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Tip-Off Timer: Five Titles Should Put Rodman in Hall of Fame

Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 12:00PM by Tim Povtak (author feed)
Filed under: Bulls, Lakers

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Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Thursday, there are 5 days remaining.

It takes five years of retirement for a player to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Make it 10 for Dennis Rodman, who always did things differently. He did win five NBA titles.

If you think that Michael Jordan caused a commotion with an unconventional acceptance speech last month when he headlined the Class of 2009, just wait until Rodman shows up in 2010 wearing a dress and lipstick.

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Kenny 'The Jet' Smith Open to Next Step

Posted: Aug 25th 2009 12:30PM by Matt Moore (author feed)
Filed under: NBA Media Watch, NBA Coaches

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Through his time on Inside The NBA, Kenny "The Jet" Smith has become one of the most respected media voices in the NBA. Prior to that, he was a championship point guard with two rings. Prior to that, he was a four year starter at UNC. So the guy's kind of got a history of success. And judging by, yes, his Twitter, he's open to trying to succeed at the next level.

RealGM.com picked up on a tweet from Smith last Friday saying "Yes coaching or management is next... Will be super difficult to leave TNT when that happens!!"

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Is Mark Jackson Headed to Minnesota?

Posted: Jun 19th 2009 4:50AM by Matt Watson (author feed)
Filed under: Timberwolves, NBA Rumors

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For the third morning in a row, the Timberwolves are subjects of the league's biggest buzz. Early Wednesday morning, Kevin Love broke the news on Twitter that Kevin McHale would not be returning, and later that night, a report out of Boston indicated the Wolves were contemplating an offer that would bring Amar'e Stoudemire to Minnesota. (GM David Kahn later acknowledged trade discussions took place but denied interest in the Suns' offer.)

And finally today, Pro Basketball News cites multiple unnamed sources that claim Mark Jackson has emerged as the prohibitive favorite to coach the Wolves next year. Needless to say, count on the team's PR department issuing a denial -- Kahn is on the record saying the coaching search won't even begin until after next week's draft.

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Tom Cable Is Not a Fan of Lane Kiffin's Hiring Process at Tennessee

Posted: Dec 15th 2008 8:15PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, NFL Coaching

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It didn't take Lane Kiffin long to find another job after his rather infamous year-and-a-half stint as head coach of the Oakland Raiders. Recently, he's been named head coach at the University of Tennessee, and was able to get his father, Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, to join him.

Kiffin continued to fill out his staff at Tennessee this week by hiring a couple of his former colleagues in the Oakland organization. According to Jerry McDonald of the Oakland Tribune, offensive line coach James Cregg will be leaving to join the fighting Kiffin's, while two other members of the Raiders front office -- director of football operations Mark Jackson, and Steve Reaves, whose job was to essentially make copies and go on coffee runs -- also left the organization today, presumably, to join Kifin.

Somewhere in his lair, owner Al Davis is throwing papers in the air trying to find a way to sue somebody, or, if all else fails, fire somebody. I'm sure at some point Davis will have a reaction to this in the form of a bizarre press conference, so, while we wait, let's get the reaction of current Raiders sacrificial lamb (head coach) Tom Cable.

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Lakers: Bench Mob Visit Unique Hoop Camp

Posted: Aug 28th 2008 1:45PM by Elie Seckbach (author feed)
Filed under: FanHouse TV, The Word

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded NBA Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

In this exclusive video we hear from members of the Lakers as they visit "Hoop Farm", the basketball camp of Jordan Farmar. Luke Walton tells us why he has not played any basketball all summer, while Trevor Ariza thinks it's great for children to meet NBA players. Hoop Farm is a unique basketball camp that teaches its campers much more than awesome basketball skills, here they practice Yoga and learn about going green.

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Lakers: Bench Mob Visit Unique Hoop Camp

Posted: Aug 28th 2008 1:45PM by Elie Seckbach (author feed)
Filed under: Lakers, NBA Videos

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Jeff Van Gundy Is Confused by Celebs, Fortunately Jimmy Traina Is Here to Help Him

Posted: Jun 11th 2008 7:45PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: NBA Media Watch, NBA Playoffs, NBA Last Night, Los Angeles

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For those that missed the petty announcer banter during last night's NBA Finals Game 3 (presumably you missed it because you were attending the most BA Live Blog in the land) about celebrity ladies, well, you better catch up quick.

Basically, Jeff Van Gundy was asked who the hottest celebrity in the Forum was, and he yelled Alyssa Milano's name. Milano, while a diehard LA fan who blogs about the Dodgers, was not there. He was referring to Vanessa Minnillo and proceeded to butcher the pronunciation of Nick Lachey's last name.

In other words, utter Van Gundy celebrity-related chaos. That's where Jimmy Traina, of SI Hot Clicks fame, comes in. Traina caught up with Van Gundy on the phone today to see if he had figured out how to distinguish hot female celebrities and if he wanted to change any of his picks, including his NBA Finals selection. He did not.

We just got off the phone with Jeff Van Gundy. He says he did mean Vanessa Minnillo, not Alyssa Milano. He said Minnillo was sitting behind the broadcast team and "her beauty made me starstruck and I just choked." We also asked Van Gundy if Milano was there, would he go with Minnillo or Milano. "Minnillo. That girl, wow," was his answer. When asked if he pronounced Nick Lachey's name wrong on purpose, Van Gundy said, "no, I had no idea how to say his name." Lastly, we figured we'd get a prediction from Van Gundy. "I said Lakers in 6 before the series and I still think it'll be Lakers in 6."

Aggressive all the way around for JVG, but I totally respect his refusal to back down. Sure, his celebrity knowledge is pretty weak, but I didn't hear Mark Jackson correcting him or anything.

Jeff Van Gundy Correctly Calls Mark Jackson's Leon Powe: Dr. J Comparison 'Embarrassing'

Posted: Jun 8th 2008 11:45PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Celtics, Lakers, NBA Media Watch, NBA Playoffs, Boston, Los Angeles

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There are lots of things said while announcing that are in the heat of the moment and thus become, after the fact, probably pretty stupid sounding. But, hey, when you get paid an outrageous amount of money to hang out at center court and commentate on games, you better get used to getting hawked.

But usually, it's the snarky blogs (he said sarcastically) that pay attention, not the other announcers. Fortunately for us, Jeff Van Gundy does not let anything get by him. So when Mark Jackson decided to make a ridiculous time filling comparison of Leon Powe and Dr. Julius Iriving, JVG called him on it. Hard.

MJ: And then coast-to-coast ... inexcusable defense ... this looks like Dr. J in the ABA days during a dunk contest. Who's gonna stop the basketball?

[...]Dr. J, wherever you are, listen to me. I apologize for my partner Mark Jackson for making the statement that Leon Powe reminds him of you ... in a dunk contest. That could be the most embarrassing statement uttered on the ABC airwaves.

That would be nearly correct. Except JVG forgot to include "Evah." on the end of the sentence. I get that sometimes he comes off as too brazen and chatty and perhaps just too pessimistic, but frankly, I dig that he is willing to call other announcers on the carpet.

It's much better than the awkward silence when another announcer pretends to not hear what the first guy says, and besides, it's just inexcusable that Jackson could potentially get away with a ridiculous statement that like. Dr. J, man. Come on.

Bulls Trying to Interview Everybody Who's Ever Wanted to Be an NBA Coach

Posted: May 23rd 2008 6:35PM by Matt Watson (author feed)
Filed under: Bulls, Eastern, NBA Rumors, Chicago

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The Bulls are taking their time with this whole "finding a coach" thing, interviewing just about anyone with a shred of interest in the job. According to Brian Hanley of the Chicago Sun-Times, John Paxson has already talked with ...deep breath ... Lakers assistants Brian Shaw and Kurt Rambis, current Jazz assistant Tyrone Corbin and former T'Wolves coach Dwane Casey -- and that's just this week!

Paxson was also scheduled to meet with Jeff Hornacek today and Kings assistant Chuck Person sometime this weekend, as well as John Lucas and Eric Snow sometime in the yet to be determined future. And, of course, don't forget about Celtics assistant Tom Thibodeau, who won't get permission from his current employer until Boston completes their playoff run.

Oh, and remember Avery Johnson? Forget what you heard about him giving Chicago the cold shoulder. Now that the Bulls have the No. 1 pick, he's had a change of heart and was expected to talk to Paxson today.

Count 'em up: that's 10 names, and that doesn't include Mark Jackson, who already interviewed, nor Pistons assistants Terry Porter and Michael Curry, who have been suggested as candidates in the past. Do you notice a recurring theme with all these names? With the exception of Thibodeau and Casey, they're all former players, which makes you wonder if a career coach who never had the chance to rub elbows with Paxson as a player stands much of a chance.

Is Big Shot Bob Quietly Becoming a Thug?

Posted: May 16th 2008 1:00AM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Hornets, Spurs, Western, NBA Playoffs

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Sitting there trying to reflect on what the possible loss of David West would mean to the Hornets ("devastating" and "series-ending" come to mind at first), I couldn't help but think of what Robert Horry did to Steve Nash last year. That's because Mark Jackson, Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy kept mentioning it. And with good reason -- West was hobbling to the locker room because Horry stuck him in the back with a pick under the post.

It probably was not illegal. And it probably does not deserve a flagrant foul. But it certainly was not what a "winner" would do, as Jackson (who seems less and less concerned with sounding intelligent now that his coaching gig has vanished into thin air) kept proclaiming.

What I want to know is, are all of Big Shot Bob's ridiculously, um, big shots from years past clouding our judgment about the way he's been utilized over the past few years? He's accruing a foul every 3.4 minutes this year, and maybe that's just a direct representation of Greg Popovich's Hack-A-____ strategy thus far. But if it is, doesn't that kind of indicate even further that Horry is his quiet enforcer on the floor?

I don't want to call Horry a dirty player, because he has given the NBA some ridiculously memorable shots over the years (his role in Hitch notwithstanding). However, the quietly discomforting abuse of personal foul rules that the Spurs are using this year has already been discussed publicly by the commissioner.

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