Free Ballin’

Henry Abbott’s assessment of David Stern’s comments is clear and thoughtful.  Abbott and I also have the same problem with David Stern’s statements: Stern says the league is great shape in all respects and yet somehow the teams will lose around $400 million this year.  One comment Abbott made caught my attention:
“What’s a fair amount [...]

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Most NBA head coaches are hired to be fired.  You think PJ Carlesimo bought a house in Oklahoma City?  Did anyone outside Carlesimo’s immediate family think, “Oh yeah, I can totally see him coaching the Thunder into the second round of the playoffs.”  How about Paul Westphal?  Flip Saunders?  Jim O’Brien?  Scott Skiles?  Do you [...]

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Do you remember back in the day, when Baron Davis and Corey Maggette signed huge long-term contracts?  Oh yes, that was last summer; two teams bet their prospects on players who had spent a quarter of their careers on the injured list.  Actually, that’s inaccurate; Maggette has now missed 22% of games played during his [...]

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Why are you here? I’ve asked so many people that question, over the last four months. Are you originally from Sacramento? Do you have family near Greenville? Was it Orlando, death, or tiki? I want to know why people are where they are. Family, school, work, and work-release are [...]

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NJ and Milwaukee mixin’ it up! This is a fun deal, because there are significant talent and financial elements involved, and both teams are radically changed. That’s fun, no?
NJ Gets: a huge roundhouse to the chin in losing Richard Jefferson; huge cap-relief for the all-important free-agent class of 2010; two interesting players with [...]

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