Archives for August 2012

Tweet of the Night: Amare Stoudemire

August 16, 2012 by James Park

What’s up #Knicks fans!? Been out in TX, training w/the best & keeping fit. #STATTV watch it or watch nothing http://t.co/QZwipE2g

August 15, 2012 7:08 pm via webReply RetweetFavorite

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Amar'e Stoudemire

Tweet of the Night goes to Amare Stoudemire, who shared part two of his training video with Hakeem Olajuwon. You can find part one here if you missed it. Stoudemire recently discussed how excited he was to work with one of the greatest of all time, and will look to utilize some of the moves he has learned from Olajuwon once the season begins. Stoudemire was never quite himself last season after recovering from back issues in the offseason, and never

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SH Blog: Andrew Bynum leaning towards staying with 76ers, Derrick Rose opens up about knee injury

August 15, 2012 by James Park

We have covered and linked you to Dwight Howard stories as much as anyone could possibly want to read about him since the blockbuster trade that sent him to Los Angeles, so Andrew Bynum – the other major star of the trade – will lead the topic of discussion today. Be sure to read up on Jon Marks’ column about Bynum’s welcome party, as well as how Bynum feels about joining the 76ers and what Kareem Abdul Jabbar thinks of his

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Marks: Bynum has a welcome party in Philly

August 15, 2012 by Jon Marks

PHILADELPHIA—In the adjacent room of the National Constitution Center, unsuspecting little old ladies posed for pictures with statues of the Founding Fathers, the men who were instrumental in the birth of a nation. Chances are they’d never heard of Andrew Bynum, the man whom the Philadelphia 76ers hope will be just as instrumental in their own rebirth as a true NBA power. Into the center of the hall he marched Wednesday, ringed by hundreds of boisterous basketball fans whose voices have been

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Tweet of the Day: J.A. Adande

August 15, 2012 by James Park

Bynum: "I thought it was time for a change, to be honest."

August 15, 2012 11:33 am via TweetDeck ReplyRetweetFavorite

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J.A. Adande

Tweet of the Day goes to J.A. Adande, who quoted the new 76ers center Andrew Bynum about how he felt it was time for a change, implying that he no longer wanted to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bynum was introduced as a Sixer for the first time on Wednesday and was greeted by strong cheers from a large crowd of fans in Philadelphia. During the press conference, he stated the following: “I’m really looking forward to making this my

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Orlando Magic Offseason Moves & Analysis

August 15, 2012 by Chris Bernucca

UNDER CONTRACT: G Arron Afflalo, F Al Harrington, F Hedo Turkoglu, F Glen Davis, G Jameer Nelson, G J.J. Redick, F Moe Harkless, C Nikola Vucevic, C Gustavo Ayon, G-F Quentin Richardson, G Christian Eyenga, F Josh McRoberts, F Justin Harper, G Ish Smith, G E’Twaun Moore DRAFT PICKS: F Andrew Nicholson, C Kyle O’Quinn FREE AGENTS: None MOVES: After holding firm in his desire to get fair – not equal – value in trading Dwight Howard, new GM Rob Hennigan deserves some criticism. He turned

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Phoenix Suns Offseason Moves & Analysis

August 15, 2012 by Chris Bernucca

UNDER CONTRACT: C Marcin Gortat, F-C Channing Frye, F Luis Scola, G Jared Dudley, F Markieff Morris, G Goran Dragic, F Michael Beasley, F Wesley Johnson, G Shannon Brown, F-C Jermaine O’Neal, G Sebastian Telfair, F P.J. Tucker DRAFT PICKS: G Kendall Marshall FREE AGENTS: G Michael Redd MOVES: The Suns did pretty well for a team whose biggest offseason splashes were the departure of the face of the franchise and a maximum offer sheet being matched. They moved on from Steve Nash, stunning the

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Tweet of the Night: Eric Gordon

August 15, 2012 by James Park

I'm so ready for this season to start. About 7 weeks till training camp. IM READy.#GOHORNETS

August 14, 2012 8:12 pm via Twitter for iPhone ReplyRetweetFavorite

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Eric Gordon

Tweet of the Night goes to Eric Gordon, who appears to be giddy for the start of next season. Gordon went through some turmoil over the summer, as he openly expressed strong desire to leave the New Orleans Hornets for the Phoenix Suns as a restricted free agent. That, of course, did not happen as the Hornets matched the Suns’ four-year, $58-million max offer to keep the malcontent shooting guard. Perhaps Gordon wanted to be “the main guy” with the Suns

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SH Blog: JVG wonders if it’s worth being a Magic fan, Kyrie Irving explains crossover

August 14, 2012 by James Park

With most teams having made their critical offseason moves up to this point, we may be reaching a quiet stage in the league in terms of player movement. With no real transactions going on, we will focus on the status of some of the key players around the league and how they have spent their summers and what they expect to do in the upcoming season: Amare Stoudemire is looking forward to utilizing the moves he has learned from Hakeem Olajuwon,

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