http://blogs.hoopshype.com/blogs/woelfel HoopsHype.com NBA Blogs Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:55:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Pacers are headed to the lottery, but nobody can accuse you of tanking it. You have had some exceptional games in recent weeks, including a 32-point performance against Denver and a 30-point outing against Phoenix. Danny Granger: You got to finish the season out. You have to play hard until ... http://blogs.hoopshype.com/blogs/woelfel/2010/03/15/danny-granger-if-i-was-lebron-id-go-to-new-york/ This is your first season in the Western Conference after playing eight years in the Eastern Conference with New Jersey and Milwaukee. What have you found to be the biggest difference between the two conferences? Richard Jefferson: The biggest difference has probably been getting used to the schedule. What I was ... http://blogs.hoopshype.com/blogs/woelfel/2009/12/27/richard-jefferson-were-not-as-tenacious-as-we-need-to-be/ It’s easy to understand why Derek Lamar Fisher figuratively pinches himself sometimes and thanks his lucky stars for the position he is in today. After all, when the veteran Los Angeles Lakers point guard entered the 1996 NBA draft, not too many people ever envisioned Fisher having such a lengthy and ... http://blogs.hoopshype.com/blogs/woelfel/2009/12/19/the-pros-pro/ It seemed like clockwork. Every year while her son, Derrick, was in grade school in Chicago, Brenda Rose would get a phone call from one of his teachers. It wasn’t that Derrick had any disciplinary problems. And it wasn’t because he was struggling academically. “My teachers would almost hate me because I ... http://blogs.hoopshype.com/blogs/woelfel/2009/12/03/game-does-the-talking/ You’ve had an incredible start to your NBA career and came close to recording a triple-double in your first game with 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Are you amazed by how you’ve gotten out of the blocks? Brandon Jennings: I think it’s just the time I put in. Every ... http://blogs.hoopshype.com/blogs/woelfel/2009/11/06/brandon-jennings-i-really-dont-try-to-compare-myself-to-anybody/