Back in the early days of the NBA and even when Your Old Pal New York Vinnie was a teenager the league was ruled by giants. Ever since the early success of George Mikan and the old Minneapolis Lakers having a talented big man on your team was the number one priority for most teams in the league. However over the last few years the game has evolved away from that. In the current NBA there a whole lot more talented guards and small forwards throughout the league than talented centers. When... Read Full Story
Baron Davis (photo. Tim Tadder)
Unless your name is Monta Ellis , everybody comes to media day with a positive outlook . All the players and coaches say all the right things and deny any issues may lie beneath the surface. And that’s how it was yesterday between Baron Davis and Mike Dunleavy at the Clippers’ media day. Last year, the two had several mini falling outs - stemming on their disagreements on what offense to run. It was no secret Davis wanted Dunleavy out.
The duo are off to... Read Full Story
The first shot has been fired by a former coach for the Golden State Warriors as according to Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News, Mike Montgomery has filed an arbitration claim against the team in the hopes of recovering more than $1 million in unpaid salary owed to him; NBA sources have confirmed that Montgomery is going after money that wasn’t paid to him last season - which was the last year of a four-year, $10 million contract.
Montgomery’s contract included a “mitigating... Read Full Story
Mike Dunleavy
If Mike Dunleavy hadn’t played in just 18 games this season, where do you think the Pacers could be? Would their “Little Three” of Dunleavy, Troy Murphy and Danny Granger be enough to hold down that eight-seed instead of Milwaukee, Chicago, New Jersey or even New York?
We’ll never know this time around, as it looks like Mike Dunleavy will spend the rest of his season on the bench.
I think he’s done for the year,” said Pacers’ coach Jim O’Brien . “That’s where I think... Read Full Story
Monta’s Shoe
Here’s a look at AND 1’s ME8. The ME8 is Golden State Warriors’ guard Monta Ellis’ signature shoe. Now, I know we’re all used to AND 1 for their mixtapes and whatnot, but give their footwear a look see.
The ME 8 is pretty lightweight and the look is clean. Definitely a bball sneaker for all those cats that don’t like their on-court shoe to have too much flash. The AND 1 ME 8 is available now in this black colorway as well as in a white colorway.
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Monta Ellis, Dime #44
Ten games on Friday’s NBA schedule, with a few interesting story lines. Which one will you be watching?
Phoenix @ Charlotte — Raja Bell and Boris Diaw host their former teammates, while J-Rich returns to his old gym; Shaq goes up against Emeka Okafor .
Dallas @ Detroit — Two teams struggling to find their identity work it out on national TV. A.I. , who most people agree shouldn’t be on the All-Star team , goes up against Jason Terry , who is outplaying A.I. but... Read Full Story
Stephen Jackson
An early-morning rumor out of Dallas says the Mavs and Warriors are on-deck to start up some trade talks, likely involving Stephen Jackson and/or Monta Ellis . When Captain Jack told Dime he wanted to be traded , he did say “anywhere in Texas” as a preferred destination. But as we’ve said before, it’s not about what Jackson wants, especially when he’s got a long-term, big-money contract that’s hard to move. Enter Monta. He and Nellie haven’t exactly been getting along... Read Full Story
Monta Ellis (Photo. Jen Hale)
There have a ton of rumors over the last few weeks concerning potential further drastic punishment that the Warriors could drop on Monta Ellis beyond his 30-game unpaid suspension and the drama the whole situation has caused within the Warriors organization .
What no one has really talked about though, is what Monta might decide to do. Mercury News Warriors expert Tim Kawakami thinks Monta could demand that the Warriors cut him loose:
The real murmurings... Read Full Story
