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Suns preseason provides questions, no answers
Everyone seems to be looking for answers this preseason from the Phoenix Suns. Stop.
This preseason will be all about questions and the answers to Terry Porter’s squad won’t come until well into the first few months of the NBA season. ...
New RotoWire NBA article: NBA Expert Mock Draft
NBA Expert Mock Draft
Karabell Looks to Defend His Title
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The Hits Keep on Comin'
Am I the only one thinking that perhaps karma exists after all? You've read plenty on this site in the past few weeks about our friend Aubrey McClendon and the financial 3-card monty he's been playing with Chesapeake Energy. Now, it's really star...
Lakers 0-2 Preseason
As I mentioned before, the Lakers coaching staff doesn’t care about the final score during preseason games. The purpose of the preseason is to accustom various players to various positions and sets on the court. Also, the preseason gives the...
Euroleague to take on NBA in 2008 Preseason Action
The first Euroleague Basketball American Tour is set to commence with CSKA Moscow, FC Barcelona, and Lietuvos Rytas coming to the United States to test their mettle against the Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Golden State W...
Where Dunkin Meets the Donut
Why are we playing the Celtics at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island tonight? The Q and The Place Where The Celtics Play were booked? Who could possibly take athletics seriously in a building called the Dunkin Donuts...
Spurs Name Kevin 'Big Kev' Brock Public Address Announcer
The Spurs announced today that Kevin ‘Big Kev’ Brock will step off the court and take his mic to the sidelines as the new Spurs public address announcer.
Things I Would Like to See in Tonight's Preseason Game Against the Oklahoma City Thunder
* No injuries, please. Not even for the Thunder. We have collected our pound of flesh (Martell Webster) this preseason, keeping up the decade-long streak of preseason bonebreaking. The un-Sonics, in fact, have been recent victims of our exhibitio...
Shawne Williams: Sent to Dallas
Shawne Williams: Williams' trade to the Mavericks has been finalized, the Dallas Morning News reports. Eddie Jones and two second-round draft picks were sent to the Pacers.
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The Pistons are in DC
If a game is played and nobody can watch it, did it really happen? Ponder that tonight as the Pistons and Wiz take the court in Washington D.C at 7 PM ET. Hopefully some of the DBB brethren in our nation’s capital will be able to attend the ...
Preseason Open Game Thread #2: Bulls at Indiana Pacers
No local TV or radio tonight from Ft. Wayne, IN. Rumor has it you can catch it on DirecTV or Dish Network through league pass. And there's always those seedy streaming sites on the internets. I refuse to advocate going to these places, but if you...
Empty the Bench Wonders if Iggy's an $80million Man
Andre Iguodala | photo: NBA
Sixers fans walk a very fine line when we try to quantify what a player is worth. This is due to three things. First, seriously, is anyone worth $80million? Secondly, how do you balance value versus just win, baby? ...
Jerry Krause’s Legacy
Roland Lazenby is one of my favorite NBA writers. Lazenby has penned more than a dozen basketball books and has recently started blogging for HoopHype.com. I picked up Lazenby’s latest book — The Show — last year and couldn’...
The Flash Point of Paper
How can a person concentrate on preseason bball with stuff like this going on: Plain Dealer / October 8th UsedATMmachines.com Thieves stole two automated teller machines overnight on the West Side. The first was reported missing at 1:41 a.m. from...
the vs series: the new jersey nets
The VS Series: The New Jersey Nets
Welcome everyone to the PTB VS Series. The VS Series will be a team by team breakdown of how the Blazers match up against the rest of the league. We’ll be posting a new entry in the series every day until the s...
Season Preview - San Antonio Spurs
Season Preview Primer
San Antonio Spurs
Coach: Greg Popovich
2007-08 Record: 56-26
Pythagorean Record for 07-08: 55-27
Offensive Rating: 107.2 (15th in the league)
Defensive Rating: 101.8 (3rd)
Possessions per 48: 88.8 (28th)
Min%: 88.3 (3rd)
Four...
Ballin’: ‘The King’ vs. ‘The Truth’
On May 18th, 2008, LeBron James and Paul Pierce squared up for the seventh game of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Matched up with one another for most of the game, James scored 45 points on 14-of-29 from the field, 3-of-11 from the three-point...
Turkey time in Cuzoogle town
For those in Canada, have a great Thanksgiving weekend. To those elsewhere, we wish you the best as well although we know you will be jealous of the amount of turkey that will be eaten at Cuzoogle HQ. We have some guests coming into town from the ...
Friday links a day early
I usually take care of the week’s links every Friday but I won’t be around much tomorrow. I’m heading to Indian Wells for the Suns preseason outdoor game against the Denver Nuggets with my lovely wife. I’m still pretty ...
