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Tuesday Bullets
Published 5/20/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
Remember when Jannero Pargo missed the big 3-pointer from the left corner that would have tied it? The key word there may be "left." According to NBA.com's Hot Spots, over the last five games, Pargo was 7-15 from all areas on the right of the floor, and 0-13 from the left. Both numbers exclude shots at the rim (4-11), and straight away (3-9). Chris Paul had 14 assists last night. That's huge. Unless you actually look at those assists, which David Friedman did on 20 Second Timeout. He examined each and every one, and says five of them were the product of generous scorekeeping. He describes every single assist, including this one, with 4:33 ...

“Detroit Bad Boys” - A Slightly Catchier Nickname Than “Laimbeer, Mahorn & Their Fellow Thugs”
Published 5/20/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
With the Pistons and Celtics getting ready to rekindle a fantastic Eastern Conference rivalry that’s been dormant far too long, the Free Press’ Drew Sharp examines the genesis behind Motown’s “Bad Boys” moniker (link taken from —-ta da! — Detroit Bad Boys) “It just came up in discussion,” said Don Sperling of NBA Entertainment, the league’s marketing branch that produced a video of the Pistons’ 1987-88 run to the brink of its first league championship. ...