The Links: Cassell gets benched, Mark Cuban

Today’s news and notes from around the NBA…

Everyone have a good weekend? Everyone rested and ready for the season to tip off tomorrow night? I am…just crazy busy right now. Have something very cool going up on the site in a few minutes. Let’s get The Links up first, though…

QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Mark Cuban has been very good to me and my family, but he doesn’t like me very much.” — Don Nelson.

THE LINKS…
• On Sunday, Peter Vecsey wrote that at the NBA owners meetings last week, a special session was called by the other owners to basically rip Mark Cuban a new one. In a roundabout way Cuban responds on his blog, writing that he’s done trying to help out other owners and the NBA in general. I guess the NBA thought owners shouldn’t have fun. Regardless of whether or not you like the Mavs, wouldn’t you want Mark Cuban to be the owner of your team?

• Actually, Don Nelson might not want Cuban to be his owner — he might be taking Cuban to court to get the money he feels is owed him. Great Don Nelson story here, though, where he craps on Patrick Ewing.

• The voice of basketball in Boston, Bob Ryan, finally weighs in on the death of Red Auerbach. Some great stories in that article. And Larry Bird recalls Red cheating him during games of tennis and racquetball.

• Vegas, baby!

• Interesting note low here that Kirk Hinrich is torn, upset that the Bulls aren’t offering him what he feels he deserves in their recent contract talks.

• Long Carmelo feature here. He got a lot of his tattoos when he was 14.

• An NBA scout breaks down the Spurs.

• Scott Padgett couldn’t sleep, worrying he was going to be cut.

• People are still beefing over the “OKC” patch on the Hornets jerseys.

• The Knicks are buying out Jalen Rose. I knew something was up when I was in the Knicks locker room before Jalen during a preseason game last week, and nobody seemed to mind.

• They’re auctioning off bits and pieces of the old Charlotte Coliseum. I still own two chairs from The Omni that I bought at a similar auction. If anyone goes to the auction, let us know how it is.

• Sam Cassell, meet the bench.

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5 Responses to “The Links: Cassell gets benched, Mark Cuban”

Rich Posted: Oct.30 at 6:37 pm
I wonder if they’re going to put an OKC patch on the Sonics jerseys too? Also can we get Orlando and Houston to trade James Augustine and Luther Head to the Jazz please!
DP Posted: Oct.30 at 6:48 pm
Ha, my aunt always told me that the ugliest person that she has ever seen is Sam Cassel. I thought that was kind of mean but I wasn’t going to tell her. kobe is……. well you know and monta for most improved. rudy for rookie of the year and eric devendorf and paul harris best college backcourt in america. play wit it.
Dblizzy Posted: Oct.30 at 7:05 pm
I didn’t see where Nellie crapped on big Pat. Did i miss something?
1Ozzy Posted: Oct.31 at 11:07 am
I think this is what lang might be refering to. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/29/SPG05M26V51.DTL
Darksaber Posted: Oct.31 at 1:35 pm
Awww c’mon Nellie, don’t be a bitch-snitch! And i used to like that white haired prick. so the owners don’t want cubes to be cubes? Good luck with that folks. Anyone else noticing that the upper echelon in charge of NBA decisions is behaving like the have the wisdom of salomon all of a sudden. What the F”*k’s up with them? I mean, COME ON. Leave emotions in the game already. This upsets me greatly, Darth Stern, greatly.