Hooped Up

All of a sudden Corey Magettte is the prettiest girl at the high school dance.  The latest team looking to court the swingman is the San Antonio Spurs.  My question is, why don’t the Clippers just become apart of the NBDL farm system.  I know Baron Davis is on board but, this club is always hemorrhaging young talent over and over again.  

Two seasons after the Spurs unsuccessfully tried to trade for Corey Maggette, they appear to be trying to recruit him. According to two NBA sources, one in the Western Conference and one in the East, the Spurs are preparing to make an offer to Maggette, who became an unrestricted free agent Tuesday when he opted out of the final year of his contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. 

The San Antonio Express-News

Derrick Rose is going home, and a record crowd of freshmen are following him to the NBA. The Chicago Bulls selected Rose, who grew up on the city’s South Side, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley.  Below are the rest of the NBA draft results.

Round 1 NBA Draft Results

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Matt Bonner a.k.a The Red Rocket, just gained some major cool points with Hooped Up.  Being married isn’t a drag okay possibly for some but,  that day can be a circus and the groom is the unicycle riding bear.  No worries, the ex-Toronto Raptors forward Matt Bonner has the answer to your problem. Sneaky Dee’s son! 

“If it was me, we’d get married at, I don’t know, Sneaky Dee’s,” said Bonner, speaking of the College Street rock-and-nachos dive. “But you know how it is, the guy doesn’t have much say about the wedding day. We don’t grow up dreaming about our wedding. It’s her day. I understand that. Girls like nice flowers and stuff.”

Ball Don’t Lie

If you are ever in Toronto,ON and are a nacho fiend, Sneaky Dee’s is the spot!

Lovebirds, Eva Longoria and Tony Parker have a new place to call home. The couple have recently purchased a massive $7 million mansion in San Antonio, Texas.

The luxurious casa has a Mediterranean-inspired design and stands on a secluded 2.3 acre plot in a guarded gated community. Eva and her hubby had the house exclusively built for them, and includes a guest house, basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, pool, and over 10,000 square feet of living space.

Ballin’!

Hooped Up

The big story of these Olympics are injuries to the key players from each country. So many international stars have ended the NBA season limping.  Manu Ginobili might be the latest causality.

Emanuel Ginobili said on Wednesday an ankle injury had put in jeopardy his appearance at the Beijing Olympics for the Argentinian men’s basketball team which is defending its title.

San Antonio Spurs’ Ginobili, speaking at a press conference in Buenos Aires, said: “The ankle injury is more serious than I thought. I will need three weeks of tests but I feel my participation in the Olympic Games is in danger.”

Sports Inquirer

Before Robert Horry started to be a cheap shot artist, he was a force to be reckoned with in the clutch.  Now he just body’s people and kind of just takes up space on the court.  If he hung them up though today, it would not have been a bad career overall looking back.

Spurs’ forward Robert Horry has not yet decided whether he is going to retire or play on next season, according to a report by the Associated Press.

“Right now I’m up in the air,” Horry said. “That’s all I can really tell you, up in the air. I want to play, 80% of me wants to play, and I’m sure as soon as I get in the gym and see people bouncing the ball it would turn into 100%. So we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.”

USA Today

After months of paying attention to 4th quarters and cursing the Knicks for existing…again! The most holiest of times are upon us my friends. Here are my predictions for the first round. Now I could use my crystal ball to also predict how many games each of these match ups will go but, I left my crystal ball in the Thunder Tank.

Round 1
Western Conference
Lakers vs. Nuggests - Lakers
Jazz vs. Rockets - Rockets
Spurs vs. Suns - Suns
Hornets vs. Mavericks - Mavericks

Eastern Conference
Celtics vs. Hawks - Celtics
Cavaliers vs. Wizards - Cavaliers
Magic vs. Raptors - Magic
Pistons vs. 76ers - Pistons

Bruce Bowen of the San Antonio Spurs has been suspended one game without pay for striking Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets with his leg, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice-President, Basketball Operations.

The incident occurred following a foul call on Paul with 5:15 remaining in the third period of the Spurs’ 100-75 loss to the Hornets on Wednesday, March 12 at New Orleans Arena.

Bowen will serve his suspension tonight when the Spurs visit the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Brent Barry will not be playing for Phoenix. Suns General Manager Steve Kerr said the 36-year-old guard told him tonight that he chose San Antonio over Phoenix, as well as suitors like Boston, Dallas and Houston. Barry cleared waivers Tuesday after being traded by San Antonio last week to Seattle, which released him Friday to set off a week of recruiting.

Arizona Republic

The Suns expect to hear from free agent guard Brent Barry either late Monday or early Tuesday regarding Barry’s choice of teams, an NBA source said Monday… It is believed that the Suns and Spurs are the leading contenders, but Houston and Boston are also in the mix.

East Valley Tribune