June 2009
Changing of a guard →
Here’s a great basketball read to hold everyone over until the Finals begin. It actually has a connection in a roundabout kind of way. The subject of the story, Chris Herren, was a college teammate of Rafer Alston at Fresno State where Jerry Tarkanian felt Herren was the better of the two.
Cavs loss leaves LeBron James' future in Cleveland... →
(via justincharles)
“Since Orlando won 4-2 and cruised to victory in game six, revisionist history...”
– Via 20 Second Timeout, “Dominant Howard Ends Cleveland’s Dream Season, Lifts Orlando into the NBA Finals”
May 2009
“RT @JonesOnTheNBA: RT @WaltNew: Kobe did press after losing in the finals by 40...”
– forumbluegold
“This team has fought really, really hard. Our reward is you get to go from...”
– Stan Van Gundy
NBA
Orlando Magic mull return of Jameer Nelson for NBA... →
Nelson return for Finals a possibility
May 31, 2009
The Magic are encouraged by Jameer Nelson’s rehabilitation so much that they will evaluate the possibility of the all-star playing in the NBA Finals against the Lakers, the Sentinel has learned. Magic President Bob Vander Weide said the team is exploring whether Nelson can return after undergoing shoulder surgery Feb. 19. He...
“Shaq is going to be eating some ass, he’ll either tell Stan Van Gundy or...”
– Matt “Money” Smith
PetrosAndMoney
Finals Schedule
Game 1: Thursday, June 4: Orlando at L.A., 9/6 p.m. Game 2: Sunday, June 7: Orlando at L.A., 8/5 p.m. Game 3: Tuesday, June 9: L.A. at Orlando, 9/6 p.m. Game 4: Thursday, June 11: L.A. at Orlando, 9/6 p.m. Game 5*:, Sunday, June 14: L.A. at Orlando, 8/5 p.m. Game 6*:, Tuesday, June 16: Orlando at L.A., 9/6 p.m. Game 7*:, Thursday, June 18: Orlando at L.A., 9/6 p.m.
*=If Necessary
All games on...
flubby:
Puppet Bron-Bron is crushed.
[ GIF PARTY ]
So is Kenan Thompson. With SNL in re-runs, he has nowhere to display his particular brand of unfunny.
J.J. Redick & Adam Morrison: How The Mighty Have... →
Either way you look at it, one of these guys is gonna have a Championship ring soon!
“there’s a lotta scuttlebutt among yankee types that #lebron will be a knick....”
– SI_JonHeyman (via brooklynmutt)
Locker Room Question
Has Cleveland’s staff already boxed up the contents of Ben Wallace’s locker, or are they just going to leave his stuff on the curb outside the arena?
Lebron James's agent has been on the phone with...
(via inothernews)
Pau Gasol: Quiet Dominance
Gasol’s per-game averages from the Western Conference Finals:
17.5 points
12.3 rebounds
63% FG
74% FT
2.5 assists
2.3 blocks
2.8 fouls
And, most importantly - 42 minutes
Gasol can’t seem to shed his “soft” label, even as the Lakers return to their second straight NBA Finals. Some people believe he should be fighting more in the post, delivering hard fouls, and...
“The Lakers’ issues in this postseason has never been about heart, and...”
– Kevin Arnovitz, guest blogging on TrueHoop
“For one quarter, nearly two, Kobe Bryant waited. He drew the defense away from...”
– Yahoo! Sports, Johnny Ludden, “Kobe’s Lakers into Finals—Your Turn, Lebron”
