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Tomlin did not go to far with punishment
on Aug 7, 2008 in Uncategorized Bob Smizik Casey Hampton Dick Lebeau John Mitchell Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Steelers I was reading Bob Smizik’s article today about the punishment handed out by Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin to his starting Nose Tackle Casey Hampton, who reported to training camp overweight. Smizik wondered if Tomlin is being too tough, or at le...
LA Clippers’ Chris Kaman to play for German Olympic basketball team… so what?
on Jul 2, 2008 in Uncategorized Bernard Lagat CBSSports Chris Kaman dual citizenship New York TImes Olympics I admit that when I first read the story on CBSSports.com that Chris Kaman received German citizenship, so he now has dual citizenship – USA and German, my original reaction was to question why he would do such a thing. The article points out that...
Washington Post reports Arenas agrees to accept less
on Jul 2, 2008 in Ivan Carter NBA Wizards Caron Butler Gilbert Arenas James Posey Roger Mason Washington Wizards Ivan Carter reported on the Wizards Insider that Gil has agreed to accept in the neighborhood of $111 M over 6 years, which is approximately $16 M less than what the Wizards had offered. Assuming this plays out as reported, this is a great move for...
Wizards go bargain hunting…NBA style
on Jun 29, 2008 in Ernie Grunfeld NBA Wizards Adonal Foyle Antawn Jamison Brendan Haywood DeSagana Diop Etan Thomas Free Agents Gilbert Arenas Jamaal Magloire JaVale McGee PJ Brown Primoz Brezec Roger Mason Theo Ratliff Washington Wizards We are just a few hours before NBA free agency gets started, and it is that time of year when sports talk typically turns to the changes that Ernie Grunfeld should make to Wizards. Well as many know, the Wizards have their own free agents to worry ab...
Wizards sign Jamison
on Jun 29, 2008 in Ivan Carter NBA Wizards Antawn Jamison Washington Wizards Ivan Carter reported on the Wizard’s Insider that the Wizards and Antawn Jamison have agreed on a new contract. I am thrilled that Antawn has gotten resigned. Prior to Jamison joining the Wiz, the team was a wreck. Jamison and Gil, and now Caron, h...
Celtics and their monopoly money land on ‘Park Place’
on Jun 26, 2008 in NBA Boston Celtics Kevin Garnett Lakers Paul Pierce Ray Allen Last summer I wrote, Boston Celtics: Monopoly Money, which was primarily about the amount of money that the Celtics had tied up in 10 players. Well less than one season later, the Celtics finished off the Lakers in the most lopsided game to clinch a...