Talking Basketball: Toronto Raptors New Oleans Hornets TRADE!!!!!

Talking Basketball: Toronto Raptors New Oleans Hornets TRADE!!!!!: "This trade did nothing but hurt one player and that player being Marcus Banks! I understand that this is a business but lets be frank about ..."

Toronto Raptors New Oleans Hornets TRADE!!!!!

This trade did nothing but hurt one player and that player being Marcus Banks! I understand that this is a business but lets be frank about this. I know for a FACT that the HORNETS coach wanted no parts of Marcus Banks on his team this summer. So the question still remains how did he end up in NEW ORLEANS (AGENT).

All is well and id assume he is happy to be out of CANADA and to get away from the TAX that is being levied. (NBA do something about that please and thank you) I'm no agent but I can do what some agents don't this is my proposal. SinceLas Vegas is the place Marcus Banks is from i'll be a bookie and give you a winning bet.

 Palms Hotel and Casino + SACRAMENTO KINGS + The Maloofs = Marcus Banks STARTING POINT GUARD with a ton of MARKETING OPPORTUINITIES!!!

I say this because "Kings point guard Beno Udrih vented after Monday's loss to the Utah Jazz.
"This is draining us," Udrih told The Sacramento Bee. "We get nothing off pick and rolls. We don't set screens to free cutters. We get nothing easy. Basically, everything is one-on-one, and there is too much standing around.
"It's like, 'Keep working. Keep working hard in practice,' but you can't keep going and going and not make some adjustments."

Well here is the adjustment ADD BANKS!

Stay in the game not out the game!!!

 

 

Nets sit Williams for two games

Terrence Williams | Nets

The New Jersey Nets not only had Terrence Williams on the inactive list Tuesday against Atlanta, but they also told him to not even come to the game. He will also miss the Nets game against the Celtics on Wednesday, too.
"Terrence is inactive for repeatedly violating team policy," head coach Avery Johnson told The Star-Ledger. "So that's why he's inactive tonight and he will not travel with the team to Boston."
Johnson wouldn't divulge which rules Williams had broken.
"It's been something that we've dealt with for the past 2-3 weeks or so, and I don't know if he clearly understands what we're trying to do."
Johnson said Williams has been fined multiple times, but "that hasn't worked."

-- Nick Borge

Elijah "Eazy" Johnson

Before you read into this the young Vegas Kid will be okay! Trust me I know he can play!

I sat down with Sharron Collins (Charlotte Bobcat, former Kansas Player) in Chicago at Attack Athletics and he told me Elijah is a PRO probably the best guard KANSAS had including with him being there!!!!

Kansas may very well need Josh Selby to live up to its potential this season. In November, however, the Jayhawks seem to be limping along just fine without him.
The Morris brothers are having a field day against shorter teams like Longwood and Valpo, and an array of backcourt players are dishing out assists while the team waits on an NCAA ruling on Selby. Tyshawn Taylor dropped five dimes in last night's game, and ten in the season opener against Longwood.
Taylor was a point guard in high school while playing for the legendary St. Anthony's powerhouse, and is probably welcoming the chance to work at his natural position for a while. The longer Selby is out, the more chances Taylor has to showcase his lead guard skills for NBA scouts.
One somewhat mysterious outcome of the long wait for Selby is the absence of Elijah Johnson on the court. The Jayhawk sophomore saw more time backing up superstar Sherron Collins last season than he has so far in 2010-11. A hint of this came out in a J. Brady McCullough interview with Bill Self last week. "The thing that concerns me with Elijah is he's so careless with the ball," Self said. "Either we need to get him off the ball, or he needs to take better care of it. We're kind of at that fine line. He's not a point guard, he's a combo guard, just like we have a whole bunch of combo guards. I really wish there would be somebody who'd be more of a consistent handler back there."
If Selby's case still isn't settled by November 27th, Bill Self will get a good look at how his team plays against high-major competition with Taylor at point; the Jayhawks face Arizona, UCLA and Memphis in successive games over the New Year weekend.

- Eric Angevine

Watson adjusting to diminished role

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C.J. Watson | Bulls

Point guard C.J. Watson averaged 24.5 minutes in 2008-09 and 27.5 in 2009-10, while playing for the Golden State Warriors. Watson is with the Chicago Bulls this season and his time on the floor is down to 11.2 minutes per game.
Watson just shrugs when asked about adjusting to the Bulls and the lack of playing-time.
"They just told me that minutes might be tough but to stay positive and keep playing," Watson told the Chicago Tribune.
"I'm playing whenever coach puts me out there," he added. "I have to keep the tempo when Derrick Rose goes out, keep the score close, try to get some buckets, play some defense, get some steals and create some havoc."
Watson agreed to a sign-an-trade to Chicago in July. He is making $3.6 million for this season.

-- Nick Borges

Talking Basketball: Quintin Dailey "Q"

Talking Basketball: Quintin Dailey "Q": "Today I learned the news that one of my favorite referees to argue with during the heat of battle when I'm the kids in the basketball league..."

Quintin Dailey "Q"

Today I learned the news that one of my favorite referees to argue with during the heat of battle when I'm coaching the kids during basketball league games, has passed away. For this I am very saddened, this man was a kind and very friendly guy that would not take any ones crap. I just recently had the pleasure of being warned before the game in his deep yet firm and friendly voice " Look I have had a bad day and I'm not in the mood for any of your B.S., so let me ref and I'll let you coach!" Now this man standing 6'3" about 2 close to 300 pounds walking up the court making calls from the other side of the court and wouldn't hesitate to tell you he missed that one has left a mark on my basketball heart forever. Through all that you would never know that this man was a 10yr N.B.A. vet who played alongside of Micheal Jordan and also Gary Payton and yes he was a roll player but look at the type of roll player he was!

Quintin Dailey (Q)
Position: Guard
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: January 22, 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland
High School: Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore, Maryland
College: University of San Francisco
Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1st round (7th pick, 7th overall) of the 1982 NBA draft.

Career Points per game-14.1

1979 McDonald's All American
1981-82 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1982-83 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
With all that being said he may never be in the  H.O.F. but he is a H.O.F. as a person Rest In Peace "Q"