Earl Watson DID NOT PLAY in Indiana's preseason loss to Chicago. I repeat -- HE DID NOT PLAY!

Arron Afflalo fouled out in Denver's preseason loss to Utah, a game in which 69 total fouls were called.

It's gonna be a great year with these replacement refs.

It's gonna be a great year with these replacement refs.

At least we don't have to deal with Bennett Salvatore and James Capers. I hate tuning in when I see those morons suited up.

Brandan wright is out 4-6 months with a shoulder injury.

Iverson was bent over a couch during the weekend. You can figure out what happened.

Suspects include Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant (that's his thing), Anderson Varejao, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ilgauskas, Kirk Hinrich, Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Sidney Crosby, Karl Malone, Evgeni Malkin, Larry Bird, and Osama bin Laden.

Iverson blames Michael Curry.

Iverson was bent over a couch during the weekend. You can figure out what happened.

Suspects include Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant (that's his thing), Anderson Varejao, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ilgauskas, Kirk Hinrich, Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Sidney Crosby, Karl Malone, Evgeni Malkin, Larry Bird, and Osama bin Laden.

Iverson blames Michael Curry.
http://allsux.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/wtf-copy.jpg

Iverson's right.

At least we don't have to deal with Bennett Salvatore and James Capers. I hate tuning in when I see those morons suited up.

Don't forget Joe Crawford.

Phoenix Suns' Robin Lopez out 6-8 weeks with broken left foot http://digg.com/u1Di8E - ESPN

DaJuan Blair 16 pts, 19 rebs last night

Hmmmmm

DaJuan Blair 16 pts, 19 rebs last night

Hmmmmm
In 22 minutes, without Dice or Duncan.

You're not the only one who noticed that...

It's gonna be a great year with these replacement refs.

Yeah, because they may actually call traveling.

Knicks waived Sun Yue & Gabe Pruitt

They should, both suck.

DaJuan Blair 16 pts, 19 rebs last night

Hmmmmm
Yea last year you did this with Chalmers, and when i finally got to see him extensively, it was nothing like you hyped on spiked statline games.

In related news, Delonte West is bipolar

He also has weird birthmarks on his face.

Gortat: 14 points, 14 rebounds, 6 blocks in 35 minutes while Dwight sat

An embarrassment of riches

They pay him more than the minimum Gla.

Steven "we ride together" Jackson suspended by his own team for 2 games for fouling too much and just for being an a-hole in general.

Carmelo Anthony scored 45 points last night.

...he only played 24 1/2 minutes.

This motherfucker scored 45 points in nearly ONE HALF.

SJax is being a dumbass about trade posturing -- nothing new there. No one's gonna take on the $30 million he's owed, no matter how much SJax tries to piss Golden State into a dumb deal. I wouldn't be surprised if Nellie just lets him sit and stew.

Sixers waived Stro Swift

Miami signed Carlos Arroyo.

Just in:

Blake Griffin is good.

Could you imagine Sheed referring to Curry or Flip as a "mad scientist"?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/269645-rasheed-doc-rivers-mad-scientist

Exploding Exercise Ball Injured Francisco Garcia


10.15.2009 - Updated on 10.15.2009
Yet most of this season was taken from Garcia when the exercise ball on which he lay while lifting two 90-pound dumbbells exploded. The accident, Garcia said, is as surreal now as it was when it happened.

"Just a regular day, lifting weights," he said. "I was out there, on the PhysioBall. We’ve got an understanding that the exercise was good. We’d been doing that, and it exploded on me. I didn’t have time to react or anything. It’s crazy, man. I keep reflecting in my head. It’s crazy."

Garcia said he hopes to travel occasionally with the team and maintain a strong connection.

"I want to be here as much as I can, be on the road as much as I can," he said. "I just want to be there with them, as a teammate, as a friend, as a leader. I think they really need me out there, even if I’m not playing."

NBA to alter traveling rules

NBA players will be able to take two steps before they have to stop, pass or shoot this season.


The NBA has put into writing a rule allowing players on the move to gather the ball, after driving or catching it, and then take two steps. Throughout NBA history, the rulebook said players could take one step.

The new rule reads, in part: "A player who receives the ball while he is progressing or upon completion of a dribble, may take two steps in coming to a stop, passing or shooting the ball."

It is believed to be the first time any league, at any level anywhere in the world, has explicitly allowed two steps.

In March, NBA vice president of referee operations Joe Borgia told TrueHoop's Henry Abbott that referees had long been instructed to ignore the rulebook on this point and allow two steps.

On a conference call with reporters earlier this week, NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson told Abbott: "Based on Joe's comments, when you had a conversation with Joe, we did in fact tweak the language on traveling in this year's book."

Enforcement of the one-step rule has been hit-or-miss at every level of basketball. Archival footage shows NBA greats, from Magic Johnson and Pete Maravich to Bob Cousy and Julius Erving, getting away with two steps. Borgia, whose father was also an NBA official, said he cannot remember a time when NBA referees did not allow two steps.

Others insist allowing two steps represents an NBA strategy to aid scorers and make the league more exciting. Legendary point guard and current Knick broadcaster Walt "Clyde" Frazier says the league relaxed traveling standards some time ago to increase scoring.

"They go 20 feet to the hoop without dribbling one time," Frazier said. "This is what they are getting away with nowadays. Some of them are so obvious. You'll hear me on the broadcast saying 'That's a travel! Watch the feet!' Wilt [Chamberlain] would have averaged 100 points a game if they had let him do that.

"When guys couldn't put up points, about when they changed the hand-check rule, they made things easier for scorers, because these players can't shoot like we did," Frazier said. "Those few years when the Knicks were good [the early 1990s] -- that wasn't pretty basketball."

Whether or not this will affect play on the court remains to be seen. Referees have long been instructed to allow two steps and in interviews with NBA players last season there was some confusion about the rule. But most said they thought they were allowed to take two steps.


You will also be able to flop, carry, yell at officials or do anything else you think might help ruin the game.....that is all.

One of my favorite players, Kevin Love, broke his hand. 6 weeks.

Yay Bosh!

http://www.freep.com/article/20091016/SPORTS03/910160357/1051/Pistons-react-to-Chris-Bosh-s-legal-victory


DALLAS -- It looks as if almost half of the Pistons' roster will be giving Raptors superstar Chris Bosh a big thank-you when the team visits Toronto on Nov. 4.

Bosh won a legal victory Wednesday and claimed custody of around 800 Internet domain names that had been stolen from celebrities and professional and college athletes -- including seven Pistons.

Bosh accused a cybersquatter and his company of wrongfully using his name -- and the names of the other athletes and celebrities -- as domain names. One of the biggest celebrities on the list is singer Britney Spears.

Bosh, through his social media firm Max Deal, is offering to return the names -- such as charlievillanueva.com -- free of charge to the domains' namesakes.

"Great job, Chris," was Villanueva's reaction Thursday.

Other affected Pistons were Tayshaun Prince, Chris Wilcox, Rodney Stuckey, Kwame Brown, DaJuan Summers and Chucky Atkins.

It might not seem like that big of a deal since athletes make millions, but for someone like Villanueva, who takes branding his name seriously, it's huge. His Web site URL is CV31.com because his name was taken. Cybersquatters can also get a domain name and then charge a hefty sum in order for the celebrity to get the name back. Or the cybersquatter can use the name to set up a Web site that generates revenue -- basically using the athlete's name or likeness to make money.

Villanueva said he talks to Bosh and knew he was pursuing legal action.

Prince said he wasn't surprised.

"Right now with people looking to make money off something, especially in tough times, you can expect one way or another people will try to use your likeness or your name, whatever it may be, in order to try to get something from it," Prince said.

Juan Dixon got cut by the Hawks today, FWIW.

They tried to replace Flip Murray with a poor man's Flip Murray.

THAT DOESN'T WORK

Flip Murray out for season.......

ESPN says rest of preseason. Bobcats may be without Bell for the season though. That would leave them pretty thin at SG if both are out.

TRADE THEM RIP QUICK!

Aldridge got extended
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4583890

Portland are looking pretty fucking sweet.

It's taken them some time but they got their shit sorted and now it's nothing but blue skies.

I'd be excited to have them as my team. Them and Thunder.

Heres a funny clip from Simmons' new article...

31. Michael Jordan
If you missed it, MJ served as honorary captain of America's team for the Presidents Cup two weeks ago. According to this column by Bob Verdi, MJ showed up that Monday (in San Francisco, where the tournament was held), then participated in all the preliminary events. And he definitely stayed through the weekend for the Cup itself. Glancing through this photo gallery, it looks like he had a wonderful time. There's even a photo in which he appears to have gotten to second base with President Bill Clinton. And, of course, it seems like his new girlfriend had a wonderful time.

Nice one-week vacation for MJ, right? The Cup wrapped up Oct. 12, just 15 days before the start of the NBA season. And normally, this wouldn't be weird … but Michael Jordan is the team president of the Charlotte Bobcats.

That same week, I was in New York and heard the following story from Someone Who Knows Things: Larry Brown was talking to one of Jordan's friends about something that didn't have anything to do with Jordan. Right as they were hanging up, Brown casually mentioned to this friend, "Hey, if you talk to Michael, can you tell him that I'm trying to get ahold of him?" And normally, this wouldn't be weird … but Larry Brown is the coach of the Charlotte Bobcats.

(Needless to say, I won't be picking the Bobcats for the 2010 playoffs.)
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmonsnflpicks/part1/091023&sportCat=nba

Batum's got a torn labrum in his shoulder, needs surgery

Delonte's wife filed domestic assault charges against him this weekend.

Not gonna end well for that guy.

Delonte Cabrera?

http://nwmasssmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/892113b5.jpg

http://www.facebook.com/people/Brandi-Duncan-Maxiell/23910044?_fb_noscript=1

http://www.mediatakeout.com/2009/36408-great_story_nba_baller_helps_fiance_overcome_cance r____and_then_gives_her_the_best_baller_wedding_of _the_year_pics_of_the_lovely_and_classy_affair_ins ide.html

Clippers' Griffin has broken kneecap, out weeks (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4597949)

^sucks

Jason Maxiell eats pussy.

Big Baby - 2 months

And the Celts are going to suspend him, too.

I'm actually looking forward to Celts-Cavs tonight.

I'm also kinda disgusted with myself about that.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/091026&sportCat=nba


Two uniform memorials for the Pistons: They're wearing a jersey patch for Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daly, and they've added "Mr. D" to their rear collar for Hall of Fame owner Bill Davidson. The Daly patch is just for this season, but the Davidson memorial is a permanent addition to the uniform -- the first permanent memorial in NBA uni history.

It's permanent?

I guess we"ll see if the next owner agrees.

I'm actually looking forward to Celts-Cavs tonight.

I'm also kinda disgusted with myself about that.

It's developed into a nice rivalry. Rivalries are good.

Jason Maxiell eats pussy.

If that's what he needs to bring his game to the next level, then good for him.

That was a nice block.

I've come to expect LeBron to make that play every time.

Good game to watch so far. hasn't been slowed down by foul calls..yet.

Jason Maxiell eats pussy.
http://www.pandabubba.com/images/scared%20cat.jpg

I don't appreciate LeBron not giving up on plays.

League Pass Broadband is free till the ... 3rd or 2nd.

It looks great and I don't remember them doing the 3 games at once thing they are doing this year. Also games are available in the archive all season (I think they were only available for 2 weeks last year). Also a "my players" thing that lets you track a players stats real time.

It's permanent?

I guess we"ll see if the next owner agrees.

Exactly!

If some cunt from Missouri bought the team would he give a shit about the history?

Or would he be too busy trying to move the team down south to notice the Mr. D on the rear collar?

Those were statement wins by the Wizards and Celtics last night, and maybe a statement loss by the Cavs.

The Wiz look to be both good and deep. Can they stay healthy? If so, they may have something to say about the foregone conclusion that the top 4 in the east are etched in stone.

I think Mike Brown might be too dumb to coach/use Shaq properly. They lost one home game all last year (the Philly loss doesn't count) and now they're 0-1. LOL

Just 81 games left after teams made their "statements".

Integrating new players is harder than bringing back the old cast.

Take that ball and run with it, Fool.

Washington seemed to integrate just fine.

If Blatche and Foye can both drop 20 ppg off the bench and Arenas stays healthy, sure the Wiz will win a lot.

Wait, you mean Dallas isn't as good defensively as the Celtics?

Weird.

Cavs possibly looking at 0-2.

New nickname for Shaq:
The Big Mistake By The Lake

Celtics 92, Bobcats 59

Bobcats need Iverson

Earl Watson scored 20 points off the bench and went a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc in Wednesday's season opening loss.

Lots of good rookie performances through the first two nights.

It looks like this will be an excellent rookie class!

Rondo/Allen for TMac?

Nah.

http://www.redsarmy.com/home/2009/10/most-absurd-rumor-ever-rondo-for-tracy-mcgrady.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

NBA Pushes Back Deadline For 2006 Draft Class

The NBA has pushed the deadline for contract extensions for all players from the 2006 draft class from Saturday to Monday, league spokesman Tim Frank confirmed Thursday night to ESPN.

NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that all 30 teams were notified via league memorandum earlier this week that the league's annual Oct. 31 deadline for players in the fourth year of their rookie-scale contracts, according to the collective-bargaining agreement, is moved to the next available business day if the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday.

Rajon Rondo and the Celtics are the parties most likely to be affected by pushing the deadline back.

Andrea Bargnani (Toronto), No. 2 LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland), No. 6 Brandon Roy (Portland) and No. 13 Thabo Sefolosha (Oklahoma City) are the only members of the class to sign extensions.