jamaal Tinsley get in the conversation, and in a response we hear about Quentin Richardson and Jeff Green.
- The main thing not to do is choke. If you don't believe me, take David Halberstam's word for it.
- The other thing not to do? Be in a freak golf cart accident.
- Channing Frye, recovering from surgery, says he has been doing nothing but playing Warcraft. Not related: A Pentagon researcher voices concern that real terrorists could use Warcraft to plan real attacks.
- ESPN's Jon Robinson has an eye for detail: "... if you want to know just how invested the creators of NBA 2K9 are in getting every detail exact, gamers need to look no further than Kobe Bryant. Not only does Kobe keep his hand held toward the sky after shooting a free throw, he lets out screams after big dunks, the progressive sweat system builds up moisture on his skin and jersey throughout the game, and if you zoom in on cyber Kobe, you can even get a closer look at that strange bump on the back of his neck (not that you'd want to, but hey, it's in the game)."
- There goes Josh Howard's mouth again. I'm not going to tell him how to handle the national anthem, and I like political debate. But it wouldn't hurt to do some thinking about the whole right time and right place thing.
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