Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News writes today that Michigan State junior guard Durrell Summers reminds coach Tom Izzo of Jason Richardson and Morris Peterson. Summers sure looked the part in Tuesday nights 75-71 win over Gonzaga in East Lansing. Full Article at Detroit Free Press

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- When Michigan State coach Tom Izzo talks about junior wing Durrell Summers, he brings such names as Jason Richardson and Morris Peterson into the conversation. Full Article at Sporting News

Lacking in rebounding effort and porous on defense, the Hornets seemed increasingly deaf to now ex-coach Byron Scott's orders. The writing was on the wall while the Hornets were in Los Angeles this week. Full Article at Sports Illustrated

Given a warped roster, one hastily put together with payroll coming first and basketball second, Scott couldn't find a combination that worked. Full Article at ChicagoNow

LOS ANGELES(AP) Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night. Full Article at NBA.com

Morris Peterson has lost his job as the Hornets' starting shooting guard, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Our View: He is averaging just 6.5 points per game through six games. Devin Brown will take over. Full Article at Sports Blogs

Yep, I’m solo today. But I’ve been here before. I’m a big boy, I can do this. The Apple was inadvertently cast out, and this is my Speakerboxxx. Let’s do this. The notes on the home locker room dry-erase board are short and to the point. Full Article at SLAM Online

Oh yes, he did. I'm so hyped up for the season that I started writing this in August... and then re-wrote the whole thing this week in Argentine. Full Article at Pounding the Rock

PG - 9 Tony Parker (6-2, 9th yr) - 3 Chris Paul (6-0, 5th yr) Parker has green light to run Spurs' offense on his own SG - 4 Michael Finley (6-7, 15th yr) - 24 Morris Peterson (6-7, 10th yr) Popovich: "Finley hasn't lost even a quarter-step" PF - 21... Full Article at Sports Blogs

SAN ANTONIO SPURS Last season: 54-28, lost to Dallas, 4-1, in first round of the playoffs. Full Article at TheNewsTribune.com

New Orleans Hornets guard Morris Peterson (24) drives the lane past Los Angeles Clippers guards Rasual Butler, left and Sebastian Telfair, right, in the first half. Full Article at Canoe

Golden State Warriors Corey Maggette #50, goes up for the basket against New Orleans Hornets Morris Peterson, #24, in the 1st quarter of their preseason game on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Full Article at Contra Costa Times

In a league where politics and hidden agenda rule, NBA teams are often guilty of making the wrong decision to save face. No sport is more fixated on image than the world of pick and rolls and back-door cuts. Full Article at Canoe

At the Gate Five studio during the Raptors TV program for Thursday night’s preseason game against the Houston Rockets, TV Analyst Leo Rautins made the bold observation that with nine new faces the Raptors may not have put everything together by the... Full Article at Bleacher Report