thedreamshake.com - 2/16/2009
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For pride's sake, I celebrate when Yao Ming makes the All-Star team. On all other fronts, however, I am a nervous wreck. There is no doubt that Les Alexander, Daryl Morey, Sam Hinkie, Rick Adelman, and others in the Rockets front office are as well. While Laker fans or ...
Bucks Play Rocket-Busters Tonight
thebuckychannel.com 2/10/2009 — You would think with no Bogut and an abundance center of minutes going to Elson and Gadzuric would spell disaster. You would think that coupled with going against Yao Ming it would be near cataclysmic. You would think with no Redd, the Bucks would not be able to score enough points to break ...
I can't take it anymore
thedreamshake.com 2/11/2009 — I feel like I need to comment on the feeling that some of you have that we are unnecessary harsh on Tracy McGrady, yet let Yao Ming get a pass. It's untrue, but let's take some time to pretend that it is true. Why would that be possible?
Here's who Tracy McGrady was when he ...
Blogrolling: Iggy, Sosa and Zombies
fivetooltool.blogspot.com 2/11/2009 — Liberty Ballers has the numbers. Did you know that Andre Iguodala isn't only good at making Yao Ming look like he's getting the bottom bunk and liking it, but also at Clutch Shots? (Yes, that's two double-entendres in a sentence there if you are scoring at home, or even if you are alone.) Feel ...
NBA Top 10: Best Trios
mvn.com 2/12/2009 — In today's NBA game, teams can no longer get by just by having one superstar player. Now it usually takes two, three or even four great players for a team to be competitive. Here's my list of the league's best threesomes. .. 10. Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady & Ron Artest (Rockets) - If you asked ...
Sophomore Statement —
The Love of Sports
Any way you slice it, Kevin Durant should have been an All-Star this year and he proved it in Friday night’s Rookie/Sophomore Challenge.
Durant was 17 for 24 from the field, scored 46 points and added 7 rebounds. He single-handedly brought the Sophomores back from a double-digit ...
BDL's 2-on-2 All-Star Tournament: Spurs vs. Rockets —
Ball Don't Lie
Ball Don't Lie's Two-on-Two All-Star Tournament continues. (No idea what I'm talking about? Click here .) Only six teams remain as we bring round three to a close. Vote away, people ...
Match-up: Tony Parker and Tim Duncan vs. Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming . How the Spurs got here: Defeated ...
Interbasket: Daily News & Notes 2009-02-12 —
Roko Ukic scored a career-high 22 points, Andrea Bargnani had 23 as the Raptors beat the San Antonio Spurs 91-89 on Wednesday night… #
Yao Ming overwhelms the Sacramento Kings with 24 points and 18 rebounds in Houston’s 94-82 win. #
Vladimir Radmanovic (21 points, 5 threes) and Boris ...
Let’s Talk About Dirk, Baby —
The Two Man Game
Everybody loves rankings. Everybody hates rankings. It’s just the way of the world. Still, I am now finding myself falling into the trap of getting baited into a response.
So I’m going to just say a few things, keep this brief, and hopefully avoid sounding like some deranged ...
BDL's 2-on-2 All-Star Tournament: Nuggets vs. Rockets —
Ball Don't Lie
Ball Don't Lie's Two-on-Two All-Star Tournament jumps back West. (No idea what I'm talking about? Click here .) Only twelve teams remain as we set-up and knockdown this group of second-round games .. . Match-up: Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony vs. Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming . How ...
Yao, Alston carry Rockets past Kings 94-82 —
InsideHoops
The AP reports: Yao Ming had 24 points and 18 rebounds, Rafer Alston dished out a season-high 13 assists and the Rockets won again without McGrady, beating the Sacramento Kings 94-82 on Wednesday night. Luis Scola added 19 points and 11 rebounds and Ron Artest scored 19 for the Rockets, who ...
Yao Leads Rockets Past Listless Kings 94-82 —
Slam Dunk Central
It’s true that the Houston Rockets are a different yet successful team without Tracy McGrady in their lineup, but at the same time, they’ll need him for the push for the playoffs as soon as possible right after the All-Star break. Fortunately for the Rockets, their opponent on ...
Yao Leads Rockets Past Listless Kings 94-82 —
Full of Sports
It’s true that the Houston Rockets are a different yet successful team without Tracy McGrady in their lineup, but at the same time, they’ll need him for the push for the playoffs as soon as possible right after the All-Star break. Fortunately for
Yao Ming continues help for Survivors of China Earthquake —
From the New York Times, a heart-warming article about Yao Ming and his continued outreach with the earthquake-devastated areas of the Sichuan province in China.
The earthquake which measured a deadly 8.0, occurred May 12, 2008 and by the official count, killed nearly 70,000 people, with ...
NBA Best and Worst (02-11-2009) —
SignAndTrade
Players who got a Double-Double
Nate Robinson
Points(33) Assists(15)
Deron Williams
Points(31) Assists(11)
Yao Ming
Points(24) Rebounds(18)
Troy Murphy
Points(23) Rebounds(10)
Zach Randolph
Points(22) Rebounds(15)
Russell Westbrook
Points(21) ...
T-Mac Rejects Himself —
Hooped Up
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Four years ago if Tracy McGrady was the break, something amazing was about to happen. Now because of knee problems it’s a dice ...
Big Time Shorties —
The Love of Sports
Conventional wisdom says basketball players should be tall, and with the average height in the NBA reaching 6′7″, some assume men much shorter than that should look for another career. Standing nearly two feet shorter than the NBA’s current big man, 7′6 Yao Ming, and ...
20 and 10 Is A Big Loss —
Dime Magazine
Al Jefferson
When I was watching SportsCenter last night talking about Al Jefferson's unfortunate injury, I came across an amazing fact. With Big Al out for the season, that leaves only three players in the entire League averaging 20 and 10.
Perhaps it's just me, but that seems crazy. Dwight ...
Banged-up Bucks beat Rockets 124-112 —
InsideHoops
The AP reports: Charlie Villanueva scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Ramon Sessions had 26 points and seven assists to give Milwaukee a 124-112 victory over Houston on Monday night that snapped an eight-game losing streak against the Rockets… Yao Ming finished with seven ...
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