- TrueHoop reader and food blogger Noah Galuten wonders if it's time to blow up the Suns: "They are pretty clearly not going to win a championship this year. Player values will only drop as the season progresses. So is it time to make some moves, keep your cap space open for 2010 and get some young studs who will come into their own in a couple of years? What can you get for Stoudemire (who will probably leave if the team stinks in 2010 anyway), Nash, Barbosa, Bell, Diaw, Hill and Barnes? Would the Bulls be willing to trade Derrick Rose and Larry Hughes for Amare Stoudemire and Leandro Barbosa? Would the Blazers be willing to part with some of their youth for Steve Nash? Remember what started the Suns last resurgence: trading Stephon Marbury right after they had their surprise playoff run in Amare's rookie year. The team started to struggle that season and Bryan Colangelo could see the writing on the wall. So he sent Marbury and Penny Hardaway packing, fired Frank Johnson, and the next year they won 62 games. It may not happen as quickly this time around, but Suns fans want a championship in their lifetime, and they're not going to get it with this team. Time to start over and get a leg up on rebuilding while you can."
- Former NBA player Kenny Sailors talks about how he came to develop what we know as the jump shot.
- Shaun Livingston talks about his left knee. He says it is still weaker than his right, and that he still has conditioning issues. But he sounds happy with the progress.
- Another TrueHoop reader checks in with a LeBron James trade proposal, this time for a package starring Chris Paul.
- NBA players talk about why they blog.
- Shaquille O'Neal, still talking big.
- A view of the political machinations that may or may not get money approved for a stadium renovation in Seattle.
- Very bizarre end to Clippers vs. Heat. You can see it on this video. Dwyane Wade apparently got a steal, but was initially called to have been out of bounds. Then, without any further evidence being introduced, but much discussion between referees, players, and coaches, the referees changed the call, and Miami got the ball back for a chance to win. Wade missed the would-be game-winner, so it was all moot. But if Miami had won, you'd have some angry Clippers, for sure.
- Did you hear the one about the seven-footer who got stuck in an elevator on his way to play in an NBA game?
- Greg Oden looked solid yesterday against Detroit. Basically, the mistakes and awkwardness have both been reduced. He got to play the big minutes when the game was on the line. All of Portland's starters had killer +/- numbers, but for the record in an eleven-point game, the Blazers were +26 when Oden was in the game. Only Nicolad Batum was better in that regard. Also, Portland's biggest weakness has been defense, especially interior defense, and as he finds his legs, he could do a lot for the team as a whole.
- Now not running so much of a Princeton-style offense anymore: The Dallas Mavericks.
- On second thought, Tyronn Lue, don't take it to the hole.
- Larry Brown wants you to hold your shoulders just so.
- Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic: "There has been little wrong with the play of [Matt] Barnes, particularly with 41.4 percent 3-point shooting being a pleasant surprise. But is it worth sacrificing [Grant] Hill's game? The Suns are 4-1 when Hill starts with the lone loss coming when O'Neal was out. This was a decision made over the summer, when they lured Barnes with the carrot of possibly starting because they wanted to rest Hill more so he would be fine for the playoffs."
- A coach in Europe says he proposed to his GM that the team skip a particular game, so as to take one forfeit loss while being fresher for subsequent games. It didn't happen, but you can see the appeal from a pure strategy point. On the other hand, it's the kind of thinking that could leave fans and the league office apoplectic.
- David Berri says the two most productive rookies so far, with his formula, have been Greg Oden and Rudy Fernandez.
- Derrick Rose doing mean things to Andre Miller.
- The Lakers are loving life.
- If I taught creative writing, I would give my class some crazy line, and then challenge them to write a story that included that line in a way that seemed natural. Dave from BlazersEdge may or may not have had such an assignment. But believe it or not, in a post urging commenters to behave, he actually wrote "Uh, dude? Booger on your Cheeto there," in a way that made perfect sense. A+, Dave.
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