... family who looks like me…us… do…you …trust? Friday night, Sixers vs. Hawks, erstwhile journalists DavidAldridge and Stephen A. Smith walked out to the Philadelphia 76′ers press row. Anthony Gilbert and I usually hold down the fort and sometimes looked upon as if we should be pushing brooms and changing toilet paper despite the way we are dressed…while others tattered and torn, sneakers...
... some of you guys who’ve been around, that must qualify as mind-boggling. 3) nba.com’s DavidAldridge caught up with Billy Knight . Knight looks back on the Marvin Williams over Chris Paul draft – “Sure, if you had taken one of those guys, there could have been a whole domino effect of things that happened. But that’s not what happened.” –...
... chance of scoring a TD after the punt, then Belichick made the right move." Dan Shanoff and DavidAldridge also defended Belichick's decision. The Patriots fall to 6-3 with the loss, a record shared by three other AFC teams, and trail the Bengals for a coveted first-round bye. WATCH: More on NFL
... = maybe good move. Firing him to replace with NO ONE = what we were afraid of Update (11:13 AM): DavidAldridge tweets ... Hornets will retain assistant coaches Charlie Parker, Robert Pack and Rob Werdann... Update (11:30AM): A nice summary from Mark Deeks of Bulls Confidential . Given a warped roster, one hastily put together with payroll coming first and basketball second, Scott...
Actually, if LeBron wants to play in L.A., joining the Clippers, with Baron Davis, Blake Griffin, Chris Kaman, etc., and with cap room next summer to make a major league offer, would make a lot more sense. NBA.com: LeBron keeps teams on edge as he ponders future DavidAldridge, speculating on where LeBron James might end up.
... New York, at least in terms of talent on the roster. Of course, I am not alone, as NBA Insider DavidAldridge also talks about this option for LeBron - Actually, if LeBron wants to play in L.A., joining the Clippers, with Baron Davis , Blake Griffin , Chris Kaman , etc., and with cap room next summer to make a major league offer, would make a lot more sense. After all, the Clippers,...
... concerned about it, because I know his heart and his love is here in Cleveland,” Williams told [DavidAldridge] last week. “I know that. Just like anybody else, we love the New Yorks, we love the Miamis, we love the L.A.s, we love the Torontos. That’s probably the most underrated city. We love those cities. But you can’t underrate home.”Which has me thinking. For every time that the...
... earned the honor in the Western Conference. Still hurting, Orlando's Nelson making his way back DavidAldridge of NBA.com writes an excellent, lengthy piece on Jameer Nelson continuing to try to cope with the loss of his father. A must-read. But Nelson needed a different kind of toughness -- or, maybe it's the same toughness -- to reach out when he was having trouble dealing with...
... Flip talked at length in his pre-game press conference about Gilbert Arenas' offensive approach. DavidAldridge was here and asking him about it. I'll try to post the transcript at some point tonight. Flip also talked about the Wizards defensive approach and said he isn't too concerned about the Wizards' propensity for fouling. I also want to note that there's a new board up in the...
By Jake Appleman / @JakeAppleman After their victory over Nets on Friday night, Dwight Howard, Anthony Johnson and Jameer Nelson had some fun with the assembled media. Maybe because it was the day before Halloween, they decided to bless some of the writers covering the game with their celebrity look-alikes. Thankfully, veteran guys like DavidAldridge, Russ and, um, me were spared. We...
More photos » by Nathaniel S. Butler - NBAE/Getty Images When will we see Big Baby on the court again? Browse more photos » Is anyone's head spinning yet? A few days ago I was feeling pretty happy that we escaped preseason with only the Bill Walker injury and whatever lingering issues Scal and Tony Allen are dealing with. Now DavidAldridge is reporting that Big Baby could...
The National Basketball Association and its veteran referees reached agreement on a two-year contract Tuesday, sources said.Both The New York Times and TNT analyst DavidAldridge reported the league agreed to accept the most recent proposal from the 57 game officials, who had been locked out by owners since the start of the exhibition season.The reports indicated the union's executive...
