HIts: Jannero Pargo Comeback Edition
At The Hive —
... Forward Peja Stojakovic has been named as an Honorary Advisory Board Member of the First Book-Greater New Orleans Advisory Board. "Reading is an important part of everyday learning and I believe that supporting literacy is fundamental for children's education today. It is my honor to be able to team up with First Book and do my part to promote children's literacy in the Greater New Orleans area," said Stojakovic. ...
Golden State Warriors 1st Round Draft History and Just My Imagination
Golden State Of Mind —
... Fuller.
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You laugh now, but how many people can tell their kids they got drafted ahead of Kobe Bryant?
IMAGINE if the Warriors selected Kobe Bryant (#13).
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Would the Warriors be in the 2009 NBA Finals if they drafted Kobe?
The list of who they passed on will make you cringe: Steve Nash (#15), Jermaine O'Neal (#17), Peja Stojakovic (#14), Zydrunas Ilgauskas (#20). Shoot I wouldn't be ...
The Budget
At The Hive —
... Player
Dollars (in millions)
Chris Paul
13.8
Peja Stojakovic
13.4
Tyson Chandler
12.3
David West ...
Jarrett Jack and the Greatest Single Season Pacers
Indy Cornrows —
... came to Indiana from a brief stint in Golden State that was hampered by his injuries. The former Buck and Sonics standout played his 14th season with the Pacers and averaged a solid 10 points in 19 minutes for the 95-96 squad. He would see more playing time in the playoffs, and would perform well in the team's first round loss to the Hawks. Pierce would be traded to Denver as part of the Jalen Rose deal and played two more NBA seasons, retiring at age 38. 6. Peja Stojakovic (2005-2006) As a Pacer, Peja Stojakovic's all ...
14 Worst NBA Contracts
Sactown Royalty —
... worst contract situations in the NBA...
TOP 14 (in ascending order of value)
New York Knicks Eddy Curry: 2 years, $21.8M Comment: The ghost of Isaiah still haunts the Garden.
Dallas Mavericks Eric Dampier: 2 years, $25.2M Comment: The guy is a decent defender, but uh...
Charlotte Hornets DeSagana Diop: 4 years, $26.8M Comment: Whose idea was this anyway?
New Orleans Hornets Peja Stojakovic: 2 years, $27.6M Comment: This guy is arguably the ...
Kings Abroad
Sactown Royalty —
... Since Geoff Petrie has run the Kings, the team has featured a substantial number of international players. This has died down a bit since the trade of Hedo Turkoglu, release of Vlade Divac and trade of Peja Stojakovic.
But the squad still has several international players. After the jump, a full accounting of which Kings will be playing abroad in FIBA competition this summer.
Francisco Garcia, Dominican Republic
El Flaco has played with the Dominican national team for several years now. Because of that ...
A very lengthy post on, yes, Ramon Sessions
Clips Nation —
... incredibly unselfish player who is always looking for his teammates. A gifted passer with long arms and excellent court vision. Can both run the break and set up effectively in the halfcourt. An improving shooter who has solid 3-point range and can score when teams overplay him.
You may be wondering: wait I thought he couldn't shoot? Well, it turns out he's a decent 2-point jump shooter, ahead of guys like Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, and Peja Stojakovic (not to mention Sebastian Telfair and Baron ...
30Q: What Kind of Kenny Thomas Trade Offers Will Pop Up?
Sactown Royalty —
30Q asks the important questions about the Kings all through September.
Kenny Thomas is the biggest trade chip the Kings have had in a long while ... and that's saying a lot. This is the team which has, in the past five seasons, traded Chris Webber (2005), Peja Stojakovic (2006), Mike Bibby (2008), Ron Artest (2008), Brad Miller (2009) and John Salmons (2009). That's a lot of salary, a lot of talent -- a lot of movement, most of which happened midseason.
But contracts are ...
30Q: Will This Be Geoff Petrie's Final Season in Sacramento?
Sactown Royalty —
... blows up (if at all), but really Thompson could be the final chapter of his legacy. It was a classic Petrie "ufck it" moment, reminiscent of Peja Stojakovic and ...
Phoenix Suns Season Preview Series, Part 1: Looking Back
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... scores 23, grabs 14 rebounds, Peja Stojakovic scores 24, shoots 5 of 9 threes, Hornets win 104-91. ...
NBA Previews- The Hornets
At The Hive —
... Darren Collison is a respectable player by all accounts. Ike Diogu can be rock solid if healthy. Peja Stojakovic could have a rebound year and keep his back healthy, coming off the pine. Of course, Marks, Armstrong, and the rest are going to pick up some minutes. But a second unit of Collison/Thornton/Peja/Posey/Diogu with light servings of Bobby Brown and some Kiwi sprinkles should easily outperform last year's. It simply has to. ...
New York Post: Bird Ready To Leave Pacers After Season
Indy Cornrows —
... But until then, the rumor is that Bird's tenure with the Pacers is on its last leg. Check out the jump for links to last night's Pacers loss to New Orleans and other Pacers related content.
The IndyStar printed the AP version of last night's game, which highlights Danny Granger returning home in a preseason loss.
Here is the box score for the game.
For the Hornets take, here is a link to a story highlighting Peja Stojakovic's brilliant return against his former team.
Also ...
Clippers 91 - New Orleans 88 (Pre-season) - Glad That's Over With
Clips Nation —
... to carry the load, which he tried to do. And for at least a quarter, Peja Stojakovic found his shot again. But the Hornets really didn't have a lot going for them tonight. ...
NBA Live 10 Regular Season Simulation #1: New Orleans Hornets at San Antonio Spurs
Pounding The Rock —
... up-to-date roster changes, injuries, player tendencies (defense, shooting), and team tendencies.
Today we take on N'awlins, which will be the first of many Simulations to come during the regular season. Check it out, boys and girls.
The Dynamic DNA was up to date for this game. The starting lineups for both teams going into this game were as follows:
Them:
PG - Chris Paul SG - Morris Peterson SF - Peja Stojakovic PF - David West C - ...
Competition Discussion: Rest of the League
Bullets Forever —
... People don't talk enough about how things just went totally south for New Orleans last year. Tyson Chandler was injured for half the year, and he wasn't totally healthy in the games he played either. Peja Stojakovic is getting old, but he can't be that bad again. The only guy who had a good year was ...
Preview: Kings at Hornets
Sactown Royalty —
... Former King Peja Stojakovic is now coming off the bench for the Hornets. As Section noted, this is a bench that scored only 20 points and collected only 9 rebounds in 95 minutes against the ...
