Wizards Insider: April 26, 2009 - May 2, 2009
Bulls and Celtics Keep Going and Going ...
We're going back to Beantown, my man. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) Can David Stern go ahead and make this Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls series go best-of-nine? Or 11? Or 27? Or 49? This thing shouldn't have to end in Game 7. There hasn't been a...
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May 1, 2009; 9:05 AM ET |
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Welcome to Round Two, 'Melo
Momma, I made it. (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) Carmelo Anthony didn't want to reach McGrady Land, the part of the basketball world where playoff appearances are a regular occurrence, right along with first-round exits. In his first five seasons in the NBA, the Baltimore native could...
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April 30, 2009; 12:01 PM ET |
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Ru-Ru-Rubio
Why not pick me? (AFP/Getty Images) Just say the word, oh, Ru-ru-rubio. Forgive me. Just about every time I hear the name Ricky Rubio, I can't help but hearing the horns from that 1980s Phil Collins song, "Sussudio" -- for no other reason except it happens to rhyme. That song...
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April 29, 2009; 12:33 PM ET |
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How Odd? Spurs Gone
It was an innocent enough question, but Tim Duncan was offended. I was in San Antonio last October and I was talking to Duncan about the young big men in the NBA -- specifically Dwight Howard, Andrew Bynum and Greg Oden. I followed my question by saying, "Aren't you glad...
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April 29, 2009; 9:30 AM ET |
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You Decide: Wizards Offseason Decisions
Now that Coach Flip Saunders is in place, the Wizards have $76 million committed to 14 players next season, which means that they will have to make a trade or two to make a roster upgrade -- or hope that they get really, really lucky with an impact player in...
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April 28, 2009; 11:33 AM ET |
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A Supreme 'Bee'atdown
This is embarrassing. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images) Wanna talk about regression? Let's head down to New Orleans, where the Hornets had the most disgraceful playoff performance in 53 years, losing 121-63 in Game 4 of their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. The 58-point...
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April 28, 2009; 9:27 AM ET |
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R.I.P. Pistons (2002-2009)
By R.I.P., I'm assuming you're not talking about my nickname. (Photo by Allen Einstein/NBAE via Getty Images) In case some of you were worried about not having anything to talk about over the weekend, I wanted to assure you all that I did not come down with swine flu. After...
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April 27, 2009; 10:06 AM ET |
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