The Hum-Drum about the Hubbub
3 Shades of Blue —
... Oh yes. We apparently wanted Sun Yue in the Pau Gasol deal. Why exactly? I'll admit, I don't know much about Sun Yue other than hes...well, you know...one of those people that end in "ese." I think Marc Gasol will work out better for us, and not only because it will ease the transition of losing Pau and Mike because he looks like a combination of both. ...
Sun Yue Has Another Nickname?
SLAM Online —
... Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak: “I asked him what he wanted to be called, whether it should be sun or soon and he said, ‘Well my nickname is Q-Tip.’ So I asked him, ‘Well what should I call you?’ and he said, “Well you can call me Q-tip or you can call me Q.’” ...
Black and blue nearly suited Sun
The Lakers Nation —
... Kupchak explained the particulars of the request made by the Grizzlies in a recent Q-and-A on lakers.com. ...
Mitch Kupchak on the ‘Negotiations’ With Memphis
SLAM Online —
... “Of course we traded Marc Gasol when we got Pau, his brother, and I think Marc is going to be a good player … Memphis also wanted Sun in the trade, but we wanted to keep at least one of those 2 guys so Memphis wanted Marc and we are happy that we were able to keep Sun Yue, because we liked him when we drafted him.” ...
Monday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... former players, who often don't know much of what lifelong coaches know. Here's talk of some research showing that former players actually get the best results. My best guess as to why: You have to have a lot of credibility to get fully-empowered professional NBA players to take direction from you over long periods of time, and having won championships and the like is a great way to get that credibility. This is how the world ends, if you're Miami Arena. Mitch Kupchak talks Sun Yue. (Via SlamOnline) ...
Mitch talks a little Sun Yue
Lakers Blog —
On the Lakers website, GM Mitch Kupchak discusses the Chinese point guard , a 2007 second round draft pick looking to hopefully make the team this season and begin his Laker career. Much of the interview revolves around the contractual issues required to bring Yue overseas, which folks may or may not find interesting. But there are a few details worth noting: 1) The Griz apparently wanted Yue tossed into the deal that brought Pau Gasol to L.A. The Lakers, desiring to keep at least one of their overseas draftees, limited Memphis' bounty to Marc Gasol.
Mitch Kupchak Q & A
LABallTalk.com —
The Los Angeles Lakers Official Website has posted a Q & A session with General Manager Mitch Kupchak covering the newly introduced international players. Sun Yue was addressed in detail and will be sure to be a big part of this season. This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 2:22 pm and is filed under ...
