The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... right now. Forget waiting for a break or an easier schedule. All teams play 82 games. Forget waiting for Danny to bring in someone to help. You have to win with who you have now. You have to survive the Winter by figuring out how to win when the chips are down.”
Holly MacKenzie of Court Surfing: Camaraderie, Chemistry and Celtic Pride: A Glimpse Inside Boston’s Locker Room
Tom Ziller of FanHouse: NBA Ping Pong Derby Tightens Up
The Painted Area: LeBron: Better Than Bird?
Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: ...
Reading is Great! Monday’s NBA News, Videos, and Bold Declarations
Empty the Bench —
... Yes, on water.
- LA Times - On the Lakers’ yellow brick road Sasha Vujacic is the scarecrow - brainless.
- The Charlotte Observer - Raymond Felton should keep his bags packed.
- Sacramento Bee - The Kings are looking to make a deal and John Salmons is on the block.
- The Daily News - Donnie Walsh still plans to land the Knicks next star via free agency.
- The Painted Area - Is LeBron James better than Larry Bird? TPA thinks he can be.
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NBA Essentials: The Pritchard Backlash
FanHouse —
by Tom Ziller Filed under: Bobcats, Cavaliers, Lakers, Trail BlazersNBA Essentials provides the must-see links, quotes and videos of the day. * "It amazes me how quickly the question 'Who is the best player in the NBA?' has been rendered moot." -- The Painted Area. * "(Bleep) that guy, he's walking around rubbing everyone's nose in the deals he's made and even with all those lottery players his team is still not in the playoffs." -- The Oregonian, via TSB. * ...
The 10-man rotation, starring Bobby Phills
Ball Don't Lie —
... Millsap and Boozer next summer, who should they keep? SG: The Hoop Doctors. Yep. I'd say the Chicago Bulls record of 72-10 looks safe for another year. PG: FCL. "Suddenly, Calderon marches into the locker room, wearing an over-sized military helmet ..." 6th: Hoops Addict. Exclusive quotes from Marc Iavaroni, Doc Rivers, Mike Conley Jr. and Mayo on Miles. 7th: The Painted Area. Will LeBron be considered better than Larry Bird when all is said and done? ...
Tuesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... The Painted Area has numbers to back this up: "I'm sure that there are plenty of Kobe true-believers out there who beg to differ, but I'm sorry, the best player in the world is LeBron, and there's no question, and barring some sort of catastrophe, it will be that way well into the next decade." ...
R2MVP Daily: Jan. 13, 2009
Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog —
... had 12 against the same Raptors team he scorched a day earlier for 36 points. Monday night belonged to a Reader Fave, Paul Pierce , who had 39 in the Celtics' overtime win against Toronto in Boston. But we shouldn't only look back. Tonight, four of the top five are in action as our No. 1, LeBron James and the Cavs try to extend their Eastern Conference best record in Memphis against the Grizzlies. Our good friends at The Painted Area have an interesting take on whether or not LeBron will be better than Larry Bird . Kobe Bryant , No. 2 in the R2MVP, leads his Lakers ...
Rosen Compares LeBron James to Larry Bird
BallerBlogger.com —
... Perhaps inspired by The Painted Area’s comparison earlier this week, Charley Rosen of FOXSports.com compared James to Bird in today’s edition of ...
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