The NBA: Where sitting out due to a sprained finger happens.

I'm looking at YOU Mr. James...

Warriors are fucking hot with captain jackson back.,..

Duncan injured.


Dec 2 Duncan bruised his right knee and sprained his right ankle Sunday in the second quarter of the Spurs' game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Advice: Duncan got caught up with Portland's James Jones and fell to the floor near the Spurs' basket with 7:40 left in the half. He was clutching his knee and had to be helped off the floor by two of his teammates. The team said all of Duncan's ligaments appeared stable but that he would have an MRI on Monday. He was not to return to Sunday's game and the team said he would miss some playing time.

Always hated him, but glad to see that at least it isn't a SPRAINED FINGER~!!!!!!!

I'm looking at you again Mr. James...

On his non-shooting hand no less. Didn't sheed play with a bad wrist on his shooting hand for a while a few years back? Just shot with the other hand.

Of course, Cleveland learning how to play and win some without LeBron is probably the best thing for them.

play and win some without LeBron
Syntax error. Does not compute.

^ Exactly. The refs can't just give Larry Hughes or Daniel Gibson calls, it will be way too suspicious.

The 76ers are expected to fire Billy King as team president today and replace him with New Jersey Nets general manager Ed Stefanski, two league sources said last night. The team would give Stefanski a multiyear contract to become the franchise's chief decision-maker on basketball matters, a source said.

The decision to remove King apparently was made in the last few days as the 76ers continued to struggle this season. It is not known whether the decision had been made before last night's home loss to the Atlanta Hawks .

Stefanski will report to Comcast president and chief operating officer Peter Luukko.

A source indicated that head coach Maurice Cheeks would retain his job for the rest of the season. It is not known whether Larry Brown, a consultant to the team and a close confidant of King's, would remain with the team in any capacity under Stefanski.

Stefanski was directly involved in the team's getting forward Vince Carter from Toronto, and assisted team president Rod Thorn in acquiring forward Richard Jefferson and drafting center Nenad Krstic

oh shit now I realize why the Nets are so badly managed


Stefanski will report to Comcast president and chief operating officer Peter Luukko.

That should kill the "LB taking over for Cheeks" rumors.

Jason Kidd on why the Nets play better on the road, via Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic: "Maybe more people in the seats?"

oh shit now I realize why the Nets are so badly managed
You meant the Sixers.

The Nets are pretty well managed. Rod Thorn has been able to get a lot out of a little, amidst psychotic ownership situations.

Sims waived by Pacers

By Conrad Brunner | Dec. 4, 2007

Reserve center Courtney Sims, who made the roster as an undrafted free agent rookie, was waived today by the Pacers.
The 6-11, 245-pound Sims appeared in two games with the Pacers, totaling nine scoreless minutes with one rebound and one assist.

Sims did not miss a game in his four-year college career at Michigan, playing in 133 in a row including 111 starts and finished second on the school's career blocked-shot list with 213. He averaged 11.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.31 blocked shots as a senior.


LeBron James to miss tonight's game vs. Nets

By Brian Windhorst
Beacon Journal sportswriter

POSTED: 02:02 p.m. EST, Dec 04, 2007

According to sources with the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James will sit out his third consecutive full game tonight with a sprained left index finger.

The Cavs (9-9) host the New Jersey Nets (8-9) at 7 p.m.

In an unexpected yet strategic move, the Cavs are expected to start Shannon Brown in his place. The team needs to open a roster spot to accomodate Anderson Varejao, who is expected to be under contract within the next few days.

According to various league sources, the Cavs will attempt to showcase Brown in an effort to trade him for a draft pick or a trade exception. Brown, who was taken with the 25th pick of the 2006 NBA Draft, has appeared in four games this season. He has scored 21 points in 39 minutes, but has hit only 7-of-24 from the field.

James injured his finger in the second quarter of the game against the Detroit Pistons on Nov. 28. He stayed in that game until halftime but did not play in the second half. He did not dress for games at Toronto and at Boston. The Cavs lost all three of those games.

According to sources with the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James will sit out his third consecutive full game tonight with a sprained left index finger.

22

Idea: any time an article about LeBron is posted, let's see if there's any 22's in it.

Posted at 02:02
that's pretty close. 0's are equal to nothing, so if you drop those its 2:2

Kidd wants to play with Lebron (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AuErzLcQJrV6HcqCD3OUHam8vLYF?slug=aw-kidd120507&prov=yhoo&type=lgns), so much that he fakes headache to not play.

Apparently he has been/is sacrificing his body for his ball club, and has issue with certain individuals on his team who can't/won't play hurt (read: Vince Carter).

Naturally it follows that he wants to play with the warrior that is Lebron, who's nursing a sprained finger on his non-shooting hand, while being only 22 years old.

I'm so glad I was the one who first brought LeBron's age back to everyone's attention.

Kidd wants to play with Lebron (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AuErzLcQJrV6HcqCD3OUHam8vLYF?slug=aw-kidd120507&prov=yhoo&type=lgns), so much that he fakes headache to not play.

Apparently he has been/is sacrificing his body for his ball club, and has issue with certain individuals on his team who can't/won't play hurt (read: Vince Carter).

Naturally it follows that he wants to play with the warrior that is Lebron, who's nursing a sprained finger on his non-shooting hand, while being only 22 years old.

Only 22? MADNESS! Aren't there laws about keeping such a young and innocent lad from displaying such courage?

I think his finger must have AIDS. Because that's the only reason I can see missing this much time for a "sprained finger."

COURAGE

I think Manu put up nearly 40 pts recently with a bad finger.

He's much older than 22, however.

www.allstarshimmy.com

Shareef Abdur-Rahim's season is likely over after another knee surgery yesterday.

Crazy game in "allas".


Dallas 125, Utah 117

By JAIME ARON, AP Sports Writer
December 9, 2007

DALLAS (AP) -- The high-rollers who own front-row seats at Dallas Mavericks games gave up their spots Saturday night as part of the annual "Seats for Soldiers" benefit.

Then Dallas' Josh Howard and Utah's Deron Williams made sure the troops enjoyed quite a show.

On a night when both teams made 60 percent of their shots, Howard's career-best 47 pushed the Mavericks past the Jazz 125-117 despite a career-high 41 for Williams.

Howard's total was the sixth-most in Mavs history and topped his previous best by 17. His line: 14-of-19 shooting, 4-of-5 on 3-pointers and 15-of-17 on free throws, plus 10 rebounds, two assists and a block.

After the game, Howard was intentent on sending a message, "I think this finally puts to rest the questions about Tayshaun Prince being my bitch", he said indignantly.

"Josh is great when he's aggressive for four quarters. Tonight, he had it rolling," teammate Jason Terry said.

Howard finished six points shy of the franchise scoring record.

"We didn't have much of an answer for Howard," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "We couldn't stop him, but there were a lot of people we had a tough time stopping."

Erick Dampier scored 21 points, matching his total for the previous seven games. Devin Harris had a career-best 12 assists and 10 points. Terry had 19 points and Jerry Stackhouse had 10.

Dirk Nowitzki? He had 16, but none until five minutes into the second period. With everyone else playing so well, Dallas hardly needed the reigning MVP.

This game could've been a blowout. It actually headed that way when the Mavericks went up by 16 late in the third quarter.

Williams, however, refused to let it happen.

A Dallas-area native, Williams scored 18 points in the third quarter, including Utah's last nine. He had 14 more in the fourth quarter, including a pair of free throws that got the Jazz within 112-110 with 3:41 left.

Nowitzki answered with a basket, then Carlos Boozer missed a shot for Utah. Boozer fouled out on Dallas' ensuing possession and the comeback was pretty much done. Howard made sure of it by hitting a high-arching 22-footer, then feeding Terry for a fast-break dunk that made it 123-113.

"All our losses, we've struggled defensively," Williams said. "We dominated points in the paint, we executed well, we just didn't get enough stops. We need to work on helping each other out on our rotations."

Williams, who grew up in a Dallas suburb, was 13-of-20, 3-of-4 on 3-pointers and 12-of-13 from the line. He also had seven assists, two steals and three rebounds.

While he topped the career high of 35 points set earlier this season, he didn't have any satisfaction.

"No. We lost," he said.

The Jazz shot 67.5 percent in the first quarter, yet came out trailing by five. Utah went an incredible 14-of-17 (82.4 percent) in the third quarter, yet trimmed only two points off Dallas' lead. The Jazz wound up shooting 60.5 percent, yet lost its third straight.

Dallas shot 59.7 percent, scored its most points of the season and had all five starters score in double digits -- nice ways to end skids of two straight losses, three of four and six of nine. However, the Mavericks continued their trend of giving up 30-point quarters. They did so for the 11th time in 12 games, and actually did it twice, allowing 34 and 35 in the final two periods.

"We just weren't able to stop them for long stretches," Stackhouse said. "We know we've got to get better defensively in order to get a nice streak of games going. We're not going to be able to allow teams to shoot at that clip and expect to win."

Enjoying all the action courtside were roughly 125 military personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio and a National Guard unit from Fort Worth who recently returned from a year of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. This was the fourth straight year for this fan-started initiative. The troops were recognized between the first two quarters and received a standing ovation to the tune of "Proud To Be An American."

Dampier made 7-of-8 shots, had five rebounds and a pair of blocks. He hadn't scored more than eight points in a game all season, but was on from the start, scoring six of Dallas' first 11 points. Since he's joined the Mavs, they are 51-9 when he scores 10 or more points.

Boozer was 11-of-15 for 24 points with five rebounds and four assists. Andrei Kirilenko had 10 points and eight assists, Matt Harpring scored 11 points and Memet Okur had 10.

Utah was coming off a tough loss in San Antonio the previous night and it showed. The Jazz's only lead was 7-5; they allowed a 10-0 run after that.

Wolves beat the Suns, Bobcats beat the Cavs, Sixers smash the Knicks, Celtics over the Bulls...

Amare's defensive woes were illustrated by Al Jefferson just lighting him up. Not that he was a great defensive stud to begin with, but he's regressed.

Adding that 3pt shot to his arsenal sure will help him! :rolleyes:

Josh Howard went for 47? Someone must have accidentally called him Prince before the game....

How disrespectful....

Talk about a weird night in the NBA, both Craig Smith & Larry Hughes have scored 36 pts today...what a joke.

If thats not Larry's career high, I'd be stunned.

Spurs @ Warriors tonight, that's gonna be intriguing. Until SA pull away in the 2nd qtr.

Matt Bonner had a helluva game subbing for TD and the Spurs lost -- weird.

Miami waived Penny Hardaway to sign Luke Jackson.

Ouch, Penny's that bad huh.

LeBron's wearing a glove on his hand to protect his finger. :rolleyes:

the Kings cut Darryl Watkins and signed Dahntay Jones...

lateral move

Antoine and Eddy Curry make my "All NBA Robbery" team, Fatoine at the 4, Eddy (AKA "Fatty McFattyFatFuckingFatAss") at the 5.

Would Tinsley make that team as the PG?

Clips waived Ruben Patterson to sign Richie Frahm. Patterson's a guy I was interested in signing cheap this summer for depth at the 2 and 3. Hard nosed, tough player who can lay down the D. "The LeBron Stopper!"

Would Tinsley make that team as the PG?
Laffo, Tinsley's on the Nate Dogg workout plan

Patterson can play the 4 if needed according to yahoo fantasdy sports

Isn't Ruben Patterson a registered sex offender?

I don't know, but he is a registered sex offender (Kobe) stopper.

He's both.

I don't know, but he is a registered sex offender (Kobe) stopper.


then he'll do us no good since we're in the East...although he filled it up for about a spurt of 25 games last year with Milwaukee when Redd, Villanueva, and Bogut were all injured

Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson has interest in opting out of his current contract — then re-signing with Denver this summer for six years.

"That would be our wish," said Iverson's personal manager, Gary Moore.

If this happens, Iverson likely will end his illustrious career in powder blue.

"We love Denver," Moore said. "We love the opportunity of winning a championship here. We love everything about the Nuggets, from the organization to the fans."

lol winning a championship in denver lol good 1

lol winning a championship in denver lol good 1


Nene Hilario would like a word with you.

More like Nene Hilarious.

If the playoffs started today, this would be your top 8 in the east:

1. Boston
2. Detroit
3. Orlando
4. Toronto
5. Washington
6. Indiana
7. Atlanta
8. Milwaukee

No, that really is the current east standings.

That is weird.

Man that looks weak to me. I don't doubt we can make it to the ECFs, but I am worried about the Pistons this year.

BTW, on that note, Miami is dead last in the east and 2nd to last in the entire NBA.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/keith_potter/d-wade1.jpg

to that point, Wade bricked a fadaway three at the buzzer tonight, and everyone thought he was hurt because he was just laying there on the ground. Turns out, he was just pouting over missing the shot....

lmao

That's awesome.

Nene Hilario would like a word with you.
There is no such person anymore. Its just Nene, don't you know these things?
What a douche, dropping his last name like he's something special.

The Wizards signed Mike Wilks to fill in at PG

Glenn signs Mike Wilks to his fantasy team.

We couldn't have given them FlipM?

Somehow, John Salmons scored 31 last night...in an NBA game...

Portland?

8 in a row?

Who needs Greg Olden?

Nate McMillan for COY

Where is Unibomber?

I thought we'd get a sniper post or two out of him by now.

LaMarcus has been out for about a week now too. Brandon Roy has been fucking owning out there.

Travis Outlaw is da man.

longest running joke of the year is how many teams in the east are going to stomp Utah besides us?

Zo's career done?

unless he cancels his retirement plans, yes. He isn't playing again this season.

Gay hits a 3 at the buzzer to beat San Antonio, wow.

Knicks annihilated the LeBrons.

Manu's been sucking dick ever since he dropped 37 twice in a row.

I thought he liked to do that before he dropped 37.

Van Gundy's ripping on Devin Harris for flopping. It's funny.

Portland won again.

Utah just fell out of the top 8 in the west.

Gay hits a 3 at the buzzer to beat San Antonio, wow.
If I saw a headline that read something like:

Gay 3 beats Spurs!
I'd just assume the Celtics beat them

Lakers-Cavs tonight on TNT.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071220/SPORTS0102/712200437/1127

Rasheed gets the referee screw job yet again:


Pistons president Joe Dumars said that all five of Rasheed Wallace 's technical fouls will stand.

The league will not rescind any of them, although Dumars said the league did disagree with the technical foul he got in Sacramento in November.

Wallace earned that tech for essentially turning around and running toward the Pistons bench.

Desmond Mason injury update

December 21, 2007

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Bucks forward Desmond Mason will undergo surgery tomorrow to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb that he injured in Wednesday night’s game against Sacramento, General Manager Larry Harris announced today.

Mason is expected to be out of action for six-to-eight weeks.

FuckaRondo 17-10 Celts

I know it's the Celtics, but if you're watching the Bulls-Celtics game and rooting for Chicago, you deserve to die.

Over/Under: 4 rebounds for Ben.

I just got back and I was like who am I rooting for and its clearly Boston. We'll take care of them in the playoffs.

40-25, apparantly the Bulls have not gotten over the hump. Somebody send them the memo.

Over/Under: 4 rebounds for Ben.

Gonna go under. Bennedict isn't playing.


I hope Posey commits a flagrant foul on Joakim Noah.

Is Ben Who playing? I've been in and out, mostly out, but haven't heard his name called.

Nope. Probably stubbed his vagina.

KG to the line for some "three" throws.

The Pacers are garbage. They have a 20-point lead after the first, are down 5 at the half, and lose by 13...to the Timberwolves.

God damn, that's just miserable.

If I saw a headline that read something like:

I'd just assume the Celtics beat them

The Grizzlies' Rudy Gay put a game-winning 3-pointer in the face of Tim Duncan, and was clearly proud of it. "This opportunity had my name all over it," said Gay. "That shot was Gay as hell." Even the crowd got into it. When the bucket landed as time ran out, the crowd was heard murmuring, "Gaaaaaaay."

10 in a row for the Blazers

10 in a row for the Blazers

Lets just hand them the trophy right now, clearly nobody is taking them down.

Especially with that dominant center they drafte.............................shit.

Bulls getting blown out by Houston...hahaha, yesssssssssss!

OK, I give up, The Jazz just lost to Miami.

Wow holy shit. Maybe its coz MEMO is injured

So everybody else can beat the Jazz and the Bulls besides us?

Clips' Paul Davis tore his ACL

Bosh scores career high 42 but still loses to the Suns by 19 or something. This team needs help now that TJ ford's out.

Speedy Claxton's career is in jeopardy (knee) and he's looking at a possible microfracture

Our coach set up a good play for Ratko Varda to take a 3-pointer. He missed.
So now we know where he disappeared to.

http://acbtv.acb.com/search?type=some&sort=last&page=0&channel=&text=Marinovic&x=32&y=19

If you select the video on the right, you can actually see Varda hit a 3 and then turn around and flex at one point.

It looks like the Phoenix wing players just lit Toronto up, moreso than bad PG play. Hill + Barbosa > Delfino + Kapono

http://www.nba.com/games/20071223/GSWCLE/boxscore.html

Did Baron Davis and Monta Ellis really play 48 minutes each in a blowout game, at the end of a road trip at that?

lol sjax played 45 minutes in that game too...

btw kobe reaches 20,000 points

Eric Snow makes 6.7 million dollars.

The NBA - Where Eric Snow making 6.7mill happens...

bynum just killed the suns. pretty good debate, is bynum a future franchise player?

last year there was a stretch where he was arguably the top center in the nba (only about 4-6 weeks long), and hes heating up again. supposedly he has a great work ethic and coaching. but the offense never runs a play through him. im uncertain he has one go to move. hes the dino cicerelli of the nba, he makes his living off loose change.

ill stick by my opinion of him from last year, i'd take him over any other young center except dwight H. however, i wouldnt call him a franchise player yet.

Fuck the Suns. KOBE!

Anybody see that reverse dunk? pwnage.

Fuck a little faggot named Steve Nash.

bynum is really becoming into a franchise player. You don't just score 28 and grab 12 rebounds with fucking good %'s and take out your rival. you know he's gonna become something. I didn't really catch the game but amare didnt do so well 19/6 maybe it's because of Bynum?

Bynum has scored in double figures in the past what 7 games? and in december he's averaging a shitload of rebounds. In the games where he dont get as many boards, he gets so many blocks...http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3936/gamelog;_ylt=Arw7WMxcDp6cwno0I5YL3TOkvLYF

god damn Bynum is turning into a fuckng beast

Portland remind me of an Eastern Conference team (not in a bad way).

I loved Dino. He was one of my favorite Wings back in the day.

The Blazers and Raptors have to be the only teams that nobody hates.

Weird that you could say this about the Blazers now...

It feels weird to root for them.

bynum is really becoming into a franchise player. You don't just score 28 and grab 12 rebounds with fucking good %'s and take out your rival. you know he's gonna become something. I didn't really catch the game but amare didnt do so well 19/6 maybe it's because of Bynum?

Bynum has scored in double figures in the past what 7 games? and in december he's averaging a shitload of rebounds. In the games where he dont get as many boards, he gets so many blocks...http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3936/gamelog;_ylt=Arw7WMxcDp6cwno0I5YL3TOkvLYF

god damn Bynum is turning into a fuckng beast
Bynum is turning into a fine player, but there's something to be said for Amare just flat-out sucking at the defensive end (even by Phoenix standards) after his latest surgery. Every decent big is getting career highs off of Amare.

Blazers won their 11th straight, 89-79. They play in the West?

It looks like the West might have bee a lil overrated.

Bynum is turning into a fine player, but there's something to be said for Amare just flat-out sucking at the defensive end (even by Phoenix standards) after his latest surgery. Every decent big is getting career highs off of Amare.

amare was never good at defense, pre injury. his explosiveness and athleticism is making it look liike he got d getting blocks from help side but honestly, amare is/was horrible at D.

he hasn't been doing well at all this season

Oh man... just looked at 82games.com. Not to go all Hollinger on folks, but:

Last year, Amare's opponent's PER was 17.3, ok given the Suns play style.
This year, his opponent's PER is 25.8, which is absolutely disgusting.

Wait until they get a load of me.

Camby's first triple double since 1998

amare was never good at defense, pre injury. his explosiveness and athleticism is making it look liike he got d getting blocks from help side but honestly, amare is/was horrible at D.

he hasn't been doing well at all this season

Agreed, athletic ability helped him a lot... unfortunately he has had D'Antonio (however thats spelled) as a coach. DA is a great offensive coach, but really somebody like Amare could do a lot better with a LB... or even a personal coach like, isn't Ewing helping Yao?

Camby's first triple double since 1998

Remind me to go do a fantasy draft in NBA 2K8 and somehow draft Camby and Dwight Howard to the same team...

Agreed, athletic ability helped him a lot... unfortunately he has had D'Antonio (however thats spelled) as a coach. DA is a great offensive coach, but really somebody like Amare could do a lot better with a LB... or even a personal coach like, isn't Ewing helping Yao?

i think ewing has dwight howard.....fuk i forgot who he was helping but abdul jabaar has bynum and look how much thats done for him.

cambys a fucknig beast trade for this unique mofo. anyone see this 3? shit!

This 3? What 3?

He got his triple-double by making a three point shot.

Sweet. I didn't know that was part of his game. I knew he had a mid-range game but not an outside shot as well.

LOL@Avery getting T'd up 30 seconds into the Mav/Cavs game (TNT)

How are the Cavs up 11 on the Mavs?

thebron had a ridiculous game icing dunk on stackhouse.

Its official. The NBA is turning into the NFL where any team can win any given night. I didn't think the Cavs had any chance.

The Mavs played exactly like the Pistons played in game 5 last year. LeBron got to the basket with little difficulty.

Its official. The NBA is turning into the NFL where any team can win any given night. I didn't think the Cavs had any chance.

thebron can beat any team on any night. i hope you didnt have money riding on this game.

you have to be careful betting against james, he almost always puts up great stats, but he takes a ton of nights off. when he decides to play hard, he really is the best player in the nba.

LeBron can win a single game against anybody. He isn't winning 4 out of 7 though without help on both sides.

pierce is having an amazing game.

im not sure kevin durant has a very high bball IQ... infact im pretty sure he doesnt. boston was running a box +1. kevin ran around inside the box like he was a mouse in one of those mazes with cheese at the end. i know your supposed to attack a zone in the middle, but it was definitly one of those "uhhh... kevin?", type moments.

Some younger guys have trouble noticing when zone is happening. He'll figure it out. Or he won't, if he's genuinely dumb.

For the sake of the league I hope he does.

Roger Mason Jr. has been balling.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3628/gamelog;_ylt=AvJlpLRSiVxTDI.SERA7iCCkvLYF

http://imagesforum.doctissimo.fr/mesimages/3578718/039ya.jpg

The model claiming she's been having an affair with Tony Parker.

SAY IT IS SO TONY!


alexandra paressant btw

things to be learned from this:

1) tony parker loves petites

2) tony parker has an A+ tast in women

3) tony parker is very lucky

id take her over eva L 10 out of 10 times.

no doubt

Um, I guess this could get its own thread, but...

little tony is some lucky shit

fak

Tony Parker's drama of affair with French model Alexandra Paressant keeps going on. While the basket ball star and his wife Eva Longoria are busy with their persistent denial, Paressant just won't stop revealing more evidence related to her cheating allegation.

Hot on the heels of her shocking interview with X17online on how she and Tony first met to how they ended up having a sexual encounter in his hotel, Paressant comes public with the text messages she exchanged with Tony while at the same time shows off Tony's picture in bed he deliberately sent to her phone.

While speculation is mounting on the street on whether or not Paressant is telling the truth, the further evidence obtained by X17online seems to just add fuel to the much talked issue.

A sample of the text messages, originally written in French, said "I'm at the hotel, relax. We're going to see each other on Thur. Anyway." Check out X17online to read the exclusively revealed raunchy text messages.

In addition to the text messages, Paressant also listed Tony as one of her friends on her MySpace.

In between times, Eva and Tony have issued a joint statement through a representative, calling the cheating allegation as "100 per cent false and untrue" adding that "All high profile couples fall victim to these sorts of things in the course of their relationships. It appears that this is not the first time this woman has used an athlete to gain public notoriety."

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00012992.html

little tony is some lucky shit



Don't say "little tony" unless you want to see it.

Ask Tahoe.

i was expecting the pic from you glenn:emo kid:

I love this story.


Report: Cavs' Jones, Newble refused to play game's final minute

ESPN.com news services
Updated: December 28, 2007, 3:45 PM ET

The Cleveland Cavaliers have fined Damon Jones an undisclosed sum after the point guard refused to come off the bench for the final minute of their Christmas Day victory over the Miami Heat.

And Jones wasn't alone in his digression, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported on Friday. Guard-forward Ira Newble also declined to enter the game at that point, saying he wasn't physically ready to play, the newspaper said.

"Regardless on how much time is on the clock, I'm going 100 percent every time I step on the court," Newble said, according to the Plain-Dealer. "Not being loose enough, you could possibly pull something."

Cavs coach Mike Brown, speaking before Thursday's game against Dallas, said the issue was an internal matter and he wouldn't have any additional comment.

It wasn't known if Newble was fined, the Plain-Dealer said. Of the 12 Cleveland players, Jones and Newble were the only ones not to log minutes in the Cavs' 96-82 victory over Miami.

Brown is on his way out soon.

Brown is on his way out soon.

I agree, it has seemed like he has been in over his head from the get-go.

I think another Brown replaces him.

HOOO HAAA

I sure hope not, that would be trouble for us, IMO.

The Cavs have nearly reached a critical mass of dissatisfaction, if the stories are true, and it's not just in the coach's office. They should have pulled the rug out from under Heckuva Job Brownie ages ago, but he's still there, rolling the dice before every game. I haven't seen someone go so long in a job they had no idea how to do since the Reagan Administration.

I haven't seen someone go so long in a job they had no idea how to do since the Reagan Administration.
http://espn.go.com/i/editorial/2006/0502/photo/matt_millen_detroitGM_195.jpg

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:dismissed:

Heat and Magic in OT, Pookie has 48.

23 fts so far.

You gotta be shitting me.

Orlando has 24 fta
Wade has 23

LOL

The Utah Jazz are imploding.

I like this Pookie thing, it fits him.

Either the LAkers are the team to beat now or the jazz just fucking sucking it up these days

Make it 12 in a row for the Blazers

The Cavs have nearly reached a critical mass of dissatisfaction, if the stories are true, and it's not just in the coach's office.
Realistically, the coach is LeBrown, right?

Kyle Korver to Utah in exchange for Giricek and a 1st.

That first has gotta be pretty heavily protected, maybe top 20-22? Hard to say Korver is worth a whole lot more than that.

Celtics/Lakers tonite at 10 on nba tv. Should be interesting.

Boston is legit. Can't believe we beat them.

Although i like kobe now, hes just going back to him old self, trying to beat the c's by himself. He needs to get everyone involved, like he used to and try to get the win, not take 30 jumpers and hope they go in

Dooling just about posterized Ben who.

the game is pretty much tied up in the first.

Vandeweghe takes key personnel role with Nets
ESPN.com

Updated: December 31, 2007, 2:28 PM ET

Kiki Vandeweghe is heading to the New Jersey Nets as the special assistant to team president and general manager Rod Thorn.

Vandeweghe will essentially replace Ed Stefanski, who left the Nets to join the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this month. Stefanski replaced Billy King as the 76ers general manager.

A team news release said that Vandeweghe's duties will include working with Thorn to prepare for the 2008 NBA draft and " in the evaluation of current and future player personnel."

Vandeweghe was the general manager of the Denver Nuggets from 2001-2006. He has spent part of the last two seasons as an NBA analyst for ESPN.

"We are very pleased to welcome Kiki to the Nets," Thorn said in a news release from the team. "Kiki has been a mainstay in the league for almost two decades, first as an All-Star player and then as a front office executive. His experience in both areas will be an invaluable asset to the franchise, and we look forward to his contributions."

Vandeweghe, 49, played 13 seasons in the NBA for Denver, Portland, New York and the Los Angeles Clippers. As a general manager in Denver, he drafted Carmelo Anthony in 2003 and orchestrated major trades for Kenyon Martin and Marcus Camby.

He also worked for the Dallas Mavericks as an assistant coach and director of player development prior to joining Denver.

holy crap dwight howard!! thats a career highlight play right there.

washed up, useless ben wallace has been a one man wrecking crew this game. he's been the most important player on the floor for OT and the last few minutes of the game.

^ What game are you watching?

OH, Magic-Bulls on Superstation. Nice.

Thanks diddy.

o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0h, 107-106 game in OT.

washed up, useless ben wallace has been a one man wrecking crew this game. he's been the most important player on the floor for OT and the last few minutes of the game.

http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showpost.php?p=210758&postcount=30

www.HeyLarryHughesPleaseStopTakingSoManyBadShots.c om

^^^actual website^^^

Ha, that's awesome.

A bad shot to Larry Hughes = anything that requires having to shoot.

Damn, Ben Gordon with an amazing game tying shot.

If the Blazer's don't lose tonight (@ Utah), they will probably win 20 games in a row until they play @ Boston.

They play a bunch of shitty teams up until Boston.

ben gordon always makes the worst shots but can make a set shot to save is life.

lol I saw some chick in a Hinrich jersey. I had no clue they made those.

gahahah Turkoglu

lmfao @ the Bulls announcers

LOL @ the Bulls.

Hedu beat you.

Hedowned.

lol I saw some chick in a Hinrich jersey. I had no clue they made those.

WAS IT HIS MOM?

Nope, this chick was ugly.

Again, was it his mom?