Yardbarker: Morris Peterson

The 10 best NCAA basketball teams of the decade

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:06:08 -0500

As the decade winds down, The Dagger will celebrate the past 10 years of college basketball with various top 10 lists. Today, we at look at the 10 best players of the 2000s:No. 10: St. Joseph's 2004. In so far as it's fair to say the modern college hoops game has parity, it's fair to say St. Joseph's incredible run in 2004 was the true harbinger of that parody. St. Joe's started two NBA-level guards in national player of the year Jameer Nelson and dead-shooting off-guard D...

Preview: Hornets at Kings

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:00:22 -0500

by Bill Haber - AP Not pictured: Chris Paul's jacked up ankle. View full size photo » A brief Sunday preview. THE OPPONENT The Hornets come in resurgent, having won six of 11 and four of five. The victims have been no creampuffs -- the Hawks, the Suns, the Mavericks, the Bucks. Of course, none of those have come on the road. On the road, the Hornets have beaten only one team this season: the Clippers. Bu...

Bawful After Dark - Happy Thanksgiving

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:38:00 -0500

We can't give you a turkey. But we can give you an impersonation of a turkey!Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! As I continue to digest my ridiculously huge dinner, I would like to remind you we're mere days away from the greatest of all holidays. It's the most wonderful time of the year...I know there's plenty of family stuff to do today, but I didn't want to leave bad basketball completely undocumented. And I'm sure some of us will be watching the TNT games tonight, so f...

Free Mo Pete

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:16:01 -0500

The Hornets’ starting line-up October 29, 2008: Chris, Mo, Peja, David, and Tyson. Then, when Mo was injured early in the season, Rasual Butler took over the starting role for Mo. Though some had called for an upgrade at the two-guard, most of us realized that Morris Peterson was one of the best fifth-starters [...]

Illinois Game Recap (1/17/08)

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:20:30 -0500

Michigan State pushes past Illinois 63-57 in a 66-possession game.? Statsheet box score. First things first: It was great to be there for the Morris Peterson jersey retirement ceremony.? Nine years ago, my wife and I sat/stood in the second row of the student section and watched that man do amazing things en route to a [...]

Illinois Game Preview

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:20:34 -0500

Last Night?s Dueling 14-Point Comebacks The Comeback Minnesota comes back from 14 down to force the game to OT and beat Wisconsin.? 29 points on 16 FG attempts for Lawrence Westbrook. Escape from Evanston Purdue takes advantage of missed free throws to mount their comeback from 14 down and nip Northwestern.? I?d wager we won?t see another win in [...]

Finally the Swirsk has returned to Toronto....

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:44:17 -0500

Tonight the Raps face off against the 16-22 Chicago Bulls but this also means the return of The Swirsk, Chuck Swirsky, former Raps announcer. After having Chuck as the announcer of the Raps for so many years, it just seems weird of having the new guy in Matt Devlin in there. Don't get me wrong ...

Rankings Update

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:35:51 -0500

Rankings Upate AP: #7 Coaches: #10 Sagarin: #10 Kenpom: #23 RPI: #4 Bracketology: #3 seed The RPI is really digging us at this point.

Gumbo With Hornets

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:34:36 -0500

Hey, I wanna have lunch with Po & Mo. And now I am madly jealous. WWL TV has lunch at Emeril's with James Posey and Morris Peterson. (Actually, I wanna have lunch at Emeril's, period, now that I think about it. It would be infinitely better than what I had for lunch today.) I love random [...]

My Mo Story

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:07:42 -0500

As some of you may know, I used to work for the Raptors, I started in the catering department. One of the first days on the job, I had to go set up and deliever the food to the dressing room. I was super nervous pushing my little cart in there after the game. After stuggling through the doors, almost dropping the pasta, I hung the immediate left to go set it up in front of the TV. The first thing I heard was..."About fucking time, can ya hurry that up", turning around I saw...

Day 72 of 170: The Day RajaBell.com Went Live

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:46:41 -0500

Okay, no, it didn't. Still Coming Soon. Not that it has anything to do with fantasy basketball anyway

Stojakked and ApPauled

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:25:17 -0500

Coming into the year, the Hornets were expected to be in contention for a playoff spot. Heck, they almost stole one last year without the services of Chris Paul and David West for extended periods of time. Oh yeah, and Peja Stojakovic too. Now, four games in, the Hornets are looking like they may be able to fight for a fifth seed or better.

Artest Coming Home?

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:43:49 -0500

So much for liking his roster, and standing pat this offseason. Now that Isiah Thomas has Zach Randolph safely in the fold and Steve Francis safely out of town, multiple sources are reporting today that Zeke isn't remotely done reshaping his roster..yet again. According to the Daily News' Frank Isola, Isiah had been conversing with Rashard Lewis (before he signed in Orlando) and is taking a look at free agent Morris Peterson as well. Isola also reports that Thomas could have an interest in acquiring troubled NY-native Ron Artest from Sacramento.

O.J. Mayo chooses to have one-and-done season at USC

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:43:05 -0500

Stud of the high school class of 2007, OJ Mayo, chose USC to play his year of college ball before becoming a top NBA draft pick. Also, #3 Kansas is upset by Oral Roberts and Shaquille O'Neal is missing a muscle.