First Cup: Monday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... temerity to suffer a serious injury for the first time in his career and (b) his team had the temerity to win seven of the nine games he missed. But after last night's 98-88 grinder over the Hawks, the Celtics are, ahem, 39-10 when Garnett does play. And when he plays like he did yesterday, you'd like to send the game film to all those who have elevated Kobe Bryant and LeBron James to exalted status. They're both terrific, as they proved yesterday with tour de forces on national TV." ...
The Sports Guy: Serving up the week's hottest links
ESPN Feed: bill simmons —
... . Yeah, I can see Jordan not working out for an entire year because it was too cold.
RIGHT!" Zach in Greenville, S.C.: "I wrote you before the trade deadline, saying that the Cavs didn't have to make a trade. However, even though I do not believe Ben Wallace will significantly help the Cavs (the other players acquired will), I can't help but be glad that the Cavs got rid of a player who would say this . Brian Windhorst nailed the commentary after the quote." Jay in London, Ontario: "I regret to inform you of ...
Larry Hughes Is (Curiously) Happy
SLAM Online —
... Good ol’ Larry: Happy to leave a playoff-bound team (which also happens to feature a certain future Hall of Famer) for a a listless squad with no hope whatsoever. ...
Larry Hughes is cool with losing, thanks. ...
Deadspin —
Larry Hughes is cool with losing, thanks. [Akron Beacon Journal]
High Five
Foul Balls —
... ] Just another reason why I don't like Larry Hughes. [ Akron Beacon Journal ] If you aren't a Charlotte Bobcats fan yet, you will be after watching this video. [ ...
Larry Hughes: Happiness > Winning
FanHouse —
... made a surprising admission to Brian Windhorst of the Akron Beacon Journal before Sunday's game between his old and new team: he'd rather be happy and lose than be unhappy and win. ...
The Morning Tailgate
STLSportsMag —
... ] New Chicago Bulls guard (and St. Louisian) Larry Hughes stated that, "winning a championship is not what (he) bases everything on." I'm willing to guess the 15,000 season ticket holders would disagree. [ Ohio.com ] In his recent mailbag blog post on STLCardinals.com, Cardinals beat writer Matthew Leach break down why it would logically make sense for Colby Rasmus to not make the team out of Spring Training. [ ...
Winning Isn’t Everything to Larry Hughes
Larry Brown Sports —
... And it’s not the only thing. Vince Lombardi would be ashamed. The Cavs were playing the Bulls Sunday, the first meeting between the teams since they exchanged parts prior to the trade deadline. Now with a worse team, Larry Hughes says he’s actually happier in Chicago than he was in Cleveland. Matter of fact, he says being himself is more important than winning: ...
Respect dwindling for Larry Hughes
We Suck at Sports —
... And if it ended there, my respect for Larry would have been at an all-time high level as a person, not so much as a good player. It didn't, and he didn't learn to shut his mouth at the right time. ...
03/06 Morning Minute: Now Pinch Hitting…
WaitingForNextYear —
... in New York. Big game again tonight for the Cavaliers as they travel to Chicago to take on the windy city Cavs. If you haven’t read Larry Hughes’ comments following the last Cleveland game, you should. The Bulls ...
