ballerblogger.com - 6/22/2009
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Dan Bickley of The Arizona Republic: “David Griffin, the home-boy who first joined the team as a communications intern in 1993, is beginning to look and act like the next general manager. And Steve Kerr, the current GM, seems to be fading into the background..."
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ballerblogger.com 6/23/2009 — Rodney McKissic of The Buffalo News: “It pays to know what you are getting when you are investing dollars and draft choices, which is why the NBA and its teams are employing detectives to check on prospective players and uncover skeletons in their closets..."
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ballerblogger.com 6/19/2009 — Michael Lee of the Washington Post: "With Arenas already back to his playing weight from five years ago, maybe Grover can help him return to that all-star, all-NBA form again. And, given how Wade bounced back to the form that made him Finals MVP in 2006, this might be the best move for Arenas..."
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ballerblogger.com 6/20/2009 — Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "A day after Heat President Pat Riley said the team could not go forward with a major personnel overhaul without his star agreeing to a contract extension this summer, Wade indicated he might seek such action by the team before..."
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ballerblogger.com 6/14/2009 — Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: "‘Right now,’ small forward Hedo Turkoglu said, ‘I’m just happy to be in this situation.’ See what we mean? The Magic have an unusual way of looking at things wrong side up..."
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ballerblogger.com 6/18/2009 — Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register: "It’s about work and teamwork and then maybe one day sharing off-the-charts joy with your teammates that leaves Fisher unwilling to remove his game uniform, reeking of sweat and champagne both, even back at the Lakers’ Orlando hotel for their postgame..."
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ballerblogger.com 6/8/2009 — Dave McMenamin of NBA.com: “Bryant has taken on the reputation as the game’s ultimate closer, and deservedly so, but it was Gasol who was 3-for-3 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter and overtime, compared to Kobe’s 3-for-7 and 7-for-8..."
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ballerblogger.com 6/24/2009 — Britt Robson of Secrets of the City: “The Wolves shot a league-worst 44.1% from the field last season. After scanning hours of video from last season, Kahn obviously felt the problem was the talent more than the scheme-he just dumped two of the ballclub’s top three perimeter scorers..."
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ballerblogger.com 6/16/2009 — Alan Hahn of Newsday: “Brandon Jennings or Stephen Curry? The Knicks may not have the opportunity to choose between the two with the eighth overall pick, but they could have a shot at either. And both of them have made it known they would prefer to be a Knick..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/1/2009 — Mike McGraw of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald: “The feeling is Bulls management would prefer to re-sign Gordon, keeping all of the team’s assets on hand for a potential blockbuster trade in the next 12 months that might bring a quality big man in return. When it comes to paying the luxury..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/14/2009 — Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN.com: "Griffin has been plugging away to refine his outside shot. In a league increasingly dominated by power forwards who can do more than just throw their weight around inside of 15 feet, he knows he’ll have to develop a face-up game if he wants to live up to his promise..."
Debunking the Myth of Tyler Hansbrough —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/22/2009
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Clippers will keep No. 1 draft pick —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 6/22/2009
The Clippers remain intent on keeping the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, and they're expected to make Oklahoma's Blake Griffin the top selection.
Assistant general manager Neil Olshey said Monday that the pick is not going anywhere.
Coach and general ...