Garden Of Oden: RELOADED | NLSC Draftees??

[Lamrock]

Episode 1: The NBA's Best Front Office Tandem

Hiring Don Nelson (senior) was shocking enough, but hoops pundits and doom-and-gloom fans alike would eat up the fact that Don Nelson is incapable of using a computer. And so it's our little secret.

Our dynamic was simple: Nellie will dictate basketball emails to me for an hour, then do some shots, then rant incoherently before taking a nap. In that period of time, I do all the actual work running the team. However, Nellie's master plan was reliably on the white board ("that's my -hic kind of technology", he'd say). Right now, he was focusing on a deal that would net us Steve Nash as well as O.J. Mayo. Naturally, he was distraught when he saw the trade talks had been leaked on to RealGM.

"Fuck! The Memphis GM, what's his name - he said to keep these trade talks under wraps. He'll never deal with us again," cried Nelson.

"Now, I don'-"

Nelson interrupted, "Shut up! I'm leaving to go on a bender!"

I smirked. "A bender for you would be..."

"Fuck you!", said the old man as he stormed out, slamming the door and causing a potted plant to fall and shatter.

I needed to make something happen, and fast. I didn't have the heart to tell Nellie that the Grizzlies had no interest in trading their two leading scorers (Mayo to us, and Gay to Phoenix) and so I had to make something else work. I was about to offer Felton, Camby, Oden and Batum until I realized that was crazy. I needed to think outside the box.

I checked to see if anybody else was around, then dialed a number into my phone.

"Hey Liam, my guy, what up dog"

"Not much man. You got it in?"

"The usual? Hells yea man just drop by"

"Great. Thanks Sheed," I said, hanging up. I grabbed Nellie's wallet out of his desk not before seeing something in his inbox:

March 24, 2012 | Donnie Walsh | RE: Marcus Camby available?

Give me a call you fat, drunken fuck. I know your feelings about defense, so was wondering if you wouldn't mind us taking him off your hands...
Attached: trade offer

I searched the wallet and found Nellie's contact book. I cleared my throat, practiced my Don Nelson voice and dialed the number.

Two days later...

...in Hawaii

Don Nelson was on the beach, reading a newspaper with a look of blissful incoherence. 'Oh, something about the Blazers in the paper. Liam must have pulled off the Nash trade', he thought. He turned to the article and as spat mimosa all over it. "Camby to New York?! For who?!" But the paper was ruined.

[Martti.]

Hmm, I hope you didn't trade Camby for nothing. Can't really think who you got, other then Turiaf.

[Lamrock]

It wouldn't be the first time that happened... Usually don't like to make trades this early but seeing as how it's already almost the halfway point and how this is sort of a prologue season, I felt okay with it.

Frustrated with the game though. It has been playing very well, with realistic difficulty and fun gameplay. Unfortunately, I really suck at the game, so don't be surprised to see my Blazers underachieve a bit here.

[rise]

Stoudemire?

[Cr0ss0v3rK1ng]

Nelson wanted Nash, so I guess you traded for Billups?

[Lamrock]

Blazers Edge... Hey, I get it!

Blazers Acquire Carl Landry In Three Player Trade
Posted March 27, 2012, 10:12 PST
by Glen Tolliver

Team sources have confirmed reports that the Blazers and Knicks have agreed on a three player deal. The Blazers have traded defensive center Marcus Camby, as well as their lottery protected 2012 first round draft pick to the New York Knicks for efficient power forward Carl Landry, and reserve big man Ronnie Turiaf.

Averaging just under 5 points and 7 rebounds per game and splitting minutes with Greg Oden, Camby was displeased with the way the season was going. [i]"If we're not gonna win any games, then I'm not gonna do the whole 'sacrifice my minutes and image' thing. Camby is 38 years old, but his $12 million a year contract comes off the books at the end of the season. He won the defensive player of the year award in the 2006-07 season, and is just two seasons removed from being second in rebounds.


Carl Landry was signed as a free agent for the Knicks, and has played well for them, putting up 16 points and 6 rebounds while leading the league in both field goal and true shooting percentage. However, with Amar'e Stoudemire's presence on the roster, some speculate that Landry was signed as trade bait. Turiaf on the other hand, was a throw-in to match salaries, but will likely end up starting in a week or two once Oden's knees give out again.

Portland also gives up a first round draft pick in this. It is lottery protected this season, top 10 the next and unprotected after that. At 7-6, the Blazers are projected to select 16th at this point. Due to the short length of the season, the requirement to pass a physical before playing has been temporarily waived, and so Landry and Turiaf should debut against Minnesota tomorrow.

[Lamrock]

Updated Roster

Starters



PG | Raymond Felton | Starter | 79^1
SG | Wesley Matthews | Starter | 79^1
SF | Gerald Wallace | Starter | 86^1
PF | LaMarcus Aldridge | Star | 89^1
C | Greg Oden | Starter | 78^1

Reserves



G | Brandon Roy | Sixth Man | 80^1
F | Carl Landry | Role Player | 76^1
F/G | Nicolas Batum | Role Player | 79^1
C/F | Ronnie Turiaf | Role Player | 68^1
G | Patrick Mills | Role Player | 67^1
G | Nolan Smith | Prospect | 64-1
G | Elliot Williams | Prospect | 63-1

Injury Reserve



C/F | Chris Johnson | Bench Warmer | 63^1
F | Luke Babbitt | Bench Warmer | 63

Idaho Stampede



G | Armon Johnson | In D-League | 64
G | Jon Diebler | In D-League | 65

[shadowgrin]

Decent trade. You're getting what Camby had to offer (D and rebs) with two different players in Turiaf and Landry (plus scoring with Landry).

[Houndy]

Nice trade, I like Landry

[Martti.]

Hey, I was (half)right. Good trade, Landry might end up in Portland IRL as he wanted, though he forgot they have Aldridge.

[shadowgrin]

Oden gets injured again. LMA moves to C, Landry starts at PF. It fits perfectly in GM Nellie's philosophy.

[rise]

Nice trade. When I saw "Landry", I immediately though of Fields and mentally facepalmed.

[Lamrock]

Don Nelson To League Office: "I wanted Landry, not Landry!"



In an embarrassing moment for the Portland Trailblazers franchise, general manager Don Nelson appealed to the NBA league office to rescind yesterday's Carl Landry trade. The deal, which sent Landry and Ronnie Turiaf to the Blazers for Marcus Camby and a lottery protected first, was finalized this morning.

Nelson, 71, said he was interested in a trade offer of "Turiaf and Landry for Camby and a first rounder". Nelson had not realized that the Knicks had signed forward Carl Landry, and assumed Walsh meant shooting guard Landry Fields. "I thought he meant Landry, not Landry", read his appeal to David Stern.

Donnie Walsh responded to these claims by releasing the trade he sent to Don Nelson:

Landry, Turiaf for 2012 1st rounder, Camby

The salaries match. For your center and your team's incentive to tank, we are offering an excellent backup for Aldridge and a defensive center in Turiaf.

Don Nelson's responded to this with the following tweet:

walsh knew that i c fields as an ideal pf #NELLIEBALL

Nelson's appeal is expected to be rejected.

[rise]

lol I knew it.

[Mavs4Life]

A trade for Fields wouldn't be good IMO though.

[KidJustin]

wanted landry, not landry....

hahah!

[shadowgrin]

That made the trade more sensible.

[Kenny]

Even though I'm a big fan of Camby, I think the trade is good for you. Landry is an excellent 6-man option if/when Roy gets hurt and a more than capable starter, plus Turiaf will give you some good minutes off the bench too. Hope your Blazers can stay injury free though, so we can really see what they're capable of

[Lamrock]

After deciding no on the Nash trade, I didn't expect to make any trades, but then I got the offer from New York and it was a good one. Hopefully it gets us some wins, and doesn't ruin the team chemistry.

At least for this season, injuries haven't been much of an issue. My most injury prone guys (Roy and Oden) tend to post the worst +/- stats on the team anyway.

[Lamrock]

WEEK 4: March 25-31


It's time for some consistency from these guys.
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3/25/12 - 3/31/12 | Record: 3-2 (8-8) | Home: 1-1 (4-2) | Road: 2-1 (4-6)

Portland 94 @ Philadelphia 102 (W)
Portland 99 @ Washington 93 (W)
Portland 90 @ Minnesota 99 (L)
Portland 102 @ Sacramento 108 (L)
San Antonio 106 @ Portland 117 (W)
A packed week saw our team get some huge wins, but also lose to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Still struggling, poor defense and inconsistent shooting have cost us several winnable games. At the halfway point of this short season, we need to put some wins together for a playoff run. Of our 13 remaining games, 9 are at home.

The week also saw us trade starting Center Marcus Camby and a protected first for Carl Landry and Ronnie Turiaf. Landry has been solid off the bench, averaging 13 points and 5 points in three games so far. Turiaf meanwhile has mostly played garbage minutes.

The Blazers now close the month 11th in the Western conference, and a game behind the 8th place 10-8 Suns.

March 25, 2012: Blazers [5-6] @ 76ers [4-11] (Simmed)
Portland 102, Philadelphia 94

Don't let the score fool you, the Sixers were run out of their own building. The Blazers led the entire game and took an 18 point lead at the half. Despite a late run led by Thad Young in garbage time and a near triple double from Iguodala, Portland cruised to victory, getting back to .500.

22 34 27 19 102 | PTS: Felton (19); REBS: Aldridge (11); ASTS: Felton (6); Roy (+19); Batum (-10)
11 27 26 30 94 | PTS: T. Young (22); REBS: Iguodala (10); ASTS: Iguodala (9); Speights (+8); L. Williams (-19)

Notables:
Raymond Felton: 19 pts, 6 asts, 2 rebs, 5-11 FG, 8-8 FG (PotG)
Andre Iguodala: 11 pts, 10 rebs, 9 asts
LaMarcus Aldridge: 18 pts, 11 rebs
Thaddeus Young: 22 pts, 3 rebs
Jrue Holiday: 7 pts, 4 asts, 5 TO's, 2-7 FG (Shitass)

March 26, 2012: Blazers [6-6] @ Wizards [6-12] (Simmed)
Portland 99, Washington 93

In a surprisingly close outing, the lottery bound Wizards managed to stay in the game and even lead for much of it thanks to a huge night from Jordan Crawford. Crawford had 26 points on 11 shot attempts, giving the Wizards a hugh boost. It took huge games from Raymond Felton and LaMarcus Aldridge to eke out the win. Nicolas Batum hurt his ankle in the third quarter, and is expected to miss 1-2 games with it.

15 29 23 32 99 | PTS: Aldridge (25); REBS: Aldridge (13); ASTS: Felton (8); Camby (+10); E. Williams (-5)
22 19 26 26 93 | PTS: Jordan Crawford (26); REBS: Blatche (12); ASTS: Wall (10); N'diaye (+6); N. Young (-10)

Notables:
LaMarcus Aldridge: 25 pts, 13 rebs, 9-15 FG (PotG)
Jordan Crawford: 26 pts, 7-11 FG
Raymond Felton: 16 pts, 8 asts, 3 rebs, 1 TO, 6-10 FG
Andray Blatche: 25 pts, 12 rebs, 8-22 FG
Jan Vesely: 2 pts, 1 reb, 2 TO's, 1-7 FG (Shitass)

March 28, 2012: Blazers [7-6] @ Timberwolves [5-7] (Played)
Minnesota 99, Portland 90


33 points from Brandon Roy was not enough

It was happening again. A game with major implications, check. Down 21 in the third quarter, check. Brandon Roy going OFF, check.

The Wolves dominated this game from the start, jumping out to an 8-0 start before we adjusted to enter the 2nd down just 4. The second quarter showed us why we missed Nicolas Batum (out with a sore ankle): Michael Beasley got the hot hand, and scored 12 of his 28 points in the quarter. We were disasterous offensively courtesy of LaMarcus Aldridge being ice cold. All of the sudden we enter the half down 16 points to the Timberwolves!

It looked like Minnesota would run away with it, continuing to play well and building the lead as high as 21. I nearly turned the game off, but I kept with it, and Roy came out for the first time in the second half. He proceeded to score on the next four possessions. Roy's offense sparked a run that had us within ten going into the fourth. That momentum continued, with Roy looking just like his old self, hitting shot after shot. It got to within two, 75-73, and we had our chance to finally tie the game after trailing its entirety. LaMarcus got the ball in the post, backs down, Derrick Williams steals it!

Before we knew it, we were down 14 and Roy was on the bench following consecutive bricked threes. After a dismal stretch, Roy was brought back in with new addition Carl Landry. Landry, who had been averaging 16 points per game, had a quiet debut with 6 points and 7 boards on 3-5 shooting (Ronnie Turiaf had a rebound and a block in 13 minutes) but had all of his points in the fourth. Roy sank another three to reach his total, a season high 33 points, but it was too little, too late. Though chalupas were prevented, the Wolves still got the win, 99-90.

"This is the biggest game we've played this season, period", said Wolves coach Rick Adelman after the game. The Wolves improved to 6-7 and came within a half game of Portland and a three way tie for the eighth seed. Post interview, Nate lauded Roy's efforts, and cited fatigue for Aldridge's struggles. "And also, not to make excuses, but Nic was hurt, and we had two new guys, so you know, just got to you know, one game at a time."


20 16 25 29 90 | PTS: Roy (33); REBS: Aldridge (8); ASTS: Felton (8); Roy (+12); Wallace (-20)
24 28 19 28 99 | PTS: Beasley (28); REBS: Love (16); ASTS: Rubio (9); Love (+19); Derrick Williams (-7)

Notables:
Michael Beasley: 28 pts, 8 rebs, 3 stls, 10-19 FG (PotG)
Brandon Roy: 33 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts, 5 TO's
Kevin Love: 16 pts, 16 rebs, 7-9 FG
Raymond Felton: 17 pts, 8 asts, 3 rebs, 7-11 FG
LaMarcus Aldridge: 12 pts, 8 rebs, 4 asts, 3 TO's, 6-18 FG (Shitass)

March 26, 2012: Blazers [7-7] @ Kings [8-7] (Simmed)
Portland 99, Washington 93

In need of a win, the Blazers went to Sacramento, where they were used to easy wins. Even having acquired George Hill and Elton Brand for pocket lint earlier in the season, the Kings still should have lost, right? The game was close throughout. Roy's main competition for the sixth man of the year award, Marcus Thornton showed why he was the favorite for the award, dropping 31. Roy meanwhile had a quiet 10 point, 5 rebound, 3 assist outing. The Kings outlasted us to win it, 108-102. Oden had 10 points and 8 boards on 4-8 shooting in his first start.

22 26 30 24 102 | PTS: Aldridge (23); REBS: Wallace (12); ASTS: Felton (6); Roy (+2); Aldridge (-17)
31 18 31 28 108 | PTS: M. Thornton (31); REBS: Brand (12); ASTS: G. Hill (5); Brand (+19); Fredette (-7)

Notables:
Marcus Thornton: 31 pts, 4 rebs, 3 stls, 10-18 FG (PotG)
DeMarcus Cousins: 21 pts, 10 rebs, 9-15 PG
LaMarcus Aldridge: 23 pts, 11 rebs
Carl Landry: 22 pts, 1 reb, 6-6 PG, 10-11 FT
Patrick Mills: 11 trillion (Shitass)

March 30, 2012: Spurs [14-3] @ Blazers [7-8] (Played)
Portland 117, San Antonio 106

A game below .500 and facing the first place 14-3 Spurs, things looked grim for the Blazers. The one consolation was that they were finally back at home, where LaMarcus Aldridge has averaged over 30 points per game (as opposed to just under 20 on the road) this season.

From the start, both teams were on fire. LaMarcus Aldridge got in early foul trouble, but was kept in due to him scoring 11 of Portland's first 15 points. After a back-and-forth first quarter, Portland got out on a tear and led by as many as fourteen points. Gary Neal came off the bench and proceeded to chip away at the lead. Some inspired play by the Spurs saw Portland enter the half up just 4, 60-56. Aldridge was the leading scorer with 22 at the half. Neal had 14.


Portland's big men carried them tonight.
The third quarter saw the starters return, and the Portland offense start firing on all cylinders. Aldridge continued to embarrass the aging Duncan (who has had an otherwise resurgent season, averaging 19 and 9). Greg Oden also came out very strong, and ended up having his finest game of the season. A true ensemble effort saw the Blazers make a big run, dropping 36 in the third quarter to enter the fourth leading comfortably.

The lead got up to 23 points, and with seven minutes left, Nate McMillan opted to empty his bench. The Spurs did not, and proceeded to chip away at the lead. McMillan put starters Wes Matthews and Gerald Wallace in when the deficit got to 15, but the half measure was punished as the Spurs found themselves within single digits with under three minutes to play. Portland unleashed Aldridge, Felton and Landry. Roy and Aldridge had a pair of huge and-one plays that secured the victory, 117-106.

"I made a mistake. It was an awful coaching error, and it's going to make me sleep." -Not Gregg Popovich, but Nate McMillan, lamenting his decision to prematurely play a lineup of Patrick Mills, Nolan Smith, Nicolas Batum, Ronny Turiaf and Chris Johnson, and for Portland allowing 106 points. The victory puts the Blazers back where they belong, .500. The Spurs meanwhile remain in the upper echelon of the West but the 117 points allowed in regulation would have never happened during the Spurs' glory years. The Spurs were reportedly in talks to acquire defensive center Marcus Camby, who the Blazers shipped to New York in a deal earlier this week.

28 28 22 28 106 | PTS: PTS: Neal (27); REBS: Blair (7); ASTS: Parker (10)
31 29 36 21 117 | PTS: Aldridge (34); REBS: Oden (9); ASTS: Felton (12)

Portland Notables:
LaMarcus Aldridge: 34 pts, 7 rebs, 3 stls, 13-18 FG, 8-8 FT (PotG)
Greg Oden: 13 pts, 9 rebs, 6-6 FG
Brandon Roy: 18 pts, 4 asts, 3 rebs

San Antonio Notables:
Gary Neal: 27 pts, 9-17 FG
Richard Jefferson: 18 pts, 4 rebs
Tim Duncan: 10 pts, 6 rebs, 3 TO's, 3-9 FG [Aldridge: 34 pts, 7 rebs] (Shitass)

[Valor]

First thing I saw when I came back onto the forums (uni work seriously sucks...), great start (continuation) to this Lamrock, keep it up and keep us entertained

[Lamrock]

Glad to see you checking in here, valor. This association has been fun and reminded me that making these stories is supposed to be fun.

Will be great if/when you return to the dynastassociation arena but keep up the good work in uni.

[kibaxx7]

Nice deal And Aldridge is tearing it up.

[Valor]

Glad to see you checking in here, valor. This association has been fun and reminded me that making these stories is supposed to be fun.

Will be great if/when you return to the dynastassociation arena but keep up the good work in uni.

Cheers man, I'll be posting (and perhaps updating my ones) every now and then but no guarantees uni is really up and down in terms of work load haha
Agree 100% about the fun part, I think when you are not enjoying the process of making these things it's time to call it quits. No point treating it like a job/obligation

[Lamrock]

Month In Review: March 2012

Record: 8-8 | Home: 4-2 | Away: 4-6 | 3rd Northwest, 11th Western Conference

Portland 90 @ Toronto 79 (W)
Portland 106 @ New Jersey 88 (W)
Portland 92 @ Boston 105 (L)
Milwaukee 98 @ Portland 106 (W)
Portland 84 @ Orlando 99 (L)
Portland 89 @ Dallas 97 (W)
Phoenix 68 @ Portland 82 (W)
Utah 73 @ Portland 102 (W)
Portland 91 @ Cleveland 102 (L)
Portland 93 @ Atlanta 97 (L)
Miami 138 @ Portland 136 [2OT] (L)
Portland 94 @ Philadelphia 102 (W)
Portland 99 @ Washington 93 (W)
Portland 90 @ Minnesota 99 (L)
Portland 102 @ Sacramento 108 (L)
San Antonio 106 @ Portland 117 (W)

Player Stats

LaMarcus Aldridge: 23.4 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 2.4 APG, 2.0 SPG, 1.9 BPG, 2.5 TOPG, 23.4 PER, .516% TS
Brandon Roy: 16.6 PPG, 4.1 APG, 3.5 RPG, 1.1 SPG, 25.3 PER, .600% TS
Carl Landry: 15.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 22.2 PER, .712% TS
Gerald Wallace: 12.9 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 2.2 APG, 2.1 SPG, 1.3 BPG, 16.2 PER, .578% TS
Wesley Matthews: 12.6 PPG, 3.8 APG, 2.9 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 15 PER, .534% TS
Raymond Felton: 12.4 PPG, 8.1 APG, 2.7 APG, 1.4 SPG, 15.7 PER, .522% TS
Nicolas Batum: 8.4 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 1.9 APG, 12.4 PER, .475% TS
Greg Oden: 5.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.0 BPG, 13.3 PER, .577% TS
Ronnie Turiaf: 2.6 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 1.2 BPG, 5.7 PER, .647% TS
Patrick Mills: 2.2 PPG, 1.5 APG, 7.1 PER, .513% TS

League Leaders:

Points Per Game: Derrick Rose: 28.3 PPG, D. Nowitzki: 27.7, L. James: 27.3, K. Bryant: 24.7, E. Gordon: 24.2
Rebounds Per Game: Kevin Love: 13.5, B. Griffin: 12.7, D. Howard: 12.3, Z. Randolph: 12.1, Perkins: 11.9
Assists Per Game: Jason Kidd: 10.1, R. Rondo: 9.6, J. Calderon: 9.1, C. Billups: 9.0, C. Paul: 8.9
Steals Per Game: Chris Paul: 3.2, T. Evans: 2.9, J. Wall: 2.5
Blocks Per Game: Andrew Bynum: 2.2, Josh Smith: 2.2, D. Howard: 2.1
Player Efficiency Rating: Derrick Rose: 32.2, D. Nowitzki: 30.3, K. Bryant: 26.5
True Shooting %: Carl Landry: .712%, Josh Smith: .666%, A. Horford: .663%

Blazers among league leaders:
LaMarcus Aldridge: PPG: 23.4 (9th)
Carl Landry: TS: .712% (1st); FG: .625% (1st); FT: .925% (5th)
Brandon Roy: PER: 25.3 (8th), 3pt: .500% (9th)
Raymond Felton: APG: 8.1 (10th)
LaMarcus Aldridge: BPG: 1.9 (8th)

Award Races:

Most Valuable Player:
Derrick Rose (CHI): 28.3 PPG, 8.2 APG, 3.6 RPG, 2.1 SPG (Bulls: 9-6)
Manu Ginobili (SAS): 20.7 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 5.7 APG, (Spurs: 14-4)
Zach Randolph (MEM): 19.1 PPG, 12.1 RPG (Grizzlies: 12-7)
Kevin Durant (OKC): 23.8 PPG, 7.9 RPG (Thunder: 9-6)
Stephen Curry (GS): 20.8 PPG, 7.3 APG, 4.4 RPG (Warriors: 11-2)
LeBron James (MIA): 27.3 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 5.7 APG (Heat: 8-7)
Kobe Bryant (LAL): 24.7 PPG, 4.4 APG, 4.2 RPG (Lakers: 9-8)
Steve Nash (PHX): 22.7 PPG, 6.7 APG, 2.6 RPG (Suns: 10-8)
Kevin Martin (HOU): 23.9 PPG, 3.8 RPG (Rockets: 10-6)
Aldridge (POR): 23.4 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 2.4 APG, 2.0 SPG, 1.9 BPG (Blazers: 8-8)
Outside Looking In: Dwight Howard, Al Horford, Chris Paul, Kevin Garnett, Eric Gordon

Rookie of the Year:
Kyrie Irving (CLE): 14.7 PPG, 6.6 APG, 4.9 RPG, 2.0 SPG
Jonas Valanciunas (TOR): 11.5 PPG, 10.5 PPG, 2.8 APG
Ricky Rubio (MIN): 11.3 PPG, 7.8 APG, 1.4 SPG
Tristan Thompson (CLE): 11.6 PPG, 8.2 RPG
Enes Kanter (UTA): 8.5 PPG, 7.9 APG, 1.9 APG

Sixth Man of the Year:
Marcus Thornton (SAC): 23.1 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.4 APG
Wilson Chandler (DEN): 15.4 PPG, 8.8 RPG
Lamar Odom (LAL): 15.1 PPG, 9.1 RPG
Louis Williams (PHI): 20.0 PPG, 3.9 APG, 2.5 RPG
Brandon Roy (POR): 16.6 PPG, 4.1 APG, 3.5 RPG

Defensive Player of the Year:
Dwight Howard (ORL): 12.3 RPG, 2.1 BPG
Josh Smith (ATL): 9.3 RPG, 2.2 BPG, 2.0 SPG
Tyrus Thomas (CHA): 10.3 RPG, 2.1 SPG, 2.0 BPG
LaMarcus Aldridge (POR): 8.4 RPG, 2.0 SPG, 1.9 BPG
Marc Gasol (MEM): 10.2 RPG, 1.6 BPG

Standings:

Western Conference

1 GSW | 11-2 | .846% | GB: .5
2 SAS | 14-4 | .778% | GB: 0
3 DEN | 11-6 | .647% | GB: 2.5
4 OKC | 9-5 | .643% | GB: 3
5 MEM | 12-7 | .632% | GB: 2.5
6 HOU | 10-6 | .625% | GB: 3
7 DAL | 9-6 | .600% | GB: 3.5
8 PHX | 10-8 | .556% | GB: 4
LAL | 9-8 | .529% | GB: 4.5
SAC | 9-8 | .529% | GB: 4.5
POR | 8-8 | .500% | GB: 5
NOH | 8-9 | .471% | GB: 5.5
MIN | 7-9 | .438% | GB: 6
UTA | 6-11 | .353% | GB: 7.5
LAC | 4-8 | .333% | GB: 7

Eastern Conference

1 CHI | 9-6 | .600% | GB: 0
2 BOS | 8-6 | .571% | GB: .5
3 ORL | 9-7 | .563% | GB: .5
4 MIA | 8-7 | .533% | GB: 1
5 ATL | 8-7 | .533% | GB: 1
6 MIL | 9-9 | .500% | GB: 1.5
7 IND | 6-7 | .462% | GB: 2
8 NYK | 8-10 | .444% | GB: 2.5
CHA | 6-9 | .400% | GB: 3
NJN | 6-9 | .400% | GB: 3
CLE | 6-9 | .400% | GB: 3
PHI | 5-12 | .294% | GB: 5
DET | 4-10 | .286% | GB: 4.5
WAS | 6-15 | .286% | GB: 6
TOR | 4-11 | .267% | GB: 5

Power Rankings:

1 SAS-- 2 GS-- 3 DEN -4 OKC --5 BOS
6 DAL= 7 MEM -8 CHI- 9 HOU- 10 ORL
11 SAS 12 NO 13 LAL- 14 MIA -15 NY
16 ATL 17 POR 18 MIL 19 PHX 20 IND
21 MIN 22 CLE 23 LAC 24 NJN 25 UTA
26 CHA 27 PHI 28 DET 29 WAS 30 TOR