jumpingoffsides.com - 6/23/2009
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Here is a story from Scott Howard-Cooper on SI.com that says it doesn't make sense to draft point guards too high in the draft because they are not the deciding factors in the Finals. If you haven't read it yet it basically says that the point guards on all the Championship teams since 1994 ...
Point Guard Driven League? Maybe, Maybe Not
bulletsforever.com 5/9/2009 — One of the common arguments I've heard from people who advocate taking Ricky Rubio is that the NBA is becoming more and more of a point guard driven league so it makes sense to get the best floor general available.
Certainly the level of talent at ...
Next stop for Chauncey Billups should be the Hall of Fame
nba.com 5/28/2009 — In the 70's, it was Gus Williams. In the 80's, it was Dennis Johnson and Fat Lever. In the 90's, it was Kevin Johnson and Tim Hardaway. Every decade has a guard (or two) that a generation remembers, but history largely forgets. That better not happen ...
ETSF NBA All-Decade Rookie Team
edthesportsfan.com 6/25/2009 — The saga continues…LOL. First off, I’d like to give a shout-out to Philip Barnett and Brandon Lewis for their contributions and insight to this particular post. This was definitely one of the most challenging (yet fun) posts we’ve ever done at ETSF. Once again, we’ve decided to keep the ...
Chauncey’s still got it! (But he still needed to go)
pistonpost.com 5/17/2009 — Yes sir, our former Mr. Big Shot back in the conference finals for a league-leading seventh season in a row! We sure miss him, right? Curse Joe Dumars for trading our beloved point guard, right?
Wrong. Chauncey Billups may be in the spotlight again, but that doesn’t mean we should have ...
Guarding Small Guards
48minutesofhell.com 6/30/2009 — On TrueHoop yesterday afternoon, Henry Abbott asked the question, “ Who can guard Tony Parker? ” The question served as a jumping off point for how to best defend the quick, small guards who are coming off as increasingly unstoppable ...
Fisher’s Heroics Move Lakers a Step Closer
hoopsaddict.com 6/12/2009 — Luck can be thought of as what happens when preparation meets opportunity. In the case of Lakers point guard Derek Fisher, this pairing seems to occur often.
Even while playing with Kobe Bryant, the one player in the league most people would trust ...
Stun Gun Cheerleader Mom Sentenced To 5 Years
sportsbybrooks.com 6/26/2009 — It’s confirmed: Using a stun gun to zap a cheerleading coach in the neck is probably not the best way to get her to let your friend’s daughter onto the team. It happened in April of 2008 in Warr Acres, Okla., where LeShawn Fisher ...
Derek Fisher = Clutch, Lakers one win away from a title
outsidetheboxscore.blogspot.com 6/12/2009 — Embedded video from NBA Video During the NBA playoffs, ABC color commentator Mark Jackson has been repeating one of his trademark lines, "Mama, there goes that man." Tonight in game four, that man was Derek Fisher. It appeared that the Orlando Magic were in full control going into the second ...
The Spurs Land a Big Four In Trade —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/24/2009
In what could be the biggest or most influential trade in the off-season, even with so much of it remaining, the Spurs have once again NBA Finals hype. Richard Jefferson was traded from the Minnesota Bucks to the Spurs today. However, many thought ...
