Empty the Bench

- Cafe Oakley – “… hip checks Emeril, blows by Rachel Ray and posterizes The Naked Chef!”
- Streetball.com – Tyshawn Taylor: the best point guard you haven’t heard about.
- The Journal Times – Free Ramon: is a Sessions and Alexander for Conley swap imminent?
- A Stern Warning – Darius Miles could have been a mean kayaker. Yes, on water.
- LA Times – On the Lakers’ yellow brick road Sasha Vujacic is the scarecrow – brainless.
- The Charlotte Observer – Raymond Felton should keep his bags packed.
- Sacramento Bee – The Kings are looking to make a deal and John Salmons is on the block.
- The Daily News – Donnie Walsh still plans to land the Knicks next star via free agency.
- The Painted Area – Is LeBron James better than Larry Bird? TPA thinks he can be.
– Hoops Addict – Andrea Bargnani has arrived. It’s been awkward at times, but it has come.
- Wages of Wins – Devin Harris is much improved, but it’s simply not enough out East.
- Chicago Tribune – The Chicago Bulls have a leadership problem? Say it ain’t so.
- AOL FanHouse – The NBA’s Ping Pong Derby has tightened significantly in 2009.
- Both Teams Played Hard – Little-known fact: Danny Granger directed Casablanca.
- Ball Don’t Lie – Deloris Jordan added to the lineup for this year’s Sprite Slam Dunk Contest.
- The Hoop Doctors – One half of The Spanish Inquisition serving it up to The Closer: