Michael Redd, Dime #16Sure it didn’t count, but Michael Redd and Co. didn’t do anything last night to change our preseason prediction that the Bucks could be the worst team in the NBA. In front of what looked like a crowd of about 174 Milwaukee faithful, the Bucks were turned into blood pudding by the Wolves (not exactly a championship contender themselves), losing by 38 in a preseason matchup. Richard Jefferson scored four points in his debut with his new squad, who played without injured Andrew Bogut, Luke Ridnour and Joe Alexander. The Wolves’ top pick, Kevin Love, put up 13 points, while Rashad McCants dropped 22, Al Jefferson had 18, and Mike Miller posted 12 points and seven dimes … If the Bucks aren’t the worst team in the League, it just might be the Oklahoma City Thunder. We previewed Kevin Durant’s squad yesterday. Rebuilding is the word in OKC … In the other game on Monday’s schedule, Acie Law scored 20 to lead the Hawks past the Magic. Al Horford added 13 points, nine boards and four blocks, and Mo Evans scored 17 and nailed a 60-footer at the end of the third quarter … Orlando’s new unis look alright on the court. The pinstripes were slimming enough to make Dwight Howard (17 pts, 8 blks) look slightly more human, meaning Rashard Lewis (22 pts) was barely visible in the new joints … Yesterday’s NBA TV “Real Training Camp” episode focused on the Knicks, but it wasn’t as soap-opera-ish as you’d expect: no fights, arguments or dirty looks shooting between Stephon Marbury and Chris Duhon. Someone in the Dime office noted that Steph “looks like he weighs 30 pounds,” which could be why he’s peddling workout tapes and saying he’s back to dunking on the regular … Whatever amount of weight Marbury (and Q-Rich) lost, Eddy Curry must have found it. In Curry’s defense, it was his first practice of the season after being sidelined with a bacterial infection. On the flip side, he’s getting paid way too much and has too much talent to be battling Jerome James for who gets to be on “The Biggest Loser” … KG, T-Mac, Chauncey, Duncan, Dwight, Josh Smith and some of the rest of adidas’ roster got together for a serious pickup run at UCLA’s campus, and here’s what happened. The game took place at the same gym we featured in Dime #42, where the best pickup run in the world goes down every summer … What’s the last thing you want to hear if you’re a Bobcats fan? Not that Larry Brown is already wishing he would have held out for the Mavericks’ job; it’s that your $70 million big man is having back problems. Again. Emeka Okafor said his back started acting up last week after he landed weird during practice, but it’s not supposed to be too serious … Kobe might be moving to small forward, and hopefully he won’t react as strongly as Ron Artest if the move becomes a reality. “When I first started playing and they were trying to give me a position, I would say I wanted to be a two,” Ron told the Houston Chronicle. “I always wanted to be a two so I could come off screens and shoot. But I can still do that. I put so much emphasis back in the day on the position, it was affecting my mentality of how the game should be played. It was affecting my relationship with coaches; it was affecting my relationship with players because I so much wanted to play two. If I didn’t play two, I would take it so personal.” Where do you think Houston should use Artest? Between McGrady, Shane Battier, Artest and the small army of power forwards on the roster, the Rockets have a lot of options for how to fill those 2-3-4 spots … By now you’ve seen the Reebok Talkin’ Krazy sneakers on DimeMag.com. In the name of good ol’ trash-talking, we’re giving away a free pair of the Talkin’ Krazy kicks, a basketball autographed by Jason Terry, a $100 Champ Sports gift card and a one-year Dime subscription. In return, we ask that you hit us with the best line of trash talk you’ve ever said on the court … Luke Walton has a stalker, a story that was detailed in yesterday’s Orange County Register. The 34-year-old woman from El Segundo, Calif., would sit in her car parked outside of Luke’s house for hours, she wrote on his car with a Sharpie, and she even approached Luke’s girl one time. The last straw came when she made the “I’m gonna shoot you” pantomime at Walton a few weeks ago. “She told me that we belong together. And then she started flipping out about all sorts of stuff,” Luke said. “She said she wanted to move to San Diego, but people wouldn’t let her. I was like, ‘What people?’ She’s like, ‘The people! The people in the universe! They won’t let me move, because they say you and I are supposed to be together.’ I was like, ‘Oh, wow. She’s crazy.’” This is why you need enforcers. Get somebody like Charles Oakley to go handle that … We’re out like Bogut …
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October 7th, 2008 at 2:27 am
solomon says:
bucked up! nice title…
October 7th, 2008 at 2:40 am
j from la says:
wow if luke walton has stalkers then kobe n lebron most have mmajor problems with women. the bucks are the worst in the east and thats saying alot with the talent they have. eddy curry was in vegas chillin at pure night club about a month ago and nobody knew who he was he is a big loser. the sad part dale davis was there the same night and he had people all over him. i hope marbury ressurects his career with another team becuz he has gas left in the tank. how long will it take for ron artest to go nuts in h-town? hes like the pacman jones of the nba. o yea dime im lovin the late night dime entries for the west coast readers good lookin out.
October 7th, 2008 at 3:03 am
QuEsT??? says:
@ j luke doesnt have a stalker, he just made that story up to feel relevant
October 7th, 2008 at 3:48 am
knocks says:
Crazy Ron should NOT be playing the 2.
“It was affecting my relationship with coaches; it was affecting my relationship with players because I so much wanted to play two. If I didn’t play two, I would take it so personal.”
Isn’t that dude’s way of admitting that he wants to take every damn shot??? The last thing Artest needs is any kind of reason to shoot more…If Ron-Ron looks at the media guide and sees “shooting guard” next to his name, T-Mac may never touch the ball again.
No disrespect to Luke. But the first thing I thought of when I read about Luke’s stalker friend was, “He definitely must have hit that.” Growing up, that was always my fear: get with some random girl, have a good time and whatever….next thing you know, you got some crazy bitch blowing up your cell, dropping in on you at work, and boiling your pet rabbit.
October 7th, 2008 at 3:55 am
Magnifico says:
“…Whatever amount of weight Marbury (and Q-Rich) lost, Eddy Curry must have found it.”
Brutally classic.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:11 am
Flying-Aussie-Dutchman says:
“luke doesnt have a stalker, he just made that story up to feel relevant”
I lol’d
October 7th, 2008 at 4:23 am
Octopus Jonny says:
I found Spree!
http://a417.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/92/l_5e4365f72d5448fef26187242c523e00.jpg
He appears to be doing well!
October 7th, 2008 at 4:25 am
smity far away says:
the bucks are gon be in for a looong season…
October 7th, 2008 at 4:52 am
solomon says:
long is an understatement… they’re already incorporating bj mullens or blake griffin into their game plan
October 7th, 2008 at 4:57 am
solomon says:
“On the flip side, he’s (Eddy Curry) getting paid way too much and has too much talent to be battling Jerome James for who gets to be on “The Biggest Loser”
…all pun intended
October 7th, 2008 at 6:03 am
Leapin' Leroy Loggins says:
Any idea how long Bogut is supposed to be out? I got my Yahoo Fantasy draft coming up and will be looking for a decent C2. Any idea boyz?
October 7th, 2008 at 6:30 am
YOUNGFED says:
Ain’t that the truth, Quest. Why would anyone stalk Luke’s funny looking azz.
October 7th, 2008 at 6:53 am
schoops says:
Please don’t insult Oakley. Dude was the enforcer for Ewing on the court and MJ off the court. He’d never be caught dead with Bill “dickface” Walton’s kid. Maybe nick collison can be his enforcer.
Eddy Curry is fat. Let’s just give up and admit this. No more debating if he’ll be in shape (he won’t) or if he’s training (only on xbox)… the dude is a failure. Fans sitting in the first row get more rebounds than Eddy Curry.
October 7th, 2008 at 6:57 am
schoops says:
This just in: after a thorough investigation it was determined the the dark haired woman was in fact Sasha “the machine” Vuj. who had just grown his hair out a little more over the summer and always had a think for Luke.
October 7th, 2008 at 6:58 am
rodnets says:
props to dime for sticking to the creative healdines instead of the three informative one.
Oklahoma should be named the Thundersonics until Seattle gets its new team.
October 7th, 2008 at 7:13 am
that's whats up says:
at post 7 - thank goodness punani is free
After week 3 of the season it will be “All Bucked Up”
October 7th, 2008 at 7:33 am
VERTMAN says:
Damn, poor Luke! Crazy bitches can really bring you down! I’ve been stalked & it was not fun, when it started I was like, whoa, this babe is sooo into me. Then it got to be toooo much. I bet Luke was hittin’ it, then got bored with that twat, so now shes buggin’!
October 7th, 2008 at 8:06 am
patrick says:
I know there is a lot of air time that needs to be filled on those training camp spots, but come on, Clyde dropped it like 5 times that wilson chandler is gonna fill the shaun marion role for the knicks. stephon has tons of talent if he really got his shit together he has the nash thing, i will take a healthy jefferies as being diaw, shit i will even say a motivated curry could carry shaq from 07-08’s gym bag, but wilson chandler can’t be shaun marion.
October 7th, 2008 at 8:24 am
Jimmhumm says:
@ patrick wilson Chandler will be lucky to be a replacement for renaldo Balkman. The knicks is going to lose a lot of games. All this Steph press is one of those tricks pat riley uses. He hypes up people before they get traded. Before Shaq got traded Riley promised he deserved to be an all star and that he WOULDN’t be traded. Steph is on his way out trust me.
October 7th, 2008 at 8:27 am
the_don_mega says:
buck it up!!!
October 7th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Kobeef says:
I know it was only pre-season but - the NBA is back!
…and the Bucks suck. The worst part is that Bogut is going to put up numbers but he won’t make them much better.
Is this the year Acie breaks-out? Let’s hope so. Nice game last night.
Mike Miller looked like the leader of the Wolves last night and realistically he is their best bet for a “player-coach”. Jefferson has skills but he doesn’t have the experience yet.
October 7th, 2008 at 9:27 am
kermit the washington says:
wait wait wait….you mean to tell me Luke Walton actually hat a CONVERSATION with this lady? Wow…if you have a conversation with a stalker, you’re inviting way more problems. He just gave her more ammo to flip out even WORSE.
October 7th, 2008 at 9:27 am
kermit the washington says:
I just had a YoungFed moment there…”he actually HAT a conversation with this lady?” My fault…HAD a conversation…
October 7th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Dagomar says:
This is why character matters as much as if not more than skill. Artest might be an amazing two-way player, Marbury might have a killer crossover, but both are team killers. When you get them you know that sooner or later your team will implode.
October 7th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Tobi says:
Dwight Howard’s career high in blocks is 7?
http://www.squidoo.com/DwightHoward
October 7th, 2008 at 10:34 am
that's whats up says:
if Charles Oakley “handled” Luke’s stalker that girl would wind up in the emergency room AND pregnant
October 7th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Austin Burton says:
Doug Christite used to have a stalker when he was in the League.
Oh wait, that was his wife.
October 7th, 2008 at 11:21 am
YOUNGFED says:
Yall catz really need to quit proof reading your post. Who gives a fuk kermit if you miss type something. LAME. It’s real funny how yall ain’t got nothing to say when Austin make’s a typo. Yall actually apologizing for miss typing something. SMDH, Fools. I hope I miss typed this whole post just to give my haters something to comment on.
October 7th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Sweet English says:
lmao @ Kermit
a YOUNGFED moment, i LOLLED my pants at that.
No disrespect YOUNGFED, i like your posts, i just thought that was funny after that massive argument the other day. Kermit with the call back.
Anyway, give YOUNG some credit, hes better than Tyrone.
Thugz never lie.
His mother would be proud.
October 7th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
YOUNGFED says:
I’m really not a thug Sweet E but just a cat who came up from the hood like most people in Detroit. But now I’m BALLIN’ OUTTA CONTROL. I made it out but i’m still gonna do me. You know you can’t tell a n*gga wit money nothing.
In regards to Tyrone he’s probably not a thug either, just posing. Also my post are better than alot of people post not just Tyrone. Hell even they hate it or love most still checkin’ to see what I say. Half of them are probably proof reading this as I type. LOL
October 7th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
David Brandon says:
the past week, its been a big ass spell check in here yo! haha dwight gets 8 blocks, which is nice. doesnt get touched on (unless i missed it) DC’s wife stalkin him. funny. doesnt really get touched on. but let ‘fed talk about something….hot topic! lol go ‘head, young…work it out. i guess whatever gets us talkin, right?
damn, i can’t for the season to start….
October 7th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
johnny says:
The Bucks might be a bad team, but they can’t be a candidate for worst when their 2 wings are All-Star candidates, their center is decent and they have at least a few others who are considered good for benchers.