Blazers win!
Outlaw, Roy, Aldridge are fucking amazing. They're a straight up team.
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Blazers win!
Outlaw, Roy, Aldridge are fucking amazing. They're a straight up team.
Lebron got busted for speeding.
I heard he was clocked going 23 in a 22.
^ Nice.
The Jazz are 15-2 since trading for fucking Kyle Korver.
Celtics and Cavs playing tonight.
I hope to God that Boston and Cleveland meet in the second round. It would be terrible for the Pistons to go Cleveland then Boston.
Ha, what do you know? Webber's first start with GS is against Chicago on Thursday and it IS a TNT game.
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NEW YORK -- Kobe Bryant will take part in the 3-point shooting contest at All-Star weekend against a field that includes defending champion Jason Kapono and the last repeat winner, Peja Stojakovic.
Steve Nash, Detroit All-Star Richard Hamilton and Cleveland's Daniel Gibson also were chosen Wednesday to take part in the event, which will be held Feb. 16 in New Orleans during All-Star Saturday night.
Bryant will try to add the 3-point title to the dunk championship he won as a rookie in 1997. He is shooting 35 percent from behind the arc this season.
Kapono signed with Toronto in the offseason and is shooting 51 percent from 3-point range. He won last year in Las Vegas while playing for Miami, falling just shy of the event record with a 24 in the final round.
Stojakovic, from the hometown Hornets, won the event in 2002-03 while playing for Sacramento and was the runner-up in 2004.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
Both of them were talking trash before the Lakers-Pistons game about the 3 point contest. Now it's on!!
Hornets over the Suns 132-130 in 2OT.
Paul: 42 points, 9 assists, 8 steals.
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Shocked by Shaq trade, LeBron seeks to improve Cavs
Associated Press
Updated: February 6, 2008, 9:56 PM ET
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James was in Shaq shock.
Like nearly everyone else, Cleveland's megastar was floored by Shaquille O'Neal's trade to Phoenix.
"Unbelievable," James said after practice Wednesday. "That's all I got. It's unbelievable."
O'Neal, one of the league's top centers for more than a decade, was traded by Miami to the Suns for forward Shawn Marion and guard Marcus Banks, a blockbuster deal that rocked the league like one of Shaq's backboard-bending dunks.
It was the second jaw-dropping swap involving All-Star players in days. Last week, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired 7-foot center Pau Gasol from Memphis, a trade that may have forced the Suns into retooling their team in order to stay ahead of their nearest competitor in the Pacific Division.
For James and the Cavaliers, Shaq's departure from the Eastern Conference is a plus. They'll only have to face him twice in the regular season, and won't have to worry about him until the finals, assuming, that is, they ever get back there.
"It's always good to see guys like that leave the East," Cavs coach Mike Brown said. "But the reality of it is if you expect to win it, you're going to have to play somebody like him or Gasol or [Tim] Duncan eventually."
But the Shaq-to-the-Suns trade also raised another issue in Cleveland: When will the Cavaliers make their own super swap?
James recently said he would love for general manager Danny Ferry to make a run at New Jersey point guard Jason Kidd, who has made it no secret that he wants the Nets to dish him off before the Feb. 21 trading deadline.
When James was asked if being paired with Kidd, his teammate last summer on the U.S. national team, could win the Cavs their first championship, Cleveland's superstar delivered an answer as resounding as any of his powerful slam dunks.
"Yeah," James said. "It's that easy."
If that was only the case.
The Cavaliers have been active in talks on several major trades in the past two years, but Ferry has been unable to pull one off since taking over the club in 2005. He made a strong push for Sacramento's Mike Bibby last year and may still be interested in adding him to Cleveland's roster.
Ferry, though, has been hampered by a roster filled with unappealing contracts and few tradable assets.
But getting a major deal done involving All-Stars isn't an impossibility as the Gasol and O'Neal deals have shown. Whether they work out, well, that remains to be seen.
The Cavaliers would like to add another star player to complement James, who's having an MVP-caliber season. Larry Hughes hasn't been what Cleveland had hoped since Ferry signed the oft-injured shooting guard to a five-year, $60 million contract before the '05 season.
James was asked if it's necessary for a team to have multiple stars to win an NBA title.
"It helps," he said with a laugh. "It does help when you have guys on the team that are perennial All-Stars or can go out there and produce every night and you know what you're going to get."
Reminded that Kidd was still available, James grinned.
"I know that," he said.
James, too, knows that adding another big player can lead to problems.
"It can mess up the chemistry a little bit and it could take a little longer for them to fit in, maybe not," he said. "The reward is you get a good player. Like the Lakers, they got a guy [Gasol] who has averaged 20 [points] and 12 [rebounds] for his whole career. Last night, Kobe Bryant gets six points and the Lakers win by 15, that's the reward.
"It all depends on what caliber of player you are getting and how fast he can adjust to the new system."
If the Cavaliers stand pat and don't make a trade, James is confident the defending Eastern Conference champs are still good enough to win it all.
"As long as I'm healthy, we're going to give ourselves a chance to win," he said. "No matter who is out on the court with me."
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
How can his teammates stand him? I don't care how much better you are than me, don't talk about me like I'm fucking handicapped.
I'd be so pissed if I heard a teammate was talking about me like that. I'm sorry I'm not a perennial MVP candidate, but that doesn't mean you can talk about me like I'm the biggest piece of shit in the league and I'm only holding you back. He basically said "I am the team, you can put whatever crap around me you want and I'll still get us a chance at a championship. Put something worth anything around me and we'll win it all for sure."
Seriously, can anybody tell me why the All Star game is still played during the season?
The game is meaningless (I watch it anyway), there's nothing to be playing for. Give the players 5 days off or whatever it is and move the game to after the season (like the Pro Bowl).
Plus, you get to have an entire season to decide who the all-stars are instead of just half a season of good play. See who pulls it together and drags their team into the playoffs and who folds under pressure and can't get it done.
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Originally Posted by Zekyl
i think rips gonna choke like fuck in the 3pt competition too. anyone see jason kapono in shoot around? he missed one three...its on nba tv
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Originally Posted by Cross
Kapono is a beast. I'll be amazed if he doesn't win it. The guy can flat out shoot. Just think about him playing for the Suns!!!
My boy Earl got a trip-dub last night:
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Seattle 105, Sacramento 92
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Earl Watson sat calmly in the Seattle SuperSonics' dressing room, pleased that the first triple-double of his six-year NBA career came in a victory.
Watson had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the revitalized Sonics to their fourth victory in five games, a 105-92 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.
"It's something you always want to get, a triple-double," Watson said, "but it was even more important that we got another win."
It has been a surprising turnaround of late for Seattle, which snapped a 14-game losing streak on Jan. 29 with a victory over defending champion San Antonio. The latest win ended a 14-game road losing streak.
"We're playing better defense, making better decisions at the other end and more guys are simply playing well," Seattle coach P.J. Carlesimo said.
Ahead by eight points after three quarters, the Sonics scored the first 13 points of the fourth to take a 21-point lead.
Scoreless through three quarters, Johan Petro scored all nine of his points in the 13-0 run that helped Seattle go ahead 94-73 with 8:06 remaining.
"I thought we took Seattle for granted," John Salmons said. "We thought we could turn the switch on and off any time we wanted. We didn't put them away like we should have."
Outplaying Kings point guard Mike Bibby, Watson was the model of efficiency, making nine of 12 shots, connecting on three 3-pointers, and hitting both free throws attempts.
Watson's 10th assist came off an unlikely 20-footer by center Kurt Thomas with just under a minute remaining, giving Watson Seattle's first triple-double since Ray Allen on Jan. 28, 2004, against the Lakers.
"I've been close a couple of times, but I was not sure I was going to get it," Watson said. "My teammates told me in the fourth that I was getting close."
Kevin Durant scored 17 points, Chris Wilcox had 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Nick Collison and Kurt Thomas each had 13 points.
Ron Artest scored 20 points for the Kings, who had their season-best four-game winning streak snapped. Francisco Garcia and John Salmons both scored 11 points, while Spencer Hawes, Mike Bibby and Mikki Moore all had 10.
It was a sub-par game for Martin, the Kings' leading scorer. He missed both first-half shots and was scoreless until making two free throws midway through the third quarter. Martin missed his first nine shots before making his only basket, a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter. He finished with five points.
"There was nothing off about my game tonight," Martin said. "It was one of those nights where I couldn't force too many shots."
For the injury-plagued Kings, it was also another game without a full roster. Starting center Brad Miller missed the game after cutting the index finger of his right hand Sunday. Miller was named Western Conference Player of the Week after averaging 22 points and 18.3 rebounds in three straight victories last week.
Seattle's switch to a zone defense in the second quarter seemed to bother the Kings, who went cold after a strong first quarter. The poor shooting extended into the third quarter when the Sonics went on a 14-4 run to start the period and led 81-73 going into the fourth.
"We couldn't play any worse than we were doing man-to-man," Carlesimo said of the switch to a zone. "Sometimes when you throw a zone out there, the other team starts missing. Our guys played it hard. Zones look good when guys don't make shots. Guys who normally shoot well for them were missing shots."
Watson did much of the damage in the third quarter. The veteran guard made all four shots and scored 10 points for Seattle, which outscored Sacramento 34-24 to assume control of the game for good.
Artest scored 13 of his 17 first-half points in the opening quarter for the Kings, who led 49-48 at intermission.
In case you missed it...
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Francis to have season-ending knee surgery
Associated Press
Updated: February 6, 2008, 10:46 PM ET
HOUSTON -- Houston Rockets guard Steve Francis will undergo season-ending surgery on a torn left quadriceps muscle, his agent told a Houston television station Wednesday.
The 6-foot-3 Francis has been out since Dec. 15 with the injury. He's appeared in only 10 games this season with three starts, averaging 5.5 points and three assists.
Agent Jeff Fried told KRIV that Francis would have the procedure.
"It's been a challenging few years for Steve from an injury perspective, and if there is any aspect of a positive light to be placed on the situation it is that Steve now knows the severity of the injury," Fried said, "and can take definitive steps to repair the problem and look forward to continuing his basketball career at the elite level that he is accustomed."
Fried did not immediately return a telephone call from The Associated Press. Rockets spokesman Nelson Luis would not confirm the surgery.
Francis signed a one-year contract with an option for a second year in July, returning to the city where he played from 1999-2004. He was traded to Orlando in 2004 in a deal that brought Tracy McGrady to the Rockets. After two seasons with the Magic, Francis spent two seasons with New York before signing with Houston again.
The former Maryland star has career averages of 18 points and six assists, but his numbers have steadily declined since he left the Magic.
Send them Flip Murray quick!
Is something wrong with James? They played Tmac and Alston almost the entire game the last time out.
I checked his game log and he's played 18 total minutes since Thanksgiving (not counting a 21 minute game when Tmac was out). Why is he out of their rotation entirely? They've played Brooks some, but not a lot either. Maybe they would like a veteran chucker in case Tmac goes down again.
Probably not.
However, they don't have a backup to Yao (Dike does not play), maybe Brezec and chucker Murray could net us a first rounder? They are barely in the lotto right now, so it would be a decent pick maybe. They owe 3 second rounders over the next two drafts, maybe we could send them ours with the above mentioned expirings for a first rounder.
QUICK, SOMEONE E-MAIL KEITH AND ASK HIM!!!
Joe Smith looks like fucking DMX.
Damon Jones went 3-7 tonight, all of which came from 3 point land...
seems to me Damon has his role figured out...
I know everyone was bashing Chicago for picking up Joe Smith (I was one of them) in the offseason, but he's been one of the few bright spots for them this season.
Minny choked one away vs. Bawston.
Gotta admire how Kidd is going about things. He wants out of NJ, yet he's still playing hard and playing great ball.
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Originally Posted by The Mailman
Honestly, I think the Kings are a pretty damn good team when healthy. Brad Miller is playing out of his fucking mind right now. I think 2 20/20 out of 3 at one point. They have beat pretty legit teams with a healthy team. Maybe they need to get rid of Bibby and and John Salmons for a big time point guard in Jason Kidd or a power forward? This team can contend. They'll need the defensive presence from Artest and the great offensive player kmart is. Mikki Moore is an energy guy and hawes is a prject so thheir frontline is set, although weak. they're really deep though. Douby,Garcia, and Udrih are all capable of taking starter like minutes.
Brad Miller
Ron Artest
John Salmons
Kevin Martin
Mike Bibby
Their bench is the x factor. This team is such a good offensive team, so many damn weapons.
Szczerbiak pulled a Webber and called a timeout even though they had none, then got teched.
Big day today.
Spurs @ Celtics at 1:00 (ABC)
Lakers @ Heat at 3:30 (ABC)
Then Nuggets @ Cavs and Wizards @ Suns on ESPN (not sure about the times)
Nuggets-Cavs is at 7
Wizards-Suns is at 9:30
Both Francis and Marbury are done for the year...
I know Glenn will be rooting for Bawston today. Traitor.
Rasheed Wallace will replace Kevin Garnett at the All-Star Game. "Motherfucker," mused Wallace.
Nuggets raping the Cavs' brains out.
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Originally Posted by The Mailman
Even with KG out the "scrubs" on the Celtics are stepping up. Rondo leads the friggin' team in rebounding without Garnett, Glenn Davis (sounds familiar) has played well, and Leon fucking Powe has as well.
What happened to the Pistons Notes thread?
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Originally Posted by Ric Bucher
Both from the same link http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailyd...t&lid=tab2pos2Quote:
Originally Posted by John Hollinger
There's only one undisputed form of abortion, and its postbirth: Jason Maxiell
I'm more interested in the 3 point contest than I am in the dunk contest. Actually, I'm not interested in the dunk contest at all.
SI is reporting Stern is considering putting 5 NBA franchises in Europe within the next 10 years.
Thoughts?
the nba has been talking about that FOREVER. i think he just likes talking about globalization. i can see the nba buying a euro league, but it would probably have more in common with the DL than the L.