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Fleur-De-Links: Saturday, May 7

 

Twitter

j_bushrod7475  Have lakers ever been #swept in the playoffs?!?!..  #juswondering
JonVilma51 Lakers nd to pick it up asap. Down 3-0 is a lot worse than 2-1
HeathEvans "@sportfanatik: @HeathEvans legit ? 4 U...if lockout happens & y'all miss games, will players recover $ from those missed games?" Maybe?
T_Porter22 I wanna go to Las Vegas. #neverbeenb4
sharper42 Guess where Paula Patton gonna be on memorial day. Yo here's the new video check it out; youtu.be/CkV3ustP__I
usama_young28 They loss 74-71... Bball score. But my boy still cheesin
TylerLorenzen  YOLO

 

Twitter (cont'd)

robyslyfe This Laker/Mavs game is a shootout..!
jgoody76 You will never hear laker fans be this quiet. Enjoy people lol
jgoody76  Can't wait until game 4. I won't believe it until the mavs win 4.
dmcallister26  I will not be here for a few days. My Lakers r playing like crap and in order to keep me from cursing a @ out this is best Good Game Mavs.
jgoody76 Warning if you talk about the Lakers tonight there is a great chance you will be called a hater! Lmao
j_bushrod7475  Phil Jackson #snapped on #Gasol all crazy#whenkeepingitrealgoeswrong lol
j_bushrod7475  Who out there possibly thinks the lakers could win 4 in a row?!???!!#seriously tho
jgoody76  @j_bushrod7475 I will say I think they are the only team that could do it.
jgoody76  I'm not a laker fan but no team in a 0-3 hole will ever get as much respect as they will get.
HeathEvans  Where do I take my girls for great pancakes in the morning here in NOLA or METAIRIE? And maybe an eggwhite omelet for daddy?
HeathEvans  3 people have said IHOP! I thought it was against the law in NOLA to recommend chain restaurants?!?!
alexbrown96 I am heading to bed now but if you haven't seen the t.v show 'HUMAN PLANET" then please go buy the first season and it will blow your mind..
dmcallister26 My Circle is Golden. My Weakest link is your strongest. Pac. A coward dies a 1000 deaths a soldier dies 1
jgoody76 At the legendary Eastover parade!
HeathEvans Naomi-ism of the day: "U know pimples turn into freckles!"    

 

Saints

NFL lockout only thing slowing down New Orleans Saints' Malcolm Jenkins | NOLA.com
John DeShazier - Free safety poised to move toward top rung at his position.

Scott Shanle: Free agent linebacker copes with NFL lockout limbo, hopes for return to Saints | sportsnola.com
Brian Allee-Walsh

Mark Ingram: 'I've always been a gamer' | ESPN.com
Jon Robinson - When Mark Ingram won the "NCAA Football 12" cover vote, he realized one thing: No matter who steps up to test his skill, he's not losing at his own game.

Saints address needs, gain value with their 2011 draft picks | HoumaToday.com
Mike Detillier - Normally at this time of year you could make a strong evaluation of all NFL teams.

Video: Saints' draft evaluation | nfl.com
"Path to the Draft" analyzes the good and bad of the Saints' draft class.

 

NFL/NFC South

Hitting the NFC South hot spots | ESPN.com
Pat Y. - The NFL draft and its busy aftermath prevented me from getting a look at the NFC South mailbag for a bit.

Dave Duerson report, Roger Goodell booed in a bad week for NFL | SI.com
Ann Killion - In its campaign to win the hearts and minds of America, NFL owners have had a very bad week.

 

Labor Pains

Lockout stay ruling not expected before Monday | ESPN.com
ESPN.com news services - A U.S. Court of Appeals court clerk in St. Louis said he doesn't anticipate a ruling before Monday on whether the lockout will remain in place temporarily while a more-permanent ruling is decided.

Power, not money, at root of NFL tiff | The Denver Post
Dave Krieger - Confused about a $9.5 billion business closing its doors in a dispute over how to split up the goodies? Don't worry about it. So is Mike Ditka, who has been associated with the NFL only since the Bears made him the fifth overall draft pick 50 years.

NFL Commisioner Wishes Negotiations Would Resume | huffingtonpost.com
Doug Tucker - During a call with Kansas City Chiefs fans on Thursday, Goodell reiterated the league's desire to resume negotiations with the locked-out players.