ESPN - Thursday Bullets - TrueHoop By Henry Abbott

March 29, 2007 11:56 AM

Last night's schedule had lots of games that looked like they would be so so. But it wasn't so. Stephon Marbury hit two big threes. The Sonics had an exciting win in Denver. Boston and Orlando went to double overtime. Mavericks vs. Bucks was close. Philadelphia vs. Washington was decided by three measly points. Minnesota scared Utah. Did you see the end of Houston vs. the Clippers? (Good ClipperBlog analysis of the whole game.) Clipper fans: you be angry. Me? I'm tired.
This AP story about Knick honcho James Dolan is more fun without introduction: "On Wednesday morning, a landscaper working on the Dolan property found the limb near the shoreline, where it apparently washed in from the sound and remained after low tide, said Nassau County police Lt. Kevin Smith. The employee opened the bag and made the grisly discovery. The leg 'could have floated for miles before it got to where it did,' said Smith. Its final stop was the waterfront property of Dolan. The small, exclusive village where the leg appeared is also home to the former so-called summer White House of President Teddy Roosevelt."
According to InsideHoops, many of the players from the AND1 Streetball tour are leaving AND1 to start their own team.
How many female high school sophomores can dunk effortlessly? At least one.
Far too few trading card photographs feature superstars in the background feeding ducks. (Photo also here.)
The players in the Final Four? This is what they are studying. One question you might be left with is: what do you do with a UCLA degree in global studies? I don't know for sure, but I think these kids are doing it.
Hardly current, but great nonetheless, look at what Steve Nash has done for the mindset of British Columbia.
Invites are going out to Nike's new elite summer youth camps.
Ooh, you know how Danny Ainge got in trouble for sitting next to the parent of a potential NBA player who is still in the NCAA? Michael McCann of Sports Law Blog points out that another person who fits the profile of parents Ainge should avoid is ... Boston Coach Doc Rivers.
What's up with Ron Artest? So far, nothing that sounds like fundamental change or meaningful professional help.
Lots of good blog reaction out there to the comments about Jews that got Micheal Ray Richardson suspended as a CBA coach. This is one of my favorites, from Straight Bangin'.
O.J. Mayo and Eric Gordon were supposed to be the highlights of last night's McDonald's All-American game. Bob Gibbons (Insider) reports: "Both players looked like they wanted to prove that they were better than the other, and both were off their game because of it. The desire was there, but they just don't have the maturity yet to harness their intensity."
For years everyone has been dreaming about that certain special big man from the 2007 NBA draft. For Tom Ziller of Sactown Royalty, that big man is Georgetown's Roy Hibbert.
The Asian sneaker wars have gone TV, with one company now sponsoring a bunch of TV personalities.
UPDATE: Desmond Mason really doesn't like to shoot from the outside. (PG-13)

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