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BasslineSpin.com April 20, 2007 ...The
list of
those
who played in all 82 NBA regular season games is here.
...The Kings fired Eric Musselman today.
After a 33-win season Geoff Petrie made
the decision to let Musselman go with two years remaining on his contract. In
that regard—it makes you think he really wanted Musselman out. I’m not close
enough to know what really went down but it must be beyond the obvious. I
repeat that I never thought the Kings had a playoff roster. They did what I
expected. Brad Miller and Mike Bibby were worse than usual, and the Kings
played without a Center all year. I did think Musselman was too quick to play
Corliss Williamson, and
not quick enough with minutes for Francisco Garcia. But
I can’t blame the losing record on the coach from where I sit. Ron Artest is a huge distraction for any leader.
Moody cats like Kenny Thomas, Kevin Martin, and Bibby can’t be easy to deal with either. ...What is done
is done. So—now who coaches the Kings? You will hear about P.J. Carlesimo. He and Petrie might enjoy some
fancy dinners but I have never been a P.J. guy. I would like to see a
short-list of these guys interviewed: Terry Porter, Scott Brooks, Len Elmore, Reggie Theus, Rick Barnes, Michael Cooper, Mario Elie, and Marc Iavaroni. April 17, 2007
...Post
season awards are here. April 6, 2007 ...To
the best of my knowledge—Kevin Durant and Greg Oden have yet to say they are
coming out. This list that will follow is a quick peak at the 2007 NBA Draft
as it stands in my eyes today. That means only those that have formally
declared, and college Seniors are in this rough list. 1. Joakim
Noah—Florida - 6’11” 227 C 2. Al
Horford - Florida - 6’9” 242 PF 3. Reyshawn
Terry - North Carolina 6’8” 228 SF, SG 4. Carl
Landry - Purdue 6’7” 239 SGJason Smith - Colorado St. 7’0” 230 C 5. Corey
Brewer - Florida 6’8” 185 SG, SF, PG 6. Al
Thornton - Florida State 6’7” 208 SG, SF 7. Nick
Fazekas - Nevada 6’11” 240 C, PF 8. Yi
Jian Lian - China 7’0” 230 SF, PF, C 9. Glen
Davis - LSU 6’9” 310 PF 10. Herbert
Hill - Providence 6’10” 240 PF 11. Rudy
Fernandez - Spain 6’6” 172 PG 12. Mario
Boggan - Oklahoma St. 6’7” 240 PF 13. Marcus
Williams - Arizona 6’7” 205 SG 14. Josh
McRoberts - Duke 6’10” 230 PF 15. Brent
Petway—Michigan 6’8” 205 PF 16. Aaron
Gray—Pittsburgh 7’0” 270 C 17. Ekene
Ibekwe - Maryland 6’9” 220 PF 18. Keena
Young - BYU 6’6” 215 SG 19. Acie
Law IV - Texas A&M 6’3” 185 PG 20. Grant
Stout - Northern Iowa 6’8” 240 SF 21. Wendell
White - UNLV 6’6” 215 SG 22. Curtis
Sumpter—Villanova 6’7” 220 SF 23. Morris
Almond - Rice 6’6” 215 SG 24. Jermareo
Davidson - Alabama 6’10” 220 PF 25. Jamon
Gordon - Virginia Tech 6’3” 190 PG 26. Blake
Schilb - Loyola IL. 6’7” 220 SG 27. Courtney
Sims - Michigan 6’11” 230 PF 28. Nate
Carter—Oklahoma 6’6” 220 SG 29. Mario
West - Georgia Tech 6’4” 208 SG March 27, 2007 ...Jack Haley needs to calm down. He went off on
the Lakers after their loss at home to Memphis. Haley does studio work on the
Fox Sports West Lakers post-game. ...I saw a good show on CSTV with college
coaches Bruce Pearl, and Dave Leitao as guests in a show hosted by Tim Brando. Marques Johnson was
also a part of it. The show focused on the Final Four teams with each of the
experts chiming in with their take on teams and personnel. They praised UCLA
point guard Darren Collison as
being a great on-ball defender. ...Pau Gasol may be
the most underrated basketball player in the world today. ...Nene has played better this season than I thought he
could. ...I think Eric Musselman
deserves some slack. He is getting hammered in the Sacramento paper. |