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Friday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Joey from StraightBangin': "I didn't invest heavily in the idea that Cleveland's [2007 playoff] run had heralded an arrival. This season has. We are, in fact, all witnesses. The long-anticipated and -desired James Journey to Jordanland has commenced. Having grown up in an era when Michael first was expected to break through and then, subsequently, was expected to reign over the league, I remember individual Bulls games because even a regular-season match up could be an event. But I also remember the general sense that whatever happened on a given ...
Friday Footnotes
Sactown Royalty —
One of my favorite NBA blogs is Straight Bangin'. Posts like this are why. Look at this and repeat after me: I will not complain about the Kings lest Isiah Thomas happen to me. I will not complain about the Kings lest Isiah Thomas happen to me. I will not complain about the Kings lest Isiah Thomas happen to me. In most categories, Francisco Garcia has been better than John Salmons this year... including scoring and turnovers, which surprised the hell out of me. Both need to shoot the three better, though. I know Garcia ...
Excuses
Club Rio —
... Yet, when that point is reached, I may be able to create pithy sketches like those of LeBron, Tracy McGrady, and Jermaine O’Neal at Straight Bangin’. I particularly like the meditations on O’Neal’s benchwarming: ...
Open Game Thread #17: Pacers at Supersonics
Indy Cornrows —
... something to O'B's coaching style that can't be quantified but produces remarkable results regardless of the state of the team he's coaching. Mike Wells checks in with Jermaine O'Neal to get his thoughts on the perceived demise of his career. J.O. ain't haven't it and affirms his belief he will return to All-Star form. Of course, a wise man once told me that when Jermaine O'Neal speaks, it's like the wind blowing. The words go flying by without much meaning. Straight Bangin' looks toward to future for Jermaine O'Neal and doesn't see a fairy tale ...
