2011年6月29日星期三

Chris Paul has a few weapons at his disposal, not having David West selects

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Another day came, another domino in New Orleans any way, another reason for each section of the hope of reducing that Chris Paul is a Hornet to remain after the deadline next NBA exchange.
Starting Monday, New Orleans has not Batman Robin.
He does not have the confidence of partners, without your teammates, who also bear walking at least 5 seconds in regulation to the left and the way the Hornets by a point or two, was not challenged the peer to multiple winners and the numbers do behind the machine like efficiency.
Forget that David West has not ruled out New Orleans chose his contract and became a free agent, and the safety of franchises, that the Hornet will sign power forward, and their duration.
The implication is that the West is not as again with # 30 in New Orleans, in part, on two premises.
First, the West has never been anything less than prudent, thoughtful, analytical and mature was.
The assumption is that it would not have given up during reconstruction a torn ligament, if you have options. I do not think there are a safe bet for a total unknown in the free agent market if it were known, was that wouldnt get a decent offer. The money in the second was not the driving force behind their actions, then it probably is not now nor will.
Yes, the West has given generously during his Hornet career. Spam is not to eat quickly if you really want. But not when he signed his contract extension to try in 2006 not to break the bank. Scope of $ 45 million over five years may have played one more season, become a restricted free agent, and followed the reef and lower payments for the duration of the agreement, approximately $ 8.3 million last season.
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Hes leaving a guaranteed $ 7,500,000. If he says he is keen to win, not only an excellent season and the playoffs, but capable of realistic position for the NBA title challenge would be smart to believe his word.
Sun wouldnt of man bites dog stuff, if he had less money to play on a championship competitor.
However, its production is expected to take another bite of New Orleans a chance to calm down Paul. If the West is gone, it's a weapon at least one weapon less think Paul has at his disposal, and if you know that, regardless of the owner of the first stage, you do not pay attention to what he said or how they play.
The first Western opposition ignores the fact that the West has a right that is collectively negotiated and won by playing eight seasons. Then, the wailing, the defense does not work, rebound, run the floor, taking care of the ball or speak a foreign language well enough to your taste.
However, it is interesting to note that the 21 players in the NBA last season, averaging 18.9 points compared to its more than 7.6 and 30 rebounds lifted its six power forward, that the first category and 18 in the final were included.
But only five NBA Power Forwards Zach Randolph had Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge, Blake Griffin and Amare Stoudemire both better in the statistics.
Stoudemire played center and probably as much if not more, than the incident power.
In short, the West can not Dirk Nowitzki, but not the dirt, either.
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No one knows better than Paul, who always relied on the West, 1-2 time All-Star, the team of two in reserve, because it was chosen by coaches in the NBA.
Yes, it was Carl Landry, who filled in well to the west was injured and is in a critical time before this is a good choice for the Hornets. However, Landry is also a free agent who could sign elsewhere, and could actually be a legitimate reason that Landry is only about 20 percent of his 267 NBA games has begun.
Perhaps his strength is to make a reservation as owners.
The West, however, is a proven starter and producer. Hesa respected veteran presence and clear thinking.
The Hornets clearly need more that a few of them.
Not only for Paul please, even if it be a major concern. But because these players, people like the West team to win.
That's what the Hornets have lost Monday when West chose. That, and a little more reason to hope anyone that would go to Paul about his previous commitment.

2011年6月28日星期二

Oklahoma City Thunder exercise options in the contract of five players

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 The Oklahoma City Thunder has exercised the contract options of five players.

The thunder is exercised the fourth year option on guard James Harden, Serge Ibaka guard Eric Maynor and later the center of Byron Mullens and third-year option on center Cole Aldrich.
Harden, who was selected third overall by the thunder in the 2009 draft in the NBA, averaging 12.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in his second season. Harden appeared in 82 games for the Thunder and was the Rookie Challenge 2011 T-Mobile Team and the Youth Jam sophomore selected.
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Ibaka, selected 24th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft, appeared in 82 games (44 starts) for the Thunder in the 2010-11 season. Republic of Congo native averaging 9.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots (third NBA) per game.
Maynor, who at the thunder through the trading 22nd Was purchased in December 2009, appeared in 82 games for the team this season. The product is averaging 4.2 points and 2.9 Engagement helps in 14.6 minutes per game.
Mullen, selected 24th overall in the 2009 Entry Draft to the
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 NBA and appeared in 13 games for the Thunder in the 2010-11 season. Mullens within 14 appearances (14 starts) with the Tulsa 66er, the Thunder D-League affiliate, where he average of 14.9 points and 6.8 rebounds in 27.7 minutes per game.
Aldrich, the number 11 in the 2010 NBA Draft, appeared in 18 games for the Thunder. The product of Kansas appeared in 21 games (21 starts) with the Tulsa 66er, averaging 10.3 points and 8.6 rebounds in 29.3 minutes per game.

2011年6月27日星期一

Why the new look of the Washington Wizards could be a playoff team in the NBA next season

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On 13 April 2011 ended the regular season the Washington Wizards to a loss of what has become of throwing line of professional basketball, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Wizards looked like a team that refused full of talented young players who are more like corpses was played, the team to share the ball effectively and all the players seemed more concerned with their individual statistics for a total team victory.

The coach seemed to mention not all theater, and the isolation and the loss seemed to just keep adding as the fans seemed to believe that the organization would never loose to take on the right path to the playoffs again.

All this culminated on 13 negative pulse April during a season in the playoffs Wizards seemed more likely than a balanced budget by politicians and consultants in the same city.

On this day, we wondered, was the hope we had for the Wizards after being able to write simply false hope John Wall? Mages are always winners again?

Now, just two months and 14 days later, it seems that the Wizards could be a playoff team next season.

The organization has rebuilt Wizards perennial doormat totally a potential winner in the last two months and it began to be any evidence of his basketball miserable past to bury.

That is why the Wizards one of the most significant changes in technology in recent history have been may be. It fans the message that this is not the same team that once seemed the last time the season hits in December.

He gave the players the message that it was the year he was a team, not just a collection of fifteen selfish individuals trying to get paid.

The colors remind fans of the Washington Bullets, and the speed of the fastball, the participants all have an issue suddenly on the national stage. The same team that would have given anything at the local level, only two months and 14 days regardless.
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The Wizards also continued its dramatic transformation for the best project of an NBA team on Thursday evening. Not only the best value for all peaks, which were a team that has forged an identity as a solo version of a poor man in the '05-'09, Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns.

The speed of the John Wall will allow you to perform almost all their possessions, and the selection of Jan Vesely, who is finally someone from your own computer, which can be executed with him.

The Wizards lacked a defensive presence last season, and now have the best defensive presence and shot-blocker in college basketball last season to Chris Singleton.

Singleton allow the wall and get in quick strikes Vesely even faster and even allow you to see Washington three-point shooters on the counter.
You can expect that Washington is one of the most exciting teams at national level in the next season, where last season he could not get the attention of the local population in the capital of our nation.
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The Wizards have all their right to vote in the last two months and 14 days to renew a new identity and a sense of the franchise forge.
The career of the new assistants and work together on quick attacks, whereas before they were content to be selfish and twenty wins a year.

This team will be more like '05-'09 Suns convicted support teams of the past. The newcomers have a stimulating effect of chemical aggressive when the management team but not before the administration care if his players used guns at the door.

The Wizards have changed over the past two months and 14 days for a radical change in style and the formation of a clear identity.

2011年6月26日星期日

Berry Tramel: Even at 94, Marvin Miller would be an advantage NBA players

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With the 2011 NBA Draft now in the books, it's time to hand out 30 grades for all 30 teams.

Starting with...

Dallas Mavericks (Inc)

No Draft Picks

It’s all good.

Keep partying Dallas.



Denver Nuggets (B+)

First round: Kenneth Faried

First round: Jordan Hamilton

Second round: Chukwudiebere Maduabum

The Nuggets had a draft a weird draft, in the sense that I like the players they took…just not necessarily with this team.

To a degree, I guess Faried makes sense. Kenyon Martin is a free agent, and Nene has a player option to leave, so I guess he’s insurance should both bolt town.

But Jordan Hamilton? He’s a volume shooter, who jacks up bad shots, has a low basketball IQ (and by “low,” I actually mean non-existent) and plays poor perimeter defense, which is basically the exact way you’d describe four guys that the Nuggets already have.

Isn’t Hamilton just a taller, less tatt’ed up version of J.R. Smith?

As for Chukwudiebere Maduabum, well, just looking at his name on paper is making my head hurt.

Anyone have Tylenol?



Golden State Warriors (B-)

First round: Klay Thompson

Second round: Charles Jenkins

Second round: Jeremy Tyler

With the selection of Thompson in the first round, the Warriors once again proved that some teams just aren’t concerned about winning. After all, how many all-offense, no-defense perimeter guys does one team need? Is Golden State stocking up in case the world comes to an end tomorrow or something?

As for their second-rounders, well, I’m kind of intrigued by Tyler. All jokes aside, this guy was (at a time), the best player in his high school class, ranked ahead of Kyrie Irving, Brandon Knight, Jared Sullinger and others.

Granted, since then he’s proven to have the maturity level of a 16-year-old girl, but still.

If he ever puts it all together, Tyler could end up being a steal.



Houston Rockets (B-)

First round: Marcus Morris

First round: Donatas Motiejunas

Second round: Chandler Parsons

I bumped this up to a B- only because Marcus Morris had the best line of the night after his brother got drafted, when he said that he’d send him “flowers or fruit or something” when he got lonely (Marcus and his twin Markieff have played together their whole lives). Absolutely classic.

Otherwise, this draft left me unimpressed.

Look, I think that Rockets GM Daryl Morey has gotten a lot of credit that’s well deserved. He’s embraced analytics, is good with the media, and squeezed about as much of the talent he has as anyone could.

At the same time, how many years in a row can the Rockets hang out in this abyss of “fringe playoff team,” without shaking things up? I love Marcus Morris, and think he’s better than last year’s pick Patrick Patterson.

But is he really a guy who is making Houston better going into next year? Is he the missing piece that’ll push them into the playoffs?

Morey has supposedly been collecting assets for years now, wasn’t this the time to either cash some in and try to move up in the draft or get an impactful player in a trade?

I guess my point is this. Even though I had the NBA League Pass last year, I almost never watched the Rockets. Why? Because I always knew what I was getting out of them.

They were a good team that usually beat the bad ones but were almost never competitive with the league’s elite. Again, they’re stuck in an abyss.

And r



Los Angeles Clippers (C-)

Second round: Trey Thompkins

Second round: Travis Leslie

How can you not love the Clippers? Only they would take two guys that were considered underachievers off a college team that wildly underachieved in its own right.

The fact that Jay Bilas said that Trey Thompkins had the body fat of “a sea lion,” probably didn’t make Clippers fans feel better either.

If you are looking for a positive spin however, I’m guessing that Leslie and Blake Griffin are going to have some pretty epic dunk contests after practice next year!

(This article features only the Western Conference Draft grades. To read the ENTIRE Eastern Conference Draft Recap and Grades, please click here. Also, for updates on all his articles, podcasts and giveaways, be sure to follow Aaron on  http://www.twitter.com/Aaron_Torres)


Los Angeles Lakers (C-)

Second round: Darius Morris

Second round: Andrew Goudelock

Second round: Ater Majok

I know nothing about Goudelock. And I know that after watching him play at UConn, Majok will never play a single, meaningful minute in the NBA. Not one.

As for Morris, people keep saying he’s a first-round talent that fell to the second round, but I don’t totally see it.

To me he was a guy who was able to score points in college because 1) He was more athletic than most 2) The competition wasn’t always that good. Putting an athlete like Morris in the Big Ten is like sticking a supermodel in an all boys computer class. It’s not even fiar.

The bigger concern, is that, as I’ve mentioned before, the Lakers need young pieces that can contribute right now. They don’t need stars, since they’ve got plenty of those. What they do need are guys that can come in and play spot minutes, and take some pressure off all the veterans on this team.

Quite frankly, I’m not sure any of these three can do it.



Memphis Grizzlies (B)

As I mentioned in yesterday’s column, I actually thought that entering the draft, Josh Selby would provide some good value for whomever selected him. There are simply too many people, who’ve seen him do too many good things for me to believe that the kid is a total fraud. Makes sense, right?

But Selby to this particular team? Oooo-eee!

There are of course, two ways to look at this.

On the one hand, if there’s one team that can take on a questionable character like Selby, it’s got to be the Grizzlies, right? After all, they did gainfully employ Zach Randolph, Tony Allen and O.J. Mayo last year.

At the same time…the Memphis Grizzlies did in fact gainfully employ Zach Randolph, Tony Allen and O.J. Mayo last year, which has the entire Memphis PD on a constant code red alert.

Add Selby to the mix, and Memphis’ season next year is ending in either one of two ways. Either the team will make another epic playoff run, which may result in an NBA title. Or someone is getting shanked in the shower after a bad loss.

There’s simply no middle ground.



Minnesota Timberwolves (B)

First round: Derrick Williams

Second round: Malcolm Lee

Second round: Targuy Ngombo

To sum up the Timberwolves' draft as precisely as possible, let me share with you what I wrote on Twitter after they selected Derrick Williams. It read, “Poor Derrick Williams. Poor Minnesota Timberwolves. Poor America. Everyone’s a loser on this one.” Three days later, I stand by it.

Look, I could be wrong about Williams, but quite frankly, I don’t think I am. He’s got a great work ethic and awesome athleticism, but I’m not sure that makes up for the fact that he’s got the body of a small forward and the game of a power forward.

To be blunt, I don’t think Minnesota is better today than they were Wednesday.

Speaking of which, you can’t totally blame Williams here either. The Timberwolves have seemingly been drafting in the lottery since Pangaea broke apart and aren’t any better for it. Meaning that I don’t care what the market was, they needed to trade this pick.
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Look at their roster; it’s younger than the demographic at a Justin Bieber concert, which is great if you need a great deal on a keg for Friday night. Just not if you’re actually trying to win NBA games.

It’s like I said before about Houston, it might sound great on paper to say you’re “collecting assets,” but at some point, you need to turn those assets into something. With the No. 2 pick in the draft and those young guys (all of whom I assume are expendable except Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio), the best veteran help Minnesota could get was Brad Miller? Can he even walk? Is he even alive? (Short answers: “Maybe” and “just barely”).

Needless to say, this was a dud for Minnesota. It’s no disrespect to Derrick Williams, but something else, something better needed to be done. And unless it gets done between now, and whenever the first game of the season is, we’re going to be talking about Minnesota in this same regard next year.



New Orleans Hornets (Inc)

No Picks

Woops!

I meant, I wish I could say the same for…



Oklahoma City Thunder (B+)

First round: Reggie Jackson

I know nothing about Reggie Jackson (except that his candy bars are phenomenal!), but if I’ve learned one thing through the years, it’s to never, ever question decisions made by the Oklahoma City front office. If they say this guy can play, I trust them.



Phoenix (B-)

For everyone making fun of Phoenix for their affinity for continually drafting the crappy, “other,” brother (Taylor Griffin, Robin Lopez), I ask you this: Can you really tell the difference between the Morris twins? I say not.



Portland (B+)

First round: Nolan Smith

Second round: Jon Diebler

Honestly, I didn’t hate this draft for Portland nearly as much as everyone else.

The truth is, the Blazers were a playoff team, and played the future NBA Champs about as tough as anyone did this postseason. They’ve got a nice core with LaMarcus Aldridge, Gerald Wallace and Brandon Roy (if he can stay healthy), plus they upgraded at point guard with Raymond Felton.

This team is already “good,” with the potential to be “really good” and didn’t need to hit a home run in this draft. A couple solid singles up the middle would do.

And that’s exactly what they got in Smith and Diebler. Both are experienced players, come from good programs, have clean backgrounds and are winners. Each will contribute next year.



Sacramento Kings

First round: Jimmer Fredette

Second round: Tyler Honeycutt

Second round: Isaiah Thomas
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I wanted Jimmer on the Kings, and I got it. What more could I ask for? Now let’s just hope that Tyreke Evans, DeMarcus Cousins and the rest of the gang don’t corrupt him, which very well could happen.

Honestly, I won’t even be surprised to see poor Jimmer on a season of Celebrity Rehab within the next few years.

On a different note, let me go on a quick tangent.

Every year there are always kids that, when they decide to leave college for the NBA, leave us as fans scratching our heads, and saying "what?" This year, for the most part, those guys were Honeycutt, Selby, Malcolm Lee and Darius Morris. When each declared, everyone was kind of confused, and thought for sure they’d end up going in the second round. And they all did.

Look, I know that we’re going on almost two decades of bad early entry decisions here, but they never cease to amaze me. When it’s your life and your livelihood at stake, isn’t spending one more year on campus with the possibility of moving into the first round, better than having to fight for a roster spot, and maybe ending up in the NBDL or overseas instead?

Isn’t Jimmer Fredette a perfect example of that? The dude spent one more year on campus and went from the late second round to early first round.

Now, I understand that for some of these kids, going in the second round might be a better alternative than going back to college for another year. Someone like DeAndre Liggins from Kentucky has a family to support.

At the same time, it’s just disappointing to see kids at 19 or 20-years-old put so much of their futures at risk, and for everyone to see the potential harm except for them.

I wish Honeycutt, Lee, Selby and whomever else good luck going forward. I just wish that they’d either gotten better advice before the draft process, or had listened to the advice given to them.



San Antonio (A-)

First round: Kawhi Leonard

First round: Cory Joseph

Second round: Davis Bertans

Second round: Adam Hanga

I love, love, love the Leonard trade for San Antonio. For a 60-win team to get one of the seven or eight best players in the draft is incredible. What’s really incredible too, is how, despite drafting so late every year, this team continues to re-invent itself with young role players to compliment their veterans.

Every year we keep saying that the Spurs window is closing. And every year they find a way to keep it cracked for just a little longer.



Utah Jazz (A-)

First round: Enes Kanter

First round: Alec Burks

This grade really should be an incomplete, since no one has actually seen Kanter play. But if he’s as good as most seem to think he’ll be, the Jazz very well might’ve gotten the best player in this draft.

Now, how he fits in with Derrick Favors, Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap is another story.

2011年6月24日星期五

Rookie big men have an immediate impact

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Celtics president Danny Ainge operations, said after the draft Thursday in the first round of the NBA JaJuan Johnson was easily the best player available when the selection of Boston, but that there is a low-post presence - something the C are in short supply these days - had to be as rewarding as the fact that Johnson still was available.

Currently, Kevin Garnett and Jermaine O'Neal are the only guarantees great to see the list of next season with Shaquille O'Neal to retire, Russia, Nenad Krstic Bolt and Glen Davis ready to test unrestricted free agency. Given the current state of the area in front of the Celtics, much of the conversation last Thursday, the possible impact of the upcoming season by Johnson. Ainge said he thinks Johnson can for a place in the team to compete at once - whatever E'Twaun Moore of the 6-foot guard, said 4-C 55-inch overall pick caught - but he got coach of the Celtics, Doc Rivers a reputation as a captain, who, for supply of a young player with many possibilities.

Part of this is that the championship caliber teams, young players are often not willing to do on a consistent basis. For its part, the river is still unclear how much Johnson will bring to the table the next season.


Depending on how the season shakes, Johnson could be forced to take a role that is required to immediately accept a contribution, like Davis and recently experienced Semih earth during their rookie campaigns be. Earth started seven games last year by C, while the likes of Kendrick Perkins O'Neal and two treated for various injuries.

There are many things that hinder the chances of the Celtics big men, in order to free agency and trade. The current collective agreement expires at the end of the month, and no matter what the new rules, it seems, it is almost certain that Boston is not much, if any, of the salary cap to sign quality free agents.
Above all, the list so exhausted by the time (only Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Jermaine O'Neal, Garnett and Avery Bradley under contract), the C is not a lot of valuable corporate resources.

Ready or not, Johnson could be thrown directly into the fire.
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The fact that Johnson has four years of college experience under his belt should help his cause. It's a sportsman, defensive minded big man (he averaged 2.3 blocks per game during his senior season), the current Big Ten Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year is. Rivers was as if he had showed great maturity in his project, training sessions, which will be derived from four seasons of competition in a conference said.

I mean, of course, many children and many older people tend to start to be better in many respects,  said Rivers.

He needs to learn how the NBA. [Purdue] had a run in the NBA in offensive, so I think in this way, it fit well. It is a confidence is shot.

Ainge said he has higher expectations for Johnson and Moore in their rookie season than him to Avery Bradley, who the Celtics with the 19th Choice in the 2010 draft selected. Bradley was only 19 when the Celtics opened training camp last season and was forced to sit while recovering from surgery on his left ankle, which delays its immediate development.

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But recent trends suggest to limited minutes, at least for the holder of Moore. Ask JR Giddens (8 minutes in six games in his rookie season) or Bill Walker (216 minutes in 29 games) or Bradley (162 minutes, 30 games). Heck, even before Luke Harangody, who was fourth-year player from Notre Dame, appeared for only 241 minutes in 28 games last season before playing in Cleveland at the trade deadline (not to be nearly three times as many minutes just traded 21 appearances).

Johnson can break the trend of the Rookie? Follow the example of other big men like Davis and earth? Only time will tell how long to sign it in the coming season.

2011年6月23日星期四

Pistons likely to pick up large foreign man in NBA

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There is much to-night in the NBA talk.

You hear the Timberwolves at No. 2 as bait for the Suns guard Steve Nash, Pau Gasol Lakers big man (yes, really) is suspended.

You hear the Cavaliers are the No. 4 commercial choice. You try to listen to the 76, the clear front Andre Iguodala before the season.

And you also hear the Pistons point guard Kemba Walker, Connecticut are considering, San Diego State before Kawhia Whathisname Rob Leonard and outside the state of Alaska to pick through the night, eighth

Some rumors have legs and some bunk beds hungry as swimming aids disinformation media for news.

When choosing the Pistons, Joe Dumars, president of the team did not consult. So you admit that what I write is just a guess.

But I think it's a guess. For advice, see a press night Dumars Draft Lottery last month when the decision was the Pistons eighth pick.



If they trade down, or so it seems that the piston coming in January Vesely, Valanciunas Jonas Biyombo Bismack, Tristan Morris Thompson or one of the boys (Marcus or Markieff). The smart money is on a major foreign men: Vesely, Valanciunas or Biyombo.

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The Pistons have invested heavily in researching foreign players the message. Dumars, VP Scott Perry, director of player personnel George David Vesely Valanciunas and has seen countless times.

Dumars Travel First discovered after the end of the regular season in Europe. David Perry and traveled abroad this month to investigate Vesely, Biyombo Valanciunas and much more.

The three members of the Pistons front office also visited New York for the weekend to meet with Vesely.

And Biyombo, back from a disappointing performance in training in Europe, the work went on Monday, on Tuesday in Auburn Hills against Thompson, Markieff Morris and others.

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Some have speculated Morris exercise performance could take him a candidate for the No. 8. In any case, I imagine that their actions could the Pistons forward to the trade are divided.

Yahoo Sports reported this week that the Rockets are selecting 14 and 23 in the suspended first round to get into the top 10.

That there is a leak of the great men, and the Pistons, the twins Biyombo, Thompson and Morris are elected. You may decide that the agreement with Houston, Markieff Morris pick at number 14 and make another selection later in the first round.

But one thing is certain: there are no certainties when it comes to the NBA Draft this year.

2011年6月22日星期三

FSU Singleton says he can not do anything for the team in the NBA

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The NBA is a league of light-it-up. Electric fans love players who are 30 points and a perfect mate can display.
Chris Singleton may be a few points. And there were some amazing friends in three seasons at Florida.
 But Singleton believes with NBA teams, more than any other in the future for the 23rd Project June Singleton believes that teams the full package.
 I feel like a modern version of the (Scottie) Pippen was,  Singleton said to combine in the NBA.  I feel I can do anything. I can pass, shoot, dribble and play defensively.

NBA draft analysts project that Singleton, probably the best defensive player in college basketball in 2010-11, be taken in the middle of the first round.
It would be the ninth first-round pick in Seminole to take in the NBA, and FSU would get first-round draft Singleton in the NFL (Christian Ponder) and MLB Draft (Sean Gilmartin) this year.
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The consensus is that Singleton is one of the top forwards available. Most of the projects range from the removal of No. 10 and No. 20

Singleton led the Seminoles in scoring (13.1 points) and rebounds (6.8) last season. He was one of the best shot-blocker ACC steals and sent to the establishment.
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FSU also led the nation in percentage of field goal defense, holding opponents to shoot just 36 percent from the floor last season.

We had to commit is the best defensive team in the country to play Chris-defense,  said FSU coach Leonard Hamilton.  Because it was our team leader and is committed to the defense of our players have followed suit, and I wanted everything to be great defenders.

2011年6月20日星期一

Here paris Joey Rodriguez is in the NBA over the years

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Joey Rodriguez, Orlando VCU guard who has led his team to the Final Four in April this year, plans to relax on a sofa with his best friend on Thursday in the NBA Draft.

Then I'll be waiting, waiting to hear NBA commissioner David Stern, according to the name of Chandler Parsons.

I know there is another way to be by many of my friends,  said Rodriguez, referring to Parsons, a former striker of Florida and Lake Howell High School teammates.  My way is probably a world first and try to make me a name abroad and then come back and try the C league, which is good for me to achieve.  And with that answer, I'm willing to bet the NBA dream Rodriguez.
Accept your limitations, finally, is the first step to break through them.

Rodriguez learned four years ago, when his colleagues in the secondary and Nick Parsons Calathea attracted national attention of college scouts after the trio has his school into a Central University built. Physically larger and more conspicuous statistical lines got to sleep Calathea and Parsons School Scholarships, Florida.

Go to Florida was the dream of Rodriguez, too. But his five feet 10 inches (9.5 barefoot) Construction has not received the attention of the division of large schools as well as Lake Howell's all-time helps head dressed. Interestingly, it is the only one of his three friends, to reach the Final Four.

Same questions that follow Rodriguez VCU. Was reported after the star guard Eric Maynor was drafted into the NBA team, Rodriguez saw an article in Sports Illustrated preview of the basketball season, the Rams men a gap in the guard position.
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Something like this makes you work harder,  he said.
 Rodriguez not to fill this gap with engineering NCAA playoffs, that surprised analysts and dismissed the criticism.

But he knows that will not suffice. His career has not been and will never be easy.

Rodriguez is a long time for the NBA Draft. His goal is to play in the NBA, is an injection of more time.

His agent, Andrew Vye, he said, not all training sessions in small groups invited and must have a lock that exposure of Rodriguez would be even more restricted, with no summer leagues in the NBA. Rodriguez was ended for a small team of two hours from San Juan Puerto Rico competition in the NCAA Tournament.

There are other reasons why Rodriguez did not play in the NBA. But instead I want to focus on one of the reasons why fixed JJ Barea C. Focus
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In a league in 06/04, also aim to shoot the first owners to be the norm, upset the Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat win their first NBA championship with the guards of 5.10, chosen in the draft of Puerto Rico.

Even Rodriguez, a native of Florida who spends his roots of the Miami Heat could not help but notice the similarity of their stories.

 As Barea, Rodriguez has enough talent. But the question, as always, a few people that it is not enough breaks?

One thing is certain, Rodriguez is working enough to get a response.

2011年6月19日星期日

NBA Draft 2011: Radar Justin holiday popular An NBA scout

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Arizona Republic reporter Doug Haller is a summary of the candidates Pac-December 2011 NBA Draft, including players with local ties and Klay Thompson Isaiah Thomas.

But also in the control group with an NBA scout the prospects of a planned 6-foot-6 Washington Huskies Justin Holiday, the 10.5 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game last season, on average last year.

azcentral.com blogs - Pac-12 Insider - Doug Haller at ASU and Pac-12 Basketball: Home storylinesBecause wonder defensive skills project conference, not when Justin houses Washington (right) are recruited.  The wing defenders can protect more players an added value to our level,  said a scout in the NBA.  Your body has matured and a few things you need to work. What is the ball? Can you learn?
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In view of the recording is very encouraging that the shooting percentages increased each year in school, with his 3-point shot to improve dramatically last season, he hit a higher percentage by more three times with many games. While his ball handling can be viewed as suspect, as described by Walker Beeken from draft express, mentioned some of its attraction as a player is a player of a role player can play the ball and their defense is good enough to warrant a look.

It is not uncommon for people familiar with the program of the University of Washington in comparison with former Husky Bobby Jones Day, in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, before being elected starting career bouncing between the official NBA D League.
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In comparison, the holidays are also a better shooter and ball handler, in addition to being an excellent defender, which means that projects like a better player than Jones. For what is generally considered a weak draft, vacation certainly has a chance to write.

The stick of course depends on what the situation falls in.

2011年6月16日星期四

Timberwolves Bildung Kanter, Williams

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Enes Kanter is on the mystery surrounding his game, training at a time to unravel.
The center of 6 feet 11 inches in Turkey, not the basketball has in nearly a year after he played in Kentucky is not eligible for funding was to know the country in an effort to have the best teams in the lottery, he is prepared to to playing in the NBA.
Kanter was the last stop in Minnesota on Thursday, where he met with the Timberwolves, the No. 2 in the 23 June draft worked.
I try to show that I am fit because I did not almost eight months, have played nine months,  said Kanter.  So I try to show in Minnesota, have lost nothing.  Kanter has also worked outside of Utah, Toronto and Cleveland and still has a workout with a trip back to Washington and Cleveland, before the project was planned next week.
He dominated at every level he played in Europe, but 19 years had to sit last season after the NCAA ruled is not eligible to play for the Wildcats.
Kanter has remained in Lexington and worked with coach John Calipari, and spent the last few months in Chicago working to be ready to impress in this series of hearings with renowned trainer Tim Grover.
The burly center went against Oakland (Mich.), Keith Benson, great man, on Thursday, a rare occurrence of the top prospects in the NBA. Lottery selection Many choose to work individually instead.
When asked whether he was still a mystery to many teams, Kanter said,  just because I had not seen play. Right now I'm trying to prove myself.  Thank you, General Manager Tony Ronzone routes with high international basketball, the Timberwolves are fully aware of what you can do to Kanter.
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Ronzone, which has almost everywhere abroad as a scout and coach, played since I was 16.
It's a very confident guy,  said Ronzone. Was  ... In America, the question is important, not like in basketball, he plays basketball like he really is addictive,  said the wolf Ronzone Kanter is considering at No. 2 with another player who attended the Thursday - Arizona before Derrick Williams.
The nice thing about these two types is that (other players) competed,  said Ronzone.  I thought it was great because in the old days they did not.  Re Change the style of today. I like the fact that the competitions.  Williams attended a meeting this afternoon with a hat Jamar Diggs Wofford, University of Mary (ND) and guard Anthony Moody, at the Utah State Tai Wesley. Williams said that he tried to teams that both small forward and power play forward and can show focuses on the display of his shooting and ball handling ability.
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That's what I'm trying to prove,  Williams said.  But whether I play four or three, it will be a delay. I'm faster than most people who like to play instead of four. Regardless of the situation I am, I try to achieve only an effect.  Williams is now working with Michael Beasley Timberwolves and Wes Johnson in Los Angeles and said he would like to come in Minnesota.
What struck me was now under control,  said Ronzone.  He's a handful. Shake it off guys. It goes from left to right very well.  The Timberwolves are still listening to offers for the second choice, but Ronzone, he liked to say, where the team is the highest in the history of collecting franchise.
Many expect Cleveland to take care of Kyrie Irving Duke to take place on 1, so that Williams and Kanter for two wolves, but not so sure yet Ronzone.
I think everything is open. Everything is open,  said Ronzone.  This is a good place for both. We sat there and see who's available.

2011年6月15日星期三

Top 10 - NBA player without a ring

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Dirk Nowitzki is a major player in the last 14 years in the NBA. In addition to moving the stat list, which is also on the list of current top players who never won an NBA championship high.

After Sunday night, which can be buried, is regarded as his plaque in the Hall of Fame in Springfield, your place in a championship team. The same goes for Jason Kidd, who won his first crown in seventeen races.

Then there is an invasion of Springfield, the old guard Jason Terry was also removed from the list Hawk after 13 seasons in the NBA.
 So, now the head of the list? We review the top ten players in ascending order are still not the light. Players must be at least 6 years active, or long enough to go beyond any rookie contract he signed upon entry into the league so that some young children who have lost (ie, Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony) have won 't You are here.

Bosh, 26, the third member of the  New Dynasty  in Miami, which failed this week, could end up as a scapegoat for the Heat in the off season. It is difficult, LeBron James Dwyane Wade tried to imagine, but it is not difficult to imagine a transaction with Bosh. He could not take more than half his shots in the first five games and was getting beaten on the board of Nowitzki, Shawn Marion and Tyson Chandler. Even with eight seasons in the league and has plenty of time for a career in a ring - if it arrives in Miami, but may not be so obvious.
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Carter Thirteen players time in the NBA with four franchises during his career - Toronto, where he he did not confess to give everything in the game, New Jersey, where the team was the second round and comes out of the playoffs, Orlando, the front end of the acquisition by Carter, but never over the hill, and Phoenix, where they are part of an age group that seems to be directed to poor in the near future. If it will take a chance on a ring, which may be a role player with a reduced salary, and not as the biggest threat to a team. At 34, time is running out.


McGrady spoke deep into the playoffs, but could not even in the second round to reach, unlike his cousin Vince Carter. Has in fourteen seasons in the playoffs seven times - and lost in the first round each time. In addition, in each this season, lost a lot of time - has never played a planned total of 82 games and lost at least ten games per season in the last five years. Despite the Court Theatre and the talent it the 61st All-time list of scorers in the NBA does, McGrady has still a very small chance to reach the second round, let alone pursue a title.

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Johnson, recently completed its tenth season, has an average point total of the lowest level since 2006-07. Last season ended with a decent, like hawks seemed to be a better team, which is excreted in 2009-10. However, the team was to end the third time in the second round, and Johnson, who turns 30 this year, beaten a lot more this season. Unlike Carter and McGrady, but Johnson has a great support to him and some other seasons, where the odds are good that you can play deep in May and June may

2011年6月14日星期二

High-5 NBA: Bobcats Rich Cho setting indicates that chemistry with Paul Allen was really why I moved Blazers

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1. Chemistry of fact: It seems that no one thought he had to cook Blazers Rich Cho that his lack of personal  chemistry  with the team owner Paul Allen, was pretty bad.

Three weeks later, he was unexpectedly sacked as general manager of the Blazers, Cho was appointed as General Manager of the Charlotte Bobcats. There is a clear sign that his position remains strong in the NBA, there was no smoking gun in his dismissal.

In fact, Cho was on  chemistry  with Allen - as if Allen has canceled a number of non-refundable after certain dates Match.com.

Not as strange as it sounds like the chemistry has always been an important part of the sport, despite the chemistry of the Customer is not often discussed in the chemical form in the domain. But it is there. Golden State owner Joe Lacob, for example, place a large amount of shares in his  personal chemistry  with Mark Jackson, when the station hired as coach, Tim San Jose Mercury News reports  Kawakami.

I'm not sure what are the conditions of Cho on the Blazers and Bobcats, but their attitude is likely to take the Blazers to get away for at least a portion of the remaining three years with Portland.

Cho is an interesting situation in Charlotte - a team that seemed in the past, money for a career playoff spot No. 8 in the Eastern Conference store. The Bobcats have a complete list of contracts eccentric midrange, which explains why an opening was created essentially rent to Cho.

Charlotte had a general manager Rod Higgins, but was promoted to president of basketball operations and admitted in an interview with Charlotte Observer Rick Bonnell that Cho have no income limit and the experience of data - skills are always outside the offices of the NBA essential .


In a way, Cho could end serves a similar function, which he acted as assistant general manager Sam Presti, GM better in Oklahoma City (Seattle and before), but with a title.

Charlotte is also one of Michael Jordan, if there are pockets Allen, is in the hands, even groups, with the team after last season. Perhaps Cho - a very good tennis player competitive - could challenge the hard-fought match for Jordan.

This would be a test of chemistry.

Cho was released today and showed he was pushed to the Bobcats' file to see - or who knew him well.


The most important question these days seems to be:  This just in from Portland or the next season as coach of the Miami Heat after he was expelled from six games for Dallas in the NBA Finals Henry Abbott of ESPN presumption Spoelstra not go back, but Gary Washburn? , reports the Boston Globe said heat sources, the work was not in danger Spoelstra this season, and he'll come back.

It would be absurd to accuse the results Spoelstra, who has a good job with what was given, and remained calm throughout the season done. One could almost say that to reach the final of the Miami increased noise - for example, if Boston was at its best sound and heat rejected in seven games, we could talk about how this is only the first year of combined heat and is located not improve.


on the edge of a free agent - - The heat is reported to the center Samuel Dalembert addressed kings, but can not possibly afford, especially when the next CBA eliminated the exemption from the middle tier The Miami Herald.

The strategy of the heat of this season was to surround the three veterans at low cost, although some believe it might be better served by developing young players.

And then there is the theory that James and Wade are similar to be complementary - that is the head of the team is not a good way to win a title. TNT spokesman Steve Kerr said James needs to add a message and mid-range aspects of the game when James is the second coming of Scottie Pippen, not Michael Jordan.
3. The center of the cream Cooling: The end of the NBA Finals officially begun the first phase of free will. As discussed ad nauseam, the Blazers center Greg Oden submit a qualifying offer, making him a restricted free agent.
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if Dwight Howard of Orlando is an unrestricted free agent - - Although next summer to bring the highest award in the position of the center is an interesting place to take this summer for sales teams to deliver.

As mentioned above, has its eyes on Miami Dalembert, like other teams. The Celtics, which seems to have become by Tyson Chandler, who goes to a free agent shot. But Dallas loves to keep Chandler, but it will be difficult to find a way to a new collective agreement is concluded.

Two other interesting names: Marc Gasol of Memphis, a restricted free agent, Denver, and Nene, who withdraw from his contract and can become a free agent. Obviously want to keep Grizzlies Gasol, but they also have Zach Randolph, Mike Conley and Rudy Gay signed to costly expansions. Denver is hoping for an extension before Nene 30th June elected, you can sign.

And there's Yao Ming, a free agent and try to come back still. But he recently said a part of China, which is 30 percent, and if it is not healthy to be this summer, they retire.

But the most remarkable is the center of Oden. It's hard to believe that the Blazers have made a qualified offer, but the big question is whether or not a trial, the team want to provide a toxic Blazers celebrate?

4. Coaching carousel: Dallas Cup rang in Indiana, where Indianapolis Star columnist Bob Kravitz recalled the poor play of the Pacers in fact in the shooting, Rick Carlisle, left the coach of the Mavericks to their first title.

As for the Pacers today it seems they are in the process gave interim coach Frank Vogel as a permanent bus rental, especially after several players have strong support in a charity softball game.
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The Pistons, now wants permission to ask one of the assistant coach Dwane Casey speak Carlisle. Casey will join Mike Woodson, Kelvin Sampson, Frank Lorenzo and Bill Laimbeer as a candidate for replacing the late John Kuester.

Frank and Casey are the finalists for the position of Toronto, despite Ric Bucher, ESPN has a different name in the past week - the former coach Maurice Cheeks Blazers, now assistant coach of Oklahoma City.

But who would be silent if Cheeks leaves Russell Westbrook?

5. A kink in the bag: A large part of the Carmelo Anthony each team was traded in the Nuggets last season to sign his consent to an extension with his new team. He agreed to a three-year, $ 65,000,000 to sign with the Knicks, allowing for trade in mammoth happens in February.

But apparently took a hit of almost $ 6,000,000 for the trade. The Denver Post reports Anthony LaLa Vasquez and his wife sold their house in the suburbs of Denver by 6.2 million euros - well below the original price $ 9,500,000 request.

This is the same house the couple bought in 2007 for $ 12,000,000.

But hey, not that you do not pay a lot of life in New York or something.

2011年6月13日星期一

Mavericks has received a hero at Love Field

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World Champion Dallas Mavericks have an excellent reception from fans of the Dallas Love Field this morning. The Mavericks won the NBA championship trophy for the first time in franchise history. KERA BJ Austin reports.

Hundreds of fans lined the fence along the railway plan mav down and touched by a water cannon salute rolled. Paul Breuer Mavericks wore his jersey and a bright green wig, shoulder length synthetic.
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Brewer: You know what, no work today. What better place than here for our Dallas Mavericks! Awooooo.
Dirk Nowitski the plane came MVP chants. Dirk and the boys were on the fence - High-fiving fans. Joseph Bryan from Plano, said the NBA championship for the first time is sweet and well deserved.
Jose: It will bring a lot of fans and the attention to the Mavericks, I think, and I hope the Mavericks respect they deserve. I do not know. The national media are not very interested. But you know that the Mavs have done everything right and deserves all the respect in the world. I hope you understand.
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The Mavs get a big parade downtown. Details to be developed between the community and mav owner Mark Cuban, which he personally paid for everything said.

2011年6月12日星期日

Skiers selection in the NBA and Stanley Cup Champion

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Are the Mavs or Best Drama heat in the room? LeBron and the battle is heating return and accompany the Larry O'Brien Trophy welcome Will Smith? Or Nowitzki and the Mavs for heat too hot? I asked some of the basketball fans of skiing (and some who know nothing about the sport) for selection in the NBA Finals. This is what shot him again.

Grete Eliassen,  I love basketball, but I do not see the finale, mostly because they have a TV. The heat will win.  Tanner Hall  will inspire team this year. That's about how I know that many of the martial AT THIS TIME  Tom Wallisch  Heeeeeaaaaaat  Sarah Burke : ..?.  Who watches basketball is currently Hockey Canucks Go  Torin Yater-Wallace,  I know nothing about basketball, but I've never heard of the Mavericks so far in the heat,  Colby James West:  I kind of do the final part, but the Mavs hung.  Chris Benchetler  Lakers. Not mad, just disappointed.  Ashley Battersby  What's basketball? Jordan  Jossi Wells  Michael and the '95-'96 Chicago Bulls.  Peter Olenick  The heat of the day. Not to suggest that much talent.  Andreas H? Tveit  There is skiing to do! No time for TV! And in the final of the Stanley Cup may Canucks Sedin and honor Lord Stanley returned to Van? Chara or dreams of the Boston Bruins and Vancouver from a silver bowl of victory Kokanee? We asked some professional ski watching hockey for their selection to the Stanley Cup. Here is how to weigh
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Joe Schuster  I have no doubt that Vancouver will win the Cup had some tough games in Boston, but when at home, which is dominant.
Do you want the trophy more than Boston.  Mike Riddle  Vancouver has happened at home. I just had to do six, but have left the Canucks Boston to earn a little to keep things interesting. They could go seven, allowing them to earn at home. Too bad the Oilers did not do this year.  Lebo Riley  It will be heated! This will be a battle, but the World Cup is finally at home in the hands of the Canucks after winning Game 7th We were burning some tough games on the ice in Boston and Thomas, but can not hold forever. We have put more shots on goal and see the game 5, the holes in the back of the net. I had a long conversation with Alain Vigneault yesterday before flying back to Van and agree that if we remain outside the

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neutral zone, you get the disc into the depth by winning the most important battles in which we will reach the summit !  Alexis Godbout  Vancouver 7th Forget the Bruins! TJ Schiller  I think he deliberately lost twice as he won the trophy here in the city. Nucks 7th  Ian Cosco  Canucks finally win the Cup. But when we talk about Canada and the United States vs. Canada wins, no matter what with 17 players per team. Colby James West  from 4 to zip? 1.8? Not so well see? Guys. There is no way to Van. In the unlikely event that it succeeds, Van, is the advantage that my friends in Canada really hard party and hope to be there with them. Canada has always been hockey. Or Russia.  Peter Olenick  Bruins all day. Cosco is afraid of losing, two grammes me in our little bet, and Joe will miss the winner of the day. The Bruins are on fire. His victories have, the moral of the Canucks were devastating. Vancouver wins were by one goal on the ice, with about 18 seconds. No luck for the fate of the rest of the series. Boston 6, sure.

2011年6月10日星期五

Nate Robinson NBA accused of urinating in public in White Plains

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The Dallas Mavericks have a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals last night, ABC is a great advantage over the competition, and more than double No. 2 rating for Fox

Dallas 112-103 victory in an average of 6.3 adults 18-49 rating of 9 bis 11 clock, according to Nielsen overnights by 17 per cent to 5.4 per game last year, five between the Angels Lakers and Boston Celtics. 
Notes for the game (and for reporting on football Univision last night, too) are nearly as fast time as nationals and not actual program data and have no time to shift into account. 
But it is a good indicator that the game more than last year, published as final grades grow later today. 
During the game effects had an impact on competition. Fox said on Thursday his hit  Think So, you can dance  is to 29 weeks per cent per week is set for men 18-49 in the last adaptation is expected to take the NBA to be assigned.
ABC led the night of 18-49s, with an average grade of 5.1 point in the night and 15 Fox was at 2.4 / 7 seconds, Univision third at 1.7 / 5, CBS fourth at 1.4 / 4, NBC fifth 0.8 / 2, sixth at 0.5 / 1 to 0 and CW seventh, 3 / 1 Telemundo.
 As a reminder, all estimates based on the reading of the DVR-plus-live based on the same day. DVR data will not be seven days for several weeks. Forty-one percent of households have DVRs Nielsen.


ABC was the first time for every hour of the night, from 2.8 to 20 hours for  Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night  (2.4) and  NBA Countdown  (3.3), with a second-place Fox, 2 , 4  Dance . CBS and Univision tied for third at 1.7, CBS for repeats of  The Big Bang Theory  and  Rules of Engagement  and Univision for  Teresa  in fifth place with a 0, 6 reps for  community  and  30 Rock,  NBC sixth with a 0.4 for  emphasizes My Heart  and CW seventh with a 0.3 for  The Vampire Diaries  Telemundo relaunch.



Among households, NBC finished first for the night with a score of 7.6 on average during the night and 13 units. CBS was 4.6 / 8 second, Fox third at 4.2 / 7, Univision fourth 1.8 / 3, NBC fifth 1.5 / 3 and CW sixth at 0.7 / 1 Telemundo.

2011年6月9日星期四

2K Sports NBA elite: We do not care if EA Sports had a basketball game

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In the past two years, EA has been without a title basketball. EA CEO John Riccitiello has decided to throw in the NBA's elite 11 in the last minute - and for good reason - and in 2012 all show that the absence of a new title from EA. NBA 2k11 (sold more than five million copies, retain the producer Erick Boenisch) 2K Sports entrance in view of the most successful, one must ask: if 2K Sports has no competition, which prevents them from sitting down, s' and a minimum of effort in the NBA 2k12?
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December, but still a problem in the minds of the 2K Sports.  The players knew. Had full confidence,  he said.  Art Most of the people and were told us to tone down and turn the cursor default to bottom, but we wanted to diagnose the problem and see what happens - and we have done, because we were aware they have a small patch more. realistic, but we have four remaining months of the cycle, we are still working on it.

2011年6月8日星期三

Fans take: If Mike Brown, the Lakers have to slam dunk?

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Two weeks ago, the Lakers have held that the former Cleveland Cavaliers, Mike Brown, head coach has an excellent substitute for the Hall of Fame Coach Phil Jackson was. Despite the strength of the Buss family in Brown, a bit skeptical that it was one of the most demanding and sought coaching jobs in all professional sports had happened. But a closer look at the situation and doing everything to assess with greater bias less likely, I begin to understand what the Lakers were in it.  Yes, Brown has never won an NBA championship, despite some promising opportunities. Yes, Brown has never played basketball at the professional level. Yes, Brown has little knowledge to be a triangle offense run best known as a defensive coach. Despite all this the fact that it is the opposite of Zen master, a breath of fresh air that the Lakers need.
My skepticism began with the Roadmap playoff Brown. achieved in his five seasons with the Cavaliers, reaching the playoffs each year but only once the final. In ending the series, the Cavaliers were from the San Antonio Spurs in the series of the lowest score ever swept in the NBA Finals on TV. How can a coach who has never tasted the glory of the NBA is expected that sufficient spare the man who feels Excellence NBA?
 Moreover, it is difficult, the fact that he made the playoffs five consecutive seasons with a team of LeBron James (notes), and therefore to ignore LeBron James. Of course, Brown fought win in the playoffs, but this is mainly due to the inability to act in Santiago clutch situations and lack of talent to compensate him. His defense of a good performance on the amount of skill he possessed. In addition, it is hard to your regular season record of 272-138 during his stay in miss Cleveland.

Continued skepticism that he is a defensive minded coach. It is obvious that the Cavaliers defense better than it was, but the offense was a plate full of problems due to lack of offensive abilities Brown. There were also many occasions when the fate of the party put in isolation plays with James to develop not always as expected. In general, the offense was in trouble when Brown was the last word in place of one of his assistants.
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Upon reflection, I realized that the guru can not defend the kiss of death, after all. One of the biggest problems were the Lakers last season was the defense of apathy. Fortunately, Brown is strong and has the defensive intensity and use of talent. Heck reached, the Cavaliers, the NBA Finals in 2007 with Sasha Pavlovic (notes) and Daniel Gibson (notes) that the two starting guards. I doubt that the casual NBA fans know well that these two guys. If he turn a mediocre Cavaliers defense may  in an above-average idea what's going to be in a position with a defense that may be of Pau Gasol (Notes), Ron Artest (notes), is Kobe Bryant (Notes) made to do Andrew Bynum (notes) and other names of another dream that we all want that the Lakers trade.

In the hope to further reduce tension in the community of the Lakers, Brown pull the strings and some interesting movements in front of the office.
agree with the message that former head coach Ettore Messina ?League to the team of Brown candidate, seems a kind of subversion of the stability on the offensive side of the court to allow Brown to focus on the work his magic defense. He has some tricks up his sleeve, and put some of them on the screen, despite a post for only two weeks. Recruiting participants for a few more valuable than Kurt Rambis and John Kuester, only to sweeten the deal.
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More than anything, I noticed that most of the advantages is that Brown will bring to the table will change. There is no doubt that Jackson is one of the best things that ever happened to the Lakers organization, but I'm glad he finally decided to hang up the pipe and pick up fishing rod.

The Lakers are ready to move into a new era of basketball, and a former leader like Mike Brown, who came so close to success is to proclaim miracles, it can never be Jackson, but he has the toughness and determination, to me because believe that my Lakers are a playoff spot come April fight 2012th

Former Purdue star hopes to prove versatility to NBA


Is E'Twaun Moore an NBA point guard? Is he a shooting guard? Or, how about a combo guard?

That's what the No. 3 scorer in Purdue history is attempting to help NBA scouts determine during a whirlwind tour of workouts that included Tuesday afternoon's stop in Conseco Fieldhouse.

With team president Larry Bird and six other club officials looking on, Moore worked out for the Indiana Pacers along with Butler's Matt Howard, Wisconsin's Jon Leuer, Bradley's Andrew Warren, Washington State's Klay Thompson and Providence's Marshon Brooks.

Most NBA mock drafts have the 6-foot-4, 180-pound Moore being selected in the late second round or signing as a free agent.

He has spent the past several weeks working out in Chicago along with Leuer, each a client of agent Mark Bartelstein.

Moore also has had workouts in San Antonio, Houston, Miami and Minnesota.

"First and foremost, I want to show that I'm a competitor and that I play hard," Moore said after Tuesday's session during which he played the point. "I want them to know I will play defense first. I think that's something that any team can use.

"It's good to be somewhere you're familiar like Indy. We've practiced here a couple of times and we've played here. I'm in a different city almost every day. It's kind of crazy traveling. JaJuan (Johnson) and I talk almost every day."

Having scored more than 2,000 points at Purdue, Moore has shown NBA scouts that he can put the ball in the basket.

But he knows they are looking for more.

"Most want to see if I'm a combo guard ... that guy that can guard point guards and shooting guards," Moore said. "I want to make sure I have my ball-handling skills so that I can show I can play point guard and knock down open shots.

"If you just put yourself in one position, you may not be able to get on the court. I want to leave all of my options open and be able to play multiple positions."

With the draft set for June 23, Moore acknowledges this is a nervous time.

"You get a little more anxious," Moore said. "You count down the days. It's a great feeling to have."
Leuer played against Moore during the past four seasons and likes the former Boilermaker's chances of being selected.

"I know E'Twaun's game, and I know JaJuan's game, so this is fun," Leuer said. "I've been working out with E'Twaun the past couple of weeks in Chicago. It has been good to have that Big Ten familiarity. He has the complete package."

The workout brought back fond memories for Howard, who teamed with Moore on the 2007 Indiana All-Star team that included Eric Gordon, Jeff Teague, Robbie Hummel, Scott Martin and Johnson.

"That was a great team and a great group of guys," Howard said. "That made it even more fun. We had Jeff Teague, an NBA player, coming off the bench. And with E'Twaun and JaJuan, we had great guys."

Moore and Howard also participated in the same workout recently for the Miami Heat.

"E'Twaun absolutely has a chance," Howard said. "He is a great scorer. He plays the game really hard. There's no question he will find a place."

NBA rules prohibit team officials from discussing individual prospects before the draft date.

2011年6月7日星期二

Days of life in the NBA: LeBron does not like the comment by Mark Jackson

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 NBA owners and players met for more than five hours, the first of two consecutive days of meetings scheduled to discuss a new collective agreement.
The current agreement runs to 30 June, they say both sides hope that frequent meetings can help a lockout.
Commissioner David Stern said Tuesday that the talks were  good and honest,  he says
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  a real positive as we continue to meet  despite the considerable differences in their positions.
The owners are looking for big changes in economic structure, says Stern, they need a  comprehensive restructuring for homeowners to promote sustainable investment here
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 in the hope of nearly $ 5 billion in sales.  The union has refused to accept after Wednesday the hearing.

2011年6月6日星期一

Shaq size was an important factor in your area

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Shaquille O'Neal would have been proud Foley had indicated lines and use them on Friday, brought the curtain on one of the most entertaining race in the history of the NBA.

It was certainly entertaining and funny, and a number of centers in the NBA has in its 19 year camping in the color of wood for a few seconds, to demonstrate good pleasure, was probably too adorable. Opponents embraced the middle of the enormous sum of 11 252 professional misconduct on the third-highest total in league history.

Retirement with a CV incredible statistics, and above all, an impressive collection of four championship rings, AARP Grand is now addicted to basketball discuss its place among the great centers in NBA history.

Most analysts have added your name in the first four or five on their list, floating in the thin air of the great Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

It is this analyst.

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As much as I like Shaq as a great ambassador for the game, I remember him more than you're not in the field for what they did.

As a dominant player like O'Neal never had the skills of basketball and many other great players of all time has developed, including several of his contemporaries. For example, is not signed, since the draft Jabbar Sky Hook, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon bridge instead of  Dream Shake  or chamberlain finger-roll.

Shaq was the size of sheer volume and master allowed inside during his illustrious career, with his signature move: An offensive foul and companion. At 7 feet and 340 pounds, 1 of dinner, O'Neal has a career backup for the children made, hitting three rows deep under the basket with a lining that Art Shell love and humid.

The truth is that if the NBA officials had been instructed to call fouls offensive, as written in the rule book, maybe Shaq 13 points and six fouls per game in his career average.
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Not even the largest body NBAS leads the league in rebounds. Or blocked shots. Comparison of specific categories of great men of all times mentioned, and many others.

In terms of the championship, there is no debate on the State ONeal as the winner of all time, but sometimes it seems to require some context. For example, Ewing has never mocked to win a championship, while Shaq is known for his four. If not matter if Shaq with one of the greatest players in the history of Kobe Bryant is focused, while Ewing had ... John Starks?
 Go on and think Ewing in purple and gold Lakers with Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal of Stark at Madison Square Garden, so tell me: Ewing still bare fingers? If Shaq full?

2011年6月3日星期五

Klay Thompson could become an NBA lottery choice: To meet fans

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Klay Thompson Cougars Washington may now have a lottery in 2011 NBA Draft.

We saw the value of Thompson was in the last weeks high, especially in combination after impressing many NBA scouts Chicago. Now you seem to be better training and create more interest in his services for next season.

The biggest asset of Thompson from Chad Ford of ESPN now, which led to his Twitter account seems to come on Thursday (June 2) to sing the praises of the young guard. Twitter Ford Klay Thompson had a great week in Chicago. It looks like it follows the best practices. I think it will land in the lottery.  When you read articles on Thompson YCN here, it should be pretty surprising. YCN also reported on how the Chicago Bulls are showing great interest.
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There were a number of rumors that the Washington Wizards were very interested in acquiring him in the No. 18 pick in the first round, but it certainly is not going to happen. If Thompson is a lottery selection, which means it somewhere selected in the first 14 selections. It could also lead to a trade if a team off-peak shows a great interest in trying to achieve. teams have expressed an interest, also defines the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. And these are just singing.

Milwaukee Selection No. 10, Golden State is in 11th place, and Phoenix is 13th place For the Warriors, Thompson goes after everything that does not make much sense, especially since they already Monta Ellis (notes) and Stephen Curry (notes) to keep the point guard. Holding Phoenix Steve Nash (notes), Thompson was a great player to be placed next to him as if Milwaukee a shooter to connect with Brandon Jennings (Note) at point guard will. Selection No. 12 is part of the Utah Jazz, both of which can be a player like Torres, but the team may be willing to negotiate, they collect.
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It seems that every day the project to the rumors of Klay Thompson, who add more dollars for his first contract. Finally, start the world of basketball, what kind of player, and he who could could be a very interesting player on the day to realize after the draft.

2011年6月2日星期四

How did Mo Williams Dream Car '72 Buick NBA

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One of the best things about being an NBA All-Star - in addition to women's clubs and be able to desserts without worry that you eat your waist - is the money to restore the car of your dreams.

This brings us to the Clippers in Los Angeles, playmaker Mo Williams, who just reduced his 1972 Buick Centurion, the highest form of a team in Mentor, Ohio.

The car was a gift to himself after he worked out by the Utah Jazz in 2003. After eight years of ownership of the car, Williams was not enough time behind the wheel knowing he was ready for a change of the image of General Motors RK Charlotte.



RK Buick Centurion said his first appearance in 1971 to replace the center line of Wildcat in full size. The Centurion 1972, was promoted as a luxury car with an average of 455 cubic inch V8 engine and transmission with three speed Turbo Hydra-Matic. Standard amenities include a three-volume bench with center armrest, comfortable upholstery, power steering with variable ratio and hydraulic brake assist with front disk brakes.
About 36 165 Total Centurions were built in 1972.

Outside, the Buick Custom Midnight Blue Pearl exterior has been updated. The organization was initially a block sanding and sealing, and a new surface were on base and clear coat also implemented. Side trim and emblems on the exterior of the car was softened and removed by a more modern look. Chrome was replaced and polished stainless steel finish. The team replaced the white vinyl roof with a high feeling soft again.

The tribe has been enhanced to match the vehicle interior. As expected, the car has a better sound system was added.
During the reconstruction, the engine was removed and detailed engine compartment. Buick fuel injection for maximum power.

We feel honored to have Mo Williams Buick Centurion to be fair, because the car has a special meaning for him,  said Joseph Carroll, general manager of Charlotte Motor RK.  We have with Mo describes a generation to achieve their goals.

2011年6月1日星期三

Free agent primer: Power forwards

The Boston Celtics were one of the worst rebounding teams in the NBA a year ago, so it stands to reason that getting some help on the boards is a major priority this offseason. While this free agency class isn't rife with power forward studs, there are some that could fit in nicely with the Celtics as they try and put together a roster looking to make a run at Banner 18.

Here are some names to keep an eye on heading into free agency.

Top available power forwards (team they played with last season): Glen Davis (Boston); Brian Scalabrine (Chicago); Kenyon Martin (Denver); Chris Wilcox (Detroit); Louis Amudson (Golden State); Vladimir Radmonovic (Golden State); Chuck Hayes (Houston); Jeff Foster (Indiana); Craig Smith (LAClippers); Leon Powe (Memphis); Kris Humphries (New Jersey); Carl Landry (New Orleans); Reggie Evans (Toronto); Yi Jianlian (Washington)

Best of the bunch: Davis, Landry, Martin, Humphries and Hayes.

Best fits for the C's: Davis, Landry or Evans.

Why Davis?:  He knows the Celtics way of doing things better than anyone other free agent power forward. And you have to believe that there's a part of him that doesn't want to go out the way he did in the playoffs. As we've seen in his time in Boston, a focused, ready-to-play Glen Davis can be an impact player on so many levels. The issues become whether Davis' salary demands will be too high for the Celtics' liking, and whether he'll be comfortable with coming off the bench for the C's for at least another season behind Kevin Garnett. He has shown at times to want his role to be expanded even more so than it currently stands.

Why Landry?: One of the more under-rated players in the NBA, Landry is one of the best at getting you buckets off the bench. Despite starting just 20 percent of the games in his career, the four-year veteran is a 12.1 points per game scorer who shoots a sweltering 54.1 percent from the field. Because of his talent and experience level, the Celtics will have plenty of competition in trying to woo Landry. The biggest concern with Landry is his defense. His man-to-man isn't too shabby, but it's too soon to tell how he would fare in Boston's help-side defensive schemes.

Why Evans?: The Celtics may find taller, more athletic big men than Evans, but they would be hard-pressed to find one who works any harder. His game is extremely limited, but his ability to score around the basket, keep loose balls alive all game long, would stand out on a Celtics team like this while coming off the bench. The C's have plenty of players who fall into the Jack-of-all-trades category. Versatility is important, but having players who provide a certain skillset - like Evans' rebounding, for example - is equally valuable to a team's quest at winning a championship.