Duby Dub Dubs

pretty cool format, Jeremy is talking in the background ...also (spoiler alert), it appears as if he is good at ping pong

Pretty interesting! I linked to another story awhile back about something similar, but this does look like a legit NBA-alternative (well...at least NBA talent). Man, this lockout sucks Dudley said the field of players will include Stephen Curry(notes), Chauncey Billups(notes), Al Harrington(notes), John Wall(notes), Zach Randolph(notes), Stephen Jackson(notes), Tayshaun Prince(notes), Jermaine O'Neal(notes), Austin Daye(notes), DeMar DeRozan(notes), Kyle Lowry(notes), Eric Maynor(notes) and J.J. Hickson(notes). Dudley said he is trying to recruit teammates Channing Frye(notes), Josh Childress(notes) and Aaron Brooks(notes) to also play in the officiated series. "You get an actual game feel," Dudley said, comparing it to other summer leagues that don't have NBA big men. "Instead of having to finish in the lane against LeBron James(notes), I'll be finishing against Jermaine O'Neal."

This guy kinda reminded me of Reggie (or at least - I could imagine Reggie going through some of the same stuff) After reading this, I now understand why a player owned (co-op) league would never work. Nor can I imagine most NBA players embracing the overseas league lifestyle (unless they HAD to)

pretty good write-up from BDL...and remember that Randolph is NOT charged with any crime - sounds like he throws a helluva party though Question: who would you rather have, David Lee, or Z Bo?

this story came out and it got me to thinking, what if the NBA players formed a co-op league - where the players are the owners. There is a long and illustrious history of worker cooperatives, but could it work? Could it replace the NBA? The article concludes by saying that the Vegas league would not be able to replace nightly NBA hoops, but I kinda disagree. Since it doesn't look like the owners are going to budge much, it makes me wonder exactly how much pain the players are really willing to endure... If you were Odom, and the owners proposal dropped your salary by 70% (from $8.9 million to $2.6 million next season, according to the article), I would think that you might honestly hesitate - I mean, how many games in an alternative league (I would assume the venues would be smaller) would it take for Odom to exceed earning of $2.6 million?

Not a ton of pics (only 16 of them) but some really cool little tid bits of info in each caption like this one: "Feb. 20, 1963: Imagine you're playing against the Philadelphia or San Francisco Warriors between 1959 to 1965, and Wilt Chamberlain comes down the court. He's as tall as anyone you've ever seen, runs like a guard and the basketball looks like a grapefruit in his giant hand. In this photo, taken during Chamberlain's first season in San Francisco, the center ignores the futile swipes of Lakers Jim Krebs (32) and Rudy LaRusso (35) during a game at the Cow Palace. Chamberlain's worst year was in 1963-64, when he averaged a pedestrian 36.9 points. He was traded for three people I've never heard of a year later"

"The NBA filed two claims against the NBAPA on Tuesday— an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board and a lawsuit in federal district court in New York. The NBA accused the players of being uncooperative in negotiations toward a new collective bargaining agreement by making "more than two dozen" threats to dissolve their union and sue the league under antitrust laws to secure more favorable terms in a new CBA" The NBA’s lawsuit is essentially preventative legal medicine. It seeks a declaration from the court that the lockout does not violate antitrust laws, in case the union breaks up to file an antitrust lawsuit. It also cites legal backing for the lockout itself, invoking Depression-era legislation known as the Norris-LaGuardia Act designed to prevent court intervention in a labor dispute. Finally, the league’s lawsuit also makes an attempt to secure support for massive salary reform should the union dissolve. The NBA asked the court to declare that such a decertification would in turn void all existing player contracts because they’re guided by the union’s involvement in the old CBA. Without a union and a collective bargaining relationship, the league argued, the terms and conditions of those previously negotiated contracts would not apply.

Personally, I'm not putting much faith in negotiation at this point (maybe it will work in November, but right now, there is just zero conversation What do you folks think? Should the players de-certify and take the battle to court? Or stay on their current course? On thing in the article that I agree with strongly: it does not seem like the players union has much of a strategy at this point [why can't I block quote this?] "Essentially, it’s come down to this: Hunter is still selling diplomacy, but the agents want to commence fighting. No one expects the league to seriously negotiate issues until they fear the courts could rule against them. The owners want what they want – hard cap, rollback on salaries and guaranteed profits – and they aren’t interested in compromises. The longer the union waits to decertify and file an antitrust suit, the less chance there is of getting a reasonable agreement and saving the season. "Until now," one prominent agent told Yahoo! Sports, "the union’s strategy has been basically hoping [NBA commissioner] David Stern wakes up one morning in a good mood, and decides he wants to cut a fair deal for the players." The way the agents see it, Hunter can stay in an advisory role after decertification the way that DeMaurice Smith did with the NFL players union. But decertification does cut into his power, his influence and his role in the process. And that’s true for the executive board of the players association, including president Derek Fisher(notes). Sooner than later, powerbrokers Arn Tellem, Mark Bartelstein, Bill Duffy, Andy Miller and others want a stronger, more direct hand in the fight."

Dang, we got a guy on the list at every position besides C

Wow dude, seriously?! What is his rush? The guy had surgery on both knees only 3 weeks ago, and he is already looking to get back on the court? I'm no doctor, but sounds like you might want to ease back into excercise a little more slowly. I have had Arthoscopic work done on one knee, and while I know each one is different, this seems just insanely short recovery time

Would love to hear some additional insight into this Monta looks like his assists go waaaay down, but his his percentage is pretty close to what he normally shoots (lloks like he loses 1.5% accuracy in "The Clutch"

Just so simple...I'm so glad we have a new training staff. This article just confirmed all of my worst fears What's that, your ankle is all messed up? Don't worry, we'll work out really hard all the time to make it stronger...nah, trust me, it's good for a hurt ankle Here's a good quote from the article: "CURRY: "Our new athletic trainer Troy is bringing new ideas to how to treat it and kind of keeping it consistent. Not saying the old stuff didn’t work. But sometimes a different approach can maybe spark recovery. It’s just consistency, trying to make sure I stay on my routine every practice day and get my ankle rehab done. … We’re allowing it to heal a little longer. In between games, not really killing my ankle and kind of fatiguing it out. Instead, if we have a break in between, we’re making sure in those days I’m just icing and staying off of it. That’s a pretty good way to recover instead of strengthening it really hard in between."

Could this be the break the Dubs have been looking for? I think this means that the Dubs can really focus on the teams in front of them in the standings. Unless the Clips can recover, there is really (hopefully) no need for the Warriors to look back over their shoulder

We have an open roster spot now (sorry Carney) and unless we make a trade, I hope we go into the D-League to get some help. Although these guys are both PFs, I bet either could play the 3 for us....And yeah, I know this is against D-League opposition, but whatever Sorry, Can't figure out how to block quote, but here are the details: "Jeff Adrien, PF, Rio Grande Valley Vipers -- Adrien's performance Monday night wasn't replicated for the rest of the Showcase. A 6-foot-7 power forward who played earlier this season with the Iowa Energy, Adrien erupted for 30 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks in a two-point victory over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. In his next game, a blowout victory over the Erie BayHawks on Versus TV, Adrien scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds while blocking four shots despite his shorter-than-average stature. As one scout mentioned, he's a man among boys in the D-League." "Joe Alexander, PF, Texas Legends -- Alexander came into the Showcase needing to prove he was a better player than the one that flamed out in the NBA in just two seasons after being selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. In two games at the Showcase, with scouts and executives from many NBA teams in attendance, Alexander was able to put together two solid performances. In his first game, against the New Mexico Thunderbirds, the 24-year-old scored 21 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked six shots while playing 45 minutes. In Thursday's contest against the Iowa Energy, Alexander scored 18 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, dished eight assists and added two blocks in a 119-114 victory." and I have no idea who this guy is, just passing it along because he would fill a team need: "Othyus Jeffers, SG/SF, Iowa Energy -- Jeffers has been on the cusp of a call-up for the past two years and even finished last season with the Utah Jazz, yet he found himself in the D-League to begin this year yet again. If NBA scouts took stock in his performance over the past week, though, the physical wing might soon be headed back to the big leagues. On Monday, the 6-foot-5 Jeffers scored 27 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in a hard-fought 95-93 victory over the Utah Flash. Though the Energy weren't able to win again Thursday, Jeffers' performance wasn't the problem as he had 25 points, six rebounds, five steals and three assists"

Hey folks, I seem to recall that one of the mods mentioned something about 4 GSOM nights per season? Well, we're more than 1/4 through the season, we got a nice home stretch coming up...what gives?

Not a whole lot of good news so far for the Warriors this year. One of the few smiles that we have been awarded this year started when Vlad hit a 3 to force overtime against the Kings. The article talks about how Smart has believed in Vlad. And I guess this kinda makes sense to me. He is really the only veteran on the team. Full circle for me and Vlad, I derided him (along with so many others) but am now very thankful for his contributions

Not that I'm a huge fan of them, but Ball Don't Lie (the yahoo blog) has a pretty hillarious piece clowning Vlad Rad for trying to talk to the team about effort ...solid read but mostly (not that I hate him as a person) it is oddly satisfying to me to see Vlad called out for all of his years of lackluster effort perhaps my favorite gem: "Perhaps he's actually been a demon in practice during all these years and hasn't been active in games because he's all tuckered out."

Interesting to say the least: "Vladimir Radmanovic surprised everyone when he asked to address his teammates after Monday's practice and then promptly initiated an expletive-filled rant imploring the group to continue to work hard." Are we really that devoid of leadership? Not sure how much weight his voice carries with the team, but I'm glad to see somebody is fired up...Especially because we are about to go out and get crushed by the Mavs and more good news from the article: "Amundson is expected back any day now, and Udoh is practicing without many restrictions."

yeah, I'm ok with this...sounds like this is going to be a family business, and he wants to start getting the next generation ready. The job title sounds a little alarming, but the kid's day-to-day responsibilities sound fairly entry-level "Is this a good thing to do? It's a complicated question," Joe Lacob said. "But I intend to be in this business for a long time, and I intend to have him involved if he wants to be involved."

Sure, I know it's only preseason, and yes, they did play smoke the Pistons But they are looking scary good, even without D Wade! They are going to be a dynasty. It really doesn't matter who else plays on that team, ther big 3 are just going to be over-powering

I was tempted to keep this to myself, but in the interest of the common good... So anyways, read up, get some practice, and be prepared to lose to me

Not much of a twitter fan myself, but this seems like a golden opportunity for some of the GSOM community members. Just don't forget about me when you're famous