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Mavericks / Magic / Grizzlies / Raptors Post-Trade Roster Analysis and Fallout

Todd — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:50:19 +0000

A bribe-ridden trade has delivered Shawn Marion to the Mavericks, Hedo Turkoglu to the Raptors and cash to the Magic and Grizzlies. This one was a little complicated, so here’s a handy chart to summarize: Mavericks Magic Grizzlies Raptors Shawn Marion Kris Humphries Nathan Jawai Greg Buckner Cash (from Raptors) Cash(From Mavericks) Cash (From Raptors) Jerry Stackhouse Future Raptors 2nd Round Pick Cash (from Mavericks) Hedo [...]

Wednesday Comics – Good Content, But Cheap Newsprint

Todd — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:19:16 +0000

I’m of two minds with the much celebrated Wednesday Comics. The actual comics, I like quite a bit. The el cheapo newsprint it was printed on, I dislike so much, I’m having second thoughts about picking up the… series? (It isn’t really a book, per se.) I walked into my local comics [...]

Wizard World Chicago 2009 – What Happened to the Exhibitors?

Todd — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:53:27 +0000

A friend of mine recently commented that DC and Marvel didn’t have booths at the Wizard World Philadelphia show and that neither company was listed as an exhibitor at Wizard World Chicago, either. Well, today (7/7/09), I took a look at Wizard’s site. Oh. My. God. It used to be that Wizard would list [...]

Free Agent Verbal Agreement Roster Analysis: Raptors, Rockets, Lakers

Todd — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:20:05 +0000

We’ve already looked at Detroit’s probable new roster after their early verbal agreements. We’ve had 5 more major verbal agreements in the days since then: Hedo Turkoglu to the Trailblazers. Turkoglu changing his mind and switching to the Raptors. Ron Artest to the Lakers. Trevor Ariza to the Rockets. Marcin Gortat to [...]

Spider-Man Subscription Numbers Over the Years

Todd — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:40:13 +0000

It seems my look at Marvel’s latest audit figures and how they apply to the nearly year-old argument of whether three issues of one Spider-Man title compare to three Spider-Man titles has been a bit… politicized… on the message boards. Circulation numbers are being used as part of an argument about [...]

Marvel Comics Subscription and Newsstand Sales Q3/Q4 2008; And a Spider-Man Mystery, Too

Todd — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:54:30 +0000

We finally have answers to the Spider-Man subscriptions question. On August 12, 2008, in a CBR interview Marvel Executive Editor Tom Brevoort said “Everyone is saying the book will be cancelled any day now. I could float the book on my subscribers alone at this point.” The question of whether [...]

Clippers Trade Randolph to Grizzlies for Richardson: Roster Analysis

Todd — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:02:28 +0000

ESPN reports the Clippers have shipped Zach Randolph to the Memphis Grizzlies for the expiring contract of swingman Quentin Richardson. This is an interesting trade that might actually benefit both teams, but for slightly different reasons. The Clippers desperately needed to free up minutes for their first over-all pick and potential superstar, [...]

Pistons Roster Analysis, Post-Gordon and Villaneuva

Todd — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:54:03 +0000

ESPN is reporting that Ben Gordon and Charlie Villenueva have come to terms with the Detroit Pistions and will theoretically be signing on or after July 8th. Gordon is said to be signed to a 5 year, $55 million contract, which is consistent with the $11 million/year rumors being floated by [...]

Has Alston Started Screaming Yet? Nets – Magic Post-Trade Roster Anaylsis

Todd — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:28:43 +0000

Prior to the 2009 NBA Draft, the Orlando Magic traded Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courney Lee to the New Jersey Nets for Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson. For Orlando, it’s pretty obvious they wanted to upgrade the backcourt scoring and hedge their bets against Hedo Turkoglu. With the Nets, [...]

The Barack the Barbarian (Issue 1) Review

Todd — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:39:42 +0000

If you heard there was a comic book called “Barack the Barbarian,” odds are you thought it was going to be a cheap money grab, juxtaposing Barack Obama with the Conan the Barbarian comics he’s said to collect. Turns out you’d be wrong. Barack the Barbarian, subtitled “Quest for the Treasure of Stimuli!” [...]