Lebron to Release Some New Kicks for His Game in The Big Apple

Lebron torched the Knicks last year at MSG for 50, 10, and 8. Tonight in his return to the “Mecca of Basketball”, he’ll be sporting some new kicks on the court. Continue reading ‘Lebron to Release Some New Kicks for His Game in The Big Apple’

Cuttino’s Heart Puts Trade on Hold

A trade between the Knicks and Clippers to swap Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas has been put on hold. The Knicks are looking in to a heart condition that their doctors discovered during a physical. Continue reading ‘Cuttino’s Heart Puts Trade on Hold’

BL’s Daily Buckets 11/25/2008

Daily Buckets are headlines or information from the nights action around the NBA and NCAA

NBA

• No Guts No Glory discusses which players in the league have the “ugliest games”

• Who is the most overrated players in the NBA? Dime Mag has a very interesting list. My vote goes to Richard Jefferson.

• Joe Johnson is carrying the load while Al Horford and Josh Smith are out. His team loves his toughness, but Sekou Smith is wondering if he’s worn out.

• Joakim Noah is out of shape

• J.E. Skeets reports David Stern is going to cancel 2008 and 2009 NBA seasons. (its a joke, but its funny)

• Larry Hughes hits the game winner as the Bulls hand the Jazz their first lost at home.

NCAA

• Cub Buenning gives you a short list of observations from the early season.

Washington Wizards Fire Coach Eddie Jordan

The Washington Wizards fired head coach Eddie Jordan today after the team’s 1-10 start. Director of player development (whatever that means) Ed Tapscott will take over as interim coach. While i don’t agree with the decision, mainly because Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood have been out with injuries, something had to be done. This team still has some young talent and two all star caliber players in Caron Butler and Antwan Jamison. They just seemed like they were playing with no emotion or heart and its not hard to blame the head coach for that.

Eddie Jordan is a good coach and should find another job soon. And hopefully for the fans in Washington, the team can get the wake up call and start actually caring.

BL’s Daily Buckets 11/24/2008

Daily Buckets are headlines or information from the nights action around the NBA and NCAA

 NBA

• Two overlooked rookies, Anthony Randolph and Brook Lopez, are playing their roles well recently.

• Dime poses the question; Is Sebastian Telfair a bust?…yesssssssssssss (so far).

• Mitch Lawerence reports that Al Harrington’s back is suddenly feeling better after he was traded to the Knicks. Al says its a dream come true and he’s likely to play on Tuesday.

• Jason Quick writes about Shaq throwing subtle disses toward Greg Oden and says the next Shaq is his son.

• Rasheed Wallace has some nicknames for his teamates including Kwame “coffee, no cream” Brown.

• The AP reports Antonio McDyess will resign with the Pistons on December 3rd.

• Jermaine O’Neal is hurt again and the Raptors are looking flat out bad. After getting spanked by Boston, Doug Smith writes about the team’s frustrated star Chris Bosh. Even KG can sense his pain.

NCAA

• Charles Barkley and Dick Vitale headline the College Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2008.

BL’s Monday Moment: UNLV Basketball and “The Fixer”

Jerry Tarkanian’s career will always be marred by controversy. All three of his Division I coaching stops (Long Beach Sate, UNLV, Fresno State) have seen varying degrees of punishment and scrutiny from the NCAA. But one moment stands out among the rest. This one moment ultimately led to a snowball of investigations and allegations which led to Tarkanian resigning from UNLV in 1992. That moment began with this photo:

Continue reading ‘BL’s Monday Moment: UNLV Basketball and “The Fixer”’

BL’s Daily Buckets 11/18/2008

Daily Buckets are headlines or information from the nights action around the NBA and NCAA

NBA

• Ian Thomsen takes an in-depth look at the injuries around the league. He even discusses an injured mascot and the strangest injury ever.

• Shaq says his fued with Kobe was a creation of Phil Jackson.I believe he may have instigated it a little bit, but i hope he never told Kobe to rat Shaq out to the cops.

• Greg Oden has been playing well since returning from injury, but Steve Aschburner  explains how Rudy Fernandez has been the Blazers’ best rookie so far.

• T-mac cancels his MRIand is hopes he can play in the Rockets next game against the Mavs.

• If Magic says Kobe is better than Paul Pierce, then i believe it.

NCAA

• The AP reports that the NCAA will announce the host cities for the 2012-2016 Final Fours.

• Jeff Goodman thinksStephen Curry will be a star in the NBA someday.

BL’s Daily Buckets 11/14/2008

Daily Buckets are headlines or information from the nights action around the NBA and NCAA

NBA

• The AP reports after last night’s brush up between the Rockets and Suns,the NBA handed out fines and suspensions. Rafer Alston gets two games, Steve Nash and Matt Barnes get one a piece. Shaq was fined $35,000 for his stiff arms, and T-mac was fined $25,000.

• Is the Western Conference really as strong as most people think? BallerBlogger has a really interesting article looking at the Southwest Division, which shows how the traditional Western powers are struggling early on.

• Deron Williams and Andrei Kirilenko will be out with injuries in tonight’s game, reports the AP.

• Demarcus Nelson goes from starter to D-League in 8 games.

• Elie Seckbach finds out that Steve Blake could probably kick your ass.

NCAA

• The AP reports Villanova guard Dwayne Anderson will be out indefinitely with a stress fracture in his foot. Joining the list of injured players is UNC guard Bobby Frasor who sprained his ankle and will miss the team’s opener.

• Tyrese Rice will be suspended for Boston College’s game vs. Central Connecticut because of violation of team rules.

BL’s Friday Funny: MJ Commercial from Back in the Day

Shout out to DimeMag.com. I found this video on their site and I thought it was hilarious. It shows the lighter side of Mike and has some pretty funny cameos as well. Check it out!

NBA’s Latest Brawl: Rockets vs. Suns

Last night the Rockets and Suns got into a little beef. It wasn’t really a brawl, more like a scuffle. Matt Barnes started it with a clear cheap shot on Rafer Alston. I completely understand his reaction to the play.

I think it could have all been stopped early on but Steve Nash had to be a tough guy and stir everything up more. Then Shaq showed why he is “The Diesel” and starting moving grown men around like he was playing two-hand touch with toddlers. Interesting though was the absence of Ron Artest. Maybe he is maturing.