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Kobe Responds

May 30, 2007

#24 tells his side of the Shaq/Buss/Laker drama, on his blog, over at KB24.com.
Sidenote — if other guys follow the lead of Kobe and Curt Schilling, does that mean we might finally put an end to so much of the terrible gossip reporting masquerading as sports coverage that the likes of ESPN and Yahoo! Sports [...]

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Ben Gordon Sure Loves His Myoplex

May 10, 2007

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That sound you hear…

March 12, 2007

…is millions of Knicks fans all screaming out in unison. In case you were wondering.

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Tyrus Thomas End-to-End

March 5, 2007

He may have made some questionable comments about the dunk contest and getting paid, but something tells me if he plays like this on the regular, nobody’s going to talk about that anymore:

(via The Big Lead)

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Who Needs Kobe and Phil?

November 2, 2006

Lakers move to 2-0 against Golden State without #824 — Lamar Odom again leads the way, with 22 points and one rebound and one dime shy of a triple-dub.
Kurt Rambis filled Phil Jackson’s shoes, as the legendary coach stayed in L.A. to rest up after his hip replacement surgery four weeks ago.
But the real story [...]

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The new NBA: Drunken, unaccountable fans and players in the stands

January 19, 2006

I knew when the NBA came down HARD on the players in the Indiana-Detroit brawl last year, but didn’t make much of a point about the drunken behavior exhibited in the stands, that we’d hear more about all of this.
Last night we did.
I’m not saying what Antonio did was acceptable (although, playing for Isiah’s Knicks [...]

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You Gotta Love Horry

June 19, 2005

Thursday, Felix Gillette referred to Robert Horry as "a con man" and questioned just how clutch he really is.  Sunday night against the Pistons, Big Shot Bob issued a retort.
Sideshow Bob – Is Robert Horry the NBA’s best clutch shooter or its best con man {Slate}Horry’s game-winning 3 pointer gives Spurs series edge {ESPN}

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Ok, we got Phil…now, let’s figure out who’s on the team he’s coaching….

June 16, 2005

Here’s my (mostly realistic) dream Laker team for next year, with salary info in (). Below that is a brief explanation of why I want each guy, and how we’d get ‘em:
STARTING FIVE

Dan Dickau – PG ($2,100,000)
Kobe Bryant – SG ($15,946,875)
Lamar Odom – SF ($11,465,500)
Reggie Evans – PF ($5,000,000)
Chris Mihm – C ($3,796,875)

BENCH

Mark Madsen [...]

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Calling Karl Malone out

December 8, 2004

Ok, I’ll admit I’m not always a huge Simers supporter, but he definitely smacks Karl Malone and his blabbermouth agent Dwight "I’m only an agent b/c of Dennis Rodman" Manley with a 2×4 of logic and truth this morning:

I wouldn’t be surprised to learn later he used Bryant’s remarks as a way of getting out [...]

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Unintentionally Hilarious Photo of the Moment, Vol. 2

August 8, 2004

{from NBA.com}

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Greed can make you do stupid things

August 4, 2004

In Erick Dampier’s case, greed made him turn down a guaranteed $16.8 million over the next two years, looking for money he thought he deserved after 1 good season, only to wind up with $4.7 million.
In the immortal words of Nelson Muntz….

HA HA!

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Quote of the Week

July 13, 2004

“Apparently Shaq is so excited about going to Miami that he’s already started getting out of shape.”
– Craig Kilborn

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