Author: The Go-To-Man Mattie T.

Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller passed away on Friday after losing a battle with type II diabetes in his hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah. Miller has been owner of the Jazz since June of 1986, which prompted in Utah making SEVENTEEN consecutive postseason apperances which ended in the 2003-04 season. Miller also moved the […]

It seems as if the recent acquistion of John Salmons has driven 3rd-year guard/forward Thabo Sefolosha out of town. The Chicago Bulls made another deal before Thursday’s deadline, as Sefolosha was sent to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for a 2009 1st-round draft pick. Sefolosha is a seldom-used guard who was averaging just 4.5 […]

Larry Hughes will indeed be a New York Knick after the original trade fell through, but Chicago will receive two different players in return. Center Jerome James (who was mentioned in my 1st blog) is coming to the Bulls, along with forward Tim Thomas & guard Anthony Roberson. James has appeared in just 2 games […]

In another separate trade, the Chicago Bulls were ready to send guard Kirk Hinrich to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for center Jason Collins, guard Rashad McCants, forward Brian Cardinal & a future 1st-round draft pick. Bulls GM John Paxson pulled the plug on the deal, so it appears that Hinrich will remain in Chicago […]

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Bulls were ready to ship guard Larry Hughes to the New York Knicks on Wednesday evening in exchange for center Jerome James & forward Malik Rose (Rose is making $7 million, which will come off the books at season’s end). Hughes has not appeared in a game for […]

After being touted as preseason title contenders, the Houston Rockets’ season has just taken a huge blow. Earlier today, Houston found out that guard/forward Tracy McGrady will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury that has been bothering him since Opening Day. Rockets’ head coach Rick Adelman even ripped McGrady for “failing […]

It looks like Ken Griffey Jr. will get to end his future Hall-of-Fame career where it all started. After an apparent 1-year deal with the Atlanta Braves fell through, Griffey decided to re-join the Seattle Mariners, which is the team that he spent his first 11 Major League seasons with. During those 11 years in […]

The Chicago Bulls made the first deal on the eve of the trading deadline, acquiring 2-time All-Star center Brad Miller & guard/forward John Salmons from the Sacramento Kings. The Bulls sent forwards Drew Gooden, Andres Nocioni & Cedric Simmons to Sacramento & also sent Michael Ruffin to the Portland Trail Blazers. To complete the deal, […]

Not even 24 hours has passed since position players & catchers officially reported to Mesa, AZ & the Cubs already have a major issue that could become reality once opening day hits on April 6th in Houston. Alfonso Soriano is open to moving down in the Cubs’ lineup, which would be the first time since […]

With the recent releases of New Orleans’ Deuce McAllister & Jacksonville’s Fred Taylor, it’s clear to see that a majority of teams around the NFL are going with running backs that are under the age of 30. New Orleans will most likely use a combination of 24-year old Pierre Thomas & 23-year old Reggie Bush […]