Forum Blue And Gold (Free subscription) | yesterday
How much is a stubborn, awkward head-band-sporting Machine worth? Unfortunately, that has become a complicated, perhaps even messy, question and one that must be answered by Mitch in the next few days. I’m not going to delve into the suddenly competitive Euro market issue, as that’s been covered deeply elsewhere. What I do want to look [...]
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | yesterday
(From the FanPosts. - TZ) All in all, a pretty funny call to get rid of our favorite Kings announcer . I like how the guy blames Napear for everything from missed free throws to bad karma in general. A sampling: "He may have a strong play-by-play voice and be able to rattle stats off a sheet with the best in the industry, but he is a blight when it comes to the sports karma of my favorite basketball...
Forum Blue And Gold (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
For the newest of NBA fans, Pat Riley is the guy with the slicked-back hair who slid Stan Van Gundy aside to win a coaching title in Miami a couple years back. For somewhat older fans (and those younger ones who watch NBA TV classic games), Riley is the coach with the slicked-back hair who led [...]
Forum Blue And Gold (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
We’ve got some new friends here at Forum Blue & Gold, and I think you should meet them. This site has struck a deal to have most of its content at both Lakers Nation — the meta Lakers site run by the former Get Garnett guys — and with them on the Web site for Xtra [...]
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Bobby Brown, former Cal State Fullerton Titan. Douby II? Ronnie Price The Sequel? I don't know. But I know this is a highlight reel of the time Bobby Brown dropped 47 points in college. My man Nate Jones interviewed Brown last summer . An excerpt: NJ: Is there a team you'd prefer to play for right now? BB: Phoenix or Golden State. NJ: So you like that up-tempo style that a lot of the teams in the...
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Ron Artest: Crazy or Just Misunderstood? From Hoopsworld . Nothing really new, but some interesting quotes, I hadn't seen before.
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
"That makes a lot of sense. Bayless is a tough one ... if he can play point guard he will be a success, if he can't he will be a bust." Ma also adds that the player he was really pressuring the Blazers to draft was Jason Thompson. "Thompson went higher than I thought he would go but he had some of the best statistical numbers of anyone in this class," Ma explains. "Obviously his level of competition...
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Kings come to terms with Bobby Brown Interesting, I guess Petrie, et al weren't overwhelmed with Singletary's work in Vegas. I had heard Brown was one of the more surprising players in Vegas. So this could be very good news for our very shaky PG situation.
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Geoff Petrie goes on vacation while Rome/Artest burns "Kings source tells me (Detroit) have not called Sacramento, and I wouldn't be shocked if no one else had recently either. I'm told it's quiet enough that Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie is heading out for a vacation..."
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Scouts rave about his speed. I love his hands. He mixes it up well around the rim and looks like he'll be an effective player out on the floor. The best rookie power forward of the summer. ESPN's David Thorpe on Jason Thompson
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
A Blowtorch original
Forum Blue And Gold (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Because they are masochists (but in a good way), J.E. Skeets and Kelly Dwyer and going to be doing a marathon live chat all day long on Wednesday over at Ball Don’t Lie — going eight hours (9-5 Eastern, 6-2 Pacific time). This is a great way to kill your productivity at work. Because I [...]
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
We've heard quiet stars claim they are ready to be leaders before. Peja said he'd lead the team once Vlade and Webber left. Then Mike Bibby said it. Brad Miller said it. None came close to becoming an actual on-court (or lockerroom) leader -- that was left to Ron Artest and Corliss Williamson. But when Kevin Martin says he wants to take control, as he does in this Ailene Voisin column , I tend to...
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
From Sam Amick's Blog 7/21 Detroit: Could this be why Artest was so interested in interviewing brawl instigator John Green a while back? It would be a brilliant PR move if the Pistons were looking to put a package together for Artest. And from what I was told from one source close to the Pistons, they are. I've yet to get this info from more than one person, so stay tuned. But much like the Mavs'...
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
True Hoop loves Jason Thompson They call him their "Favorite Clutch Player" from the summer leagues. Nice.
