SB Nation User Blog: Nick Van Excellent

The Grizzlies have become the Bizzaro Jail-Blazers.

Nick Van Excellent — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:25:15 -0000

The Grizzlies have become the Bizzaro Jail-Blazers.

"There are going to be times when Rudy (Gay) is asking for the ball, Zach (Randolph) is asking for the ball and O.J. (Mayo) is asking for the ball. Who are you going to give it to? Are you going to give it to the guy who has been cussing you out the whole game or the guy who has been open and will help you win the game? That's what I mean by having command of this team."-Damon Stoudamire

Stephen Jackson is my favorite.

Nick Van Excellent — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:54:13 -0000

Stephen Jackson is my favorite.

"I'm not a fan of Kobe. I'm not somebody who looks up to him, I'm a grown man, so when I go out there and play the game, I play the game."-Stephen Jackon

Doctors, not GM's, vetoed Blair draft.

Nick Van Excellent — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:27:56 -0000

Doctors, not GM's, vetoed Blair draft.

Apparently team doctors have the power to prevent a General Manager from drafting a player.

"More than 1 NBA exec. texted me curse tonight for team doctors refusal to draft DeJuan Blair with bad knees. Spur had 19 boards for Rockets"-Wojnarowski

Ramon Sessions signs with the Timberwolves.

Nick Van Excellent — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:24:00 -0000

Ramon Sessions signs with the Timberwolves.

4 years 16 million

Knicks want Rudy.

Nick Van Excellent — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:35:11 -0000

Knicks want Rudy.

"The Knicks have made it pretty clear to Portland that any discussion involving Lee would have to start with Rudy Fernandez ($1.1M with team opt in 2010). So far, the Blazers have been reluctant to include Fernandez and, after signing Miller, are more likely to want to involve Steve Blake ($4.9M) and Travis Outlaw ($4M). This works for Lee because it's around the type of salary range he's looking for ($9M) and it works for the Knicks' 2010 plan because both contracts are expiring deals.

Plus, while Outlaw gives scoring punch on the wing, Blake would give some needed depth in the backcourt. But, from what I understand, so far the Knicks are not interested if Fernandez is not in the deal. Lee is a valuable asset and the Knicks aren't interested in just giving him away for a pair of expiring deals."-Newsday

Top five shooting guards according to Hoopsworld.

Nick Van Excellent — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:53:38 -0000

Top five shooting guards according to Hoopsworld.

1.) Kobe Bryant
2.) Dwane Wade
3.) Joe Johnson
4.) Manu Ginobili
5.) Ray Allen

Honorable Mention: Vince Carter, Andre Iguodala, Kevin Martin, Ben Gordon, Richard Hamilton

Strange. It feels like someone was left out.

UPDATE: After receiving an ungodly amount of angry comments, Joel Brigham has issued a retraction. Disaster averted.

"(Author's Note: Brandon Roy was originally left off this list because I was, for some reason, viewing him as a point guard. Were I doing this over, he'd absolutely be ranked #3, followed by Johnson and Ginobili, which would push Ray Allen to the top of the Honorable Mention category)."

Millsap never actually spoke with Pritchard or McMillan?

Nick Van Excellent — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:20:30 -0000

Millsap never actually spoke with Pritchard or McMillan?

"From what we learned Saturday, though, Millsap never visited Portland, never spoke on the phone with GM Kevin Pritchard or coach Nate McMillan and didn't get a July 1 call, raising the question of just how interested Portland was in actually having him.

Paul Millsap never managed to picture himself playing for the Trail Blazers, even acknowledging the obvious Saturday: 'Everything about Utah is a better situation for me and this ball club. I'm right where I want to be, back in Utah,"-Salt Lake Tribune

DeJuan Blair misses his first game.

Nick Van Excellent — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:32:00 -0000

DeJuan Blair misses his first game.

"The Spurs also wanted to see how Blair's knees responded to his first summer league game, before he played a second."-mysanantonio.com

That's totally normal right?

Portland is no longer interested in facilitating a Boozer trade. (says agent)

Nick Van Excellent — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:04:27 -0000

Portland is no longer interested in facilitating a Boozer trade. (says agent)

"Oklahoma City, which also has ample cap space, doesn't want to help the Jazz by becoming part of a multi-team deal either."-Deseret News

Iverson to the Bulls in a sign and trade?

Nick Van Excellent — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:29:41 -0000

Iverson to the Bulls in a sign and trade?

Hello Kirk Hinrich.