Quick links on a Thursday

by Mike Prada on Aug 6, 2009 3:49 PM EDT in Links Comment 1 comment

Why the NBA's luxury tax matters now ... and later - ESPN - John Hollinger with a good rundown of what the sinking luxury tax numbers could mean for player movement. He has Washington on a list of teams who will have trouble with the tax next summer. None of that is news to us, though. My (our) only hope is that Abe decides in the face of a poor economy and poor tax figures that he wants to be a buyer. If so, those expiring contracts become very valuable
Radio Show Debut and My thoughts on Marbury -Brendan Haywood's Yardbarker blog - Wood discusses his radio show a bit more and then begins railing like crazy on Stephon Marbury's antics.
D.C. Sports Bog - Brendan Haywood Discusses His Sports Talk Show - We learn from here that a) Haywood's show is Friday nights from 7-10 (don't the Wizards usually have games then?), b) Brendan's going to try to get Gilbert on his show, c) that he'll talk Wizards and won't give "vanilla answers," d) that he thinks the NFL's Twitter policy is dumb.
Haywood Radio - Wizards Insider - Pretty mundane except for this line: "I've talked to several players who are convinced that if Haywood, not Michael Ruffin, had been on the floor in the closing seconds of Games 3 and 5 in 2006, LeBron James would not have been able to pull off his infamous travels, um, finishes in that great series."
Former Philadelphia 76ers coach Randy Ayers returns as assistant - ESPN - Get ready for Philly to give up a lot of three-pointers.
Truth About It " Wizards Minute Predictions in August - Truth predicts 18 minutes a game for DeShawn Stevenson, 10 minutes a game for Mike James and scraps for Nick Young.
NBA.com: Wiz, Clippers two teams poised for a breakout season - A little overly optimistic, but it includes a quote from a league executive who says the Wizards are "elite" if healthy.
PBN | Eyeing the Southeast - Pro Basketball News' evaluation of the Southeast Division team's offseasons. I'm still wondering how trading the fifth pick can be viewed as both the biggest setback and the sleeper move.
A Hall of Fame Wizard? - Wizards Insider - Michael Lee reflects a bit on the MJ years.

Celtics, Spurs, Lakers, Cavs, Magic score with offseason moves - Scott Howard-Cooper - SI.com - Scott Howard-Cooper give the Wizards an A for their offseason.
Who's gotten better? : FoxSports.com Photo Gallery - Somehow, the Wizards aren't among the 10 teams that improved the most according to Fox Sports. I guess they're using 2007/08 as the baseline, not last year.