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2012 NBA NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS!

Although the season has barely begun, each team will be making resolutions for the New Years that ultimately they will forget. Here a a team-by-team breakdown:

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. ( same as last years resolution)

BOSTON CELTICS

We the Boston Celtics resolve to let Rondo shoot nothing but threes for an entire game, just to see what happens….

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS

I, Paul Silas resolve to survive the entire season.

CHICAGO BULLS

I, Derrick Rose resolve to continue dominating basketball, postgame interviews and my acne.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

We resolve to continue to be a horrible team until Dan Gilbert can finally complete the cloning of LeBron James, let the clone grow to 18 years of age, then draft him with the #1 pick in the 2030 Draft.

DALLAS MAVERICKS

I, Lamar Odom will drive to Galveston Beach each off day so I can look at the ocean and remember what once was.

DETROIT PISTONS

We the Pistons resolve to find some food for Austin Daye, and to have Ben Gordons arms chopped off!

DENVER NUGGETS

We the Nuggets resolve to be extremely grateful that Coach Karl is back and healthy!

GOLDEN ST. WARRIORS

I, Coach Mark Jackson resolve to stop yelling “Hands down, man down” to everyone on the team, every possession.

HOUSTON ROCKETS

We the Houston Rockets resolve to continue pitting Chase Budinger, and Chandler Parsons against each other until they are forced to fight to the death.

INDIANA PACERS

We resolve to let Physcho T run into the stands at least once this season.

L.A. CLIPPERS

We resolve to keep our racist ass owner away from Chris Paul, and keep Chris thinking that Frankie Muniz is indeed the owner of the team.

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Melo FINALLY Gets Traded!

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Posted 22 Feb 2011 — by Phillip Pyle
Category Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, New York Knicks

After what seemed like an eternity, Carmelo Anthony is finally a New York Knicks. The Denver Post reporting that the Knicks, Nuggets and for some odd reason the Timberwolves were all able to finally come to terms in which to completely revamped their teams.

As a part of the deal, the Knicks will send Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov and a 2014 first-round draft pick to the Nuggets, who would get additional picks and cash. Along with Anthony, New York would acquire Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Renaldo Balkman.

New York will send Anthony Randolph and Eddy Curry to Minnesota as part of the deal in exchange for Corey Brewer.

The Knicks new roster in alpabetical order is Carmelo Anthony(who will wear the #7), Kelenna Azubulke, Renaldo Balkman, Cory Brewer, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Toney Douglas, Landry Fields, Roger Mason, Andy Rautins, Amar’e Stoudemire, Ronny Turiaf, Bill Walker, Shawne Williams, and Shelden Williams. The Williams guys are gonna be a nigtmare for the Knicks equipment manager.

Will Shelden be displayed “SHE. Williams” on the back of his jersey?

The Knicks aren’t going to win a title this year. They ARE going to make the playoffs. That alone should please New Yorkers. The Knicks have added 2 of the 10 starters in this past weekends All-Star Game in under a year. Are the Knicks done? Billups is a free agent and of course Carmelo is. Will this roster be enough to keep Melo from New Jersey/Brooklyn, or will another move by the Knicks sweeten the deal for Melo?

The Nuggets Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, and Timofey Mozgov are solid additions. Denver was headed for an early exit from the playoffs if they made it. Adding 53.9% of the Knicks offense to your team is good when you traded away 50% of your offense. Billups will be missed as well, but the battle between Ty Lawson, and Raymond Felton should be a good one. Sadly for Denver J.R. Smith becomes the lone gunmen in town, unless Danilo wants it more.

The Minnesota Timberwolves, with ABSOLUTELY nothing to lose add Anthony Randolph to a team that needs anyone. Eddie Curry is and has been since he ate Oliver Miller, sadly CAP SPACE. Curry’s expiring contract gives the Timberwolves extra cash to burn in the fireplace to keep them warm come winter.

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NBA 2011 RESOLUTIONS

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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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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NBA: 13 Game Recap(10/27)

Wilson Chandler scored 22 points( 8 in the 4th) Amare Stoudemire had 19 points( 7 in the 4th) and 10 rebounds and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 98-93 on Wednesday night. The game was closer then Knicks fans would like. Andrea Bargnani scored 18 points in the first half but had just four in the second for Toronto, which had won eight of its previous nine home openers, and swept the Knicks in all four games last season.

(AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

The Boston Celtics were in Cleveland for opening night of the King-less Cavaliers. Playing its first game in seven years without THE DECISION MAKER, the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the OLD Celtics 95-87. J.J. Hickson scored 21 points, Daniel Gibson added 16 — all in the second half –. Rajon Rondo lead the Celtics in scoring with 18. If Rondo leads in scoring, it means one thing, the Celtics are tired. Since Cleveland beat the Celtics and they beat the Heat is Cleveland the best tema in the East? I’m joking.

New Jersey Nets gave Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov a win in his first game as their owner with a 101-98 victory over the Detroit Pistons. The Nets outscored the Pistons 13-3 in the final 1:40 to give Avery Johnson a win in his first game as coach — coming much quicker than last season, when they set an NBA record by losing their first 18 games and not getting that first W till December 4th. Brook Lopez led the Nets with 25 points and nine boards, and Devin Harrisvadded 22 points and nine dimes. Tayshaun Prince, Rodney Stuckey and Charlie Villanueva each had 14 points.

Atlanta Hawks 119 – Memphis Grizzlies 104: The last time the Grizzlies won on opening night was when they were in Vancouver, defeating the Seattle SuperSonics at home, 94-88 on Oct. 31, 2000. … Memphis went 8-0 in the preseason … Atlanta has won eight of its last nine regular-season games against Memphis and is 20-10 all-time against the Grizzlies.

Durant scored 30 points, Russell Westbrook had 28 points and 10 boards and Oklahoma City beat their young Eastern Conference equivalent Chicago Bulls, 106-95 in the season opener for both teams. Derrick Rose scored 28 points to lead the Bulls but sat for a long stretch due to foul trouble. A late 11-0 run for the Thunder sealed the deal. Joakim Noah finished with 18 points and 19 boards.

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2010-2011 NBA PREVIEW: MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

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Posted 28 Sep 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA

With 15 victories and 67 losses last year, Minnesota has a long road of rebuilding ahead of it.

Every team in the Northwest Division other then the Timberwolves won at least 50 games last season. When a team rebounds from a 15 win season to the playoffs it normally includes a superstar. Minnesota closest thing to a superstar is Kevin Love, who played this summer in Turkey with Team USA. He was a reliable big off the bench for Team USA and with the Timberwolves he may be forced into the same role.

Minnesota re-signed center Darko Milicic to a four-year, $16 million deal(yikes) and acquired power forward Michael Beasley from Miami to replace power forward Al Jefferson who was traded to Utah.

“With the arrival of Michael Beasley, it would have been difficult to play Al the kind of minutes he deserves without jeopardizing the development of both Kevin Love and Michael,” Kahn said. I imagine Timberwolves general manager David Kahn has a button in his office reminiscent of the Staples© “easy” button but his button says “trade”.

But by keeping Milicic and bringing in Beasley, Love may again wind up coming off the bench—despite last season’s double-double campaign. Love has been making it clear in numerous interviews that he does not believe he should come off the bench as he did last season,Love deserves the majority of the minutes for his magnet-like rebounding, and cannon outlet passes at the least.

Paul Allen Pack? Really!?!

The Timberwolves also added rookie Wesley Johnson through the draft and Martell Webster through a trade with Portland. Webster was a go-to-guy for Portland and will relied upon to keep a young team focused. Cory Brewer had his best season last year and must continue to improve or Kahn will press the trade button.

Will Love and Beasley work well together?

Is Johnny Flynn shrinking?

Is Wesley Johnson the future?

When does Kahn press the “trade” button?

Timberwolve head coach Kurt Rambis said “Last year was what we had to do business-wise; now we’re starting to build our team,”

A team that has a Love will make it through the tough times.

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Clippers+Timberwolves: New Uniforms!

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Posted 17 Aug 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA

On Monday the Los Angeles Clippers, and Minnesota Timberwolves unvieled new uniforms for the upcoming season. The Clippers unveiled their new jersey designs for the upcoming 2010-11 season with Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan at the Clippers Training Facility in Playa Vista, California.

Minnesota on the other hand showcased their new design in a different manner. The Timberwolves chose to go with the back mannequin with no head display. Creepy, Minnesota, creepy.

The green trim around the collar is also gone, and the numbers are less pointy. Sure miss those trees around the collar from the old days in Minnesota. I hope Ricky Rubio approves of this new look.

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2010-2011 National TV NBA Schedule!

Both games between the NBA champion Lakers and the Miami Heat, led by their All-Star triumvirate of Chris Bosh, reigning NBA Most Valuable Player presented by Kia Motors LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade, will air nationally. The Lakers host the Heat on Christmas Day on ABC (5 p.m. ET), with the Heat hosting in Miami on March 10 on TNT (8 p.m. ET).

One of the league’s most experienced and battle-tested teams matches up against one of its youngest and most explosive squads on Nov. 19, when Boston’s quintet of stars – Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O’Neal, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo – hosts reigning scoring champion Kevin Durant, emerging star Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET).

TNT’s Thanksgiving night doubleheader will begin with All-Stars Joe Johnson and Al Horford leading the Hawks against the Washington Wizards and John Wall, the top overall selection in the 2010 NBA Draft (8 p.m. ET). The second game features Blake Griffin, last year’s top overall selection, and the Los Angeles Clippers hosting reigning T-Mobile NBA Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans and the Sacramento Kings (10:30 p.m. ET).

In James’ first visit to Cleveland as an opposing player, the Heat takes on Antawn Jamison and the Cavaliers on Dec. 2 (TNT, 8 p.m. ET).

Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey on Houston Sports Radio 610:

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In one of the league’s best rivalries, All-Stars Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony lead the Denver Nuggets when hosting the Los Angeles Lakers and All-Stars Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol on Friday, Jan. 21 (ESPN, 10:30 p.m. ET).

The Orlando Magic, led by reigning Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard and star guard Jameer Nelson, hosts All-Star Derrick Rose and the new-look Chicago Bulls, including star forward Carlos Boozer, on March 4 (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET).

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NBA Free Agency: Day 13

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Posted 13 Jul 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category Charlotte Bobcats, Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, Utah Jazz

The Jazz have agreed to send two future first-round picks to the Wolves in exchange for Al Jefferson. Because its trade exception is large enough to absorb Jefferson’s $13 million salary next season, Utah can complete a trade for Jefferson without sending back any players to the Wolves.

The Jazz and Wolves play in the same division, and even though Jefferson had requested a trade, I’m not sure sending him to a division rival was a wise thing to do. There was no way he could coexist in the same as Kevin Love, and wiping away Jefferson’s $13 million opens the door to substantial cap space.

For the Jazz Jefferson is the younger replacement for the lost of Carlos Boozer to the Bulls. Jefferson averaged 23.1 points and 11 rebounds in the 50 games before he was injured in 2009.

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Zydrunas Ilgauskas is following LeBron James to the Miami Heat. The two-time All-Star, after being with the Cavaliers for 14 seasons, will sign a one-year deal for $2.8 million, second year expected to be a player option

. “I’ve been a loyal soldier for 14 years. I just feel it’s time for me to go and chase my dream of winning a ring.” Ilgauskas said.

I wonder if Z is aware that Cavs owner Dan Gilbert assured Cavs fans that they would have a championship title before LeBron.

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The Charlotte Bobcats send Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinca to Dallas for Erick Dampier, Eduardo Najera, Matt Carroll and cash considerations.

The Bobcats were close to a deal getting Jose Calderon from Toronto, but after that deal fell through they made this strange decision.Najera, and Carroll are owed a combined $17.1 million over the next three years. Why MJ, why?

By adding Chandler, the Mavs retain the rights to a top defensive center. Additionally, he has a $12 million expiring contract, which gives the Mavs maximum flexibility to pursue other trades during the course of the season.

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Free Agency: Day 1

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Posted 01 Jul 2010 — by Phillip Pyle
Category Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA

Memphis Grizzlies agree with Rudy Gay on 5-year max contract. The Grizzlies appear to really, really, really want Gay. This offer should make it hard for other teams to even glance at Gay.

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The Atlanta Hawks offered Joe Johnson 6 years, and $119 million dollars. Joe Johnson vanished from the Hawks in the Playoffs last year, and lashed out at Hawks fans for their criticism of his poor play. Owners are quick to complain about player salaries, but are quick to deal out ridiculous contracts.

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It would appear the Milwaukee Bucks have some deep pockets, or a limited intelligence. Either way the Bucks are looking to expound on their success from last year:

Adrian Wojnawroski is reporting that Drew Gooden has signed a five-year, $32 million dollar deal with the Milwaukee Bucks. WOW!

Bucks have also re-signed John Salmons for $39 million over five seasons.

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Los Angeles Lakers report the signing of a mega free agent Phil Jackson. “Count me in,” said Jackson. “After a couple weeks of deliberation, it is time to get back to the challenge of putting together a team that can defend its title in the 2010-11 season. It’ll be the last stand for me, and I hope a grand one.”

A member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Jackson established a new Lakers franchise record for regular season victories earlier this year, earning his 534th career victory with a win over the Charlotte Hornets on February 3. The fastest coach to 1,000 career victories, his total of 1,098 regular season wins ranks him fifth all-time while his .705 winning percentage is the best in league history. Additionally, Jackson ranks first all-time in NBA postseason history with a .697 winning percentage (225-98). His 225 playoff victories are also the highest postseason win total for any head coach in league history.

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