NBA

[brod]

- Pistons have signed Tracey Mcgrady to a 1 year deal
- Rasheed Wallace has been waived by the celtics, and subsequently retired

[Johno6]

im genuinely shocked at both those decisions....


wallace will come out of retirement for one more season i reckon.

[brod]

An interesting series from ESPN.com

EAST RANKINGS
1. Miami
2. Orlando
3. Boston
4. Chicago
5. Atlanta
6. Milwaukee
7. Charlotte
8. New York
9. Washington
10. Indiana
11. Philadelphia
12. Detroit
13. Cleveland
14. New Jersey
15. Toronto

WEST RANKINGS
1. LA Lakers
2. Oklahoma City
3. Dallas
4. Denver
5. Portland
6. San Antonio
7. Utah
8. Houston
9. Phoenix
10. New Orleans
11. Memphis
12. LA Clippers
13. Sacramento
14. Golden State
15. Minnesota

[brod]

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1. Wall (48)
2. Griffin (23)
3. Cousins (14)
4. Turner (5)
5. Johnson (2)
6. Favours (1)

[brod]

BEST NEWCOMER
1. LeBron James (78)
2. Boozer (4)
2. Stoudemire 94)
4. Bosh (2)
4. Wall (2)
6. Jefferson (1)
6. McGrady (1)
6. Turner (1)

WORST NEWCOMER
1. Stoudemire (18)
2. Boozer (11)
3. O'Neal (6)
4. Beasley (5)
5. Bosh (4)
5. J Johnson (4) ??
5. Turkoglu (4)
8. Lee (3)
8. Magette (3)
8. Outlaw (3)
8. Turner (3)

[BZB27]

An interesting series from ESPN.com

EAST RANKINGS
1. Miami
2. Orlando
3. Boston
4. Chicago
5. Atlanta
6. Milwaukee
7. Charlotte
8. New York
9. Washington
10. Indiana
11. Philadelphia
12. Detroit
13. Cleveland
14. New Jersey
15. Toronto

WEST RANKINGS
1. LA Lakers
2. Oklahoma City
3. Dallas
4. Denver
5. Portland
6. San Antonio
7. Utah
8. Houston
9. Phoenix
10. New Orleans
11. Memphis
12. LA Clippers
13. Sacramento
14. Golden State
15. Minnesota

Isnt it funny they lose there best player and Cleveland goes from bout 1,2,3 to 13... They may as well not even play

[brod]

Denver look resigned to the fact that Carmello Anthony will not be suiting up for the Nuggets again...New York and Chicago are the two favourites

[brod]

2010 NBA Hall of Fame Inductees

KARL MALONE
Position: Power forward
Career: 1985-2004
Teams: Jazz, Lakers
Stats: 25.0 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 1.4 spg

SCOTTIE PIPPEN
Position: Small forward
Career: 1987-2004
Teams: Bulls, Rockets, Blazers
Stats: 16.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 5.4 apg

DENNIS JOHNSON
Position: Point guard
Career: 1976-1990
Teams: Sonics, Suns, Celtics
Stats: 14.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 5.0 apg

GUS JOHNSON
Position: Forward
Career: 1963-1973
Teams: Bullets, Suns, Pacers
Stats: 17.1 ppg, 12.7 rpg, 2.6 apg

JERRY BUSS
Position: Lakers owner
Career: 1979 to present
Teams: Lakers, Sparks (WNBA)
Notable: Nine NBA titles

CYNTHIA COOPER
Position: Guard
Career: 1982-86 (college); 1986-96 (Int'l); 1997-2000, 2003 (WNBA)
Stats: 21 ppg, 4.9 apg (WNBA)

BOB HURLEY SR.
Position: Head coach
Career: 1972-present
Team: St. Anthony's HS, Jersey City
Notable: Over 900 wins, 25 NJ titles

1992 U.S. DREAM TEAM
Record: 8-0
Notable: Won gold in Barcelona
Notable players: Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone

1960 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM
Record: 8-0
Notable: Won gold in Rome
Notable players: Walt Bellamy, Jerry Lucas, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West

Maciel "Ubiratan" Pereira
Position: Center
Notable: "The King" won gold at 1960 worlds, bronze in '64 Olympics, five South American championships

[brod]

More from ESPN.com

BEST COACHING MOVES

1 Chicago Bulls (44)
In: Tom Thibodeau
Out: Vinny Del Negro

2 New Jersey Nets (27)
In: Avery Johnson
Out: Kiki Vandeweghe

3 Philadelphia 76ers (12)
In: Doug Collins
Out: Eddie Jordan

4 Cleveland Cavaliers (6)
In: Byron Scott
Out: Mike Brown

WORST COACHING MOVES

1 Los Angeles Clippers (39)
In: Vinny Del Negro
Out: Kim Hughes

2 Atlanta Hawks (24)
In: Larry Drew
Out: Mike Woodson

3 Cleveland Cavaliers (12)
In: Byron Scott
Out: Mike Brown

4 Philadelphia 76ers (10)
In: Doug Collins
Out: Eddie Jordan

[brod]

2010/11 NBA MVP

1 Kevin Durant (41)
Small forward
Okla. City Thunder
Last season
2nd in MVP voting
30.1 ppg; 7.6 rpg; 2.8 apg

2 Kobe Bryant (23)
Shooting guard
L.A. Lakers
Last season
3rd in MVP voting
27.0 ppg; 5.4 rpg; 5.0 apg

3 LeBron James (15)
Small forward
Miami Heat
Last season
1st in MVP voting
29.7 ppg; 7.3 rpg; 8.6 apg

4 Dwyane Wade (8)
Shooting guard
Miami Heat
Last season
5th in MVP voting
26.6 ppg; 4.8 rpg; 6.5 apg

5 Dwight Howard (4)
Center
Orlando Magic
Last season
4th in MVP voting
18.3 ppg; 13.2 rpg; 2.8 bpg

[the big bang]

just on the MVP race, i'm definetly on Dwight to get it. i know this isnt the gambling room, but i got a bit of cash on Dwight at $7 and Dirk at $17.

[Gozu]

From the Boomers thread:

ESPN are showing a few of Team USA's warm up games this week.

USA vs Lithuania Sun 4:30am replay 9:30pm
USA vs Spain Mon 4pm
USA vs Greece Thurs 1:30am

[brod]

http://shop.ebay.com.au/i.html?_nkw=ultimate+jordan+dvd&_sacat=0&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_dmpt=AU_Movies_Movies_TV_Shows&_odkw=ultimate+jordan&_osacat=0&bkBtn=

For any Micheal Jordan fans this DVD is worth it's weight in gold.

5 of his best games in FULL.
Then all his documentries.
10 best dunks, moves etc etc.
5 disc collection.

Cheap.

Sister-in-law got it for me and have started watching it (will take a while..810 mins)

[brod]

From ESPN.com

Well doesnt seem to be much contest for the West next season

1. LA Lakers (88 votes)
2. Houston (2 votes)
2. Oklahoma City (2 votes)
4. Dallas (1 vote)

[Gozu]

http://shop.ebay.com.au/i.html?_nkw=ultimate+jordan+dvd&_sacat=0&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_dmpt=AU_Movies_Movies_TV_Shows&_odkw=ultimate+jordan&_osacat=0&bkBtn=

For any Micheal Jordan fans this DVD is worth it's weight in gold.

5 of his best games in FULL.
Then all his documentries.
10 best dunks, moves etc etc.
5 disc collection.

Cheap.

Sister-in-law got it for me and have started watching it (will take a while..810 mins)

I got that a few years ago but still haven't opened it, I've basically seen most of it anyway so thought I'd just keep it in mint condition.

[brod]

ESPN.com dont think much of a contest in the East either

1. Miami (66)
2. Orlando (16)
3. Boston (10)
4. Chicago (1)

[brod]

ESPN.com's thoughts for the NBA Title

1. LA Lakers (52)
2. Miami (34)
3. Orlando (5)
4. Boston (1)
4. Oklahoma City (1)

[brod]

ESPN.com's Player of the Decade

1. LeBron James (50)
2. Kevin Durant (31)
3. Kobe Bryant (3)
4. Jon Wall (2)
Also receiving votes: Blake Griffin (1), Dwight Howard (1), Brandon Jennings (1), Chris Paul (1), Derrick Rose (1), Jared Sullinger (1), Dwyane Wade (1)

[brod]

ESPN.com's Team of the Decade

1. Miami (56)
2. Oklahoma City (21)
3. LA Lakers (11)
4. Chicago (2)
Also receiving votes: L.A. Clippers (1), New York (1), Orlando (1)

[RoosterMarty]

ESPN.com's Team of the Decade

1. Miami (56)
2. Oklahoma City (21)
3. LA Lakers (11)
4. Chicago (2)
Also receiving votes: L.A. Clippers (1), New York (1), Orlando (1)

What is this based on?