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[ILuvDetailing]

nakakalito mga avatar natin ,can't distinguish which one is which unless I read the handle name hehe...

Iba naman ranking sa ESPN, which has Tyus Thomas, La Marcus Aldridge, and Andrea Bargnani as the top 3.

[wren]

ILD, theveed, wulf, it's good to see that people honor bets around here...

[ILuvDetailing]

Its all in the game FXT...

babawi ako sa fantasy basketball

[trashon]
I'll take whats rightfully mine hehehe
[/trashoff]

[theveed]

wow, Andrea Bargnani drops to 8th...

I'm actually interested to find out who the Rockets will pick... I wanna see Yao/TMac in the playoffs... Too bad they traded Mike James hehe

[theveed]

Jazz deal? Utah isn't ruling out big trade
By Tim Buckley
Deseret Morning News

With Carlos Boozer trade rumors still swirling, but no deal imminent, Jazz basketball boss Kevin O'Connor on Wednesday did not rule out the possibility of a major offseason swap.
"Let me reiterate this, and I think it's important: We feel like we made a very good improvement from a year ago. And obviously we needed to," said O'Connor, the Jazz's senior vice president of basketball operations. "But we're not finished . . . If we could get a great player, would we trade somebody? The answer is, 'Yes.'
"So, we would look to improve our team. That's just part of the nature of what happens. It's written about a lot more than it happens, but it does happen — and I'm not saying it won't."
Boozer has been the subject of trade speculation since word of a potential deal with the Los Angeles Lakers surfaced in February of 2005, less than seven months after the power forward came to Utah from Cleveland via free agency.
The Jazz apparently engaged in preliminary discussions regarding Boozer, and perhaps other players, with multiple teams earlier this month at the NBA pre-draft camp in Orlando.
Last Sunday, the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal reported Memphis is talking with Utah about Boozer.
On Wednesday, the Racine (Wisc.) Journal-Times reported Utah, Atlanta, Toronto and Golden State are "among the teams that have been linked" to trade-target Jamaal Magloire and that the veteran center seemingly gives the Bucks "the ammo to acquire either Troy Murphy from Golden State or Carlos Boozer from Utah."
According to the Journal-Times, "Both Murphy and Boozer are available, and both are power forwards, a position the Bucks want to bolster. However, both players have large and lengthy contracts, which Bucks owner Herb Kohl might be reluctant to take on."
Earlier this year, Boozer's name surfaced in trade-deadline talk of a proposed deal involving Warriors power forward Murphy and Lakers big man Chris Mihm — discussion that never advanced beyond preliminary inquiries.
Boozer, O'Connor said, has not contacted him to inquire about the veracity of the most recent rumors.
"I think he stopped calling me after about the first five or six times that it was written," O'Connor said. "We just kind of said, 'It's gonna be out there, and you're gonna have to live with it.' "

[theveed]

Pierce, Celts plan contract sitdown
By Steve Bulpett/ Celtics Notebook
Thursday, June 22, 2006 - Updated: 08:47 AM EST

Danny Ainge expects to meet soon with Paul Pierce to begin the dialogue on a contract extension for the Celtics captain. And while Antoine Walker’s recent comments that Pierce may need to go elsewhere to compete for an NBA title didn’t make the organization happy, Ainge doesn’t believe the words will affect the club’s relationship with its best player.

“I’m not going to comment on that stuff,” Ainge said. “I think Paul is happy in Boston, and I guess Antoine still has some issues with us. But all my conversations with Paul have been very positive. He’s said he wants to continue his career in Boston.”

Pierce is signed through the 2007-08 season, but has an option to sever the deal next summer and become an unrestricted free agent. With five years now the maximum a player can have on his contract, the Celtics will thus be trying to get Pierce inked through the 2010-11 season.

“I don’t have a date scheduled with Paul, but we’ll talk soon,” Ainge said. “We’re not going to get anything resolved right away, but we’ll start the talks.”

Doc Rivers was a bit more expansive regarding the statements of Walker, who secured an NBA championship Tuesday night when the Miami Heat closed out the Dallas Mavericks.

“I heard about it,” Rivers said. “I mean, that’s Antoine. I don’t think what he said will have a negative effect on Paul and us. That’s just Antoine. You know, sometimes he shows a lot of class and sometimes he doesn’t, but I don’t think Antoine carries a lot of weight. That’s just my opinion.”

Pierce, meanwhile, is seeking additional opinions on his troublesome left elbow. Bursitis in that area hindered him last season, and while the problem has abated with rest in the offseason, he is still looking into options. Ainge said last month Pierce would avoid surgery, but now there is some uncertainty on that.

cw-2“What Paul’s told me is that it’s not a major concern, but it is a little concern,” Ainge said. “I just know it’ll be an easy procedure if he does have it. It’s not an extensive recovery or anything like that.”cw0

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gfsubhPick for the future

Assuming they are still picking seventh overall in next Wednesday’s draft, the Celtics are aware they likely will not be getting someone at that spot who can make a quick impact.

“It’s OK,” assistant director of operations Leo Papile said. “We’re going to get a choice between four or five guys we like. We’ve pretty much narrowed it down to that, and you could have action ahead of you. You’ve got six teams that have no pick and six teams that have two picks, so you’ve got to prepare yourself for teams trading. Guys who you assume won’t be there for you may be there for you.

“But there’s four or five we have a comfort level with at seven, and I think that’s good.”

The names most talked of lately around the Celts are, in no particular order, Randy Foye, Ronnie Brewer, Cedric Simmons, Marcus Williams, Rajan Rondo, J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams.

There is also the possibility the Celtics could trade the pick.

“That’s not up to us,” Papile said. “Someone’s got to come knocking. When someone knocks, you answer.”

As for rumors flying about potential moves and promises to draftees, Ainge said, “You hear a lot of things. Some of it makes sense and some of it doesn’t.”

[theveed]

Changes for Mavs? Nah

Johnson wants to keep core together - that means resigning Terry


12:08 AM CDT on Thursday, June 22, 2006

By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News

Keep it together.

That prevailing theme was blowing through the Mavericks' locker room less than an hour after the most successful season in franchise history ended.

The emotions of a tough playoff loss were still broiling. The powers that be will wait days or weeks before making personnel decisions that are better made when minds are clear and the heat of the battle is left behind.
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But the early indicators suggest that this is a team Mavericks fans should get used to. The braintrust – coach Avery Johnson, president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson and owner Mark Cuban – has some decisions to make this off-season. But none of them are expected to include major shake-ups.

"I don't expect to make a lot of changes at all, at least not from what Avery has said and what Donnie has said," Cuban said.

The Mavericks are a team that is growing. They are not old. They don't have an anchor that is 34 years old, like Shaquille O'Neal.

Dirk Nowitzki turned 28 on Monday. Jerry Stackhouse, 31, and Erick Dampier, 30, are the only heavy lifters over 30 on the team.

When a team reaches the NBA Finals and is still in position to grow and get better, there is no reason to overhaul anything.

The bitter pill of losing to the Miami Heat is something this team can use for the future.

"You could have heard a pin drop in the locker room afterward," Stackhouse said. "I told the guys we got a chance to see where we need to get better, things we can do to get us over the hump next year. We were one of the last two standing, but ultimately, one team beat us."

Now, the Mavericks need to take steps to make sure they aren't one-hit wonders in the Finals.

And there are a few issues. Jason Terry is a free agent. He was the team's second-leading scorer in the playoffs at nearly 19 points per game. He and Ben Wallace are the two most attractive free agents on the market this year. Players can start negotiating deals July 1. They can officially sign July 14, but most players agree much earlier.

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Jason Terry, who earned $6.6 million this season, is a free agent. He was the Mavericks' second-leading scorer in the playoffs at nearly 19 points per game.

"It's very important," Cuban said of retaining Terry. "Jet is an amazing player and an amazing guy. He's really something special, and he's got that experience under his belt. He's not that Atlanta guy anymore. That's a huge advantage for all of us."

Cuban added that the other free agents will be dealt with accordingly, including assistant coach Del Harris.

"That's Donnie's role and he's ahead of the curve, and we're pretty confident that we'll bring our guys back," Cuban said.

It will be up to Nelson, Johnson and Cuban to come up with a suitable contract offer for Terry, who earned $6.6 million this season.

"You've got to try to keep your core together," Johnson said.

In addition, Keith Van Horn is a free agent, as is Adrian Griffin.

The Mavericks also have to figure out how to handle the contracts of Josh Howard and Nowitzki.

Howard's contract can be extended beyond his rookie deal this summer. He's scheduled to make about $1.5 million next season. Market value for Howard has risen all season.

"If it happens, it happens," Howard said. "If not, I'll see what happens down the line [in free agency]."

Nowitzki has two years left on his monster contract, which is worth about $15 million next season and $17 million in 2007-08. The Mavericks could extend Nowitzki for up to three more seasons if both sides desired, which would lock up the superstar through the prime of his career.

All of these are good problems to have.

It's when you have financial decisions to make on bad teams that you know it's going to be a long summer.

"It can be a whole lot worse, and I think we're headed in the right direction," Cuban said. "I'm proud of our guys and of our organization. We proved all those people who doubted us wrong. This is a team to be reckoned with, and hopefully, we'll have a great future."

[kimpOy]

mamiss ko ang anak ni theveed, yung xtrail ni ild at yung mavs logo ni wulf he..he

so hanggang november ba yan?

[BlueBimmer]

dang...kelangan ko na pala magresearch for the fnba draft pick

[Tha_Mann]

dpat eto na lang avatar nyo:


hehehe

eto na starting five ng Mavs next yr:

[theveed]

BB: Ayoko muna pagisipan yung draft hehe need to rest my NBA brain cells for now haha...

Di pwede wala anak ko sa posts ko!!! Mailagay nga sa sig hehe.

[Gumusut_Amige]

ILD, theveed, wulf, it's good to see that people honor bets around here...

Yaannnn ang sinasabi ko... kung taga tsikot.com ang mamumuno sa ating gobyerno, siguradong kagalang-galang ang dating. peace mga bro...OT ako.

[theveed]

Hehe, don't bet if you can't afford to lose ika nga :D

No regrets naman, my team lost and sucked, and the best team sa Finals won...

Bad trip lang last year and this year's 3 fantasy leagues I've been M54's beeyatch hehehe.

[tsupermario]

Madison Square Garbage

By Steve Kerr, Yahoo! Sports
June 22, 2006


The question wasn't whether or not Larry Brown would be dismissed as coach of the New York Knicks. The question was how it would occur. Would he be bought out of his contract, or would he be fired?

In effect, the past month has been a standoff between Brown and Knicks management, with Brown not willing to give up any part of the $40 million New York owes him and the team hoping to get some kind of discount. A week before the draft, the Knicks blinked first, firing Brown and moving on with their business. Isiah Thomas takes over as head coach, while Brown goes home to think about his next job and cash a series of very large checks the next four years.

For New York, it is the latest in a series of expensive mistakes. Owner James Dolan not only presides over the biggest payroll in the history of the league – approximately $125 million last season (there's not much bang for Dolan's buck, considering the team won only 23 games) – but he'll also be paying three coaches for not working next season: Brown, Lenny Wilkens and Don Chaney. The man who Dolan has given the blank checkbook to – Thomas – now has the ironic task of coaching the mismatched roster he put together.

Poetic justice, perhaps? Thomas and Brown disagreed over the merits of many of the players on the team – most notably Stephon Marbury – and ultimately the lack of harmony between Thomas, Brown and the players led to Brown's exit. Now it's up to Thomas to try to make it work.

Undoubtedly, Marbury will be relieved, as will many of the other players on the roster who grew tired of the constant drama involving Brown and Thomas. But the reality is this: Thomas' mess is now his own, and if he doesn't turn the Knicks around quickly, he'll be the next to go. He does have previous coaching experience – with Indiana from 2000 to 2002 – but his performance was inconsistent at best, leading a talented Pacers team to a 131-115 record.

Brown is recognized as one of the best coaches of all time, but his reputation has been stained the last two years with his ugly departures from both Detroit and New York. (In fact, the Pistons are still paying Brown as part of a $7 million buyout from a year ago, so Brown is now being paid huge dollars from two teams). The fact that Brown's last two gigs ended so poorly will surely throw up a red flag with teams that may consider hiring him. Speculation is that Golden State – which is owned by Brown's friend Chris Cohan – may want to replace Mike Montgomery with Brown, but if that's the case, the Warriors will have to think long and hard before handing over the keys to a vagabond coach.

The bottom line is that the only person who wins in this ugly affair is Brown's accountant. He'll be able to add a boatload of money to Brown's vault, but will do so at the expense of his client's reputation. Thomas and Dolan don't exactly come out smelling like roses, either. At least the Knicks can move on and are free to head in a new direction, even if nobody seems to know where that might be.

[NazQ]

hahaha! naguluhan ako sa mga avatar. kala ko iisang tao lang yung nag popost.

ayos yung pic ni the theveed kay nowitski. kawawa yung dating..

[tsupermario]

here's a list of the free agents in the nba: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2441631

nazr mohammed is a good replacement for zo in case he retires, but his price may be too high. and miami has to address their need of a point guard, in case payton also decides to retire. i read somewhere that their priority though is giving wade an extention. as it stands, the payroll of miami stands like this:

Miami Heat Total: $59,997,698
Shaquille O'Neal ............. $20,000,000
Jason Williams ............... $7,562,500
Antoine Walker ............... $6,880,000
James Posey .................. $5,900,400
Udonis Haslem ................ $5,000,000
Dwyane Wade .................. $3,031,920
Michael Doleac ............... $2,640,000
Wesley Person ................ $1,760,000 [released 3/1/05]
Dorell Wright ................ $1,238,640
Alonzo Mourning .............. $1,138,500 [minimum, 2 year contract]
Gary Payton .................. $1,138,500 [minimum, counts $719,373]
Shandon Anderson ............. $1,035,000 [minimum, counts $719,373]
Jason Kapono ................. $1,100,000
Wayne Simien ................. $867,720
Andre Emmett ................. $641,748 [released 10/31]
Earl Barron .................. $398,762 [minimum]
Gerald Fitch ................. $359,858 [signed 11/18]
Matt Walsh ................... $38,904 [released 11/18]

dallas has the 2nd highest payroll behind new york at $97,881,086


source: http://www.nationwide.net/~patricia/misc/salaries06.txt

[BlueBimmer]

baba pala $$$ si Wade compared to the others..

[NazQ]

no doubt that the heat will hold on for wade for a long time. mukhang ito na yung magiging franchise player nila.

sulit na sulit ang heat kay wade. sya yung may pinaka mababang contract sa heat starters.

[theveed]

Baba talaga sila nasa rookie contracts padin sila eh.

[Isuzoom]

Isiah Thomas is the Knicks coach...another bad season for the Knicks...