truthaboutit.net - 6/30/2009
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The locker room chemistry of the Washington Wizards will improve now that Etan Thomas is gone.
truthaboutit.net - 6/24/2009
truthaboutit.net - 6/24/2009
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truthaboutit.net —
With Washington sending Darius Songaila, Etan Thomas, Oleksiy
Pecherov and the 5th overall pick to Minnesota in...
exchange for Mike Miller and Randy Foye being reported by Chad Ford of ESPN , and both Wizards beat reporters, Mike Jones of the ...
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Snap Reaction to the Mike Miller/Randy Foye Trade
dcprosportsreport.com - 6/24/2009
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dcprosportsreport.com —
The Wizards are going to trade the 5th
overall pick in the draft, forward/center Oleksiy Pecherov ,...
forward Darius Songaila and center Etan Thomas to the Minnesota Timberwolves for combo guard Randy Foye and Mike Miller , a 6'8" outside shooter who can swing between shooting guard and small ...
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Wizards to deal #5 to the Timberwolves
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Truth About It: A Better Wizards Locker Room Without Etan Thomas
Bullets Forever —
Truth About It: A Better Wizards Locker Room Without Etan Thomas
I thought this was a tad harsh, but it's definitely clear that Etan Thomas was not bonding with the rest of the team. Then again, I tend to shy away from these "locker room" commentary pieces ...
Wednesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
Chatter that Amare Stoudemire might not be thrilled at the idea of becoming a Warrior. He has the option of becoming a free agent next season, so any team that would give up a lot to get him presumably would want his assurance that he'll consider staying for more than just the one year. I don't have any special insight here, but I do notice this: It used to be that all kinds of players wanted to play the fun brand of basketball that occurs under Don Nelson. It has been a couple of years since people talked about that coach that way. Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune says the first team to reach out to Paul Millsap was the Utah Jazz: "The ...
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bulletsforever.com 6/2/2009 —
Previously: Oleksiy Pecherov, Juan DIxon.
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Pressing Social Issues in Sport Part 3 of 4
thesportsbank.net 6/29/2009 —
Paul M. Banks has an exclusive interview with Dave Zirin discussing the past, present and future social issues at the heart of sports
As I continued my interview with Zirin, I asked him about how/why some athletes are able to overcome the “just shut up and play” principle set forth by the ...
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feetinthepaint.wordpress.com 9/15/2009 — Etan Thomas and Dave Zirin discuss the NBA’s current age limit.
Thomas:
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Isiah Thomas Seeks Redemption At FIU
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Wizards trade is official
dcprosportsreport.com 6/24/2009 — Etan Thomas signed a waiver last night promising not to opt out of his contract this summer, which was not a surprise since doing so would cost him well over $8 million. Here is the official press release from the Wiz: Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team ...
T-Wolves Trade for 5th Pick, Send Guards to Wizards
hoopsvine.com 6/24/2009 —
The Minnesota Timberwolves have acquired the 5th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, sending Randy Foye and Mike Miller to the Washington Wizards .
The Wizards also sent forwards Etan Thomas , Darius Songaila and Oleksiy Pecherov to the T-Wolves to round out the deal.
I totally ...
More on potential trade with Wizards
twolvesblog.com 6/23/2009 — From Ian Thomsen/SI.com:
The Wizards and Timberwolves have agreed in principle to a trade involving Washington's No. 5 pick in Thursday's draft, a league source told SI.com. The Wizards will receive Randy Foye and Mike Miller while the Timberwolves will get the No. 5 pick, Etan Thomas, ...
Wolves trade Foye and Miller to Wizards for #5 Pick
ripcityproject.com 6/24/2009 — More craziness today, both Yahoo Sports and ESPN are reporting that the Washington Wizards have agreed to send Etan Thomas, Darius Songalia and Oleksiy Pecherov and most importantly the #5 pick in this Thursday’s draft to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Randy Foye and Mike Miller.
The ...
Pistons Head Coach Michael Curry Fired —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/30/2009
ESPN just reported that head coach of the Detroit Pistons, Michael Curry, has been fired.
This can't be too surprising when the Pistons gave former coach Flip Saunders a pink slip for losing the Eastern Conference finals three years in a row.
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Wizards Watch as Free Agency Begins —
Wizards Insider 6/30/2009
The NBA free agent negotiation period begins at midnight but the Washington Wizards aren't expected to be much of a player from the outset. As Coach Flip Saunders said last week at the news conference to introduce Randy Foye and Mike Miller, the ...