[CYOA] Final Chapter?

[KidJustin]

VC, T-WILL, DICE HEAD TRADE RUMORS


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KOBE AND JAX PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

[KidJustin]

Chapter VI. Angry Kaveman

Chris Kaman storms out of GM KidJustin's office yelling,
"What the f*ck!? After all I have done for this team...you want, what!?"

KidJustin chases after him, "Chris...I'm sorry, but just hear me out, trust me. I can get you home, I am meeting with Joe this afternoon on Skype. If it doesn't work out then you wont have to worry, I wont do anything else. Look, now comeback and I'll explain it all. Trust me."

[kibaxx7]

Dice also in the rumor mill. Wow

[KidJustin]

NEW GM KIDJUSTIN MAKES HIS MARK IN RECORD TYING 5-TEAM TRADE


The league has just approved a 13-player, 5-team trade today. This trade finally puts an end to the Carmelo Anthony drama and lands him with his desired destination, the New York Knicks

The Denever Nuggets acquire Tayshaun Prince, Jason Maxiell, and a 2011 2nd round draft pick from the Detroit Pistons, Ronny Turiaf and a 2011 1st round draft pick from the New York Knicks, a 2011 2nd round draft pick from the Los Angeles Clippers, and a 2011 1st round draft pick from the Chicago Bulls, in a five-team trade that sends Carmelo Anothony to New York Knicks and Al Harrington and their 2012 2nd round draft pick to the Detroit Pistons; the New York Knicks also acquired Ryan Gomes from the Los Angeles Clippers; the Detroit Pistons acquired Chris Kaman from the Los Angeles Clippers, and Luol Deng from the Chicago Bulls; the Chicago Bulls acquired Ben Gordon from the Detroit Pistons and a 2012 2nd round draft pick from the Los Angeles Clippers; and the Los Angeles Clippers acquired Wilson Chandler and Eddy Curry from the New York Knicks and Ben Wallace and a 2012 1st round draft pick from the Detroit Pistons.

Clippers new GM KidJustin, who is said to be the main source of this trade, has really pulled out all the stops in this one, helping create a trade that ties the league's record for the largest trade in NBA history.

There has been no quesiton as to Melo wanting out of Denver. The Nuggets flirted with the idea of acquiring talents and draft picks from the New Jersey Nets. But nothing ever developed as the Nuggets insistedly tried to push the Nets to also take on the contract of F Al Harrington. Trade talks further died when the Nets Russian owner, Mikhail Prokhorov, announced that they have "pulled out of the Melo-drama." Rumors even started that Melo would not have re-signed with the Nets because his goal was set to play with Amar'e Stoudemire as a New York Knick, the only problem was that the Knicks did not have the assets that interested the Nuggets to get talks going.

Rumors have been stirring about the Chicago Bulls SF Luol Deng's available, each time denying that he is on the market. The Bulls new GM, George K, has public stated that he did have high interest in bringing back Detroit Pistons SG Ben Gordon to the Windy City. The Bulls are also contemplating acquiring an additional SF to help the scoring load left by Luol Deng, even considering acquiring former star Tracy McGrady. McGrady is still suffering an injury listed day-to-day however, and the Bulls decided not to jump the gun and passed on acquiring him. Rumors say that they are keeping a close eye on him and may look to try to make a trade later in the season. For now Kyle Korver is expected to start in Deng's place.

The Nuggets have acquired a total of 4 draft picks for this upcoming NBA draft, which will help as part of their rebuilding mode in their life after Carmelo Anthony this offseason. The big part about this trade was that the Nuggets found a willing taker for Al Harrington and his large contract. Now they hope to stay somewhat relevant with their 1-year rental at SF in Tayshaun Prince and then bring in talent through the draft and free agency since the majority of their team has expiring contracts, including Prince. Jason Maxiell looks to be a solid big for them and will most likely step in for either Kenyon Martin or Nene if either or both should leave in the offseason.

The Detroit Pistons bring in hometown native, Chris Kaman to man the middle. Rip Hamilton gets his starting job back and the issue of player roles has been restored. The addition of Loul Deng will prove to be more durable in the starting lineup this year than Tayshuan Prince, who has seemed to no longer find an interest playing in Detroit. The Pistons were reluctant to take on Al Harrington's contract, but they will soon find his scoring punch much more helpful than Charlie Villanueva. He may also be usefully spelling time for Tayshaun Prince, who has just came back from injury. Jarron Collins is another big body that they hope mix into the rotation.

The real winners of this trade appears to be Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks. The Knicks who have been living in mediocrity since their glory days with Patrick Ewing, have made big strides this season. After lucking out of the LeBron sweepstakes, they were able to sign hyper-explosive big man Amar'e Stoudemire and a solid point guard in Raymond Felton. They really did not have the pieces to acquire Melo, but thanks to the assets from the other teams involved, they only gave up Ronny Turiaf, Wilson Chandler, Eddy Curry's expiring contact and this years 1st round draft pick and only had to take on the contract of Ryan Gomes, who was having a decent season in starting for the LA Clippers. The Knicks are now highly in talks with the top Eastern Conference teams such as the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, and the Orlando Magic. Now that [b]Melo is in New York, the real question now is, will Chris Paul follow through with his toast at Melo's wedding and make his way to join him in New York as soon as his contract allows?

The Clippers made a real gamble in this trade by trading away an All-Star last year, but the new GM said via text message that he has full faith in DeAndre Jordan and feels that Big Ben Wallace will greatly impact his [Jordan's] game much like how Marcus Camby did when he was there. The gamble is what the Clippers got in return, while they do get a much needed upgrade at SF with Wilson Chandler they acquire all-bench player Eddy Curry, who was basically threw in for his large expiring contract to match up with Chris Kaman's. There is no word whether Curry will get any playing time in Los Angeles, but things look very doubtful. One has to wonder what owner Donald T. Sterling has to say about paying a guy around $11 Million this year for sitting on the bench.

The new GM's & have quickly become fast friends since KidJustin's first game with the Clippers when they faced off against George K's Bulls in Chicago.

KidJustin on the logistics of the trade:

I knew who I wanted and I knew what other people wanted; it took time, but I was able to piece together the puzzle. These guys should pay me, I basically did all the GM work for them.

George K on the trade:

Well, our team is going to get benefited from that move.We believe, that with this trade, we're going to fix mistakes of the past, but also strengthen our squad and make a solid team. Ben is going to give D-Rose the help he needs on the SG spot. He's going to get free looks, but also give space to Rose to play his game.On the other side, we're thanking Luol for his services all those years, and his devotion to the team.

The Breakdown (click here for 2k11 version)

Incoming: SF Wilson Chandler (NYK 1YR/$2.13M), C Eddy Curry (NYK 1YR/$11.28M), C Ben Wallace (DET 2YR/$4.33M - $2.08M '10-'11), 2012 1st round draft pick (DET)


Incoming: C Chris Kaman (LAC 2YR/$24.5M - $11.8M '10-'11) , C Jarron Collins (LAC 1YR/$859K), SF Luol Deng (CHI 4YR/$51.31M - $11.35M '10-'11), F Al Harrington (DEN 5YR/$33.44M - $5.76M '10-'11)


Incoming: SF Carmelo Anthony (DEN 1YR/$17.15M), SF Ryan Gomes (LAC 3YR/$12M - $4M '10-'11)


Incoming: G Ben Gordon (DET 3YR/$34.8M - $10.8M '10-'11), 2012 2nd round draft pick (LAC)


Incoming: F Tayshaun Prince (DET 1YR/$11.15M), F/C Ronny Turiaf (NYK 1YR/$4M), F/C Jason Maxiell (DET 2YR/$10.00M - $5.00M '10-'11), 2011 1st round draft pick (CHI), 2011 1st round draft pick (NYK), 2011 2nd round draft pick (DET), 2011 2nd round draft pick (LAC)

The Breakdown (2k11 terms because I could not put 5 teams at one time)
Trade 1:
Clippers trade: Chris Kaman (DET), Jarron Collins (DET), 2012 2nd round pick (CHI)
Pistons trade: Ben Gordon (CHI), Tayshuan Prince (LAC), Ben Wallace (LAC)
Bulls trade: Loul Deng (DET), 2011 1st round pick (LAC)
Trade 2:
Clippers trade: Tayshuan Prince (DEN), Ryan Gomes (NY), 2011 1st round pick formerly CHI (DEN)
Nuggets trade: Carmelo Anthony (NY)
Knicks trade: Wilson Chandler (LAC), Eddy Curry (LAC), Ronny Turiaf (DEN), 2011 1st round pick (DEN)
Trade 3:
Clippers trade: 2011 2nd round pick (DEN)
Nuggets trade: Al Harrington (DET), 2012 2nd round pick (DET)
Pistons trade: Jason Maxiell (DEN), 2012 1st round pick (LAC), 2011 2nd round pick (DEN)

George7 also gets 1 Points for the Challenge

[KidJustin]

Contest: #6 Results

A) Make a trade

Contest: #7 Results

"Kid...I will talk to him..."

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[KidJustin]

Chapter VII. Trade Aftermath

Morning at Clippers training facility before their game against the Warriors

The Clippers have to find a way to get their newly acquired players, Wilson Chandler and Ben Wallace, used to the system in a matter of hours before their game against the Warriors tonight. Both players flew in late last night to get in as much practice with the team as possible. Wilson Chandler is expected to start in place of Ryan Gomes, who is now in New York. However, Coach Vinny Del Negro has not decided if he will start DeAndre Jordan, who has been playing extremely well or veteran center Ben Wallace in place of Chris Kaman, who is now in Detroit. If DeAndre Jordan does start, Ben Wallace will also have to adjust and accept his role of coming off the bench.

Eddy Curry did not report to the training facility to practice. Sources say he is in Los Angeles and will be with the team on the sidelines for their game tonight, but no one is for sure.

After some drills and looking over at film, the players got together for a 5-on-5 scrimmage. Here are some photos:





After the scrimmage, Clipper s GM KidJustin went to talk to the media waiting outside.

[..]

New Reporters were all over the Clippers press room this morning as they have been desperately trying to bombard Clippers GM KidJustin with questions on the super trade that happened yesturday.

KidJustin addressed the media:

I knew who I wanted and I knew what other people wanted; it took time, but I was able to piece together the puzzle. These guys should pay me, I basically did all the GM work for them.

My main target starting out really was Wilson [Chandler]. I thought he would be a great fit for our team.I wanted to stay young but keep my options open at the SF; I really want to see what Al-Farouq [Aminu] can bring to the table once he matures. Still I hope we can persuade Wilson to resign with us this offseason, he will be a great addition either as a starter of a 6th man.

I was already talking to Donnie [Walsh] and Joe [Dumars] on a separate deal. Detroit was the only place I would realistically deal Chris [Kaman]. That move was out of resecpt. If I couldn't get Joe and Chris on board, this whole thing would not have worked.

From there Masai heard wind that I was talking to Donnie and wanted in on the action. Masai called me and insisted on getting involved. I knew that since his talks with the Nets fell through, he didn't have much leverage for fear that he may just straight out lose Melo in the off season. So I thought long and hard on how to make things work, plus anything to get Melo out of the Western Conference was a plus for me.

Then when I heard the Deng-Gordon rumors, I called up George and told him, you want Ben back? Help me out, I need Loul and this year's 1st rounder.

From there all the pieces had to fall. I think I must have come up with at least 8 different trade scenarios! I'm glad this one worked out...

Just then Donald T. Sterling angrily stepped in front of the cameras, batting away microphones. He yelled "KIDJUSTIN, in my office now!!"

[..]

A yelling match started in the Owner's office.

DTS, "I go on vacation this weekend, sitting on the beach sipping my Mai Tai's, miles away from any stinky locker rooms filled with black basketball players, enjoying the sun with some lovely white bikini babes, who agreed to join me for a small monetary amount...and I check my White-Berry and find this sh*t you pulled!!??"

KJ, "I thought you said you had some real estate things to deal with...?"

DTS, "WHAT!?"

KJ, "Nothing...What's wrong? I got the players we need and we shed a big contract. Some extra publicity doesn't hurt either. Blake needs all the media exposure he can get..."

DTS, "What's wrong? What's wrong? You traded away Gordon! I told you from the start, there are some players we can let go and some we keep. Gordon and Griffin are definitely on the keep list!"

KJ, "I didn't trade away Eric. He is still here. The Pistons did trade BEN Gordon to the Bulls in this trade though..."

DTS, "Oh, well now that Kaman is gone who is going to play center? I know Baron has gotten bigger, but he's still short..."

KJ, starting to get frustrated, "Don't worry, DeAndre got this and Big Ben will help us out now..."

DTS, "DeAndre? DeAndre? I'd trade that fool for a draft pick...Ben? I thought you just said the Pistons trade Ben!?"

KJ,

DTS, "So who is gone...Other than Kaman?"

KJ, "Jarron Collins went to Detroit and Ryan went to New York"

DTS, "Jay Ron? Ryan who? Seacrest? I didn't even know we had those guys...so we got his Wilson Chandler guy, Big Ben, and who else?"

KJ, "And Eddy Curry was added in to make the contracts match..."

DTS, "Who's that? Ah! Whatever, just don't pull this sh*t again and I will let this one slide. Now when does Carmelo come in? I want to be the first to welcome him."

KJ, "We didn't get Melo...he went to New York..."

DTS, "Melons? no not now, I ate breakfast already...I see Ben's and Wilson's contracts aren't bad, but I can't see Eddy's. How much is Curry's contract anyways?"

KJ, nervously "uhm...like $11 Million, but don't worry its the last year and he isn't really going to play. You don't need to get to know him."

DTS, angrily yelled and cursed, "WHAT!? EDDY F*CK SH*T ASDJ#*(#$@*()DASKLJ@()*(#$ CURRY!?!?!? What the hell did you do?"

KidJustin fed up with the whole situation punched Donald T. Sterling in the face, knocking him out cold...

[..]

In the arena, moments before tipoff

Kevin Harlan, "The game is about to start, but Donald T. Sterling is not coming out to his regular seat. Wait a moment, that's KidJustin. The Clippers GM is going to sit courtside."

Clark Kellogg, "Looks like he really wants to see the new team he put together nice and close."

[kibaxx7]

A punch on old Sterling's face

[George7]

Nice to see that i helped in pulling that trade and that my team is going to get better now!! Just wait for the next piece!!

Lol about the chapter!! I had really fun with the Sterling -KJ dialogue part!!

[Warlock95]

Kenyon Martin is K-Mart. Chris Paul is CP3. Now that you've got Wilson Chandler, you can call him 4-Chan (and possibly give him the nickname "Meme Ticket").

[KidJustin]

Kenyon Martin is K-Mart. Chris Paul is CP3. Now that you've got Wilson Chandler, you can call him 4-Chan (and possibly give him the nickname "Meme Ticket").

uhm...yea ... dont get it?

[Kubik]

Bulls sucks with that trade, but you get nice addtion with Chandler and Wallace

[Warlock95]

uhm...yea ... dont get it?

http://www.cracked.com/funny-1143-4chan/

That will set you straight.

[George7]

Bulls sucks with that trade, but you get nice addtion with Chandler and Wallace

Just wait to see what we have in store and how this trade will go!

[Houndy]

Turrible trade by the Bulls, you practically got the same player in Deng for Gordon.

[Warlock95]

Picture 1:
DAVIS: Ha! Paper beats paper!
GORDON: How so?!
DAVIS: I have two papers, you only got one! Ha haa!

Picture 2:
"I said I wanted a Michael Jordan poster! A MICHAEL Jordan poster!! Not this crappy guy!!!"

Picture 3:
JORDAN: Ooh, what hairy armpits you have there, sir.

[Pistol]

Punched the fuck out of that douchebag! Love it.

[Axel The Great]

Kenyon Martin is K-Mart. Chris Paul is CP3. Now that you've got Wilson Chandler, you can call him 4-Chan (and possibly give him the nickname "Meme Ticket").

uhm...yea ... dont get it?

Yeah, don't mind him, he usually rants on about things that are semi-on topic. Oh yeah, and Kevin Martin is the real K-Mart.

First time checking in, read the previous chapter, hilarious. Good to see you gave Sterling what he needed.

[rise]

Sterling is a stupid cunt. You were right to smack him.

[KidJustin]

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 6-3 Streak: 5W		vs.		GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 4-3 Streak: 1L
Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 28, 2010 - 12:30 PM (PST)
Matchups
Baron Davis		PG	Stephen Curry
Eric Gordon		SG	Monta Ellis
Wilson Chandler		SF	Dorell Wright
Blake Griffin		PF	David Lee
DeAndre Jordan		C	Andris Biedrins

CLIPPERS NEW TOYS HANDLE WARRIORS IN REVENGE



THE FACTS: The Clippers visited the Warriors for the first game of the season where the Warriors led by Dorell Wright spoiled Blake Griffin's 40 point debut. The Warriors and Clippers entered this game tied for first place in the Pacific Division, but the Clippers walked out on top. The new look Clippers controlled the game from the very beginning to the very end. Late in the 1Q it was Baron who controlled he game to head into the 2Q with a 1 point lead and then Eric Gordon that lead the charge in the 2Q to help increase the lead before getting into foul trouble. Eric Bledsoe hit a buzzer beater 3 at the end to give the Clippers a 16 point lead at the half. The Warriors fought hard to get as close as 9 points in the 3Q, but Blake and Wilson easily kept the Clippers lead in double digits. By the 4Q, Gordon got another costly foul, but it didn't matter much anymore. VDN put in the bench for the final 3 minutes of the game, which allowed Brian Cook to make his debut where he missed his only shot.

THE STAT: The New Clippers were a major impact in thier debut game:
Wilson Chandler - 24 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Ben Wallace - 4 Points, 11 Rebounds, 2 Blocks
And a near triple-double by Eddy Curry - 9 Boxes of Nachos, 10 Snickers bars, 11 cups of soda
...well all but Curry

QUOTABLE: Wilson Chandler on playing in LA, "Wow! Playing in LA is great! It has the New York lifestyle, only better weather! Playing with Blake is awesome as well, I hope to help put this franchise on the map!"

HOT: Baron Davis did his damage this game with a double-double which included shooting 6-6 from the field

NOT: David Lee was struck with early foul trouble that he only played 8 minutes and went 0-1 in shooting

GOOD MOVE: Wilson Chandler's first bucket as a Clipper was a drive down the middle lane and slamming it over former Knicks teammate David Lee, Wilson got the and-1 plus an early 2nd foul on Lee


GOOD MOVE 2: Eric Gordon got a clean path to the basket and dunked it on Andris Beindris, who proceeded to fall to the floor

GOOD MOVE 3: Ben Wallace's first points as a Clipper was off a wide open slam dunk from an assist by Blake Griffin, who in a single pump fake drew 3 Warriors in the air

BAD MOVE: Eddy Curry did report to Staples Center, but entered through the visitor's enterance. He ended up using the toilet in the visitor's lockerroom before finding his way to his spot behind the Clippers bench

Warriors Bad Move: With less that 12 seconds to go in the 3Q, Keith Smart subbed in David Lee, with 4 foul, to defend. Blake Griffin got the inbound pass, turned to the middle and drew Lee's 5th foul on an and-1 play.

Injuries: Dorell Wright was shaken up on a play getting rejected while going toward the basket, he was able to shake it off and continue the game. He is listed with back spasms, but will not miss any games


Next Game: vs Cavaliers (Back-to-Back)


Final Score:
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (124) - GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (113)

Player of the Game:
Blake Griffin

28 Points, 13 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Blocks

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Create a caption that fits either of the follow photos:
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Donald T. Sterling woke up in the office later that night, after the game had already past.

DTS gets up but is still groggy and rubs his head, "ohh...what happen? Why does my face hurt...?"

[KidJustin]

HEAT DETHRONE CELTICS IN POWER RANKING

The Boston Celtics had enjoyed being on top of the power rankings until slipping 2 games and allow the Miami Heat to take the top of the power rankings in week 4

TYREKE EVENS WILL BE OUT WITH A TORN MENISCUS

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note to my readers: for the rest of the season I think i will change up my process. unless people think otherwise, i will no longer do these random news updates...instead i will hold all non-clippers news until the monthly recap.
i will only have news for major issues, or if they relate to a story someone writes
...with that said, 1 more game and then monthly recap time

[George7]

Fair enough
It will be a big load otherwise.

[kibaxx7]

Man, Quake Griffin is on fire.

And a near triple-double by Eddy Curry - 9 Boxes of Nachos, 10 Snickers bars, 11 cups of soda

[George7]

Forgot to mention,but nice thing to see that you beat the Warriors too

[KidJustin]

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 7-3 Streak: 6W		vs.		CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 6-3 Streak: 1L
Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 29, 2010 - 7:30 PM (PST)
Matchups
Baron Davis		PG	Mo Williams
Eric Gordon		SG	Anthony Parker
Wilson Chandler		SF	Stephen Graham
Blake Griffin		PF	Antwan Jamison
DeAndre Jordan		C	Anderson Varejao

CLIPPERS RUN WILD ON CAVALIERS



THE FACTS: The Clippers were part of the LeBron sweepstakes, the Cavaliers were the losers, but in this game both are sitting in the number 1 spot in their divisions. During the 1Q, Antwan Jamison's jump shooting seemed to by why the Cavaliers were have success after LeBron LeQuit on them. But the 2Q was a completely different story, the Cavaliers shot poorly in the quarter to make a 5 point deficit, into a 13 points deficit. The only real advantage the Cavs had going into halftime was 3PT shooting, well in the 3Q the Clippers went on to shoot 84% from the field, including 83% from 3PT. VDN put in the deep bench by the end of the 3Q while the Clippers were enjoying a 27 point lead. Not a single Clippers starter entered the game in the 4Q, but the Clippers deep bench was able to keep up the defense and win the game easily by 22 points. Randy Foye got injured late in the quarter and when Eric Bledsoe fouled out, VDN went with a lineup of virtually all forwards, Rasual Butler, Al-Farouq Aminu, Craig Smith, Brian Cook, Ben Wallace.

THE STAT: The game was over by halftime, but in the 3Q the Clippers shot 84% and scored 46 points (compared to 32). This was with Blake have only 1 FG in the 3Q (11 Points, 4 Rebounds at this point in the game).

QUOTABLE: Antwan Jamison on the beating they took in LA, "F*ck off, get that mic out of my face!"

HOT: Responding to the 6-0 run in the 2Q, the Clippers went on a 17-0 run to take a 16 point lead, the Clippers would continue their run and end up going 31-10 since trailing by 1 point. This included 14 quarter points by Wilson Chandler, who had 5 consecutive dunks during this stretch, if you count his 2 others earlier in the quarter, that's 7 in a row

NOT: The Cavaliers shot only 44% for the game, never breaking the 48% mark in any quarter

GOOD MOVE: DUNK OF THE YEAR, during the Clippers epic 2Q run, Eric Gordon rose up again the entire Cavs team and dunk on them and drew the foul on Daniel "Boobie" Gibson


BAD MOVE: At the start of the 2Q Eric Gordon makes a casual pass to Baron Davis which was intercepted and converted into an easy layup, part of the Cavaliers 6-0 run to take the lead by 1 point

Injuries: Unfortunately, mid-way in the 4Q Randy Foye collided with Daniel Gibson on a layup and painfully strained his abdomen. He is expected to be out for 2-4 weeks, Rasual Butler and maybe even Willie Warren is expected to setup in his absence.

Next Game: vs Pacers


Final Score:
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (140) - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (118)

Player of the Game:
Wilson Chandler

27 Points, 5 Rebounds, 11-13 FG% - DNP 4Q

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Create a caption that fits either of the follow photos:
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KJ's comment: Joey Graham has a signature in this game!?!? And it's when he is walking. Wierd

[KidJustin]

NOVEMBER

Standings

CNF	DIV	TEAM	W-L	PW		CNF	DIV	TEAM	W-L	PW
1	1		8-3	4		1	1		9-1	1
2	2		7-3	7		2	2		9-1	2
3	1		7-3	10		3	1		9-3	3
4	1		9-6	13		4	1		6-3	4
5	2		5-3	9		5	3		6-4	5
6	2		4-3	8		6	2		6-4	6
7	3		6-5	14		7	4		4-4	7
8	3		7-6	16		8	5		5-6	8
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9	3		3-3	17		9	2		3-5	9
10	4		5-5	11		10	3		3-5	10
11	5		5-6	18		11	3		4-7	11
12	4		3-6	26		12	5		3-7	12
13	4		3-7	27		13	4		3-7	13
14	5		3-7	23		14	4		2-9	14
15	5		1-8	30		15	5		2-10	15

League Leaders

Points			Rebounds
	L.James (MIA) R.Westbrook (OKC) K.Bryant (LAL) B.Griffin (LAC) E.Gordon (LAC)	30.8 28.7 28.5 27.8 27.1		A.Horford (ATL) E.Okafor (NOH) P.Gasol (LAL) S.Dalembert (WAS) D.Howard (ORL)	12.6 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.8
Assists			Steals
	B.Davis (LAC) J.Kidd (DAL) R.Rondo (BOS) C.Paul (NOH) D.Collison (IND)	13.6 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.3		D.Wade (MIA) S.Curry (GSW) L.Ridnour (NOH) T.Ariza (NOH) L.James (MIA)	3.5 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.6
Blocks			FG%
	D.Jordan (LAC) A.Bogut (MIL) B.Griffin (LAC) P.Gasol (LAL) S.Dalembert (WAS)	3.1 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0		B.Griffin (LAC) A.Horford (ATL) D.Jordan (LAC) B.Rush (IND) R.Gomes (NYK)	68.7% 63.8% 61.8% 61.5% 59.6%
3P%			FT%
	C.Martin (WAS) D.Fisher (LAL) W.Chandler (LAC) M.Bibby (ATL) M.Williams (ATL)	80.0% 62.5% 57.6% 54.5% 53.8%		A.Afflalo (DEN) F.Garcia (SAC) U.Haslem (MIA) M.Conley (MEM) S.Curry (GSW)	100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 96.7%

Rookie Leaders

Points			Rebounds
	B.Griffin (LAC) J.Wall (WAS) P.George (IND) D.Cousins (SAC) A.Aminu (LAC)	27.8 16.5 12.5 12.5 10.0		B.Griffin (LAC) D.Cousins (SAC) C.Aldrich (OKC) E.Turner (PHI) D.Orton (ORL)	9.3 8.8 5.9 5.9 4.7
Assists			Steals
	J.Wall (WAS) B.Griffin (LAC) E.Turner (PHI) E.Bledsoe (LAC) W.Johnson (MIN)	7.9 4.9 3.2 2.3 1.9		J.Wall (WAS) P.George (IND) E.Turner (PHI) A.Aminu (LAC) W.Johnson (MIN)	2.2 2.0 1.3 1.1 0.8
Blocks			FG% (Min. 15 FGA)
	B.Griffin (LAC) D.Orton (ORL) E.Udoh (GSW) J.Wall (WAS) W.Johnson (MIN)	2.2 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.7		B.Griffin (LAC) E.Udoh (GSW) A.Aminu (LAC) C.Aldrich (OKC) G.Neal (SAS)	668.7% 60.0% 56.9% 55.6% 50.0%
3P% (Min. 5 3PA)			FT% (Min. 5 FTA)
	E.Bledsoe (LAC) L.Hayward (MIN) E.Williams (POR) G.Hayward (UTA) G.Neal (SAS)	71.4% 62.5% 60.0% 57.2% 50.0%		E.Bledsoe (LAC) B.Uzoh (NJN) G.Monroe (DET) E.Williams (POR) D.Ebanks (LAL)	100.0% 100.0% 90.0% 88.9% 88.9%

*Minimum 40 minutes played

Awards
Players of the Week:
Blake Griffin/Andrea Bargnani | Carmelo Anthony/Derrick Rose| Kevin Durant/LeBron James | Kobe Bryant/Stephen Jackson

Rumor Mill


KJ's comment: I first saw this before the trade, good thing I kept it in mind.







GSW Offer Curry for Blake
KJ's comment: You have no idea how wrong this offer was...Makes me wonder if Isaiah [Thomas] is consulting for them

Key Transactions

Suns revive Antione Walker, sign him to a contract
KJ's comment: Where amazing happens....

Wizards revive Allen Iverson, sign him to a contract - then demands an extension
KJ's comment: Glad he made it back into the league; I'm not a fan, but he has my respect

Kings acquire Rashard Lewis
KJ's comment: Interesting pick-up since Omri has been hurt, I wonder how Landy like playing with Wall. Better than Reke?

Raptors move Peja and unhappy Weems for big man Brendan Haywood

Hornets swap backup PG, acquire Luke Ridnour

3-team trade: Artest Bucks, Maggette Spurs, RJ Lakers

13-player 5-team trade: Melo to the Knicks
KJ's comment: What can I say?...It took a lot of work, but it is all worth it!
Other Transactions
Bucks send Luc Richard Mbah a Moute to D-League (Mad Ants)
Bucks sign Chris Johnson
Spurs sign Da'Sean Butler

Key Injuries

Craig Smith (LAC) - Strained Abdomen before the season starts

Brandon Roy (POR) - Boken Back

Jameer Nelson (ORL) - Broken Back

Tyreke Evans (SAC) - Ton Meniscus

Randy Foye (LAC) - Strained Abs
KJ's comment: I hate it when we have injuries, but I know Jasen is working hard to get him back.

Hedo Turkoglu (ORL) - Broken Jaw
Other Injuries
Jeff Green (OKC) - Severe Ankle Sprain
DeShawn Stevenson (TOR) - Broken Toe
Melvin Ely (DEN) - Broken Hand
Travis Outlaw (NJN) - Broken Jaw
Devin Harris (NJN) - Strained Abdomen
Hamad Haddadi (MEM) - Broken Toe


Other news
Antione Walker returns to the NBA, puts up big numbers
KJ's comment: I fell out of my seat at home when I saw the recap on ESPN!
The Boston Celtics had enjoyed being on top of the power rankings until slipping 2 games and allow the Miami Heat to take the top of the power rankings in week 4
Jason Kidd has publicily announced his retirement after this season, no matter the fate of the Mavericks in the postseason
KJ's comment: He will be missed!
Will Bynum recoreded a career high 25-assists as a reserve
KJ's comment: That game was horrible for us, we had a chance and let it slip. How do you give up 140 points to a DEFENSIVE team?? For the record, I wasn't on board yet for this game.
Kevin Durant scored a career high 55-points, highest points in a game this season by anyone in the league
The Toronto Raptors have been terrible since losing Chris Bosh during the offseason, after winning their first game at home, they would lose all their road games. Which totaled 7 in a row, until they came up with a big win over the Spurs at home
NBA All-Star voting starts December 1