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      Burress’ case pushed back to September

      June 12, 2009 /

      Plaxico Burress’ gun case has been pushed back to September according to a report by the New York Daily News.

      The former New York Giants receiver will appear in court Monday on gun charges – but the case will be delayed because his lawyer has been unable to make a deal with prosecutors.

      “There is no agreement at all,” Burress’ lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, told the Daily News.
      The lawyer said the lanky wide receiver hopes to get the case put off until September – which may mean he could play in the upcoming season.

      “We’ll be in and out of court in five minutes,” Brafman said. “There is going to be an adjournment.”
      Sources say the district attorney’s office is insisting on jail time in the case – which could kill the 31 year old’s hopes of returning to the football field.

      If he were to play this season, I doubt any team would give him more than a one-year deal. How could they when he might wind up in prison sometime in 2010?

      If he does play, the Jets, Bucs and Bears are the three teams reportedly most interested in Plax. In the end, the Jets might make the biggest push seeing as how they lost Laveranues Coles this offseason and have lacked a true deep threat since Santana Moss. Jerricho Cotchery is underrated, but he would definitely benefit from having another receiver opposite him in the offense.

      Now it’s just a matter of whether or not any team will take a chance on Burress.

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      Consensus NBA mock draft (6/12)

      June 12, 2009 /

      DraftExpress updated their mock yesterday, and NBADraft.net updated theirs today, so it’s a good time to update our consensus mock draft. DIME hasn’t finished a new mock for 11 days, so they’re out of our consensus. To see our most recent mock, click here.

      There are a few headscratchers…NBADraft.net still has Holiday going at #18 despite all the reports that his stock has him going by the end of the lottery. They also have the Bucks passing on Brandon Jennings for Jeff Teague…I don’t know about that one, though there was a report that Milwaukee is high on Teague. Both DE and NBADraft.net have the Nets taking Jennings at #11, which doesn’t make much sense considering they already have Devin Harris on the roster. DE also has Harden going to the Grizzlies, who already have O.J. Mayo.

      NBA, NBA Draft, Rumors & Gossip

      Van Gundy says NBA age-limit is a “sham”

      June 12, 2009 /

      Five of the 10 starters in last night’s Game 4 skipped college altogether. In his pregame press conference, Stan Van Gundy says that the age-limit is a sham and blasted the NCAA.

      Van Gundy was on a roll, decrying the NCAA as “the worst organization going,” and the NBA/NCAA’s one-and-done rule as “a sham,” telling the press that he doesn’t “understand how we got away with [the one-and-done] rule as a league.”

      I’m not a fan of the age limit. I understand the goal — to make the NBA a more mature league and (hopefully) increase the quality of the product. But the one-and-done rule is hurting the college game, and it isn’t doing much for the NBA. High school players have a high rate of success in the NBA, so those that get drafted should be allowed to play straight out of high school. If a player doesn’t get drafted, then he should be allowed to attend college. Once he enrolls, he should have to play for a minimum of two years before making himself eligible for the draft again. Case closed.

      College Basketball, NBA, NBA Draft, NBA Finals

      Marshall a no-show at Broncos’ minicap

      June 12, 2009 /

      Broncos’ receiver Brandon Marshall failed to show up to Denver’s mandatory minicamp on Friday. He continues to recover from offseason hip surgery, but the Broncos still expected Marshall to be in attendance for camp.

      Marshall is a little upset that he’s about to enter the final year of his rookie contract and therefore is trying to put the squeeze on the Broncos in efforts to get a new deal. But so far Denver isn’t biting and chances are, they’re none too happy about Marshall’s absence from camp.

      What I happen to love about one, Brandon “The Beast” Marshall is that he’s had at least (at least) seven reported off-field incidents since becoming a Bronco. He’s also been nicked up numerous times throughout his career, including in March of last year when he slipped on a empty McDonald’s bag while wrestling with family members and freaking fell through a TV set at his home in Orlando, suffering lacerations to one artery, one vein, one nerve, two tendons and three muscles.

      Yet through all this, he still has the pumpkins to ask the Broncos, “Where’s my money?” And not only that, but he’s trying to play hardball with them in order to get a new contract, which includes holding out.

      The audacity that same athletes have is appalling. Instead of getting acquainted with a new coaching staff and a new quarterback, Marshall would rather sit at home and pout about his contract. Now, his on field talent is unquestioned and if he ever keeps his head on straight he could turn out to be one of the best receivers in the NFL. But as my TSR cohort John Paulsen once similarly said about Michael Vick, Marshall has million-dollar talent and a 10-cent head.

      Update: Broncos’ head coach Josh McDaniels says Marshall should be in camp by late Friday.

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