NBA Basketball Thread 2007-2008: Regular Season

[Áļéאָ]

no hawks?

 

[Deisler]

The Knicks?

 

[Jacky]

no hawks?

don't know what their roster is going to be yet..
josh childress is going to olympiakos
josh smith - don't know what he'll do, but I do think hawks will match any offer in any case.

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/hawks/stories/2008/07/23/childress_hawks_greece.html

 

[twigsanberries]

a bunch of guys have bolted for europe already. all of them had previous euro roots before childress though. what i'm really surprised about is the fact that he had a 5 year 36 mil offer on the table from the hawks supposedly. he was a very good 6th man for an up and coming young team. maybe he wanted a couple of mil more immediately, with the opportunity to showcase his talent in euro ball so he can get more than the MLE on the open market?

sprewell syndrome... "Come on man, I can't feed my family on 19 million a year!"

 

[newbie original]

Malice in the Palace II​

The younger sister of Anthony Parker(Toronto Raptors), Candace Parker (6' 4", a rookie playing for the Los Angeles Sparks and engaged to former Duke Blue Devil and current Sacramento Kings player Shelden Williams), plays in the WNBA and got into a fight with Plenette Pierson (6'3") of the Detroit Shock.

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Suspensions:
- Shock forward Plenette Pierson has been suspended for four games for her actions that initiated and escalated the altercation.

- Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn has been suspended for two games for escalating the altercation.

- Shock center Kara Braxton has been suspended for one game for leaving the area of the bench during an on-court altercation.

- Shock forward Tasha Humphrey has been suspended for one game for leaving the area of the bench during an on-court altercation.

- Shock guard Elaine Powell has been suspended for one game for leaving the area of the bench during an on-court altercation.

- Shock forward Sheri Sam has been suspended for one game for leaving the area of the bench during an on-court altercation.

- Sparks guard Shannon Bobbitt has been suspended for two games for leaving the area of the bench and becoming physically involved in an on-court altercation.

- Sparks guard Murriel Page has been suspended for two games for leaving the area of the bench and becoming physically involved in an on-court altercation.

- Sparks center Lisa Leslie has been suspended for one game for throwing a punch.

- Sparks forward DeLisha Milton-Jones has been suspended for one game for throwing a punch.

- Sparks forward Candace Parker has been suspended for one game for throwing a punch.

SOURCE FOR SUSPENSIONS = http://www.wnba.com/news/suspensions_080724.html

 

[$teauA]

Malice in the Palace II​

The younger sister of Anthony Parker(Toronto Raptors), Candace Parker (6' 4", a rookie playing for the Los Angeles Sparks and engaged to former Duke Blue Devil and current Sacramento Kings player Shelden Williams), plays in the WNBA and got into a fight with Plenette Pierson (6'3") of the Detroit Shock.

​

Suspensions:
- Shock forward Plenette Pierson has been suspended for four games for her actions that initiated and escalated the altercation.

- Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn has been suspended for two games for escalating the altercation.

- Shock center Kara Braxton has been suspended for one game for leaving the area of the bench during an on-court altercation.

- Shock forward Tasha Humphrey has been suspended for one game for leaving the area of the bench during an on-court altercation.

- Shock guard Elaine Powell has been suspended for one game for leaving the area of the bench during an on-court altercation.

- Shock forward Sheri Sam has been suspended for one game for leaving the area of the bench during an on-court altercation.

- Sparks guard Shannon Bobbitt has been suspended for two games for leaving the area of the bench and becoming physically involved in an on-court altercation.

- Sparks guard Murriel Page has been suspended for two games for leaving the area of the bench and becoming physically involved in an on-court altercation.

- Sparks center Lisa Leslie has been suspended for one game for throwing a punch.

- Sparks forward DeLisha Milton-Jones has been suspended for one game for throwing a punch.

- Sparks forward Candace Parker has been suspended for one game for throwing a punch.

SOURCE FOR SUSPENSIONS = http://www.wnba.com/news/suspensions_080724.html

who cares? why is this league still around?

 

[newbie original]

Haha, who knows man....who knows.

 

[Bonzi]

Is Andrei Kirilenko considered to be a star in the NBA? I don't mean a Kobe Bryant- or LeBron James-like status, of course. That's a superstar.

 

[$teauA]

Is Andrei Kirilenko considered to be a star in the NBA? I don't mean a Kobe Bryant- or LeBron James-like status, of course. That's a superstar.

He's definitely a star, people know his name and he has been in a couple of all-star games. His play has declined some in the past two seasons though and people sort of think he's a pussy now after that famous breakdown from two seasons ago.

 

[Áļéאָ]

nah, he's not doing worse. His team just dont play him the same way they used to. He's not in there to score anymore, and that is, partially, why he wanted to leave last year

 

[rony31]

"They made fun of our women's basketball team? Did you explain to them how our good fundamentals make up for thier inability to dunk?"

Futurama... legendary