boozer/millsap

Boozer is staying is Utah. Which means Utah has to either go into the luxury tax or get rid of Millsap. All i can say is, "Utah, Luxary taxes are baaaad. You should get rid of Millsap." Yes, i am drooling.

No whammy, no whammy, no whammy, Stop! Bill Laimbeer.

Curry is fired! Despite how bad things went. Public consensus was pretty sure curry would stick around one more season. I guess Joe is being honest when he says this season isn't for setting up the 2010 season.

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/06/30/pistons.curry.out/index.html

I don't have to even look at the post-artical comments to know that they are full of people clamoring for Laimbeer. Dumars (from my angle) has always been a little worried with the combining of nba prima donnas with the aggressing coaching style of Laimbeer. Do you take the risk? How much does what the fans are dying for affect the decision process?

My thought is, if the players can't handle a hard-ass stlye that knows how to win, to hell with them. I have a feeling the Detroit Shock didn't always want to hug and kiss Laimbeer. But, i think they enjoyed winning 3 titles, and respected him for knowing what he is doing.

I think Laimbeer is like a high risk/high reward scenerio. He seems possible of being a top level NBA coach, or possible for having many classic alpha male confrontations. But, how many of today's newer coaches can you see becoming a l brown, p jackson, popovich. (I got a good feeling about spolstra, i think he could be great. But, no one else. ) What better time for the pistons to gamble on a laimbeer hire, then during a time that is already such a trial.

If he became a lengendary coach, and it didnt' happen in Detroit, I think many fans would never forgive Dumars. especially since many of those finkle bastards still don't forgive him for Darko.

Yao is like China in a Bull Shop...

I'm sure you've all heard, but it may be that Yao is done....like forever. I'm still holding out hope that its worse than they are making it seem. Can't they just put adamantium in there or something?

yo jeremy

I've added to our ridiculously long news services thread. check it!

magic

They just got VC. got rid of Lee, Battie, and someone else.

So VC, Dwight, Turk, Rashard--that could work.

Though, i have not seen VC lately (who watches nets games?), he prob got some game still. I am glad he is on a real team. I had felt bad for him in jersey.

breaky

looks like my dreams may come true.
i just hope they don't have to give up landry too.

shaq

So the Big Cactus is moving to Cleveland.
I know he's kinda washed up, but i feel like they stole him by only giving up ben wallace and pavlovic. Anyone have any thoughts on this?