Mess With Spurs Coyote & Get Sweet Chin Music
I know its old but how can you get enough of Randolph High School Ro-Hawks and San Antonio’s own Michael Hickenbottom aka Shawn Michaels The Heartbreak Kid standing up for the Spurs Coyote.
HBK is not a fan of the Charlotte Bobcats mascot messing with the Coyote so he gets a right foot lullaby.
Kobe Bryant Is MacGyver
Kobe Bryant is amazing! I know Charlotte Bobcats Gerald Henderson and Denver Nuggets J.R. Smith still haven’t finish reading “How to Guard Kobe Bryant 101″.
Michael Jordan Will Buy The Charlotte Bobcats
got my hands up, they playin my song
As we told you on February 16 Michael Jordan wanted to buy the Charlotte Bobcats from team owner and BET founder Bob Johnson, whom he named the team after, is getting his wish.
Jordan will still have to get the owners approval but commissioner David “Goon” Stern sees the process being an expedited approval process to be completed by the end of this month. Jordan and MJ Basketball Holdings LLC. have reached a deal to buy the Charlotte franchise beating out former Houston Rockets executive George Postolos.
Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but the sale price is based on a franchise value of less than $300 million, in the mid to high twos. In the past two years, the team has attempted to save money by doing everything from shedding at least 40 front-office jobs to saving as much as $15,000 a night by hiring cheap halftime entertainment acts. The club has struggled at the turnstiles for years, currently ranking 22nd in the 30-team league in attendance, averaging 15,193 per game, which is roughly 80% of its arena’s capacity.
Zach Randolph Forever Linked To Tyrus Thomas
I’m not your typical NBA fan that is going to rate every NBA dunk as a facial or act like we never seen anything that impressive before. But being an NBA fan you realize that every now and then there comes those million dollar moment for a hoopster and its a rarity to be included on that list on this site.
This season we have seen a few that get that distinction of forever linking one player to another like Derrick Rose to Goran Dragic,Paul Milsap to Carmelo Anthony or like Dwyane Wade being linked on both sides of the spectrum to J.J. Hickson and Anderson Varejao.
Now we have our latest inclusion of Charlotte Bobcats Tyrus Thomas million dollar moment on Memphis Grizzlies Zach Randolph. That two handed put down with extension is very impressive.
Theo Ratliff Traded To Charlotte Bobcats
Moving Day
The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have acquired a protected 2016 second-round pick in exchange from the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Theo Ratliff.
The 6-10 Ratliff appeared in 21 games for the Spurs this season. He averaged 1.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in 8.7 minutes.
The Spurs roster stands at 13.
Spurs: Losers/Bobcats: Winners
Tyrus Thomas Traded For Acie Law IV & Ronald Murray
Moving Day
The Chicago Bulls have finally stop talking about trading Tyrus Thomas and done so. Chicago has shipped Thomas to the Charlotte Bobcats for Acie Law IV and Ronald Murray.
This is more evidence that Chicago has major intentions of luring one of the marquee free agent prizes this summer, cough Dwyane Wade. Dealing Thomas clears off even more money from the books. For the Bobcats, adding Thomas gives them another front court presence as they try to hang on in the East playoff race.
Michael Jordan “Badly” Wants To Buy The Charlotte Bobcats
got my hands up, they playin my song
Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown said Monday night that Michael Jordan has told him he’s doing all he can to buy majority control of the Bobcats from owner Bob Johnson.
“He said he’s doing his best to put himself in a position to get the team,” Brown said after practice. “He wants it badly.”
Johnson is eager to sell the unprofitable club, and NBA commissioner David Stern said Saturday he expects a deal to be completed within two months.
Jordan may have some competition from former Houston Rockets executive George Postolos who has made inquiries, and it’s possible if Postolos gets control Jordan would no longer have a role with the team. Postolos has been in talks with Johnson for months.
What’s clear is Johnson is looking to unload the Bobcats. After paying $300 million for the expansion franchise that began play in 2004-05, Johnson has lost tens of millions of dollars each season as the Bobcats have struggled to draw fans and find sponsorships.
David Stern Projects NBA $400 Milli In Losses
Goon
David “Goon” Stern said Saturday the NBA is projecting league-wide losses of about $400 million this season and has lost hundreds of millions in each previous year of the current collective bargaining agreement.
The commissioner said it has shown the players’ association those numbers in hopes of demonstrating why the league feels it needs “significant changes” in the next deal.
“The right adjectives were thrown around, and our proposal appropriately denounced. Our response is, ‘You can denounce it, tear it up, you can burn it, you can jump up and down on it, as long as you understand that it reflects the financial realities of where we are,”‘ Stern said during his annual All-Star press conference.
“And if you would like to have your own proposal, as long as it comes back and deals with our financial realities, that’s OK with us. That’s fine with us. In fact, that’s what we would like to do.”
Stern criticized the union’s behavior at the session, saying it earned “high marks on the list of theatrical negotiations.”
He revealed that the players’ side brought in a lawyer who threatened that the union would be decertified, making negotiating more difficult.
The recent economic downturn has been seen as a reason for the league’s financial woes, but Stern denied that things will improve just because the economy does.
Stern also predicted the Charlotte Bobcats would be sold in about two months.
Super Bowl Hangover Hits Washington Wizards Antawan Jamison
No Blame For Wanting An Extra Day Away From Flip
The Super Bowl hangover doesn’t effect only the working man it even hits NBA superstars like Antawn Jamison who missed his team practice because he was still in Miami.
Jamison was unable to meet up with his team who was in Orlando for it’s practice today. Jamison had a suite at Sun Life Stadium to watch the New Orleans Saints but couldn’t find other means to get from Miami to Orlando, like say a rental car. He did call the team to inform them of his problems and plans on joining the team in Charlotte later in the afternoon where the Wizards will play the Bobcats on Tuesday.
The Wizards who have had what head coach Flip Saunders called “a mini-all-star break before the all-star break,” with the snow in Washington DC keeping them stranded in Orlando over the weekend which caused their home game against the Atlanta Hawks to be postponed and rescheduled for Thursday, March 11.
NBA Announces All-Star Reserves
February 14, 2010
The NBA is set to announce the All-Star reserves during tonight’s TNT games but Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski got a hold of a leaked list of the 2010 NBA All-Star reserves
Eastern Conference Reserves:
Rajon Rondo – Boston Celtics
Derrick Rose – Chicago Bulls
Paul Pierce – Boston Celtics
Chris Bosh – Toronto Raptors
Gerald Wallace – Charlotte Bobcats
Joe Johnson – Atlanta Hawks
Al Horford – Atlanta Hawks
Western Conference Reserves:
Deron Williams – Utah Jazz
Chris Paul – New Orleans Hornets
Pau Gasol – Los Angeles Lakers
Kevin Durant – Oklahoma City Thunder
Dirk Nowitzki – Dallas Mavericks
Zach Randolph – Memphis Grizzlies
Brandon Roy – Portland Blazers
It will be the All-Star debuts for seven players: Williams of Utah, Chicago’s Rose, Boston’s Rondo, Charlotte’s Wallace, Memphis Randolph, Atlanta’s Horford and Oklahoma City’s Durant.
Among the notable candidates left off the team are the Los Angeles Clippers Chris Kaman, New York Knicks David Lee and Denver Nuggets Chauncey Billups.
NBA Announces Slam Dunk Partipants
Will It Be The Year Of The Little Man Again?
The NBA has announced it’s participants for its Slam Dunk contest on February 13, held during All-Star weekend this year at Jerry World’s. One notable absence is that of Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James.
Those who will participate are Los Angeles Lakers guard Shannon Brown, New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson and Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace. A fourth player will be determined through a “dunk-off” between Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon and Toronto Raptors forward DeMar DeRozan.
Robinson won the event last season and in 2006.
I care to see “TNT Legs” Brown win it but I’m going to put my money down on Wallace of Charlotte.
BLOCK CITY: Your Victim-Acie Law IV
Danilo Gallinari, you have been charged with the crime of Representin.
And the verdict is Guilty.
BLOCK CITY: Your Victim-DaJuan Summers
Gerald Wallace, you have been charged with the crime of Representin.
And the verdict is Guilty.
It’s Over!!! The New Jersey Nets Finally Post Their 1st Win
Still Hold The Record For Worst Start
The streak is over and Kiki is the hero. Finally is what every NBA fan is thinking as the New Jersey Nets got to experience what a win exactly feels like.
The Nets won for the first time this season and their first win since April 13, ending the worst start in NBA history at 18 losses by beating the Charlotte Bobcats 97-91.
Brook Lopez and Courtney Lee where the stars as Lopez had 31 points and 14 rebounds and Lee scored a career-high 27 points in his return to the starting lineup for the Nets in their first game under Kiki Vandeweghe, their general manager who will coach the rest of the season.
Vandeweghe was given the position Tuesday, two days after the Nets fired Lawrence Frank. Assistant Tom Barrise guided the team for the previous two losses so Vandeweghe could bask in the glory when the team had one of it’s best chances to turn the page.
But they still are the Nets and gaffes still occur in East Rutherford as Vandeweghe first coaching decision was to inset Lee for Trenton Hassell in the starting lineup. Apparently though nobody told the personal announcer as he announced Hassell doing starting lineup introductions.
The game included some eire side notes as the Nets last victory was in April and against the Bobcats. In addition Bobcats coach Larry Brown once coached the Nets in 1981-82 and ‘82-’83. Brown also coached Vandeweghe for a year at UCLA and again for the Los Angeles Clippers at the end of his pro career.
The krispy kreme is finally no more but let’s not forget the history still holds this New Jersey Nets team photo as the worst to ever start an NBA season,0-18.
Kevin Garnett Gets Ready For Spurs By Flexing On A Former Spur
Before flying to San Antonio to play the Spurs tonight, Boston Celtic forward Kevin Garnett went ahead and flexed on former Spur and current Charlotte Bobcat Nazr Mohammed.
Not an uncommon sight for Spurs fans when it comes to KG.
Kiki Vandeweghe & Del Harris Take Over As Nets Head Coach
KIKI
I always heard the stories of how Kiki Vandeweghe was a baller at UCLA but I missed out on that time and unforunatley saw A LOT of his pro career, for some stupid reason I thought the name Kiki was one of the coolest I had ever heard.
Now it seems I’ll be seeing more of Kiki as he has decided that no one else can right the sinking ship in New Jersey but himself, yeah good luck. The Nets have chosen him as the replacement for fired coach Lawrence Frank for the rest of the season.
It also seems that Kiki is going to lug around some old baggage as he has agreed to bring in longtime NBA coach Del Harris as a co-coach. That sounds wonderful to anyone who is not a Nets fan.
Nets assistant coach Tom Barrise coached the team against the Lakers on Sunday night in Los Angeles and will be in charge Wednesday against Dallas at home when New Jersey goes 0-18, which would represent the worst start to a season in NBA history. Kiki will take over after the name Vandeweghe does not appear in the record books and will get the team ready to play Charlotte on Friday.
Kiki and Harris worked together as assistants in Dallas on Don Nelson’s staff and developed a close bond during that time.
Spurs Tim Duncan Named NBA Western Conference Player Of The Week
Fundamentals
[Via Spurs Press Release]
The San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan today was named the Western Conference Player of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 29.
Duncan led San Antonio to a 4-0 week, posting three double-doubles along the way. Duncan averaged 21.8 points on .583 shooting, to go with 10.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 blocks. With 21 points in the Spurs’ 92-84 win over the Rockets on Nov. 27, Duncan passed Terry Cummings (19,460) for 39th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Here is a recap of the week for Duncan:
Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
Nov. 23 vs. Milwaukee: Tallied 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 112-98 win over the Bucks.
Nov. 25 vs. Golden State: Posted 20 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and three blocks in a 118-104 win over the Warriors.
Nov. 27 @ Houston: Collected 21 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks during a 92-84 win over the Rockets.
Nov. 29 vs. Philadelphia: Recorded 22 points, six rebounds, five assists and three blocks in 97-89 win over the 76ers.
Gerald Wallace of the Charlotte Bobcats was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week
NBA Stars Amare Stoudemire & Tyson Chandler Fined For Tweeting During Games
$7,500 Fingers
The NBA has fined Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire and Charlotte Bobcats center Tyson Chandler for using Twitter to make in-game tweets
Stoudemire and Chandler each received $7,500 fines each for posting messages on their Twitter accounts during their games on Wednesday November 25, which is a violation of NBA rules. In September the league revealed their move to block players from tweeting during games, after the social network site grew in popularity over the last year.
“You want to make sure that pop culture doesn’t intrude on what brought us here, which is the game, and that we show the right respect for the game,” NBA commissioner David “The Goon” Stern said. “We just need to make sure when it’s OK to tweet and when it’s not OK to tweet, so it, at least, focuses around the game.
Tweets were posted on Stoudemire’s account (@amareisreal) during the Suns win over Memphis, while Chandler updated his Twitter account (@Tysonchandler) during the Bobcats victory over Toronto.
Philadelphia 76ers Seek The Help Of NHL To Help Sell Tickets
Charles Barkley Is Rolling Over In His Grave
This year the city of Phildelphia has seen some all time records for attendence of the Phillies, Eagles and even the Flyers but where is the 76ers? That’s because the 76ers are setting records for attendence but all time lows. The Sixers have the worst attendance mark in the NBA, drawing fewer fans (11,451 per home game), that even trails the winless New Jersey Nets and the often pathetic franchise of the Los Angeles Clippers.
The team is down almost 30 percent from last year, the largest year-over-year decrease in the league.
Comcast which owns the Sixers, the Flyers, the Wachovia Center and the cable network that televises both teams is using the Flyers to help spike the 76ers numbers. Going forward when a Flyer fan purchasestwo tickets to an upcoming game, a pair of Sixers tickets will be included. The Flyers rank No. 3 in NHL attendance and has sold more than 99 percent of its seats through 12 home games. Interestingly, the ad for the Flyers-Sixers combo deal is at the very bottom of the Flyers home page but is at the very top of Sixers.com.
Overall NBA attendance this season is down two percent, but that figure is a little misleading because many teams have slashed prices for less-desirable seats or are just handing out tickets for free. The Charlotte Bobcats gave away hundreds of tickets for the team’s season opener, and earlier this week, the Nets offered two free passes to all of the team’s existing customers for Tuesday’s night game against the Indiana Pacers and still played before a half empty arena.
The San Antonio Spurs are even down 8% from last years numbers at this point.
Stephen Jackson & Acie Law Traded For Vladimir Radmanovic & Raja Bell
Nothing Says NBA Like Praying Hands & A Glock
Stephen Jackson got his wish and was traded away from never won anything retread Don Nelson and his Golden State Warriors to the Charlotte Bobcats in a four-player deal. The Bobcats sent guard and defensive plug Raja Bell, forward and space cadet Vladimir Radmanovic to the Warriors for Jackson and yet to match college stardom Acie Law IV.
Bobcats coach Larry Brown, who has dealt with disgruntled employees in the past, is now paired with Jackson for three years and $27.7 million while Law is in the final year of his contract. Golden State inherits Radmanovic’s deal, worth about $13.5 million over the next two seasons while Bell is in the final year of his deal.
Cleveland, a source involved in the talks told TNT’s David Aldridge, wanted Jackson to do agree to a contract buyout before agreeing to any potential deal for him. But Jackson wasn’t going to give up money with the possibility of a lockout in 2011 looming. He was also reluctant to go to the Cavaliers because he didn’t know what the team would look like after this season, with LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal and Zydrunas Ilgauskas all pending free agents.
Jackson gives Charlotte, the NBA’s lowest-scoring team at 82.4 points a game, an immediate offensive boost while Law might be just a practice guy who never lives up to his 2007 number 11th overall draft hype. The Warriors get a player in Bell, who if he has surgery on his partially torn ligment in his left wrist, ill sit the remainder of the season and an expiring contract. Although Radmanovic is not a dependable player, he does provide size at 6-10 and might actually work for a shoot at all times Nelson offense.
The Bobcats have made five trades involving 17 players in 11 months since Brown began his record ninth NBA head coaching job last season.
Warriors: Winners/Bobcats: Winners
NBA Attendance Only Down 2% Despite Economy
Est. 1946
It’s fairly earlier so don’t shoot the messenger but the numbers are out for early attendance in the NBA and despite the economy and the earliness of the season they are only down 2% from this point last year. Also the statistic is skewed by two teams, the Philadelphia 76ers and Memphis Grizzlies, who are drawing less than 70 percent.
The 76ers averaged 15,802 in 2008-’09, in five home games this season they’ve averaged 11,377, and are down more than 20 percent of capacity from last year. The Memphis Grizzlies ranked 29th in attendance last year only filling 70 percent of their arena are now only filling 66 percent, only outdrawing the 76ers. The Detroit Pistons have cause for concern, dropping from first in average attendance to 16th, falling 19.6 percent. The Spurs, a team retooled and trying to avenge their first round playoff exit rank 12th but are down 8%
Not all is doom and gloom as the Chicago Bulls are up over 100 percent of capacity after filling 97.7 percent of the United Center last season. The Cleveland Cavilers are in a similar boat, selling out each home game so far after drawing 97.3 percent last season. The Atlanta Hawks have seen significant gains, rising from 89.4 to 95.4 percent. Even the Minnesota Timberwolves fans are showing support no that Kevin McHale is ruining their team by filling their stadium by 8% more than last season.
Source: SportsBusiness Journal
Average attendances and percentage for each team:
| Rank | Team | Average Attendance | % (+/-) from year prior |
| 1 | Chicago | 21,111 | +3.3% |
| 2 | Cleveland | 20,562 | +2.7% |
| 3 | Portland | 20,350 | -.8% |
| 4 | Dallas | 19,823 | -1.4% |
| 5 | New York | 19,625 | +1.7% |
| 6 | Utah | 19,611 | -1.5% |
| 7 | LA Lakers | 18,997 | (no chg) |
| 8 | Boston | 18,624 | (no chg) |
| 9 | Toronto | 18,131 | -3.2% |
| 10 | Denver | 18,039 | +4.3% |
| 11 | Washington | 17,975 | +6.7% |
| 12 | San Antonio | 17,957 | -.8% |
| 13 | Oklahoma City | 17,882 | +.5% |
| 14 | Atlanta | 17,862 | +6% |
| 15 | Golden State | 17,827 | -5.7% |
| 16 | Detroit | 17,541 | -19.6% |
| 17 | Orlando | 17,541 | +2.4% |
| 18 | Miami | 17,421 | -4.1% |
| 19 | Houston | 17,130 | -2% |
| 20 | Phoenix | 16,771 | -9% |
| 21 | Minnesota | 16,088 | +8.2% |
| 22 | New Orleans | 15,156 | -10.5% |
| 23 | New Jersey | 14,919 | -1.4% |
| 24 | LA Clippers | 14,748 | -7.4% |
| 25 | Milwaukee | 14,636 | -4% |
| 26 | Charlotte | 14,633 | +.4% |
| 27 | Indiana | 14,439 | +1.4% |
| 28 | Sacramento | 12,422 | -.9% |
| 29 | Memphis | 12,095 | -3.5% |
| 30 | Philadelphia | 11,377 | -23.7% |
The Goon Presents 83 Players From 36 Countries
Est. 1946
David “The Goon” Stern’s 2009-10 NBA season starts tomorrow night with 83 international players from 36 countries and territories on official rosters (active and inactive), matching the record of international players on opening night rosters (2006-07). Twenty-seven of the 30 teams have at least one international player. Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, and the Los Angeles Clippers are the only teams without an international player.
The Milwaukee Bucks roster features the most international players with seven. The Charlotte Bobcats, Sacramento Kings and Toronto Raptors each feature five international players. Omri Casspi (Israel) of the Sacramento Kings, Jonas Jerebko (Sweden) of the Detroit Pistons, and Hasheem Thabeet (Tanzania) of the Memphis Grizzlies are representing their countries for the first time on an NBA roster. France has the strongest representation with a record ten players.
At the end of the 2008-09 regular season, the NBA featured 77 international players from 33 countries and territories on team rosters (both active and inactive). In comparison, the NBA had 36 international players from 24 countries and territories in 1999-2000.
“Godfather” can try and take his game to London but when talking global “The Goon” is got that talk on lock.
