Beno Udrih that is. The article below indicates the Cavs are going after Beno as their starting point guard. Well Danny Ferry should know a lot about him, and I've heard some good things also. The times I've seen Beno play, I've been impressed - I believe he's worth taking a gamble on. And yes I mean as the starter. Pacers need to use a little foresight and take a chance on a guy. Point guard is a great position to take a chance on.
Great column by Vescey below and ton of stuff, some Pacers stuff also
http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/...ter_vecsey.htm
SONIC BOOM FOR P.J.
By PETER VECSEY
June 17, 2007 -- FOR those still engrossed in the Spurs-Cavaliers series, Kobe Bryant met Friday in Spain with Lakers owner Jerry Buss and demanded to be traded. More or less - depending on which interview of the glut he did with U.S. journalists we accept as true - Bryant's request reinforces the portion he has yet to retract.
Don't worry if you're having trouble following the bouncing Bryant, it's still early in the crisis. I always go with whatever mindset sticks in a best-of-seven continent circuit.
Spurs assistant P.J. Carlesimo, nine seasons removed from the Latrell Sprewell stigma, feels he owns a legitimate shot at being hired as Sonics head coach. Though I've got to wonder how much a wife, who's been ill (she's fine now), and two small children will factor into a decision to take a job that'll have the family in Seattle next season and perhaps Oklahoma City or Kansas City thereafter.
Carlesimo and newly installed Sonics GM Sam Presti, fresh out of San Antonio, enjoy a solid relationship. But does it best the bond shared by the former Spurs assistant GM and Rick Carlisle?
If it weren't for Carlisle, says a source, Presti's value may still be unappreciated by executive VP/coach Gregg Popovich and senior VP/GM R.C. Buford. San Antonio's principal savants.
During the 2000-01 season, when Carlisle was out of coaching (leaving Indiana's sidelines when Larry Bird did), he spent some of his time TV commentating on Sonics games. In his free time, Carlisle attended several NBA camps, practices, whatever, the Spurs' more than most. And while there he discovered how much Presti, 26, had going for him.
"When Rick got hired by the Pistons he asked Pop if he could take Sam with him," the source disclosed. "That's when Pop and R.C. started to look at Sam differently."
Armed with the leverage of being wanted elsewhere, Presti soon after received a promotion and all the accoutrements. Think he might feel he owes Carlisle?
Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley is expected to name the team's president/GM this week. Mark Jackson was summoned to Memphis on the off day between Games 3 and 4 for an interview. Celtics GM Chris Wallace appears to be the other prime candidate. John Nash, Kiki Vandeweghe, John Gabriel and B.J. Armstrong also have been mentioned.
Bernie Fryer, an ABA and NBA guard (111 games in three seasons) and a referee for nearly 30 years, retired after working Game 3. . . . Reports claim Grant Hill is considering the Suns as his next playing site. I also hear the Lakers are a real option. . . . Cavaliers GM Danny Ferry would love to pry Beno Udrih from the Spurs to become his team's starting point guard.
Donnie Walsh and Bird are still gushing about the remarkable thesis Alex English turned in regarding what his head-coaching approach would be if given the opportunity. Had Jim O'Brien, for some reason, rejected the Pacers' job, the Raptors assistant would've become a serious candidate. . . . Correction: The '54 pitching records of Bob Lemon (23-7) and Bob Feller (13-3) were reversed in Friday's column.
NBATV arranged an elite roundtable in Cleveland. Bill Russell, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Bob Lanier and Bill Walton showed Greg Oden the ultimate respect by sitting down with him for over an hour and sharing their centerfold experience and knowledge. When I find out when it'll be aired you'll be the second to know.
Meanwhile, numerous newspaper people continue to harp on Kevin Durant's inability to bench press 185 pounds. Evidently he placed next to last of all draftees. If that's not proof positive coaches (pro and college) need to revise their training priorities; players are spending far too much time in the weight room and not enough on the court.
Other than Dirk Nowitzki, nobody has gotten less flattering press following their teams' playoff ouster than Shawn Marion. By all accounts, he's sky high maintenance, forever complaining about not getting enough recognition, shots, etc. Supposedly, Suns coaches (Mike D'Antoni is quoted otherwise) and his teammates are tired of babying him. Though it may be true, the fact remains Marion flawlessly fits with how Steve Nash runs D'Antoni's run n' stun system. What's more, Marion won't be better elsewhere, and you can't convince me the Suns will be better without him, I don't care whom they swap him for.
Dick Harter insisted his four-year contract with the Pacers should end a month before usual. In other words, May 30 vs. June 30. Evidently, the 76-year-old assistant wants to be in position to get a head start on a new job in 2011 if things don't work out for O'Brien.
In tribute to Harter, Indiana has changed its nickname to the Pacemakers.
This just in: LeBroom James exclusively told Jim Gray by phone he plans only to throw the ball in the waning seconds of must wins from now on to Anderson Cooper.
peter.vecsey@nypost.com
Great column by Vescey below and ton of stuff, some Pacers stuff also
http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/...ter_vecsey.htm
SONIC BOOM FOR P.J.
By PETER VECSEY
June 17, 2007 -- FOR those still engrossed in the Spurs-Cavaliers series, Kobe Bryant met Friday in Spain with Lakers owner Jerry Buss and demanded to be traded. More or less - depending on which interview of the glut he did with U.S. journalists we accept as true - Bryant's request reinforces the portion he has yet to retract.
Don't worry if you're having trouble following the bouncing Bryant, it's still early in the crisis. I always go with whatever mindset sticks in a best-of-seven continent circuit.
Spurs assistant P.J. Carlesimo, nine seasons removed from the Latrell Sprewell stigma, feels he owns a legitimate shot at being hired as Sonics head coach. Though I've got to wonder how much a wife, who's been ill (she's fine now), and two small children will factor into a decision to take a job that'll have the family in Seattle next season and perhaps Oklahoma City or Kansas City thereafter.
Carlesimo and newly installed Sonics GM Sam Presti, fresh out of San Antonio, enjoy a solid relationship. But does it best the bond shared by the former Spurs assistant GM and Rick Carlisle?
If it weren't for Carlisle, says a source, Presti's value may still be unappreciated by executive VP/coach Gregg Popovich and senior VP/GM R.C. Buford. San Antonio's principal savants.
During the 2000-01 season, when Carlisle was out of coaching (leaving Indiana's sidelines when Larry Bird did), he spent some of his time TV commentating on Sonics games. In his free time, Carlisle attended several NBA camps, practices, whatever, the Spurs' more than most. And while there he discovered how much Presti, 26, had going for him.
"When Rick got hired by the Pistons he asked Pop if he could take Sam with him," the source disclosed. "That's when Pop and R.C. started to look at Sam differently."
Armed with the leverage of being wanted elsewhere, Presti soon after received a promotion and all the accoutrements. Think he might feel he owes Carlisle?
Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley is expected to name the team's president/GM this week. Mark Jackson was summoned to Memphis on the off day between Games 3 and 4 for an interview. Celtics GM Chris Wallace appears to be the other prime candidate. John Nash, Kiki Vandeweghe, John Gabriel and B.J. Armstrong also have been mentioned.
Bernie Fryer, an ABA and NBA guard (111 games in three seasons) and a referee for nearly 30 years, retired after working Game 3. . . . Reports claim Grant Hill is considering the Suns as his next playing site. I also hear the Lakers are a real option. . . . Cavaliers GM Danny Ferry would love to pry Beno Udrih from the Spurs to become his team's starting point guard.
Donnie Walsh and Bird are still gushing about the remarkable thesis Alex English turned in regarding what his head-coaching approach would be if given the opportunity. Had Jim O'Brien, for some reason, rejected the Pacers' job, the Raptors assistant would've become a serious candidate. . . . Correction: The '54 pitching records of Bob Lemon (23-7) and Bob Feller (13-3) were reversed in Friday's column.
NBATV arranged an elite roundtable in Cleveland. Bill Russell, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Bob Lanier and Bill Walton showed Greg Oden the ultimate respect by sitting down with him for over an hour and sharing their centerfold experience and knowledge. When I find out when it'll be aired you'll be the second to know.
Meanwhile, numerous newspaper people continue to harp on Kevin Durant's inability to bench press 185 pounds. Evidently he placed next to last of all draftees. If that's not proof positive coaches (pro and college) need to revise their training priorities; players are spending far too much time in the weight room and not enough on the court.
Other than Dirk Nowitzki, nobody has gotten less flattering press following their teams' playoff ouster than Shawn Marion. By all accounts, he's sky high maintenance, forever complaining about not getting enough recognition, shots, etc. Supposedly, Suns coaches (Mike D'Antoni is quoted otherwise) and his teammates are tired of babying him. Though it may be true, the fact remains Marion flawlessly fits with how Steve Nash runs D'Antoni's run n' stun system. What's more, Marion won't be better elsewhere, and you can't convince me the Suns will be better without him, I don't care whom they swap him for.
Dick Harter insisted his four-year contract with the Pacers should end a month before usual. In other words, May 30 vs. June 30. Evidently, the 76-year-old assistant wants to be in position to get a head start on a new job in 2011 if things don't work out for O'Brien.
In tribute to Harter, Indiana has changed its nickname to the Pacemakers.
This just in: LeBroom James exclusively told Jim Gray by phone he plans only to throw the ball in the waning seconds of must wins from now on to Anderson Cooper.
peter.vecsey@nypost.com
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