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http://i.imgur.com/9cc44.png Man. Utd. 9.63 Man. City 9.59

They'll win exactly 24 games. You heard it here first!

His point was that sometimes you can't see the center court line.

I prefer Yahoo!! EDIT: MY top 10 USC Alabama LSU Oregon Oklahoma Florida State Michigan Georgia Arkansas West Virginia

Players we want back: Chauncey Billups By Kelly Dwyer http://i.imgur.com/Z39KB.png For whatever reason, several of the league's more entertaining players have fallen off in recent years. Be it due to injury, confidence issues, rotation frustrations, a poor fit, or general ennui in a profession that can get tiresome, these players have disappointed of late. For the next few weeks, we're going to take a look at a list of familiar names that haven't produced familiar games over the last few years. Or, at least players that have produced games that we don't want to be in the habit of familiarizing ourselves with. Today, we're looking at Los Angeles Clippers combo guard Chauncey Billups. Chauncey Billups' effectiveness when he returns to the Los Angeles Clippers from an Achilles tear will be closely monitored, and like most things in remarkable career, the judgment stemming from it will probably say quite a bit about how you classify NBA success. If Billups were to return to the sort of form we'd expect from a 36-year old with his history, regardless of last February's tear, the sorts of numbers he'll put up might appear disappointing out of context. So we should give him some room, let Chauncey be Chauncey, and hope for the best. Read More

Serge Ibaka very upset during Olympics, ‘Will not return’ to Spanish team without increased role http://i.imgur.com/HLgBb.png Rising Oklahoma City Thunder star Serge Ibaka entered the 2012 Summer Olympics in London talking a little bit of smack about the big, bad U.S. men's national team, calling his own Spain squad Team USA's equal. It nearly was in the final game of the Olympic tournament, pushing the U.S. for four quarters but ultimately falling seven points short and having to again settle for silver. Ibaka played his best ball of the tournament against the U.S., scoring 12 points and grabbing nine rebounds in just 22 minutes. That "just" appears to have irked Ibaka, though — according to reports emanating from Spain, the 22-year-old big man was very displeased with the way he was used and the lack of floor time he saw during Spain's eight-game run to Silver. According to a translation of a piece by Luis Fernando López of the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Ibaka expressed anger both publicly and privately during the Olympics in a variety of ways: López goes on to say that Ibaka "felt underused and questioned his standing on the team," and that his distance was a response to frustration with the role carved out for him by national team coach Sergio Scariolo, he of the Etch-a-Sketch-style sideline board (which was reportedly produced especially for Scariolo by ERARCO Marketing Solutions in Madrid). Just how upset was Ibaka? "If things continue like this, I will not return," he admitted to close friends before the final. Full Stroy

Brown Embraces Lakers’ Sky-High Hopes http://i.imgur.com/28LKy.png HANG TIME, Texas — You don’t have to warn Mike Brown about expectations next season with the Lakers. This is, after all, the guy who lived with the would-be championship burden of LeBron James sitting on his back in Cleveland. Sure, the Lakers have added Dwight Howard and Steve Nash, among others, to their roster this summer. Sure, he can feel those 16 previous championships staring down from the rafters and the record books. But in an in-depth and quite interesting Q & A with Brian Kamenetzky of ESPNLosAngeles.com’s Land ‘O Lakers blog, the coach says, in short, bring it on: Read More

Robin Lopez ready for new career chapter in New Orleans http://i.imgur.com/orcdn.png Westwego, LA. (AP) -- Robin Lopez always saw himself as a defense-first big man, someone who can grind out low-scoring games. The 7-foot center suspects that's why the Hornets, with defensive-minded coach Monty Williams at the helm, made a trade with the Phoenix Suns for him late last month. "With the exception of Phoenix, in college and high school I always played with low-scoring successful teams," Lopez said on Thursday morning while working out at the Hornets' training center. "That is something I can definitely get accustomed to here." Lopez is currently rehabilitating from an operation earlier this month to repair a torn medial meniscus on the same left knee that has bothered him since early in the 2010-11 season, when he went out for a month after then-Suns teammate Jared Dudley fell and rolled into him. His performance has sagged ever since the injury and last season he fell out of a starting role and averaged 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds in 14 minutes a game. Other previous injuries during his young career have included a bulging disk in his back and a fractured foot. Full Story

Martell Webster to join Wizards Free-agent swingman Martell Webster has agreed to terms on a new contract with the Washington Wizards, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. ESPN.com reported Wednesday that Webster had auditioned for the Wizards earlier in the week and had Washington on the short list of teams with whom he likely would sign. Released by the Minnesota Timberwolves in July when they were clearing salary-cap space for the ill-fated potential signing of restricted free agent Nicolas Batum, Webster is said to be recovering well from back surgery that preceded his final season with the Wolves. Terms of the deal were not immediately known. Source

Feeling you. Couldn't agree more. He choked in numerous occasions last season. I'm sure he'll get owned each and every time the Clippers face the Lakers. The 2012-'13 season will mark the first time ever that I'll be rooting against a Clipper. And I only did that Olympic Stat Tracker 'cause he was the only Clipper in London (excl. Ronny). Paul is becoming one of my most hated players... <_<

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! This SUCKS big time....

(...) On May 20, 2010, former U.S. Postal teammate Floyd Landis accused Armstrong of doping in 2002 and 2003, and claimed that U.S. Postal team director Johan Bruyneel had bribed former UCI president Hein Verbruggen to keep quiet about a positive Armstrong test in 2002.[82][83] Landis admitted there was no documentation that supports these claims.[84] However, in July 2010 the president of the UCI, Pat McQuaid, revealed that Armstrong made two donations to the UCI: $25,000 in 2002, used by the juniors anti-doping program, and $100,000 in 2005, to buy a blood testing machine, and documentation of those payments does exist. (...)1999 Tour de France urine testsOn August 23, 2005, L'Équipe, a major French daily sports newspaper, reported on its front page under the headline "le mensonge Armstrong" ("The Armstrong Lie") that 6 urine samples taken from the cyclist during the prologue and five stages of the 1999 Tour de France, frozen and stored since at "Laboratoire national de dépistage du dopage de Châtenay-Malabry" (LNDD), had tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) in recent retesting conducted as part of a research project into EPO testing methods (...) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_armstrong

She's from an English-speaking country, it's just a little confusing to her, that's all. Guess it's new to her... EDIT: She did respond:

Chris Paul Doesn’t Fear the Lakers Only by means of NBA-intervention, Chris Paul is not a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead of joining the Lakers by way of a mammoth three-team deal in December of 2011, the trade was rescinded by the league office and, it seemed at the time at least, that Paul was not destined for a move to LA. But that was not the case as both the Lakers and Paul’s former team, the New Orleans Hornets, continued wheeling and dealing that winter and the effects were felt across the NBA. Originally a part of the deal to acquire Paul, disgruntled Lakers’ forward Lamar Odom was instead shipped to the Dallas Mavericks that December with the Lakers receiving a massive trade exception in return. Fast forward to a year later and LA used that very exception in a sign-and-trade with the Phoenix Suns to acquire two-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Steve Nash. The Lakers weren’t finished after Nash and went ahead and added the best center in the NBA in Dwight Howard to create a super team, on paper at least, heading into next season that looks primed for a title run. For Paul, the all-star point guard was shipped to that other team in Los Angeles – the LA Clippers – to team with an exciting young all-star in Blake Griffin. Featuring Griffin as the budding superstar, DeAndre Jordan patrolling the paint and a solid veteran cast Paul led the Clippers from the depths of previous seasons to a postseason berth in 2012. Read More

You really fell for that?

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Milicic appreciates Madrid's interest but will continue his career in the NBA Darko Milicic has decided to return to Europe to forget. The Serbian power forward has been offered to several European clubs, Real Madrid was recently interested in him, but announced in a Serbian web site will continue in the NBA. In fact, he's in the Clippers' orbit and is more than likely that it's because it is very close to signing with this or any other franchise. Source (Spanish)

I can't say that thought hasn't crossed my mind.

I'll probably go all the way to Coffeyville and talk to him personally. I remember how I desperately needed an advice once and tried calling him from Europe(!).

Relax, bro. It's normal. It's supposed to be like that. It's b&w for everyone.: http://www.discusshoops.com/banners/KobeBryant.jpg http://www.discusshoops.com/banners/LeBronJames.jpg I guess you haven't noticed it.

I like stats, man. I wanna see what would be the month with the most topics started. Also what subforums get most topics per month e t.c. I file everything. I like to have it all printed out. Frankly, I can't imagine my life without OTR. GUƦU™ probably had no clue how right he was when he said that:

^ Do you take those?