At one point I had the idea that somebody should make a book -- like the best of the basketball blogosphere in 2008. Obviously, you'd have to select blog posts that are not timely. But there are probably enough out there. If I was making that book, I'd certainly want to include this magnificent insertion of Mikki Moore into a Mary Cassatt painting.
You knew there were Trail Blazers. Did you know there were Super Trail Blazers?
Mario Chalmers gets a fine and not a suspension for his part in that Rookie Transition Party. This is classic NBA. All about cracking the whip to show who's boss, while sweeping the whole thing under the rug. No one has refuted the report that there was enough pot smoke to set off an alarm. And the players were sent home for something. But both players have denied smoking any marijuana, and no one can answer the question: Whose pot smoke was that?
The Bulls are promoting their team with a campaign that basically has no players in it. What good is the top overall pick, and a hometown hero, if it won't sell some tickets?
Mike Barrett is watching the Blazers scrimmage: "Speaking of Oden, he at it in some full-court, five-on-five games on Monday, and as has been the plan, spent Tuesday working with Maurice Lucas on some inside moves, and shooting drills. As I was sitting, watching Oden work with his back to the basket against Lucas, I couldn't help noticing how absolutely huge Oden is. Lucas is a big man, but looks like a shooting guard when he works closely with Oden. There were several players who stood out to me on Tuesday during the full-court games. Bayless is so explosive, and is going to be a terrific perimeter defender. He also showed a devastating cross over move on the wing during a game, took two steps and threw the ball down with his right hand in traffic. While it's true that if Oden had been playing, the ball would have likely never made it to the rim, it was a very impressive dunk. Sergio Rodriguez spent all summer working to rebuild his shot, and at least so far, it looks like the work is paying off. His shot no longer looks flat and hard, but instead his release is high, and in one of the games he hit three straight high-arching bombs, and helped his team to a victory. Sergio also looks bigger, and has worked on his perimeter defense. His newly-added upper body strength has already helped with that."
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