Larry Brown has stepped down as the Charlotte Bobcats head coach
After coaching Michael Jordan’s Bobcats to their first playoff appearance in franchise history last season 70-year old Larry Brown has decided to step down as the head coach in Charlotte.
Charlotte started the season 9-19 and Brown must have given up with the team. When coaching the team they went 88-104. Now what for the Bobcats?
They will be looking for a new coach and I wouldn’t be too surprised if they chased a coach like Mike Brown (former Cleveland Cavaliers coach) or they might even look at the college level for coaches like Tom Izzo (Michigan State head coach). College coaches might not want to go there because the Bobcats are not very good and they could be winning in college. A lot of times college coaches are not very good in the NBA so bringing in Tom Izzo or John Calipari might not be too good of an idea.
Whatever the Bobcats do they need to do it soon and try to re-build before the franchise falls apart. If the NBA has to get rid of some teams they might get rid of a young team who is no good like Charlotte so Jordan needs to turn the team around.
The Magic made 2 trades and Hedo Turkogluu is coming back along with some other players
The Orlando Magic agreed to 2 trades including Washington and Phoenix. Orlando starters Rashard Lewis, Mikael Pietrus and Vince Carter are packing their bags along with back-up center Marcin Gortat. Forward Lewis is going to Washington for guard Gilbert Arenas. Carter, Pietrus and Gortat are going to Phoenix along with a 2011 Orlando Magic first round pick and cash considerations in exchange for Hedo Turkoglu, Jason Richardson and Earl Clark.
When I look at this trade it is obviously the biggest move since Lebron James decision in July. It would help the Washington Wizards who needed to trade Arenas with the worst
Gilbert Arenas is among the names headed to Orlando
NBA contract. John Wall could play the point, Kirk Hinrich could play shooting guard, Lewis and Andray Blatche would play the 3 and the 4 while McGee could play center. Phoenix could benefit because Turkoglu hasn’t helped too much coming off the bench. Steve Nash and Carter would play the guards, Grant Hill would be the 3, Channing Frye and Robins Lopez would stay as the bigs.
The Orlando Magic could take the opportunity to help their team playing Arenas at their point, Richardson at their 2 and Turkoglu and Bass playing the 3 and 4 while all-star Dwight Howard would play center. It looks like a really good trade for Orlando. Carter was getting old and Jason Richardson is still a good guard while Jameer Nelson would come off the bench to Arenas. Howard will be the guy down low and Turkoglu can come back to Orlando and help.
Washington benefits from the trade because they got rid of Arenas for Lewis and now their Arenas problems can vanish.
The trade might help Phoenix because they got a lot of helpers but most of the incoming players will be coming off the bench. Phoenix could use Gortat though because they need a big man. Overall I would say Orlando was helped the most while Washington comes in second and I really don’t know if Phoenix benefits too much from the trade.
There was a 5 player deal between the Toronto Raptors and the New Orleans Hornets
The Toronto Raptors are off to a 4-9 start while the New Orleans Hornets are starting their season with the best record in the NBA 10-1. Now a little bit of movement is going on in the NBA. Peja Stojakovic and Jerryd Bayless are headed to Toronto while Jarrett Jack, Marcus Banks and David Anderson are going south to join Chris (CP3) Paul and the Hornets.
The Hornets were apart of the big trade earlier this year that gave them Trevor Ariza, that helped make CP3 happy in New Orleans. I am scared that this trade will hurt the New Orleans Hornets. It might be a better trade for seasons to come but the franchise should be looking to win a championship soon. Stojakovic could play well for a few more seasons and Bayless is a solid back-up to CP3. The only good I really see in this trade for the Hornets is that Jack is heading to town.
Toronto lost Chris (CB1) Bosh this off-season in free agency. Now Toronto is dead. Their chances at making the playoffs have vanished, or have they? Jose Calderonwas a back-up point guard guard for Jack. Calderon is a solid player who will be just fine if he is starting. Leandro Barbosa is a good shooting guard who has talent while Reggie Evans and Andrea Bargnani are the 4 and the 5. their small forward was Linas Kleiza but Stojakovic will come and get the start. The Raptors still don’t look like a playoff contender to me but they still have a chance.
Greg Oden will undergo microfracture surgery on his left knee and will miss the whole 2020-11 season
Former number one draft pick picked up by the Portland Trailblazers Greg Oden was injured last December. He had a knee injury and on Friday he will undergo microfracture surgery on his left knee. The surgery will bench him for the rest of the 2010-11 season. Last December Oden had surgery on his fractured left patella and Oden hasn’t played one minute since the surgery. Now his damaged cartilage will make him get surgery.
His rookie season had him out the whole year because he had microfracture surgery on his right knee. Now this injury is coming back to haunt him. Was picking Oden first overall a bad pick. After Oden was picked Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant was picked second overall. If Portland had picked Durant they would be a much better team with Brandon Roy and Durant. Now they Have Roy and an injured Oden. What next?
Portand is 7-5 as of now, they look like a solid playoff team with Roy and Andre Miller but they did lose Travis Outlaw in free agency and the Phoenix Suns have been okay. If Phoenix plays well they could be back in the playoffs and Portland would be in trouble. It is hard enough to win in the west and now their starting center is out for the season, their players will have to step it up a notch if they want to win this season.
Kevin Garnett might have gone too far when he called Charlie Villanuev a "cancer patient"
Charlie Villanueva is a power forward for the Detroit Pistons. He has alopecia universalis, a hair loss disease so Villanueva is bald. during a Pistons-Celtics game Kevin Garnett trash talked Villanueva. Garnett seems to have gone too far.
On his twitter Villanueva said “KG called me a cancer patient, I’m ****** because, u know how many people died from cancer, and he’s tossing it like it’s a joke.” Garentt said it was a misunderstanding and he called Villanueva a cancer to the team and the league. It does not sound like Garnett is telling the truth, after all, he is known for his trash talking on the court and mistakes do happen. we all say things we don’t mean to. But this is sports. If you say a wrong thing in sports you could lose your job. Randy Moss said a few bad things and ended up being waived by the Vikings.
Garnett should not get away with this. David Stern needs to take action, he needs to be strict about these things. If you trash talk players it should be okay but insulting them is not good. Garnett hurt Villanueva’s feelings and possibly victims of cancers feelings. I feel like Stern needs to suspend Garnett for what he did, that would teach Garnett and many other NBA players a lesson.
former Trailblazers power forward died at the age of 58
Maurice Lewis was a 6’9” power forward who helped the Portland Trailblazers win the 1997 NBA finals against the Philadelphia 76ers. He got in a fight with Darryl Dawkins in game 2 and they were both ejected. down 2-0, the fight changed momentum in the finals and the Portland Trailblazers won the NBA championship. Lucas and Bill Walton were a great duo that could not be stopped and Lucas averaged 20.2 points per game (ppg) in the 1996-97 season. Lucas’ number 20 was retired on November 4, 1998. Bill Walton’s son Luke Walton is named after Lucas. Lucas had a good job as the Portland Trailblazers assistant coach under coach Nate McMillan but in April 2009 Lucas was diagnosed with bladder cancer and was forced to resign his position. On Saturday October 31, 2010, Lucas died at age 58 in his house in Portland, Oregon.
Pat Riley brought the Big 3 to Miami, now he gets mad at the peope critisizing
This summer Lebron James and Chris Bosh made a move to Miami to join Dwyane Wade. All summer people have been criticizing the Heat. I will admit I have said some things about their winning chances on the site. Finally after months of hearing criticism Pat Riley got back in an interview.
Riley started with Charles Barkley. He said “Charles Barkley to me went way over the top. I think Charles Barkley is the only guy in the league who can get away with the things he gets away with. Calling these guys a bunch of punks is a personal attack. Lebron isn’t that, Dwyane is not and neither is Chris.”
Stan Van Gundy is a former Miami Heat coach who was fired when Shaq came so Riley could coach them. Stan Van Gundy said he wondered why big name players wanted to be Dwyane Wades lap dog. Pat Riley said “Stan’s out there making comments about Chris Bosh being Dwyane Wade’s lap dog, I don’t know what happened to some of these guys along the way.”
I would be mad too if I were Pat Riley but I wouldn’t say these things if I were him. Pat is a 65 year old man who is highly regarded. When Dan Gilbert wrote that letter to Lebron James we said he acted childish. Now Pat Riley says these things in an interview about people just doing their job and we don’t care. I think this was childish and unprofessional of Pat Riley.
Feel free to leave your comments on what you think about Pat Riley’s comments.
McGrady tries to dribble around future teammate Rip Hamilton
Tracy McGrady, a 2x scoring champ, and former MIP has signed a 1 year contract with the Pistons worth 1.3 million dollars getting the 10 year veteran minimum salary.
Tracy McGrady says he is headed to Detroit for the veteran minimum
T-Mac gets injured a lot now, but if he can get past that I think he can be a good player. Last year he averaged 8 PPG (points per game) and 4 RPG (rebounds per game). The former all-star can help Detroit who were killed by injuries last season. they have Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva on the court. I like those to and T-Mac might have a great game or two, if he gets the chance to play enough without an injury. But I have a feeling that even if he plays in 2 years, he will not be on the Pistons. I like Tracy, but I don’t think he lasts in Detroit.
Rasheed Wallace announced he has decided to retire
After 15 years the former NBA champion and 4x all-star Rasheed Wallace has decided to retire. Last season the Boston Celtics went all the way to game 7 of the finals to lose to rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers. Rasheed Wallace’s stats of 9 points per game and 4 rebounds per game may not look too nice, but he had some great games and helped the C’s. The loss hurts them and I now have no idea who goes to the finals in the east. Miami is convincing, but Sheed might not be too big of a loss. Rasheed Wallace tends to foul and may not be the best player in a close game. though he does bring veteran talent and can rebound, they have Shaquille O’Neal for that now. As far as I can see, Boston might be headed back to LA in the post-season, though I doubt it.
Lebron “King” James wrote a newspaper ad thanking the city of Akron but did not even mention Cleveland. For the past seven years King James played in Cleveland, but he grew up in Akron. Though the whole state of Ohio was big for the King. Cleveland is where he played, and they brought in Antwan Jamison and Shaq for him. They must have meant a lot to him and he meant a lot to them. It’s no surprise though because a fan wore a Miami Heat Lebron James jersey at a Indians game, and fans got so angry police had to escort the man out of the stadium. Finally Lebron thanked the city of Cleveland at a cycling charity event. The question is, are Cavs fans forgiving Lebron? We will find out on December, 2.
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