October 21st, 2009 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Not unlike Major League Baseball’s spring training, the NBA’s preseason offers hope for players who are established, free agents and rookies alike. Also, every team is on equal footing, effective October 26 – the first day of the NBA regular season. Having said that, like the vast majority of those of you who read SDC [...]
Archive for October, 2009
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Locked-Out Refs, NBA Closer To Agreement
In what has to be great news for NBA fans, team owners and especially NBA players, it looks very likely that the regular NBA referees will be available for the 2009-2010 NBA regular season, according to the Associated Press. Not a whole ton of details, but what is certain is this. The league has made [...]
Rose To Miss Bulls’ Season Opener?
To err on the side of caution is usually the route most NBA teams take with their star player(s), especially when it involves an injury this close to the regular season. The Chicago Bulls are no different in that respect as according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, it is possible that guard Derrick [...]
Cavaliers Make Pair Of Cuts
It looks like the Cleveland Cavaliers have made their first cuts prior to the regular season as the Associated Press reports that the team waived forward Rob Kurz and center Luke Nevill on Monday. Kurz played 40 games for the Golden State Warriors last season; during this preseason, he averaged 3.4 PPG and 1.8 RPG [...]
NBA Talk: Marbury Sits Out 2009 Season; Plans for 2010 Return!
It seems that former Boston Celtics point guard Stephon Marbury will “shut everything down” for the 2009-10 season, but is expected to make a return for the 2010-11 season, reports the “New York Post.” Marbury played with the Celtics last season and was okay. He has been through many mix-ups with the New York Knicks [...]
NBA Talk: LeBron James Disses Former President George W. Bush Big Time!
In an issue of “Maxim Magazine” Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James was asked this: “If there was one guy on the planet you could dunk on, who would it be?” Well, James’ response made him sort of a hater if you ask me. But the type of hating LeBron was expressing was good. Yeah. He hates [...]
NBA Talk: Criticizing Refs Have Certainly Been a Problem With Coaches
Things have been getting really weird in the NBA preseason already. With this confusing stuff going on with this NBA lockout and all that with replacement refs and stuff, the coaches are really making a scene and all of this. Seriously! We got all sorts of coaches getting fined for criticizing referees. It’s just [...]
NBA Coffers Swell, Courtesy Of Van Gundy
The bank accounts of the corporate ofices of the NBA have gotten a financial booster shot rather early in the 2009-10 campaign as Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins, the Charlotte Bobcats and their coach Larry Brown have ben fined by the league due to their recent criticisms of the Ray Charles imitators referees. Now you [...]
