Sit wrote:When is Rose coming back in your story?
Monthly Recap: January 2013
Part One: Chicago Bulls Monthly RecapJanuary Results – 11W 5L
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January 2nd @ Orlando Magic
Win 110-88
January 4th @ Miami Heat
Loss 96-112 Game Recap
January 7th vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Win 104-94
Outstanding Players:
Cleveland: CJ Miles – 29 points, 9 rebounds; Daniel Gibson – 22 points, 10 assists
Chicago: Kirk Hinrich – 26 points, 10 assists, 5 steals; Joakim Noah – 16 points, 13 rebounds
January 9th vs Miwaukee Bucks
Win 112-93
Outstanding Players:
Milwaukee: Monta Ellis – 20 points, 8 turnovers; Brandon Jennings – 14 points, 9 assists, 5 turnovers
Chicago: Joakim Noah – 17 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks; Luol Deng – 27 points, 7 rebounds; Carlos Boozer – 20 points, 13 rebounds
January 11th @ New York Knicks
Loss 93-103
Outstanding Players:
New York: JR Smith – 29 points; Carmelo Anthony – 22 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists
Chicago: Joakim Noah – 14 points, 21 rebounds, 5 assists; Luol Deng – 20 points, 10 rebounds
January 12th vs Phoenix Suns
Win 100-95
Outstanding Players:
Phoenix: Michael Beasley – 26 points, 9 rebounds; Shannon Brown – 19 points
Chicago: Joakim Noah – 15 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks; Carlos Boozer – 20 points, 7 rebounds
January 14th vs Atlanta Hawks
Win 106-86
Outstanding Players:
Atlanta: Al Horford – 16 points, 9 rebounds; Lou Williams – 22 points
Chicago: Joakim Noah – 21 points, 13 rebounds; Carlos Boozer – 23 points, 9 rebounds
January 16th @ Toronto Raptors
Loss 81-99
Outstanding Players:
Toronto: Kyle Lowry – 17 points, 8 assists; Jonas Valanciunas – 14 points, 7 rebounds
Chicago: Taj Gibson – 16 points, 17 rebounds, 5 blocks; Luol Deng – 19 points, 10 rebounds
January 18th @ Boston Celtics
Loss 94-102
Outstanding Players:
Boston: Rajon Rondo – 11 points, 18 assists; Paul Pierce – 26 points, 7 rebounds
Chicago: Luol Deng – 25 points; Carlos Boozer – 9 points, 18 rebounds (career high 8 off reb)
January 19th vs Memphis Grizzlies
Win 94-79
Outstanding Players:
Memphis: Tony Allen – 16 points; Marc Gasol – 9 points, 10 rebounds
Chicago: Joakim Noah – 15 points, 25 rebounds, 2 blocks (career high reb); Taj Gibson – 9 points, 17 rebounds
January 21st vs Los Angeles Lakers
Loss 67-91
Outstanding Players:
LA Lakers: Kobe Bryant – 22 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals; Dwight Howard – 11 points, 14 rebounds, 5 steals (career high stl)
Chicago: Joakim Noah – 10 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks; Luol Deng – 20 points
January 23rd vs Detroit Pistons
Win 105-99
Outstanding Players:
Detroit: Greg Monroe – 14 points, 18 rebounds; Rodney Stuckey – 19 points, 10 assists
Chicago: Carlos Boozer – 27 points, 12 rebounds; Joakim Noah – 10 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks
January 25th vs Golden State Warriors
Win 111-93
Outstanding Players:
Golden State: Stephen Curry – 22 points, 5 assists; David Lee – 18 points
Chicago: Joakim Noah – 22 points, 21 rebounds, 5 assists; Luol Deng – 24 points
January 26th @ Washington Wizards
Win 85-83
Outstanding Players:
Washington: John Wall – 11 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 7 turnovers; Jan Vesely – 12 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists
Chicago: Carlos Boozer – 21 points, 10 rebounds; Luol Deng – 19 points, 10 rebounds
January 28th vs Charlotte Bobcats
Win 115-103
Outstanding Players:
Charlotte: Ben Gordon – 30 points; Ramon Sessions – 16 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, 5 steals (career high stls)
Chicago: Joakim Noah – 13 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists; Marco Belinelli – 18 points
January 30th @ Milwaukee Bucks
Win 112-101
Outstanding Players:
Milwaukee: Monta Ellis – 27 points, 13 assists, 5 turnovers; Mike Dunleavy – 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals
Chicago: Joakim Noah – 13 points, 18 rebounds; Richard Hamilton – 28 points; Carlos Boozer – 26 points, 9 rebounds
Martti. wrote:Give Butler more burn!
SuperHueyNewton wrote:Nice record after January. Second in the East and still no Rose. Jimmy is doing good for the Bulls in real life too.
Monthly Recap: January 2012
Part Three: Race to the MVP
Both Paul and Bryant has had their teams playing great recently
Race to the MVP: Winning makes a big difference
By Steve Brooks, NBA.com
Posted Jan31 2012 10:24PM
Over the years, there have always been huge debates as to what “Most Valuable Player” actually refers to. Is it individual dominance? The worth to his team? Or just being the best player on the best team?
No, we don’t have a definitive answer for that, but what we can tell you is that here at the race, we look at all three of these things and kind of find a spot in the middle of them to determine our monthly rankings, but team success definitely weighs a pretty hefty part in these discussions.
Yes, Jeremy Lin is still putting up incredible numbers with James Harden hobbled, but the Rockets are playing more and more like a train wreck at the moment, piling up the losses faster than Charles Barkley piles up the donuts. The Grizzlies are struggling and could eventually lose their grip on the 8th spot, and that has kicked Zach Randolph out of the top 10 as well this week.
On the flip side, there’s a couple guys shooting up the board due to the strong play of their team this month, with Paul and Bryant making their mark in the top three and Durant, Deron Williams, as well as Rajon Rondo making their appearances for the first time this season.
So, to somewhat answer the question, winning matters, and MVPs don’t go fishing in April.
Without further ado, here are the rankings this month.
hova- wrote:Strange test ... sending Isaiah? Anyway, nice to see Noah carrying this team with his defensive presence and rebounding. You are up there with the best teams in the league, although the Heat pretty much zero your chances to win it all. (especially without Rose)
Sit wrote:Whens Rose back?
Mark. wrote:Yeah is Rose staying out the season like IRL? Team is doing well none the less.
Last year's Rising Stars MVP will team up with this year's rookie phenom on Team Shaq
Lillard, Davis first two picks in Rising Stars Draft
Official release
Posted Feb 7, 2013 8:20 PM
NEW YORK -- With the first pick of the 2013 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge draft, TEAM SHAQ selected Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers while TEAM CHUCK picked Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Hornets second overall. TNT analysts Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal, general managers for the 2013 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, made their player selections live on TNT.
Joining Lillard on TEAM SHAQ are Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers), Gustavo Ayon (Orlando Magic), Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors), Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs), Jon Leuer (Cleveland), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Charlotte Bobcats), Jeremy Lamb (Oklahoma City Thunder), Tyler Zeller (Cleveland), and Thomas Robinson (Sacramento Kings).
Aside from Davis, TEAM CHUCK is comprised of Ricky Rubio (Minnesota Timberwolves), Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors), Dion Waiters (Cleveland Cavaliers), Austin Rivers (New Orleans Hornets), Chandler Parsons (Houston Rockets), Jonas Valanciunas (Toronto Raptors), Isaiah Thomas (Sacramento Kings), Greg Stiemsma (Minnesota Timberwolves), and Tobias Harris (Milwuakee Bucks).
This marks the second straight year rookies and sophomores will be mixed together on teams. Last year in Orlando, Irving netted a game-high 34 points and MVP honors as he led TEAM CHUCK over TEAM SHAQ 146-133.
Below are the rosters for the 2013 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge:
Team Shaq
#teamShaq
Damian Lillard (Portland)
Kyrie Irving (Cleveland)
Gustavo Ayon (Orlando)
Klay Thompson (Golden State)
Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio)
Jon Leuer (Cleveland)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Charlotte)
Jeremy Lamb (Oklahoma City)
Tyler Zeller (Cleveland)
Thomas Robinson (Sacramento)
Team Chuck
#teamChuck
Anthony Davis (New Orleans)
Ricky Rubio (Minnesota)
Austin Rivers (New Orleans)
Harrison Barnes (Golden State)
Chandler Parsons (Houston)
Dion Waiters (Cleveland)
Jonas Valanciunas (Toronto)
Greg Stiemsma (Minnesota)
Tobias Harris (Milwaukee)
Isaiah Thomas (Sacramento)
Former Dunk Champion Blake Griffin headlines the field in this year's Sprite Slam Dunk
Griffin, White, Gibson, Gee in Sprite Slam Dunk
Official release
Posted Feb 8, 2013 7:26 PM
NEW YORK -- 2011 Sprite Slam Dunk Champion Blake Griffin headlines a list of four contestants on the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk as part of the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night festivities. Griffin will compete against Alonzo Gee of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Chicago Bulls’ Taj Gibson, and James “Flight” White of the New York Knick for the title.
Griffin famously jumped over a KIA automobile en-route to the 2011 Dunk Title and looks to defend his crown. His competition, however, is not too shabby either. Alonzo Gee has had multiple highlight-reel worthy slams since entering the league in 2010. The Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade in particular, still remembers the two playoff posters that Gibson put on them in Game 1 of the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals; while James White is simply a living legend for his exploits in other Dunk Contests in previous years, in particular his various free throw line dunks.
Similar to previous years, the two dunkers with the highest first round scores will advance to the final round. The dunker with the lowest total score from the first round will compete first in the final round. Dunks then will alternate until each player has completed two. Time limit rules still apply. In the final round, fan voting polls will open via SMS TXT message and at NBA.com. The combined results from SMS TXT voting and NBA.com will determine the champion.
Golden State's Stephen Curry will be in the 2013 Foot Locker Three-Point Contest.
Curry, Gordon headline field for Foot Locker Three-Point Contest
Official release
Posted Feb 8, 2013 9:18 PM
NEW YORK --First-time All Stars Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Eric Gordon of the New Orleans Hornets headline the field of six for the 2013 Foot Locker Three-Point Contest, which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Toyota Center in Houston as part of State Farm NBA All-Star Saturday Night.
Rounding out the field are Ryan Anderson of the New Orleans Hornets, JR Smith of the New York Knicks, Chauncey Billups of the Los Angeles Clippers, and Louis Williams of the Atlanta Hawks.
Anderson is the lone returning three-point marksman from last year's event, won by the Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love in a tiebreaker round over the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant.
The players will compete in the two-round competition with the top three finishers from the first round advancing to the finals. Five shooting stations will be set up around the three-point line, with four Official Spalding NBA game balls worth one point each and one Spalding NBA All-Star 2012 commemorative blue and silver "money ball" worth two points at each location. Each player will have one minute to shoot as many balls as he can. In the final round, players will shoot in ascending order of first-round scores. At the discretion of the referee, television instant replay may be consulted for clarification of rules compliance.
Martti. wrote:Taj Gibson? He'll need to use D-Wade as a prop.
Mark. wrote:Still no JJ in the 3pt shootout
4 time All Star MVP Kobe Bryant will make his 15th consecutive appearance
Record-Setting Bryant Headlines 2013 All Stars
Official release
Posted Feb 10, 2013 12:29 AM
NEW YORK -- The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (1,591,437) edged the Miami Heat's LeBron James (1,583,646) as this year's leading vote-getter in the 2013 NBA All-Star Balloting presented by Sprint, earning his record 15th consecutive All-Star nod. Bryant breaks a tie with Jerry West, Karl Malone and Shaquille O'Neal for the most consecutive NBA All-Star selections. A four-time Kia NBA All-Star MVP (2002, 2007, 2009 and 2011), Bryant holds the distinction as the youngest All-Star in NBA history (1998, when he was 19 years old). In last year's All-Star Game in Orlando, he passed Michael Jordan as the game's all-time scoring leader.
Bryant's partner at the guard position in the Western Conference starting lineup is the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Paul. The West's starting frontcourt features the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, the reigning Kia NBA All-Star MVP, the Lakers' center Dwight Howard, and 14th time All Star Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs.
Joining James, a two-time Kia NBA All-Star MVP (2006, 2008), in the Eastern Conference frontcourt are the New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony and the Chicago Bulls’ center Joakim Noah, a first time All Star. The East guards are the Heat's Dwyane Wade, the 2010 Kia NBA All-Star MVP, and Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets.
Amongst these veterans, however, are a myriad of first time selections for the reserves. Along with Noah starting for the East, there are a total of 11 first timers selected for the 2013 All Star squads, including Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis of the Bucks, Josh Smith of the Hawks, the Magic’s Gustavo Ayon, and the Bobcats’ Ramon Sessions for the Eastern Conference; and Houston’s own Jeremy Lin, Eric Gordon of the Hornets, Michael Beasley of the Suns, Stephen Curry of the Warriors as well as the Utah Jazz’s Al Jefferson for the Western Conference.
Other reserves selected include the Chicago Bulls’ Luol Deng and Celtics guard Rajon Rondo for the East, as well as Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge and the Thunders’ Russell Westbrook for the West.
The reserves were voted by the head coaches from each conference, who had to select two guards, three frontcourt players and two players regardless of position. They were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams.
With only twelve slots for each conference (barring injuries and replacement picks), snubs will definitely exist each and every year. This year in particular, notable omissions include Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez, 14 time All Star Kevin Garnett of the Celtics, Tony Parker of the Spurs, and Zach Randolph of the Memphis Grizzlies amongst others.
Below are the complete rosters for the 2013 NBA All Star Game.
hova- wrote:How the heck did Jon Leuer make it one teamShaq?
Mark. wrote:Very very interesting selections..... While I like seeing the likes of Smith, Noah, Curry and Al Jeff, some of the other first years are a little concerning.
Mark. wrote:Yeah I could understand one of the Bucks guards and perhaps Gordon if the Pelicans we doing well. But Beasley and Sessions?!
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