Around the League: Week 9 12/22-12/28

[INFORMER]

Jared Dudley career game against the Hawks. 10-10FG with 4-4 3pt, four steals, four rebounds, two assists, 25 mins.

Good for him.

[LazarusLong]

Tarik Black anyone? Got released by the Rockets to make way for Josh Smith. Black is big and physical, and filled in well for DH earlier in the season.

[INFORMER]

He wouldn't hurt. I liked what I saw of him in Houston and Kansas.

[LazarusLong]

Should Len or Plumlee get hurt, next man up might be Randolph (gulp) or Earl Barron (shudder). Black is young and still learning. And cheap (which should make the Suns management take notice).

[Mori Chu]

Can you imagine if the Spurs fall out of the playoffs? I think they'll make it, but they've had a lot of nagging injuries. They may not have the luxury of resting their key guys much this year.

[SDC]

Tarik Black anyone? Got released by the Rockets to make way for Josh Smith. Black is big and physical, and filled in well for DH earlier in the season.

if the suns are interested in making the playoffs, they should target jermaine o'neal or blatche.

[Mori Chu]

Blatche is too head-casey for me.

[Mori Chu]

Josh Smith just had 21 points and 8 boards in his Rockets debut, a win over Memphis. But he shot 9-21, bleh.

[Mori Chu]

https://twitter.com/nbastats/status/548672030607147008

[carey]

https://twitter.com/nbastats/status/548672030607147008

Awesome, I love JMZ. I miss him being on the team sometimes. A really cool dude.

[SDC]

Josh Smith just had 21 points and 8 boards in his Rockets debut, a win over Memphis. But he shot 9-21, bleh.

9 of 21? if he converted one more shot, that could have been 10/20.

[SDC]

Blatche is too head-casey for me.

just a one year deal. just like oneal.

[SDC]

how can we pry away spencer hawes from the clips?



pls submit trade proposals.

[INFORMER]

Josh Smith just had 21 points and 8 boards in his Rockets debut, a win over Memphis. But he shot 9-21, bleh.

9 of 21? if he converted one more shot, that could have been 10/20.

Your math is a little off, sdc.

[SDC]

Josh Smith just had 21 points and 8 boards in his Rockets debut, a win over Memphis. But he shot 9-21, bleh.

9 of 21? if he converted one more shot, that could have been 10/20.

Your math is a little off, sdc.

if he converted (instead of missed) one more shot.

[OE32]

if he converted (instead of missed) one more shot.

what?

[TOO]

No matter the math SDC uses, 21 points on 21 shots is not efficient IMO.

[specialsauce]

9/21 is one away from 10/20. Not bad.

[Shabazz]

Points for trying.

[Mori Chu]

To be fair, if he were 9/21 and then threw the ball up through the bottom of the hoop, that would erase one shot, and then if the ball went back down through the hoop in the same motion, that would give him one more made fg. That's how it works, right? ...