Wednesday Afternoon Mini-Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... on video. (Not strictly PG-13, but obviously, um, thematically mature.) Remember Ross Perot's running mate, Admiral Stockdale? If you read a bunch of his essays, and think too much about the Bobcats, you might come up with something a little like this essay about POW camps and Adam Morrison. By the way, one side note -- I'm not at all confident in Blogcat's use of Tim Duncan as an example of a dumb or mindless player. I'm sure Duncan's quite the opposite. Dallas Coach Rick Carlisle says he is amenable to coaching Ron ...
Carlisle Really Wants to Coach Artest Again
FanHouse —
... Artest hasn't decided if he's going to opt-out of the last year of his contract, and hearing Carlisle talk about how he'd welcome another chance to coach him might make the decision to become a free agent a bit easier. A more favorable option for the Kings would be trading Artest to the Mavs and getting something back -- both McMahon and Sacramento Bee beat reporter Sam Amick suggest ...
Rick Carlisle Wants Ron Artest Back in His Life
SLAM Online —
... The Kings are loathe to unload the talented Artest, but his tenure in a Sacramento uniform is a day-to-day adventure. Getting a guy in return (Howard) who can not only play, but simply wants to be left alone with his blunt, might not be such a bad deal. ...
First Cup: Thursday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Sam Amick of the Sacramento Bee: "If Artest doesn't opt out, the Kings can trade him starting in July. If he does opt out, then he could obviously sign with Dallas as a free agent. As for what he might do, I've been polling people within the organization and around the league for the last week or so and the consensus remains that there is no consensus. Strangely, one of the few indicators could involve the Monarchs. When the local WNBA squad takes the Arco Arena floor on Saturday for its season-opener against San Antonio, I've been told that Artest may ...
Reading is Great! Thursday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links
Empty the Bench —
... - After losing Game 5, Magic PG Jameer Nelson says he never guaranteed a win.
- Celtics Blog - Celtics fans have adopted a seven-step program for coping with road losses.
- Tirico Suave - Stephon Marbury is “running in the mountains” this offseason.
- Inside the NBA - Perhaps it’s time for somebody, like the Bulls, to give Phil Johnson a shot.
- Sac Bee - Rick Carlisle, new Mavs head coach, would love to coach Ron-Ron again.
- Upside and ...
