Daily Links: Mercury win, Nash courts the Knicks and Robert Horry in the HoF?!?

by Seth Pollack on Jun 11, 2009 7:58 AM MST in Phoenix Suns: Daily Links

Mercury and WNBA

Mercury win again with late spurt
Mercury recap from Paul Coro covering the team this week while the regular Merc beat writer is on forced furlough
Haller: Always looking for her shot
Always looking for her shot, 3-point specialist Laurie Koehn, cut last week by the Mercury, draws peer praise for accuracy and is not giving up.
FEVER: TORN ACHILLES TENDON ENDS GRIFFITHS SEASON
Huge loss for the Indy Fever who beat the Storm in a pretty physical game on Tuesday
Veteran Smith giving Mercury what they wanted
"Veteran Smith giving Mercury what they wanted, Tangela Smith is back, giving the Mercury what they wanted and maybe some new wrinkles with the additions of Nicole Ohlde and DeWanna Bonner." A look at the Mercury bigs from Mr. Paul Coro
BMac's Blog: The Rants of a Basketball Maven: Saving the Indiana Fever
No offense to NBA owners, but they do not have to work that hard to market their product. The NBA generally sells itself. The WNBA is different. Using the NBA model is not going to work with the WNBA. The WNBA requires a far more grassroots approach and the billionaire owners of NBA franchises likely are not the best candidates to run effective grassroots programs.

Suns and mildly related Suns links

YouTube - Steve Nash on David Letterman Show!
Steve Nash's debut on Letterman where he said he would love to play for the Knicks. Super.
Why does it always have to end like this?| Valley of the Suns
What do Randy Johnson and Steve Nash have in common? Perhaps trying to end their careers in the Big Apple
Bee exclusive: Q&A with Paul Westphal - Sacramento Sports - Kings, 49ers, Raiders, High School Sports | Sacramento Bee
Former Suns coach, new Kings coach talked about Terry Porter joining his staff
Amare Stoudemire wants to teach your kids fiscal responsibility | Fanster.com
Amare has been focused on the bank a lot as of late. He wants to make major bank at the end of his current contract and he wants to help you and your kids
The Fear of the Unknown - The Clippers Coaching Search That Never Was - Clips Nation
According to Clipper Steve: Mike Dunleavy Sr. is bad. But Paul Westphal would be worse.

Other NBA stuff

Defining Pau Gasol's martyrdom - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
Defining Pau Gasol's martyrdom. Interesting look at the over hyped, over maligned Spanish fuzzy man
2009 NBA Mock Draft, Version 4.0 - ESPN
Here's Chad Ford's fourth stab at predicting how the draft might play out. But why pay for it when you can get it free at NBADraft.net or DraftExpress.com??
Does Robert Horry Belong in the Hall of Fame? HSportingNews.com - The Baseline
Ha!
Former NBA Referee Tim Donaghy to be Released From Prison
"Donaghy’s release date has recently been in question due to concerns about his medical condition. Donaghy was injured during an assault in November of 2008. During the assault, another inmate claiming ties to the New York mob beat Donaghy with a heavy object. Donaghy suffered severe knee and leg injuries that will require surgery." I guess he didn't throw a game the right way...
How the NBA is Using Social Media
It should come as no surprise that the entire sports world is reaching out to fans with social media tools. But just how engaged are these groups?
Los Angeles police dept. already planning Lakers parade - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
Los Angeles police dept. already planning Lakers parade...tempting the fates with this one. I wonder though if Mad Dog Madsen is available to make a cameo?
BWP Employment Law | The nba age limit and the employment discrimination laws
A legal argument against the NBA's age limit. I am fine with 18 y/o's or 16 y/o's for that matter as long as the rookie scale is adjusted to allow for more D-league time for these kids

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you should come up with a corny ass name like WTLC. Yours could be Hot Links, Sunburned Links, or Massive Solar Heat Source Links.

by Aisander D on Jun 11, 2009 9:21 AM MST reply actions

What?

Daily Links isn’t creative enough?

Blogging Suns Basketball

by Seth Pollack on Jun 11, 2009 9:22 AM MST up reply actions

Improvements

Get rid of the WNBA stuff once and for all, and you might have something.

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Jun 11, 2009 9:59 AM MST reply actions

Not going to happen

I am enjoying watching and writing about actual basketball far more then starting and/or spreading random trade rumors and whatever else passes for off season discussion.

Blogging Suns Basketball

by Seth Pollack on Jun 11, 2009 10:17 AM MST up reply actions

Agreed Seth....

Some of dem girls can hoop.

by Aisander D on Jun 11, 2009 11:28 AM MST up reply actions

1. Of course Nash wants to play for the Knicks. He reached his professional pinnacle playing for D’Antoni. That’s why we should be thinking about a deal for David Lee and the Knicks #1 pick for Nash. It’s a no-brainer.

2. Stoudemire should be thinking of one thing, and one thing only. If he develops a sky hook and maybe some semblance of a dream shake, and stays motivated on defense, he WILL break the bank, not just talk about it. Right now, what motivation do the Suns have to resign him to a max deal, except for the fear of losing him?

3. Robert Horry to the Hall of Fame? I guess in the same sense that the Hall might want Roger Clemens’ jock strap, since the ’strap was there for the champiionships.

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Jun 11, 2009 10:09 AM MST reply actions

Nash was being polite..

Just like if someone has mutant kids, you don’t say “Oh my dear God, from what wasteland did these little piles of random genetic mucus rise??”, you say “what delightful children”

"True glory consists of doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read".

by Pliny the Elder on Jun 11, 2009 12:30 PM MST up reply actions

Thats how I took it too..

Btw, I was wondering when someone was gonna bring up the skyhook topic from ESPN.. A skyhook would be great from Amare, but I don’t think that’s his game and I’d rather he be working on other things in the offseason (defense).

by brian13 on Jun 11, 2009 12:36 PM MST up reply actions

Amare off season

The defense is desire, not offseason workouts. And it is obvious from Amare’s game that he needs some moves. Right now, he shoots jump shots and goes to the hoop only when Shaq is not in the way. The whole league is watching for the pick and roll, and for two years, they have managed to stifle it because Amare either drops the pass or runs over the help defender. Good Lord, the guy is so talented, he scores 20-25 points a game without any post moves. For a guy that athletic, this is a waste of talent.

A sky hook or sweet little turnaround 8 footer would keep the defenders honest. Right now, an opposing coach will say, when Amare comes into the lane, rotate the second defender, and he will run over you every time. It’s as though Amare thinks he can will defenders out of his way because they are afraid of him. They are no longer afraid of him.

Add some post moves, and you have the equivalent of a Karl Malone/Connie Hawkins combination. That guy scores 35 a game.

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Jun 12, 2009 10:14 AM MST up reply actions