The War Report
Joe Johnson (photo. Zach Wolfe)Getting closer and closer to Opening Night, everyone is a little banged up: Kobe Bryant (knee), Joe Johnson (groin), Josh Smith (ankle), Kevin Martin (knee), Rajon Rondo (ankle), Corey Maggette (hamstring), Thaddeus Young (back), Tyrus Thomas (ankle), Beno Udrih (hip flexor), Nick Young (knee), Jamario Moon (Achilles) and Kwame Brown (shoulder) are among those nursing minor injuries that aren’t expected to keep them out of their respective season openers, but are worth keeping an eye on. In Kwame’s case, he can protect the shoulder so long as he doesn’t wave the towel too hard and keeps it conservative with his layup-line routine … The preseason wasn’t long enough for the Heat to settle their point guard situation. Mario Chalmers looked like he’d won the starting job towards the end of the exhibition schedule, but the South Florida Sun-Sentinel says Chris Quinn will be the one bringing the ball up and immediately passing to D-Wade when Miami opens at MSG on Wednesday. Marcus Banks is expected to get the majority of his minutes backing up Wade at two-guard, and while Shaun Livingston has looked pretty good in his limited action, he’s not ready for big minutes yet … Banks isn’t the only guy playing out of position. Apparently James Posey will be getting a lot of minutes at power forward behind David West. Like we said in our Hornets season preview, N.O. is thin at the position, but is Posey the right guy? He’s not much of a rebounder, and as good as he is defensively, there are a lot of starting PF’s and a few backups who can simply overpower or jump over him … E-mail from Pat: “I was at the Phillies game tonight. Saw Donyell Marshall, rocking a Phils throwback cap. Literally no one recognized him. Meanwhile, Rob Schneider was randomly sitting up in one of the last rows of the stadium and was absolutely MOBBED by fans taking pictures and getting autographs. It was so bad, they had to have a security guy sit next to him.” So this is what it’s come to, Donyell? … On that note, Antoine Walker is done. Maybe not officially, but he’s done. The Grizzlies recently told ‘Toine he’ll be riding pine behind guys like Darko and Darrell Arthur during their youth movement. “I would have liked the opportunity to play but I understand the state that they’re in,” Walker told the Memphis Commercial Appeal. “They want to play the young guys.” ‘Toine will sit and collect $9.3 million in the meantime, because neither side is talking buyout. “I’m not interested in giving any money back,” Walker said. “If there’s a good fit out there that I can find, I guess I would consider that. But it doesn’t make sense to give money back.” Can you name one team where ‘Toine would make sense as a regular rotation guy? … If you needed another reason to hate the Lopez twins, know this: They’re both crazy for anything Disney. Brook has a collection of dolls (“ACTION FIGURES!”) and memorabilia that numbers in the hundreds, and is apparently a Disney history buff. Robin has a Disney-filled room in his place that’s “almost a museum,” according to Brook … Yesterday we caught some of “Hulk Hogan‘s Celebrity Championship Wrestling,” where Dennis Rodman is one of the contestants. He’s joined by the likes of Todd Bridges, Butterbean, Frank Stallone, Screech, Trishelle from “Real World: Vegas” (who slept with four guys before the first commercial break) and Danny Bonaduce (who seems to think this is all real) — a real collection of H-list talent. The judging crew includes Hogan, Eric Bischoff (taking himself way too seriously), one of the Nasty Boys (who’s constantly out of breath) and Jimmy “Mouth of the South” Hart (consistently destroying Craig Sager in the Worst Jacket Ever contest) … But that wasn’t even the worst thing on TV yesterday, because the “Antique Roadshow” made its way to Salt Lake City. If the term “geek parade” was ever more appropriate … We’re out like Frank Stallone’s “celebrity” status …
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October 27th, 2008 at 3:01 am
Sambuu says:
neg
October 27th, 2008 at 3:21 am
solomon says:
what the…
well good that dime mentioned shaun livingston… he’s looking decent… but nowhere pre “freak injury” form…
and is this what basketball articles came to when there’s no NBA games? prowrestling as a subtopic, moreso an extended one… geesh
we’re out like preseason…
October 27th, 2008 at 3:23 am
Dank says:
cant wait to see posey get raped in the ass tryna play power forward. hes so overhyped as a player, i seriously dont see what good he could do for ANYONE besides hit a few buckets. hes like Antoine Walker, except dirtier.
October 27th, 2008 at 3:23 am
Ju ju says:
lol toine’s a goofball and a half. never gonna see the light of day again. DONE
and i don’t know how people didn’t notice my boi donyell=
that mufuckin’ hunchback is ugly as shit…a tall hunchback to be honest…
“true thugs never lie”
(fuck you tyronne)
ju ju
October 27th, 2008 at 3:47 am
Amar says:
LOL @ H list talent . . . and seriously, what’s up with Craig’s jackets? Seriously, why does he do it? everyone clowns on him . . . doesn’t he care? does no one ask “hey, you know you’re going to be on TV man, don’t you wanna change into something else” 30 mins before he goes live?
October 27th, 2008 at 4:21 am
smity far away says:
didnt know nick young wasnt 100…man, i can taste the new season (no food critic).
toine could help the…no, actually, i can’t think of any team that could use dude…but if n.o is thin at power forward then why not toine…off the bench and let posey do what he does at sf/sg (or would he kill chemistry?)
October 27th, 2008 at 4:30 am
Flying-Aussie-Dutchman says:
“Brook has a collection of dolls (”ACTION FIGURES!”)”
LMAO!! hahahahh
October 27th, 2008 at 4:59 am
QQ says:
Craig’s jackets are his career, man. The only reason he’s on TV is for Kevin Garnett to trash on some poor old man’s dignity. And it sells.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:35 am
KBY says:
Brook & Robin playing with dolls
it’s all in the names
October 27th, 2008 at 6:06 am
YOUNGFED says:
@Robin and Brook
That’s so Homo. lmao
October 27th, 2008 at 6:29 am
solomon says:
well, at least antoine’s smart enough to play, err, sit the entire contract out instead of settling for lesser, buyout cash… though after that, i can’t imagine him seeing him playing for any team…
we’re out like the shimmy shakes…
October 27th, 2008 at 6:33 am
rodnets says:
Robin & Brook play with dolls, this season each PF C in the league will play them like dolls.
October 27th, 2008 at 6:37 am
sans says:
Cannot wait for the new season…1 day, 12hrs, 34minutes until I stop feigning an interest in the NFL…I’m out like Chris Quinn touching the basketball for more than 5 secs a possession….
October 27th, 2008 at 6:38 am
sans says:
Dime, yall should’ve posted that pic you got of Toine with no muscle definition in it–seriously, it looks like he hires people to do laps for him instead of actually moving on purpose.
October 27th, 2008 at 6:51 am
schoops says:
talk about arrested development. how old are the lopez twins mentally? 10? 12?
October 27th, 2008 at 6:58 am
it ain't easy being green says:
who the fuck is frank stallone? Who the fuck is donyell marshall?? hahaha. That sucks cuz rob schnieder’s a dbag. Antoine needs to get on “Harlem shake with the stars”. I thought the heat would go with chalmers. I guess “quinney” seems like a better idea.
October 27th, 2008 at 7:14 am
Celts Fan says:
Posey played 4 for us a lot last year in small-ball line-ups and was actually pretty effective.
October 27th, 2008 at 7:44 am
solomon says:
posey WAS a 4 in college… actually, it was pretty sad how soft he became… he’s the anti-david west / brian grant
we’re out like james’ post play
October 27th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Amar says:
david west is rough? I didn’t see that with his career of just taking jump shots off of CP3 penetration. he’s rough for slapping a soft Euro who doesn’t win when the playoffs start?
If David west is ‘hard’ then T-Mac is an Iron Man who plays through all of his injuries like John Stockton.
October 27th, 2008 at 8:37 am
itsakademiks says:
“In Kwame’s case, he can protect the shoulder so long as he doesn’t wave the towel too hard and keeps it conservative with his layup-line routine ”
lol that was cold blooded
October 27th, 2008 at 8:54 am
justice says:
Posey played 4 in college a little, but this ain’t college..shit vince played 4 in college sometimes
btw my cuz darnell williams who was also on that xavier squad currently plays in venezuela…the explosiveness in the knees arn’t there like they used to be but the jumper in water..hopefully he gets some d-league looks…
October 27th, 2008 at 9:02 am
rathauneak says:
If I’m not mistaken, Posey played mostly at the 4 when he was in Miami. I think him and Haslem shared the mins at the 4 spot.
October 27th, 2008 at 9:34 am
ScoGo says:
The “Geek Parade” is on, baby. Who in the Association should be invited as a participant? I’ll kick it off with Aaron Gray.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:08 am
ERIC says:
im not a big antoine walker fan, BUT he would be a good rotation guy for the Knicks, with his ability to rebound, push up the floor and jack shots. Only if he were in shape and able to buy into the team concept
October 27th, 2008 at 10:33 am
that's whats up says:
The Lopez Twins??? playin’ with dolls
Thats about 14 feet of Sweet
October 27th, 2008 at 11:25 am
D.H. says:
can we please start the season already?!?
btw, ARS isn’t half bad.
October 27th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Mo says:
Posey will be fine in any role the Hornets put him in. Dude looked really good in the preseason. Yeah, I know, it’s only preseason but at least he looked good instead of bad.
October 27th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Mo says:
Amar, sounds like you need to watch more of David West. Get yourself some league pass or something. I’m not talking about being tough but he does a whole lot more than just jumpshots off of CP penetrations.