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Stern found a sucker in Seattle
In: NBA
19 Feb 2012Without looking, David Stern has found himself another sucker. It’s really hard to imagine why anyone would want to do business with a snake like Stern, but here we are again, with yet another investor trying to get the NBA back in Seattle. And it sounds like this newest guy, Chris Hansen, will do whatever [...]
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- Tags: chris hansen, sonics, stern
With Brandon Roy announcing his retirement from the NBA just five years into his pro career, it brings to mind another Husky great whose pro career ended very prematurely. Roy is the Huskies’ basketball equivalent to Steve Emtman – an All-American who took his team to new heights, was drafted high and then had his [...]
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- Tags: brandon roy, steve emtman
Forbes magazine just released its list of “The Most Miserable Sports Cities,” and – no real surprise to Seattle sports fans – the Emerald City came out on top (or bottom, depending on how upside-down your view is). By “miserable,” in this case, Forbes means “disappointing.” And, by Forbes’ reckoning, Seattle fans have suffered through [...]
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- Tags: 1995 Mariners, NBA Finals, super bowl
How come no one wants to play basketball in D.C.?
In: NBA
1 Mar 2011Last week, the Washington Wizards acquired veteran point guard Mike Bibby in a deal with the Atlanta Hawks. Bibby spent about 127 hours in D.C. and was so eager to get out of town that he sawed his own arm off at the tune of $6.2 million – his guaranteed salary for next year – [...]
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- Tags: free agents, john wall, lebron, mike bibby, wizards
Melo drama mercifully ends
In: NBA
22 Feb 2011Let me get this out of the way up front: I am a Nets fan (cue incredulous stares, sympathetic head shakes). And while you might think I’m bummed on missing out on Carmelo Anthony, I actually am relieved that New Jersey was unable to make the deal to land the All-Star guard. Look, Carmelo made [...]
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- Tags: carmelo anthony, knicks, NBA, nets, trade
Send the Hornets back to OKC, Durant & Co. home to Seattle
In: NBA
8 Dec 2010As expected, and maybe a little sooner than expected, Seattle is in line to get back into the NBA. Word is the Hornets are available and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer might be poised to bid on the team, which looks like it’s not long for New Orleans now that the league is taking control of [...]
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- Tags: Hornets, kevin durant, steve ballmer
LeBronapalooza finally comes to merciful end
In: NBA
8 Jul 2010Of course I watched “The Decision.” It was like a car wreck – I couldn’t look away even if I knew it would be painful to see. The Summer of LeBron had reached its apex, and he suckered us all in with the entire dog and pony show, capped off by the overblown ESPN special announcing his intentions to [...]
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- Tags: heat, lebron, poor cleveland, the decision, wade
The inmates are finally running the asylum
In: NBA
30 Jun 2010Is the NBA ready for cataclysmic change? We are on the verge of what could possibly be the craziest few days in league history; the long-awaited start of the 2010 free agency period, an event that people have had marked on their calendars for years given the staggering amount of talent on the open market. [...]
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- Tags: collusion?, free agency, lebron, nets, salary dump
Brent Barry’s impossible dream: LeBron James & the new Sonics
In: NBA
25 Jun 2010Well, the NBA draft came and went Thursday night and the only reason anyone in Seattle knew is because UW star Quincy Pondexter was drafted 26th overall. The funny thing: He was drafted by the team formerly known as the Sonics, which promptly traded him to New Orleans, one of the cities deemed most likely [...]
LeBron’s best option is … the Nets??
In: NBA
14 May 2010As soon as the clock ran out on another bitter playoff disappointment for the Cleveland Cavaliers, another countdown began – one that will shape the future of the NBA for the next decade. The LeBron James Free Agent watch officially started when King James flung off his Cavaliers jersey nanoseconds after entering the playoff tunnel [...]
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- Chris: I would have been fine with Kuechly. Would have been interesting to see if the Hawks would have been [...]
- Brian Barney: What are your thoughts about Luke Kuechly or is drafting a linebacker early a mistake after the Curr [...]
- AgentJ: College tuition is already high enough. Giving the NCAA a blank check to up the price of a degree is [...]
- Chris: Nice work, EZ. Here's the one I was writing at the same time: http://www.examiner.com/washington- [...]
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