Clipper Clippings - June 9, 2009
Clips Nation —
... kid usually like Steve Novak, Bryce Drew? Perfect shooters, who are limited by their physical ability?)
Kevinn Pinkney to Play for the Clippers in Summer League Assuming this TV station in Reno has the story straight, we now know one of the free agents that will be playing with the Clippers this summer. The most interesting thing to me about Pinkney is the link in the chain at Nevada Wolfpack hoops. Kirk Snyder, Kevinn Pinkney, Nick Fazekas, Ramon Sessions - did that school really produce four ...
BREAKING: Dallas Mavericks Buying Colorado 14ers, Bakersfield is Back
Ridiculous Upside —
First, the biggest of the news: According to the Denver Post, the Colorado 14ers have been bought by the Dallas Mavericks and will move to the "Dallas area" (Frisco) for the 2010 season. Just as I "predicted" yesterday in my fan shot.
Save for last season, Dallas has been one of the best users of the D-League's development possibilities, assigning Jose Juan Barea, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Josh Powell, Nick Fazekas, Maurice Ager, Rawle Marshall and even the immortal Pavel Podkolzin to their D-League ...
IC Cold Links: Happy NBA Draft Day!
Indy Cornrows —
... while waiting for the festivities to begin:
The Pacers' pick is. . . Mike Wells digs into the options facing Larry Bird in tonight's draft. Don' miss the draft discussion including Jeff Rabjohns on the side bar.
Rumors and free agent workouts Mike blogs about rumors of the Pacers trading down, along with information on a few names the Pacers brought in earlier this week for free agent workouts. Earl Calloway, Anthony Tolliver and Nick Fazekas were among those players.
Blockbuster less likely, but ...
The Myth of Too Many Big Men
Clips Nation —
... played 194 mins before his ACL, FElton played 274 minutes in 8 games, and Kaman 2.0 barely topped 2000 (2083) in 56 games. Nick Fazekas (220), ...
Get To Know Your Summer League Roster
CelticsBlog —
... Nick Fazekas was added to the roster and the full team was announced yesterday. Here it is (via Green Street with my comments on each):
(F) Nick Fazekas, Nevada - Had some promise in college but is best known for being cut for a retired Kieth Van Horn. Recently played in Belgium (G) Coby Karl, Boise State - Coach Karl's son used to play for the Lakers. (G) Chris Lofton, Tennessee - Recently played in Turkish league. (G) Bryan Mullins, Southern Illinois - "startled the coaching staff when he ...
Summer Pacers Continue To Shine In Win Over Celtics
Indy Cornrows —
... With 7.1 seconds left, the result could've easily went the other way, but Celtics' summer big, Nick Fazekas missed two free throws with the Pacers leading 89-88. ...
Summer League Wrapup
CelticsBlog —
... The Celtics finished with a 2-3 record in Orlando. Nick Fazekas led the team in scoring (13.4) and rebounding (6.2). ...
Ridiculous Transactions: 7/25-7/31
Ridiculous Upside —
... the shrinking salary cap or that teams are still stuck on "names,"* but it seems like this offseason more and more of last year's D-League stars are headed to Europe. The league's going to look a lot different come the fall.
*And yes, I'm away of the contradiction of going after the Jam for hiring a "no-name" coach while going after NBA teams for not signing "no-name" players. But that's because...you see...it's different in that...shut up.
July 30: Nick Fazekas - signed with JDA Dijon (France)
Fazekas played ...
A very lengthy post on, yes, Ramon Sessions
Clips Nation —
... Ramon dribbles effectively with both hands and can go either direction. Combine that with his quickness and you have a player who can get to the rim on just about any possession. In the fourth quarter he dribbled right into the paint and then did a quick change of direction and actually crossed a guy over and layed it in only a few feet from the basket – not an easy feat. He does a good job of setting up his teammates and threw a pretty no-look pass to Nick Fazekas in transition that just barely got tipped or would have lead to an easy basket. ...
Old Clippers in New Uniforms
Clips Nation —
... Nick Fazekas is playing for Dijon in France, eating lots of that spicey mustard. Fazeek, c'est chic! He played for the ...
Blake Griffin Has Stress Fracture - Out Six Weeks
Clips Nation —
... have played in pre-season the team will have some options in the front court. It's not like we're talking about giving major minutes to Nick Fazekas. ...
