isiah-thomas Stories - Mid-Major Madness
How this blog got its name
Drew Sharp has a great article in the Detroit Free Press today on the birth of the "Detroit Bad Boys" nickname in 1988: "It just came up in discussion," said Don Sperling of NBA Entertainment, the league's marketing branch that produced a video of the Pistons' 1987-88 run to the brink of its first...
Rip Hamilton climbs the leader board
A. Sherrod Blakely points out that Rip Hamilton is on the verge of an impressive milestone: becoming the team's all-time leading scorer in the playoffs. Making the record all that more improbable is the fact he has been able to do it in just six postseasons. He needs just 10 points to tie Isiah...
Zeke’s next move
Now that he's been relieved of head coaching duties by the Knicks, what's Isiah Thomas' next career move? NBA Comix has the odds.
"Let’s get ready to rock and roll and meet your Bad Boys"
From my HOOPSWORLD courtside blog: Over in the other locker room, Isiah Thomas spoke a little bit about the loud ovation he received from the Detroit fans. "It is always kind of embarrassing to live with because we always looked at ourselves as a team and as a Pistons family. Anything that I ever...
16 in 90
Need4Sheed digs up perhaps the most memorable minute and a half highlight in NBA history: Isiah scores 16 points in 90 seconds.
When I Think of Indiana
Today's 12:00 pm EST (CBS) match-up between the No. 4 ranked Kentucky Wildcats (9-0), and Indiana Hoosiers (4-4) at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, marks the renewal of Kentucky's original rivalry game. The 'Cats and Hoosiers have hooked up 52 times since 1924, with 44 of those games being played...
College Basketball Kickoff Liveblog
It's back. And just in time too. We'll be here chatting about college basketball, so stop on by and talk with us.
A Brief History of the Debuts of Isiah Thomas
So apparently, Florida International's new coach is a man of some renown. And he may just suit up and take the court, judging by the advance coverage of the game. But on the bench or on the court, this will be a first for Thomas, so I figured it was worth seeing how he managed previous hardwood...
Today in Sports History: May 26th
(Griffey runs into the wall. Photo by Gary Stewart, AP Photos) 5/26/1987 - Bird steal beats PistonsFirst it was John Havlicek. Then it was Gerald Henderson. Now it was Larry Bird's turn to make a famous steal, and his was bigger than both of theirs.With 17 seconds left in regulation, the Detroit...
Today in Sports History: June 19th
(The first recorded pro baseball game. File photo courtesy of Associated Press) This is a big, big, big day of sports. Here's a taste of what happened on June 19th in sports history: The first baseball game... EVER Waner gets hit No. 3000 Brent Barry jumps to ABA Bulls draft the G.O.A.T Bulls...
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