by: David Kay The Cavs just took their chips and pushed them all in. After a week of rumors, it finally became official late Wednesday evening as the Diesel will now join the King in Cleveland. The Suns dealt Shaquille O'Neal to the Cavs in exchange for Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic and the 46th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. Why this makes sense for Cleveland: Despite … [Read more...] about Shaq Diesel Joining The King in Cleveland
Archives for June 2009
FINAL 2009 NBA MOCK DRAFT
by: David Kay All your NBA Draft needs including my Final Mock Draft, prospect profiles, position rankings, and NBA team off-season needs are just a click away. 1. L.A. Clippers- Blake Griffin, PF, Oklahoma, 6-10, So. Poor Blake Griffin. This has to be the worst case scenario for him. The Clips are a destination where players just do not thrive. They already have some … [Read more...] about FINAL 2009 NBA MOCK DRAFT
NBA Draft Live Blog Tomorrow!!
Be sure to stop by this very homepage tomorrow night as The Sports Bank.net NBA Draft gurus David Kay and Paul M. Banks will bring you a live blog while the draft unfolds. We invite you to please comment along with us in the threads below! We're going to be making snarky comments, so we would love to hear yours as well. Banks will be live blogging from the Berto Center (the … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Live Blog Tomorrow!!
In Their Own Words: A Twins-Brewers Conversation
By: Peter Christian & Melissa S. Wollering When the Twins and Brewers aren’t playing each other, their fans are incestually cheering for each other’s teams. So instead of complaining or bragging about their team's woes or strengths, Pete and Melissa have created conversations between members of the two organizations as they come together for their last interleague … [Read more...] about In Their Own Words: A Twins-Brewers Conversation
Bulls Draft Picks: Budinger, Blair or T Will?
<br /> <a href="https://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1731785/" mce_href="https://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1731785/">Who should the Bulls Draft Thursday Night?</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="https://www.polldaddy.com" mce_href="https://www.polldaddy.com">survey software</a>)</span><br /> <br … [Read more...] about Bulls Draft Picks: Budinger, Blair or T Will?
Bulls Draft Moving Forward?
By Paul M. Banks In the NBA Draft, lying is the only truth. NBA GMs often tell the media they’ll be focusing on guards with their draft choices. Before they say they’re focusing on forwards. Or maybe centers. Others just go the “best player available” route. In this environment of doublespeak, it’s good to focus on need when attempting to predict where a team will go. And … [Read more...] about Bulls Draft Moving Forward?
Despite Ten Wins, Kevin Slowey Still Not an Ace
By Shaymus McLaughlin There are only two pitchers with ten wins in the major leagues. Unsurprisingly, one is Roy Halladay, the all-star caliber Blue Jays pitcher whose 2.53 ERA, 88 strikeouts, and 1.04 WHIP are all within close proximity to the league leader in those categories. It makes perfect sense that he has accumulated ten wins already this season. The other one … [Read more...] about Despite Ten Wins, Kevin Slowey Still Not an Ace
The First Domino Falls: Bucks Trade Jefferson to Spurs
By: David Kay UPDATE: 6/23 6:10 PM In what will certainly be the first of numerous trades in the next couple days, the Spurs have reportedly acquired small forward Richard Jefferson from the Bucks in exchange for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas, and Fabricio Oberto (though it is rumored Bowen and Oberto will be released.) This is the second time in as many years Jefferson has … [Read more...] about The First Domino Falls: Bucks Trade Jefferson to Spurs