My Coach Vinny
I'm in danger of being labeled a Chicago Bulls "yes-man." I was okay with the Doug Collins hire – though I famously warned all of you that deals are not done until they're done, and I want credit for that, dammit – and now I'm okay with the Bulls (officially) hiring Vinny Del Negro instead. In fact, I'm better than okay. I [read more...]
D’Antoni Out as Suns Head Coach
Mike D'Antoni's wide-open brand of basketball appears to be officially dead in Phoenix. Just hours after losing 92-87 in Game 5 and four games to one ion the series to the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs Jack McCallum of Sports Illustrated reported that D'Antoni is out as the Suns head coach: Mike D'Antoni, the NBA's [read more...]
Shaquille O’Neal Trapped in a Double-Team of His Own Making
"Shaquille O'Neal's arrogance is an insult to people who think."That amazingly honest public statement was made by Bill Walton Sunday on ESPN's SportsCenter. The show's host Chris McKendry - understandably - laughed uncomfortably and tried to verbally wiggle out of and around that damning comment. I've had conversations with people recently about O'Neal and the stunning similarity in his flagging performance [read more...]
The Shaquille O’Neal Trade: the Heart of the Matter
"You still think a big man can't sell? Boom..." Those words are actually from an ESPN commercial with Greg Oden, but that's also what Phoenix Suns GM Steve Kerr is hoping is going through Shaquille O'Neal's mind as he joins Kerr's team. If O'Neal is somehow the missing link to a 'Chip, Kerr looks like a genius.' If O'Neal acts to [read more...]
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Poker sites for US players are somewhat hard to come by these days. Aside from the big ones, PokerStars and Full Tilt, mainly smaller, fairly unknown sites are available to Americans. It s a good idea to read a poker room review before you sign up with a site you don t know very much about.
