http://sportsblogs.org/entries.php?sport_id=3&date=2008-07-06&start=0 Sports Blogs :: National Basketball Association Daily Entries en-us This is certainly not a new list but in honour of Troy Tulowitzki’s freak accident on Friday, we had to revisit the best of the best. The Rockies’ shortstop sliced his right palm when his pounded his maple bat into the ground in frustration and it shattered. Tulowitzki required 16 stitches, but doctors told him the shards [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265793&src=rss 2008-07-06T11:29:03 Free agency is heating up:  Magette has offer, Arenas is locked in, Davis is going home, Paul will stay awhile longer… http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265584&src=rss 2008-07-06T09:21:39 Herald Celtics deal with Green stuff Sun sets on Seattle Chalmers’ shot lands in Miami Globe Is Spurs’ golden age over? MetroWest Daily Walker has positive outlook CelticsBlog CelticsStuff Live tonight 8-10 ET Duhon signing a souring loss in O-Town? LOY’s Place Free agent rumors and updates ESPN Ranking [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265464&src=rss 2008-07-06T08:11:17 Herald Celtics deal with Green stuff FL's Take: I can't help but feel that letting Posey go will be a big mistake and will come back to haunt us in ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265462&src=rss 2008-07-06T08:11:16 This Corey Maggette thing is getting worse than a soap opera. The Globe announced that the Celtics had made offers to both Maggette and Posey on July 1. On July 3, http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265463&src=rss 2008-07-06T08:11:16 It's true (and a bit strange, to be honest): BlogABull (including its previous independent blogspot incarnation) is celebrating its 5th anniversary. Rather than merely the usual single self-serving post, this year I've instead decided to extend my self-congratulations through the summer. I'll be picking out some landmark posts through the years for reflection and laughs about the blog and the franchise it's covered in that time... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265429&src=rss 2008-07-06T08:07:30 Joel KimmelProject Polar - Love to Hate Joel Kimmel agreed to answer some questions and share some art. You remember Joel. He's the artist working on the series of NBA players set in locations designed to reflect who they are... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265403&src=rss 2008-07-06T06:28:28 <!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:”"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} –> /* Style De... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265268&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:33:40 Chauncey Billups picked up ten assists and scored seventeen points to lead the way for the Pistons last night as they picked up their sixth straight victory.  The win gives them an impressive 6 1/2 game lead in the Central Division and it also firmly entrenches them in the second seed spot in the conference.  [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265059&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:25:29 Pistons fans have to be happy these days.  Just two days ago, the Pistons handed the Conference leading Boston Celtics their third loss of the season in an exciting game that was in the national spotlight.  With the win, the Pistons now sit in second place in the conference just ahead of the Southeast Conference [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265060&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:25:29 In a cool column on the last draft class that included high school players, Kevin Pelton takes a look at a few guys who are now in their third NBA season.  Last on the list is Amir Johnson who he likens to a Jermaine O’Neal who was blocked from making too much progress early because [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265061&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:25:29 The Pistons held off the Memphis Grizzlies last night and they did it behind one of Chauncey Billups best game of the season.  He scored 28 points which included a perfect 12 for 12 from the line and he had fourteen assists.  Throw in five rebounds and three steals and you have a guy who [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265062&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:25:29 Ben Wallace comes home tonight as the Pistons go for their sixth straight win tonight.  This was after another blowout win over the Hornets on Wednesday.  Richard Hamilton led the way with 21 points while Rasheed Wallace had thirteen points and ten boards.  Chauncey Billips had a team high seven assists to go with seven rebounds and [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265063&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:25:29 The Pistons won their 4th game in a row beating the Atlanta Hawks 106-95. The Pistons have been playing some great basketball lately. They led the Hawks by as many as 26 points in the 3rd quarter. They had over 7 players score double figures and Tayshawn Prince led the team in scoring with 23 points. The Pistons also [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265064&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:25:29 The Pistons took care of the Nets 118-95 in what was one of your typical Pistons team performances.  Six different players hit double figures in points while nobody touched 20.  Richard Hamilton led the way with 19 points while both Chauncey Billips and Jason Maxiel were right behind Hamilton with 18.  Billups had a team [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265065&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:25:29 The Pistons shot an impressive 22 for 25 at the free throw line last night and despite committing one more foul then the Bucks, they outscored them at the charity stripe by thirteen points.  They also hammered the Bucks on the offensive glass with 15 second chances. Tayshaun Prince had a pretty strange box score line.  [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1265066&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:25:29 Basketball is a game of skill. But it’s also a game of athletic ability and movement. To be a good player, not only do you have to know the game and have good basketball skills, but you also have to be extemely agile. Improving your ability to move quickly around the court and you’ll be a better player. Period. The game is all about movement: whether it’s driving by a player on offense, sliding to defend a dribbler, or going aft... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264833&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:53 How to dunk a basketball. Well, there are a few things one needs to keep in mind when you start dunking a basketball. One is to remember there is a lot more to the game than just the dunk. And not to spend too much time on learning how to dunk. Even though it’s fun and can be addicting. But some good things about dunking a basketball are: When it’s done during the game and you’re the one doing the basketball dunk, there are fewer ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264834&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:53 http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264817&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 This is going to be a special page for you to bookmark and re-visit whenever you're in need of Motivational Quotes for Basketball. Why? Because we've collected self motivation quotes from not only basketball players and coaches, but also from people outside the game who have had great success in their chosen field. It's easy to limit your inspirational sources to those found in the game of basketball. However, you can also apply the principles found in the w... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264818&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264819&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264820&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264821&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 You've been doing: Machine leg curls Switch to: Body-weight leg curls HERE'S WHY Machine leg curls have you lifting only your lower legs. Leg curls done on a bench with your feet anchored have you lifting almost your whole body. Now take a wild guess as to which one builds more muscle. You could leg curl on a machine for the rest of your life and never expose your hamstrings to the load they'll get with just one rep of the body-weight leg c... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264822&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 Use the coaching tip you're about to learn in the following basketball coaching article and watch your basketball record (or any sport, for that matter) improve by leaps and bounds! How To Increase Your Coaching Record By At Least 25% "How can I become a better and more effective coach?" We hear this question frequently and there's obviously more than one answer. Today, let's explore one coaching tip that will lead to you being a better coach. You need t... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264823&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264824&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 Now that the Phoenix Suns have taken care of the Los Angeles Lakers in five games, there should be plenty of changes on the Lakers' roster before the '07 season begins. They just don't have the firepower to compete with the elite teams in the NBA. After the loss last night, Kobe Bryant has stated that he wants to see changes now. Although he wants something done to make the team better (Jermaine O'Neal maybe?), he also says he has plenty of years left to play. ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264825&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 Let me get right to the point... When I coach players in my private coaching sessions, I'm always amazed at how tentative players are on offense. They catch the ball, turn and face the basket, are a little hesitant, and aren't sure if they should dribble, shoot, or pass the ball. Forget that kind of attitude! As an offensive player, you should be thinking one thing: be an offensive threat. As an offensive player, there's no time to be tentative, or unce... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264826&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 Most athletes perform some type of regular warm-up and cool down during training and racing. A proper warm up can increase the blood flow to the working muscle which results in decreased muscle stiffness, less risk of injury and improved performance. Additional benefits of warming up include physiological and psychological preparation. Benefits of a Proper Warm Up: Increased Muscle Temperature - The temperature increases within muscles that are used... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264827&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 Practice these defensive basketball drills and watch your team win more games. Pay a lot of attention to this aspect of basketball drills. Yes, if you learn to shoot and pass well, you'll end up winning a lot of games. But, in the playoffs, you better be able to play "D". Great defense will bring home that championship. Practice these defensive basketball drills, get back and stop 'em cold! Defensive Basketball Drills Sliding... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264828&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 1. Depth Jump to Sprint Recent trainers have adopted a different version of Jumpbox training that include quick accelerations forward or laterally in sequence with Jump Box exercise. The Top Exercise for Explosive Speed off a jump box is a Depth Jump to Sprint. Do a depth jump off a 18, 24, or 30 inch box and land with your feet shoulder width or more apart. We like to do them with our feet in the same position - not with one foot in front of the other. Then crouch and expl... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264829&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 Rebounding is a huge part of the game of basketball. Whether you play inside or out on the perimeter. Whether you're talking about offense or defense. To get more playing time, increase your rebounding ability. Check out the tips below to increase your rebounds per game, and get more playing time. More rebounds = more playing time. How to become a great rebounder Being a great rebounder, like most other parts of the game of ba... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264830&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264831&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:19:52 Below you will find some great fast break basketball drills that will help you and your team score quickly and easily. Before we get into those drills, let’s go over some important aspects of the fast break and why it’s so important to your success. Since, over-all, the game of basketball is one of quick, fast action, it only makes sense for you to become very good at it, wouldn’t you agree? 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They're one of the flagship franchises with plenty of good memories. Sort of, those memories become distant with each passing day of ineptitude and make memories of comedy like heard any Larry Brown jokes lately or heard any payroll jokes lately. Therefore in our suggestion to boast sagging attendance at MSG we suggest the following promotional night. Salary Cap fans, owner Jim Dolan proudly presents an historic night at MSG. Join us sometime in the future w... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264680&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:17:19 Supposedly Dirk Diggler is going to be named MVP tomorrow. I'm not going to get into a debate right now about whether he deserves it or not. What I want to know is, how do people come up with this information as if it is fact on such a regular basis? The voting for Most Valuable Player, as with other league awards, is polled from broadcasters and writers across the l... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264573&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 The net has been blowing up about Bruce Bowen and his perceived dirty tactics. Bowen has been known for a long time as a guy who pushes the boundaries of fair play. Now the NBA has decided to act. Bowen's "interaction" with Steve Nash in Game 3 has been reviewed by the league. The league did not go so far as to impose any suspension or fine, but merely upgraded the foul to a flagrant. Watch the video of the in... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264574&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 After Tim Hardaway went crazy with his outburst that he "hates Gay people" following John Amaechi's revelations that he went through his career in the NBA as a gay person (being the first to do so publicly), Hardaway tried to gain redemption. Then, former Star Trek star George Takei came out with this hilarious response to Tim Bug: http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264575&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 The Oregonian reports that Jamaal Magloire will not be back next season. Magloire has played well in the limited minutes he has been given and has been an adequate replacement as a starter primarily for the injured Joel Przybilla. The key concern with Magloire, according to coach Nate McMillan, is his defense in combination with Zach Ran... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264576&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 Bonzi Wells flees the Rockets : somewhat disturbing news that Bonzi Wells has walked out on the Rockets. The season is almost over, but despite Wells' claims that he is not good for team chemistry, surely his walking out is worse. Perhaps the more admirable thing for Bonzi to have done would have been to try and fit in with the team for the closeout of the season, rather than creating an addit... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264577&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 I'm typically not one for hyping up non-Blazer players, but this kid James White can really fly. I just saw a video on youtube today of him dunking from the free-throw line, putting the ball between his legs (yeah, nothing special) and thought I'd have a look for more. White was taken by the Blazers as the 31st pick in the 2006 Draft, before being traded to the Pacers and eventually making his way to the Spurs, after Rick Carlisle cut him, calling ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264578&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 We know how much Rasheed hates talking to the media. I love his standard line, "both teams played hard." A quick video here of how the joke has spread around the league. Times like this I miss Sheed not being with the Blazers. However, when I think about where we're heading and the new image of the team, I soon get over it... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264579&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 A press release has come through from the Portland Trail Blazers regardi... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264580&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 Remember Joel Freeland? Portland selected him with the 30th and final pick of the 1st Round of the 2006 NBA Draft. The athletic 6'11" F/C's game has been compared to Keon Clark by NBADraft.net. The Blazers then told him to return to Europe, add some bulk and more importantly gain valuable experience at the senior l... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264581&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 I'm interested to see what people think about the possibility of Darius Miles being back with the Blazers next season is? The team has been gelling really well this season with the array of young talent on hand. The swingman position is filled with a small group of talented players: Brandon Roy, Martell Webster, Travis Outlaw, Ime Udoka. Miles missing this season c... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264582&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 Luke Schenscher http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264583&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 If you haven't heard about it yet, well you need to check out Ballhype. You will soon one way or another. It's more than just a site which collates articles -- in the same way as it's current parent lowpost.net does. Ballhype joins people together in likeminded groups and allows you to vote on stories. Check the site out and join up... check out this review http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264584&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 Players averaging at least 20 points and 10 rebounds this season to-date: 1. Kevin Garnett ¦ 22.8ppg ¦ 12.9rpg ¦ Voted All-Star 2. Chris Bosh ¦ 22.7ppg ¦ 10.7rpg ¦ Voted All-Star 3. Tim Duncan ¦ 20.1ppg ¦ 10.7rpg ¦ Voted All-Star 4. Zach Randolph ¦ 23.6ppg ¦ 10.1rpg ¦ Not Voted All-Star 5. Carlos Boozer ¦ 21.1ppg ¦ 11.7rpg ¦ Voted All-Star Task: Spot the odd one out... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264585&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 Most of us Blazer fans have been saying it since the pre-season. Brandon Roy will be Rookie of th... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264586&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 Monday: Zach Randolph is granted bereavement leave to attend the funeral of his girlfriend's cousin, in Marion, Indiana. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264587&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:19 For a new perspective on the NBA, without as much of a Blazers slant, check out ...a stern warning. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264572&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:18 so the spineless Raptors go down in a heap (not so ironically) like roadkill and what bothered me was that an ugly game didn't get uglier. Not sure if you follow me but... Sam Mitchell's award got in the way of giving the Raptors a playoff identity as they rolled over early in the game and whimpered away like a dog beaten just too routinely the coach of the year's cred has skyrocketed because of the turnaround Toronto showe... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264550&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:12 players: East-Arenas West-Bryant rookies: East-Garbajosa West-Foye coaches: East-Jordan West-D'Antoni http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264551&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:12 with the return of Troy Murphy coach Nellie has sent rookie Patrick O'Bryant down to the NBDL (Bakersfield Jam)---ContraCostaTimes.com after basically spending his time on the practice squad the human highlight film and prospect James White was reassigned to the Austin Toros of the NB... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264552&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:12 Jason Richardson, who has been nothing like last year's player is set to go back on the disabled list after beaking his hand (kicked by Pietrus as he was jumping for block) in a loss to the Sacaramento Kings. The latest setback should sideline him for about t... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264553&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:12 Well Gerald Wallace must've been fearing a rematch with the Pacers, if you can remember it was a hard foul by Danny Granger that gave him a concussion early in the season from which point he never seemed to play as aggressively. Slowly coming back into form of late (28pts & 40pts in his last two games plus the G-Wall intangibles that make him such a pleasure to watch) he has been sidelined for an undetermined amount of time after diving for a loose ball only to have lumberjack Jeff Foster fa... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264554&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:12 When u win 6 of your first 30 games u should get nervous and now at least for Fratello he can rest a little easier knowing that a decision has been made and that he has been let go becoming the first coaching casualty of the season. The Grizzlies who just recently regained the services of their star player Pau Gasol still have major issues to deal with in struggling guards Damon Stoudamire and Eddie Jones but have loads of young potential just wai... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264555&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:12 To some, the Nets have what might be one of the top trios in the league. However, the combination of Kidd, Jefferson and Carter is greatly underachieving and find themselves seven games under .500 with a winning percentage of .379 (a record of 11-18 with 4 losses in a row) in one of the weakest divisions in the NBA. Add to this fact that they have the http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264556&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:16:12 Quality Basketball Footwork Tips. Use Our Basketball Footwork Tips to Work on Your Balance and Pivot Skills. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264292&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:14:19 Learn all the basketball moves you need to succeed. 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Reach your potential with these secret weapons. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264297&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:14:19 Basic offensive basketball skills and fundamentals all organized for you. Whether you can move quickly will determine your basketball success. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264298&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:14:19 Effective basketball stretch exercises to loosen your muscles, prevent injury and improve your flexibility. Basketball stretching and stretch exercise info. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264299&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:14:19 Discover the importance of your basketball uniforms and the impact they play on whether your team wins or loses. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264300&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:14:19 Learn from these fast break basketball offense tips and watch your team score points in bunches. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264301&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:14:19 For the past couple of seasons, this web site (as well as striketwo.net and faircatch.net) has been an outstanding hobby. I've learned a ton, met some really talented bloggers, and had a great time doing it. The only downside was that I could never seem to find enough time to follow through on all of my ideas. Over the holidays, I worked with my wife Erin to flesh out one of these concepts: building a much bigger and better social media site for sports fans (or lowpost 2.0). Aft... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264154&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:12:45 My apologies for the lack of updates over the past several weeks; practically all of my free time has been spent working on a new sports-related project. I'll post more details here soon, but feel free to drop a note if you'd like to participate in the closed beta. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1264155&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:12:45 The Warriors will have tip-off with the unbeaten Milwaukee Bucks in a bit less than three hours from now. Another tough road game, as the Bucks have been impressive in the early going. Are the Bucks just hot right now, or ought we to pencil them into a playoff position this year, and for a victory tonight? The Bucks have a fairly impressive and youthful first six players. Starting with the explosive scoring talents of Michael Redd, the Bucks have several emerging t... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263791&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:11:25 Okay, I'm officially on a Rampage. The Warriors officially have a problem with free throws. Yesterday, in their 83-81 victory over the equally-as-free-throw-inept New York Knicks, the Warriors left about nine points unscored from the line in a thoroughly convincing imitation of Shaquille O'Neal, shooting a rim-damaging 47% (I'm gleaning that number of points figuring from the league av... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263792&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:11:25 No Baron Davis, no chance, right? Well, no. That is, yes, there was no Baron Davis, but yes, the Warriors had a chance. Whatever. 91-85, Jazz over Warriors. Now, there's good news here: The Warriors lost by six but missed 16 free throws for the night, so they could have won the game with better free throw shooting. But, of course, there's bad news: http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263793&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:11:25 The Warriors are a very popular dark horse pick to make the playoffs this year. Not as popular of a pick, the Utah Jazz are, however, seen as a team with some high hopes as well. These two "sleepers" square off tonight in a battle of youth and potential. After seeing the results of their Opening Night manhandling of the Dallas Mavericks, one cannot help but wonder just how much sleep is really in the Jazz. Younger than even the Warriors, the Jazz will rely hea... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263794&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:11:25 Impressions of the Warriors first regular season game last night, which they won over the Atlanta Hawks 122-97. We'll start with the first half, which saw the Warriors down 57-47 to the Atlanta Hawks: Sloppy. Mike Dunleavy, he of the large new contract on which the ink is still dry, came out with six turnovers in the first two quarters, and looked just like I didn't want ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263795&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:11:25 Yes. No. Maybe. If you haven't heard, Mike Dunleavy's going to be a Warrior for a while longer. He and the team agreed on a 5-year, $44 million extension on Halloween night, which for some people, I'm sure, is a spooky thought. Dunleavy has improved his statistics every year he's been with the club, but has had obvious holes in his game since day 1 with the Warriors. His shot has been inco... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263796&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:11:25 For many NBA teams, that question is asking, "Will they be able to win the championship this year?". For the Golden State Warriors, it asks, "Will they be able to make the playoffs this year?". This year is a huge problem for me. Normally, I'm quite pessimistic, and with the history of this team over the last 10 years...well, it's very easy to go with the flow. But while I won't just dump my pessimism yet, I will make one statement: I want to be optim... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263797&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:11:25 I may not open this blog for a month or two -- there's a lot of research I have to do on the team, and I am not totally certain that I will have enough time to maintain this blog like I would want to. Stay tuned. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263798&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:11:25 After a couple of steps in the right direction, your Philadelphia 76ers decided to do an about face, and drive 90 miles per hour in the wrong direction. A 124-74 loss. The worst part? To me, there didn’t seem to be a semblance of anger from the players or head coach Maurice [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263470&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:09:02 Yes, you read that correctly, the man that’s given astronomical contracts to Kenny Thomas, Brian Skinner, Sam Dalembert, Willie Green, among others has been deemed the 3rd best GM in all of professional sports. Forbes Magazine created a scientific evaluation process that obviously measured all the wrong variables. One of factors measured is [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263471&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:09:02 Let’s get this out of the way before a phenomenal slate of college hoops starts today. Here’s a look at the improving Sixers (21-38) and briefly what I think about them. Rodney Carney - I still feel like he looks kind of lost on both ends of the court. I just don’t think he’s [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263472&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:09:02 I know this doesn’t directly relate to Philadelphia sports, but it could if the Sixers get lucky in the lottery. And honestly, I don’t care if the Sixers, the Bobcats, the Celtics or the freakin’ Harlem Globetrotters have the top pick in the draft. The choice is obvious and I’m frankly sick and [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263473&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:09:02 Get excited everyone! The Sixers have new unis! Yippee Hooray! Just keep losing, boys. The unis could be black with purple and pink polka-dots, just put Oden or Durant in one come June. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263474&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:09:02 Skids already greased for T.O. in Dallas? Owens has already cleaned out his locker. All 162 Phils games (and hopefully more in October) are to be broadcast on both TV and radio in 2007. How bout 162 games on high definition? Inquirer’s Pro Prospect of the Week: Greg Oden. Likely Boston [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263475&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:09:02 Amazing Yao on April Fool Day!!! Can you imagine a center with 7'6 tall make a fast break and then switch the ball from right hand to left hand to avoid the steal from the opponent players? Well...tell you what. I swear to god I never saw that before in my entire life!!! But it did happened on the April Fool Day. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263118&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:07:13 Tracy McGrady vs Kobe Bryant  http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263119&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:07:13 When Michael Jordan still in the league, I really dont like Indiana Pacers at all because of Reggie Miller. He was a big idiot that always disturbing Michael Jordan from winning the games and also the championships. But now I started to like that team, not because of Reggie getting old and planning to retire... Its because of a young guy named Jermaine O'neal. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263120&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:07:13 ARE THEY TWINS? Robert Horry vs Will Smith ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263121&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:07:13 Lebron James, the strongest high school player.  http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263122&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:07:13 The leader of Kings C-Webb was being traded to the Sixers.  http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1263123&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:07:13 "It takes a big man to admit he made a mistake. And I am that big man" -Michael Scott, The Office Ok, ok, I admit that I’m not always right all the time every time. I may have called Hakeem Olajuwon “boring” in this post on the 20 greatest fantasy seasons since 1979. And good old “Anonymous” ca... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262597&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:05:03 No suprise here. The Portland Tribune tells us what we pretty much know. Why they don't make it official is beyond me: "...The future of the first-year Reign appears bleak. The American Basketball Association team hasn’t played in more than a month, and its next two road games — scheduled for today and Thursday against the un... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262494&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 Derek Pearson has written a rant about the ills of the ABA that is something all ABA fans, and all ABA wannabe fans should read. He has words for the owners, the commisioner, that fans, and the players. Take a look. Here is an excerpt from Derek's "ABA wishlist": "...Fans, you are the force that keeps this game and league going. Demand what you want, protest when you don’t get it, and use your voice to say what needs to be said. If your local me... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262495&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 I was snooping around for Reign information and stumbled across a score posted for January 15 that showed the Calgary Drillers defeating the Portland Reign 119-81. This led me to the Driller's website where I learned that the Reign actually played on Friday night as well, and they were beaten badly 132-100. The article states that both teams were shorthanded Saturday due to suspensions resulting from an altercation Friday night. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262496&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 The Portland Tribune is still reporting that the Reign plan to play. However, their road trip has been "postponed". I can'thelp but wonder if they are waiting to fill their roster? How would we know? Nobody reports anything! Anyway, they also say that Terry Emmert is still trying to become the owner. The next game should be Jan. 22 in Fresno. This brought a thought to mind. Is Mr. Emmert going through all of this to acquire the Reign, and then move them to Mexico? http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262497&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 Haloscan commenting and trackback have been added to this blog. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262498&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 The Portland Tribune says that the Reign are scheduled to play Orange County this Thursday. This is to be the first of 7 consecutive road games. This is really getting ridiculous. They also imply that Terry Emmert continues to have trouble: "...Terry Emmert, who has been funding the team through the first half of the season, says the trip might be... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262499&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 There are no reports I can find that confirm that the Portland Reign have ceased operations. Today the ABA Live site makes reference that the Reign are nipping at the heels of playoff contention. 10-Jan-2005Indianapolis, IN -- The ABA today released its Playoff Power Rankings through Sunday, December 9th and Ike Austin's undefeated Utah Snowbears continue to lead while newcomers Bellevue and Ontario join the elite group of teams. Clos... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262500&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 I just had a conversation with a relative of one of the Reign players. I should say ex-Reign player, since this guy, and apparantly up to 4 others have quit the team. Recently there was a report that the Reign was looking for players due to vacancies. We were led to believe these were due to call-ups. Besides Ha, who got called and to where? I haven't' heard of any others. I was told this morning that several of the players and the coach (I am assuming Harvey) have quit due to no... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262501&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 Not only is Joe "Jellybean" Bryant coach of the Boston Frenzy, for one game, he will be a player too. Joe Bryant will suit up for the Frenzy's game this Sunday against the New Jersey Skycats. The New Jersey - Boston game will take place at the Bill Bradley Center located at Ramapo College in Mahwah, NJ at 2PM. Source:USBasket.com I wonder, has an NBA coach ever done... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262502&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 ...so are the days of the Portland Reign. Today's report from the Portland Tribune says that the Reign are planning to go on their scheduled road trip. I don't get it. One day they are facing a shut down and the next they are readying for the road? I thought it was lack of funds that has been causing teams to forfeit games. The Portland Reign are one of few that make the effort to travel. If they are willing to do this, then why the rumors of folding? http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262503&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 A blurb over at USBasket.com says that the Portland Reign are likely to cease operations. It also reports that the Portland Reign website is down. So far today I have been able to get to it. However, it does say this: The Following Home Games H... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262504&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 "Fans of the Portland Reign can at least expect an American Basketball Association opponent for Sunday’s 2 p.m. game with the Utah Snowbears at Warner Pacific College..." Source: Portland Tribune Kudos to the Portland Tribune http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262505&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 Portland, OR. The ABA Portland professional basketball team today announced that they are looking for three players to fill out their roster due to vacancies created by call-ups. According to Terry Emmert, team co-owner, "This is quite unusual; we were really beginning to jell and feel comfortable with our team. And now, we're looking for a good center and tw... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262506&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 SIX forfeits! This is really ridiculous. The Reign are 8-5. Source: Portland Tribune Next game: Reign @ Bellevue (yes, they will go) Thursday 12/30. I'd like to know why a team is even allowed to be a part of the ABA if they refuse to travel? http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262507&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 Ha Seung Jin awaits his turn on the NBA hardwood. This is Ha at the Blazer/Sixer game. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262508&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 As if losing a coach and your "big guy" weren't bad enough, how about not even being able to count on your schedule. It looks to me like the Portland Reign are in a world of hurt. How can you have an effective league with chaos like this going on? I have a feeling this is a league-wide problem. "...The Reign’s season has been hampered significantly by the fact visiting teams won’t show up. Teams from Fresno, Calif., Los Angeles, ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262509&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 The Reign have not only lost Ha Seung Jin, they have also lost their coach. Antonio Harvey has quit. The Portland Reign's new coach is Phil Garver. Source: USBasket.com "...The Portland Reign’s expansion season in the American Basketball Association continues to be a challenging one, with coach Antonio Harvey’s resignation this ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262510&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 This is a great day for Ha but it is surely a bad day for the Portland Reign. The Portland Trail Blazers have signed Center Ha Seung-Jin. The 7-foot-3, 305-pound rookie was selected by the Trail Blazers in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft. Ha had been playing with the Portland Reign of the American Basketball Association. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262511&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 "Indianapolis, IN. The ABA today announced that Las Vegas has been chosen to host the 2005 All Star Weekend. According to Joe Newman, ABA CEO, "We are very excited about having the first ABA All Star Weekend in the Entertainment Capital of the World..." Source: OurSportsCentral.com http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262512&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 According to ABALive, the Portland Reign defeated the Calgary Drillers 112-100 (listed under recent games). However, the Reign were scheduled to play Las Vegas at Franklin High ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262513&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 The Portland Reign vs Las Vegas game scheduled for December 22nd will not be played at Warner Pacific College. The game will be held at Franklin High School: 5405 SE Woodward. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262514&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 "The Reign’s challenging expansion season continued Saturday (12/18) and Sunday (12/19) when the Los Angeles Stars, who had been featuring former NBA player Cedric Ceballos, didn’t show up for scheduled games in Portland. The Reign notched forfeit victories and played noncounting scrimmage games instead." Source: Portland Tribune (at the bottom) http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262515&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 "...[Terry] Emmert, a prominent Portland businessman, is the reason the Reign are still playing today and have any hope of playing in the future. He has financially salvaged and sustained the team for the past five weeks.He says he’s doing all that for two simple reasons: It’s fun, and he likes basketball.And he’s hoping Portland fans reciprocate the emotions, especially Wednesday when the Reign play host to the Las Vegas Rattlers at 7 p.m.... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262516&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:47 I am glad that they finally bit the bullet on this one. Today's Portland Tribune is reporting that the Reign are calling it quits, but not without giving Emmert a chance to take a few pot shots. "Terry Emmert, the main supporter of the Portland Reign for the past three months, says he’s through with the American Basketb... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262493&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:46 In the buildup to Pats-Giants, I completely missed the news that Kyle Korver was traded to the Utah Jazz for Gordan Giricek, Jerry Sloan's latest whipping boy. Giricek was the one that acted up yet Kyle is the one being banished to Utah. I guess the strategy of trading away the team's most popular players didn't end with Billy King. Poor Philly. Poor Kyle. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262327&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:26 The NFL called a brief moratorium on their war with the cable n... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262328&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:26 This is the Christmas card I would have sent had any of my friends actually known who Greg Oden was. My best friend is trying to learn, though, and even watched a "Texas Spurs" game. Even more shocking, ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262329&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:26 http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262330&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:26 I'm a lost cause. I've been mired deep within the ranks of the Green and Gold's faithful for much too long. My nearly 10 month old daughter, though, is a different story altogether. Sure, I perched her on my lap a few times late last year to catch a Sonics broadcast, but this year, given her daily developmental strides, promises to be different. When she was born, as witness to the depths of my depravity, I couldn't wait to introduce her to the Sonics and NBA Hoops in... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262256&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 After a little over a year of posting on this thing, I've moved on to what, hopefully, will become a greener pasture. Please direct your attention to, Attack of the Supersonics, my new blog hosted by the fine folks over at MVN. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262257&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 Two posts in one day! I'm on the highway to the danger zone. "I'm going to need to borrow some socks for this long road trip", Craig Ehlo "I think you can outrun Danny Fortson, but if he catches you then you're meat", Eric Smith (Toronto's Answer To Craigers the Cougar) Heading in to the 4th quarter it was all gravy. Then Toronto happened. They were everywhere, the Sonics were late on defense, and led by Mike James the Raptors hit the open shots. Especi... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262258&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 Bob Weiss has thrown up his hands and has borrowed a page out of the Phil Jackson Zen Playbook whereby you call your younger players "Grasshopper" and explain to the rest of the team that they are in charge of their destiny. On your way out the door you tout the positive karmic consequences of team unity and then shut the door and leav... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262259&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 "We're going to watch this entire tape," Weiss said, "and we're going to take responsibility, all of us, to see what we're doing wrong." (Foxsports) There's an idiom which says that, "when it rains, it pours". I read a book awhile back about punk that started out with the idea that, like Eskimos have 100+ words for snow, America should have more words for violence. The same can be said for Northwesterners in regards to rain... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262260&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 Word is that AD should be back tonight for his first game against Seattle since being an integral part of last seasons success. Considering the lackluster and craptastic play the Green and Gold faithful have been privy to lately, we'll at least be able to watch AD again, wonder why, and then drown our sorrows with alcohol. By now I expected a 4-0 record because I'm ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262261&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 Only four games into the season and Seattle is sitting on a 1-3 record while in the midst of their longest road trip of the season. The bickering over minutes is in full swing, and last years good time boys have let the press behind the curtain to meet the mighty and all powerful Oz. He, incidentally, is not in a very good mood. The facade of team harmony has crumbled at the feet of our very own mad Russian bomber, Vladimir Radmanovic. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262262&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 I had to work late this evening. I knew that it was going to be that way, so I had myself a back-up plan. I didn't spend my hard earned on this damn DVD burner for nothing, now did I? Desperate times call for desperate measures, or at least that's what I tell myself when faced with these types of situations. See, I don't like taping the game. I just don't. My reasons, and I have them, are too numerous and varied ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262263&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 One of the underlying themes of the early Sonics season is the rotation. So far this season, as Coach Weiss feels his way through the lineup, the Sonics have featured a 12-man rotation. Somewhere off the coast of Costa Rica, Hubie Brown is smiling. Flip Murray, as a result of his poor decision making with the ball, is, seemingly, out. According to Percy ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262264&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 Pau The Seattle Supersonics start their longest road trip of the season in Memphis on Tuesday night. Pau Gasol will be there. He'll be the tall & skinny white guy wearing Tim Duncan's afro on his fa... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262265&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 Bob Weiss is certainly getting the most out of the new inactive list. For the season opener he had both Potapenko and Cleaves in street clothes, but in game 2 both were in uniform while Rick "the Brunson Burner" Brunson (nickname courtesy of Supersonicsoul) tried on David Sterns new dress code. During one blissful nine... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262266&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 In his first game as a head coach Dwane Casey dispatched his former boss, Nate McMillan. After 11 years as a Sonics assistant, Dwane finally got his first head coaching gig and made the best of it. Now he gets a crack at former poker buddy Grandpa Weiss. I know that the game against the Clippers is just 1 of 82 but unless Weiss gets better at dealing from ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262267&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 I'm not liking this. Any of it. The only quarter I enjoyed was the third, and in truth even that wasn't all good. I fear the Cassell. His game, overall and in my opinion, is one big detractor. But when he gets hot from the field, well then it's a different story. Make no mistake either, Sam Cassell abused Ridnour tonight. Granted, there wasn't any lighting quick highlight reel styled crossover, or eve... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262268&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 1. One word to describe our frontcourt: Thuggery. Danny "The Bull" is Ron Artest without the game to back up the bullshit. Reggie Evans only gets rebounds. Nick Collison is a steadily improving big man who at seasons end should be logging the majority of minutes Coach Weiss has allotted for the PF spot. Johan the Impaler is our starting center. He's French. Vladimir ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262269&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 Before I get started with telling you how Charlie Rosen's latest article for Fox Sports made me get the warm fuzzies I suppose that it's imperative that I give Chicago's South Side a heartfelt congrats. Afterall, they just won the Fall Classic in a sweep over Roger Clemons and his evil Astro's. I hope Roger's son has to http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262270&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 Only basketball matters. Even in the midst of another (and classic) Fall Classic I can't bring myself to watch an entire game of baseball, or match of hockey, or football game. Generally sports, or at least major sports in North America, are referred to as the big 3 (basketball, baseball, and football) unless, of course, you are a hockey fan, then you call them the big four if only because you want to think of your favorite sport as big. Lately my basketball jones has led to me looking at alm... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262271&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 In scanning the NBA blogosphere, I found this little bit over at GSW Blog. It's in reference to tonight's Sonics versus Warriors preseason contest. I'm looking forward to the recap. Must say, though, I'm about over the preseason. It's time to get it on! Also, be sure to check out the 17th NBA Ca... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262272&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 Charlie Rosen is a better man than me, if only because of the sticktoitivness he exhibited in finishing all of his lists in regards to the NBA this summer/fall. I'll give him that. But, he still goes only to his left, has never seen a pot-shot he didn't like, and often slings verbal detritus around with reckless abandon. And his defense? Terrible, Charley Rosen couldn't guard his shadow. I know this for a fact bec... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262273&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 Detlef Schrempf, 17 year NBA veteran, and mainstay of the Sonics mid 90's run at the top of the Western Division is back in the fold as a volunteer. After his game declined he spent some time in Portland, because that's where we send our leftovers, but that's neither here nor there. That was probably unfair, but I just... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262274&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 The waiting, the gloaming, the turmoil. The lack of any real fantasy basketball knowledge and discernible picks from out of the leftover riff raff. After round 1 (and midway through round 2) of the Jedi league draft there is a stud (or two) on every roster and I fear that I already have some ground to make up. Even as intrinsically difficult as I made the pick between KG and the Bron on myself, it is my next two pi... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262275&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 So, in reading Charley Rosen's latest in his ongoing division by division season previews, I found this little tidbit about Manu Ginobili: "...if he ever cut his hair short, the refs wouldn't send him to the free throw line as much as they do". Besides being a thinly veiled swipe at his penchant for flopping, Rosen raising an interest... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262276&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 The Sonics lost to the Portland Trailblazers 82-75 in their preseason opener. Robert Swift opened things off winning the tip off against Joel Przybilla, was credited with two blocks, and provided the oop on a crafty little pass from Ridnour. The year of the Bobert starts now. Be quick though, or you'll miss it. The year of the... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262277&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 A year removed from his first NBA (preseason) game and still 14 months away from reaching drinking age, Swift is very much in the midst of the development process. And process is the key word there. "I think he's done well, said Sonics Coach Bob Weiss after a week of training camp. "He's in a situation where he's playing with good players, so he doesn't have to be the man. He knows we're not going to go out... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262278&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:21 For all the talk of a choke, for all the disappointment that Lakers fans must feel, for all the media folks who were on our bandwagon when we were up 3 to 1 and now act as if they expected the come back, I am proud of my Los Angeles Lakers. They told us we weren't going to be in the playoffs. And even if we did sneak in it would be as an eighth seed. We got in as a seventh and were far from http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262211&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:09 His quote justifying clothesline on another player: "I have no respect for him," Bell said. "I think he's a pompous, arrogant individual." Bell said he had been repeatedly hit in the face by Bryant during the game. "I got a bruised cheek here and I can barely open my jaw on this side," he said, indicating the left side of his face, "and that didn't come from nowhere, and I felt like I'd had http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262212&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:09 Raja Bell - I never realized how bitchilistic this guy is. He's a flopper Nothing ruins the game of basketball as the so-called defenders who just throw themselves to the floor a la Vlade Divac. Get some cajones and play defense! He's dirty How can you not call someone dirty when they clothesline and proceed to throw down a player? People catch beat downs on anything other than an NBA court http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262213&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:09 Tonite's game in Phoenix could end what many would have considered an improbable series had you asked them prior to the April 23 start. The seventh seeded Lakers head into Phoenix holding a 3 games to 1 lead over the second seeded Suns. Let's hope that 'one' doesn't come back to haunt us. The first game was within our reach and could have very easily gone our way with a couple of bounces here http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262214&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:09 As I reread some of my earlier posts from a month or so I ago, I came across a certain post that was filled with the disappointment of losing yet another close game. It was a loss that I blamed almost entirely on Phil Jackson. I still do. However, I would like to retract the statement that he is a mediocre coach. That was more emotion speaking than anything. For the record, I am not a Phil http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262215&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:09 Anybody notice that the Lakers have scored exactly 99 points in all of our playoff victories... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262216&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:09 (Photo: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images) The Suns had it working. The high side moving pick and roll was working to perfection and not being called. They were up five points with 40 ticks left on the clock. But the new and improved Lakers squad of the 2006 Playoffs weren't done yet. Smush knocks down a trey. Then pokes away a steal, followed by Devean George's excellent decision to http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262217&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:09 It's the most wonderful time of the year! Or second, NFL playoffs are pretty damn exciting as well! We finished pretty strong, 5 straight victories...our longest winning streak of the year. Longest winning streak for two years actually. We play Phoenix Sunday at 3:30. A friend of mine was saying how bad we needed to win game one. I don't think we need to win game one and I'll tell you why http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262218&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:09 I've recently become a fan of Charley Rosen on foxsports.com. Check this tidbit: the NBA should follow the NCAA's lead and have the Nix and the Eastern Conference's eighth seed play a qualifying game to gain admittance into the playoffs. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262219&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:09 Three games to go. Three games from the coveted 6th spot. But hold on just a second, the Lake Show, although not a headliner this year, has played reasonably well against the Suns this season even if they were all L's in the end; two out of three games anyway. Down 8 going into the third the first matchup in November and down just one last week does not sound as bad as the 0'fer for the head http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262220&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:09 Let's face it. The Kings, Lakers, Hornets, and Jazz aren't fighting each other for the last two playoff spots. Nope, not one bit. The Hornets and the Jazz are fighting the Kings for the eighth spot while the Lakers should be looking to wrestling that coveted 6th spot away from the Grizzlies, who by the way have lost two in a row. Coveted 6th? Hell to the yeah! Who wouldn't want to meet up http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262221&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:09 The 76ers reminded us all again this season that...well, wait...what did they remind us of? I dunno, but we are lucky to even have a pro team in town. The opportunity to watch people play ball at that level is not something everyone gets, win or lose. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262161&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 The 76ers got another spanking, this time from the Raptors on Monday's home game. Final score was 104-86, and it was just ugly; even coach Maurice Cheeks agrees. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262162&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 Everywhere you look now, there are writers doing special year-in-review style evaluations of the Philadelphia 76ers 05-06 season. I am a little bitter so I am not reading them. I was there after all, at most of the home games cheering the 76ers on only to see them go 38 and 44 with no hope of a playoff berth. Where did the Sixers go wrong? http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262163&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 It was nice to see the Philadelphia 76ers snap their losing streak with a win over the New York Knicks. It was not a very difficult thing to do, but it came at the right time. Even more confidence building was the fact that we did it again the very next night. Two in a row has a nice ring to it. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262164&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 With our record fluctuating from winning to losing, it appears the Philadelphia 76ers are running out of steam. How else can one explain the erratic win-loss record and our inability to use Chris Webber and Alan Iverson to their full potential. We were leading at the half and Webber and Iverson came out in the third with guns blazing, but once again we lost all our momentum by the fourth. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262165&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 The Philadelphia 76ers were on a pretty good run until the Phoenix Suns came in and ruined it. They were on fire that night and completely dominated our defense. The Suns scored 123 to our 99 and John Salmons had the most 76ers points with 19. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262166&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 So how many of you 76er fans out there are really 76er fans? How many of your fans jumped on the band wagon because of the addition of Chris Webber, and for those of you who follow this team all season, when did you become a 76er fans? How did you become Hawk fans? Why did you become a Hawk fan? http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262167&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 You have to love the media. They will say anything to get a rise out of professional athletes. For example the New York Daily News last weekend posted a report that Chris Webber was unhappy with Allen Iverson’s play. The paper tried to explained how Webber didn’t like the fact that Iverson was a ball hog and dribbled too much, but Webber came out recently denying those reports claiming them to be completely false. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262168&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 Wow! I did not see that coming but I am happy the 76er’s front office made the decision to recruit an old fan favorite Maurice Edward Cheeks was introduced as the 21st head coach of the 76ers at the Spectrum, the building that he helped put on the map as a player. “I welcomed the call. It’s a situation I’m extremely excited about. It’s a feeling because I played here obviously but I think it goes deeper than that. The people here in Phil... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262169&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 The little guy did it again. Philadelphia 76ers Allen Iverson earned once again an All-NBA First Team selection for the 2004-2005 season. That makes it number three for Iverson, who was also named to the All-NBA First Team in 1999 and 2001. Iverson now joins the ranks of Julius Erving, Charles Barkley, Billy Cunningham, Dolph Schayes and Wilt Chamberlain. All these players have 3 or more All-NBA First Team honors. Did I mention that they all played... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262170&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 from NBA.com What comes of that optimism will ultimately determine where the 2004-05 season lands in Sixers history. The further development of the team's young talent and the acquisition of Webber could make it a significant season that launches a run at a championship in the next few years. However, the things that Iverson did, the records that Korver set, and the impressions that Iguodala... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262171&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 And five games later the Philadelphia 76ers are watching the rest of the play-offs from home. One has to wonder were did they go wrong? In my disappearance from writing, I found my self downing my sorrow at the bar after watching the 76ers get taken to school the first two games. In the first game the 76ers lost 106-85 and in the second game they lost 99-84 Then there was light in game 3, when the 76ers dropped Detroit in 115-104 contest... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262172&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 Charley Rosen / Special to FOXSports.com If this was an important game for the Sixers, it was a highly critical game for the home-standing Nets. Since the Sixers close out the regular season against a pair of patty-cake teams at home (Milwaukee and Atlanta), it's hard to imagine that they'd fail to qualify for a spot in the postseason. Even so, it's incumbent upon a playoff-bound team to st... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262173&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:03 The Nets-Cavaliers series for the Eastern Conference semifinal continues Saturday at home. The Nets are trailing 2-0 in the series, whose first two games were played in Cleveland. One point of weakness was the Nets' inability to contain Cleveland's rebounding. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262134&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 I gotta say it--Mikki Moore is awesome with the New Jersey Nets. The ball just finds him on the court! http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262135&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 The Nets are headed for fifty wins and the playoffs. I can’t wait to see the Nets battle it out with the best teams in the league. We may not be first but we are certainly not last and our record will hold up if our starters do. The last time we made it to 50 wins we also made it to the finals. Go Nets! http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262136&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 The New Jersey Nets won their eighth straight game on Sunday. We skunked the Pistons on the road in a low scoring defensive battle. Ben Wallace and the Pistons were looking for their 17th home win and were denied in style by Vince Carter and the Nets. The final score was 79-74 with Carter walking away with 22 points to Jason Kidd’s 14 rebounds. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262137&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 The New Jersey Nets did not have a spectacular January of 2006, but this month they have all but made up for it with an impressive winning streak and some very strong defense. Despite the fact we lost to them, the Nets held the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs to under ninety points. With two months left what are our chances of making the playoffs? http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262138&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 The New Jersey Nets win over the Milwaukee Bucks was a prime example of this team’s chemistry and skillful collaboration. The Nets had 32 assists for the game. Vince Carter and Jason Kidd led the charge and their aggressive intensity fed to the team. In their fervor the Nets forced 19 turnovers and the Bucks hardly challenged them http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262139&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 I am the only New Jersey Nets fans who didn’t know but I just found out about the Vince Carter statue scandal. Apparently his mother donated a life-size sculpture of him to his Daytona Beach high school. I hope someone has told her that pride is still a sin. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262140&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 Vince Carter didn’t have to do a thing after the first quarter of the New Jersey Nets game against the Boston Celtics. Of his 25 points, 18 were earned before the third quarter and every other Net player got juiced up by his intensity. It was like watching a really good band play. Each member feeds off the other using their different instruments with perfect timing to create one beautiful song that ebbs and flows. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262141&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 Our loss to the Memphis Grizzlies was our worst game all season and lowest scoring. We put up only 69 points and star players had low numbers like Vince Carters 14 and Marc Jackson’s 10. The game was hard to watch and we got spanked but the team had an off day. When you win ten in a row you are entitled to a few losses. Hopefully they will be turning it around against the mighty Mavs in Dallas tonight. The key is going to be using an aggressive approach on offense and getting as many reboun... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262142&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 Vince Carter is very much the best player on this team. He is the driving force that guides the New Jersey Nets and has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the week for games played in December. This is not a surprise because we have seen him play but now the rest of the country knows that he is hot right now. We can say for sure that he has made a difference because we have won eight games in a row and have turned this season around. We were up and down for quite some time and it is ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262143&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 The New Jersey Nets broke the Cleveland Cavaliers six game winning streak this week in their 96-91 victory. The only thing the Cavaliers had going for them was the expert play of LeBron James, but his 31 points were not enough to dominate the game without the help of the other players. We are on our way to play the Hawks, Magic, and Pacers in the next few days and our schedule be easy enough to extend our seven game winning streak. We beat the magic four games back and can certainly do it aga... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262144&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 This has been an up and down season to say the least. It seems like we are going through winning and losing streaks like paper plates at a barbeque. We have extended this winning streak to four with our victory over Orlando 96-85 on their home court. Vince Carter had 32 points and seven rebounds for our New Jersey Nets. Jason Kidd played over 35 minutes on the court and had only 9 points and six rebounds but racked up six assists and played great defense for his part. Jefferson was impressive... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262145&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 With the New Jersey Nets losing three games in a row, I am worried about the team’s reunion with Kenyon Martin and the Nuggets on Friday. In our game against the Nuggets in November, five of our players scored in the double digits and we won 101-92. Jason Kidd performed well under pressure and led this team to the victory with grace and fire. Hopefully the Nets can focus on the game and won’t let the recent slump control their minds and affect the game. We are facing the Hawks and Cavalie... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262146&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 The Nets are having a mediocre season. Some say they will be ok once the new players get used to Lawrence Frank’s system. We have signed a few players in the last few weeks. Scott Padgett, Jeff McInnis, Marc Jackson, Lamond Murray, and Linton Johnson have been added to the team’s roster and owner Rod Thorn now thinks we have the depth to become a winning team this season. Vince Carter needed some help out there and I am glad that the Nets management decided to make some changes. Can these... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262147&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:01 Don’t get me wrong, I love the Orland Magic. They just aren’t doing anything to impress me. I am really happy though, because I have tickets to see Coldplay on March 4th at TD Waterhouse Centre. I am the type that likes to get the best seats possible so I will share a link to where I always buy my tickets. Click on Orlando Concerts and you’ll see the listing for Coldplay tickets. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262110&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The Orlando Magic have only broken 100 points once in the past eight games so I’d rather talk about the Kenyon Martin issue. The Denver Nuggets player threatened a fan and got away with it. Both Martin and the NBA deny his involvement, yet the NBA offered the fan compensation for his trouble. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262111&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 Let’s discuss something that affects the Orlando Magic as much as it does every NBA team. The Indiana Pacers have finally traded Ron Artest. Lately we are seeing more and more players do things to soil the reputation of professional athletes everywhere. The days of encouraging your children to look up to them are gone because you can’t even let them watch Sports Center without finding out their heroes are gold digging miscreants. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262112&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The Orlando Magic beat the Sacramento Kings in overtime because of the tireless efforts of Steve Francis with his 18 points, six assists and nine rebounds. I wish I could say they are doing well, but we are half way through the season and are still plagued by extended losing streaks. We have seen no consistency from this Magic team this season. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262113&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The Orlando Magic team has had some woeful road losses lately. Our last two road trips have become losing streaks and our defense is just falling apart. The last few losses have been high scoring matches; however we are consistently getting outscored by a wide margin. In our recent loss to the Sacramento Kings, Mike Bibby scored a career-high 42 points which included five three pointers. He led his team well and Kevin Martin in particular took Bibby’s lead, picking up the first double-doubl... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262114&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The Magic will be wearing their throwback jerseys for their game against the Charlotte Bobcats. They are encouraging the fans to wear stripes for the game as well because they have won four out of four games in those jerseys this season. What team couldn’t do with a little luck? Hopefully if we win this game we can turn it into a nice winning streak because we have too many losses for comfort right now. This team has the talent they just haven’t found their rhythm yet this season. Don’t... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262115&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The Orlando Magic showed their talent and power in their 105-95 win over the New York Knicks. The Knicks have been on a downward spiral lately and have been outscored consistently by their opponents. They tried to put forth a last minute effort in the fourth quarter but Grant Hill and the Magic players easily fought back and won the day. Grant Hill had the Knicks only weapon covered, Jamal Crawford. Hill even stripped the ball from Crawford during the third quarter and scored on the possessio... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262116&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The Orlando Magic are about to face the Lakers on the cusp of a three game losing streak and some really poor defensive showings. It seems like we have been really streaky this season losing and winning in little spurts. It is a sign of inconsistent play on the part of our starters and perhaps some poor coaching in the process. We have had some close games we haven’t been able to close and some great wins like our 105-90 victory over the New York Knicks. But they are in the midst of a seven... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262117&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The Orlando Magic are headed for Dallas tonight where they have lost seven straight games. With Josh Howard back for the Mavs, they are going to be tough to beat. However, Grant Hill’s return makes us a force to be reckoned with. Hill led the Magic to victory against the New York Knicks on his first night back, and we are hoping his presence will help us achieve a three game winning streak. The Magic are strong but no one can ignore that the Mavericks 16-6 record and the fact that they are ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262118&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 Corey Williams, last year's winner of the Last Man Standing one-on-one tournament, returns to the Garden to defend his title beginning June 9th. The one-on-one tournament is extremely physically demanding, so it takes endurance and excellent conditioning to win. Williams is also known on the court as "Homicide". http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262119&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 Despite a 10 point comeback run to tie up the game at 4:07 in the fourth quarter, the Knicks took a back seat to the Pistons Monday as Detroit continued to a final score of 91-83. The match went into triple overtime, and you might say that the Knicks lost a lot of energy tying it up in their effort to overcome the Pistons late. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262120&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 Rest easy. You can now download your very own wallpaper of New York Knickerbocker Nate Robinson. What a relief. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262121&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 I was reading on the New York Knicks official site about our final record of 23 and 59. The article includes quotes from Isiah Thomas. He is basically saying that this summer they are going to focus on figuring out what went wrong this year. Thomas apparently feels the individual players on this team are very talented. What do you think went wrong? http://www.nba.com/knicks... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262122&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The New York Knicks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers but one thing about the game did surprise me. Since it has been a long time since I could say that, I just had to share. Nate Robinson performed really well scoring 34 points in just over 40 minutes. We even had an 11 point lead in the third quarter. I was watching something else and almost had heart failure when I flipped back to the game. I couldn’t watch anymore when we los... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262123&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 There are rumors surrounding the New York Knicks and their future at Madison Square http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262124&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 Let’s not talk about the New York Knicks seven game losing streak. I want to discuss where NBA players get off thinking they are above the law and threatening fans for exercising their right to freed speech. Are fans to meant fear the tyranny of professional athletes who believe they are better than the average people who buy tickets to the game? http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262125&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 I really think that the New York Knicks have been too hard on Antonio Davis. Celebrities and their families get accosted by psychotic fans all the time and some pretty violent things have been known to happen. Could you have waited for others to respond knowing only that a strange man was getting aggressively physical with your wife with your son cowering unprotected next to her. Not I. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262126&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 Antonio Davis has been suspended for five games without pay. Davis saw what he thought was a fan harassing his wife in the stands. Instead of reporting the issue to security he ran up into the stands to rescue her (like any loving husband would) with minutes left and the score too close for comfort. According to the fan, she was accosting him and not the other way around. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262127&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The New York Knicks recently pummeled the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James put up 35 points for the struggling Cavs yet our defense held the rest of the squad to very few comeback points and finished the game 92-84. We then went on to battle the Atlanta Hawks and came out on top 105-94. I have to admit the New York Knicks have looked pretty good lately and they are in fact on a six game winning streak that includes two overtime victories. It is nice to see them pull themselves out of the slu... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262128&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 Isiah Thomas, the New York Knicks President of Basketball Operations announced on January 2nd that Jerome James has been suspended. The suspension is due to conduct detrimental to the team and not being prepared to practice on Sunday. They will not release any more information about the matter. James has had some injury related problems that have made him a disappointment at best for this team who needed a good player at the center position. Another injury plagued player, Anfernee Hardaway, w... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262129&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The New York Knicks had a scoring slump in their recent 105-95 loss to the Orlando Magic. We were shooting very poorly and the Magic defense was pulling down a lot of rebounds and forced a lot of turnovers. This is our ninth loss in ten games and this season has just taken a downward spiral. Jamal Crawford put forth a good individual effort and was the reason we got as close as we did, but was alone on the court. There just isn’t any chemistry between players on the New York Knicks team. On... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262130&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The New York Knicks lost to the San Antonio Spurs by thirteen points. This is our seventh straight loss and this fan is wondering where our season is going. Is it time for me to be saying there is always next season or should we be trying to fix this defensive slump we are in? We could also say it’s an offensive problem as well because we have scored pretty low in some of these games and even though some of them have been close games we really haven’t been playing like a team that deserve... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262131&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 It is starting to look like we will not be able to salvage this season. I have been thinking it a long time but after our losses to the Suns, Milwaukee, and the Magic I don’t see us pulling a winning record out of our hat. The New York Knicks are having a hard time out there and players like Eddy Curry and Quentin Richardson are scoring in the low double digits. They seem to play well as individuals sometimes but never well as a team. Whether you think it’s a complete lack of defense or t... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262132&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The New York Knicks are floundering out there on the court. With less than ten wins for the season, this fan is getting worried that we are not going to have the great season we had thought we would have after the draft. The Clippers victory over the Knicks threw our shortcomings into sharp reality. They were blocking many of our shots and dominated on offense by going to the basket over and over until they held the lead for the majority of the game. The Clippers are leading their division wi... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262133&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:04:00 The Washington Wizards were robbed by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. The 96-97 Wizards loss was a very close game. LeBron James of the Cavs scored a record 41 points and sunk a basket with five seconds left leading his team to the win. The Wizards are going to have to find an answer to the LeBron issue before he single-handedly takes us out of the playoffs. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262095&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 The Washington Wizards pulled off an impressive victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday and followed it up with a win over the New York Knicks tonight. Gilbert Arenas tore it up tonight with 13 assists, 11 of which were in the first quarter of the game http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262096&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 Dirk Nowitzki and the unstoppable Dallas Mavericks are headed for Washington tonight and our boys are getting ready for an intense battle that they have a good chance of winning. The Washington Wizards beat the Detroit Pistons just a few days ago. With weapons like Antawn Jamison and Antonio Davis, we are more than capable of shutting down the Mavericks tireless offense. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262097&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 Beating the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday gave Washington a 5-game win streak, and it's our 7th home-game victory in a row. The snow made it a struggle for the folks with Wizards tickets to get there, and the customers who couldn't have the option to switch Sunday's tickets to the February 21st game with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but the 20,000 fans that made it saw what our tight-knit team could do, even against talent like Alan Iverson and Chris Webber. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262098&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 A debate that will probably continue for ages to come has just crossed my mind. Here is the question. Who is better Shaquille O’Neal or Wilt Chamberlin? Now before anyone decides to answer this question, one should take time to think about it. To think about all the factors that comes into play, consider it was two different eras and two different styles of play. It is almost like comparing Joe Montana to Brett Favre. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262099&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 - from the official site of the Washington Wizards Wizards guard Juan Dixon recently followed through on a promise he made earlier in the season by escorting Ms. Britnee Gails to Archbishop Carroll High School's senior prom. The Wizards and Juan first met Britnee when they invited the Gails family to MCI Center this past winter after the senseless death of her father Robert. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262100&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 Antawn Jamison just underwent arthroscopic surgery for excessive scar tissue in his right knee. The surgery went successfully and Jamison should recover from it with flying colors. Jamison has been one of the leading forces for the Wizards throughout this season. Making first All-Star selection in 2004-05, Jamison was averaging 19.6 points. Jamison made a major impact in helping the Wizards get further than they have been in a Playoff run in approximately 20 ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262101&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 More and more, students right out of high school are beginning to register for the draft. Sometimes this works, such is the case for Kobe Bryant, but not always. To look at someone who has been raging throughout high school does not mean that they will be ready to enter into the pros. Until a few years ago, drafting high school players was unheard of. But, we do have our success stories. Elton Brand was traded by the Bulls for Tyson Chandler who wa... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262102&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 - from the official site of the Washington Wizards Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld met with members of the local media Tuesday afternoon to discuss this past season and the team's priorities this summer. Wizards Head Coach Eddie Jordan and the players spoke with the media Monday afternoon. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262103&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 Larry Hughes was named the NBA All-Defensive First Team. This makes him the eighth person in the Wizard’s franchise history to be awarded this honor. He was able to average 2.89 steals per game, which tops both Scottie Pippen and Gary Payton. “This is a well deserved honor for Larry. Larry has been our defensive leader all season, and has played at an All-Star caliber level on both ends of the floor. He enjoys playing defense and ha... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262104&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 Young or old, you have to admit that Disneyworld has some badass fireworks displays. Guess where I'm headed this evening? Happy Fourth of July! http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262105&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 Today Dwight Howard joined the likes of Shaq, Anfernee Hardaway, and Tracy McGrady as one of only a few Magic players to make an All-NBA team. Congratulations Dwight! http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262106&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 Trevor Ariza is sidelined for the time being with a serious knee sprain--for the Orlando Magic's sake, I hope he's on the mend. They need him for the playoffs! http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262107&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 The Orlando Magic are playing like a team that is possessed. Where did this energy and drive come from? All season long I haven’t had much to say because I don’t want to be negative, and now the Magic decide to finish the season with a bang. I can’t wait to see what they do next. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262108&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 The Men’s Final Four are LSU, George Mason, UCLA and the Florida Gators. I am really surprised about how things turned out this March as I am sure many are. Almost everyone I knew had picked Texas to go all the way and who would have picked George Mason to get this far? I am really excited to see who will come out victorious. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1262109&src=rss 2008-07-06T00:03:59 30-52 is not the kind of season you brag about. Nonetheless, the Hawks are calling their future a bright one; after a season thwarted by injuries, talk in the locker room is about c