tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71863008204441219222024-03-16T03:08:57.542-04:00Double Dribble: Dishing DimesA unique perspective on pro and college basketball with the occasional dose of other sports.
-Izzy and Double LIzzy and Double Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698475723141758910noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-82184919776158266662012-02-12T16:20:00.011-05:002012-02-12T20:49:02.996-05:00Drilling Down: Why We Love Jeremy LinBy now, we've all had a healthy dose of Jeremy Lin coverage. Some of us may have had our fill by now, but admitting thatpublicly would hurt your chances at running for The Presidency in 2028. Enjoy the Jeremy Lin train because it seems like it is just getting started. We've watched the media look at him with a raised eyebrow from his 25-point game against the Nets, to his play-for-play match Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-50405509234921219742011-12-23T01:53:00.002-05:002011-12-23T01:54:52.719-05:00Top 5 Story Lines of this NBA SeasonWith the NBA season right around the corner, there is definitely something to be said about every single team in the league, but I've managed to narrow it down to the top 5 in my mind. Here are the most intriguing story lines of this NBA season. #5: Boston's Aging Big 3Has the window officially shut? Rajon Rondo is obviously offended and disgruntled that he was dangled in front of New Orleans Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-82416054645070341052011-12-23T00:57:00.007-05:002011-12-23T01:52:32.791-05:00Top 5 Story Lines of this NBA SeasonWith the NBA season right around the corner, there is definitely something to be said about every single team in the league, but I've managed to narrow it down to the top 5 in my mind. Here are the most intriguing story lines of this NBA season. #5: Boston's Aging Big 3Has the window officially shut? Rajon Rondo is obviously offended and disgruntled that he was dangled in front of New Orleans Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-68439109310991526962011-12-14T23:20:00.005-05:002011-12-14T23:58:13.446-05:00Chris Paul to the Clippers AnalysisThe saga is finally over, and Chris Paul is actually moving to LA this time, except he'll be in a Clippers uniform. Here are my quick thoughts on the trade.Any time you can add a superstar alongside one of the most exciting/promising young players in the league, you've done a good thing. They gave up some good assets, but I think that the Clippers made a step forward in this trade overall. Chris Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-50344410199010249132011-12-09T12:05:00.008-05:002011-12-09T13:49:26.790-05:00NBA Chaos and Chris Paul Trade Veto ReactionsI've contemplated bringing back the blog for a while now. The recent NBA developments have shown me that I have too many opinions to vent to too many different people, that it's easier to put it all on this forum. With that said, DishingDimes is back!Has there ever been a situation like this in pro sports? Has there ever been a situation like thisat your work? School organization? Fantasy League?Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-67998826314799636952010-07-17T15:04:00.013-04:002010-07-17T17:38:18.825-04:00Grading the Recent MovesThere are a few recent moves that have caught my eye. The Heat are trying to put players around their dream trio, the Bucks are quietly making moves, the Rockets added some "Yao Insurance", and the Warriors made a move for David Lee. Lets grade these recent moves and do some quick analysis on the impact it is going to have on the teams.Zydrunas Ilguaskas to Heat: That will complete the Heat Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-1689434815996335892010-07-08T21:49:00.009-04:002010-07-08T22:37:16.228-04:00Lebron to Miami: Quick Thoughts and Reactions The wait is finally over. Lebron is going to become a part of the Miami Heat. I wrote yesterday about the different scenarios for the Heat. As of now, there are a few reactions I have to this news.The first, I feel awful for the fans in Cleveland. I have a few friends from Cleveland and I know that this is heart-wrenching for them. This has to be one of the most devastating blows, if not THE Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-19138071296087295062010-07-07T15:14:00.006-04:002010-07-08T22:35:13.661-04:00Wade and Bosh to Miami: Where the Heat should go from hereTwo-thirds of the top 3 free agents in the biggest free agency class in history have agreed to play in Miami. Bosh and Wade will be on South Beach with Lebron's future still in doubt, but with the growing sense that The King will resign with Cleveland. Lets take a look at what the Heat should do from here under a "With Lebron" scenario and a "Without Lebron" scenario. Since the actual salary cap Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-8649983118962392642010-07-07T02:56:00.005-04:002010-07-07T03:28:00.186-04:00Steve Blake to Lakers thoughtsThe Lakers finally landed the point guard they have been targeting for over 3 years, Steve Blake. The Maryland star signed a 4 year $16 million contract with the Lakers which is about the same amount the Lakers were targeting him for using their MLE a couple years back. This signing is something that the Lakers desperately needed in this offseason, and allows Blake to stay in the same city he wasShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-25841481330888386962010-07-05T01:40:00.011-04:002010-07-05T03:19:56.210-04:00Money Doesn't Buy ChampionshipsWe're 5 days into the free agency period and we've already seen 4 major players resign with their home teams. Dirk Nowitzki, Joe Johnson, Rudy Gay, and Paul Pierce are off the market with huge contracts and huge aspirations. I'm wondering how the liberal spending of these teams will impact their franchise. I'm skeptical about all of these signings except for 1.It is worth noting that the first Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-14478670141866418952010-07-05T01:29:00.002-04:002010-07-05T01:39:33.634-04:00We're back!After almost a year hiatus, DishingDimes is back! We did the website domain thing and weren't pleased with the results. A few other factors contributed to us leaving the site unmanaged, but recently we decided to bring it back.Our epiphany was: "We are a basketball blog." Deep. I know. We overextended ourselves. As our site took off and we had followers all over the world and started networking Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-55891295772669377662009-07-26T00:26:00.003-04:002009-09-17T22:51:59.482-04:00It's up!We got the new site up! In a short time, we will have dishingdimes.com be the actual domain name. Please subscribe or visit our new site frequently! We look forward to working on the new site. We will see you there.Dishingdimes.comIzzy and PhillShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-73319268152513458932009-07-11T23:40:00.002-04:002009-07-11T23:42:40.788-04:00We are back!The 2 month layoff from posting was not because we were lazy. Well...it could have been partially because of that. The most important reason for not posting was due to the fact that Phil and I have been working on a new website. The website will expand our blog from a simple blog to different topics including video debates and possibly podcasts. We are really excited about the expansion of the Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-70326470147765374292009-05-07T12:34:00.007-04:002009-05-07T13:46:09.535-04:00Playoff BulletsHere are my quick thoughts on the playoffs:The Nuggets have been the most surprising team in the playoffs thus far. Melo is making an image comeback. He is showing a lot of heart out there on the court. The Nuggets in general are playing inspired basketball. Nene is a force down in the middle and Kenyon Martin is the closest thing we have seen to "an enforcer" in recent memory. The Nuggets Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-35018512645214891922009-04-17T19:18:00.003-04:002009-04-17T20:44:31.706-04:00Quick Playoff PredictionsThings have been hectic which is why I haven't been able to post in a while. I hope to get back to my normal posting routine now that things have cooled down.Since the playoffs are upon us, I'm going to give a quick prediction on each series. We all know that the rounds before the Finals are just entertainment before the Cavs and Lakers play.Eastern ConferenceCavs vs Pistons: The Pistons don't Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-59598463054982758532009-03-26T20:27:00.008-04:002009-03-26T23:06:57.859-04:00The 3 Most Compelling Stories Going into the PlayoffsSo I'm finally back. Some news before I jump into today's post. I've recently become the domain owner of dishingdimes.com. You can now access the site by simply typing dishingdimes.com into your browser. The webmaster is currently working on a few things, and should have everything up and running by the middle of April. With all of that, my boredom with this years' NCAA Tournament (Wake's oustingShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-19045596216161911582009-03-17T02:35:00.026-04:002009-03-17T15:21:26.167-04:00THE MVPSo I'm already expecting to get a lot of controversy from this post, but that's probably why I'm posting it...to get YOU readers looking at things from another perspective.Tiger Woods yesterday made the comment, that has been all over analysts' minds this season...Dwyane Wade merits MVP talk, but it still only comes down to Kobe and Lebron. Seriously?!!?...that's just cockamamie. For one thing, Double Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360101699255950136noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-22105171561253702732009-03-02T22:19:00.002-05:002009-03-02T22:34:20.655-05:00VacationI'm leaving on a trip tomorrow. It is my spring break vacation, and so I won't be able to post until after March 15th. I will definitely get back into the grind of things when I get back. My trip will probably make me miss some of the ACC tournament, and about 10-14 games of the critical month of March in the race for the playoffs. I will try and keep up with most of the news that I can, but Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-48002677827963636042009-02-28T16:40:00.003-05:002009-02-28T16:44:34.571-05:00Kevin Garnett and David Beckham's new Adidas CommercialThis video will be circulating around the internet over the next few days. This is a new commercial Adidas put out. Beckham and Garnett are obviously two of the biggest athletes in the world, with Beckham being arguably the most famous athlete in the world. This is just genious marketing on Adidas' part in order to show Beckham and KG as personable guys who play backyard games just like the rest Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-64838576917046099152009-02-25T20:16:00.006-05:002009-02-26T00:28:44.944-05:00Stephon Marbury to Celtics AnalysisWith the help of my friend Ben Fish, I was able to put together this post. Fish is a devout Celtics fan, and was able to give me a taste of what the Celtic faithful think about the Marbury acquisition.Stephon Marbury is expected to clear waivers on Friday morning and is largely expected to join the Celtics. Marbury and the Knicks reached a buyout agreement earlier this week. Marbury was set to Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-86761174364192980382009-02-24T17:08:00.007-05:002009-02-25T01:16:57.341-05:00The 3 Stories No One is Talking AboutThis NBA season has been pretty entertaining thus far. I got to thinking about stories that have been largely under reported, and not being talked about that much. Here are the 3 that come to mind.The 2011 restructuring of the Players Agreement: David Falk beat me to the chase. Yesterday, TrueHoop quoted Falk about the restructuring of the Players Agreement. Here is the quote from the New York Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-89139319926521468752009-02-19T17:37:00.005-05:002009-02-24T17:10:34.767-05:00Check me out on Drive and DishI just wrote an article for the excellent college basketball site, Drive and Dish (featured in the link list on the side). The article was about Wake Forest's basketball team from a student's perspective. If you guys need specifics on voting, overall play, conferences, or just an opinion, this is the site you go to. The guys over there do an excellent job of maintaining the site, and they always Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-10286533233963316902009-02-19T15:59:00.008-05:002009-02-20T10:48:38.112-05:00Rafer Alston/Kyle Lowry/Brian Cook Trade AnalysisMy keyboard is on fire, but here goes the last analysis of the trade season. The most significant trade before the trade deadline is happening for Orlando. The Magic will receive Houston's Rafer Alston. The Rockets will receive Kyle Lowry. Brian Cook, a first round pick, and some filler will go to Memphis.This deal works for everyone. Lets take this one step at a time. First, the Grizzlies. They Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-63677150968910513942009-02-19T15:33:00.005-05:002009-02-19T15:58:42.866-05:00Larry Hughes for Tim Thomas/ Jerome James/Anthony Roberson Trade AnalysisChicago's 2nd trade in 2 days. They send Larry Hughes and get back Tim Thomas, Jerome James, and Anthony Roberson.Both these teams will come out of the deal financially equal. Hughes makes $12.8 million this year, and will be making about $13.6 million next year which is fine for New York because as long as Hughes is not on the books for 2010, it is all good with them. Hughes is a streaky scorer,Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186300820444121922.post-46635374301017344392009-02-19T15:04:00.006-05:002009-02-19T15:33:08.523-05:00Sheldon Williams/ Bobby Brown for Rashard McCants/Calvin Booth Trade AnalysisSheldon Williams and Bobby Brown got sent to Minnesota for Rashard McCants and Calvin Booth.This trade is pretty minor so we will focus on Sheldon Williams and Rashard McCants.The trade is a neutral move for both teams. Sheldon Williams was the 5th pick in the draft, and has never lived up to expectations after a standout college career at Duke. Sheldon is limited by his athletic ability, and hisShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755667669038187723noreply@blogger.com14