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I think making one gameday topic each week is an excellent idea!

Look at the bright side -- mo' minutes for this guy: http://media.nj.com/knicks_main/photo/11740748-large.jpg "Who?"

Taiwanese hate Chinese, and vice versa. Not saying there'll be zero Chinese votes for J-Lin, just pointing out Taiwan doesn't exactly love China.

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I got a request (PM) to post that "Severe Hiccups" vid. For those who missed it:

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In order to make the 2013-'14 CONCACAF CL edition the Galaxy gon' have to: win the current 2012-2013 CCL?! or do one of the following: The four teams qualifying from the United States are the two MLS Cup finalists, the winner of the MLS Supporters' Shield , and the winner of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City) Should the same team qualify multiple times and/or should a Canadian team occupy one or more of the MLS qualifying places, then the American MLS team(s) with the best regular season records not otherwise qualified will be entered. Dayumm....

34's always a generous price for City with just one goal in it.

^ Yeah, I edited that: Didn't you see my PM... Thanks anyhow.

I knew you'd ask - it's all N4S's fault: 'Gette-lac Needs Space to Roam

I know it's 'No offense'. The P-40 vid is a reference to that P-31 joint and the last time we scrapped 'No pun'. BTW, you beat me by a ticks (to post the vid) in April. Shame you seem to have lost your pulse.

Jamal Crawford Practiced Shooting for the First Time This Year Stephen Jackson’s boast that he never trains in the offseason had people shaking their heads in disbelief. But, it turns out that he’s not alone. Jamal Crawford tells the LA Times that he only started working on this shot this summer: “After 12 NBA seasons and with a firm reputation as a pure shooter, Clippers guard Jamal Crawford tried something during the off-season he had never done before. He practiced shooting. It’s astonishing to think that Crawford, who is the NBA’s career leader with 34 four-point plays and ranks 21st all-time with 1,387 three-pointers, didn’t routinely spend his summers in stuffy gyms trying to perfect his shot. ‘I’ve never actually been drilled before. Seriously. I told Blake that, and he couldn’t believe it,’ Crawford said of teammate Blake Griffin. Crawford, 32, felt compelled to change his preparation after he signed a free-agent deal with the Clippers worth about $21 million over four years. Coming off a subpar season with the Portland Trail Blazers in which he hit 30.8% of his three-point attempts and shot a below-career-average 38.4% from the field, the NBA’s 2010 sixth man of the year saw an opportunity for good things here, and he wanted to be ready. For him, that meant doing shooting drills. ‘This summer was actually the first summer I worked on my game. I usually just play off of raw talent,’ he said Thursday after the Clippers’ practice. ‘But I just wanted to work on something and be in great shape coming into camp. I came here right after Labor Day, which is the earliest I’ve ever gone to any team in the summer, and all the guys were here, committed to getting better. Now it’s part of my lifestyle, working out and being here, shooting and getting shots up. It gives you more confidence that if you miss one or two, you know you’ve been working on it every single day and your teammates have confidence because they see it as well.’” Source

So Wesley Matthews injured Steph AND almost injured himself and a teammate in the same play... http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zxeqM9sRdkA/TzqqmJIlrhI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/KXE9waweSeQ/s1600/27457d1244675809-ok-wheres-facepalm-emoticon-double-facepalm.jpg

More details on it -- Kevin Love could return sooner than T'wolves expect Source

Lamar Odom To Divorce Khloe Kardashian According to Star Magazine, Lamar and Khloe have been living apart for months (with Khloe living in Miami and Lamar staying back in Los Angeles). Apparently, after being apart from Khloe, for so long, Lamar has come to conclusion that it's time to call it quits on their marriage. One source told the magazine that Lamar has begun having secret meetings with a divorce lawyer. "He wants to be sure he's protected, because he knows the Kardashians will try to fight. (Lamar's) trying to keep his intentions quiet for now, so he can focus on his NBA comeback," the source claims. The source also added that he'll rather just go ahead and serve Khloe divorce papers and be done with the stress. Source

In other news it was Joe Bryant's 58th birthday today, and Kobe joked with @LAIreland about how his dad can still play, but ... ... the issue is "recovery the day after. That's always the issue." Mike Brown also visited with Jellybean after he watched the Lakers' exhibition game in Vegas, telling Kobe's dad: "You look like you can still go a little!" Kobe said the thing he learned most from his dad was "basketball IQ. He and my uncle Chubby Cox really taught me and my cousins the entire game." Source

Thanks bro! Works fine for me.

Sources: Fisher Can Return to Lakers Now By James Cypert In an interesting update from last week’s news regarding a Derek Fisher/Lakers reunion, it now appears that Derek Fisher is actually eligible to re-sign with the Lakers now. Per Marc Stein of ESPN: …in Fisher’s case, confusion surrounding his player option for the 2012-13 season led to the belief in some league circles that he had picked up the option before the Houston Rockets bought him out. In reality, sources confirm, Fisher was bought out by Houston before he was eligible to invoke the 2012-13 option, which means that his contract was deemed to have ended June 30, sending Fisher to full-fledged free agency on July 1.” With Fisher as a true free agent, the only thing keeping him from joining the Lakers is the current logjam at point guard. With four point guards currently on the roster, the Lakers would need to trade away either Steve Blake or Chris Duhon to open up a roster spot in addition to sizing down their $100 million payroll. Should he rejoin the Lakers, it’s not yet clear whether Fisher would be the primary back-up to Steve Nash or if he would play a deeper role in the bench. Though, with two 38-year-old point guards on the roster, the Lakers would easily have the oldest backcourt in the NBA. What are your thoughts, Laker Nation? Should the Lakers actively pursue the resigning of Derek Fisher? Source

Yeah, it does suck, bro. BTW, I had made a thread about it -- Nite Shifts. ************** http://i.imgur.com/WQh0J.jpg

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It's a shame they didn't do more with Rita and her kids the way it is in the books (that the show is based on).

http://i.cdn.turner.com/dr/nba/teamsites-set3/release/sixers/sites/sixers/files/Tab-Underline.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/YD4kB.png http://i.imgur.com/j9KX2.png Jrue Holiday had 11 points and 12 assists as the Philadelphia 76ers held on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 106-96 on Friday night. The 76ers led by as much as 12 points in the third quarter but Brooklyn cut it to 97-96 with 3:07 left in the game after a pair of free throws by Brook Lopez, who led the Nets with 23 points and nine rebounds. http://i.imgur.com/7CVco.png

Nets exercise 2013-14 option for guard Brooks NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Nets have exercised their 2013-14 option on shooting guard MarShon Brooks, the team announced Friday. Brooks, 23, averaged 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game during his rookie season. Brooks was picked 25th overall by the Boston Celtics in 2011 and traded to the Nets. He played in the rookie-sophomore game during All-Star weekend and made the NBA's all-rookie second team. Brooks made his 2012 preseason debut Thursday night against the Celtics after missing the team's first three preseason games because of right foot tendinitis. "He's a young guy. He's talented, and still trying to find his way this year," Nets coach Avery Johnson said. "Obviously, the foot injury set him back a little bit, but it's the right thing to do. "(General manager) Billy King and I talked about it with ownership, and it just gives him a little bit more comfort. That's pretty much it. He's been a pretty good camper since he's been here. He's been very coachable. He's a likable young man. We still think he has a lot of room to improve." It is unknown how Brooks will figure in the Nets' rotation, given that Johnson wants to play starter Joe Johnson a lot with the second unit. Brooklyn's coach also likes playing both his point guards -- Deron Williams and C.J. Watson -- together as well, forming a smaller backcourt. Brooks has said his goal this season is to win the Sixth Man Award, but it may be difficult for him to get minutes. His defense also needs significant improvement. "We're not sure yet," Johnson said when asked about Brooks' sixth man role Thursday. "We're not going to box ourselves in." Source