Lol @ Mike. Draft picks like Kemba Walker and Bismack Byombo won't help matters either On top of that, he's a cheapskate. Can't win without paying for talent to come in.
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Rose's groin injury worse than he thought.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Derrick Rose admitted that his groin injury is worse than he originally thought.
Rose sat out the loss Sunday against the Thunder. It was the 10 consecutive game he has missed because of the groin issue and the 20th game he has missed overall.
Rose said there’s no timetable for his return, but he expects to be back before the end of the regular season.
“I really don’t know,” he said when asked how long it would take him to get his game playoff-ready. “If I knew that answer, it would make a lot of things easy. It’s going to take a minute to get my rhythm back. Hopefully, it takes a game. We’ll see.”
Rose has been lifting weights and stretching but said he hasn’t started running yet.
“Derrick, each day, is doing more and more, so he’s moving along the way we anticipated,” coach Tom Thibodeau said.
Brewer benched
Kyle Korver started at shooting guard for Ronnie Brewer, who has started 40 of 54 games. It was the 10th different starting lineup Thibodeau has used.
“I just felt that was what was best for the team,” Thibodeau said.
Brewer has made only 11 of his last 35 shots. Korver had 14 points against the Thunder, including three three-pointers in five attempts.
Rip’s return
Thibodeau is being extra careful with oft-injured guard Rip Hamilton.
He acknowledged that Hamilton could’ve played against the Thunder, but he kept him on the bench instead. Hamilton said he’ll be ready to play whenever Thibodeau deems him healthy, which could be Monday night against the Rockets at the United Center.
“I’ve just got to be convinced,” Thibodeau said. “He thinks he’s ready. I want to make sure we’re smart.”
Hamilton has missed 37 games with groin, thigh and shoulder injuries. He has been practicing with the team and has been able to stay in shape while letting his shoulder heal, which hasn’t been the case for Rose.
“I feel good about Rip because Rip has been practicing,” Thibodeau said. “He has no problems with his lower body. The thing is the contact part of it. I just want to make sure from that aspect of it. But for all the lower-body injuries, he’s fully healthy. That’s very encouraging.”
Hamilton has been doing more and more in practice.
“My mind-set is, if I can shoot, I can play,” Hamilton said. “I was a little stubborn the first time. I’ll leave it up to him to put me out there.”"You got it man. I don't watch hockey." SidVish"I thought LeBron James was just going to be another addition to help me score."
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Brendan Haywood: Badass?
Brendan Haywood initially figured Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy had to be pulling an April Fool's joke on him Saturday when he claimed the Dallas Mavericks center had sucker-punched Dwight Howard in the back during Friday's game.
Haywood, making an appearance Monday morning on the Ben & Skin Show on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM, said he quickly realized Van Gundy wasn't kidding around.
"I was at home and I thought Stan Van Gundy was setting everybody up because it was April 1st," Haywood said. "I thought it was a big April Fool’s joke. I thought we’re all going to laugh about it, and then I realized he was serious. There's nothing to it."
Haywood, who claimed innocence after Sunday's practice, was still chuckling about Van Gundy's accusation Monday morning, making light of it when he was introduced onto the show: "I’m just sitting here training with Floyd Mayweather getting ready for my next fight," Haywood said.
Van Gundy wasn't laughing when he made the claim after the Magic's Saturday practice in which Howard did not participate, and he certainly wasn't chipper Sunday when back spasms sidelined Howard in the Magic's 104-101 loss against Denver. It was only the eighth game Howard has missed in his eight-year career and the third due to injury.
Van Gundy didn't specify when the alleged incident occurred, but he accused Haywood of punching Howard in the back twice during one possession and said he planned to send video of the infraction to the league office.
"It's really ridiculous and I want to get it on film and send it in," Van Gundy said Saturday, according to OrlandoMagic.com. "Haywood just punched him literally with a closed fist right in the back. So [Howard] got through the game because he was loose, but then it really tightened up."
Haywood, who had missed the previous seven games with a sprained right knee, reiterated that he didn't throw any punches. Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said his staff has reviewed the game film and and found no evidence of a punch.
"I guess he’s got something no one else has," Haywood said of Van Gundy. "Like I said, it’s a physical game and sometimes guys get testy with elbows thrown, forearms, but no one throws any punches out there. Most of the NBA guys, without a doubt, it’s all WWE to us. We’re fake tough guys. No one throws any real punches. It’s unfortunate Stan feels that way. I know he has to protect his guy, but that’s just not the case. No one has any footage of it I guess except him, so unless he had [assistant coach] Patrick Ewing on the bench taping with his iPhone, I don’t think that really happened."
Haywood called Howard the most physical player in the league and said that 6-foot-11, 266-pound All-NBA center made his presence felt on the opening possession.
"The first play of the game he popped me real good in my chest," Haywood said. "He hit me so hard in my chest, I felt it in my knee. You’re never supposed to get hit hard enough in your chest that you feel it in your knee. I didn’t know what that was about."
The league office did not immediately respond to an email asking if it has received a video from the Magic. Haywood said he isn't concerned about any disciplinary action because he doesn't believe the punch exists.
"No one has this footage except for Stan," Haywood said. "Stan has it and it’s going in his video archive."NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers
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I'd say that's pretty badass interview.Comment
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If you're going to accuse someone of something, then they call you out for evidence, then you better have some.
If not they'll start ignoring SVG in the league officeComment
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Smh at you guys believing a article from the NY Daily Post.Comment
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He's only telling the truth though.Comment
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Man, no one in the NBA is trying to fight....it's stupid really...why would you? Especially with the stiff penalties they hand out now. Nobody's trying to lose thousands of dollars for that crap.Comment
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I won't lie, that **** is hilarious!
I need a 360 version of that so I can send it to a few people and get them all worked up lmao.Comment
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