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MichaelProcton

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Q: I don't know how much tape you have watched right now - it is early in the week - of the Giants corners. What do you see from Terrell Thomas?

Steve Smith: Who?

Q: Terrell Thomas.

A: What is his number?

Q: 24.

http://www.giants.com/news/transcripts/story.asp?story_id=43869

LOL...Smitty continues to deny opposing DBs any respect.

about 20 hours ago MichaelProcton 2 comments 0 recs

DOB on Glaus as a 3B

Me: How good was that report on Glaus' health, exactly? Is he an option as Chipper insurance?
DOB: Yes, he is. Played 3B for Cardinals some in September, made some dificult throws, etc. And is much stronger now than he was then.

--via Twitter

1 day ago MichaelProcton 1 comment 0 recs

Joel Przybilla Out for the Year...Can We Benefit?

by MichaelProcton on Dec 23, 2009 12:17 PM EST Comment 26 comments

(This is from the FanPosts. A quick note before further rosterbation ensues: Tyson Chandler will be out for at least a week with a left foot injury. Not good times for a seven footer, and possibly enough to ensure that Nazr maintains present-day value to the Bobcats such that the brass feels they can't trade him. --DA)

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So Joel Przybilla just went down for the year with a ruptured patella, and the Trail Blazers are starting to get pretty desperate to find healthy frontcourt bodies. Anybody think we can take advantage of this situation and pick up a quality player or two?

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"I think it would be a mistake if there was any kind of changes."

http://twitter.com/daringantt/status/6899625785
Ryan Kalil, asked about future of coaches (via Darin Gantt)

3 days ago MichaelProcton 0 comments 0 recs

Chandler vs. Okafor...game by game.

by MichaelProcton on Dec 21, 2009 8:53 AM EST Comment 119 comments

The season has begun, and thus, quantifiable results in comparing the parts of a significant trade completed over the offseason between the Bobbies and Hornets. Below, we'll keep track of the performances of centers Tyson Chandler and Emeka Okafor.

Poll

Will Tyson Chandler outproduce Emeka Okafor in any significant statistical category by the end of the season? (And no, having more turnovers or fouls doesn't count.)

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I heard DJ Augustine (sic) is in the trade block.Are we serious? He was one of our best players in Charlotte.Just ask [Jason Richardson]

http://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/status/6725529299
--Jared Dudley, on Twitter.

8 days ago MichaelProcton 1 comment 0 recs

Overheard in press box, from local reporter: 'If this Moore kid was any good, they'd be up 31-0 right now.'

http://twitter.com/daringantt/status/6636235532
--Darin Gantt

11 days ago MichaelProcton 9 comments 0 recs

ESPN's John Hollinger points out that the timing for the Bulls to make a coaching change seems to be perfect, with a combination of a season-long block of six home games, and some days off in between for the new coach to implement any changes during practice. And when you add in the fact that they have a guy with 14 years of head coaching experience currently serving as an assistant who could step in for Del Negro in Bernie Bickerstaff, the question likely becomes not "if," but "when" the change [from Vinny Del Negro] will be made.

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/12/10/are-vinnie-del-negros-days-numbered-in-chicago/

So it seems our old buddy Bernie Bickerstaff might just have finally have found himself a soft landing spot. I'm still pretty bitter on his behalf about the way he was unceremoniously dismissed from the organization because he wasn't one of Michael Jordan's buddies, so this could be a much better way to end things in his NBA career.

14 days ago MichaelProcton 0 comments 0 recs

Alexis Ajinca is getting playing time with the Maine Red Claws of the development league, but he's still not making shots: 3-of-13 in his first two games.

I find that striking that a 7-footer would struggle that much to score against D-League big man.

Almost every night Ajinca should have a significant height advantage.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/bobcats/story/1104584.html--Rick Bonnell, Charlotte Observer

So yeah, Larry Brown isn't the problem with Ajinca's development. He's just not good.

16 days ago MichaelProcton 0 comments 0 recs

That's precisely what Celtics coach Doc Rivers saw, scouting the Bobcats before and after this trade. Before Jackson, Rivers said, the Bobcats were the only team in the league you could afford to defend in a straight zone, every player with one foot in the paint.

Now, Rivers said, Jackson demands "one and probably two more (sets of) eyes. And that makes you a better basketball team just by his presence."

--Charlotte Observer

So for all the whining about Jackson's inefficiency and turnovers, there's no less an expert than an NBA Coach of the Year and NBA Champion talking about it.