Yardbarker: Bobby Simmons

Preview: Nets at Kings

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:00:20 -0500

by Matt Slocum - AP View full size photo » "No mas! No mas!" THE OPPONENT Holy crap. Where to start? OK, for one, I don't know if you have heard this, but the Nets have not won a game since, like, April. 0-15. Zero wins, fifteen freaking losses. No team is really that bad, though I remember the awful 1998-99 Clippers, the team that got it's first win against the Kings in Game No. 18 of a 50-game season. ...

Game 17 Preview: Nets vs. Blazers

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:01:08 -0500

Game Time: 7:00 p.m. Pacific TV: Comcast I'm going to list three names for you. You tell me what they have in common. Chris Douglas-Roberts Brook Lopez Courtney Lee If you said "The girls from the Channel 7 Eyewitness Reports Squad" you're wrong! They're actually NBA players. They play for the Nets, which means they've been playing like the girls from the Channel 7 Eyewitness Reports Squad. But that's another...

New Jersey Nets @ Orlando Magic

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:23:37 -0500

You can see my Nets-Magic preview here. Click here to see a preview from a Nets point of view. Starters Orlando Dwight Howard Matt Barnes Mickael Pietrus Vince Carter Jameer Nelson New Jersey Brook Lopez Eduardo Najera Bobby Simmons Terrance Williams Rafer Alston (Andrew Melnick is Howard the Dunk’s lead blogger and a contributor at NFL Mocks Subscribe to his RSS feed and add him on Twitter to follow [...]

Take a Nets player to school sweepstakes

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:30:16 -0500

This fall, for at least six or seven hours, one lucky grade-schooler in the Borough of East Rutherford, New Jersey will be the envy of all of his schoolmates. (Well, that is unless the aforementioned lucky grade-schooler is a big Bobby Simmons(notes) fan.)As part of an American Dairy Association and Dairy Council program, the New Jersey Nets have just launched their Take A Net To School Sweepstakes. Yes, that's right; one fortunate pipsqueak, between the age of 6-13 years, will get to sel...

Bill Simmons and the Clippers

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:02:28 -0500

More photos » by Bill Kostroun - AP On the AP photo database, when you search for Bill Simmons, you get this picture of Bobby Simmons, taken by Bill Kostroun. Browse more photos » I shouldn't be doing this. I have a paper due for grad school, and this is a pointless exercise - I mean, more pointless than what I usually do here. It's all pointless of course. And by the way, I'm prob...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 4/9

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:38:37 -0500

Herald Celtics win a bench markCeltics trio makes solid points Danny Ainge bracing for Thibodeau departureCavs go 38-1 at homeGlobe Celtics survive surgeChances rockier on roadScal in uniform for kicks Globe 10.0 - potential first round foesThey had plenty in reserve Pistons continue to motorRondo goes on the offensiveFINAL: Celtics 106, Nets 104 MetroWest Daily Celtics 106, Nets 104: C's survive scareCeltics.com Rondo gets upper hand on All Star rival in win over Nets Rondo, Celtics ove...

Pistons @ Nets - Preview

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:21:37 -0500

The Pistons (36-38, 17-19 road) will be in New Jersey to take on the Nets (30-44) Tip off is 7:30 pm est from the IZOD Center and will be televised locally on Fox Sports Detroit. Nets

Bobby Simmons to the Bulls? So long to Larry Hughes?

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:26:18 -0500

The Sun-Times is reporting that the Bulls are close to a deal sending Larry Hughes to NJ, in exchange for Bobby Simmons. Wow..... We're back on that championship trail now! It's still early before the trade deadline, so I will cut Paxson some slack. But, if his only idea of a trade is Hughes ...

Draft Night

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:42:18 -0500

Our NBA writer and general man on the street Steve W. is going to be in attendance at the draft tonight. Steve will give me a shout with any inside info he has to report beginning around 7pm. Think of it as an almost-live blog. Unfortunately, everyone's favorite scream Stephen A. Smith won't be there so I cannot have Steve ask SAS for some cheetos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAB5lOIl-2U). Starting at 9pm, CSL will take over and kick off their draft spectacular (index.php?opt...

Bucks Make Out Like Bandits

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:20:50 -0500

The Milwaukee Bucks pulled off the 2nd biggest trade heist of 2008 (after Pau Gasol). Talk about your lop-sided trades. According to ESPN, the Milwaukee Bucks have shipped Yi Jianlin and Bobby Simmons to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Richard Jefferson. Let me put it another way - the Bucks traded a soft PF (Yi) [...]

Day 124 of 170: Revenge of the Nerds

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:27:10 -0500

The Biggest Loser: The Phoenix Suns. In the most obvious development since five-cent beer night in Cleveland, the Shaq trade has not worked out so well for the Suns (who are now 2-4 with him). Shaq (2.8), who was supposed to be rejuvenated playing in the West on a championship caliber team, plodded along to 8 points and 7 rebounds (with 4 turnovers) in the Suns latest 119-114 loss to the Sixers.

NBA Live 2008's Dynasty Mode (Part V) ? The NBA Store and their Shoes

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:27:05 -0500

Fifth of a series of articles on my first ever Dynasty Mode Season. You can read the past articles here: http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/NBA_Live_2008s_Dynasty_Mode_Part_IV_The_revelation_of_the_jump_shot/30773 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/NBA_Live_2008s_Dynasty_Mode_Part_III_Trade_and_Triple_Double/30345 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/NBA_Live_2008s_Dynasty_Mode_Part_II/30085 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/My_first_crack_at_NBA_Live_2008s_Dynasty_Mode/29959 Game 13: Suns @ Warriors (156-103) Quarterback by best player Luke Ridnour (14 points, 12 assists, 4 rebounds, and 6 steals) and a 52-point blitz in the second quarter, the Suns never looked back and put the Warriors to bed. Final score: 156-103. Dwight Howard led all Suns players with 29 points and two blocks. While Dwyane Wade (27 points, 7 assists, 5 steals), Chris Bosh (20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals), and David Lee (10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists) also joined the party. Warriors Joe Johnson finished with 39 points in this losing effort. Rookie Aaron Brooks (21 points, 15 assists, 2 steals), Andrei Kirilenko (15 markers), Troy Murphy (12 points, 11 caroms), and Stromile Swift (4 blocks) also made significant contributions for the Bay Area Warriors. Game 14: Rockets @ Suns (104-162) Chris Bosh is judged the best player after the game (and to think I was worried that his performance was "dipping") with a smooth stat line: 38 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Dwight Howard complements Bosh with 24 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, and 4 block shots. While Dwyane Wade finishes with 20 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. I guess they are my "Big Three." As for the Rockets, they were lead again by the duo of Gilbert Arenas (who is as unstoppable as Kobe Bryant?hey, he is after all NBA Live 2008's endorser) (42 big ones and 15 dimes) and rookie Kevin Durant (23 points). Other notables were Shawne Williams (19 points and 11 boards ? guess the Pacers are wishing right now that they could get that kind of production out of him in real life!) and the immortal Alonzo Mourning (4 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks) who I believe should have retired when the Heat won their ring in 06' By the way?three more Adidas pairs and I would have cleaned out the NBA Store. Hey NY! It's time to restock! Hehehe?. Game 15: Magic @ Suns (126-161) Did you know that the Florida based Magic and Heat as well as the Jazz are the only three teams whose names don't end with the letter "S"? (e.g., Bulls, Lakers, Clippers, Suns, etc.) But you probably knew that already right? Now to the game. The Magic's quartet of guards: Manu Ginobili (34 points; 3 of 7 from downtown); Bobby Simmons (29 points; 5 of 8 from beyond the arc); and Kirk Hinrich (23 points, 14 assists, and two three's from the top of the key) kept things interesting until my bench (usually Watson, Redick, Korver, Lee, and Varejao at Center) came in and brought our lead into the twenty's. Led by the unofficial Western Conference player of the month (November) Chris Bosh (who leads the league in points, FG%, offensive rebounds, rebounds per game, steals per game, and blocks per game?*whew*) finished as the contest's best player with 44 points, 8 caroms, 7 steals, and 2 block shots. Fellow twin tower Dwight Howard came up with 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. While D.Wade chipped in 20 points and 6 steals. Oh yeah, I also finally purchased all the stuff at the NBA Store. Maybe EA should have put in more "unlockables." What am I going to do with the Game Points now? A minimum per game for me is about 250 points (if the entire 12-man roster scores at least a point). Well, that's it for now. Happy weekend to all and I hope you are enjoying the ride so far.