Basically, though, this is a salary dump. Next year, the Pistons are going to have a ton of cap space. They'll also have a ton of cash on hand in 2010, when LeBron is expected to opt out of his current contract. I'm interested to see what Dumars does next.
Monday, November 3, 2008
AI to Detroit?
As if the hiring of Michael Curry as head coach earlier this summer weren't proof enough, this morning's rumored trade is a pretty good indication that Detroit is gearing up for a rebuilding period. With Iverson's $22 million and Rasheed's $13.6 off the book's next year, the team basically just saved itself approximately $19 million with one transaction, while remaining somewhat competitive in a pretty stacked Eastern Conference.
The Joy of Six
NPR, the world's coolest source of information, points out the story of the Meeteetse Longhorns, a high school football team from a sleepy town of 351 residents nestled between the Absaroka mountains and the Wyoming Badlands.
This ain't your granddaddy's football team, though. Faced with an appropriately low student body of 34, Rick Paxton, the school's athletic director, decided to field a six-man football team.
The games are played on an 80-yard field, which is kind of cool, but, since Wyoming doesn't yet have a six-man league, the team plays most of their games in Montana, which can't be too much fun for the young men, especially after the team's most recent 66-12 butt-whoppin' in their final game of their season.
Interestingly, Meeteetse High won state in Wyoming's nine-man championship tournament 15 years ago, in 1993. At this rate, by 2023, the team will be playing three v. three, much like I did during lunch recess in Catholic school.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
To the Teeth
One night after signing a five-year, $64-million-dollar-extension--and up 16 in the fourth quarter--Indiana Pacer Danny Granger showed why he's worth every penny.
Starbury, On His Own
Howard Beck details an interesting subplot in the on-going Marbury situation. Why am I not surprised Steph would choose to go it alone?
Saturday, November 1, 2008
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