Kobe (photo. Mannion)
Only two of the six games on yesterday’s NBA schedule meant anything: Lakers/Kings and Hornets/Clippers. And since those games didn’t really affect the “opponents” one way or another, it was almost a foregone conclusion what would happen as soon as you saw the lineup cards … In L.A., the Lakers clinched first place […]
Tag: Channing Frye
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Hoop Links, 2/7
* Shaq sent out two text messages yesterday after the swap for Marion was finalized. The first to Amare Stoudemire read: “You ready to win a ring?” Then another to Steve Nash pledging, “I will not let you down.”
* While the Suns organization can’t wait for Shaq to suit up, their equipment manager is […]
Rose Parade
Was it the right move to deal Zach?
As Zach Randolph prepares to enter the Rose Garden for the first time since joining the circus, er, I mean the Knicks, analysts seem eager to evaluate the nuts and bolts of the Knicks/Blazers Randolph-for-Channing Frye deal.
But curiously, the question isn’t even worth asking in Portland. […]
Daily Fantasy
Back to save your season?
Leave your fantasy hoops questions in the comments section and I wll do my best to answer all of them.
LeBron James - If you started LeBron this week, congrats. You should be getting your superstar back in the lineup tonight against the Pistons. He’s a game-time decision but has practiced pretty […]
When the Funk Hits the Fan
Channing Frye (Photo. Jeff Forney)
The NBA’s hottest team finally fell in Portland last night. The Hornets were leading the Blazers at halftime behind a monster performance from David West, but once the second half started, Martell Webster force-fed Peja a faceful of jumpers, and the next thing you know, N.O. was down double-digits. A frustrated […]
52*
They’ve been rolling out the asterisks for Greg Oden ever since that un-supertar-ish first summer league game, but it turns out the one about his tonsils is legit. Oden is scheduled for surgery this week to get them taken out, which will put him on the shelf for two weeks – and means he’ll miss […]
Even Up
Baron’s leading the charge…
What’s going on with the Jazz? After dropping three in a row to Lottery-bound squads Seattle, Portland and Sacramento — including blowing a 20-point fourth-quarter lead to the Sonics over the weekend — the Jazz went out last night and got every meal of the day handed to them by the Warriors. […]


