Archive: February 11, 2007 - February 17, 2007
Shaq and Personality: The End is Near
LAS VEGAS - The fans didn't make a blunder when they picked Shaquille O'Neal as the Eastern Conference all-star starting center this season. Sure, at the time he was selected, O'Neal had only played four games -- very un-Shaq-like performances at that - and Orlando's Dwight Howard earned the spot...
By Michael Lee | February 16, 2007; 11:54 PM ET | Comments (0)
Live from Vegas
I got off a plane here in Sin City earlier today and headed right to the Palms for media day before coming right back to the room here at the MGM grand to write so I haven't picked up any juicky stories. Yet. Just wait. Gilbert was his usual...
By Ivan Carter | February 16, 2007; 8:14 PM ET | Comments (0)
Big one in Philly
A few weeks ago, before Antawn Jamison got hurt, before Brendan Haywood and Etan Thomas got into (again) and before Gilbert and Eddie Jordan traded verbal jabs through the media, I would haver never circled tonight's game at Philly and called it crucial. But here we are. I'm on...
By Ivan Carter | February 14, 2007; 3:24 PM ET | Comments (0)
Players That Need To Get Dealt
I know that trusted readers of this blog spent a good portion of the season coming up with trades to ship Antawn Jamison out of town - a round of speculation perhaps sparked by a column I wrote last season, after it appeared Kevin Garnett had reached his boiling point...
By Michael Lee | February 14, 2007; 1:37 PM ET | Comments (0)
Bad gets worse
Well, if you didn't see today's hideous loss to Portland - and if you didn't buy a ticket you couldn't see it because it wasn't on TV - let me summarize Washington's worst performance of the season this way: no energy, terrible ball movement, screening, passing and shot selection....
By Ivan Carter | February 11, 2007; 8:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
Blatche to start, Ruffin to play
The kid is going to get his shot against the Portland Trail Blazers today. Andray Blatche will make his first career start at forward in a lineup that will include Arenas, Stevenson, Butler and Haywood. Also, Michael Ruffin will be active for the first time since late November. He's...
By Ivan Carter | February 11, 2007; 12:45 PM ET | Comments (68)
