Kobe went down in the first quarter with what is being called a severe ankle sprain, rolling it when he came down with a rebound and Ira Newble was under him, Kobe’s foot landing on Newble’s. X-rays were negative, nothing broken, and the MRI is tomorrow. (I will scour the Web/radio tomorrow and post the […]
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On Tap: The Cleveland Cavaliers
Forget all the hype around Christmas Day, this was the game I have been most looking forward to this season. This is the game I wanted tickets to. (I had to pass due to a work situation. I need to quit this job and blog full time — I’m just six numbers away.) LeBron James, […]
Turnovers
Last night, the Lakers had16 turnovers to Denver’s 11, and many of those Laker flubs came early in the game when Denver took the big lead it never surrendered. So far this season, the Lakers are losing the turnover battle on a nightly basis by an average of 3.3. That goes a long way to […]
On Tap: The Denver Nuggets
Here’s the level of frustration and paranoia this year’s Lakers have brought me to: They should win this game, all signs point to a win, so I’m sure they are going to get blown out. Every time the Lakers should break through the next barrier — like winning three in a row for the first […]
Making Money In The NBA
Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban made a quote once I consider the ultimate truism about professional sports owners: There are two types of owners — owners who can’t stand to lose and owners who can’t stand to lose money. That quote came to mind today when the Los Angeles Times published the Forbes Magazine list […]
Now That’s Good Satire
Some great writing from Knickerblogger that is worth reading, including: Dwayne Wade Inducted Into Sidekick Hall Of Fame
It’s Raining Threes
Let’s get the important stuff out of the way first — I’m not sure the last time I laughed as hard as when Latrell Sprewell hurt himself on his own dunk. In case you missed it, he got up on a fast break, threw the ball down but when it came through the net it […]
On Tap: The Minnesota Timberwolves
What has happened to the T-wolves? Before the season, I thought they had a chance (about 30%) to win the NBA title. Last week they lost to the expansion Charlotte Bobcats and lost their composure when being blown out by the Suns. The are 4-9 in their last 13. Right now they are 17-15, the […]
Welcome Aboard
As of today (although it was made official over the weekend), the contracts of Tierre Brown and Tony Bobbitt became guaranteed for the season. Both are at the league minimum, so while it may be no big deal for the team’s payroll structure, it is a big deal for them. And, frankly, Brown has earned […]
Mainstream Media Worth Reading
Thanks to poster and reader Tenlay for passing this along, a New York Times article about the new stats in the NBA. (Subscription is required, but it’s free and it’s the NY Times, a paper worth reading anyway.) Sonics bloggers hinted and now this article seems to confirm that Dean Oliver pushed them to bring […]