From the monthly archives:

June 2007

A new era for the Sonics, for what it's worth

June 30, 2007

On draft day, the Seattle Supersonics made the easiest pick in NBA history. They picked the remaining player of the Oden/Durant extravaganza, and walked away with Kevin Durant who is certainly no consolation prize.
Additionally, they traded away the face of the franchise, Ray Allen, along with their 35th pick to the Celtics for the number [...]

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The selection of Noah confuses me

June 29, 2007

I would say that the worst selection of the lottery was that of Chicago Bulls with the number nine pick of Joakim Noah. I get that he is the type of guy that coach Scott Skiles might relate to. Noah is scrappy, vocal and the definition of a hustle player. Remind you of somebody?
Aside from [...]

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Zach Randolph traded to New York

June 28, 2007

My phone was ringing off the hook when word got out of Zach Randolph (along with Fred Jones and Dan Dickau) being traded to the New York Knicks for Channing Frye and Steve Francis on draft day shortly after Greg Oden was selected.
My initial reaction was that Portland could have gotten much more from Zach [...]

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New Atlanta Hawks jerseys

June 25, 2007

The Atlanta Hawks will be sporting a new look for the ‘07-’08 season. While they have escaped their treacherous past of horrendously ugly uniforms, they now face a possibly worse fate of being highly un-remarkable. Don’t get me wrong, they look good, even sharp. But they don’t do anything to give the Hawks any [...]

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Oden and Durant workout videos

June 25, 2007

I just came across this video, it is definitely worth taking a look at. Despite a “disappointing” workout, you can really see why Blazer fans (including myself) are drooling over this guy. His athleticism combined with his physical attributes make him a potential dominant center in this league.
Kevin Durant apparently had a monster workout for [...]

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NBAnoise's 2007 NBA Draft suggestions

June 22, 2007

June 28th is rapidly approaching, so I am getting the NBA Draft butterflies. For me, I get to see my Blazers bring home the number one pick. Luckily, I don’t think they can go wrong in this draft. No, this will not be Sam Bowie part II. Greg Oden, on all accounts will be a [...]

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Raising the Rim?

June 18, 2007

We always hear about different ways to change the NBA brand of basketball to make it more entertaining or reasonable. Suggestions of rule changes (some of which have occurred) for longer or wider courts, hand checks, zone defenses, various three-pointer lengths, cone shaped keys, etc. have always sparked debate among basketball traditionalists.
Recently, an exhibition game [...]

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Lebron lacking from long range

June 14, 2007

It has come to my attention this morning that Lebron James is shooting (through the first 3 games of the Finals) an astounding 2 of 26 outside of the paint. Those two makes were from three-point range. From mid range, James is 0-13.
Sure, Lebron should be taking it to the hoop. With his size, [...]

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Cavs all but finished

June 12, 2007

I know, I didn’t even get up an NBA finals preview! That probably is a “no-no” when you are trying to develop a successful NBA blog, but is anyone even watching the finals this year? Game 1 of the NBA finals drew the lowest rating ever for an opening-game in prime time. With this in [...]

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