Orlando Woolridge
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Tyrus' "Sarcastic Comment" Led to the Blowup
"This is certain: Thomas' seven minutes capped an eventful stretch in which Thomas played 5:06 last Saturday, not at all Tuesday against the Knicks and was sent to the locker room by Del Negro for making a sarcastic comment during a recent practice."
25 comments Marty Burns on Derrick Rose
[From the FanShots -ed.]
Okafor, Bobcats Nowhere Near Deal
>Okafor averaged 13.7 points and 10.7 rebounds a game last season, and led the team in blocked shots (1.7 per game) and field-goal percentage (53.5). Brown has said it's critical they retain Okafor for his defense and inside presence on a team that struggled to rebound last season.
With the team losing money and struggling to sell tickets, there is added pressure to reach the playoffs next season for the first time. Keeping Okafor -- or getting a quality big man in a sign-and-trade deal -- is essential. But because of complicated salary-cap rules, it would be difficult for the Bobcats to pull off a sign-and-trade.<
Blog a Bull NBA FINALS discussion
by Orlando Woolridge
on Jun 12, 2008 7:57 PM PDT
The home team Celtics just defeated the Lakers on their home floor in Game 1. Phil Jackson decided not to call any timeouts down the stretch, obviously upsetting the Vegas folk, which resulted in a 98-88 Celtics win.
The win for the C's was not really as decisive as the final score indicates, however, as LA not only hung in there through 3 quarters but led most of the first half.
PJ Brown, ex-Bull, came in off the bench for the Celtics to log some HARD minutes after an ineffective Kendrick Perkins went out with an ankle sprain.
Bryant disappeared in the 4th Quarter, as Sasha Vujajcic pulled up for a couple bad shots and the Lakers basically were totally out of sync in the 4th.
Despite the Lakers' first game loss, I am still holding out for Lakers in 6. Too young. Too athletic. Can play fast or slow. Deeper. Kobe Bryant. I could go on.
Tonight the Lakers failed to cover a 3 point spread, the o/u was at 191.5 and the teams combined for 187 (under). The NBA still does the idiotic 2-3-2 format in the Finals, so Boston stealing one in La La Land could be monumental, or at least more so than stealing one in the 2-2-1-1-1 format is. Three in a row is what LA needs to win if they can't steal one on Sunday @ 6 PDT.
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Thorpe and Dr. Jack live blog Lakers/Celts Game 3 (Bynum for Deng?)
some gems in here from Thorpe.
he wants the Lakers to sign and trade us Bynum for Deng.
Suns to Name Terry Porter new head coach
Multiple sources told ESPN's Stephen A. Smith that Terry Porter is the new coach of the Phoenix Suns.
Terry Porter
Porter
Suns general manager Steve Kerr called Porter on Saturday morning to offer him the job, and Porter accepted.
Porter is a former head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and was an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons this season.
Porter was interviewed twice, most recently on Monday.
The Suns had been searching for a head coach since Mike D'Antoni resigned to lead the New York Knicks. Other candidates included Houston Rockets assistant Elston Turner and former NBA player and TV analyst Mark Jackson.
Porter was Flip Saunders' lead assistant in Detroit the past two seasons. Porter led the Bucks from 2003 to 2005, helping them earn a spot in the 2004 playoffs.
His coaching career started as a Sacramento Kings assistant in 2002.
Joakim Noah Sentenced to $200 fine and 6 Months Probation
Deferred Sentence.
Bill Simmons' Latest - Funny Stuff
a sample:
"Put it this way: If the Spurs-Lakers series goes the distance, I see a Game 7 officiating crew of Bennett Salvatore, Adam Silver and Jack Nicholson, as well as every Spurs starter fouling out and Gregg Popovich getting two quick T's and being removed from the court on one of those Hannibal Lecter stretchers. And that's a conservative prediction."
"Like everyone else, I'm three levels beyond titillated to see how Mike D'Antoni runs the "Seven Seconds or Less" offense with Eddy Curry, Zach Randolph and Nate Robinson. But here's my question: Since Derrick Rose is the perfect point guard for that offense, why didn't Mike D. at least wait until right after the lottery to choose between Chicago and New York? Isn't that just common sense? Plus, they could have kept showing him in the crowd holding a Bulls hat and a Knicks hat with a "Mama needs a new pair of shoes!" smile on his face. I feel a little cheated by the whole thing."
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