The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Knicks , FanHouse Exclusive DENVER -- LeBron James , Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh , from the star-studded 2003 draft class, are talking about where they might play next season in the NBA after they can become free agents. Another high pick from that draft is talking about playing overseas. Sparingly-used New York big man Darko Milicic , the second...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Knicks , Nuggets DENVER -- Carmelo Anthony toed the line for a pair of key foul shots with 16.7 seconds left. You'd think his home crowd would have given him some silence. Nope. "MVP. MVP. MVP,'' the fans chanted Friday night at the Pepsi Center. Anthony, though, wasn't distracted. He nailed both foul shots for his first NBA career 50-point game, and...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Cavaliers , Knicks , FanHouse Exclusive DENVER -- Nate Robinson is willing to defend his NBA dunk title during All-Star Weekend in February under one condition: he wants to face LeBron James . And he vows to win if given that opportunity. "If LeBron is in it, I am,'' Robinson, a 5-foot-9 New York guard said in an interview Friday with FanHouse about...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Nuggets DENVER -- There won't be any declarations by Anthony Carter about wanting to be traded. Carter, the Denver Nuggets ' trusty backup point guard last season behind Chauncey Billups , has been demoted for the time being to third string due to the quick development of rookie Ty Lawson . But no complaints have been heard from Carter. "It's just...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Knicks , Nuggets DENVER -- It was Johnny Paycheck who sang, "Take This Job and Shove it." George Karl might have said something similar had be been offered the New York Knicks job in the summer of 2008 in the situation in which Mike D'Antoni eventually got it. "I don't think I would have done that if I was interviewed by a team that says...
The FanHouse - Wisconsin Basketball (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Cavaliers , Knicks , FanHouse Exclusive DENVER -- Nate Robinson is willing to defend his NBA dunk title during All-Star Weekend in February under one condition: he wants to face LeBron James . And he vows to win if given that opportunity. "If LeBron is in it, I am,'' Robinson, a 5-foot-9 New York guard said in an interview Friday with FanHouse about...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Raptors Mention B&B in the U.S. and you're talking about a bed & breakfast. In Canada, B&B might one day conjure up immediate thoughts of Bosh and Bargnani. The key word is might. If power forward Chris Bosh , who can opt out of his contract next summer and become a free agent, remains with the Toronto Raptors , he could form with center...
Brew Hoop (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
[ Don't Believe the Hype predated Jennings by a year] They say there is no such thing as bad press, but even if there was, Brandon Jennings wouldn't have any... FanHouse: Brandon Jennings Revives the Bucks Very nicely penned article by Chris Tomasson. True Hoop: Sonny Vaccaro on how Brandon Jennings broke the mold, Part 3 Or first read up on the parts one and two in the series. Great...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Nets , Suns It got to the point when all Danny Ainge and his family could do to keep sane was laugh. So Ainge's teenage nephew, Owen Toolson, offered up a knock-knock joke. "Knock, knock,'' he said to his uncle. "Who's there?'' "Owen.'' "Owen who.'' "Owen-13.'' Ainge, you see, coached the Phoenix Suns in 1996-97, and they got off...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Nets , Suns It got to the point when all Danny Ainge and his family could do to keep sane was laugh. So Ainge's teenage nephew, Owen Toolson, offered up a knock-knock joke. "Knock, knock,'' he said to his uncle. "Who's there?'' "Owen.'' "Owen who.'' "Owen-13.'' Ainge, you see, coached the Phoenix Suns in 1996-97, and they got off...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Cavaliers , Heat , Raptors , FIBA , USA Basketball LeBron James , Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh might want to wait. Jerry Colangelo is willing to let them do so. James, Wade and Bosh all can become free agents next summer, which has clouded their chances of playing for Team USA in the World Championships in Turkey, Aug. 28-Sept. 12. But Colangelo, chairman...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Bucks MILWAUKEE -- Three guys in the stands have their shirts off and are jumping up and down at a Wisconsin sports event. One has their favorite player's number painted onto his chest and the other two are adorned with the initials of the player. So what is this, a Green Bay Packers game and it's 25 degrees outside? Nope. It's 72 degrees indoors, and it's...
The FanHouse - Alabama Basketball (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Bobcats , Warriors MILWAUKEE -- Four months after Stephen Jackson arrived in Golden State in January 2007, the Warriors won their first playoff series in 16 years. They went 48-34 the following season, their best record in 14 years. Jackson would like to take plenty of credit for it. "The Warriors were (garbage) when I got there, so look what happened,''...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
by Chris Tomasson Filed under: Bobcats , Warriors MILWAUKEE -- Four months after Stephen Jackson arrived in Golden State in January 2007, the Warriors won their first playoff series in 16 years. They went 48-34 the following season, their best record in 14 years. Jackson would like to take plenty of credit for it. "The Warriors were (garbage) when I got there, so look what happened,''...
