Hearing the Celtics, one game away from a collapse in the Eastern Conference Finals, are talking to some highly-touted draft prospects. How high? These players are talking in the top five. Could Celtics GM Danny Ainge be looking to make a move after the playoff run is over, offering Paul Pierce or Rajon Rondo? Or … Continue Reading →
Seen some good things from Vernon Macklin, the Pistons’ second-round pick from Florida who got some time tonight. He was active, did just about what everyone expected him to, coming off his very strong D-League stint at Fort Wayne. But that was about it. When you’re down by 30 in the first half, there’s nothing … Continue Reading →
Looking at the Magic tonight, you could see why they were so hesitant to trade Howard at the deadline, until he did an unprecedented about-face and committed himself for another year. Coach Stan Van Gundy and GM Otis Smith’s future appear to be tied to Howard’s whims. Make no mistake, he doesn’t come back and … Continue Reading →
Lawrence Frank’s quote about his team’s “Labor Pains” is precisely what I’ve been saying for the past few games. With all the circumstances at work (lockout, new coach, little practice time), if anyone expected the Pistons to get off to a fast start, they were fooling themselves. Now, I didn’t think they’d start off 2-8 … Continue Reading →
Will Bynum, Ben Gordon, Greg Monroe, Charlie Villanueva and Damien Wilkins will start tonight… Wilkins is a bit of a surprise, starting at small forward but Lawrence Frank loves his aggressiveness and intensity. Chances are Frank will let Prince ease into shape, and once again, he’s gonna tinker with the lineups, even after the season … Continue Reading →
Today was a huge day with the lockout, and after hearing both sides speak about the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the 2011-12 season is in jeopardy. The league has canceled the remaining exhibition games and unless a 23rd hour deal is reached over the weekend, the first two weeks of the season will be canceled on … Continue Reading →