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Hoops!
If you can't beat 'em, cheat 'em. Seven time champion Robert Horry gives a do whatever it takes to win lesson to the Hornets, and extends his post-season record of cheap shots in the process.
posted by irunfromclones at 12:18 PM PST - 11 comments
Say It Ain't So, Chuckster A prosecutor says retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face felony charges if he fails to repay a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino.
posted by texasred at 12:32 PM PST - 10 comments
Page 2's Bill Simmons channels Doc Rivers A knee-jerk tirade to an un-expected loss that upon more sober reflection turns into a tongue-in-cheek commentary on coaching.
posted by irunfromclones at 4:46 PM PST - 21 comments
Relax! Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James now has mom as an enforcer Why was anyone ever worried about the hard fouls issued to LeBron James? Cleveland fans don't have to worry about James as long as his mom is in the house.
posted by BornIcon at 5:54 AM PST - 31 comments
D'Antoni accepts Knicks' offer Mike D'Antoni is set to become coach of the New York Knicks, bringing his entertaining offensive style from the Phoenix Suns to a team coming off one of the worst seasons in its history. Can he make the Knicks contenders again?
posted by brainofdtrain at 4:48 PM PST - 12 comments
College junior self-declares for 2008 NBA draft. [via kottke.org] No skills? No agent? No problem.
posted by worldcup2002 at 1:49 PM PST - 12 comments
Mavericks begin rebuilding from the top Dallas fires coach Avery Johnson after another playoff disaster.
posted by graymatters at 2:39 PM PST - 17 comments
Isiah Permanently Ejected In a move long wished for by fans, the Knicks finally admit to dumbest mistake ever and fire Thomas.
posted by irunfromclones at 6:35 PM PST - 9 comments
WHAT GIVES, GUYS? Nelson says there's no problem, Davis says very little For Warriors coach Don Nelson, the mind-boggling question everyone wants answered is really a no-brainer. Why didn't he play Baron Davis in the second half of Monday's playoff-elimination game in Phoenix?
posted by BornIcon at 8:05 AM PST - 22 comments
Where have you gone Darius Miles? Former basketball phenom Darius Miles waived by the Trailblazers after the team, and an independent doctor appointed by the NBA, deem his injuries "career-ending".
posted by lilnemo at 11:17 AM PST - 12 comments
Kansas Wins National Title... ....although to read the article you would think that Memphis had it gift wrapped.
posted by Tinman at 12:04 AM PST - 36 comments
Indiana set to hire Crean as hoops coach Indiana University will hire Marquette's Tom Crean as its basketball coach and is expected to introduce him at a news conference Wednesday. The hiring comes near the end of a tumultuous six-week period in which former Hoosiers coach Kelvin Sampson resigned amid an NCAA scandal, interim coach Dan Dakich replaced him and then lost four of seven games. Is Indiana on the road to recovery?
posted by brainofdtrain at 2:09 AM PST - 12 comments
UK mourns 'Mr. Wildcat' Bill Keightley Bill Keightley, the longtime equipment manager for the University of Kentucky men's basketball team -- known throughout the college basketball world as "Mr. Wildcat" -- died last night in Cincinnati. He was 81.
posted by ampto11 at 11:14 AM PST - 6 comments
Team Summaries Leading to Final 4 Committee gets it right as 4 number 1 seeds advance to the Final 4 for the first time in history.
posted by Tinman at 12:10 PM PST - 5 comments
Critics Go Ape Over LeBron James Magazine Cover A picture of NBA star LeBron James and the model Gisele on the cover of April's Vogue is attracting controversy over their pose. The shot taken by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz has been compared by some detractors to King Kong holding Fay Wray. ESPN.Com columnist Jemele Hill called it "memorable for all the wrong reasons." The photo is remarkably similar to "Destroy This Mad Brute," a famous World War I recruitment poster.
posted by rcade at 10:16 AM PST - 103 comments
Chris Webber retires Here's A Look Back at a Career That Was Above Average.
posted by justgary at 4:12 PM PST - 10 comments
How to Tell When a College Basketball Game is Out of Reach Take the number of points one team is ahead. Subtract three. Add a half-point if the team that is ahead has the ball, and subtract a half-point if the other team has the ball. (Numbers less than zero become zero.) Square that. If the result is greater than the number of seconds left in the game, the lead is safe.
Or you could just use the handy Bill James Lead Calculator.
posted by justgary at 4:56 PM PST - 7 comments
posted by lilnemo at 5:27 PM PST - 21 comments
NCAA tourney is the best, but it could be even better. The NCAA tournament is the best three-plus weeks of hoops, maybe of anything, on the planet. But that doesn't mean it's perfect. It isn't.
posted by BoKnows at 10:55 AM PST - 26 comments
Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden
Every material on earth is, at the initial level, constructed from b-balls. Carbon is b-balls. The blood flowing through our b-ball veins is made of b-balls. Every star in our cosmos is b-ball in origin. Understand this, and you may begin to understand Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden.
Once you've digested that, download the game. [via]
posted by yerfatma at 6:51 AM PST - 7 comments
Anatomy of a trade.
via Truehoop. Again.
posted by lilnemo at 12:47 PM PST - 3 comments
The Sad tale of Maurice Stokes. On the 50th anniversary of the accident, Steve Aschburner recounts the night that Maurice Stokes career ended.
via TrueHoop
posted by lilnemo at 4:38 PM PST - 13 comments
The Rockets Imitate Deke When the Houston Rockets aren't busy working on their 19-game winning streak, they're working on their impersonations of teammate Dikembe Mutombo. Of course, nothing beats the real thing.
posted by aupa_athletic at 11:38 PM PST - 4 comments
Get a Vasectomy, Enjoy More Roundball "Research shows four out of five guys want to schedule their vasectomy before a major sports event," the Oregon Urology Institute declares in new radio ads. "It's Snip City, and we have the ticket for 24 lucky guys to get their premium vasectomy appointment on the day before the tournament." (Via Rebel Dad.)
posted by rcade at 2:00 PM PST - 11 comments
Mark Cuban's policy bans blogger(s) from Dallas Mavericks locker room. Interesting take from the blogger himself.
posted by curlyelk at 10:33 AM PST - 4 comments
Pat Riley's scouting trip reminds Bob Ryan of a trip he took with Dave Cowens back in 1979.
posted by yerfatma at 8:55 AM PST - 4 comments
A big man with a bigger story Ten years after losing his father in a Russian parking garage and only seven years after first picking up a basketball, Jayhawk forward Sasha Kaun will leave the University of Kansas with a degree in computer science and a chance to be drafted by the NBA.
posted by wfrazerjr at 7:35 PM PST - 8 comments
Bob Ryan on the Rebirth of the Regular Season
"Do not listen to people who say it's only about championships and only about the playoffs. It can't be if there is to be any meaning to this whole thing known as fandom. The fact is that the playoff dynamic is quirky. Luck and circumstance play a large role. If you invest in a sports team for the sole purpose of seeing it through to a championship, and for no other reason, the overwhelming odds are that you will be disappointed."
posted by yerfatma at 12:38 PM PST - 10 comments
Vivian Stringer reaches 800 wins Stringer joined Pat Summitt and Jody Conradt as the only women's basketball coaches to win 800 games as No. 4 Rutgers beat DePaul 60-46 on Wednesday night.
posted by curlyelk at 12:01 PM PST - 9 comments
Over the Top An article on some very disturbing incidents that have occurred at some recent college basketball games. When does it go too far?
posted by gfinsf at 4:34 AM PST - 29 comments
Basketball's Best Kept Secret: Revealed. While cruising Amazon one day, I found something curious: a 1994 hip-hop album from Immortal Records called Basketball’s Best-Kept Secret featuring the flows of ten of the day’s brightest NBA stars.... In the Pantheon of Hilariously Bad Athlete Rap, it’s the missing link between “The Super Bowl Shuffle” and Kobe Bryant’s abysmal “Thug Poet.” Is there anything musically redeeming about it? Not at all. Is it worth listening to if you’re an NBA fan? Absolutely. Features playable sound clips from such awesome MCs as Dana Barros, Brian Shaw, and Gary Payton.
posted by Ufez Jones at 6:26 PM PST - 6 comments
A Crushing Blow to Yao Ming and the Rockets The future of the Houston Rockets is back on spin cycle. The player some believe plays like Bill Walton is now threatening to have a career like ... Bill Walton.
posted by justgary at 4:24 PM PST - 10 comments
You can help ease New Orleans' pain David Stern saw a city in pain, and I think he wanted to help, and I think he wouldn't have been able to forgive himself if he didn't help.
posted by justgary at 9:35 AM PST - 11 comments
Cavs Acquire Ben Wallace and Wally Alphabet for Playoff Run. Eleven player, three team deal between Cleveland, Chicago and Seattle. TrueHoop's thoughts.
posted by yerfatma at 5:11 PM PST - 20 comments
Sampson Reportedly Out at Indiana An official announcement is expected from the school tomorrow. Fox Sports is calling it a firing, while WTHR-TV in Indianapolis says it could be a buyout. Assistant Coach Dan Dakich, who started the season in an administrative position, but was pressed into service following the resignation of former Assistant Coach Rob Senderoff after allegations of improper phone calls to recruits, is likely to finish the season as Head Coach.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 3:22 PM PST - 13 comments
posted by justgary at 9:38 PM PST - 8 comments
Kidd to Dallas: Take Two In a revised deal that includes the semi-retired Keith Van Horn, Jason Kidd appears to be heading to the Dallas Mavericks after all. Does Kidd give them enough to win it all?
posted by brainofdtrain at 1:45 AM PST - 6 comments
Fast and the Furious In a sport historically slow to adapt to any but the slightest change, basketball programs at every level from high school to the NBA are embracing a whole new way of playing the game. Stranger yet, the architect of this change has never coached above Division ll.
posted by irunfromclones at 5:20 PM PST - 11 comments
Jason Kidd traded to the Mavs. ESPN reports that discussions are ongoing. But Yahoo is reporting its a done deal. The official word is that the teams agree on the deal "in principle" pending league approval.
posted by lilnemo at 2:51 PM PST - 34 comments
Scandal Hits Indiana Hoops Sampson may finally get his haircut permanently by the Delilah from NCAA.
posted by irunfromclones at 12:34 PM PST - 19 comments
Jayvee Hoops at Carolina No lottery picks here. Just hoopsters.
posted by BlueCarp at 10:42 PM PST - 5 comments
Shaq is Back: Shaq returns to the west coast in a shocking trade with the Suns, while the Matrix heads to Miami This could go down as the worst trade in Suns history... Giving up Marion for the old, crippled version of Shaq? Not a chance of success. Asking him to adapt to the Suns' run-and-gun style is laughable.
posted by Goyoucolts at 9:58 PM PST - 1 comments
Heat Swap Shaq to Suns The Phoenix Suns have acquired Shaquille O'Neal in a deal that sends four-time All-Star Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat.
posted by rcade at 6:59 PM PST - 1 comments
Suns go from Run and Gun to Ground and Pound Heat trade Shaquille O'Neal to Phoenix for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks, pending an MRI of Shaq's left hip.
posted by dusted at 9:04 AM PST - 28 comments
Bob Knight Resigns from Texas Tech in midseason after 902 career wins.
posted by TheQatarian at 9:03 PM PST - 74 comments
Pau Gasol headed to the Lakers. The Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a trade that will send the disgruntled Spaniard to LA for Kwame Brown, rookie point guard Javaris Crittenton, a couple of first round draft picks, and the rotting corpse of Aaron McKie's career.
posted by Ufez Jones at 2:56 PM PST - 31 comments
The Birdman of New Orleans. In 2006 Chris Andersen was kicked out of the league for violating the drug policy. Its now two years later, and he's applying to be reinstated.
posted by lilnemo at 1:34 PM PST - 2 comments
Barefootin'! Ron Hunter, coach of IUPUI, decides to raise awareness for Samaritan's Feet, a charity that collects shoes for needy children, by coaching barefoot. 110,000 pairs of shoes were collected by tip-off. An inspiring story.
posted by geekyguy at 1:31 PM PST - 7 comments
Baylor Ends 39-Year Absence from AP Poll Baylor's mens basketball team has cracked the AP top 25 for the first time since Feb. 11, 1969, starting 15-2 only five years after the disastrous and criminal Dave Bliss era. The long AP drought sent me fishing for historic data on other NCAA teams that have gone unranked for decades. I couldn't find it for hoops, but the AP Poll Archive has the numbers for football. My alma mater has been absent from the last 739 AP football polls, a 48-year cold streak.
posted by rcade at 10:25 AM PST - 6 comments
Bobby Knight gets 900th career victory. In spite of slaps, chokes, and shootings, he's still on top of the heap.
posted by canstusdis at 11:38 PM PST - 19 comments
A Small, Good Thing How many 23-yo, female high school band and vocal directors also coach the boy's basketball team at their school? At least one.
posted by Uncle Toby at 8:32 AM PST - 2 comments
Heat awarded do-over against Hawks The teams must replay the last 51.9 seconds due to a scoring error on number of fouls against Shaq.
posted by graymatters at 5:06 PM PST - 17 comments
The Meat In An Ineptitude Sandwich Tubby Smith's predecessor and successor are both making him look good.
posted by TheQatarian at 10:53 PM PST - 6 comments
The Last Days of Tony Harris The story of Tony Harris's death in Brazil.
posted by apoch at 4:07 PM PST - 3 comments
Chris Bosh really wants to be an All Star.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 9:47 AM PST - 19 comments
Chicago Bulls fire coach. Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like sudden unemployment.
posted by Drood at 9:49 AM PST - 15 comments
Walton, Stern, and Moralizing the Lig An examination of the NBA landscape, and the message of morality in the league. A column by sportsfilter member lilnemo.
posted by justgary at 12:23 PM PST - 3 comments
After the Last Shot: The Bill Walton Era.
PhDribble examines Bill Walton's perception of the NBA landscape, and the message of morality in the league.
posted by lilnemo at 3:40 PM PST - 2 comments
Thank God for Netflix: "Why the hell shouldn't college basketball be like this? Why don't more colleges field teams rich with walk-ons?" Henry Abbot on Quantum Hoops, the story of the Caltech basketball team. [via]
posted by yerfatma at 5:17 PM PST - 6 comments
Who Starts? Kurt of Forum Blue and Gold wonders whether its best to start your 5 "best players" or your "most complimentary" 5?
posted by lilnemo at 6:51 PM PST - 8 comments
Where Amazing Birth Happens. Jason Gurney of Ballhype sets up a Google Map that plots the birthplace of every current NBA player.
Shamelessly stolen from TrueHoop.
posted by lilnemo at 2:46 PM PST - 13 comments
Knicks Disappoint The Entire World New York Knicks owner James Dolan promised free tickets to all remaining Knicks games to UN ambassadors if the team won Tuesday night vs. Golden State at Madison Square Garden. How'd that work out? Not too good. After the Knicks got pounded by the Warriors, 108 - 82, even a seasoned diplomat like UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was moved to say of the Knicks, "they're playing poorly, very poorly, and I'm disappointed."
posted by The_Black_Hand at 8:23 AM PST - 13 comments
Stephon Marbury Leaves Knicks, Threatens to [Euphemism] Isiah Thomas The New York Knicks are imploding earlier than usual this season, with guard Stephon Marbury leaving the team after a verbal (and possibly physical) blowup with Coach Isiah Thomas that seems likely to send one or both packing. The New York Daily News quotes a threat Marbury allegedly made on the team plane, bowdlerized for your protection. "Isiah has to start me," Marbury said. "I've got so much [doody] on Isiah and he knows it. He thinks he can [snu-snu] me. But I'll [snu-snu] him first. You have no idea what I know."
posted by rcade at 8:39 AM PST - 21 comments
Firecracker tragedy halts Malha match: During the match, with a minute and a half remaining in the contest, a fan standing above the Amir section in Malha threw the fire cracker onto the floor, prompting the guard to run, scoop up the explosive and jump on it to absorb the blast in front of the Holon bench.
posted by cabuki at 3:36 AM PST - 19 comments
Josh Smith is a bad man. Wait, no he's not.
posted by lilnemo at 1:03 PM PST - 4 comments
NCAA B-ball Pre-season basketball standings
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posted by Jzsteinm at 5:07 PM PST - 8 comments
Kobe Booed on Home Court, Lakers Win Opener For Houston Los Angeles loses by two points, the margin provided when the Lakers' Kwame Brown and Luke Walton teamed up to tip a rebound into their own basket. The Jazz and the defending NBA Champion Spurs open with wins on Opening Night.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 8:24 AM PST - 11 comments
NBA Offers New Rules For Referees NBA Commissioner David Stern revealed that over 50% of the league's officials violated league gambling rules, but maintained that Tim Donaghy is the only ref to have bet on basketball games. Stern said the league is introducing new rules and procedures for referees, such as not revealing the officials for a game until the morning of the game, and allowing referees to gamble in casinos during certain times of the year, and to play state lotteries. The Commissioner also pledged to be more forthcoming with the public regarding officials' mistakes, and said he'll take no action against Isiah Thomas and the Knicks until their appeal process is completed.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 9:30 AM PST - 7 comments
Another Walker era ends. The Heat trade Antoine Walker, Michael Doleac, Wayne Simien, and a First Round draft pick to the Timberwolves for Ricky Davis and Mark Blount.
posted by lilnemo at 4:31 PM PST - 9 comments
24-Hour-A-Day Drama With #24 As Kobe Bryant sits out his third straight practice with allegedly tired legs, the trade speculation is off the charts in LA. Ironically, the holder of the league's only full no-trade clause asked for a trade a few months back; recently, owner Jerry Buss suggested he'd be amenable to trading Kobe. Is there any chance that the Lakers will actually trade their most popular player since Magic? Moreover, is there an end in sight for the staggering variety of Kobe melodramas that seem to consume every Laker season?
posted by Venicemenace at 2:53 PM PST - 10 comments
Rockets fine Yao Ming for attending Special Olympics opening ceremony Doesn't strike me as the wisest of PR moves.
posted by Abiezer at 5:36 AM PST - 36 comments
Isiah Thomas found guilty in sexual harrassment case Anucha Browne Sanders has been awarded US$11.6 million in a sexual harassment lawsuit involving Isiah Thomas
posted by HATER 187 at 12:15 AM PST - 10 comments
Greg Oden is out for the entire season.
posted by lilnemo at 1:42 PM PST - 34 comments
Darko Milicic has an interest in meeting the families of referees Milicic, newly acquired by the Memphis Grizzlies, apparently wasn't too thrillled with the officiating during a Serbia loss to Greece in the European Championships. Check out both the video of his postgame interview and the translation provided by a helpful Freep reader.
posted by wfrazerjr at 3:04 PM PST - 10 comments
BBCRMOL! The Bryant"Big Country"Reeves Memorial Overpaid List is out again. With a new twist, they include injured players this year.
posted by jojomfd1 at 5:29 AM PST - 12 comments
Introducing, again, your Hornets. Sometimes, it has been tough to believe in New Orleans. Yes, the Hornets have tried to entrench themselves in the community after two seasons in Oklahoma City. They brought home a multi-million-dollar business with more than 100 employees; they have done charity work and rebuilt 20 homes. All the while, they've been preaching that the Hornets are fuel for a post-Katrina revitalization. But then, just when they think they're as New Orleans as jazz, someone will say, "The Hornets are back?" Benjamin Hochman of The Times-Picayune takes a stern look at the seemingly monumental task the New Orleans Hornets are facing in their upcoming full-season return to Louisiana.
posted by Ufez Jones at 6:31 PM PST - 4 comments
NBA Player Eddie Griffin Identified as Crash Victim Dental records were used to identify the driver of an SUV that burst into flames after crashing into a moving freight train in Houston last week as former NBA player Eddie Griffin, who was only 25 years old. A life full of promise, ended prematurely.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 9:55 AM PST - 5 comments
The "Why" behind Team USA's recent international woes. However, the article fails to tackle the biggest question, does anyone in the States really care anymore?
posted by gradys_kitchen at 3:46 PM PST - 9 comments
The Little Engine That Could Frank Keaney and the birth of the Fast Break, an excerpt from Bill Reynolds' book on Rhode Island basketball, Our Game: The Story of New England Basketball.
bugmenot for the Journal
posted by yerfatma at 11:20 AM PST - 3 comments
NBA Ref Tim Donaghy Pleads Guilty to Gambling Charges This morning, the disgraced ref pled to conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting wagering information to other individuals and will cooperate with investigators. He bet on games he officiated and conspired with others to do the same, allegedly for members of organized crime. The charges bring up to 25 years in prison.
posted by rcade at 9:40 AM PST - 6 comments
Making of a Chinese bad boy On Yi Jianlian's attempts to get out of being drafted to the Milwaukee Bucks. Disclaimer: I know nothing about basketball, buy Jonathan Ansfield is one of the best journos writing about China today.
posted by Abiezer at 6:41 AM PST - 9 comments
Dalembert welcomed to Team Canada Every new Canadian brings a set of skills with them when they gain citizenship, but it's not too often those skills revolve around shot blocking, rebounding, and the ability to run a basketball floor like a 7 foot gazelle.
posted by tommytrump at 8:23 PM PST - 9 comments
Kevin Garnett Traded to Celtics ... for Al Jefferson, Sebastian Telfair, Gerald Green, Theo Ratliff, Mark Wahlberg, Ted Kennedy, the ghost of Johnny Most and the guy who ran the snowplow at the Patriots/Dolphins playoff game in 1982.
posted by rcade at 4:19 PM PST - 63 comments
A Sad Day at Wake Forest: Demon Deacons basketball coach Skip Prosser collapsed after jogging Thursday morning and was rushed to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead of an apparent heart attack. One of the true good guys in sports in general, and college basketball in particular, Skip Prosser was only 56.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 4:45 PM PST - 2 comments
Wake Forest Coach Skip Prosser Dead Prosser collapsed while jogging, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.
posted by TheQatarian at 4:43 PM PST - 11 comments
Suspected NBA Referee's Games Hit the Over More Often Over the last two NBA seasons, games refereed by Tim Donaghy scored more points than Las Vegas expected 57 percent of the time (79 of 138 games), according to R.J. Bell of the sports betting site PreGame.Com. In the two years prior, his games hit the over 44 percent of the time. "There is an absolute correlation between the number of fouls a referee calls in an NBA game and the number of points scored by the teams," he writes. "An NBA ref who intended to illicitly influence a game would do so by calling more fouls, and thus his games would be higher scoring than average." A source told the Denver Post Sunday that the league has known about the FBI's investigation of the referee since January, rather than after the NBA Finals as reported elsewhere.
posted by rcade at 9:12 AM PST - 43 comments
Technical foul called on referee Did an NBA referee bet on games, and make calls affecting the point spreads of those games he worked? The FBI is checking on this one.
posted by NerfballPro at 10:30 AM PST - 27 comments
Billups Signs 5-Year Deal With Pistons Chauncey Billups signed a $60 million, five-year contract Wednesday with the Detroit Pistons, returning to the team he helped reach five straight conference finals.
posted by commander cody at 2:22 PM PST - 10 comments
Jimmy Walker dead at 63. Walker was the only player from a New England college ever to be drafted #1 in the NBA draft, and was the father of Michigan's Jalen Rose. At one time, they held the NCAA Division I record for career points scored by a father and son.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 10:04 PM PST - 2 comments
Rashard Lewis Leaves Sonics In a Hurry The Seattle SuperSonics forward, a free agent pursued by 20 teams, has reportedly agreed to an NBA-maximum five-year, $80 million deal with the Orlando Magic. "He wants to win and you almost think they (Seattle) are starting to rebuild with all these young players," former teammate Ray Allen told the Tacoma News Tribune before the deal. "I'm not sure Rashard is going to want to be a big brother to all these young guys." There's no word yet on when Lewis will have an abrupt change of heart and cancel the deal with Orlando.
posted by rcade at 11:19 AM PST - 15 comments
Report: Woman claims Thomas asked cheerleader to flirt with refs The former New York Knicks executive who is suing coach Isiah Thomas for sexual harassment alleged in court papers that Thomas urged a cheerleader to flirt with referees and guard Stephon Marbury cursed at her, according to newspaper reports Saturday.
posted by STUNNER at 11:44 AM PST - 5 comments
NBA 1st Round Mock Draft. The Sports Blog Nation decide not to let Chad Ford and Marty Burns have all the fun.
posted by lilnemo at 1:32 PM PST - 18 comments
Return of The King The Kings select Reggie Theus as the new head coach. Surprising even him. Nice to have a fallback when Hollywood stops calling. Typically, reactions are mixed.
posted by geekyguy at 8:16 AM PST - 2 comments
Spurs 4 - Cavaliers 0
The NBA PLAYOFF THREAD
or
"Um. Yeah. I guess its over then, huh?"
posted by lilnemo at 1:01 PM PST - 24 comments
Mark Cuban Cares About Your Colon "Like every guy, the thought of being violated by a long tube is at the very bottom of the list of things I want to do on a summer day." -- Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban
posted by rcade at 1:28 PM PST - 24 comments
How the '77 Blazers went from chumps to champs in one season "I stopped practice at one point," former GM Dr. Jack Ramsay says. "I could barely keep from laughing, I was so happy with what I was seeing. I knew, even before we'd played a game, what we had. 'Listen,' I said. 'If we play like this, we can win!'"
posted by wfrazerjr at 2:12 PM PST - 12 comments
Magic Hire Billy Donovan's Successor The Orlando Magic have hired Stan Van Gundy as their head coach, giving the Miami Heat draft picks as compensation. If Van Gundy has second thoughts tomorrow and returns to his job as a guy the Heat are paying to ride a desk, the team will be coached by mascot Stuff the Magic Dragon.
posted by rcade at 9:09 AM PST - 18 comments
(I)t hit me, the Spurs are Nickelback. They're that band whose music isn't offensive but you've heard it so much you can't stand listening to it anymore. That got us thinking about how other basketball dynasties relate to other music acts from history. Here's what we came up with.
posted by Ufez Jones at 8:37 PM PST - 20 comments
Cavaliers 0 - Spurs 0
Conference Final Results:
Spurs 4 - Utah 1
Cavaliers 4 - Pistons 2
posted by lilnemo at 6:41 PM PST - 32 comments
Do over! Billy Donovan wants out of his brand new 5-year, $27.5 million contract to return to the University of Florida, and it appears the Orlando Magic are going to allow him to leave. Rumor has it that former Miami Heat coach Stan Van Gundy could be Donovan's replacement.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 4:58 AM PST - 34 comments
LeBron James is on another level now A roll of the drums, please. LeBron James is ready for his close-up.
posted by BornIcon at 3:46 PM PST - 45 comments
Billy Donovan's Magical Payday On the heels of back-to-back NCAA titles, he turned down the Kentucky job and apparently decided to sign a long-term extension with Florida. But now, for upwards of $36 million over 6 years, Billy Donovan is headed for the NBA's Orlando Magic, according to the Orlando Sentinel and ESPN.
posted by Venicemenace at 6:48 PM PST - 27 comments
Kobe Bryant Demands Trade "I would like to be traded, yeah," Bryant said on 1050 ESPN Radio in New York. "Tough as it is to come to that conclusion there's no other alternative, you know?"
posted by justgary at 1:03 PM PST - 65 comments
Pistons 1 - Cavaliers 0
Spurs 1 - Jazz 0
THE NBA PLAYOFF THREAD or . . .
WEREN'T WE CELEBRATING UNSELFISH PLAY FROM 2004 UP UNTIL NOW? or . . .
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE "DOWNTOWN" FREDDIE BROWN?
posted by lilnemo at 4:38 PM PST - 17 comments
Which NBA lottery team built up the most positive karma during the season, thereby earning them a shot at Oden or Durant?
posted by gradys_kitchen at 2:32 PM PST - 107 comments
Pistons 0 - Cavaliers 0
Spurs 0 - Jazz 0
Bulls
Nets
Suns
Warriors
THE NBA PLAYOFF THREAD or ...
THE ROAD TO SECAUCUS IS PAVED WITH ZONE DEFENSES.
JUST MAKE A LEFT AT THE TURNPIKE.
ISIAH WILL WAVE YOU DOWN
posted by lilnemo at 2:21 PM PST - 8 comments
Pistons 4 - Bulls 2
Cavs 3 - Nets 2
Suns 2 - Spurs 3
Warriors 1 - Jazz 4
THE NBA PLAYOFF THREAD or WHY I STOPPED CARING ABOUT SUSPENSIONS AND STARTED WORRYING ABOUT THE LACK OF BEER AT THE POSTGAME PRESSER.
posted by lilnemo at 1:43 PM PST - 16 comments
We like you. We just don't "Coach like you". Jeff Van Gundy can return to the Rockets if he chooses. Just not as head coach. New General Manager Daryl Morey demotes (?) Van Gundy, and could replace him with Rick Adelman.
posted by lilnemo at 1:29 PM PST - 11 comments
Neal Pollock and Paul Shirley Discuss the NBA Playoffs and come to the conclusion (like you probably have as well), that David Stern is evil. Provided evidence includes, but is not limited to: "I want to see actual highlights at halftime, not a nausea-inducing music video set to a 'thanks for the memories' song that would be rejected by any self-respected quinceañera DJ."
posted by yerfatma at 10:39 AM PST - 6 comments
Women's Basketball and Free Market Economics "They are too young to fully appreciate the irony of American basketball players traveling to Russia to earn a far better living than possible in the United States."
posted by smithers at 8:59 AM PST - 18 comments
Rigid rules devastating quality of NBA. Suspensions, synthetic balls and mixed signals - the declining state of NBA gameplay as opinioned by veteran NBA writer Mike Kahn
posted by gradys_kitchen at 3:51 PM PST - 26 comments
Bulls 2 - Pistons 3
Cavs 3 - Nets 1
Suns 2 - Spurs 2
Warriors 1 - Jazz 4
THE NBA PLAYOFF THREAD or "REQUIEM FOR A BEARD"
posted by lilnemo at 3:43 PM PST - 40 comments
NBA suspends Stoudemire, Diaw for leaving bench Ruling on game 4 Suns/Spurs incident
posted by cwmizner at 7:54 PM PST - 3 comments
Bulls 1 - Pistons 3
Cavs 3 - Nets 1
Suns 2 - Spurs 2
Warriors 1 - Jazz 3
posted by lilnemo at 12:21 PM PST - 49 comments
Wages of Wins Offensive and Defensive NBA rankings
posted by bobfoot at 10:41 PM PST - 9 comments
Bulls 0 - Pistons 3
Cavs 2 - Nets 1
Suns 1 - Spurs 2
Warriors 1 - Jazz 2
posted by lilnemo at 2:28 PM PST - 17 comments
Baron Davis' beard 125, Utah Jazz 105
posted by kirkaracha at 10:58 PM PST - 17 comments
Fisher returns, lifts Jazz in OT The Utah Jazz's unlikely hero Wednesday night, Derek Fisher, gave an explanation about his sick daughter after his team's 127-117 NBA playoff victory against the Golden State Warriors. After the game, he told how serious 10-month-old Tatum's condition was. She has retinoblastoma, a form of eye cancer that required a three-hour combination of surgery and chemotherapy at New York's Presbyterian Hospital.
posted by BornIcon at 5:16 AM PST - 24 comments
Bulls 0 - Pistons 2
Cavs 2 - Nets 0
Suns 1 - Spurs 1
Warriors 0 - Jazz 1
posted by lilnemo at 12:22 PM PST - 15 comments
Bulls 0 - Pistons 1
Cavs 1 - Nets 0
Suns 0 - Spurs 1
Warriors 0 - Jazz 0
posted by lilnemo at 2:25 PM PST - 33 comments
Time to blow up the Rockets 1997, 0-6, two 2-0 series leads... Yes Houston fans, Houston's postseason series drought continues to 11 years, they have blown TWO series in the past THREE years when holding a 2-0 advantage AND our beloved savior, the one where we sent our starting backcourt away for is now 0 for 6 in the postseason. Serious things are going on in Houston this offseason, and folks, this could be a different team next year.
posted by chemwizBsquared at 11:37 PM PST - 12 comments
Exchanges of the Guards Magic Johnson's mentoring helps the Golden State Warriors guard Baron Davis, who shares qualities with the ex-Lakers great.
posted by BornIcon at 4:37 AM PST - 21 comments
NCAA may move 3-point line The men's 3-point line may be moved back one foot. This will make it 3 inches farther than the international line, but 3 feet closer than the NBA line (at its farthest point). The women's line will remain the same. Is this the right change? Was change needed?
posted by PublicUrinal at 1:49 PM PST - 19 comments
Pistons 4 - Magic 0
Cavaliers 4 - Wizards 0
Nets 3 - Raptors 2
Bulls 4 - Heat 0
Mavericks 2 - Warriors 3
Suns 4 - Lakers 1
Nuggets 1 - Spurs 4
Rockets 3 - Jazz 2
posted by lilnemo at 12:42 PM PST - 56 comments
Study shows racial bias by NBA referees “Basically, it suggests that if you spray-painted one of your starters white, you’d win a few more games,” Mr. Wolfers said.
posted by SummersEve at 7:31 AM PST - 74 comments
Cavaliers complete sweep of Wizards In the Cavaliers’ First Round playoff series against the Wizards last season, Zydrunas Ilgauskas couldn’t get started – netting less than ten points and six boards in six frustrating games. This year, he couldn’t be stopped....
posted by BornIcon at 6:52 AM PST - 14 comments
Pistons 4 - Magic 0
Cavaliers 3 - Wizards 0
Nets 3 - Raptors 1
Bulls 4 - Heat 0
Mavericks 1 - Warriors 3
Suns 3 - Lakers 1
Nuggets 1 - Spurs 2
Rockets 2 - Jazz 2
posted by lilnemo at 2:11 PM PST - 33 comments
Don't quit your day job! Thank god with these stats, we shouldn't have to worry about that anytime soon.
posted by jojomfd1 at 11:29 PM PST - 5 comments
Pistons 2 - Magic 0
Cavaliers 1 - Wizards 0
Nets 1 - Raptors 1
Bulls 2 - Heat 0
Mavericks 0 - Warriors 1
Suns 2 - Lakers 0
Nuggets 1 - Spurs 0
Rockets 2 - Jazz 0
posted by lilnemo at 3:47 PM PST - 14 comments
Pacers Bounce Carlisle The Indiana Pacers announced Wednesday that Rick Carlisle will not return as head coach. In four seasons as Pacers coach, Carlisle compiled a 181-147 record (.552 winning percentage). The Pacers made the NBA playoffs in three of the four seasons and reached the Eastern Conference Finals in Carlisle’s first year, 2003-04. That same season, the Pacers posted a 61-21 record, the best in franchise history.
posted by BornIcon at 2:15 PM PST - 7 comments
"Cheesecake Factory's got the black straws, they're kind of thick. That's good quality straws." Caron Butler has a problem.
posted by Ufez Jones at 9:44 AM PST - 25 comments
Sonics lower the boom on Head Coach, GM. Seattle Supersonics Coach Bob Hill has been fired, and General Manager Rick Sund has been "re-assigned" to the position of consultant. Owner Clay Bennett and Vice Chairman Lenny Wilkins will be in charge of hiring a new coach and GM.
posted by lilnemo at 7:05 PM PST - 5 comments
:07 Seconds or Less Jack McCallum is a long time basketball journalist for Sports Illustrated. He was granted all-access by D’Antoni and took great advantage of it. He shares all the stories that happened in the locker room, some too profane to repeat. But the most insighting thing, was how some of the star players were portrayed.
posted by BornIcon at 7:08 AM PST - 14 comments
Magic 0 - Detroit 1
Washington 0 - Cavaliers 1
Nets 1 - Raptors 0
Warriors 1 - Mavericks 0
Lakers 0 - Suns 1
Nuggets 1 - Spurs 0
Rockets 1 - Jazz 0
posted by lilnemo at 2:21 PM PST - 20 comments
Top 16 playoff coaches this year. Kelly Dywer of Sports Illustrated explaines who the top 16 playoff coaches are this year.
posted by TelamarketersBeware at 10:02 AM PST - 0 comments - Post a Comment
Warriors Beat Mavericks in Series Opener The eighth-seeded Golden State Warriors pulled a huge upset on the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks Sunday, beating them for the fourth time this season. Mavs Coach Avery Johnson is being criticized for changing to a centerless, small-ball lineup. "Why is the top seed in the entire tournament allowing Golden State to dictate the matchups?" asks Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Randy Galloway.
posted by TelamarketersBeware at 7:56 AM PST - 19 comments
Bulls win game one. Bulls overcome the Heat in game one.
posted by TelamarketersBeware at 7:28 PM PST - 2 comments
Bulls Win! Bulls overcome the Heat in game 1.
posted by TelamarketersBeware at 7:26 PM PST - 3 comments
First Round Predictions. Henry Abbott of TrueHoop predicts the first round. He also manages to poll the stat geeks to see how their methods stack up.
posted by lilnemo at 2:15 PM PST - 12 comments
Sacramento Kings fire Coach Eric Musselman. He lasted one (losing) season. GM Geoff Petrie begins the search for a new head coach when he returns from his scouting trip in Europe.
posted by lilnemo at 3:04 PM PST - 9 comments
Warriors back in playoff run after 12 years of not making the cut. Chris Mullin was on the Golden State Warriors' last playoff team, and he's the architect of the current club's return to the playoffs after a 12-year absence.
posted by TelamarketersBeware at 11:55 AM PST - 9 comments
Referee Suspended Indefinitely NBA referee Joey Crawford was suspended indefinitely by commissioner David Stern on Tuesday for his conduct toward Tim Duncan, who contends the ref challenged him to a fight.
posted by irunfromclones at 1:02 PM PST - 66 comments
College basketball's top ten active coaches - SI thinks they know Oddly enough, Nick Nolte's turn as coach Pete Bell in the legendary Western University Dolphins in Blue Chips did not make the cut.
posted by gradys_kitchen at 11:16 AM PST - 27 comments
Jayhawk Julian Wright to enter NBA draft, after repeatedly stating that he would return for one more year to graduate after only three years in school
posted by hawkguy at 5:58 PM PST - 5 comments
Billy Donovan staying at the University of Florida; Brewer, Noah, Horford, and Green are not. Despite all the speculation, Billy Donovan, architect of the Gators' back-to-back National Championship teams, rejects Kentucky without even speaking to the university officially. He'll have to mold next year's team without juniors Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah, Al Horford and Taurean Green, who are all giving up their final year of college eligibility to head to the NBA.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 3:14 PM PST - 26 comments
Insert Your Own "Reaching the Summitt" Joke Here: Tennessee Women's Basektball Coach Pat Summitt racks up her seventh National Championship, as the Lady Vols stomped Rutgers last night, 59-46. Tennessee has now beaten Rutgers three straight years in the NCAA tournament and five times since 1998.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 7:14 AM PST - 11 comments
Beilein takes UM job. The ironic thing here is Beilein once complained that the only thing he didn't like about the WVU job was he worked in a place where the football program overshadowed the basketball program. I wonder what he will find at Big Blue?
posted by FonGu at 4:58 AM PST - 10 comments
NCAA's Losing Control Should the NCAA go back to the no freshman on varsity rule? Yes or No.
posted by ucla512 at 4:23 PM PST - 18 comments
NCAA's Losing Control Should the NCAA go back to the no freshman on varsity rule? Yes or No.
posted by ucla512 at 4:23 PM PST - 11 comments
Florida 84, Ohio State 75 Florida holds off Oden, Ohio State to win its second basketball title and remains the only school to hold both the football and basketball championships. Let the debates begin: Greatest athletics program of all time? Is Noah still a lottery pick? Another year for Oden?
posted by PublicUrinal at 12:30 AM PST - 52 comments
Mailman coming back for one more delivery: After spending the last several weeks contemplating a comeback, the former two-time NBA Most Valuable Player has decided to return for the Jazz's playoff run.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 10:29 AM PST - 5 comments
posted by NoMich at 10:29 PM PST - 7 comments
LeBron steps up sneaker war ...when asked if he could envision endorsing sneakers that retail for one-tenth the price of most Nikes, James managed to take a shot at Marbury. "No, I don't think so,"..."Me being with Nike, we hold our standards high." Marbury shot back, "I'd rather own than be owned." LeBron's going to need that money for his new 35,440 ft. mansion and goal of becoming the world's first billionaire athlete.
posted by justgary at 11:47 PM PST - 47 comments
Scratchers for Everyone! Jeff Van Gundy suggests the NBA open up the Draft Lottery to the entire league, not just those teams with the worst records.
posted by lilnemo at 1:24 PM PST - 14 comments
"Calling it March Madness slaps lipstick on a pig." Robert Lipsyte takes on the NCAA's corporate carnival: "the Big Dance for sportswriters, the Bracket Racket for gamblers, a frat-rat party, a racist entertainment, and a subversion of higher education, perhaps democracy as well."
posted by etagloh at 12:23 PM PST - 17 comments
Barton Wins D2 basketball championship in amazing fashion With 45 seconds left and 7 points down, Barton comes back and wins the D2 championship. Anthony Atkinson scores 10 points in less than a minute to end Winona State's 57 game winning streak. One of the most dramatic finishes of any basketball game, let alone a championship game.
posted by urall cloolis at 11:04 PM PST - 11 comments
Tubby Fills A Gopher Hole... ...Tubby Smith leaves Kentucky for Minnesota.
posted by TheQatarian at 4:33 PM PST - 28 comments
No Palace For These Cinderellas In the NCAA tournament, where you stand determines where you sleep at night: to the best teams go the best hotels. [via Slate]
posted by Amateur at 2:04 PM PST - 7 comments
O.J. Mayo: Don't call him, he'll call you High School star point guard hand-picks college but refuses to give out cell phone number to coach he verbally commits to. How should a coach from a school not renowned for their basketball program react to such a situation? Bonus points: what other athletes exhume as much ego?
posted by PublicUrinal at 9:49 PM PST - 149 comments
Cougars win first NCAA game in 24 years. Cougars win first NCAA game in 24 years. Fans chanted Tony! Tony! before the game, then Washington State (26-7) went out and won its first NCAA tournament game since George Raveling's team beat Weber State in 1983. That sure is a long time without a win!
posted by bavarianmotorworker at 8:46 PM PST - 1 comments
Teams We Hate In This Year's NCAA Tournament
posted by justgary at 2:54 AM PST - 22 comments
It's selection Sunday, and while there are plenty of teams waiting with baited breath, only Appalachian State took out a $10,000 full page advertisement in the Indianapolis Star. This is believed to be the first time a team has publicly lobbied the selection committee via public media advertising.
posted by Ufez Jones at 4:33 PM PST - 28 comments
Ron Artest the dog lover, in trouble again Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest was arrested Monday and excused indefinitely from the team after a woman said he shoved her to the floor inside his home and prevented her from calling 911.
posted by texasred at 5:35 AM PST - 11 comments
Artest arrested for domestic violence. Is anyone really surprised? The Kings are letting him go until the investigation is over. If his own team is not standing by him, maybe there really is a problem with his anger and self control.
posted by urall cloolis at 11:09 PM PST - 1 comments
In a battle of image, Duke takes black eye So Duke wakes up Monday with a fresh black eye and a fourth loss to Carolina in the past five meetings. For the image-obsessed Blue Devils, it gets no worse than being bad and being dirty.
posted by justgary at 12:27 AM PST - 63 comments
"Moral Bracketology" Writer David Stein devises a scheme to decide the best and worst moments in sports history.
posted by brainofdtrain at 1:59 AM PST - 23 comments
One Good Turn Deserves Another! Legendary University of Tennessee Basketball Coach Pat Summitt dons Vol cheerleader garb, sings, cheers, and (barely) tops a human pyramid to support Coach Bruce Pearl and the Volunteers against Florida. Summitt returned the support after Pearl showed up at a Lady Vols' game in full body paint. Inspired no doubt by Summitt's act, the Vols beat the Gators 86-76 to finish a perfect 16-0 at home.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 6:16 AM PST - 18 comments
Clippers Guard Destroys Knee in Freak Injury Landing awkwardly after a missed layup in Monday's game, Shaun Livingston suffered a dislocated kneecap, tibia contusion, torn anterior cruciate ligament, torn posterior cruciate ligament, torn medial collateral ligament and torn meniscus tendon (warning: the video's not easy to watch).
posted by rcade at 7:03 PM PST - 47 comments
"The worst thing that's happened to college basketball since I've been coaching" The linked blog agrees with Bobby that it is basically cheating- but "if you're not cheating, you're not trying." Interesting read on something we're sure to hear more about as OSU (Greg Oden) and Texas (Kevin Durant) advance through the Madness.
posted by tieguy at 4:45 PM PST - 53 comments
Former Celtics guard Dennis Johnson dies at 52 Detailed information is still a little sketchy. Another news source quotes a compassionate and articulate coroner; "He is deceased and is in our building. He will be autopsied," said Mayra Freeman, a spokeswoman for the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office.
posted by irunfromclones at 3:35 PM PST - 20 comments
"I love sweaty basketball players." George Takei responds to Tim Hardaway's recent anti-gay comments.
posted by kirkaracha at 2:28 PM PST - 30 comments
Team Me Up Scottie Pippen wants to return and is looking for another NBA championship ring.
posted by Bill Lumbergh at 10:14 AM PST - 60 comments
Whoa. ESPN buys TrueHoop.
posted by Ufez Jones at 6:57 PM PST - 16 comments
Abandoning Your Post. Would abolishing the 3 point line improve FG%? Spacing? Kevin Arnovitz has some interesting analysis of SI's article about the issue.
posted by lilnemo at 3:13 PM PST - 15 comments
Hot pajamas! Noah takes the heat off Brewer and Florida goes on to beat the wildcats -- led by Brewer.
posted by roberts at 9:55 AM PST - 5 comments
Myark Cubyan Slyams Dwyane Wyade Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban does his part to pimp the Heat-Mavs rivalry, calling out Dwyane Wade for a recent shot he took at Dirk Nowitzki. "You are an amazing player Dwayne," blogs Cuban, misspelling Dwyane's name repeatedly. "I love watching you shoot free throws. ... Now we know why Charles won't put you in his 5."
posted by rcade at 12:28 PM PST - 22 comments
Hoops of Nazareth The only thing keeping one small Texas town alive is its girls basketball team. The Swiftettes finished their season Tuesday night with a 25-4 record, 8-0 in district. They'll begin their quest for their 18th state title when the area playoffs begin Feb. 15.
posted by STUNNER at 2:48 PM PST - 8 comments
"Geez, you mean I'm supposed to feed them, too?" Sacramento Kings star Ron Artest has his Great Dane seized by animal control officers after neighbors report the dog's going for months at a time with no food or water.
posted by wfrazerjr at 7:11 PM PST - 127 comments
Gilbert's hijinx. In his blog, Gilbert Arenas posted some jestful comments about teammate DeShawn Stevenson (scroll down to Three Point Shootout) saying "I’d shoot with one-hand from college three better than he can shoot with both hands from NBA three." Stevenson took him on the $20,000 bet. The Washington Post's Dan Steinberg sat in on the match and has a great recap here. WaPo's Ivan Carter has more here. (via)
posted by Ufez Jones at 5:54 PM PST - 4 comments
World's tallest pro basketball player? 7-foot-9 Sun Ming Ming from China will wear no. 79 for ABA team Maryland Nighthawks.
posted by worldcup2002 at 1:10 PM PST - 18 comments
Michigan St. to retire Cleaves' No. 12 Cleaves wore No. 12 as he helped lead the Spartans to the 2000 National Championship, for which he earned MVP honors
posted by gradys_kitchen at 10:39 AM PST - 12 comments
Goodbye Basketball Jones. The Memphis Grizzlies waive veteran guard Eddie Jones.
posted by lilnemo at 2:09 PM PST - 17 comments
The Fresh Prince of Wales Prince Charles shot a bit o' hoops in Harlem today. CNN video.
posted by NoMich at 9:02 PM PST - 4 comments
ACC admits to 'timing error' in final seconds in Duke win over Clemson. Using the video supplied by ESPN on the page, it is clear that the winning basket would not have been made in time, and the game should have gone into overtime. Everyone always complains how the referees 'play favorites' for Duke...this is an example.
posted by BigTallChris at 6:43 PM PST - 39 comments
Maybe they could name it after Vlade: the Divac Decree. The NBA is looking at making "flopping" a technical foul.
posted by lilnemo at 5:31 PM PST - 15 comments
Mascot's antics nearly cost D-League team a victory. "Da Bull was suspended for two games and assigned by the team to 50 hours of community service. A replacement mascot will perform in his absence." Replacement mascot? This just seems like an all-around weird story.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 2:27 PM PST - 16 comments
The Quatable Sir Charles: "The NBA's in disarray - a white guy won the slam-dunk competition. We need to have another Million Man March." Responding to L.A. Clippers rookie Brent Barry winning the slam dunk competition.
posted by mick at 2:14 PM PST - 17 comments
Orange you glad he works out? University of Tennessee men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl stripped to the waist and painted himself orange before sitting in the student section during the Lady Vols' 74-70 loss to Duke on Monday.
posted by wfrazerjr at 4:49 PM PST - 16 comments
Timberwolves Fire Coach Dwane Casey. The Wolves are currently 20-20, and have a tenuous hold on the 8th and final playoff spot. Assistant Randy Wittman will take over as interim coach.
posted by lilnemo at 4:44 PM PST - 9 comments
Jackson, others shoot their way out of Indiana The Pacers have traded Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, Josh Powell, and fan favorite Sarunas Jasikevicius to the Golden State Warriors for Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy, Ike Diogu, and Kieth McLeod.
posted by chmurray at 2:04 PM PST - 23 comments
Roller-coaster ride for men's and women's #1 teams. College basketball season is here in earnest, and I couldn't be happier.
posted by tieguy at 5:15 PM PST - 4 comments
Kidd files for divorce from wife Joumana of 10 years The papers accuse Joumana Kidd of kicking, hitting, punching and throwing household objects at her husband as she became "increasingly controlling and manipulative" in the last few years of their union...It's no wonder the Nets have been struggling.
posted by antwan at 4:26 AM PST - 4 comments
The 9,168 greatest fantasy basketball seasons since 1979, courtesy Give Me The Rock.
posted by Ufez Jones at 1:04 PM PST - 2 comments
Vince Carter To The Clippers? New York Daily News - Nets president Rod Thorn traded for backup swingman Bernard Robinson on Wednesday. But that could be only the first deal for the Nets before the Feb.22 trading deadline. According to one Western Conference executive, "The Nets are trying to do everything they can" to make a move that will jumpstart their season."
posted by msusportsguy at 11:20 PM PST - 10 comments
Knight gets win No. 880, passing Smith The greatest coach in mens B-Ball history.
posted by livewire at 1:10 PM PST - 18 comments
Arenas On Kobe: "My Numbers Are Blowing His Out Of The Water" Gilbert Arenas has been putting up a lot of points this season and feels that his numbers compare well to Kobe Bryant's. "I'm glad what I'm doing is on national television so they can finally see what I did in the past; my 29 [points per game last season] is not a fluke. What I did in the playoffs is not a fluke. What I've done the last five years is not a fluke," Arenas said. "Everybody says, 'Oh, he's not better than this person, he's not better than that person.' But if you go year by year, number-wise, what's the difference between me and Kobe? He had Shaq. He got three rings. Other than that, my numbers are blowing his out of the water the first six years in the league.
posted by msusportsguy at 10:24 PM PST - 18 comments
Knight ties Smith with 879th victory Can anyone say the greatest college basketball ever.
posted by livewire at 1:19 PM PST - 1 comments
Yao will miss at least 6 weeks
posted by Barry-from-H-town at 12:04 AM PST - 9 comments
AI to Denver "Iverson, pending NBA officials' approval, will be traded to the Denver Nuggets for a package including guard Andre Miller, forward Joe Smith and both of Denver's 2007 first-round picks, according to a source with knowledge of the trade talks between the teams." A bright spot amidst a huge mess plaguing the Denver organization?
posted by PublicUrinal at 2:58 PM PST - 67 comments
Suspensions Handed Out In lieu of the largest mayham since the Palace in 2004, 6 players got suspended for their roles in an intense fight. Carmelo Anthony got harshest penalty, and will serve 15 games for his actions.
posted by chemwizBsquared at 12:59 PM PST - 56 comments
Nuggets, Knicks Exchange Pleasantries Ten players, including NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony, were ejected for fighting during a wild brawl near the end of Saturday night's game between the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks.
posted by wingnut4life at 11:12 PM PST - 1 comments
Nuggets-Knicks brawl ends with 10 players ejected Ten players, including NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony, were ejected for fighting during a wild brawl near the end of Saturday night's game between the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks. I can't believe Melo actually clocked Collins in the mouth.
posted by STUNNER at 11:11 PM PST - 49 comments
Jason Kidd’s 80 Triple-Doubles- Will he make it to 100 triple doubles?
posted by msusportsguy at 11:34 PM PST - 26 comments
