sports.yahoo.com - 7/3/2009
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Every weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your pancakes. Frank Dell'Apa/Marc J. Spears, Boston Globe : "Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett , and Paul Pierce joined president of basketball operations Danny Ainge and managing partner Wyc ...
detroit4lyfe.com - 7/1/2009
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detroit4lyfe.com —
Ben Gordon is in Michigan today to talk
to Joe Dumars about signing with the Pistons. In
an average free agent market, this is the one guy I would like to see the Pistons sign. Aside from the points he can put on the board, Gordon plays hard, makes good decisions and hits clutch shots down ...
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Time to Re-Pay Chicago for Signing Hossa and Kopecky
emptythebench.com - 7/2/2009
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emptythebench.com —
Something’s gotta give in Detroit, and that something
is one of the last remaining pieces of Detroit’s
2004 NBA Championship team leaving town: Richard Hamilton, who will soon be traded. I think. He has to be, right? Despite reports ...
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Ben Gordon Won’t Be Paid $55 Million to Back Up Richard ...
blogs.sun-sentinel.com - 7/3/2009
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Daily Links: Don't drink and link or Where the MLE gets you Polish Hammered
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... otherwise young and interesting team.
HoopsHype - NBA Rumors Artest to the Lakers for 3yrs / $18m. Ariza to the Rockets for the MLE. Gordon and Charlie V to the Pistons. Gortat to Dallas. Marion could stay in Toronto. Hedo looking at Portland and Toronto. Iverson to the Grizz or Heat. Kleiza waiting. Bibby could stay in the ATL. Kidd to the Knicks(?)....it's been a typically busy first few days of the free agency period.
Suicide lines: Celtics offer 'Sheed deal; Iverson to the Heat? - Ball Don't... - NBA - Yahoo! ...
Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 7/3
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... Have Cavs Fans on Suicide Watch Detroit Free Press 'Sheed meets with Celtics brass and all-stars, receives offer Connecticut News Detroit’s UConn Signings Start Revolving Doors Sports of Boston Save Leon Powe Petition is a Little Ridiculous Tony Allen: 2008-2009 Celtics Review Dimemag Rockets, Lakers (kinda) pull off a trade; Rubio not going to Wolves Celtics 17 Yup, Danny Ainge is a Genius Yahoo. Suicide lines: Celtics offer 'Sheed deal; Iverson to the Heat? Journal Constitution Josh ...
Daily Links 7/3
CelticsBlog —
... meets with Celtics brass and all-stars, receives offer Connecticut News Detroit’s UConn Signings Start Revolving Doors Sports of Boston Save Leon Powe Petition is a Little Ridiculous Tony Allen: 2008-2009 Celtics Review Dimemag Rockets, Lakers (kinda) pull off a trade; Rubio not going to Wolves Celtics 17 Yup, Danny Ainge is a Genius Yahoo. Suicide lines: Celtics offer 'Sheed deal; Iverson to the Heat? Journal ...
Heard It Through the Grapevine
The Two Man Game —
... , via Ball Don’t Lie: “Looking to address the Charlotte Bobcats’ need for a backup power forward, general manager Rod Higgins has contacted agents for Antonio McDyess and Brandon Bass…Higgins said both discussions were preliminary, but he made it clear either one could fill a hole on the depth chart. ‘You look at our roster, and he makes a lot of sense,’ Higgins said of 6-foot-8 Bass, who played a total of four NBA seasons with the Hornets and Mavericks. ‘But he’s going to have options, too.’” ...
Pierce takes break from Sheed talks to shoot craps
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans —
... playing craps. Obviously, he wasn't part of the contingency romancing Rasheed Wallace to the Celtics
on Thursday or most likely on Friday. I'm in a semi-Red Bull and Vodka
daze, but not enough that I don't have my bearings [...] ...
Iverson refelcts on his Piston career
PistonsNationBlog.com —
... about the money.
For those who might think that there’s any lingering animosities between Rip Hamilton and Iverson over the 6th man saga, that’s not the case. Check out this AI’s Tweet from last week:
we just got to the club…we met up with RIP and Tayshaun
Iverson is currently an unrestricted free agent. There’s been rumors of interest from teams such as Chicago, Miami, Memphis and a reunion with Larry Brown in Charlotte. The ...
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Gordon and Villanueva?
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Could Charlotte Be The Scene For The Reunion of A.I. And Larry?
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Where Have You Gone Allen Iverson?
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Allen Iverson - Potential Bobcat
queencityhoops.com 7/9/2009 — Allen Iverson averaged 19.0 points per 40 minutes last season - something only 21 other players 6'-5" and under managed. However, only 3 of those players accomplished the feat while managing a lower points per shot than Inverson's 1.193 (and one of ...
