Phil Jackson says:
When the zone got sprung on them, they had that hesitation and ended up shooting nine 3-pointers that didn't go in. That was a loss of focus because they lost the function of basketball, which is penetration.
Derrick Rose says:
I've found that in the NBA the game is never over. Hit some shots and put yourself back in the game, and you can win games. In this league you can never give up.
(Note: I wrote this months back, but evidently failed to "publish" it. And this blogging system won't let be change the publish date. So, here it is on the permanent record. Several months late.)
I was winding up to write a post suggesting that Stephon Jackson's extension was an indicator that Bobby Rowell was not yet in control. Jackson was supposedly queued for a contract extension for the last two months, and the lack of evident progress was becoming unsightly. I was wrong.
OTOH, Jackson explained that he has had the contract in hand for two weeks, but wanted to scrutinize the language to be sure he isn't getting screwed. So, clearly, Jax understands that he is dealing with a Sith Lord, and he was being cautious.
When people worry that the Warriors will struggle to attract free agents, I scratch my head. You hardly ever see a player take less money to choose his location. After the agents, family, and entourage yammer at them, every player signs the biggest contract. Then they rationalize the location. Unless you are the Lakers or Knicks, you have no edge in free agency. Unless you are the Clippers or Bucks, you have no obstacles in free agency.
But... Jax prolonged scrutiny of the contract sugests that maybe, just maybe, the Warriors are about to join the Clippers in the free agency bucket. Maybe the league has noticed that Honest-Mullin is on the outs, and Monte's "we'll terminate you if your scoring falls below 20" deal must be alarming.
Doc Searls says:
Some concepts take time to sink in, mostly because they require successful implementation, and then understanding of that success on its own terms. In the meantime, it's explained in terms other than its own.
Often, I find that I can't get people excited about programming ideas that I have. It is so much more effective to go build it (or a prototype), then demo the example.
I am an armchair historian, and the history of computers is one of my special interests. So I found this article by Jack Arrington, on early computers at B of A, right up my alley.