It’s been a while, but this is a “slow-burn” kind of contest. That being the starting five of ill-advised hoopers turned rappers. We started off a while ago with the battle for who would run the point. In spite of Gary Payton’s overall Oaklandishness, Troy Hudson walked off with the win. So he gets the [...]
Tags: Dana Barros;, Gary Payton;, Kobe, Q-Tip;, Troy Hudson;The most amazing part about Anthony Morrow’s performance Saturday was that it wasn’t that amazing. Sounds like a contradiction, right? But check out these numbers stats:
*Of his 15 made baskets, only four was from the 3-point line
*He only had three points from the free throw line, one on a three-point play
*He took no more than [...]
This was not exactly the new look Carmelo Anthony was talking about. Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and the Los Angeles Lakers nearly became the first team in three years to hold Anthony to single digits in a 104-97 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday…
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Henry James once wrote about the “fatal futility of fact.” Being a big man on a Don Nelson team may not be a completely futile venture, but it’s certainly hard to muster facts to the contrary. Those looking for a bigger (and hopefully better) Nelson team, however, might finally have some reasons for optimism on [...]
Tags: Al Harrington, appendicitis, basketball, Brandan Wright, Byron Houston, Chris Bosh, Chris Gatling, Chris Tafts, Danny Fortson, Don Nelson, Henry James, Jason Caffey, Kobe, Larry Smith, National Basketball Association, Richard Hendrix, Ronny Turiaf, Stephane LasmeI hope all the Warriors are enjoying the final restful, relaxing days of their off-season. When training camp starts in a matter of weeks, I expect Don Nelson to make it everything but restful and relaxing. As the harsh reality of months without Monta settles in, the Warriors are left to confront an offensive puzzle: [...]
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