The Roundup: Oakley Cooks, Globes Are Captured, and a “Drama Queen”
The Big Lead —
... England’s offensive coordinator. (Mile High Report)
Great way to lose your tough-guy persona: Oakley cooks on TV. (Can’t Stop the Bleeding)
Luke Harangody’s biggest fear: Losing his parents. What a nice kid. (Journal Gazette)
Wonder what Bob Knight and Billy Packer are announcing in Vegas today? (Review-Journal)
Hawks leading rebounder and best insider player, Al Horford, is out indefinitely with a bone bruise. (AJC)
Rickey Henderson and Manny Ramirez: They’re so similar. ( ...
Suicide lines: Diop's DNP, free agent economy, taco deficit ...
Ball Don't Lie —
... 100 points but that has only happened once
since the Christmas game against the Boston Celtics, more than two
weeks ago. There's no truth to the rumor that Jack in the Box has asked
to move the magic number up to 105, in order to get back into game
stories. If the Lakers have a problem, it's on defense, although Coach
Phil Jackson insists it's not a problem. According to Jackson, they
give up a lot of points, they score more, so what's the problem?" Sekou Smith, AJC: "With Hawks starting center Al Horford out indefinitely ...
Al Horford to Miss Some Time
SLAM Online —
... “We’re looking at anywhere from five to 10 days,” Hawks coach Mike Woodson said. “So it puts some extra pressure on Zaza, Solomon [Jones] and Randolph [Morris]. And we’re probably going to have to look at playing a little more small ball with Josh Smith playing some at center.” ...
This is a personal best
Pete Marasmitch - a Toronto Raptors blog —
... Andrea Bargnani, special thanks to you for proving the doubters wrong. Same to you, Jason Terry. Al Horford, get well soon. Earl the Pearl, time for you to shine. **************** Oh, and to top it off, Our Roko might start tonight in Boston against the Celtics. Best Monday ever?
Monday notes: Raja, Zaza, various bruised bones
Roto Arcade —
... and he finished with 19 points and five assists against the Wizards. He was 3-for-9 from three-point range. Charlotte plays just twice this week, however, and the matchups aren't too friendly (at DET, POR). Next Monday they'll begin a stretch of seven games in 12 days. In other Bobcat news, rookie DJ Augustin will miss at least 10 days with an abdominal strain. • Al Horford injured a knee on Friday night against Orlando. Details here, via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: With Hawks starting center ...
