Let’s Hit The Links…
Our daily dose of news and notes…
by Lang Whitaker
QUOTES OF THE DAY
“I never set out to be the guy on the billboards or the guy in the commercials. Through circumstances it came to be that way. I was proud to don a Memphis jersey and be that guy people could look to for a pulse of the Griz.” — Shane Battier, who has apparently been elected into the Hall of Fame or something.
“Josh, his greatest strength is he knows what he can and cannot do, and he stays within his realm. He runs the floor well, he goes to the boards, he catches the ball, he finishes fairly well. He gets who he is.” — Lawrence Frank, with a ringing psychological endorsement of Josh Boone.
THE LINKS…
• The WNBA All-Star Game is tonight. This is either a league on the cusp of expansive growth or a league on the way out. You make the call. I’ll have exhaustive coverage of this game tomorrow. No, really. (Also, catching up with Lynette Woodard.)
• SUMMER LEAGUE NOTES: Someone needs to find this on YouTube. I already took a look but found nothing ….. David Lee continues to impress, hoping this season increased production doesn’t lead to increased bench time ….. continues to Nate Robinson broke his nose and got into it with Daniel Gibson ….. The Nets rookies are dominating in summer league “against guys who will play in Iceland” ….. I like the note at the end here about Argentinian forward Walter Herrman who played one game with the BETcats then went on his honeymoon ….. The Jazz sent James Lang home from training camp due to “elevated blood pressure” …..
• The Nuggets have been trying to find a three-point shooter for years, and now they lose Greg Buckner.• Kwame is in the klear, and he comes out swinging. Does anyone really think Kwame has ever used the word “despicable” in conversation?
• The Sixers are looking to move John Salmons. If he was involved in a drug scandal, would the headline read “SMOKED SALMONS”?
• JJ Redick drops off the Olympic team and on the same day, Kirk Hinrich is added? Hmm…
• In other Duke news, Shane Battier cried while talking about being traded from Memphis.
• Good stuff on Mouhamed Saer Sene in Seattle, who was in school to become an auto mechanic before this whole NBA thing happened. One downer here: A vote of confidence from Bob Hill. That’s never a good thing.
• The more things change the more they stay the same: The Blazers are shopping Darius Miles.
14 Responses to “Let’s Hit The Links…”
Jul.12 at 4:22 pm
David Webb says:
At the very end of the clip is the Boston Celtics play that you wanted to see.
The clip is a minute long
Jul.12 at 4:22 pm
David Webb says:
http://www2.sportsnet.ca/video/videoPlayer.php?url=rtmp://38.99.151.50/sportsnet/bargnani0712.flv
Jul.12 at 5:00 pm
Aaron says:
Site is cool but the font is way to small..I read the links and now I’m dizzy!
Jul.12 at 5:02 pm
Joe says:
Wow, Kwame Brown’s lawyer writes some great statements.
Jul.12 at 5:15 pm
Mike Brown says:
Hi Mr. Whitaker. That Telfair-Green pass/dunk play is available on nba.com. All you have to do is click on the Raptors-Celtics Summer League highlights. It occurs just before the two minute mark. Keep up the good work on the site. From, Mike
Jul.12 at 5:23 pm
Adrian Zapata says:
Darius Miles will never be a star…
AND
Damn! Green can sure take it to the rim
Jul.12 at 5:45 pm
Lang Whitaker says:
Nice find on the dunk clip. That’s pretty crazy… –lang
Jul.12 at 6:04 pm
Soulless says:
Nate Robinson strikes me as a guy who tries too hard to show to coolness.
Jul.12 at 6:45 pm
Jack says:
David Lee, David Lee, David Lee. Hoping him and Frye are big for the Knicks this season.
Jul.12 at 8:20 pm
rgeezy says:
Now that the Rockets-Grizzlies trade is finalized that 3 spot for the Grizzlies is lookin real empty…I smell Rudy Gay for rookie of the year. Hes got motivation for falling so far in the draft…
Jul.13 at 1:49 am
maeng says:
the new website is cool but i’m still a little disoriented. the font is too small and i wish you guys would bring back the wallpapers that you used to put in the website. anyways! keep up the good work SLAM! i just bought Slam 100 and it’s the best! shoutout to the peeps in the Philippines!
Jul.13 at 8:38 am
jay broder says:
great on the links! saw the espy awards..dwade wins best nba player..kob gets undeniable performance..was he really going to beat an autisic kid…heck no! as for jj not being able to play for usahoops is it really that big a loss..you tell me and speaking of which have you seen the jerseys yet??? thanks!
Jul.13 at 10:42 am
Chow says:
What about big Al down in ATL coming up to Milwaukee for either Joe Smith or Jamal?
Jul.13 at 12:53 pm
Matin Salaam Bari says:
I just got back from NY. This new site is wierd. I hate change. Just kidding. Bigup Lang & Sam for holding it down. What would America be without pisspoor daytime office production?