Tidbit... Did you know that Boozer's house is being rented by the artist formerly known as Prince for 70K/mo hehe
Tidbit... Did you know that Boozer's house is being rented by the artist formerly known as Prince for 70K/mo hehe
Nate nearly shut down
BY FRANK ISOLA
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Nate Robinson had become such a nuisance for Larry Brown that the coach considered sending him to the Developmental League last month to work on his game and improve his attitude.
According to a source close to Robinson, Brown wanted to demote Robinson to the NBA's minor league rather than keep him on the inactive list. Brown broached the idea with Isiah Thomas, but Thomas felt that Robinson would benefit from practicing with veteran teammates.
Robinson spent eight games on the inactive list from Feb. 24 through March 11. The decision to deactivate Robinson came one game after the rookie guard won the slam dunk title during All-Star Weekend in Houston, which raises the possibility that Brown was sending Robinson a message.
Robinson has appeared in the last 11 games and has started the last two. He scored a career-high 34 points in Friday's loss to Philadelphia and was criticized by Brown for showboating throughout the game.
On Sunday, Robinson said he felt "awkward" trying to conform to Brown's wishes of being less demonstrative. Robinson shot 4-for-12 and scored 10 points with three turnovers during the Knicks' 114-95 loss in Philadelphia. "I was not doing some of the things like I do, like getting my teammates hyped," Robinson said on Sunday. "I felt if I did that, Coach would be mad at me."
Brown is an old-school coach who believes rookies should be seen and not heard.
Robinson's aggressive style has been embraced by fans, who admire a 5-8 player who can challenge the league's tallest players for rebounds. But the talkative Robinson has gotten himself into a few minor skirmishes with several teammates, including Jerome James and Malik Rose. During the preseason, Robinson and James nearly came to blows and Robinson was ready to use a broom handle as a weapon. He and Rose got into a heated argument in the shower after a game.
In December, Brown reprimanded Robinson for acting disorderly on the bus ride to the team plane in Atlanta. According to a source, Robinson was shooting spit balls. The following day, Robinson was on the inactive list and the Knicks announced that he was home with a stomach virus.
In recent weeks, Brown complimented Robinson for working harder in practice and felt Robinson was showing progress. But after Friday's game, Brown criticized Robinson for showboating when the player he was guarding, Allen Iverson, scored 47 points.
Assuming Brown returns to coach next season, Robinson is a prime candidate to be traded. The Knicks have an abundance of guards and Brown isn't convinced that Robinson, Stephon Marbury or Steve Francis is suited to be the full-time point guard.
surprise surprise, like they say be careful what you wish for.
Portland and New York, two of the worst teams in the NBA are also fantasy basketball's unfriendliest teams - New York has 42 different starting lineups this season, Portland only plays 2 of the 3 point guards at any given night... erratic minutes, erratic rotation, unpredictability, well at least Portland doesn't have a 100M payroll but is loosing a lot of money due to dropping attendance figures the past few years.
Last edited by ILuvDetailing; April 5th, 2006 at 08:57 PM.
ah, may C na ba si Boozer?! that's great news, particularly since my Toronto Raptor na mukha talagang dinosaur is still injured.
patay, talo ako sa 'pahabaan ng last name' category. ma-add nga si jasikevicdiousdoius at si martynas andriesfkjisurekjoiusOriginally Posted by kimpOy
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bwahahaha
OT lang ulit
ok ang greatest games ngayon sa solar sports
Lakers (wilt, west, riley, goodrich) vs NY (phil jackson, frazier, bradley, debussioejwrierre, earl the pearl)
Kings are spanking Spurs butt... could be a preview of the 1st round of the playoffs
lupit ng team ni kimpoy tonite. walang sablay ang production ni isa...my team just took a manny pacquiao right hook to the head...
presence kasi ni big jake tsakalidis kaya lumakas ang team ko...kahit wala siyang game today he..he
btw i had to drop Oshkosh B'Bosh...lintek lahat ng binigay sa aking player ni ILD have all let me down during the stretch![]()
poktek nasa akin pala si daddy long neck sa kabila....
ma drop nga....
stat tracker naman diyan commish...lamang na ba today?
sige ba...since ako ang outgoing commish first pick ako!Originally Posted by baiskee
#1 - Zaza Pachulia, Em Fiddy Fo'
haay, puro sablay mga FA pickup ko this week ah. gotta keep looking until i find someone...
grabe percentages ni kimpoy....almost .500 and .900 for the entire week to datei don't think i've ever seen that.