NBA 2008-09 Season

[AntAltMike]

...Reminds of a Doug Collins when he took over the Chicago Bulls with a buddy star in a young Michael Jordan.

I remember telling Doug Collins that I really didn't care whether Jordan came back or not, because there will always be another generation of stars and I was ready for the next one (Am I the biggest name dropper on this board or what? I had just set his TV up to get local broadcast channel 50, which carried the Wizards, but then I remembered that he'd never get to see them on TV.)

When Jordan moved into the same condo a month later and I was called out to reconnect his TV service at midnight after a genius from Comcast had inadvertently disconnected it, I tried my darndest to spring one of my prepared, Sam Bowie put-downs on him, but he wasn't much of a talker and didn't give me the set-up I needed.

Another one of my other customers from that era was the guy Jordan had posterized by pushing him off a few years earlier.

 

[salsadancer7]

Am I the biggest name dropper on this board or what? I had just set his TV up to get local broadcast channel 50, which carried the Wizards, but then I remembered that he'd never get to see them on TV..

I am pretty bad myself. IF NOT WORSE....LOL!

 

[salsadancer7]

Well....TONIGHT, the HEAT will go for the "hat trick" and drop the Celtics. IF they can do that, they will more than likely be the ONLY team that has beaten the top 3 teams in the NBA.

Damn that's a LONG way from lasy year...:up

 

[HD MM]

Well....TONIGHT, the HEAT will go for the "hat trick" and drop the Celtics. IF they can do that, they will more than likely be the ONLY team that has beaten the top 3 teams in the NBA.

Damn that's a LONG way from lasy year...:up

The Lakers already beat the Cavs and Celtics. And the Lakers have split series' with the Heat this year.

 

[salsadancer7]

The Lakers already beat the Cavs and Celtics. And the Lakers have split series' with the Heat this year.

But the HEAT are not considered the in the top 15 teams in the NBA, much less the big three.

 

[SabresRule]

Sports Media Watch: Cavs/Lakers draws 3.7 mil.

A battle between two of the biggest stars in all of sports gave TNT the most viewed NBA game on cable in four years.

The Lakers' win over the Cavaliers on Monday, featuring Kobe Bryant against LeBron James, drew a 2.3 U.S. rating and 3.7 million viewers on TNT. The 3.7 million viewers is the most for a regular season NBA game on cable since 2004.

I guess a lot of people do care about LBJ. It's not just HD.

 

[HD MM]

Sports Media Watch: Cavs/Lakers draws 3.7 mil.



I guess a lot of people do care about LBJ. It's not just HD.

Wow! Not bad for a game that started at 10:30pm EST on a Monday Night!

Imagine if this was on a Saturday night during primetime...

 

[HD MM]

Cavs @ Blazers: Game in Review

I stayed up for the game last night between the Cavs and Blazers. This was the second of a four game West coast trip for the Cavs. A few bulletin points from last night's game....

1. This game featured 2 of the 3 franchises from the 1970 expansion. The 3rd was the now defunct Buffalo Braves.

2. This game presented many challenges to the Cavs. As many know, the Cavs are without 40% of their starting lineup with [ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=362"]Zydrunas Ilgauskas Stats, News, Photos - Cleveland Cavaliers - ESPN[/ame] and Delonte West out with injuries. The Blazers, much like the Lakers out-sized the Cavs, especially with their three 7 footers.

3. Portland's Rose Garden is a tough place to play. The crowd seemed rambunctious from start to finish. Kudos to the great NBA fans in the Pacific North West.

4. The Blazers have a solid core of young players ([ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=2983"]LaMarcus Aldridge Stats, News, Photos - Portland Trail Blazers - ESPN[/ame], [ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3225"]Greg Oden Stats, News, Photos - Portland Trail Blazers - ESPN[/ame] and [ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3027"]Brandon Roy Stats, News, Photos - Portland Trail Blazers - ESPN[/ame]). Many of who I was very impressed with. This team is going to be a force in the West for quite some time.

5. The Blazers lead the league with rebounds. Last night, the under-sized Cavs out rebounded the Blazers.

6. LeBron and Mo Williams put on a clinic last night. LeBron had 14 assists, while him and Mo accounted for 67 of the Cavs 104 points. LeBron's 14 assists were a season high and one off from a career high.

7. The Blazers tried everything on defense, including zone coverage, man-on-man, double and triple teams. Nothing worked. That's saying a lot, because normally the Blazers are a stout defensive team.

8. In a pre-game interview, Anderson Varejao told a reporter that while on this extended west coast trip, the entire team bonded and went out together to a dinner and movie. They saw Slumdog Millionaire. Andy went on to say that they have so much fun together on and off the court and said it's not odd for everyone on the team to do this sort of thing. He said "that's a part of being in a family".

9. By winning last night, the Cavs are now 8-0 following a loss. They have not lost 2 in a row the entire season.

10. Today is Greg Oden's 21st Birthday. Happy birthday Greg.

 

[CeltsHD]

HD MM,
just a small correction. The Buffalo Braves moved to San Diego in the mid '70's and became the Clippers.

The Clippers later moved to LA.

 

[Skyhi]

Great game last night! It was nice to see LBJ knocking down jumpers.

Another correction...Delonte West is injured...not Mo Williams.

 

[AntAltMike]

...The Buffalo Braves moved to San Diego in the mid '70's and became the Clippers...

Incorrect. The Braves and Celtics franchises were swapped, and the Celtics moved to San Diego and the Braves franchise was renamed to be the Celtics and moved to Boston. Glen Ordway explained this about a hundred times on the air when he was the Celtics radio broadcaster.

It was done that way for legal and contractual expediency. If you remember the Celtics and Braves trading nearly a dozen players for each other, most of whom neither team wanted, that was part of the same transaction.

 

[mdonnelly]

I stayed up late myself last night, and watched the Thunder/Warriors game. Not exactly the marquee match up of the night, but a very exciting game. 22 lead changes, 14 ties, and a buzzer-beater for the win by OKC on the road.

 

[HD MM]

HD MM,
just a small correction. The Buffalo Braves moved to San Diego in the mid '70's and became the Clippers.

The Clippers later moved to LA.

Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. :up

 

[HD MM]

Great game last night! It was nice to see LBJ knocking down jumpers.

Another correction...Delonte West is injured...not Mo Williams.

Jeez. How'd I make that typo? I think I'm still tired from staying up for the game and having to get up at 5:30am for work.

 

[SandraC]

The TNT doubleheader tonight is interesting.

8:00 Boston - Orlando

Looks like a dogfight the rest of the year for 1-3 in the East. And despite what you may hear, whoever comes out first will have a huge advantage, having a potentially much easier matchup in the Eastern Semis against the Hawks or Pistons, while the other two play each other. And they'll have homecourt in the finals, which is often decisive.

10:30 Washington - LA Lakers

I don't normally watch the terrible teams, but it's always fun to watch the Lakers no matter who they're playing. Jack and other luminaries in the front row, Kobe taking over the game when he has to (tonight he probably won't have to), Lamar Odom trying to figure out where he fits in on this team, Phil Jackson talking to himself when something bad happens...always a good watch.


Sandra

 

[HD MM]

The TNT doubleheader tonight is interesting.

8:00 Boston - Orlando

Looks like a dogfight the rest of the year for 1-3 in the East. And despite what you may hear, whoever comes out first will have a huge advantage, having a potentially much easier matchup in the Eastern Semis against the Hawks or Pistons, while the other two play each other. And they'll have homecourt in the finals, which is often decisive.

10:30 Washington - LA Lakers

I don't normally watch the terrible teams, but it's always fun to watch the Lakers no matter who they're playing. Jack and other luminaries in the front row, Kobe taking over the game when he has to (tonight he probably won't have to), Lamar Odom trying to figure out where he fits in on this team, Phil Jackson talking to himself when something bad happens...always a good watch.


Sandra

Looking forward to seeing Boston vs. Orlando tonight.

And your right Sandra, homecourt is gonna be huge for whatever team gets it come playoff time.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Well....TONIGHT, the HEAT will go for the "hat trick" and drop the Celtics. IF they can do that, they will more than likely be the ONLY team that has beaten the top 3 teams in the NBA.

Damn that's a LONG way from lasy year...:up

That and a dime will get you a cup of coffee. BTW the Pistons have dropped the Lakers, Cavs, and Magic this season. Hasn't gotten them anywhere.

 

[AntAltMike]

...The Braves and Celtics franchises were swapped, and the Celtics moved to San Diego and the Braves franchise was renamed to be the Celtics and moved to Boston. Glen Ordway explained this about a hundred times on the air when he was the Celtics radio broadcaster.

It was done that way for legal and contractual expediency...

The Original Buffalo Braves Sitewww.buffalobraves.net/oldindex.htm

This page has information and pictures of the old Buffalo Braves (now legally the new Boston Celtics, but for practical purposes, the LA Clippers). They played in Buffalo from 1970 to 1978 and have enjoyed most of their success during that time.

1976-77 (30-52)

.... John Y. Brown, Jr. purchases minority interest in the team ....

.... Brown investigates the possibility of moving the team to Dallas as the Dallas Express .... 7Jun78 Brown and Mangurian exchange the franchise with Irving H. Levin and Harold Lipton for the Boston franchise, Levin and Lipton then move the franchise to San Diego...

 

[SabresRule]

I stayed up late myself last night, and watched the Thunder/Warriors game. Not exactly the marquee match up of the night, but a very exciting game. 22 lead changes, 14 ties, and a buzzer-beater for the win by OKC on the road.

I guess they won't be losing 70.

the Pistons have dropped the Lakers, Cavs, and Magic this season. Hasn't gotten them anywhere.

Losing to the Thunder and Bobcats will do that to you.

 

[Rey]

alonzo mourning retired today. I thought he already did since I hadn't heard much from him. great career. hope he can keep his health up.