SB Nation User Blog: Unselds

ZaZa is gone

Unselds — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:54:11 -0000

ZaZa is gone

Mike Lee's List of Free Agents

Unselds — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:26:40 -0000

Mike Lee's List of Free Agents

Better Late than Never, Mike Lee swoops in with his list of perspective bigs. They are: Fabricio Oberto, Rasho Nesterovic, Channing Frye, Sean Marks, Jamaal Magloire, Chris Wilcox and Brian Skinner. I wonder if his sources are Bullets Forever, lol, because his second tier is Adonal Foyle, Pops Mensa-Bonsu or D-League standout Courtney Sims. Free agents from summer league rosters, including their own, are not out of the equation. So, there is an opportunity, albeit slight, for Gonzaga forward Josh Heytvelt.

Bye Bye Eddie

Unselds — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:56:41 -0000

Bye Bye Eddie

Editor's Note: Well, that happened quicker than I expected, but then again, Ernie Grunfeld's a man who isn't afraid to make bold moves. Ed Tapscott is set to take over, which is really interesting. Ed and Ernie have a history dating back to New York, but it's odd to see every single assistant passed over for the job. Including Randy Ayers.

I wouldn't be surprised to see stories about EJ and EG fighting come out in the coming months. The big elephant in the room seemed to be that they didn't like each other. -PM

UPDATE: According to ESPN, Mike O' Koren was also released today and Randy Ayers is now head assistant. (HT: Stet Sports Blog)

Looks like Les Boulez are getting ready to can Eddie Jordan. I would say I can't believe it, but this franchise is looking more and more like its old self every day.

Livingston Lives

Unselds — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:11:19 -0000

Livingston Lives

Despite rumors to the contrary, Shaun is still on the radar of a few teams.

Donyell Marshall?

Unselds — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:13:16 -0000

Donyell Marshall?

Editor's Note: Bumped because I remember Ernie really going after Marshall in 2005, signing AD instead. At this point, Donyell's pretty much done though. -PM

Cheap, and can shoot the three.

"I think I'm in the best situation ever," Brown, 26, said Tuesday during a teleconference with...

Unselds — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:01:25 -0000

"I think I'm in the best situation ever," Brown, 26, said Tuesday during a teleconference with reporters. "I came in as the No. 1 draft pick and now there are no expectations.

Tough Juice UConn Reunion

Unselds — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:49:49 -0000

Tough Juice UConn Reunion

Hey, at least it's something to read about.

Ron Artest

Unselds — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:45:28 -0000

Ron Artest

Here's what a poster suggested on SI Truth & Rumors. I love this idea. Getting Ron Artest would be exactly the kind of move that could make us an instant contender. Yes, he's a malcontent, but I don't think he would be a problem with this team of weirdos as well as veterans:

Trade Quincy Douby, Ron Artest, and Shelden Williams to Washington for Andray Blatche, Darius Songaila, DeShawn Stevenson, Oleksiy Pecherov, and a future 1st rounder.......

Wizards:
C - Brendan Haywood, JaVale McGee
PF - Antawn Jamison, Etan Thomas, Sheldon Williams
SF - Ron Artest, Dominic McGuire
SG - Caron Butler, Nick Young
PG - Gilbert Arenas, Antonio Daniels, Quincy Douby

Okafor?

Unselds — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:27:24 -0000

Okafor?

People on the Post site are debating trading BTH, one of the rooks and a pick for Okafor. Some even want to trade Jamison (even though he can't be traded for months even if we wanted to do that). Come on, dudes! This is the team we roll with.

Welcome back Gilbert!

Jason Smith?

Unselds — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:28:11 -0000

Jason Smith?

"The signing of Elton Brand has left Philadelphia with a bit of a logjam at power forward. With Brand, who has averaged 38.3 minutes in his career, expected to log heavy minutes at the position, incumbents Reggie Evans and Jason Smith will be fighting for the backup minutes.

If Sixers GM Ed Stefanski is looking to trade one (and there have been no indications that he is), Smith has value. The 6-10, 240-pound forward averaged 15.6 points and 8.0 rebounds in a superb summer league. Several scouts were impressed by Smith's improved ability to knock down the mid-range jump shot with regularity.

"He's a starter in this league," an Eastern Conference scout said. "No question."

Smith will make $1.3 million this season, and with team options at $1.4 and $2.2 million the following two years, he is one of the league's best bargains."

This guy had a nice stroke in SL. Just sayin...