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espn reported that the boston celtics agreed in principle (whatever that means) to ship sam cassell plus cash to the sacramento kings for a future second-round draft pick. the celtics moving cassell means they cut his salary from the team's luxury tax computation. also, they can add another player to their roster before the playoffs. it is also suspected that the kings would waive cassell as they do not exactly have anything to gain by giving him playing time. they are not exactly fighting for a playoff spot and they are currently looking to rebuild the team. so if ever sam is waived by the kings, i hope the hornets would sign him. i would love to see the hornets go deep into the playoffs and i think sam i am could be of great help to the team. while cassell is no longer the impact player he once was, i know that he can lead the second unit of the hornets while chris paul takes his break. also, his no-nonsense approach to the game would certainly give the hornets the swagger ...

doc rivers must be mad right now. he said earlier this week that he is almost sure the boston three party will all be in the lineup come the all-star game. kevin garnett was voted as a starting forward for the east. that left the fate of paul pierce and ray allen in the hands of coaches in the eastern conference. pierce got the nod, allen did not. instead, devin harris of the nets, joe johnson of the hawks, and jameer nelson of the orlando magic were named as guard reserves. this is the first time that harris and nelson were named as all-stars. there is no doubt in my mind that devin harris is a definite all-star this year. in fact, one could argue that he should start for the east. that means jameer nelson is the one who displaced allen out of the lineup. were the coaches right? doc rivers beg to differ. he said: "to have only two (of the three picked) would be a crime because coaches all over the league talk about getting players to sacrifice, and then when (the players...

the atlanta hawks is by no means a bad or a poor team. but when paired up against the boston celtics the hawks look really inferior. game of the best-of-seven series between the two ballclubs saw the celtics winning 104-81. much has been said about the celtics like their bench stepping up and the big three playing like they have been together for years. in game 1 of the series, paul pierce , jesus shuttlesworth , and kevin garnett need only play for not more than 35 minutes to beat the hawks. the big ticket scored 16 and grabbed 10 rebounds for the celtics while rookie al horford proved that he belongs in the nba with a 20-point 10-rebound playoffs debut to lead the hawks. with the way the celtics manhandled the hawks , i would not be surprised if the celtics sweep the series.

it's the 30th which means.... payday.. :D apart from that, i decided to make my end-of -the month post a day earlier with this photo of the month: that of course is caron butler celebrating their second win over nba's best, the boston celtics. how tough would the wizards be when agent zero returns? plus, here are some photos i have collected through the week: that's minnesota t'wolves' gerald green doing his thing above the rim he'll be defending his slam dunk crown this coming all-star break that's kb24 and lbj, not checking out the scoreboard or green's slam, but up at the staple center's leaking roof. only it turns out that the roof is not leaking at all. and here, manu just being his old it's-my-ball self trying to get through new orleans hornets' defense.