Blair and Ginobili are only in the courtship phase of their relationship, but they pick and roll like an old married couple. With Ginobili supplying the trick-shot passes, and Blair producing the kind of slick catches and nimble finishes that belie his 6-foot-7, 270-pound frame, the Spurs' second unit often has become must-see theater. Where Oberto was a Hall of Fame pick-setter, Blair has proven himself adept at the other half of the equation. - San Antonio Express-News
For the first time, Spurs guard Tony Parker is acknowledging publicly what he's been saying privately: There is a chance -- and possibly a good one -- that he does not play for France in the FIBA World Championships this summer. - San Antonio Express-News
Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team will sign guard Othyus Jeffers of the NBA Development League’s Iowa Energy to a 10-day contract, pending the outcome of a successful physical. - Realgm
(Chris) Bosh vows to show all how much a post-season spot means to him. “I think last year taught me a lot and I’ve been waiting two years to be back here so I’m going to make sure I play like it,” Toronto’s all-star power forward and captain said Wednesday. “You’re going to be able to tell every time I step on the court how long I’ve been waiting on this.” - Toronto Star
Dirtiest player in the NBA? Reggie Evans can live with that. In fact, the fan favourite in Toronto thanks the 173 fellow NBAers who voted him that dubious honour in a recent Sports Illustrated poll. Evans was singled out by 21% of the voters as the dirtiest — never mind that he has only played eight games this season and doesn’t even qualify for fouls per 48 minutes stat. The Lakers’ Ron Artest was a distant second at 13%. - Toronto Sun
"Yeah, that's what I want to do,'' Durant said about signing an extension when he first is eligible, which would be after negotiations can start July 1 and until Oct. 31. "I want to be here. I want to be part of this organization.'' - FanHouse
"That was a team," Wallace said of the Bobcats’ former incarnation after a 104-80 loss. "This one is just guys out on their own as individuals. Not talking, not communicating on defense." And the implications? "Very worried," Wallace said of the playoff prospects. "Even if we manage to figure this out and some other team slips up, I don’t know what kind of game we’d play. I’m worried if we do (make the playoffs), we’ll get swept." - Charlotte Observer
"I already know Mike's a good coach," Walsh said before the Knicks awoke last night to slam the awful Pistons, 128-104, at the Garden behind Tracy McGrady's 21-point, 8-assist, 7-rebound outing. "And I'm taking the responsibility for these two seasons and I did it the first day I got here. I didn't see how you could improve this franchise by making trades or building through the draft over a long period of time. So I looked for us to get under the cap." - New York Post
Bill Walker prepares himself and gets inspired before each game via the Web. His gameday routine is to watch a mix of Paul Pierce, his former Celtics teammate and the man he patterns his game after, on YouTube. "Get in my mental mode, . . . going out and trying to be somebody today," Walker said. - New York Post
James fancies himself as sports' next business mogul. Already earning nearly $30 million annually in endorsements, he gets financial advice from Warren Buffett and has his own firms handling all of his business and marketing ventures. He is LeBron Inc., with dreams of taking his brand globally. But to do that to its fullest, he should play in the New York area, according to some experts. Steve Rosner, co-founder of 16W Marketing based in East Rutherford, said James can sell plenty of sneakers from Cleveland. But he can become a tycoon playing in New York. - New York Post
“Nate is pure energy, man, I said it from Day 1, since he has been here,’’ Celtic forward Kevin Garnett said. “We hated to lose E. House but not only is [Robinson] pure energy, he’s good energy. He’s almost like fresh air. He fits right in with our team, he’s unselfish. We all knew he could play, but his personality is what stands out most about him - very respectable person, very high energy. And, like I said, I love the way he plays. We love the way he comes out and just puts it all on the floor.’’ - Boston Globe
Paul Pierce began talking back at Jackson, telling him he thought it was a clean play by Allen. Jackson continued to scream and walked toward Pierce and the two had to be separated, with each earning a technical. While Pierce attributed it to competitiveness, Jackson felt it was personal. - Boston Globe
Approaching the first part of that time-table benchmark, (Chris) Paul is a restless warrior. He has answered the same question so many times in the past month, he blurts out the answer before the inquiry is posed. "Still no clue when I'm going to come back or anything, " Paul said Wednesday. "But it's getting better every day." - New Orleans Times Picayune
The Rockets, however, know they are capable of more, spending the season as if determined only to tease and torment themselves. "It feels horrible," Luis Scola said. "It sounds silly because we keep talking about it, but then you win one game and lose one game. We can't keep going like this. We won by 20 (on Monday). We played great. We got Memphis. We got Milwaukee, Toronto, San Antonio, San Antonio there. A lot of games we played great. Then the very next day, we go back to the same mistakes. Why that is I really don't know." - Houston Chronicle Blog
Don’t be surprised if the Orlando Magic’s newest Twitterer tones down his language on the micro-blogging site. Matt Barnes posted the following Tweet this afternoon. The tweet: “I’ve ben [told] by the higher powers that I cuss 2 much on twitter 4 those I have offended I apologize.” He followed up with: “Wit that said I was bothered when they told me that, cause I thought u were suppose 2 b urself on twitter. Wata yall think??” - Orlando Sentinel Blog
With upcoming games against Western Conference playoff contenders San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Denver before going on a five-game road trip that includes games at Phoenix and Utah, the Hornets lost for the fifth time in six games. With their playoff hopes slipping, New Orleans entered trailing the Portland Trail Blazers by four games for the eighth and final playoff spot. The Hornets are currently 10th. "Losing is not good," Posey said. "We still had a chance but we weren't able to pull this one out, and that hurts." - New Orleans Times Picayune
An MRI performed on Rockets forward Trevor Ariza 's severe left hip pointer showed him progressing well, but not enough to play in the weekend's back-to-back at Minnesota and Detroit as he had hoped, Rockets athletic trainer Keith Jones said. Ariza and guard Kyle Lowry, who has been out since Feb. 6 with a sprained left ankle, are both targeting Tuesday's game in Washington to return. - Houston Chronicle
The 6-7 guard/forward sounds as if he is on pace to fully recover from a partially torn right hamstring three weeks from the day he was injured. That means Ronnie Brewer likely could resume full-contact basketball activities around March 12. Team officials have not set a return date. "I didn't think I'd be moving at all for two weeks," Brewer said. "But I've been doing a lot of strength work and it's coming along. We'll see how it progresses at the end of this week, and then decide when I can do on-court work." - Memphis Commercial Appeal
After the game, James Singleton put on a walking boot, saying that he wears it to take the pressure off of it. He also joked that it's tough to find outfits to go with the boot. But he didn't seem slowed down on Wednesday, especially after he caught a lob from Randy Foye for a dunk and howled after he hit the ground. "I'm still going to do me. It still hurts every now and then, but I'll be all right," Singleton said of the ankle. "I don't think no more about it. I just play." - Washington Post Blog
The Mavericks got by, partially because they were playing the team with the worst record in the Western Conference, and because they came alive in the final minutes for a 112-109 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at American Airlines Center. Kidd was given a night off because he's simply been playing too long lately. To keep him a bit fresher for the 20-game stretch drive, coach Rick Carlisle ordered Kidd to stay home because he needed a break. - Dallas Morning News
Kevin Durant will pay homage to a former teammate throughout the rest of this season by writing "R.I.P Sean Rascoe” on his signature shoes. Rascoe was a high school teammate of Durant’s during his senior season at Montrose Christian Academy in Maryland. Durant said Rascoe was killed after being thrown from a moving vehicle and hitting his head. "I don’t really know all the details,” Durant said. "I just wanted to do that for him.” - Oklahoman
Backup post player Sean Marks will be sidelined at least 10 days with a strained right shoulder, team officials said Wednesday. It's the third major absence for Marks, who has missed all but 14 games this season because of a series of injuries, including the shoulder. That problem caused Marks to miss nine games earlier this season before a strained left plantaris muscle in his lower left leg kept him out 15 games. - New Orleans Times Picayune
For the first time, Spurs guard Tony Parker is acknowledging publicly what he's been saying privately: There is a chance -- and possibly a good one -- that he does not play for France in the FIBA World Championships this summer. - San Antonio Express-News
Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team will sign guard Othyus Jeffers of the NBA Development League’s Iowa Energy to a 10-day contract, pending the outcome of a successful physical. - Realgm
(Chris) Bosh vows to show all how much a post-season spot means to him. “I think last year taught me a lot and I’ve been waiting two years to be back here so I’m going to make sure I play like it,” Toronto’s all-star power forward and captain said Wednesday. “You’re going to be able to tell every time I step on the court how long I’ve been waiting on this.” - Toronto Star
Dirtiest player in the NBA? Reggie Evans can live with that. In fact, the fan favourite in Toronto thanks the 173 fellow NBAers who voted him that dubious honour in a recent Sports Illustrated poll. Evans was singled out by 21% of the voters as the dirtiest — never mind that he has only played eight games this season and doesn’t even qualify for fouls per 48 minutes stat. The Lakers’ Ron Artest was a distant second at 13%. - Toronto Sun
"Yeah, that's what I want to do,'' Durant said about signing an extension when he first is eligible, which would be after negotiations can start July 1 and until Oct. 31. "I want to be here. I want to be part of this organization.'' - FanHouse
"That was a team," Wallace said of the Bobcats’ former incarnation after a 104-80 loss. "This one is just guys out on their own as individuals. Not talking, not communicating on defense." And the implications? "Very worried," Wallace said of the playoff prospects. "Even if we manage to figure this out and some other team slips up, I don’t know what kind of game we’d play. I’m worried if we do (make the playoffs), we’ll get swept." - Charlotte Observer
"I already know Mike's a good coach," Walsh said before the Knicks awoke last night to slam the awful Pistons, 128-104, at the Garden behind Tracy McGrady's 21-point, 8-assist, 7-rebound outing. "And I'm taking the responsibility for these two seasons and I did it the first day I got here. I didn't see how you could improve this franchise by making trades or building through the draft over a long period of time. So I looked for us to get under the cap." - New York Post
Bill Walker prepares himself and gets inspired before each game via the Web. His gameday routine is to watch a mix of Paul Pierce, his former Celtics teammate and the man he patterns his game after, on YouTube. "Get in my mental mode, . . . going out and trying to be somebody today," Walker said. - New York Post
James fancies himself as sports' next business mogul. Already earning nearly $30 million annually in endorsements, he gets financial advice from Warren Buffett and has his own firms handling all of his business and marketing ventures. He is LeBron Inc., with dreams of taking his brand globally. But to do that to its fullest, he should play in the New York area, according to some experts. Steve Rosner, co-founder of 16W Marketing based in East Rutherford, said James can sell plenty of sneakers from Cleveland. But he can become a tycoon playing in New York. - New York Post
“Nate is pure energy, man, I said it from Day 1, since he has been here,’’ Celtic forward Kevin Garnett said. “We hated to lose E. House but not only is [Robinson] pure energy, he’s good energy. He’s almost like fresh air. He fits right in with our team, he’s unselfish. We all knew he could play, but his personality is what stands out most about him - very respectable person, very high energy. And, like I said, I love the way he plays. We love the way he comes out and just puts it all on the floor.’’ - Boston Globe
Paul Pierce began talking back at Jackson, telling him he thought it was a clean play by Allen. Jackson continued to scream and walked toward Pierce and the two had to be separated, with each earning a technical. While Pierce attributed it to competitiveness, Jackson felt it was personal. - Boston Globe
Approaching the first part of that time-table benchmark, (Chris) Paul is a restless warrior. He has answered the same question so many times in the past month, he blurts out the answer before the inquiry is posed. "Still no clue when I'm going to come back or anything, " Paul said Wednesday. "But it's getting better every day." - New Orleans Times Picayune
The Rockets, however, know they are capable of more, spending the season as if determined only to tease and torment themselves. "It feels horrible," Luis Scola said. "It sounds silly because we keep talking about it, but then you win one game and lose one game. We can't keep going like this. We won by 20 (on Monday). We played great. We got Memphis. We got Milwaukee, Toronto, San Antonio, San Antonio there. A lot of games we played great. Then the very next day, we go back to the same mistakes. Why that is I really don't know." - Houston Chronicle Blog
Don’t be surprised if the Orlando Magic’s newest Twitterer tones down his language on the micro-blogging site. Matt Barnes posted the following Tweet this afternoon. The tweet: “I’ve ben [told] by the higher powers that I cuss 2 much on twitter 4 those I have offended I apologize.” He followed up with: “Wit that said I was bothered when they told me that, cause I thought u were suppose 2 b urself on twitter. Wata yall think??” - Orlando Sentinel Blog
With upcoming games against Western Conference playoff contenders San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Denver before going on a five-game road trip that includes games at Phoenix and Utah, the Hornets lost for the fifth time in six games. With their playoff hopes slipping, New Orleans entered trailing the Portland Trail Blazers by four games for the eighth and final playoff spot. The Hornets are currently 10th. "Losing is not good," Posey said. "We still had a chance but we weren't able to pull this one out, and that hurts." - New Orleans Times Picayune
An MRI performed on Rockets forward Trevor Ariza 's severe left hip pointer showed him progressing well, but not enough to play in the weekend's back-to-back at Minnesota and Detroit as he had hoped, Rockets athletic trainer Keith Jones said. Ariza and guard Kyle Lowry, who has been out since Feb. 6 with a sprained left ankle, are both targeting Tuesday's game in Washington to return. - Houston Chronicle
The 6-7 guard/forward sounds as if he is on pace to fully recover from a partially torn right hamstring three weeks from the day he was injured. That means Ronnie Brewer likely could resume full-contact basketball activities around March 12. Team officials have not set a return date. "I didn't think I'd be moving at all for two weeks," Brewer said. "But I've been doing a lot of strength work and it's coming along. We'll see how it progresses at the end of this week, and then decide when I can do on-court work." - Memphis Commercial Appeal
After the game, James Singleton put on a walking boot, saying that he wears it to take the pressure off of it. He also joked that it's tough to find outfits to go with the boot. But he didn't seem slowed down on Wednesday, especially after he caught a lob from Randy Foye for a dunk and howled after he hit the ground. "I'm still going to do me. It still hurts every now and then, but I'll be all right," Singleton said of the ankle. "I don't think no more about it. I just play." - Washington Post Blog
The Mavericks got by, partially because they were playing the team with the worst record in the Western Conference, and because they came alive in the final minutes for a 112-109 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at American Airlines Center. Kidd was given a night off because he's simply been playing too long lately. To keep him a bit fresher for the 20-game stretch drive, coach Rick Carlisle ordered Kidd to stay home because he needed a break. - Dallas Morning News
Kevin Durant will pay homage to a former teammate throughout the rest of this season by writing "R.I.P Sean Rascoe” on his signature shoes. Rascoe was a high school teammate of Durant’s during his senior season at Montrose Christian Academy in Maryland. Durant said Rascoe was killed after being thrown from a moving vehicle and hitting his head. "I don’t really know all the details,” Durant said. "I just wanted to do that for him.” - Oklahoman
Backup post player Sean Marks will be sidelined at least 10 days with a strained right shoulder, team officials said Wednesday. It's the third major absence for Marks, who has missed all but 14 games this season because of a series of injuries, including the shoulder. That problem caused Marks to miss nine games earlier this season before a strained left plantaris muscle in his lower left leg kept him out 15 games. - New Orleans Times Picayune
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