Howard Beck of The New York Times : “Donnie Walsh was aggressive when free agency opened, courting Kidd and Hill in early July. But Kidd returned to the Dallas Mavericks, Hill re-signed with the Phoenix Suns and soon Walsh was forced to alter his plans radically. On July 7, the N.B.A. announced a modest decline in the 2009-10 salary cap, and warned teams of a potentially large drop — up to 5 percent — for 2010-11. At that moment, Walsh said, he scuttled any plans to offer multiyear contracts to
The Jobless Stimulus It’s still not too late to redirect $400 billion to business tax cuts. The recession may be over on Wall Street and Silicon Valley, but on Working Family Avenue it still has a ways to run. That’s the lesson of yesterday’s August jobs report that showed losses of 216,000, which believe it or not is the slowest monthly decline in a year and caused the White House to praise with the faint damn that the “trajectory is in the right direction.” That’s the good news. On
It’s crystal ball time here at Depressed Fan. Over the coming weeks, leading up to training camp, we’re going to take a look at everyone on the roster and try to predict how they will perform in the 2009-2010 season. Jason Kapono is up first, after the jump. This season, as opposed to seasons past, throws a new wrinkle in the process. Not only are we going to try to guesstimate a player’s development (or decline), but we’re also going to have to factor in a new coach, and his new offense. So, s
“slow…as he hits a hole” “tentative” “decidedly unquick” …last time I checked those weren’t terms of endearment. But, they are the various ways local Cleveland papers have characterized Jamal Lewis at training camp this year. Lewis is 30, coming off ankle surgery and averaged an awful 3.6 yard per carry last year. In football years Lewis is an old dog, he was a workhorse for his entire career but that career is on the decline. In fantasy football you generally want to stay away from pl
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