| Bucks | Fear The Deer! | Nov. 2

[Bucket]

RUUUDYYYYY
Kwame can dunk ?

[Lamrock]

Damn, I hate Rudy Gay. Was really hoping for Kwame to win.

[Fresh8]

Sit IRL said 'I'm a streaky shooter'

Sit the cocky arrogant fool in he story said 'I'm gonna win the shootout'

[Valor]

Kwame Brown dunking

[Andrew]

Shame White came up short. Next year.

[.PorkyJoker.o6]

Pics are a bit dim, But Kwame Brown?? But Great competition overall

[Bomb Diggity]

Oh damn, I would have thought James White was a gun in the slam dunk competition. Tough luck man! Better luck next time.

[George7]

Kwame Brown Runner-up?!

Bad luck for the Bucks contestant...

[Martti.]

Kwame can dunk :

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[Bucket]

And here.

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[Martti.]

Unfortunately, he has more of those.

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[Andrew]

It's not that Kwame can't dunk, just that he's not the first person that comes to mind when you think of potential dunk contest participants.

[Axel The Great]

Poor Nocioni. It must be a huge embarrassment when someone like Kwame dunks on you.

[puttincomputers]

if i got hit in the eye i would miss the dunk! well i cant dunk anyway so that is mute point.

[Martti.]

If you look closely at his dunk over Noc, you can see that the ball is falling out of his hands, because he has small hands for someone his size. That's why he often loses control of the ball and has not lived up to his draft position.

Anyway, All-Star game hopefully up tonight and Sit vs Jennings soon after that.

[Fresh8]

Jennings will go down in smoke.

[Martti.]

West beats East is turnover-rich match, Paul MVP behind 16 assists

The 2012 All-Star Game was not very pretty. Sure, there were some breath-taking dunks by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Amar'e Stoudemire, but two teams combined for 67 turnovers, Chris Paul, the MVP, was responsible for 10 of those. The West won behind a jumper from Amar'e Steoudemire in OT, 127-125.

Paul finished with 8 points, 16 assists and 4 steals next to his 10 turnovers. Carmelo Anthony had 19 points and 5 boards and Thierry Tirieux, behind 20 points in the fourth quarter, had 25.

Greg Oden provided a defensive presence with 11 rebounds and 5 blocks to go with his 3 points.

Gilbert Arenas led the East with 27 points, 6 assists and 7 steals, including a three-pointer that forced OT. LeBron James had 19 points, 3 steals and 4 rebounds. Stephon Marbury shined in the first half and finished with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals.

Amar'e Stoudemire knocked down the game winning jumper with 1.7 left off a pass from Chris Paul. The East didn't have time-outs left and Carlos Boozer's half-court shot was off.

Player stats :

Chris Paul : 8 points, 16 assists, 4 steals, 4-14 FG
Nene : 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 5-7 FG
Amar'e Stoudemire : 17 points, 9 rebounds, 8-12 FG
Ben Gordon : 20 points, 3 assists, 3 steals, 8-11 FG
Kevin Martin : 12 points, 2 assists, 5-10 FG
David West : 8 points, 4 rebounds
Andrei Kirilenko : 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1-1 FG
Greg Oden : 3 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks, 1-7 FG
Carmelo Anthony : 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8-14 FG
Thierry Tirieux : 25 points, 8-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

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Jermaine O'Neal : 14 points, 12 rebounds, 4 steals, 5-8 FG
Carlos Boozer : 3 points, 6 rebounds
Michael Redd : 13 points, 6-9 FG
Paul Pierce : 11 points, 3 rebounds
Stephon Marbury : 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals
Dwight Howard : 4 points, 2 rebounds
Elton Brand : 6 points, 4 rebounds
Dwyane Wade : 12 points, 4 assists, 2 steals
LeBron James : 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 8-14 FG
Gilbert Arenas : 27 points, 6 rebounds, 7 steals, 10-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

Sorry about no pics, my jerseys were screwed up.

[Andrew]

Doesn't sound like the prettiest All-Star game with all those turnovers, but definitely exciting nevertheless with an overtime period and gamewinning buzzer beater.

[Martti.]

5 Players that could be dealt before the trade deadline

With the trade deadline less then a week away, it's the team's last chance to get their roster set for the Playoffs and players, who don't like their current role to be traded. I've ranked the top 5 candidates, all have one thing in common - they are not satisfied with their current role as a reserve.

This season has already been trade-crazy, with the likes of Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer, Amar'e Stoudemire, Monta Ellis, Paul Millsap, Will Sit, James Harden and Tyrus Thomas already changing locations. Carmelo Anthony was up there too, but since the Nuggets sudden surge, those rumors have died. Still, some players could be on their way out.

Here's the run-down :



5. Ricky Rubio | Minnesota Timberwolves

The Spanish 'Wonder-boy' hasn't found himself in the NBA, being the reserve in the Minnesota Timberwolves. That should already say something. The Timberwolves have already traded 2 of their point guards earlier this season. Jerry Dieudonne was sent to the Nuggets (for a PG) and Julian Martin was sent to the City of Angels for Luke Walton. Rubio could be next. The Spaniard's season highlight is probably his match-up with Brandon Jennings on 'Versus'. Will he be in another uniform by then, we'll have to wait til Thursday.



4. Jrue Holiday | Philadelphia 76ers

Holiday looked to be a starter before the season, but Roko Ukic (out of all people) got the early start. After coach Collins came to his senses, he replaced him with Lou Williams. But quite often, you see Ukic playing more minutes off the bench. Holiday is the odd man out in Philly. He hasn't demanded a trade or anything, taking things professionally. But his impatience most be growing.



3. Chris Duhon | Sacramento Kings

Duhon was the Kings big pick-up during the free agency of 2010. He was a starter and won the Most Improved Player award, benching the talented Tyreke Evans. This season however, Tyreke has come through and has earned the starting spot and now Duhon is expendable. They have Beno Udrih to back up Evans. This would be good for the Kings, getting rid of Duhon's contract.



2. Jason Richardson | Phoenix Suns

The Suns are really struggling. They are 2-17, dead last in the league. They already parted ways with Amar'e Stoudemire, getting young assets in Anthony Randolph and Monta Ellis in exchange. After that deal, J-Rich rumors started to surface. He is still there, a sixth man on a 2-17 team. He is probably the best scorer on that team and definitely has the most experience. He would be a starter on most teams, let's see how things go.



1. Manu Ginobili | San Antonio Spurs

Ginobili has been used to a sixth man role, but this season has been anything but that. He is just scoring a tad over 5 points per game and playing about 12 minutes per contest. Ray Allen has been the starter and coach Gregg Popovich has been playing him nearly 35 minutes a game. There's now room for Ginobili in the PG spot either, as Tony Parker and George Hill play the majority of the minutes. Many teams could need a guy like him. The Spurs are thin at the PF spot, as rookie Bill Kron is still very raw. For a guy like Ginobili, they could get a very superb PF/C to play with Tim Duncan.

[Bucket]

Manu FTW?

[Martti.]

Will Sit (6'6, 220, New York Knicks) VS Brandon Jennings (6'1, 170, Milwaukee Bucks)

Stats comparison :

SG - Will Sit | 19.1 PPG | 4.8 RPG | 5.6 APG | 1.33 SPG | 0.47 BPG |

Strengths - Shooting, height.
Weaknesses - Quickness, ball handling.

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PG - Brandon Jennings | 18.0 ppg | 3.8 rpg | 8.5 apg | 1.88 spg | 0.50 bpg

Strengths - Quickness, defense.
Weaknesses - Strength, height.

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Tune in on February 18th, 10.00 PM EST on ESPN

Predict who will win! Correct answer gives you 25 points to help your player/upgrade your draft stock!

[Bucket]

Jennings

[Clutch]

sorry sit but Jennings is gonna school you - BJ FTW!

[Cleveland wins]

Martti, i think you should go for one of those players that may be traded before the deadline, maybe Jrue Holliday or Ricky rubio.

[Cartar]

Jennings