Tyson Chandler and Desmond Mason hurt.

Giblert injured but will most likely play through it.

LaMarcus Aldrdige playing excellent ball but is out indefinetely due to dizziness and heart problems.

Some cat named Walter Hermann is tearing it up in Charlotte. Seriously he is plaaying really well.

t-mac's back is fucked. wait...

Jrich erupts for another huge 3pt shooting game.

LeBron and Dirk also injured but nothing serious.

Pistons need to wake up and play some serious basketball starting now until june.

lazy for links trust me:)

Gilbert is done for the year.

Gilbert is done for the year.

I first read it as something small but I guess hes not going to be back. However, IF the Wiz can make it to the ECF or even the finals, both Butler and gil might be back. However that is very doubtful.

I first read it as something small but I guess hes not going to be back. However, IF the Wiz can make it to the ECF or even the finals, both Butler and gil might be back. However that is very doubtful.
I don't think the Wiz would put them on the playoff roster if they're done for the rest of the regular season with harsh injuries.

did you see what gil's knee did? not pretty. he wont play anything for a while. wiz are fubar'd, to say the least. whoever gets them in rnd 1 gets a bye.

Right now, it's Toronto, although Miami's only a game out of 3rd in the east. I'd rather Toronto holds on because right now that puts Cleveland vs Miami in the first round. Wouldn't mind those two meeting, beating each other up, and it's one less tough team for us to face.

Also interesting to note: right now it's Bulls and Nets in the 2-7 match-up, and the Nets are 2-0 against them so far this season. Maybe they can take care of the Bulls for us.

Right now, it's Toronto, although Miami's only a game out of 3rd in the east. I'd rather Toronto holds on because right now that puts Cleveland vs Miami in the first round. Wouldn't mind those two meeting, beating each other up, and it's one less tough team for us to face.

Also interesting to note: right now it's Bulls and Nets in the 2-7 match-up, and the Nets are 2-0 against them so far this season. Maybe they can take care of the Bulls for us.

so much for that...

nets got killed by 30 without tyrus or Ben...

i honestly think the Nets are one of the worst teams in the playoff, if they make it. im hoping nets can get 8th

both jkidd and vince got triple doubles in the same game...

also mavs can't get to 70 wins anymore

Police arrest Heat's Posey on drunken driving charge
Associated Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Miami Heat forward James Posey was arrested early Monday on a drunken driving charge after an officer pulled him over for stopping in the middle of a road.

Posey had stopped his car on a double-lane Miami Beach road, talking to occupants of other vehicles and pedestrians, police said.

Once out of the car, Posey displayed "bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath," the police report said. The player also was unsteady on his feet and swayed while standing, police said.

Posey was arrested and taken to Miami-Dade County jail.

The Heat declined immediate comment. The team is scheduled to practice Monday morning before flying to Charlotte for a game there Tuesday. It's unknown if Posey would be on the traveling roster.

Posey, in the final year of his contract, is making about $6.4 million this season with the defending champion Heat.

It was the second DUI arrest involving a Heat player in Miami Beach this season. Rookie Robert Hite was charged in January, but that was later dropped when tests showed Hite's blood alcohol level well within legal limits.

The Heat decided after the arrest Hite should take some time away from the team, and ultimately released him. He is playing in South Dakota with an NBA Development League club.

dwyane played yesterday, supposedly pain free. paging dr einstein md?

dwyane played yesterday, supposedly pain free. paging dr einstein md?

Pain in what context? His shots were painful to watch.

I'm sure there are words in Bubbles post, I'm just having trouble seeing them.

One American Hero goes down for the season, another steps in to take his place.

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Well it happened again, another Sonic went crumpling down on the floor in pain and is likely out for the season. Earl Watson landed on the foot of Dikembe Mutombo and bent his left ankle awkwardly and it swelled to the size of a baseball. It doesn't appear Watson will be back this season. Why would the Sonics want to bring him or Luke Ridnour back to risk further injury when the games are meaningless? The Sonics are going to bring in a guard from the NBDL and it could be Mateen Cleaves who is playing for Bakersfield of the NBDL and at least knows the Sonics system. I think the 28-year-old Cleaves would come back to the NBA for this short stint as he tries to make a summer league team and a roster next year.

There aren't a lot of quality point guards in the NBDL and the Sonics likely would have jumped on former UW standout Will Conroy, but he got signed by the Los Angeles Clippers after they released him to sign Jason Hart. So it's Cleaves, Frank Williams, Curtis Stinson or Pooh Jeter. The Sonics may have consider Milt Palacio, whom they cut in camp, but he is playing in Italy.

:mateen:

Payton Tears Calf Muscle During Monday's Practice
10th April, 2007 - 6:30 pm
Press Release -
The Miami Heat announced today that guard Gary Payton is expected to miss 2-3 weeks after tearing his left calf muscle. The incident occurred during practice on Monday, April 9.

Payton has averaged 5.3 points, 2.9 assists, 1.9 rebounds and 21.9 minutes in 67 games (27 starts) for the HEAT this season. [READ]

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ar...days_practice/ (http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/45570/20070410/payton_tears_calf_muscle_during_mondays_practice/)

Bulls thoroughly thrash Knicks

By K.C. Johnson
Tribune staff reporter
Published April 10, 2007, 11:19 PM CDT


The Bulls remained on the fast track for the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed with a 98-69 blowout of the Knicks on Tuesday night at the United Center and also clinched home-court advantage for the first round, even if they finish as the fifth seed.

But a fast-food sandwich dominated words and actions in a heated postgame debate.



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Several Knicks accused the Bulls of trying to run up the score in an attempt to hit the century mark and provide free Big Macs for the sellout crowd of 22,296 for doing so.

Steve Francis and Nate Robinson got in the faces of Bulls rookies Tyrus Thomas and Thabo Sefolosha as the final buzzer sounded. As the teams then retreated to their locker rooms, teammates had to restrain Knicks center Jerome James from going after Thomas.

"I know when people are trying to run up the score on you," Francis said. "I told their players that if I was in the game, it would've been something different. I won't do that to nobody and I don't expect nobody to try to do that to the younger players on my team.

"I don't care about the Big Mac. I'm just saying respect, man. Their coach played in the NBA before. He should know that. If somebody did that to him, I'm pretty sure he would be upset."

Bulls coach Scott Skiles, speaking before Francis did, had no problem with his team missing three three-pointers, an alley-oop attempt from Chris Duhon to Thomas and a layup attempt off a rebound in the final 64 seconds after hitting 98 points.

"If we had 92 points with two minutes to go and we're out there jacking threes all over the place, I could see that," Skiles said. "But at the end to shoot the ball and try to tip it in, I've never been accused by anybody of trying to run up the score."

Pressed further, Skiles finally turned sarcastic.

"From everything I hear, they're on the verge of being a great team," Skiles said. "It ought to be a team we should be playing over and over again in the years to come. So something like this shouldn't fester or anything."

James matched Skiles' sarcasm, saying he merely was running down to say hello to fellow player representative P.J. Brown.

Said Duhon, with a smile: "I don't cook, so I wanted one myself. We certainly didn't mean any disrespect."

The postgame pap couldn't obscure an impressive Bulls performance that helped them match their 2004-05 victory total, keep their 50-victory goal alive and mesh with their mind-set of taking care of business to render whatever the Cavaliers does superfluous.

"Whether we can win them all or not, I don't know," Skiles said. "But I don't know if Cleveland can either. It looks like it on paper. But anything can happen at this time of year."

Except, it seems, a Knicks victory. Riddled with injuries, they have lost 10 of 12 and showed more fight after the final buzzer than they did during a 25-turnover performance.

The Knicks missed eight of their first nine shots and committed a staggering seven turnovers in the first 4:01, two of them on offensive fouls by Eddy Curry. He sat just 104 seconds after tipoff and finished with just four points and three turnovers in 22 minutes.

Ben Gordon's 23 points and seven assists led the Bulls, who rested their starters the entire fourth quarter.

Ben Wallace, who battled sinusitis last week, said his energy level was better but his headache remained. He had 10 rebounds.

Kirk Hinrich, already battling a sore big toe, knocked knees with Robinson but contributed 13 points and five assists in just 17 minutes.

This game provided the largest margin of victory in 186 meetings between the teams.

"They definitely were trying to run up the score," Curry said. "But that's all right. We'll see them next year."


i was at the game, and it sucked. only excitement came from the big mac chase.

steve franchise is so funny, saying he wouldnt run up the score. of course you wouldnt steve, you, and your team suck, you would never get the opportunity.

i dont know why i picked zeke as my darkhorse coy. i dont know why he got extended. all he's done is turned a team that was crappy but building into a crappy but thuggy team. like the saying goes, the knicks is a bunch of punks.

The Sonics signed Randy Livingston instead of Mateen.

Denver might give him a call, though.

Keep your white towel handy, 'teen.

Oh man, the New York Chicks and their hilarious bitching about "running up the score." How many times has this happened this year? What a bunch of weaklings.

Has anyone else seen the movie "Cabin Boy" and if so, can you understand why I can't get David Letterman's part as the sock-monkey salesman out of my head?

Here it is: http://www.jibjab.com/jokebox/jokebox/jibjab/id/616755/jokeid/136123

KG's injured and pissed off.

will miss remainder of season

let the KG to the knicks or Lakers begin

I wish he wouldn't put on an emmy performance when he gets hurt so people wouldn't think he's superhuman when he comes back. Stupid NBA fans (non pistons of course).

per ESPN, the crying continues.


Sore knee means D-Wade will keep feet on floor



Dwyane Wade (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3708)'s shoulder isn't the only body part that's been bothering him lately.
Wade says he's leaving the dunking to others after aggravating the tendinitis in his left knee during the Miami Heat (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=mia)'s win over the Washington Wizards (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=was) on Wednesday.
Wade told Miami-area newspapers he experienced pain in the knee after landing from a dunk in the second quarter.
"I didn't even jump that high," he said. "I didn't want to do that [dunk], but I was in a situation where I had to do it. It hurt me when I came down. If I don't have to dunk, I am not dunking."
Wade has played in three games since returning from a dislocated left shoulder that sidelined him 23 games. He said the knee has bothered him most of the season, but has become worse since he began preparing for his return to the lineup.
"[i] put too much pressure on my knee early on and it got real tender and real sore," he said, adding that had he not been out with an injury, he would not be practicing on it.
"The only thing I can do is continue to do the therapy and hopefully, one day, I come in and it feels good," Wade said. "I know it's not going to go away. I'm just looking for a little relief."

He's such a warrior.

If by warrior you mean fucking douchebag, then yes MoTown, you are 100% correct

Oh man, the New York Chicks and their hilarious bitching about "running up the score." How many times has this happened this year? What a bunch of weaklings.

Has anyone else seen the movie "Cabin Boy" and if so, can you understand why I can't get David Letterman's part as the sock-monkey salesman out of my head?

Here it is: http://www.jibjab.com/jokebox/jokebox/jibjab/id/616755/jokeid/136123

I can understand it, as long as you empathize with my mortal fear of Chocki

Don't let them give you any of that flank steak bullshit.

Glenn I think there's something wrong with your avatar. All I see is an old wrinkly hand pinching a penny.

Nuggets snap their 7 game win streak.

Nash gets 18 assists and 0 turnovers.

Duncan gets the Sheed treatment from the refs in Dallas. Ejected for laughing.

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Duncan laughs like a little girl.


Duncan talking about it in the locker room (pretty lame).
http://www.woai.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=384684@video.woai.com
Lol@Duncan "Raw"

Jesus Christ, Crawford is the worst official in the game. Or any game.

Wow, that is garbage. the player next to Duncan was laughing too BTW. You can't T a guy laughing on the bench. Crawford had no idea what he was laughing at, unless he was watching TD the whole time on the bench, and then he's not doing his job. That is BS.

Then Oberto gets called for a shitty foul on the next play. Lol.

$1 says Stern gets this retracted.

Get ready for the tankjob of the season.

Minnesota plays Memphis tonight.

If Minnesota wins, they have to give up their 1st round pick to the Clippers (#11). Sam Cassell deal.

If Minnesota loses, they keep the pick (#10).

So what are the odds that Minnesota lose at home to the worst team in the NBA?

Watch and see.

That's big for both teams for sure. The Wolves and Clippers could both drastically need a player at #10/#11 like Acie Law or Jeff Green. The Wolves could also use Hibbert or Hawes too, since they haven't had a good center in Minny since the Lakers left.

That is unless you consider the long line of white stiff centers there good...Rasho, Cherokie Parks, Princess Laettner, etc. Googs was about as close as you get to a good center.

I think Minny loses this. We all know Grizzlies got the last pick and no point in ending the season losing to some shit teams.

thing about tanking is that there is virtually no incentive for the players to do it. franchise? maybe. coach? probably not. players? none at all.

(Isiah) Thomas said he believes the Knicks are the best 33-49 team ever assembled.

Kings fire Musselman after one season

Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Sacramento Kings fired coach Eric Musselman on Friday after a losing season in which the team failed to make the playoffs for the first time in nine years.

He coached the Kings to a 33-49 record.

Musselman came to Sacramento last year after two seasons as an assistant at Memphis under Mike Fratello. In 2004, he was fired as the Golden State Warriors head coach after two straight losing seasons.

He's reportedly owed $5 million over the final two years of his deal.

Telfair was busted with a loaded hand gun AGAIN.

This time the pigs pulled him over in his Range Rover.

Point guard? I'd just as soon have Telfair point that thing away from me.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2847755

Telfair's been kicked out of the Celtics organizations.

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/289/throughthefiresebastienzs7.jpg

He's just adding drama for his second DVD release. He doesn't have much NBA footage, so he needs more filler for the DVD.

Portland tought him well.

Who will step up?

Don't be shocked if he's in Miami next year. They have a little problem at PG.

Portland tought him well.

Who will step up?

Don't be shocked if he's in Miami next year. They have a little problem at PG.

and he's a little PG.



ok, i've met my one cheesy joke quota for the day.

Apparently the Sonics are having a pow wow this afternoon.

"Would Bob Hill and Rick Sund please pick up the white courtesy phone?"

If you haven't already heard, the Grizzlies sought (and received) permission from the Sixers to talk to Larry Brown about their coaching job.

I hope he gets it, the NBA needs LB!!!

The Hawks also announced that they are retaining Mike Woodson for next year as their coach.

The Hawks also announced that they are retaining Mike Woodson for next year as their coach.

Hard to argue with proven success.

Not that the coaching is 100% of what makes the Hawks the Hawks...

I'd take Woodson over the Flipster here in the D.

Shit, I'd have Carlysle back before I'd let Flip coach another season.

The fact that the Magic are asking for, and receiving, permission to speak to head coaching candidates that are under contract with other teams (assistants) is probably not a good sign for Brian Hill.

Look for him to be gone by Monday night IMO.

don't think well be getting alot of discussion on this so ill put this in here


For the second time in his career, Bryan Colangelo, President and General Manager of the Toronto Raptors , was named The Sporting News’ NBA Executive of the Year. Colangelo also received the honor in 2004-05 when he guided the Phoenix Suns to the third-greatest turnaround in NBA history.

After 15 years with the Suns, Colangelo, 41, joined the Raptors on Feb. 28, 2006, and began building the roster around star forward Chris Bosh. With the top pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, Colangelo selected Andrea Bargnani. Under Colangelo’s first full season at the helm, Toronto won its first Atlantic Division title, earned home court advantage in the Playoffs for the first time in team history and won a franchise record-tying 47 wins – a 20-win improvement over the 2005-06 season.

For his outstanding work with the Raptors, his fellow executives gave him 20 of the 45 votes cast. Finishing second in the voting was Rockets General Manager Carroll Dawson who received 9 votes. Seven other executives received votes for the award. Colangelo’s father, Jerry, won the award four times.

The fact that the Magic are asking for, and receiving, permission to speak to head coaching candidates that are under contract with other teams (assistants) is probably not a good sign for Brian Hill.

Look for him to be gone by Monday night IMO.

I'm hoping that there is a meeting today in Orlando or this is going to be off by a few days.

The Rockets apparently interviewed Rick Adelman today to replace JVG.

The Pistons own teamwork.
http://www.nba.com/statistics/lenovo/lenovo.html

Pretty much says Tayshaun makes everyone look good.

This is pretty good too though:

Jason Kidd averaged 14.6 points, 10.9 rebounds and 10.9 assists in the playoffs, becoming theonly other player to average a triple-double for the postseason other than Oscar Robertson, who did it in 1962 for the Cincinnati Royals. Kidd's run might have been more impressive as it spanned 12 games vs. the Big O's which was only four games.

lol we are the top 3 in the 3 player combination

Grizzlies to hire Iavaroni as head coach