Game Six: Boston at Cleveland
By Perry | 2 Comments
First half update: Oh my gawd this is horrible. I got a text from my buddy TJ and it read, “These teams shouldn’t be allowed to play each other anymore.” And that’s exactly right. I’ve had enough with this series. It’s horrible. Let’s review the first half stats:
PHOTO CAPTION: […]
Ranking The Best Players In The NBA (revised)
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Last February I ranked who I felt were the best players in the NBA. We are almost half way through the NBA playoffs and I feel I need to address this again, because I would like to make some changes. It’s one thing to rank the players in the regular season, but the […]
Spurs force a Game Seven
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The San Antonio Spurs defeated the New Orleans Hornets last night 99-80 at home. Yes, at home! The home team has won every single game of this series by ten points or more. Manu Ginobili led the charge for the Spurs hitting six of nine from beyond 23 feet 9 inches and […]
WNBA: Expect Great?
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Anyone see these new WNBA commercials that are on during the NBA playoffs? It’s marketing genious. Let me set the stage. Some man-chick that plays the sport comes on and says a bunch of phrases that every single intelligent person thinks about the WNBA, because it’s a lame league, nobody cares about […]
Wynn Las Vegas: Barkley’s gambling debts are trrrrble.
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
Thanks to our friends at TMZ.com (they do kinda know us) for tipping us off that Charles Barkley owes the Wynn Las Vegas $400,000 and they…umm….want their money back.
Barkley was spotted two $100k money markers on October 18th and again on the 19th. If Barkley doesn’t pay up, he could be charged with a […]
Lakers win at home, again
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The LA Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz last night, an another outstanding Western Conference game 111-104. Kobe, playing with a back that isn’t 100% after hurting it in the first quarter of Game Four, led his team with 26 points. Unlike Lebron, Kobe has teammates that can play basketball. Odom (22), Gasol […]
College three-point line is moving back
By Perry | 1 Comment
FYI: The college three-point line is being moved back to 20 feet 9 inches for the start of the 2008-09 season. I came across this tonight and I was not aware of the situation. I’m sure the OTR readers are well aware. The previous three-point line for college was at 19 […]
Boston wins at home, again.
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Rajon Rondo, yes Rajon Rondo, led the Boston Celtics tonight to a 96-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Rondo, who is constantly getting attacked by me, dropped 20 points on the Cavs with 13 assists and only one turnover. Before Boston fans get all giddy with their “I told you so” routine, let […]
Sports blooper time!
By Micah Warren | 3 Comments
I’m waiting to get picked up to go to lunch, so I thought I’d post some sports bloopers. We can’t understand a single lyric of the song, but we imagine it has “sports bloopers” or “whoopsy daisy” in the chorus. Because then it would be relevant. Eat lunch at your desk and […]
Deeeeeeee-trooooooit Basketball
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The Detroit Pistons finished off the Orlando Magic last night 91-86 led by Rip Hamilton’s 31 points (16-16 at the charity stripe). This is the sixth straight time that the Pistons will appear in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Let’s review what Jameer Nelson said before this game, “We’re going to make some adjustments, […]
Buh-Buh Billups
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Chauncey Billups participated in today’s morning shootaround and Detroit Pistons general manager Joe Dumars thinks he will play tonight.
“He was moving pretty good,” Dumars told ESPN.com’s Chad Ford. “I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but I think he’s going to try to give it a go tonight. That’s what it looks like. But […]
There can only be one
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I’m sure we have all seen the NBA commercials where they show one side of a player’s face matched up with another player’s side of the face. It kinda looks like the movie cover for Face Off with John Travolta and Nicholas Cage. You know, that one. It’s kinda weird. Ray […]
Is Cleveland best defensive team ever?
By Perry | 3 Comments
Nope, Boston just sucks. The Celtics showed how clutch they are by scoring 12 points in the fourth quarter in Game Four last night letting the average-at-best Cleveland Cavaliers beat them 88-77.
Charles Barkley said that it doesn’t matter because nobody can beat Boston in Boston. I hardly ever disagree with Barkley, but Boston […]
LeBron to Mom: sit your bleep bleep down before I bleep bleep
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Or something like that. Lebron James apparently had some colorful words for his own mother last night during a Cavaliers win. Apparently, she started popping off at the mouth after James and Paul Pierce ended up in the crowd.
“I told her to sit down with some language I shouldn’t have used,” James said. […]
O.J. Mayo took gifts
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A former O.J. Mayo associate told ESPN’s Outside the Lines that an L.A.-based event promoter gave former USC guard O.J. Mayo about $30,000 in cash and gifts over the last four years while Mayo was in high school and at USC. Personally, we don’t care. Give the kid whatever you want. But, […]
NBA: West verse East
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Just a little update. I watch one half of the Utah Jazz/Los Angles Lakers game and I still can’t believe that the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers are still playing. I really, really can’t. If I was the commissioner of the NBA I would eliminate Boston and Cleveland right now. Those […]
You make the call: Which one is Sam Cassell?
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Photo One:
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Celtics continue their pathetic play
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I’m not really going to get into detail about the game tonight, because it really doesn’t matter. The Celtics stink. They got completely embarrassed on the road again by a team that also stinks. There is something wrong with the Celtics that can’t be fixed. They dominated the regular season, but […]
Baron Davis doesn’t like contract discussions
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Todd Ramasar, agent for Golden State Warrior Baron Davis, says contract negotiations are so far apart that Davis would consider opting out of the final year of his deal and hitting free agency.
“After sitting down with the Warriors organization (Thursday) regarding Baron’s future, I don’t know what direction the Warriors are going,” Ramasar said. “Baron […]
Knickerbockers land Mike D’Antoni
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Former Phoenix Suns coach Mike D’Antoni has accepted a four-year, $24 million deal to coach the New York Knicks. D’Antoni has a 267-172 career coaching record with the Suns and Denver Nuggets. The Suns won at least 54 games in four of his five seasons, and he has a 26-25 record in the playoffs. […]
Pistons take commanding 3-1 series lead
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Without Finals MVP Chauncey Billups, the Detroit Pistons showed why they are the team to beat in the Eastern Conference with their 90-89 victory over the Orlando Magic this afternoon. The victory gave them a three-games-to-one series lead as they travel back to Detroit for Game Five. Richard Hamilton was absolutely clutch scoring […]
Rick Carlisle to become Dallas Mavericks coach
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According to the Dallas Morning News, Rick Carlisle reached an agreement in principle with the Mavericks on a four-year contract Friday night to become the ninth coach in franchise history. Carlisle has led two different teams to the Eastern Conference finals, taking Detroit there in 2003 and Indiana in ‘04. He is best […]
Boston wins worst playoff game ever
By Perry | 8 Comments
There is absolutely no way that either of the teams that played last night in Game One of the Eastern Conference semi-finals will win the NBA championship. The game last night was pitiful, horrible, and nearly unwatchable. I’ve seen college basketball teams play better than what I saw last night.
Besides Kevin […]
Make You Own Photo Caption of the Day
By Perry | 11 Comments
OTR needs your help again. We are having trouble coming up with a good photo caption for this picture. This is all we came up with.
PHOTO CAPTION: “Little Yao Ming Jr was so excited to treat Sam Cassell using his reach-around technique.”
Top 10 worst franchises in sports
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Dave Golokhov of Foxsports.com lists the Top 10 lamest franchises in sports.
We thought the Detroit Lions were rated a little low at #5. They have won one playoff game since 1957. What other stat is there?
Photo Caption: Arizona Cardinals owner Bill Bidwell shouldn’t be doing any bragging either.
Celtics stun Hawks in Game 7 thriller
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None of that headline is true, I just wanted you to keep reading. The Celtics beat the Hawks to bejesus and back today in Game 7 99-65. The fact that they were even in a Game 7 with the Hawks should raise some eyebrows.
Next up for the Celtics is the one-man show called […]
Boston/Atlanta: Game 7 required
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
Who would have thought? A dominant Boston Celtics team as the #1 seed, with three superstars in Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, forced to a Game 7 with the mediocre-at-best Hawks.
The Hawks won 103-100 last night and shockingly are taking this series the distance. We don’t see any way in hell […]
Kobe Bryant wins first NBA MVP
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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Kobe Bryant has won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award. The newspaper also stated that commissioner David Stern will be in Los Angeles next week to present the trophy to Bryant.
OTR has no problem with Kobe Bryant winning the MVP award. Kobe, Kevin Garnett, and Chris […]
Derrick Coleman doesn’t need a heart transplant
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Disputing a report by Peter Vescey in the New York Post, Derrick Coleman tells Stephen A. Smith that he doesn’t need a heart transplant. Maybe Vescey just happened to be watching tape of his NBA career. C’mon, you knew that was coming.
“Do I sound like I need a heart transplant? I don’t know […]
OTR Salutes ‘barry,’ Fan Of The Year
By Perry | 24 Comments
We can’t ignore the overwhelming support we are receiving from our biggest fan ‘barry.’ He is one of the main reasons that OTR is able to keep it going. His brilliant posting on comments and the respect he gives Micah and I is second to none. Furthermore, without hesitation we are giving […]
Bigger story: Rodman hitting a woman or Rodman entering rehab?
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Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman was arrested after hitting a woman during a dispute (like it’s ok to do it when you aren’t fighting?). He was jailed for investigation of felony domestic violence.
His attorney, Darren Prince, told TMZ.com that his drinking has escalated recently and that he plans to enter rehab. Why do we feel […]
Karl Malone will sleep with any girl Karl Malone want to
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
Anyone ever heard of Demetrius Bell, the Bill rookie defensive tackle? We didn’t either. Well, he’s former Utah Jazz great Karl Malone’s kid. Neat, right? Ummmm….not so much.
Let’s just say that Bell’s mother is 13 years older than he is. Yeah, and Malone was a sophomore at Lousiana Tech at […]
Unfair May Be Fair as Genetics Conflate Steroids
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I found this very interesting article on Bloomberg.com that is a must read. Before you click over and read it, let me provide an excerpt:
“Discoveries in genetics, physiology and nanotechnology are creating new challenges to definitions of cheating. Sports executives including Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay and former World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound […]
OTRdeportes: Mavericks quedan eliminados de los playoffs
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Chris Paul encestó 24 puntos, repartió 15 asistencias y atrapó 11 rebotes, al ayudar a los Hornets de Nueva Orleáns a conseguir anoche un triunfo de 99-94 sobre los Mavericks y la victoria en su serie de postemporada.
David West anotó 25 unidades para Nueva Orleáns y Jannero Pargo agregó 17 puntos; Tyson Chandler registró […]
Kevin Durant to get Rookie of the Year honors
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League sources have told the Seattle Times that Kevin Durant will win this year’s Rookie of the Year award.
Durant averaged 20.3 PPG, 4.4 RPG and 2.4 APG. He was the second overall pick in this year’s draft behind Ohio State’s Greg Oden, who got hurt before the season even started.
Michael Jordan announces Larry Brown as head coach
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
Larry Brown is now the official team wrecker head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats.
“How are you going to say no to Michael?” Brown said. “I’ve known him a long time. The things he stands for have made our game better. There’s no way I could say no to him. It was a pretty easy decision […]
Avery Johnson Cancels Practice
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Avery Johnson spoke briefly with the team on Monday and decided to cancel practice. He didn’t feel they were in a situation where they needed another practice (clearly this is a coach Iverson would LOVE to play for). Johnson said. “We’ve been having drills and scrimmages since the first day of training camp […]
Iverson gets swept out of playoffs
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During Iverson’s tenure as a Sixer every year I would hear, “Iverson has never played with anyone” and “Give Iverson another scorer and you’ll see him win.” Alright, well he’s surrounded with legitimate players in Denver and now what? His team stinks. They got embarrassed in the first round of the playoffs […]
Carmelo says Nuggets quit
By Micah Warren | 1 Comment
Pardon us for missing out on NBA stuff over the weekend of the NFL draft. If it seems like we don’t care….well, we kind of don’t. Not Draft weekend.
So, anyway, there is a meltdown in Denver with the Nuggets.
Carmelo Anthony says that the team just flat out quit.
“We quit,’’ said Anthony. “Everybody. From […]
Sixers vs. Pistons tonight Game 4
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Tonight on TNT at 7pm the Sixers try to put the Pistons in a really crappy position. A win tonight at the Wachovia Center puts the Sixers ahead 3-1 and the #2-seed Pistons will be in deep trouble.
The question is: Which Detroit team shows up to play? The sharp-shooting, deep, put-whatever-hand-you-want-in-my-face-and-I’m-still-going-to-drain-this team? […]
Josh Howard and Ricky Williams should be friends?
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Right before Game 3 last night against the New Orleans Hornets, Josh Howard dropped the news that he smokes marijuana during the offseason. However, to silence all critics and to make this completely acceptable Howard had this to say, “I don’t think that’s stopping me from doing my job,” and this, “Like I was […]
Off The Record thanks our peeps
By Micah Warren | 1 Comment
Thanks to all of you that are helping to put us on the map. We started this website in January, so we’re technically in our infancy stages. Yet, we’ve been recognized by ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports, Rotoworld.com, 610 WIP and many other smaller sites and blogs. We having fun yet? Yes we […]
Mike Bibby wants to lose
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Atlanta Hawks guard Mike Bibby apparently wants to not only lose, but get royally throttled by the Boston Celtics. He thought that now would be a good time to rip the Celtics’ fans.
“They were kind of loud at the beginning,” Bibby said. “But a lot of these fans are bandwagon jumpers trying to get […]
Kevin Garnett named Defensive Player of the Year
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Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett became the first Celtic ever (really??) to be named Defensive Player of the Year.
Garnett averaged 7.3 defensive rebounds per game, 1.2 blocks per game, and 1.4 steals per game.
Benny The Bull Takes On Dentist?
By Perry | 1 Comment
Chicago’s mascot Benny the Bull did more damage this season than the actual team. Dr. Don Kalant Sr. is suing Benny (there’s actually a human being inside the costume and his name is Barry Anderson) for hyperextending his arm and rupturing his biceps muscle. How does this happen? Well, Kalant went to […]
Isiah Thomas Still Employed With Knicks
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Ex-Knickerbockers coach Isiah Thomas is staying with the team. His job title is DNHAOT, “does not have an official title.” He will report to team president Donnie Walsh; however, nobody will report to him. His job duties are as follows: he may not have any contact with any members of the […]
Reggie Evans redeems himself
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Sixers big man Reggie Evans played extremely well last night and was a big factor in the Sixers upset win against the Pistons in Game 1. But there was a time when he wasn’t so fondly thought of. And it’s here:
76ers stun the Palace at Auburn Hills
By Micah Warren | 1 Comment
The #7 seed Philadelphia 76ers shocked the #2 seed Detroit Pistons Sunday night 90-86. The Pistons have been there done that and their lineup is just filthy. But, the Sixers are young, they play defense and they run all damn day. This could be a problem for the Pistons if the series […]
Michael Beasley Headed to the NBA
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Kansas State Wildcat Freshman All-American forward Big 12 Player of the Year 26.2 points and 12.4 rebounds-per-game getting Michael Beasley has declared himself eligible for the NBA draft.
PHOTO CAPTION (rivals.com): During high school, Michael Beasley glued his upper-right lip in a way that makes him look extra tough.
I know everyone turns to OTR for […]
Ron Artest is afraid of snake eggs
By Micah Warren | 2 Comments
This is from the online Wall St. Journal and requires no commentary:
Ron Artest, small forward for the Sacramento Kings, recently asked his publicist and executive assistant to set up a summer basketball camp in Beijing and find the best kidney-tumor specialist in the world for his 4-year-old daughter, Diamond. Mr. Artest’s personal assistant, who grew […]
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