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so after the warriors defeated the clippers yesterday, draymond green was being interviewed post game and dahntay jones of the clippers appeared to have bumped into the warriors forward.  honestly, it didn't look much.  it was even kinda funny to see green's reaction looking for the person who bumped into him. but then, draymond was interviewed in the locker room about the bump and he came out swinging, with words.  green said that he didn't react because there's nothing to gain by confronting jones.  he said his team would miss him if he gets suspended while the clips would not even notice if jones gets suspended.  wow. then the nba joined the fray.  it was announced recently that dahntay jones will be fined $10,000 for the bump.  i think that that's kinda harsh for a bump.  but then again, the nba must have felt that they need to do something about it since the video of the bump has gone viral. the latest development though came f...

love him or hate him, it's undeniable that lance stephenson has got game.  just look at his handiwork right here.  sure, anthony tolliver is no tony allen but he's pretty athletic as well and lance just took him to the dance!  the shimmy is just icing on the cake.  and oh, the hornets won to stay in 7th place in the eastern conference.  

steph curry is that good! there's only guy i can think of who can do that aside from steph and he's in that video too. chris paul. of course, he's not as automatic as steph is when it comes to just flinging threes out of nowhere but the handles are pretty much right there. look at steve kerr and imagine what's going through his head when steph as side-stephing defenders and throwing one up and hitting it. if i'm in his position, i'd probably scratching my head and then doing it again. first one out of frustration and the second one for not believing in steph curry.

the russell westbrook train is still chugging along.  he just put up great numbers again as the thunder beat the toronto raptors 108-104.  the win gave the thunder a bigger gap between them and the pelicans who are also in the hunt for that last playoff spot in the west. westbrook, in three quarters already has the triple double secured.  that was his 7th of the season which is notably more than kevin durant has in his entire career.  of course, it's easier for a point guard to rack up double figures in assist than it is for slim forward.  but then again, it's easier for forwards to grab more rebounds than guards.  this is not going anywhere though.  so let's just say that both are pretty good at basketball but it's westbrook who is shining so bright right now.

few people believed that the c's have what it takes to even make it to the eastern conference finals. yet here we are looking at a magic-celtics eastern conference finals after the boston celtics defeated the cavs in game 6. this defeat just shows that one superstar is not enough to carry a team to the promised land, not even if you are a phenom like lebron james. i'll take a win over a triple double anyday anyway.

big ben = intense he's not gonna make them a championship contender, at least in my opinion. but it's a feel-good move by the detroit pistons to bring back big ben. mr. wallace hinted earlier this year that he might retire and that's what would have happened after the suns let him go after getting him from that shaq trade. anyway, i think the pistons is still a team to be reckoned with at least on paper. ben gordon: can score at will rip hamilton: can flat-out shoot the effin' lights out coming off picks charlie villanueva: kinda good tayshaun prince: he's unhappy like rip but maybe big ben's presence can rekindle that tay fire rodney stuckey: getting good but with gordon and hamilton in the backcourt, what would happen to him? ok, he's a pg and both rip and gordon play the 2 so this season could be a breakout year for him. p.s. at least it's gonna be nice hearing that "gong" sound at the palace again.

just something to breathe life into this dead blog: if you are ramon sessions reading this, please join the new york knicks. even for less money than you want, and yes, even for a single year. why? because you'll kick major ass with starter minutes in ny and that will certainly pave the way for a better payday for you. :D just saying/blogging...

yes i am. i follow gtas religiously along with slam and hibachi 2.0 and i just had a great laugh with their latest strip. i don't know if i can post it here so i'm just gonna direct you where you can see this funny piece. click here .

in case you haven't heard yet, manny pacquiao will be going up against ricky hatton. the match is slated to be held on may 2 this year. while hatton has started training for the fight, pacquiao decided to take his game to the nba. yup, the nba. hahaha... manny's got a nasty crossover to pair up with his thunderous left straight!

pretty busy day at the office. gotta make this a quick post. i'm pretty sure jeff bower is feeling relieved that the tyson chandler trade was rescinded after tyson tipped-in the winning basket against the bucks recently. at the said game, chadler grabbed 17 rebounds. while chris paul and david west are pretty consistent, i think it was the presence of the revitalized tyson chandler which fueled the hornets to take a 4-0 week. that trade was good for the hornets after all. looking forward to a better second half of the season from the hornets.

kinda bored in the office. surfed the net. googled funny nba pics. got these funny nba pics to share: yup, it says so right there... owned! let me help you up cp. :D (or is that a wedgie?) no wonder jordan retired again... d-wade knows your weak points guys... kobe fans must be loving this photo ref: what the hell is dwight doing? ira newble doing his best shawn michaels imitation right on the money! and karl malone is not exactly a small guy can anyone tell me what is going on here? what's so funny shawn? it's all about what's in front of the jersey huh? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA lebron: surprise! hahahaha what? sam i am, what's this dance called? h2o: hey coach, need help? rearranged again, hahahahahaha yao: plant the freakin' bomb! yao: tell me how my armpit tastes. photoshopped but i feel the need to add these here: much love going on in the lakerland: and this will never be complete without this: *edited moose from hibachi 2.0 posted a similar, well, post. c...

ny times did not get the memo though. just read new york times' story . not hating, just saying...

there are 30 teams in the nba today, how many of these are actually vying for a playoff spot? i count nine teams in the west. in the east, after the top four or five, every team has a chance to get to the playoffs except washington. but in reality, only three teams in the east are considered to be major contenders for the championship. where are the rest? well, they are either hampered by injuries, rebuilding, or just plain crappy. while injuries could really hurt a team's chance to make a splash in the race for the championship, i don't think there should be any crappy team at all in the nba. therefore, there is no need for the so-called "rebuilding" program. no more waiting for two years just to have a chance to land a superstar. why do teams stink in the first place? is it because they are not talented enough? look at washington, i know you would agree that caron butler and antawn jamison are talented enough. i think even deshawn stevenson can ball, after a...

after snagging rodney stuckey, monta ellis and carlos boozer from the waiver wire, i thought i earned myself a trip to the playoffs. lo and behold, i'm still on the outside looking in. there are several things which add up to dash my hope for another run at a fantasy basketball championship this season. 1. chris paul's injury- i couldn't believe i benched chris paul for a week. well, not technically a week as it was the time before the all-star break. his production was sorely missed. i'm sure a lot of chris paul owners also had this problem. 2. letting wilson chandler go- a slump in one week made me prematurely decide that it was safe to dump chandler. after that, he got snagged immediately and he got back to his usual productive self. grrr. 3. jose calderon's hammy problems- without those frustrating hamstring problems to calderon, i think my team would have won more earlier in the season. to think i got him with my second pick. i'm a noob! 4. ...

i've been hearing this for the last couple of months and i can say that i'm sick of it. so, why post this here? well, it looks like finally, the knicks could get rid of stephon. i'm not hating on stephon. i like his game. but i'm with q that you don't leave your guys on the court just because you have a beef with your boss. any person who has fought in wars would probably not leave his or her companions in the heat of the battle even if he has a major spat with his commanding officer. i remember achilles "sitting out" some of the "games" against the trojans because of his quarrel with that agamemnon dude. but stephon, you're no achilles. well, you could be, achilles after being brought down by an arrow to the heel that is. anyway, frank isola of knicks knation says that marbury could be gone after today (february 24). if this happens, the knicks would have three available roster spots right? and it looks like they might take a chance...

for giving ramon sessions a lot of playing time last time up against the nuggets. i was thinking that you would again let sessions rot in your doghouse after starting him against the cavs yet only letting him play 22 minutes while luke ridnour played 33 minutes. i know sessions played poorly against the bulls but hey, even lebron or kobe has an off-night. also i know you are aware of what sessions is capable of doing. weren't you at that game against the pistons when he scored 44 points. also, i knew you were aware that sessions had 24 assists against the bulls last year. did you not notice that you have been winning ever since sessions started playing point guard? maybe, just maybe, you could make a solid campaign to make the playoffs if you continue sessions and give him starter minutes. i hate to see the bucks not making the playoffs this year...again especially after seeing how hard sessions and villanueva have been playing as of late.

thanks to dr. carlan yates' lack of confidence in his work, tyson chandler is back in the big easy. yay! dr. yates performed the surgery on tyson chandler's big left toe last april 2007. and when the trade was made, yates, the thunder's team physician decided that the risk of re-injuring the toe is great and so advised the team to rescind the trade. i guess chris wilcox was devastated that he will not be playing alongside chris paul and david west. wilcox is now on his way to join the knicks after the thunder traded him for malik rose.

the knicks are so dramatic. they pulled the trigger on two trades already this day, the trade deadline. after receiving larry hughes from the bulls, they will now add chris wilcox to their roster after trading malik rose for him. chris wilcox would surely have loved to play with cp3...but after the thunder rescinded the tyson chandler trade, i think new york and its run and gun style would have to do for him. mabe he could be a david lee lite kinda guy.

trade deadline... the bulls are busy. they recently traded larry hughes to the knicks for jerome james, tim thomas, and anthony roberson. the only thing that's interesting in this trade has been beaten to death already: tim thomas was banished by the bulls in 2006. finally, jerome james is no longer with the knicks. maybe the knicks can now sign patrick ewing jr. to a contract now that they have some free roster spot. please donnie, make it happen.

finally the bulls pulled the trigger on a trade. this one does not involve amare though. according to espn , the bulls and the sacramento kings reached a tentative agreement to ship brad miller and john salmons to the chicago bulls in exchange for andres nocioni, cedric simmons, and drew gooden. the portland trailblazers are also involved in the trade as the bulls also agreed to send michael ruffin to the blazers while portland will ship ike diogu to the sacramento kings. i think the bulls just got better with this trade. john salmons is a good wingman who will play well alongside derrick rose. also, brad miller is a great passing center who can rebound as well which means the bulls are not jeopardizing their inside presence. fortunately, the bulls will no longer face shaq and the phoenix suns this season. after all, the last time shaq tried to rearrange brad's face, miller was wearing a bulls jersey.