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The 10-man rotation, starring a Kirilenko-to-Russia rumor
Ball Don't Lie —
... 10th: Empty The Bench. Woj: "Kobe Bryant is calculating, smart, and maybe the league's most 'aware' player of circumstances, surroundings, and angles. ...
Speak the Truth, Woj, Speak the Truth!
Upside and Motor —
I have never been a big Adrian Wojnarowski fan. I mean as a journalist he does very well, but I often find his analysis a little lacking. Then again, maybe that's Yahoo. Either way, Empty the Bench did a fantastic interview with Woj centered around Team USA for their Scribes of the NBA series (if for whatever reason you haven't been reading these, make sure to check them out), and I have newfound respect for the man. A snippet: ...
NBA Essentials: Family Time for the Shaqs
FanHouse —
... 3. Empty the Bench. The ETB fellows interview Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski, one of the best NBA reporters out there. ...
Thursday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
Dan Steinberg of the D.C. Sports Bog: "'Why's everybody tripping out?' Gilbert Arenas asked Mike Wise yesterday. 'Big picture, if I start rehabbing now and get through the pain that prevented me from running or jumping this summer, I'll be back on the court sooner,' he said. 'How's that a bad thing?' Well, the reason everybody's tripping is because we've heard such reassurances before, and they've been consistently, wildly, depressingly wrong every time. That's why I'm getting lengthy e-mailed manifestos about the history of Gilbert's knee from Wiz fans, whose heads this morning feel like they're filled with loose debris." Steinberg then includes a long list of past sunny Gilbert-knee forecasts. It's also ...
PM Roundup: Return of the Lists!
The Big Lead —
... Jason Whitlock was recently seen talking shit about the Ball State/IU game this weekend. (Rivals)
A former Met beat a cat to death. Sounds like he still follows the team. (CNN)
Who says video games don’t cause violence? Sorry. Woman beaten to death with an XBox. (Breaking News)
List time: Top 10 chokers. (FOX Sports)
Another list: 10 best looking guys in the NFL. (Nashville Sports Examiner)
Part 1 and Part 2 of an interview with Adrian Wojnarowski. (Empty The ...
Buzzers Beaters - 09/21
Hoops Addict —
* Huge props to my buddy Matt for designing some amazing basketball shirts for Macleem.
* I became a fan of Adrian Wojnarowski after reading his The Miracle of St. Anthony a couple years ago so I was stoked to see that Empty The Bench posted a great interview with him this week. They were able to talk with him about covering the United States Senior Mens basketball team in Beijin this summer and he shared his thoughts on the NBA and it turned into one of the more insightful interviews I’ve read in a long time.
* If you’re wondering where all the good guys in sports are, take a long hard look at Charlie Villanueva. He recently wrote an article for ...
Carnival of the NBA #62
Hoops Addict —
... Luis Scola” and once they did the team went on a 22 game win streak and 31 of their next 34 games. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
* This summer Empty The Bench ran a great series of posts called Scribes of the NBA Interview series. Among the talented writers and bloggers they interviewed, some of my favourites interviews were with; J.E. Skeets, Jason McIntyre, Ryne Nelson, Adrian Wojnarowski and Tom Ziller.
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