The 2009 NBA draft was the third
draft under the league's "one
and done" rule, which requires
an American player to wait a
year following his class's
graduation from high school
before entering the NBA draft.
The 2006 draft, the year Andrea
Bargnani was drafted first
overall, was the leap year
between high school players
entering the draft and the first
class of "one and done players." ...more
Let me start this by congratulating Phil
Jackson on his recent finals win and say
that I wish him the best should he
decide to retire or keep coaching beyond
this year. However, there is article
after article out there extolling
Jackson's greatness and crowning him as
the greatest NBA coach since, well since
ever. That includes Red Auerbach...more
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Thinking Out Loud: Johnny Carson Has Nothing On Me By: Ted Fleming,
Tampa Bay Sports Net
Just call me Carnac the
Magnificent.
That is the character the
late Johnny Carson used on the Tonight Show where he dressed up like a
swami, put an envelope to his head and answered the question inside.
His sidekick, Ed McMahon,
would repeat each and every answer eventually prompting Carson to come up with a
pointed quip toward the end of the skit.
I have no punch line; however, I did have
something to say in my last offering about the tenure of one Pat Riley and a
solid reason why he should step down as head coach of the Heat....
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NBA Age Limit - A Blessing in
Disguise
The 2007 NBA draft class was the most hyped and highly covered of any draft
class in the last five years and maybe even this decade - and 9 of the 10 first
picks were still teenagers. Something very profound has occurred in the NBA in
the past two years due in large part to the new rule that disallows any high
school student from entering the NBA draft until they are 19 years old,
requiring that they spend a year in the NCAA at a college of their choice before
they make the big jump. The 2008 draft class is looking to be infinitely deeper
than last year's as a result with freshman like Derrick Rose, Eric Gordon, and
O.J. Mayo shaping up to be some of the most exciting college freshman in
years...more
Reserve Thaddeus Young scored 17 points, Willie Green added 15, and the Philadelphia 76ers overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 102-95 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.
The FBI investigated a series of threatening letters sent to Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly at the height of his team's success during the 1989-90 "Bad Boys" championship era, newly released government records show.
Chris Bosh had 36 points and 11 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani scored 22 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Kings 115-104 on Sunday afternoon, extending Sacramento's losing streak to six games.
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Ray Allen had a season
long homecoming, the former University of Connecticut
star returned to the New England area in a June draft
night trade. Allen's mother and stepfather meanwhile
have been battling for over 5 years to bring justice to
the man who attempted to murder his stepfather. This is
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Three years ago, the
Houston Rockets teamed up
superstars Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, with nary a single series win to show for
it so far. Apparently brass has decided that they need a third superstar to make
the next step to join the elite teams, enter Ron Artest.
Houston has reached a deal with the Kings for the moody forward, sending Donte
Greene, Bobby Jackson and a first-round draft choice to Sacramento. The trade
can't be official until August 14th due to a league rule the prevents players
from being traded within 30 days of signing a contract (which Greene did
mid-July), but Houston fans are already abuzz at Artest's impending arrival...more
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