As reported by Dime Mag, Rudy Gay is making his case for the all star team. On top of the fact that the video is a pretty funny spoof, Gay is having a career year and definitely deserves consideration. Unfortunately, he faces the usual stiff competition in the west and barring some more injuries, I think it will be tough to find room for him on the west.
Here are the final returns before starters are announced. Not really too many arguments here, aside from all of the Chinese people voting for Yao Ming. I hope Blake Griffin and Kevin Love both make the all star team. They are both exciting players, who don't get enough publicity outside of sportscenter. It is really tough to pick between Derrick Rose and Rajon Rondo this year and the voting shows this. Just like in MLB, I almost wonder if the final balloting will reflect at all on which team has more home games between now and the final vote (The Bulls have five home games while the Celtics have four).
I have been saying for quite sometime now that the NBA is reaching one of its peaks again and I think this all star break will only help that.
1.14.2011
ROUNDBALL and a few rumors...
Slow night in the Association last night. With only three games on the schedule, there's not a whole hell of a lot of action to report on.
Dwight Howard had a beastly performance last night, going off for 39 points and 18 rebounds. He also went 17 of 20 from the charity stripe. It wasn't enough, as Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City were able to fend off a fourth quarter comeback attempt from the Magic. I still think the Thunder are a year or two away from unseating LA and San Antonio in the west, but it won't be too long with players like Durant and Westbrook carrying the torch. They just need a good big man...
If only the Wizards could play every game at home. Don't worry jizz wizards, you are still ten games away from any sort of record for futility. The records for most road losses to start is a season is 29 and the record for most overall road losses in a row is 43. While I could see these Wizards challenging the first record, I am pretty sure the second one should be safe for a while.
I am sure all of Heat haters are going to have a field day with this one. It's just two losses, people! And I am sure Lebron won't miss too much time. I fell asleep right at the beginning of this game so I only have the box score and highlights to go on here.
Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting a potential trade moving Gerald Wallace from the Bobcats to the Cavs. It is nice to see some trade news involving someone else for a change, although you kind of feel sorry for Gerald Wallace. The guy has never gotten to play for a winner and if he goes to the Cavs he might never get to.
Apparently, the megatrade sending Carmelo Anthony to the Nets is going to get completed next week. I'll believe it when I see it. Especially with all of these Knicks headlines. I will be glad when all of this is over. Not only is it effecting my fantasy basketball team (Devin Harris), but I am as excited as anyone else to see all this roster reshaping go down. Once it all takes place, the NBA will have had a tremendous overhaul in just seven months time. I would take Carmelo Anthony on the Rockets as a rental for the rest of the season, as long as they don't have to give up Aaron Brooks or Luis Scola.
The first article says that the Raptors need to focus on their defense. Judging by their record (13-25), I would say Toronto needs to focus on more than just defense. Then again, they currently only sit three games out of the last playoff spot. Granted, the seven and eight seeds in the east are fairly likely to get trounced by Miami and Boston in the first round. I could see Indiana keeping one playoff game close, possibly.
Dwight Howard had a beastly performance last night, going off for 39 points and 18 rebounds. He also went 17 of 20 from the charity stripe. It wasn't enough, as Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City were able to fend off a fourth quarter comeback attempt from the Magic. I still think the Thunder are a year or two away from unseating LA and San Antonio in the west, but it won't be too long with players like Durant and Westbrook carrying the torch. They just need a good big man...
If only the Wizards could play every game at home. Don't worry jizz wizards, you are still ten games away from any sort of record for futility. The records for most road losses to start is a season is 29 and the record for most overall road losses in a row is 43. While I could see these Wizards challenging the first record, I am pretty sure the second one should be safe for a while.
I am sure all of Heat haters are going to have a field day with this one. It's just two losses, people! And I am sure Lebron won't miss too much time. I fell asleep right at the beginning of this game so I only have the box score and highlights to go on here.
Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting a potential trade moving Gerald Wallace from the Bobcats to the Cavs. It is nice to see some trade news involving someone else for a change, although you kind of feel sorry for Gerald Wallace. The guy has never gotten to play for a winner and if he goes to the Cavs he might never get to.
Apparently, the megatrade sending Carmelo Anthony to the Nets is going to get completed next week. I'll believe it when I see it. Especially with all of these Knicks headlines. I will be glad when all of this is over. Not only is it effecting my fantasy basketball team (Devin Harris), but I am as excited as anyone else to see all this roster reshaping go down. Once it all takes place, the NBA will have had a tremendous overhaul in just seven months time. I would take Carmelo Anthony on the Rockets as a rental for the rest of the season, as long as they don't have to give up Aaron Brooks or Luis Scola.
The first article says that the Raptors need to focus on their defense. Judging by their record (13-25), I would say Toronto needs to focus on more than just defense. Then again, they currently only sit three games out of the last playoff spot. Granted, the seven and eight seeds in the east are fairly likely to get trounced by Miami and Boston in the first round. I could see Indiana keeping one playoff game close, possibly.
1.13.2011
ROUNDBALL
Kind of sad, but I think this still recently homeless dude still has more money than me. I wonder if he is still going to get to keep all of the work he recently inherited through his voice. Anyway, I am mildly interested in watching Dr. Phil for the first time ever. I will probably forget.
Of course Lebron James is saying that "the tweet" wasn't from him directly, of course the Heat lost to the Clippers last night, and of course Lebron "tweaked" his ankle last night.
Fortunately, "the ankle" isn't that severely injured and Lebron might even play against the Nuggets tonight. I would imagine Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups will both be playing in that game. It seems like it might still be several weeks before anything happens with the Carmelo trade. The Nuggets brass are getting somewhat greedy in my opinion and now players like Chauncey Billups (more importantly Ben Uzoh and Quinton Ross) have to sit in limbo and there performances are starting to be impacted by all of the rumors. If Carmelo does get traded to the Knicks or (PLEASE!) the Rockets, you have to wonder how much the deal would change and what this would all mean for Billups. Hopefully this all gets sorted out soon.
It is kind of sad and interesting to see Allen Iverson's career end the way it has.
Apparently, he is planning on trying to remain with his Turkish team. Here I was all set to post a little tribute piece on him, too. I guess I can save that for next month. I hope he doesn't become the Brett Favre of basketball. What the NBA should do is let him play in one final all star game, provided he agrees to retire from basketball and make some large charitable donations. It would be really sad to see Iverson try to stretch his career along the way Stephon Marbury and Antoine Walker have. I guess Walker has somewhat of a shot at returning to the league though.
We are almost halfway through the season and Tim Duncan is producing at an all time low (13.7, 9.3, 2.9, all down from last year). He is also averaging just under thirty minutes again, another career low. By having a well balanced team, the Spurs are still the top team in the NBA. While this is all working out great right now, they will need more from Tim Duncan and possibly Dejuan Blair if they are to make a lengthy playoff run. It would be nice to see Tim Duncan get one final ring, especially in one of the most competitive seasons we've seen in a long time.
The Lakers only beat the Warriors by five last night. Kobe Bryant did have one of his best overall games of the season though. Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom weren't bad, either. The Golden State Warriors continue to be one of the worst teams in the NBA that continually produces healthy fantasy basketball lines. Where did Dorrell Wright come from? He was a nobody in Miami...
My Rockets couldn't get another short handed win against the Thunder last night. They did manage to keep the game competitive right down to the end last night at least. I really think this team will be good again once they get through all of this TMING mess. The core is there. They would look great with Carmelo Anthony on their roster! Honestly though, I like what they are building on now. I am glad they traded for Terrence Williams and I hope Mr. Morey makes a couple more quiet savvy moves like that before the deadline.
The Knicks were edged by the Jazz last night and the Magic had their winning streak stopped by the Hornets. It was a full night for NBA action last night. Seven other games were played that I have not even mentioned. I was too busy flipping between the Kansas game and the Duke game. This is the time of year every year where most of the unbeaten teams start falling in college basketball. Only Ohio State, Kansas, Syracuse, and San Diego State remain at this point. It will be interesting to see who is standing last. I doubt anyone will go undefeated this year, although it would be great to see something like that. The last four or five NCAA tournaments have been phenomenal and I don't think this one will be any different.
*TWEET OF THE DAY 1/13/11
@JaredDudley619 Here's my thoughts: with the collective bargaining agreement looming in the Summer u want to sign that ext before the seasons over!!!
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Of course Lebron James is saying that "the tweet" wasn't from him directly, of course the Heat lost to the Clippers last night, and of course Lebron "tweaked" his ankle last night.
Fortunately, "the ankle" isn't that severely injured and Lebron might even play against the Nuggets tonight. I would imagine Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups will both be playing in that game. It seems like it might still be several weeks before anything happens with the Carmelo trade. The Nuggets brass are getting somewhat greedy in my opinion and now players like Chauncey Billups (more importantly Ben Uzoh and Quinton Ross) have to sit in limbo and there performances are starting to be impacted by all of the rumors. If Carmelo does get traded to the Knicks or (PLEASE!) the Rockets, you have to wonder how much the deal would change and what this would all mean for Billups. Hopefully this all gets sorted out soon.
It is kind of sad and interesting to see Allen Iverson's career end the way it has.
Apparently, he is planning on trying to remain with his Turkish team. Here I was all set to post a little tribute piece on him, too. I guess I can save that for next month. I hope he doesn't become the Brett Favre of basketball. What the NBA should do is let him play in one final all star game, provided he agrees to retire from basketball and make some large charitable donations. It would be really sad to see Iverson try to stretch his career along the way Stephon Marbury and Antoine Walker have. I guess Walker has somewhat of a shot at returning to the league though.
We are almost halfway through the season and Tim Duncan is producing at an all time low (13.7, 9.3, 2.9, all down from last year). He is also averaging just under thirty minutes again, another career low. By having a well balanced team, the Spurs are still the top team in the NBA. While this is all working out great right now, they will need more from Tim Duncan and possibly Dejuan Blair if they are to make a lengthy playoff run. It would be nice to see Tim Duncan get one final ring, especially in one of the most competitive seasons we've seen in a long time.
The Lakers only beat the Warriors by five last night. Kobe Bryant did have one of his best overall games of the season though. Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom weren't bad, either. The Golden State Warriors continue to be one of the worst teams in the NBA that continually produces healthy fantasy basketball lines. Where did Dorrell Wright come from? He was a nobody in Miami...
My Rockets couldn't get another short handed win against the Thunder last night. They did manage to keep the game competitive right down to the end last night at least. I really think this team will be good again once they get through all of this TMING mess. The core is there. They would look great with Carmelo Anthony on their roster! Honestly though, I like what they are building on now. I am glad they traded for Terrence Williams and I hope Mr. Morey makes a couple more quiet savvy moves like that before the deadline.
The Knicks were edged by the Jazz last night and the Magic had their winning streak stopped by the Hornets. It was a full night for NBA action last night. Seven other games were played that I have not even mentioned. I was too busy flipping between the Kansas game and the Duke game. This is the time of year every year where most of the unbeaten teams start falling in college basketball. Only Ohio State, Kansas, Syracuse, and San Diego State remain at this point. It will be interesting to see who is standing last. I doubt anyone will go undefeated this year, although it would be great to see something like that. The last four or five NCAA tournaments have been phenomenal and I don't think this one will be any different.
*TWEET OF THE DAY 1/13/11
@JaredDudley619 Here's my thoughts: with the collective bargaining agreement looming in the Summer u want to sign that ext before the seasons over!!!
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1.12.2011
The Cleveland Cavaliers are terrible.
BEFORE I WRITE ANYTHING, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT YOU WILL HEAR A LOT ABOUT THE CAVS TODAY IF YOU FOLLOW SPORTS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU THAT THE CAVS HAVE LOST 21 OF 22 GAMES, WHILE THE HEAT HAVE WON 21 OF 22!!!!!! I THINK DAN GILBERT SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE FOR LEBRON!
There are many words to describe the Cleveland Cavaliers recent performances. None of them are good. You really have to wonder how much Byron Scott has aged in the last three months. It was a pretty common conception that they would get blown out by the Los Angeles Lakers. They are clearly two teams headed in different directions. Not to mention the Cavs currently resemble a D League team with all of their injuries. I don't think anyone expected the game to be THIS BAD last night though. The Lakers were up 32 at the half and 51 after 3 quarters! If the Cavs could have waved a white flag at halftime, I think they would have.
Here's an article from a Cavs blogger that was at the game. Ouch.
This is what the Lakers were saying yesterday. I guess they were ready!
Remember when Dan Gilbert guaranteed Cleveland would win a title before Miami? Something tells me he is kind of eating his words at this point.
Finally, by now whether or not you follow @Kingjames on twitter or not, you probably have read at least a portion of this tweet he posted last night: "Crazy. Karma is a b****.. Gets you every time. Its not good to wish bad on anybody. God sees everything!" Wow. Dan Gilbert can only comeback at that statement with: "You abandoned this city and now you are twisting the knife around even more." Of course Mr. Gilbert hasn't said anything yet, but I am sure he will have something ignorant to say before the day is over. Also, Mo Williams tweet is pretty laughable: "This shit is embarrassing. I feel like I can't even show my face in Cleve." I would not want to either!
This is one of the funniest gifs you are ever likely to see. Sad, seriously sad is the only the word I can think of. Well no, I do find some humor to the situation actually...
I still agree with Lebron doing what he did. I am still anticipating these playoffs more than I have since the Rockets last had high hopes entering the playoffs(real long time). There are at least a few powerhouse teams in the NBA right now that will make the playoffs worth watching.
I will be posting more news from around the NBA today.
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There are many words to describe the Cleveland Cavaliers recent performances. None of them are good. You really have to wonder how much Byron Scott has aged in the last three months. It was a pretty common conception that they would get blown out by the Los Angeles Lakers. They are clearly two teams headed in different directions. Not to mention the Cavs currently resemble a D League team with all of their injuries. I don't think anyone expected the game to be THIS BAD last night though. The Lakers were up 32 at the half and 51 after 3 quarters! If the Cavs could have waved a white flag at halftime, I think they would have.
Here's an article from a Cavs blogger that was at the game. Ouch.
This is what the Lakers were saying yesterday. I guess they were ready!
Remember when Dan Gilbert guaranteed Cleveland would win a title before Miami? Something tells me he is kind of eating his words at this point.
Finally, by now whether or not you follow @Kingjames on twitter or not, you probably have read at least a portion of this tweet he posted last night: "Crazy. Karma is a b****.. Gets you every time. Its not good to wish bad on anybody. God sees everything!" Wow. Dan Gilbert can only comeback at that statement with: "You abandoned this city and now you are twisting the knife around even more." Of course Mr. Gilbert hasn't said anything yet, but I am sure he will have something ignorant to say before the day is over. Also, Mo Williams tweet is pretty laughable: "This shit is embarrassing. I feel like I can't even show my face in Cleve." I would not want to either!
This is one of the funniest gifs you are ever likely to see. Sad, seriously sad is the only the word I can think of. Well no, I do find some humor to the situation actually...
I still agree with Lebron doing what he did. I am still anticipating these playoffs more than I have since the Rockets last had high hopes entering the playoffs(real long time). There are at least a few powerhouse teams in the NBA right now that will make the playoffs worth watching.
I will be posting more news from around the NBA today.
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER. @94ftg
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