Posted Monday May 20, 2013, About: Raptors preparing 'major financial offer' for Ujiri

Wasn't Ujiri the Raptors GM or asst GM before he went to Denver?

Posted Thursday May 16, 2013, About: Sam Hinkie likes 76ers position in evaluating Bynum

1. Bynum signs for big bucks with 76ers, keeps getting injured, and doesn't play that much

2. Bynum signs with someone else, plays great, your doctors and GM look like idiots (Dallas and Steve Nash), and maybe they win an NBA title you should have won (OKC and Tyson Chandler).

3. Bynum signs a one-year deal, plays great, then wants max money, takes his talents elsewhere, and they become instant contenders.

4. Bynum signs a one-year deal, plays great, then wants max money, and 76ers sign him, THEN he gets injured again.

5. He recovers from his injuries, becomes perennial All-Star, but he never quite gets past his boneheadedness.

6. 76ers sign him to a reasonable contract, surrounds him with talent, gets him a Battier-type mentor, he becomes a perennial All-Star, and maybe they seriously contend.

Posted Wednesday April 17, 2013, About: The most rejected man in history (almost)

Half the teams in the NBA are in smaller markets than Cleveland. And jf you read the entire post, you'd see that they don't even stack up against their peers (Miami and Denver), much less truly small market teams (Utah, OKC, and Memphis).

Posted Tuesday April 16, 2013, About: The most rejected man in history (almost)

I'm really tired of people referring to Cleveland as a small market team. It's the 18th largest TV market in the US. Right behind Minneapolis, Miami, and Denver. And just above Orlando, Sacramento, Portland, Charlotte and Indianapolis. Except for Minneapolis and Charlotte, they have all managed prolonged periods of winning seasons at one time or another.

A small market would be Utah (33), Milwaukee (34), San Antonio (36), OKC (41), Memphis (49), or New Orleans (51). Utah and San Antonio are usually in the playoffs, while OKC and Memphis have been doing alright recently too.

Meanwhile, on the large market end of the spectrum, Knicks, Nets, Clippers, 76ers, Warriors, Wizards, Hawks, Rockets, and Pistons haven't exactly been setting the world on fire during the last decade or so.

Stop blaming the market and take a closer look at management and ownership.

Posted Saturday April 13, 2013, About: Mark Cuban takes blame for Mavericks' fall

If he wanted better basketball IQ, he should've re-signed Tyson Chandler instead of chasing DWilliams and DHoward who were never going to sign with Dallas. And it's not like Howard has shown a lot of IQ (basketball or otherwise) the past couple of years.

Posted Friday April 12, 2013, About: Gordon could be trade bait

You're focusing on a disgruntled player as the problem. But common sense tells you that you never chase someone who doesn't want a relationship with you. In love. In friendship. In business. In the NBA.

It's a bad management decision by the supposedly new and improved Hornets ownership and management that promised to avoid the bad business decisions of the former ownership/management.

Posted Tuesday April 09, 2013, About: Gordon could be trade bait

Clippers didn't want to include Gordon in Chris Paul trade, but David Stern insisted on Gordon being included or he'd veto the trade again. Gordon didn't want to leave LA. Then the first chance he got as a RFA, he signed an offer sheet with Phoenix saying he didn't want to be with the Hornets. So the Hornets, of course, signed him anyway. Talk about not being able to take a hint.

Now the Hornets would like us to believe it's all Gordon's fault.

Posted Friday March 15, 2013, About: Sir Charles: Sixers shouldn't sign Bynum

Someone will pay Bynum big money. It's a lot like Yao. What you see when he's on the court is so good that you're willing to take the risk that he'll have better luck with your team. Until he gets hurt again.

At this point, you probably don't want to take a huge risk, but you'll still take a higher than average risk. From Bynum's standpoint, he's not getting max money this year. So he should roll the dice on a 1-yr deal hoping to get lucky next summer.

By the way, you ever notice how people are always negative when talking about the injury history of Bynum, Oden or Bogut, but then tell you how Kyrie Irving has a great future? The guy missed most of his only year in college and has been injured part of every season as a pro. He'll probably get at least the first big extension on the house too. But then, like the Lakers, Cleveland is going to have to make a choice about Irving's injury history vs. potential.

Posted Monday March 04, 2013, About: Manti Te'o says he is faster than he showed at combine

As a lot of athletes before him have already proven, just because you have smarts and instincts on the field, it doesn't necessarily translate well off the field. If he was the only guy with an online only relationship, then you might have a point. But it's apparently getting to be pretty common these days.

He could have a career like Fred Dean or Sam Mills, who also played above their measurables. Or he could be a bust. But it's not going to have anything to do with all this media drama. It'll going to come down to what he does on the field. If he does well, people will forget this thing. Hell, Ray Lewis made most people forget he was involved in a murder.

Posted Monday March 04, 2013, About: Manti Te'o says he is faster than he showed at combine

If you watched any Notre Dame game, he's a guy who gets the job done by playing above his physical size and talent. He's smart, has good instincts, and makes plays. So he was never going to impress anyone at the combine with his measurements. And anybody drafting him isn't looking at his combine scores.

His main job there was to explain (a) his side of the catfish scandal, and (b) his bad performance against Alabama. He didn't make any excuses for either of them. A good sign.

Posted Thursday February 21, 2013, About: 49ers will explore all options with QB Alex Smith

On one hand, his market value is the highest it's going to be right now given his past 2 seasons. On the other hand, Kaepernick is a running QB, so they probably want to hang onto Smith.

Posted Monday February 18, 2013, About: Why Barkley won't throw at the combine

Barkley won't be throwing because he's still rehabbing his shoulder. He already missed the better part of one season with the injury. Some other idiot (i.e., Dwight Howard) might risk further damage by coming back too soon to shut up his critics, but Barkley's playing it smart. I think the teams understand that.

But he'll be there for the physicals. So teams can still have their doctors/trainers examine his shoulder, go over his recovery forecast, and draw their own conclusions. Hasn't ever stopped them from drafting other players following injuries during their senior year.

He'll probably still be the first QB drafted, although he'd probably be better off if he's drafted later.

Posted Saturday February 02, 2013, About: LeBron James: I'm not paid what I'm worth

Lebron's point isn't that he's not being paid what he's worth. He's saying that under the new cap rules, he CAN'T be paid his true market value. Never. So he has to consider other things, like championship potential.

In other words, if the three of them want to stay together, they'll have to opt out and sign for even less. To which he says, we'll see.

Posted Saturday February 02, 2013, About: LeBron James: I'm not paid what I'm worth

People keep trying to insert MJ into discussion about LeBron or Kobe. At least, get the facts straight. MJ got paid over $20 mil/yr. More than any else got. Until Kobe got $20 mil/yr. End of MJ discussion.

Posted Wednesday January 23, 2013, About: Tim Brown: 'I never said Callahan sabotaged the game'

Actually, if you read the original article, he never actually said Callahan sabotaged the game. He said he and his teammates felt Callahan was sabotaging the game and said so at the time. But he was very careful to say that he had no evidence that Callahan actually sabotaged the game. It's what they felt like at the time. So Brown is actually saying exactly what he said the day before. He hasn't retracted anything.

The only backtracking being done is by the headline writers. Yesterday's headlines said Brown accused Callahan of sabotaging the Super Bowl. Which was technically not true. Today's headlines are saying Brown says never said that. Which is technically true.

Posted Monday January 21, 2013, About: Greg Oden to sign soon, but won't play until next season

I'd like to see him with the Suns' trainers considering what they were able to do with Steve Nash, Shaq, and Grant Hill. Besides both Oden and the Suns are due for some luck.

Posted Tuesday January 08, 2013, About: Suns involved in trade talks for Rudy Gay

A year ago, most of the comments here were about how a hard cap was a good idea to limit large market teams. But so far, the main casualties seem to be OKC, Memphis, and Utah -- all small markets. Knicks, Nets and Lakers are still spending money like it's going out of style.

Posted Tuesday January 08, 2013, About: Anthony: KG 'crossed the line'

On the one hand, this isn't the first time KG crossed the line. There's the "Happy Mothers Day" comment to Tim Duncan who just lost his mother... Then there's the "cancer patient" comment to Charlie Villanueva who lost his hair to alopecia. But the NBA allowed him to skate then even with public criticism over him making fun of someone's disability. If the NBA was serious about cracking down on fights, it needs to tone down the trash talk. They should stop protecting KG and either (a) finally suspend him for crossing the line, or (b) allow him to get his ass kicked once and for all.

On the other hand, this isn't the first time KG crossed the line. Carmelo should have known better and kept his head.

Posted Friday December 28, 2012, About: Kings on the verge of toxic mix?

on the verge of?

Posted Wednesday December 26, 2012, About: Heat rising on Sacramento's Smart

Wrong. They've had a lot of player turnover. They've had a lot of coaching turnover. The only places they haven't had any turnover is the GM and the owners. They're the ones who put this team together. So they're the ones who need to be held accountable.

Posted Monday December 24, 2012, About: Jeremy Evans: I would beat LeBron in dunk contest

So, in Jeremy Evans' world, winning the slam dunk contest is more important than winning games and championships. Nuff said.