Wednesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Ryan Schwan of Hornets247 just trashes the Grizzlies: "Flat out, the Grizzlies will be pushing to have one of the worst records of all time. Their veterans are the worst sort of dregs: Greg Buckner, Antoine Walker, and Marko Jaric. Useless, Cancer, Slacker. Their frontcourt is horribly weak. Marc Gasol -- if he makes a successful transition to the U.S. -- is a good Oberto-like backup big, but other than Marc, there's no one to rebound or play in the paint. Darko has finally developed ... into a foul- and injury-prone stiff. Hakim Warrick and Darrell ...
Declaration of War
3 Shades of Blue —
A couple of days ago, my (former) good buddy at Hornets 24/7, Ryan Schwan, wrote a post decrying the horrific predictions that were foisted upon his team last year by the big media outlets and their sudden about-face this year. He then spent his final 340 words absolutely demoralizing the Grizzlies, while acting apologetic about it the entire time. Of course, this means that I must retaliate. But I like the way this Hornets team is put together and realize that they are definitely one of the top 2 teams in the West, so I cannot reciprocate in the same manner. That means I ...
NBA Essentials: Family Time for the Shaqs
FanHouse —
... month. 3. Empty the Bench. The ETB fellows interview Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski, one of the best NBA reporters out there. 4. ESPN, via Deadspin. (Ironic, I know.) Kevin Garnett discusses some of his favorite sneaky defensive maneuvers, like "stepping on the guy's feet, holding his hand, then knowing when to let go at the right time so it's not a foul." 5. Hornets 24/7 and 3 Shades of Blue. One blog explains why the Grizz would be lucky ...
