Comments on: Kareem Talks To FB&G

By: exhelodrvr

exhelodrvr — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:30:30 +0000

171) Because it’s the Celtics, and there is east coast bias in the sports media.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:22:09 +0000

new post up.

By: Franky

Franky — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:15:26 +0000

162,
I hear what you’re saying, but there are 2 things at play here.

1) The pick up is not being portrayed as a gamble, like in the case of Artest.

2) At best he will be a spark off the bench. And if that’s true, what’s all the hoopla for a spark off the bench?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:14:34 +0000

J.D. The clipper ranking is probably fair. They did manage to move Randolph and save a lot of money both this season and next.

By: Franky

Franky — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:09:53 +0000

j.d.,

Fordes rankings actually prompted me to post about the Celtics and Sheed. It just pushed me over the edge. He ranks them 5 for the Sheed aquisition alone!

By: j.d. Hastings

j.d. Hastings — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:59:45 +0000

In other news, Chad Ford, whose qualifications for everything he reports escape me, has ranked all teams’ offseason moves so far:

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=OffseasonRankings-09

Good news: We cracked the top 25!

Moves that landed teams above us:
-NOH signing Darren Collison
-POR losing Sergio Rodriguez
-DAL adding Marcin Gortat
-The Clippers drafting #1 and regaining a probably suicidal Quentin Richardson lands them at #2 on the list.

Ford also calls Ben Gordon “arguably the best free agent on the market.”

Admitedly though, where even I’d rank us on this list depends entirely on the Odom situation.

By: Bernie

Bernie — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:58:10 +0000

J.D

Shush! I was hoping to keep the fantasy value of Aaron Brooks on the downlow. He’s my 2009 Villenueva.

BTW: I heard that Kwame Brown has a ridiculous fantasy “up-side”.

By: j.d. Hastings

j.d. Hastings — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:49:05 +0000

Okay, I’m not trying to be a jerk here and aren’t trying to make a point, but I went back over some box scores after talking with a friend at work wondering how the rockets plan to score any points next year and did some math.

Ron Artest, in the final 4 games against the Lakers, shot 17-61 for 38 points. On 61 shots. Wow. That is ridiculously horrific.

He was nowhere near as bad otherwise in the playoffs though, and won’t be playing against Kobe anymore, so I’m not seriously taking that as a sign of things to come. In fact generally I’m doing well talking myself into this thing. It’s just something to keep in mind.

Also, pencil in Aaron Brooks in you fantasy leagues because the Rockets are going to be ridiculously dependant on him.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:44:41 +0000

163: LeBron is taking a beating in the blogs for that one. As he should — confiscating the tapes (doesn’t anyone shoot digital?) might have worked 10 years ago, but now the word leaks out, spreads like wildfire and you end up looking like Nixon, where the coverup looks worse than the crime itself.

By: Snoopy2006

Snoopy2006 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:40:59 +0000

Here’s the link, via Truehoop: http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/15942689