Thursday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
Dave from BlazersEdge on Mike D'Antoni and Avery Johnson: "If I were a Mavs or Suns fan I'm pretty sure I'd be screaming loudly about these developments. I know it's easy to get myopic, especially when you're wishing for rings and get an early vacation instead. But come onâ¦doesn't ANY franchise want a long-term, signature coach at the helm anymore? Are they all disposable? And if they are, what does that say about the importance of the position? Bottom line: these two guys didn't get all stupid overnight. Maybe their front offices did though. Have fun on the spiral downward. Too bad for the guys you'll blame for that. If experience is any guide, in ...
Stern-O With More Indefensible Actions
perkisabeast.com Blog —
Now that he’s done handing out supposed Gang Gesture fines, Mister David Stern has now decided to hand out another extremely biased ruling. While Darius Songalia certainly gave a little Chicken Wing to LeBron during their entanglement, if Sterno feels that deserves a suspension than Zydrunas Ilgauskas should be joining him on the sidelines!
Here’s how Songalia saw it:
“We got tangled up, my arm got caught inside of his, and when he tried to free himself, it was just an accident. He lifted my arm and it him right in the face. It was caused by him,” Songaila said Thursday. “It wasn’t my ...
Feed the Zeast!
Le Cavs! A Cleveland Cavaliers Blog —
Okay, that doesn't sound quite right. What I'm trying to say is that tonight the Cavs need to stuff the ball down Z's throat until he defecates lumbering hooks onto Brendan Haywood's chest, Cleveland Steamer style. In a completely unanticipated turn, Darius Songalia was suspended for slapping Lebron. Video here, 10 seconds in. Of all the contact throughout this series, this is what draws a suspension? I'd guess this is the league feeling that some penalty needed to be levied against the Wizards for the constant unnecessary contact perpetuated throughout the series, keying in on a debatable slap that was already deemed intentional enough to ...
