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NBA 2011 RESOLUTIONS

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Posted 31 Dec 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden St. Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards

With the start of a new year, teams make their own resolutions.  Here is a team by team look at those resolutions.

ATLANTA HAWKS

We resolve to get to the bottom of why we gave Joe Johnson so much damn money. He does lead us in points, but will we make it deep in the playoffs….of course not.

BOSTON CELTICS

We the Boston Celtics resolve to play at least one game with both O’Neal’s on the court at the same time. I, the Boston Celtics  fan resolve to relax and enjoy each game because if anyone gets injured the world will not end.

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS

I, Michael Jordan resolve to stop wearing all my rings on one necklace to every Bobcats meeting.

CHICAGO BULLS

We resolve to kept nurturing Derrick Rose, and to keep Carlos Boozer and his weird beard away from him.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

We resolve to simply exist before the NBA goes through with contraction and makes us a NBDL team. I, the Cavs fan will save up and buy the Fathead of Daniel Gibson for no reason whatsoever.

DALLAS MAVERICKS

I, Rick Carlisle resolve to stop making faces like Jim Carrey, and to let jason Terry do whatever he wants in the 4th quarter.

DETROIT PISTONS

I, Tayshaun Prince resolve to ask Joe Dumars nicely if I can be traded, then pray its not to Toronto.

DENVER NUGGETS

We resolve to trade Carmelo to the highest bidder, then struggle until we draft anthoer Carmelo and repeat the same process.

GOLDEN ST. WARRIORS

We resolve to never sign a legitimate big man so we can never truly play defense.

HOUSTON ROCKETS

I, the Houston Rockets fan resolve to lower our expectations until Michael Jordan goes and plays baseball for two years.

INDIANA PACERS

We resolve to sleep through the rest of this year, and promptly wake up during the lottery selection this summer.

L.A. CLIPPERS

I, Donald Sterling resolve to continue being concerned about only money, and as long as Blake Griffin makes me money he stays….for cheap of course.

L.A. LAKERS

We resolve to work all year so we actually play a competitive game on Christmas. We also resolve to never let Kobe and Nike convince us that Lime green sneakers are cool.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES

We resolve to save our money, to pay for the shipping of all the equipment to our new home in Seattle.

MIAMI HEAT

I, Miami Heat fan resolve to show up to games on time, especially once the playoffs start. At least we will make it seem that basketball games are more fun then the beach, or clubs full of young hispanic women.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS

We resolve to continue doing whatever it was we did to beat the Lakers. *Brandon Jennings didn’t play

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

I, Kevin Love resolve to rebound every ball, on every shot, from every basketball game in the world.

NEW JERSEY NETS

We resolve to never put an ad across from Madison Square Garden again. Unless of course, if we get Carmelo Anthony then we get to play in the Garden.

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS

We the NBA speak for the Hornets, and the Hornets have nothing to say.

NEW YORK KNICKS

I, Spike Lee resolve to continue wearing clothes too big for me to games, and my Landry Fields jersey, even if he gets traded.

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

We resolve to take out as many loans as possible to keep Russell Westbrook away from Los Angeles.

ORLANDO MAGIC

I, Dwight Howard will work on my three point shooting so I can fit in better with the team.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

We resolve to hire Michael Vick as soon as the NFL season is over. He will suit up and be in the starting lineup, just for the player introductions, but he wont play any minutes.

PHOENIX SUNS

I, Marcin Gortat, will continue to plead with my teammates to play defense, even if they speak another language.

PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS

I, Trail Blazers fan will take a class in physical therapy so I can be more hands on with the players.

SACRAMENTO KINGS

We, the Maloof Brothers resolve to finish construction on our secret basketball stadium in Las Vegas. We also must sit Tyreke Evans down and ask that he not hit 50 footers to win games and instead keep piling on the loses.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS

We resolve to casually ignore the age of our Big 3, but encourage fans to purchase DeJuan Blair Bears from the gift shop

TORONTO RAPTORS

We resolve to call the NBA everyday, and send flowers so that they remember there is a team in Toronto.

UTAH JAZZ

We resolve to continue research into age-defying potions that can make it possible for Jerry Sloan to coach the Jazz forever.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS

We resolve to finally change our name back to the Bullets, and once again lose out on front page reports to real bullets.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: TYREKE FROM 50 FT.

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Posted 30 Dec 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category NBA, Sacramento Kings

(AP Photo/Thearon Henderson)

On Wednesday night with 5.5 seconds on the clock and the game on the line, the Memphis Grizzlies inbounded the ball to O.J. Mayo. He promptly took about four steps then nailed a long jumper giving the Grizzlies the 98-97 lead over the Sacramento Kings. Nothing positive has happened for the Kings all season, NOTHING, but with no timeouts and 1.5 seconds left DeMarcus Cousins inbounded the ball to Tyreke Evans and the rest is history:

Kings forward Donte Greene started celebrating while the ball was still high in the air, and was possibly more elated then Tyreke Evans. DeMarcus Cousins lean to the right also aided the ball in some sort of magical way.

So far this season the Kings are 6-23, but when fans look back on this season, Evan’s shot will be the bright spot.

Good for them.

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YouTube Thursday!

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Posted 23 Dec 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category YouTube

Nate Robinson “Frozen Moment” Commercial

Dwight Howard Throws Ball off Chris Quinn’s Head

Dwyane Wade and Kevin Hart new commercial

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Posted 22 Dec 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category Random

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Jerry Sloan passes Riley as Jazz Rally Again

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Posted 22 Dec 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category NBA, Utah Jazz

(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

The Jazz have a knack for coming back from huge deficits to win games. The Timberwolves have a knack at getting big leads and losing the game. So guess what happened Wednesday night in Utah.

Al Jefferson scored 23 points, 21 in the second half and Deron Williams added 25 points, seven dimes, and seven boards for the Jazz, who came back from 12 points down at the start of the fourth quarter to win 112-107.

The victory marked the sixth time in 30 games the Jazz have rallied from at least 15 points down to pull out a victory.

Sloan picked up victory No. 1,211 to break a tie with Pat Riley for third on the career list. Only Don Nelson (1,335) and Lenny Wilkens (1,332) have more victories in NBA history.

Always quick to pass the spotlight, Sloan said that he took far more pride in the Jazz’s confident, spirited victory than his own personal accomplishment. Also that with technology getting more advance by the day, the 23-year Jazz coach plans to coach the team forever, even in the afterlife.

“I’m not into numbers and stuff like that. I never have been,” Sloan, 68, said. “I have a great organization to work for that’s given me the opportunity to stay there for a long time. And I’m very thankful for that and the coaches that I have to work with me.”

*Our beloved Kevin Love had 24 points and 19 boards: Not His Fault

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Dirk 25th On All-Time Scoring List

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Posted 22 Dec 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category Dallas Mavericks, NBA

Watch out Kareem!!

On Tuesday night, Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 17 points in a 105-99 road win over the Orlando Magic. In the process, Nowitzki moved into 25th place on the NBA’s all time scoring list. At night’s end, Nowitzki had 21,798 points, passing Boston Celtics Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird (21,791).

If Nowitzki continues on his current scoring pace this season, he would finish the year with more than 23,000 points, moving him past Clyde Drexler (22,195) and Gary Payton (21,813) into 23rd place. Both Adrian Dantley (23,177) and Elgin Baylor (23,149) are also possibly within reach this year.

Given that Nowitzki is just 32 years old and his scoring production has remained relatively level for the past five seasons, there is a very, very good chance that he will end his career in the top 10 of the league’s all time scoring list. To do so, he’d need to reach roughly 27,000 points, which equates to a little more than 2 years (after this season) at his current pace, or 3-4 seasons at a reduced rate. Given his history as an extremely durable player, no lingering injury concerns prevent Nowitzki from playing until he is 35 or 36, and his current contract runs for three years after this season.

Nowitzki’s current career scoring average of 23.0 points per game is better than half of the 24 guys currently above him on the list. Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes, Hakeem Olajuwon, John Havlicek, Alex English, Reggie Miller, Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Robert Parish, Kevin Garnett, Drexler, and Payton all averaged less than 23.0 points per game.

The only other active players in the top 25 currently are Celtics center Shaquille O’Neal (5th place), Los AngelesLakers forward Kobe Bryant (11th place) and Celtics forward Kevin Garnett (22nd place).

Bird had been one of only five players in the top 25 all time to achieve the mark in a career that lasted less than 1,000 games. The others: Jerry West (932 in 15th place), Allen Iverson (914, in 17th place), Dantley (955, in 20th place) and Baylor (846, in 21st place).

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Old School: Bulls vs Rockets. Jordan 45pts/Barkley 35pts

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Posted 20 Dec 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category Uncategorized

They yapped, jawed and traded barbs. They crashed to the floor together after one under-the-basket collision. They bumped into each other over and over again. And after a timeout, they exchanged a lighthearted head butt. It wasn’t the playground, just two highly paid NBA stars and two good friends, Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, going at one another on national TV on a Sunday afternoon in Chicago.

“There was a lot of trash talking today, most done by me and Charles. It just adds to the game,” Jordan said after scoring 45 points and leading the Chicago Bulls past Barkley and the Houston Rockets, 106-100. “Charles is not Charles with his mouth shut,” Jordan said. “That’s like me playing with hair.” “You may see us jawing at each other every now and then. I think the fans get an understanding of the competitiveness between us and it’s not done in a nasty way.”

The Bulls uniforms are classic and simple, whereas the Rockets were clad in blue uniforms with silver pinstripes that fade at the end. Quite possibly the worst uniforms EVER!

Highlights of the Video:

Isiah Thomas commentary: “His in that thang today.”(1:25) ”Don’t feel bad Roderick he done that to me too.”  (5:30)

Charles Barkley “Hey thats a foul, I don’t care if he is Michael Jordan.”(3:51)

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Mavs Kill Streak Again

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Posted 20 Dec 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, NBA

(AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

The Miami Heat lost to the Mavericks on November 27th, falling to a 9-8 record. Their was a long meeting held by the Heat in the locker room after the loss. Since that lost the Heat went on a 12-game winning streak leading up to Mondays rematch with the Mavs.

If you are on a streak the Mavs are not the team you want to play, espicially if you are the Miami Heat

Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points, Jason Terry had all of his 19 in the final 11 minutes, and the Mavericks held LeBron James scoreless in the first half on the way to ending Miami’s 12-game winning streak with a 98-96 victory on Monday night.

The Mavs held each of Miami’s Big 3 to less than 20 points until Dwyane Wade hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, but the game was over. Wade finished with 22 points and Chris Bosh had 19. LeBron James had 19 points, 10 boards and 7 dimes.

It was Dallas’ 14th straight regular-season win over the Heat, and the Mavericks were the last team to beat Miami this season, too. Dallas has now snapped six opponent winning streaks of at least five games this season.

Dallas snaps an opponent’s 12-game win streak for the 2nd time this season, first against San Antonio on Nov. 26 and now against the Heat. It’s the 4th time that the Mavs have ended a win streak of at least 7 games. Perhaps most impressively, Dallas ended 3 of these 4 streaks on the road.

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Celtics Streak to 13

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Posted 19 Dec 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category Boston Celtics, NBA

(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Paul Pierce finished with 18 points, 10 boards and 12 as the Celtics increased their winning streak to 13 games, defeating the Pacers 99-88.

It was the sixth regular-season triple-double of Pierce’s career and seventh overall. He last accomplished the feat March 8, 2006, against Philadelphia, which visits Boston on Wednesday.

Shaq returned on Sunday after missing four straight games with a sore right calf.

He had 11 points, including a monster dunk off a long lob from Pierce, after he applied some chap-stick:

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Vote 4 Love!

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Posted 19 Dec 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA

Last night Kevin Love had 43 points and 17 boards in a close lost to the Denver Nuggets. Love has scored 30 or more points four times this season and last night was his 14th consecutive double-double.

FYI: In a home game against the Knicks on November 12, 2010, Love became the 19th player to record a “30–30″—30 points and 30 boards in a single game—when he had 31 points along with a career-high 31 rebounds. His 31 rebounds set a Timberwolves franchise record and were also the most by a player in an NBA game since Charles Barkley grabbed 33 in a game in 1996. Love became the first player to record a 30–30 game since Moses Malone in 1982.

A vote for Love will do little to getting him on the starting roster.

Kevin Durant (Thunder) 470,881
Pau Gasol (Lakers) 390,808
Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets) 369,768
Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks) 264,301
Tim Duncan (Spurs) 247,364
Blake Griffin (Clippers) 245,167
Lamar Odom (Lakers) 134,594
Luis Scola (Rockets) 119,901
Caron Butler (Mavericks) 96,785
Kevin Love (Wolves) 81,865

But the higher the number of votes he gets, the better chance he gets in as a reserve. All-Star or not, he most definitly is a lock for the Most Improved Award.

Heres the link to the ballot.

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