Good morning, sweet world: Bye bye Baylor
Ball Don't Lie —
... D'Antoni already has seen "bad habits" from his club and called its effort "spotty" yesterday. On the eve of their preseason opener against the Raptors at Air Canada Centre, D'Antoni said he's unhappy with their intensity level in his first critical remarks as Knicks head coach. 'We got to get the effort right,' D'Antoni said. 'We got to get the effort on both ends right. Then we can start playing well. It's been pretty spotty up till now.'" Chris McCosky, The Detroit News: "If Kwame Brown didn't know before, he knows ...
First Cup: Wednesday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Chris McCosky of The Detroit News: "Rasheed Wallace went at Kwame Brown full-throttle at the end of practice Tuesday. It started when Brown said that he would put Wallace 'in the trunk and lock him up.' Wallace went off. There is no way on God's green earth that you can lock me up, ever, ever, ever,' he said. 'You couldn't lock me up in when you were in D.C. or L.A., nowhere. You're lucky you never had to face me in high school.' Brown hooted on Wallace for sitting out the last couple of minutes of the scrimmage, telling him, 'Go get your rest, old ...
Rasheed Taunts, Kwame Brown Surprisingly Doesn’t Back Down
SLAM Online —
... Kwame Brown has never been known as the toughest-minded guy around; hell, just ask Michael Jordan. After years of being the object of ridicule, it appears as though Kwame may finally be building up some self-esteem.
Brown’s new (and, um, loud) teammate Rasheed Wallace tested his mettle by talking all kinds of trash at him during practice.
“There is no way on God’s green earth that you can lock me up, ever, ever, ever,” he said. “You couldn’t lock me up in when you were in D.C. or L.A., nowhere. ...
Another Reason I Love Rasheed Wallace
the Blowtorch —
... You're lucky you never had to face me in high school.' Brown hooted on Wallace for sitting out the last couple of minutes of the scrimmage, telling him, 'Go get your rest, old man.' That only fired Wallace up more. 'Yeah, I need my rest because I am working. I'm not out there lollygagging like you,' Wallace shouted. Brown soon scored on two aggressive plays, but Wallace wasn't impressed. 'Yeah, Kwame, two baskets in two-and-a-half hours,' he said." From The Detroit News via Henry
Competition Discussion: Detroit Pistons
Bullets Forever —
The season is still two months away, but most of the rosters are set, barring the requisite Michael Jordan comeback rumor (just kidding, but only a little). We have an idea where our team stands, but we can't really know unless we discuss everyone else. In that spirit, I'm going to throw up a "competition discussion" thread for each of the other 29 teams over the next month or so. We'll go in alphabetical order from A to Z. Today's team: Detroit.
Last year's record: 59-23
In: Kwame Brown, Walter Sharpe Out: Jarvis Hayes, Juan Dixon, ...
