Madden, Bonzi and a fake Bassy
Today’s news and notes from around the NBA…
I spent about 45 minutes last night immersed in the create-a-play mode in Madden trying to draw up the option formation and plays that the Falcons have been running all year, only to discover there’s no option option. So I guess it’s not in the game. Two weeks until training camp…
• There’s a new player in the Bonzi Wells Bonanza: The BETcats! Nobody saw that one coming. Of course, when you have a lot of young, impressionable guys on your roster, you need a friendly vet like Bonzi to tutor them.
• The Boston Herald has a story about Sebastian Telfair with a picture of…someone who is not Sebastian Telfair. Anyone have any idea who this is in the picture?
• We all know what this means: Sensitivity training for everyone at MSG! They should all have to read Khalid’s latest column. And it looks like Isiah’s trying to hire his former college roommate.
• Shaq is turning into Donald Trump. Except I suppose Trump doesn’t always lift people into the air and hold them like babies for photo ops.
• Raymond Felton says the BETcats will make the Playoffs, which would be a bigger story if hadn’t predicted the exact same thing last season.
• Really interesting interview with Pat Williams, who says when he was Sixers GM they planned to draft a high school player every year for five years.
• Rick Carlisle is cashing in.
7 Responses to “Madden, Bonzi and a fake Bassy”
Sep.20 at 3:26 pm
jsmoove says:
might be kevin hamilton that played at holy cross college
Sep.20 at 8:59 pm
Clay says:
I think the Bobcats can make the playoffs this year. They just have too much talent not to go anywhere… plus a lot of good teams are getting older, these guys have youth on their side.
Sep.20 at 9:05 pm
Bryant Reeves says:
If Charlotte makes the playoffs next year I promise to eat a bobcat.
Sep.20 at 11:00 pm
Drolfe says:
It’s hilarious seeing Shaq holding grown men like babies. It must be one of the photographers idea, some idiot guy yelling ‘Hey Shaq! Hold him up in the air, you know, like you would a kid!’ every time. Shaq sighs, looks at the man, shrugs, hoists him up and starts beaming for the cameras.
Sep.21 at 5:58 am
Gilbert0 says:
that shaq picture looks a little um…lance bass
Sep.21 at 7:48 am
Ken says:
Hey Lang, when did issue 102 come out? Who’s on the cover? haven’t seen it yet ’cause I haven’t received it yet through the mail. I feel like I have been hiding under a rock, with you already working on issue 103. Continue on being the best basketball mag out there!
Sep.21 at 11:28 am
matt the jazz fan says:
hey lang, any chance of getting a recent back issue? the world famous # 100 sold out here in brussels real quick and can’t be found anywhere… (i don’t see a “back issues” link anywhere, plus i’m not sure 100 would be on it yet anyway…) ps thanks for the links (though they’r enot updated on the fornt page, and if you click on the “homepage” logo, it takes you to slamonline.com, rahter than www.slamonline.com and has the wrong date’s articles on it… just some constructive support in a new format that i’m starting to like (not that you necessarily asked for my opinion…)