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[T0INE]

Man, Coach Pop is dat dude.

 

[mmg]

Crazy. If you can believe...the summer before that Kevin was only 6'3. He went from 6'3 to 6'8 overnight it seemed like.
UNC really dropped the ball with Durant. Him and Ty were a done deal.

KD was supposed to go to UNC ?

 

[bigmike23]

KD was supposed to go to UNC ?

you read other stuff and he says that he really wanted to go to Gtown but didnt and if ucla would of recruited him harder he was going there

 

[pmatic]

Nets Show Interest in Blatche

The Nets’ ongoing search for frontcourt depth has led them to Houston, and a meeting with Andray Blatche, who was cut this summer by the Washington Wizards.

Blatche, 26, has been working out in Houston with a number of other N.B.A. players, under the guidance of John Lucas. He was set to meet with Nets Coach Avery Johnson sometime this weekend, according to two people with knowledge of the meeting. It was not clear whether the Nets were prepared to make Blatche an immediate offer or were simply exploring their options.

The Wizards severed ties with Blatche in July, using the N.B.A.’s amnesty provision to remove his $23 million contract from the salary cap. Blatche will still be paid his full salary by the Wizards, so he is likely to sign for the minimum wherever he lands.

Blatche, a 6-foot-11 power forward, entered the N.B.A. straight from high school in 2005 and was drafted by Washington with the 49th pick. His athletic gifts have been offset by immaturity, erratic play and a suspect work ethic. Washington cited Blatche’s poor conditioning as the official reason for holding him out of a game against the Nets in March.

Blatche played in only 26 of the Wizards’ 66 games last season, averaging 8.5 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting a career-low 38 percent from the field.

The Nets have 13 players under contract, but they could use another big body behind center Brook Lopez and power forward Kris Humphries.

Link

 

[qstorm3]

Unc went with brandon wright instead of KD so KD went to texas. I believe there is a recent video of him discussing how much he wanted to go to unc.

 

[JND1]

UNC coaching staff didn't think he would qualify academically.

 

[datznasty]

Durant had decided and UNC was his chose. It wasn't academic on the part of UNC, especially since Lawson made it. Roy Williams gave their last scholarship to Brandan Wright.

 

[mronegative]

One man's Blatche is another man's treasure, I guess.

 

[memo]

well, he only went there for a year, so it's not that big of a loss.

maybe he wanted to go there because of jordan. hopefully he becomes a Bull if that's the case. 

 

[wavy bone]

well, he only wen there for a year so it's not that big of a loss.

Is that big of a loss considering he would have went down as one of their greatest players ever in that one year.

 

[wavy bone]

you read other stuff and he says that he really wanted to go to Gtown but didnt and if ucla would of recruited him harder he was going there

He never was heading anywhere local

It was UNC all the way from 10th grade on up. I never got the whole story but an incident went down behind the scenes w/ Kevin, Steve Smith, and Roy Williams and the aftermath was Kevin leaving Oak Hill and UNC rescinding their offer. Ty and KD were supposed to be a package deal all the way.

 

[truthgetsbusy]

Blake Griffin looked like a lil fat boy in that video.

 

[mmg]

He never was heading anywhere local
It was UNC all the way from 10th grade on up. I never got the whole story but an incident went down behind the scenes w/ Kevin, Steve Smith, and Roy Williams and the aftermath was Kevin leaving Oak Hill and UNC rescinding their offer. Ty and KD were supposed to be a package deal all the way.

thats wild i would love to know what would make them pull and Offer from KD ( granted we didnt know what he would become but interesting none the less)

 

[duba169]

The San Antonio Spurs have hired former New York Knicks president and general manager Scott Layden as an assistant GM, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Layden had been an assistant coach with the Jazz, and replaces Dennis Lindsey, who left the Spurs to become Utah’s GM last month.

Front-office jobs with the Spurs are considered golden in the NBA, largely because of the chance to work under GM RC Buford and president-coach Gregg Popovich. In recent years, Spurs assistant GMs – including Lindsey, Danny Ferry, Sam Presti and Dell Demps – have taken a fast-track to becoming top executives elsewhere.

Layden had a well-regarded run as the Jazz GM, before embarking on a tumultuous 4½-year stay in New York in 1999. As Jazz GM from 1992-99, Layden’s draft picks and deals played a significant part in the organization’s two trips to the NBA Finals and three straight 60-victory seasons.

One of Layden’s primary responsibilities will be administering the Spurs’ scouting department.

Houston Rockets VP of Player Personnel Gersson Rosas had also been a serious candidate for the Spurs job, league sources said.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--spurs ... nd-gm.html



Have fun with that

 

[Bert.]

when was the last time the Spurs have made a mistake in hiring someone or getting players?

 

[pmatic]

 

[duba169]

The horror. The horror.

 

[antidope]

 I will forever dislike him for what he did to us.

The San Antonio Spurs have hired former New York Knicks president and general manager Scott Layden as an assistant GM, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Layden had been an assistant coach with the Jazz, and replaces Dennis Lindsey, who left the Spurs to become Utah’s GM last month.

Front-office jobs with the Spurs are considered golden in the NBA, largely because of the chance to work under GM RC Buford and president-coach Gregg Popovich. In recent years, Spurs assistant GMs – including Lindsey, Danny Ferry, Sam Presti and Dell Demps – have taken a fast-track to becoming top executives elsewhere.

Layden had a well-regarded run as the Jazz GM, before embarking on a tumultuous 4½-year stay in New York in 1999. As Jazz GM from 1992-99, Layden’s draft picks and deals played a significant part in the organization’s two trips to the NBA Finals and three straight 60-victory seasons.

One of Layden’s primary responsibilities will be administering the Spurs’ scouting department.

Houston Rockets VP of Player Personnel Gersson Rosas had also been a serious candidate for the Spurs job, league sources said.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--spurs ... nd-gm.html



Have fun with that

I have faith that they know what theyre doing 3 years from now people will look back and say "Wow the Spurs made a great move"

LMAOOOOOOOOOOO @ Pops answer to SJax giving him his music

Glad he's back in sliver and black. 

@ that tape story

 

[Bert.]

oops, i forgot about Jeffersons

 

[pmatic]

It's not like Holt will let Layden (over)spend like Dolan did.

 

[airjordan jb23]

Wow I wonder what went down for UNC to rescind that offer to KD

 

[mr marcus]

Yea they were def suppose to be a package...those 2 were sick at oak hill

 

[noblekane]

anybody have the encino man gif where they replaced dudes heads with kd's and lebrons heads? and the chicks head is the championship ring?

 

[dipsetgeneral]

What happened wit' Richard Jefferson & San Antonio? I thought he fit the system very well.

 

[wavy bone]

What happened wit' Richard Jefferson & San Antonio? I thought he fit the system very well.

please stop posting