Can We Shoot Him with an AK-47?

Andrei Kirilenko decided on Thursday to have surgery on his right ankle instead of playing through the pain. I miss the good old days when Russians were extremely tough bastards.
But Kirilenko, Anna Kournakova and Maria Sharapova are destroying the image. Vladimir Putin alone is keeping it alive. But I digress….
Kirilenko was having a solid season, [...]

Newsful Wednesday

Is that a word, newsful? As in chock full of news? Well, it is now.
Wednesday is my favorite day of the NBA week, because there is usually a shitload of games. Conversely, I hate Thursday’s. Usually just two games, they start late and sometimes aren’t the best matchups (but usually are). That’s why I always [...]

Bynum: The Resurrection?

 
After a dominant 42-point, 15-rebound monster against a shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers team on Wednesday, Andrew Bynum was had 23 points and 14 rebounds against the Washington Wizards on Thursday.
So is this the resurrection of the nightly double-double threat Bynum seemed to be prior to last year’s knee injury. Partially, but I’m skeptical.
First, let me be [...]

Marc Iavaroni, We Hardly Knew Ye (Actually, We Knew Ye Too Well)

It was a typically slow Thursday in the NBA, but there was some news as the Memphis Grizzlies fired coach Marc Iavaroni for what they cited as a poor record and lack of player development.
In an unsual move, instead of just promoting an assistant coach, it seems they are going to hire Milwaukee Bucks assistant [...]

Tall Skinny Guys, Dropping Like Flies

I’m sure this is just an illusion, but it seems like an awful lot of players are getting hurt this season, leading to an excessive amount of rookies and no-name players making an impact.
The trend continued on Wednesday as it was announced that Los Angeles Clippers center Marcus Camby and Hornets center Tyson Chandler could each miss [...]

Mama Mia! That’s A Good Pickup

Being an Italian-American myself … and from North Jersey … and no, I don’t know anyone from The Sopranos … it’s always exciting to see my fellows pisans from the homeland succeed.
Of course, there are few instances. These are no longer the days of Leonardo Da Vinci and Amerigo Vespucci. Italians aren’t constantly taking the [...]

Caution on Bayless

Of course I mean Jerryd Bayless, because if I was referring to Skip Bayless I would’ve urged extreme caution. As in “do-not-ever-listen-to-that-douchebag” caution.
As a follow up to Wednesday’s post regarding the hole left by Steve Blake’s injury, Sergio Rodriguez got the nod at starting point guard for Portland on Thursday but it was Bayless who had [...]

Time for Boobie

It’s hard not to feel a little bad for Delonte West. After a stellar college career, he found some NBA success with the pre-title Celtics before being jerked around by the horrible Doc Rivers.
Eventually Boston ships him off to Siberia (aka Seattle), where he gets inconsistent playing time. He finally gets traded to a good team in [...]

Bench-Warming Blazers No More

Come on, you didn’t think Steve Blake was going to provide this value for the rest of the season without some kind of obstacle, right? He was having his best all-around season on a loaded team and deep down, you were just waiting for the other shoe to drop, weren’t you?
Well that shoe slammed to [...]

Monta Practices

An exciting nugget from Tuesday’s Warriors practice, as Monta Ellis fully practiced for the first time this season.
This is intriguing news and a giant relief to anyone who took a risk on Ellis in their drafts and heard recent rumours that he might sit out the entire season.
The gist of the piece in the Contra Costa [...]

Pistons Revert to Teeny Ball

Guess you figured out by now my New Year’s resolution wasn’t to blog more. I’ve been partially distracted with advanced planning for baseball season and I’ve been slacking. But I digress…..
Richard Hamilton made his return to the Pistons on Tuesday after missing eight games with a groin strain. After much conjecture about how the rotation [...]

Devin Harris: Injury Prone?

Considering that Devin Harris has emerged this season into a legit star-level point guard/fantasy asset, I think it’s fair to begin wondering if he is just a little too injury prone to feel comfortable about.
With a quick look back, you find that after a healthy rookie season, Harris missed 19 of the final 23 games [...]

Fallout Boy: Carmelo Anthony

As if his lingering elbow issue this season wasn’t a big enough pain in the ass, Carmelo Anthony broke his right hand in Monday’s victory over the Indiana Pacers. He’ll see a hand specialist on Tuesday and the course of action will be determined thereafter.
However, the AP recap didn’t make it sound to good.
Whenever an [...]