Biggest Non-Blazer Training Camp Stories Around the League

[THE HCP]

Thought it would be cool to have non Blazer stuff here

1- Al Jefferson comes into camp 31 pounds lighter http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_a.../big_al_loses_31_pounds_on_subway_sandwiches/
2-Eddy Curry already hurt
3-James Harden injures eye during first practice
4-Nobody knows where that head case Delonte West is
5-Blake Griffin misses first practice, hurts knee out a week
6-Joe Johnson won't sign with the ATL 4 years/$60
7-Spurs won't sign Manu to extension yet
8-Look at all the free time The HCP has!

 

[Nikolokolus]

Wow on Jefferson. That guy is going to be straight beasting this year ... he might even be passable on defense with a lighter frame.

ps. I think he'll make a much better Subway spokesman than that doofus Jared.

 

[EWT]

9-The HCP isn't watching old Blazer games on his Sony HDTV in standard definition

The EWT

 

[EWT]

Oh non Blazer stories, my bad

 

[maxiep]

Al Jefferson is going to be a beast.

 

[THE HCP]

Al Jefferson is going to be a beast.

He was my center in our fantasy league last year. He was killin for me til he went down. Did he have the same surgery as Greg?

 

[Nikolokolus]

He was my center in our fantasy league last year. He was killin for me til he went down. Did he have the same surgery as Greg?

Nope, Al had a torn ACL if I recall.

 

[EWT]

He was my center in our fantasy league last year. He was killin for me til he went down. Did he have the same surgery as Greg?

Ask Antonio Harvey, I heard he was a guru when it comes to former Celtics, his cup over-floweth with knowledge in that subject!

 

[THE HCP]

Ask Antonio Harvey, I heard he was a guru when it comes to former Celtics, his cup over-floweth with knowledge in that subject!

That's right! Tone and I got into it about whether or not Joe Johnson played for the Celtics! He swore PHX drafted him. He should have known better then to go up against me when it comes to hoop knowledge!

 

[EWT]

That's right! Tone and I got into it about whether or not Joe Johnson played for the Celtics! He swore PHX drafted him. He should have known better then to go up against me when it comes to hoop knowledge!

Then shouldn't you know the answer to this?

Did he have the same surgery as Greg?

 

[THE HCP]

Then shouldn't you know the answer to this?

That's different.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Al Jefferson lost 31 pounds eating Subway sandwiches. Hilarious! Eddy Curry should look into that diet plan.

 

[hasoos]

Wow on Jefferson. That guy is going to be straight beasting this year ... he might even be passable on defense with a lighter frame.

ps. I think he'll make a much better Subway spokesman than that doofus Jared.

and Eddie Curry would be a great spokesman for Pizza Hut!

 

[THE HCP]

Al Jefferson lost 31 pounds eating Subway sandwiches. Hilarious! Eddy Curry should look into that diet plan.

Dude, they said Curry lost 40 lbs this summer.

 

[oldmangrouch]

How about the Ellis/Curry feud in GS. Ellis didn't even wait for the first practice before declaring there was no way he could/would play with the rook.

 

[oldmangrouch]

and Eddie Curry would be a great spokesman for Pizza Hut!

Only if Pizza Hut makes a bacon fat, peanut butter, and honey pizza!

"Even Jabba the Hutt can't believe the size of MY butt! Come join me at Pizza Hut!"

 

[crandc]

How about the Ellis/Curry feud in GS. Ellis didn't even wait for the first practice before declaring there was no way he could/would play with the rook.

I would say, more generally, the crash and burn of the Warriors. A local columnist, very pro-Warriors (and Lakers) in the past said that their season ended Monday, predicting a return to the days of Todd Fuller/Latrell Sprewell. You have Ellis saing he can't play with Curry, Jackson repeating his trade demand and saying the team's brief resurgance was all due to him (not Baron Davis or Jason Richardson).

Warriors

 

[THE HCP]

Now Harden rolls ankle....... Injury Prone?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4520917

 

[THE HCP]

Training Camp Notes

Zach Randolph reported to camp with the Memphis Grizzlies having dropped 18 pounds since the end of last season. A good sign for both Z-Bo and his new team.

My dogg is gonna light the league up this year!

 

[ehizzy3]

Delonte west is Mia?

 

[THE HCP]

He missed the first 2 days of camp. Unexcused.

 

[axs88]

Yeah, Jefferson lost 30 pounds, but he had also got up to more than 290 during his rehab. 260 is about his playing weight, so I don't expect him to be beasting any more than before (if anything we shall see if he can regain his pre-injury athleticism).

 

[Nikolokolus]

Yeah, Jefferson lost 30 pounds, but he had also got up to more than 290 during his rehab. 260 is about his playing weight, so I don't expect him to be beasting any more than before (if anything we shall see if he can regain his pre-injury athleticism).

Big Al had to be more than 260 when he was playing? ... he always looked like he was at least 280

 

[BenDavis503]

Sean May made his target weight and got his 100k bonus.

 

[axs88]

Big Al had to be more than 260 when he was playing? ... he always looked like he was at least 280

He is listed at 265. For being 6-10, I think that is about right (I'm not sure this picture is from last season):

Wasn't Oden (a 'footer) at like 285 at the start of the season?

 

[THE HCP]

Wow, I thought Al was bigger then that!

 

[THE HCP]

Watch out for the PIGS!!!!!!!!!!!

With so many college football teams under the threat of swine flu this fall, it seems the NBA is taking no chances.

The Boston Globe reports the league has passed down an "anti-handshake directive," and players and coaches have been asked to greet each other in a more sanitary manner, via a fist pound or chest bump.

 

[THE HCP]

Glad we aren't dealing with this shit!


Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown told The Charlotte Observer Wednesday that he doesn't anticipate using center Tyson Chandler or power forward Boris Diaw in any of the first four preseason games. Chandler is coming back from off-season ankle and toe surgery and Diaw sprained an ankle while playing for the French national team earlier this month.

"They won't probably be playing until we go to L.A. (in mid-October)," said Brown. "And if they don't play in L.A., we still have three games before the season-opener in Boston October 28. ... I want us to be cautious with the injuries. But you also don't want them to be way behind."

 

[THE HCP]

Shane down again!

Shane Battier will be out for at least a week due to a slight muscle pull suffered late in Tuesday's practice.

"I was pretty disappointed last night," Battier told the Houston Chronicle. "I got home and told my wife I'll see her tomorrow and locked myself in my room. I want to be out here with these guys and playing. I don't think it's too severe of a pull. ... It's not something I want lingering. It's not worth rushing back to where I'll have to deal with it the rest of the season."

 

[THE HCP]

That's a 12 million dollar a year bench player!

Hornets forward Peja Stojakovic has been a starter for most of his career, but he seems to be embracing the prospect of coming off the bench after coach Byron Scott named Julian Wright the starting small forward.

"This is my 12th season," Stojakovic tells The Times-Picayune. "I really believe I can still play good basketball. I still love going out there and competing against younger guys. There are a lot more games and practices, but the main thing for me is to stay healthy. ... I still believe that I can be a productive basketball player. I spoke to Coach (Byron Scott) at the beginning, and no matter what role he has for me, I'm for it, if I can be helpful to this team. We talked about it. I'm not looking for any individual achievements."