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Caught on the Fly.(news from professional sports)(Brief Article)(Column)
Hey, didn't you used to be NBA agents?
* Welcome to Chez Rumorama, where the appetizer is a lite portion of whispers followed by two heapin' helpin's of Brendan Haywood and Alvin Jones. Every lotto-loser's desperate for immediate big man help (read: experience with razor and shaving cream required, kiddos). In this year's draft, teams were hopin' Jones-n-Haywood would show them something in pre-draft workouts. Well, the pair has shown teams a little too much, especially around the waist and on the scales.
* Mama Fly taught her larvae to avoid webs, but Fly's a sucker for fan frustration on the Internet. That www.tradewhitsitt.com bit in Portland? Not bad, but if ya' want real frustration, Fly's fave is www.whatthef***arethesoxdoing.com. Fly counts about 83 years worth of frustration there.
* Fly's Top 5, or, "Somethin's fishy about this job, but they'll take it anyway": 1. Felipe Alou; 2. Dutch Daulton; 3. Davey Johnson; 4. Andre Dawson; 5. Dan Miceli. Of course, T. Perez could get attached to the seat.
* The Spies say Pat's still Riley-ed 'bout that first-round flopperoo, but pay no mind to that look of defHeat Riles was wearin' during series aftermath. He got second wind (actually, Riles is 56, so Fly figures it's wind No. 4) and is getting his broom-n-mop ready for a house-cleaning. Hmm ... Pat wouldn't sweep ...
- NBA licensees jump on Bulls' 'three-peat'. (National Basketball Association)
- Magazine article from: Daily News Record Salfino, Catherine June 22, 1993 700+ words
...And that's exactly what some National Basketball Association licensees did to...Lakers. His team had won the National Basketball Association's championship...production wheels start to fly. "Immediately, there's...
- Couple of talented American rookies (Bryant Reeves; Damon Stoudamire) are...
- Magazine article from: What Magazine Mark Keast February 1, 1996 700+ words
...Toronto and Vancouver respectively to lead two expansion National Basketball Association teams out of the gate and become, it was hoped...matter how big the opponent is. And once in a while, he flies through the air. "You can't put a tape measure around...
- National Basketball Association INSIDER; Wittman's woes grow in...
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Aschburner, Steve February 18, 2001 700+ words
...being very careful with that. I'm not rushing it." Nelson recuperated at his offseason home in Maui, but was scheduled to fly to Dallas on a private jet owned by Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Said Cuban: "We can't wait for him to come back. It'll...
- National Basketball Association INSIDER; Ex-Knicks coach had it well...
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Aschburner, Steve December 16, 2001 700+ words
...and kill, no question about it," Chaney said. "The bad thing about it is when we had [home-and-home] games we had to fly on the same plane. That was miserable. The good thing was we flew first-class - the Knicks went to the back. "Ask Walt...
- FAMILY FEUDS.(National Basketball Association quarrels)
- Magazine article from: Basketball Digest WILNER, BARRY May 1, 2001 700+ words
...on the telecast. "To fight amongst ourselves is the wrong things to do," Sonics coach Nate McMillan says. "Tempers did fly. That can't happen." But it often does with Payton, whose temper helped drive Paul Westphal out of town. McMillan was...
- NBA trying to dress up its image.(National Basketball Association)
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Garcia, Marlen October 18, 2005 700+ words
...away his brawny, camel-colored work boots. The pair the Bulls guard wore out of the United Center on Saturday night won't fly with his NBA bosses once the season begins. "I usually don't wear those," Gordon said Tuesday. "It was one of those days...
- Basketball Diplomacy.(Chinese basketball playersYao Ming and Wang Zhizhi...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek International Larmer, Brook April 30, 2001 700+ words
...at a plane moving across the star-filled sky. In broken English, he started singing his favorite tune: "I believe I can fly. I believe I can touch the sky." Back in China, the nation's other basketball phenom, Yao Ming, can only dream of taking...
- National Basketball Referees Association Proposes Three-Way Summit.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 19, 2006 700+ words
...Palace of Auburn Hills -- Lamell McMorris, leader of the National Basketball Referees Association, invited National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern and National Basketball Players Association Executive Director Billy Hunter to...
