Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:42 pm
bad news guys....I went to go check in on Pape Sow and he's not in my dynasty 
it appears he must have been on FA list to start and deleted after training camp as the game tends to do 
ahh well....at the moment Mo Peterson is injured so even if I wanted to trade for him I couldn't
it appears he must have been on FA list to start and deleted after training camp as the game tends to do
ahh well....at the moment Mo Peterson is injured so even if I wanted to trade for him I couldn't
Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:16 pm
WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT FOR ALL-STAR WEEKEND?!?
By 'The X'
NLSC Insider
Updated: Feb. 16, 2006, 4.48 PM ET --
As promised, here are the particpants for the All-Star Weekend in Houston.
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2006 ALL-STAR STAR GAME
The lineups for each respective team in the All-Star Game are as follows:
Eastern Conference All-Stars:
STARTERS
F- Chris Bosh (Toronto)
F- Paul Pierce (Boston)
C- Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cleveland)
G- Joe Johnson (Atlanta)
G- Stephon Marbury (New York)
BENCH
F- Antawn Jamison (Washington)
F- Lebron James (Cleveland)
C- Shaquille O'Neal (Miami)
G- Dwayne Wade (Miami)
G- Allen Iverson (Philadelphia)
F- Richard Jefferson (New Jersey)
G- Vince Carter (New Jersey)
Western Conference All-Stars:
STARTERS
F- Elton Brand (Los Angeles Clippers)
F- Tracy McGrady (Houston)
C- Yao Ming (Houston)
G- Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
G- Mike Bibby (Sacramento)
BENCH
F- Carlos Boozer (Utah)
F- Lamar Odom (Los Angeles Lakers)
C- Marcus Camby (Denver)
G- Jason Richardson (Golden State)
G- Steve Nash (Phoenix)
F- Tim Duncan (San Antonio)
F- Corey Maggette (Los Angeles Clippers)
2006 ROOKIE STARS CHALLENGE
The starting lineups for each respective team in the Rookie-Sophomore Game are as follows:
Rookie Stars:
STARTERS
F- Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee)
F- Marvin Williams (Atlanta)
C- Andrew Bynum (Los Angeles Lakers)
G- Joey Graham (Toronto)
G- Deron Williams (Utah)
BENCH
G- Chris Paul (New Orleans)
G- Sarunas Jasikevicius (Indiana)
F- Channing Frye (New York)
G- Raymond Felton (Charlotte)
Sophomore Stars:
STARTERS
F- Al Jefferson (Boston)
F- Luol Deng (Chicago)
C- Nenad Krstic (New Jersey)
G- JR Smith (New Orleans-Oklahoma City)
G- Chris Duhon (Chicago)
BENCH
F- Dwight Howard (Orlando)
F- Emeka Okafor (Charlotte)
G- T.J. Ford (Milwaukee)
G- Sebastian Telfair (Portland)
2006 SLAM DUNK CONTEST
The Slam Dunk Contest Participants are as follows:
F- Travis Outlaw (Portland)
C- Amare Stoudemire (Phoenix)
F- Antawn Jamison (Washington)
G- Kenyon Dooling (Orlando)
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With the All-Star teams selected, we immediately looked to who got snubbed, and this year there was even more big names missing out. For the East the major snubbees were Ben Wallace, Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups (Detroit), Ron Artest (Indiana), Michael Redd (Milwaukee), Jason Kidd (New Jersey) and Gilbert Arenas (Washington). For the West the major snubbees were Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas), Carmelo Anthony (Denver), Baron Davis (Golden State), Pau Gasol (Memphis), Kevin Garnett (Minnesota), Amare Stoudemire and Shawn Marion (Phoenix), Zach Randolph (Portland), Mike Bibby (Sacramento), Ray Allen (Seattle) and Andrei Kirilenko (Utah). A lot of big names there, especially in the West.
The Rookie Stars' reserves were well selected, although it would have been nice to see Charles Villanueva (Toronto) supply more balance to the squad. The Sophomore Stars also have a great bench, who are all better than the guys that they are backing up. Go figure.
As for the Slam Dunk Contest, it shapes up to be one of the most boring contests in history with no big names involved. Looking at the lineup, you would have to imagine that it's going to become a dunk-off between Outlaw and Dooling, with Stoudemire as the darkhorse. Either way, don't expect too many people to be watching.
I do however expect a fun weekend and I'll be ther to cover it. So long fellas, catch you on the flipside.
By 'The X'
NLSC Insider
Updated: Feb. 16, 2006, 4.48 PM ET --
As promised, here are the particpants for the All-Star Weekend in Houston.
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2006 ALL-STAR STAR GAME
The lineups for each respective team in the All-Star Game are as follows:
Eastern Conference All-Stars:
STARTERS
F- Chris Bosh (Toronto)
F- Paul Pierce (Boston)
C- Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cleveland)
G- Joe Johnson (Atlanta)
G- Stephon Marbury (New York)
BENCH
F- Antawn Jamison (Washington)
F- Lebron James (Cleveland)
C- Shaquille O'Neal (Miami)
G- Dwayne Wade (Miami)
G- Allen Iverson (Philadelphia)
F- Richard Jefferson (New Jersey)
G- Vince Carter (New Jersey)
Western Conference All-Stars:
STARTERS
F- Elton Brand (Los Angeles Clippers)
F- Tracy McGrady (Houston)
C- Yao Ming (Houston)
G- Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
G- Mike Bibby (Sacramento)
BENCH
F- Carlos Boozer (Utah)
F- Lamar Odom (Los Angeles Lakers)
C- Marcus Camby (Denver)
G- Jason Richardson (Golden State)
G- Steve Nash (Phoenix)
F- Tim Duncan (San Antonio)
F- Corey Maggette (Los Angeles Clippers)
2006 ROOKIE STARS CHALLENGE
The starting lineups for each respective team in the Rookie-Sophomore Game are as follows:
Rookie Stars:
STARTERS
F- Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee)
F- Marvin Williams (Atlanta)
C- Andrew Bynum (Los Angeles Lakers)
G- Joey Graham (Toronto)
G- Deron Williams (Utah)
BENCH
G- Chris Paul (New Orleans)
G- Sarunas Jasikevicius (Indiana)
F- Channing Frye (New York)
G- Raymond Felton (Charlotte)
Sophomore Stars:
STARTERS
F- Al Jefferson (Boston)
F- Luol Deng (Chicago)
C- Nenad Krstic (New Jersey)
G- JR Smith (New Orleans-Oklahoma City)
G- Chris Duhon (Chicago)
BENCH
F- Dwight Howard (Orlando)
F- Emeka Okafor (Charlotte)
G- T.J. Ford (Milwaukee)
G- Sebastian Telfair (Portland)
2006 SLAM DUNK CONTEST
The Slam Dunk Contest Participants are as follows:
F- Travis Outlaw (Portland)
C- Amare Stoudemire (Phoenix)
F- Antawn Jamison (Washington)
G- Kenyon Dooling (Orlando)
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With the All-Star teams selected, we immediately looked to who got snubbed, and this year there was even more big names missing out. For the East the major snubbees were Ben Wallace, Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups (Detroit), Ron Artest (Indiana), Michael Redd (Milwaukee), Jason Kidd (New Jersey) and Gilbert Arenas (Washington). For the West the major snubbees were Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas), Carmelo Anthony (Denver), Baron Davis (Golden State), Pau Gasol (Memphis), Kevin Garnett (Minnesota), Amare Stoudemire and Shawn Marion (Phoenix), Zach Randolph (Portland), Mike Bibby (Sacramento), Ray Allen (Seattle) and Andrei Kirilenko (Utah). A lot of big names there, especially in the West.
The Rookie Stars' reserves were well selected, although it would have been nice to see Charles Villanueva (Toronto) supply more balance to the squad. The Sophomore Stars also have a great bench, who are all better than the guys that they are backing up. Go figure.
As for the Slam Dunk Contest, it shapes up to be one of the most boring contests in history with no big names involved. Looking at the lineup, you would have to imagine that it's going to become a dunk-off between Outlaw and Dooling, with Stoudemire as the darkhorse. Either way, don't expect too many people to be watching.
I do however expect a fun weekend and I'll be ther to cover it. So long fellas, catch you on the flipside.
Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:57 pm
F- Carlos Boozer (Utah)
I expected AK47..
Good article. and Dooling in the slam dunk contest
Yeah, Dwight, 'Meka, Telfair and ME-J on the bench with Al Jefferson and Chris duhon strating
Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:58 pm
wow... Lamar Odom... over KG? Stupid logic! And Booze over Amare? Dumb AI!
Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:59 pm
snubbees! lol.
man what a weird lineup, and dooling in the contest. hahahaha
man what a weird lineup, and dooling in the contest. hahahaha
Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:21 pm
jugs wrote:F- Carlos Boozer (Utah)
Good article. and Dooling in the slam dunk contest
Yeah, Dwight, 'Meka, Telfair and ME-J on the bench with Al Jefferson and Chris duhon strating
yep, Boozer was definitely a shock inclusion
Sit wrote:wow... Lamar Odom... over KG? Stupid logic! And Booze over Amare? Dumb AI!
Lamar is SF, KG is PF....Booze is averaging about 21 & 10 on a 2-18 team whereas Randolph is getting 22 & 12 on a 5-11 team....and Garnett was averaging about 20 & 10 plus big defense....bloody Boozer
Cyril Takayama wrote:snubbees! lol.
man what a weird lineup, and dooling in the contest. hahahaha
Kenyon Dooling will win the Dunk Contest, mark my words (& no I haven't done it yet), the kid can get up and throw it down
Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:30 pm
KG pwns Booze!
Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:39 pm
So does LeBron. He's 21 now.
Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:23 am
yup... weird lineup ^^
BUT i wanna see the outlaw gliding to the Slam Dunk Trophy, maybe he will do some extra-training with Clyde again xD
BUT i wanna see the outlaw gliding to the Slam Dunk Trophy, maybe he will do some extra-training with Clyde again xD
Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:23 am
nice.........ai made the all-star team..........bunch of snubs....
good luck with outlaw in the slam dunk contest.........
good luck with outlaw in the slam dunk contest.........
Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:51 pm
Wow crazy teams. Dooling can be ASW's surprise.
Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:30 pm
Sit wrote:KG pwns Booze!
D-Weaver wrote:So does LeBron. He's 21 now.
yep, but Booze is an All-Star and the others (besides Lebron) are not....it's unfortunate, but it's the way it always is in my dynasties....remember when Dunleavy beat out all the other SF to be a reserve in my 'Cats dynasty?
pHLo wrote:yup... weird lineup ^^
BUT i wanna see the outlaw gliding to the Slam Dunk Trophy, maybe he will do some extra-training with Clyde again xD
I'll give him a chance to do that by letting the CPU control the action, at least he'll have a chance then
and who knows, maybe he can do a Josh Smith, throw on a Clyde Drexler throwback jersey cwebbiverson wrote:nice.........ai made the all-star team..........bunch of snubs....
good luck with outlaw in the slam dunk contest.........
cheers, let's see how he does....
Thierry. wrote:Wow crazy teams. Dooling can be ASW's surprise.
finally a believer in Kenyon Dooling
Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:02 pm
X...i'm loving this dynasty 
sorry for not writing much in it but i read it everytime just like most of the dynastys in here...of course, this one is deserved to be looked at first 
sorry for not writing much in it but i read it everytime just like most of the dynastys in here...of course, this one is deserved to be looked at first
Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:04 pm
Emiliano wrote:X...i'm loving this dynasty
great to hear....my ego will be getting close to Weaver's if you continue this flattery
glad you are enjoying it, and I will try to keep it rolling
Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:35 pm
yep, but Booze is an All-Star and the others (besides Lebron) are not....it's unfortunate, but it's the way it always is in my dynasties....remember when Dunleavy beat out all the other SF to be a reserve in my 'Cats dynasty?
That was actually an unsuccesful 'Greek' joke about LeBron James, the drinking limit, and 'booze' in general.
Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:55 am
Brand took Duncan's spot at the PF position Antawn Jamison in the dunk contest is a first though, I would've never expected him to be in anything like that
Antawn Jamison in the dunk contest is a first though, I would've never expected him to be in anything like that
Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:08 pm
Hey X... ever thought of trading for Darko Milicic?
Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:50 pm
D-Weaver wrote:yep, but Booze is an All-Star and the others (besides Lebron) are not....it's unfortunate, but it's the way it always is in my dynasties....remember when Dunleavy beat out all the other SF to be a reserve in my 'Cats dynasty?
That was actually an unsuccesful 'Greek' joke about LeBron James, the drinking limit, and 'booze' in general.
cool....ya got me with that one
BhZmAFiA(2) wrote:Brand took Duncan's spot at the PF position
yep, Brand deserved it though
as for Antawn, now that's a shock 
Sit wrote:Hey X... ever thought of trading for Darko Milicic?
no
Kryptonite & Pneumonia are my token Euros
Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:06 pm
hey X, your "TRADE RUMOURS SWIRL THROUGHOUT LEAGUE CIRCLES" is very nice.. indeed.. how did you come up with that.. but i gotta tell you players involve are quite wack.. thats the beauty of, its all just rumors...
nice idea
nice idea
Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:22 pm
Sit wrote:Hey X... ever thought of trading for Darko Milicic?
no
Kryptonite & Pneumonia are my token Euros [/quote]
Now, who's Pneumonia again?
Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:30 pm
Then go for an Asian big man! lol
lol
Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:22 pm
Wang ZhiZhi? Or how about Mengke Bateer?
Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:06 pm
killer_cr0ss0ver wrote:hey X, your "TRADE RUMOURS SWIRL THROUGHOUT LEAGUE CIRCLES" is very nice.. indeed.. how did you come up with that.. but i gotta tell you players involve are quite wack.. thats the beauty of, its all just rumors...
nice idea
cheers, although why are the plays involved quite wack?!? thought they were pretty realistic deals, give-or-take....or do you mean that the players involved aren't that high profile?!?
Negative One wrote:Sit wrote:Hey X... ever thought of trading for Darko Milicic?The Great X wrote:no
Now, who's Pneumonia again?
that would be a Russian by the name of Sergei Monia
Sit wrote:Then go for an Asian big man!
Negative One wrote:Wang ZhiZhi? Or how about Mengke Bateer?
I've already got Ha
Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:49 pm
DERON & ROOKIE TEAMMATES BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO ASW
By 'The X'
NLSC Insider
Updated: Feb. 17, 2006, 11.59 PM ET --
The show that these young kids put on tonight was phenomenal. Not only did they entertain the crowd, but they played hard and with passion. In the end, it was MVP Deron William's 17 point 4th quarter that helped the Rookie Stars pull away in the final minute to win 122-115.
Deron can put this piece of hardware on his Trophy Cabinet next to his hot wife
Here's the boxscores from the game:
ROOKIE STARS
SOPHOMORE STARS
Here's a few highlights from the game:
Sophomore guard Chris Duhon (Chicago) completely breaks the ankles of Rookie high school centre Andrew Bynum (LA Lakers) on his way to 13pts. However it was Andrew Bynum who would get the last laugh as his Rookie Team got the win and he silenced his critics with a monster 16pt, 14reb display
Sophomore guard Sebastian Telfair (Portland) glides in for the layup (above left); meanwhile forward Dwight Howard (Orlando) was a beast inside with 24pts and some big-time dunks
Sophomore guard JR Smith (New Orleans-Oklahoma City) was scoring big with 27pts which involved many long bombs and highlight reel dunks
Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee) put up yet another double-double (11pts & 10rebs) but this time it was for the rookies. Bogut (above right) put an exclamation point on the game late in the 4th quarter with his impression of Magilla Gorilla
Tune in tomorrow as I'll cover the festivities from All-Star Saturday, and I know you won't want to miss that.
By 'The X'
NLSC Insider
Updated: Feb. 17, 2006, 11.59 PM ET --
The show that these young kids put on tonight was phenomenal. Not only did they entertain the crowd, but they played hard and with passion. In the end, it was MVP Deron William's 17 point 4th quarter that helped the Rookie Stars pull away in the final minute to win 122-115.
Deron can put this piece of hardware on his Trophy Cabinet next to his hot wife
Here's the boxscores from the game:
ROOKIE STARS
SOPHOMORE STARS
Here's a few highlights from the game:
Sophomore guard Chris Duhon (Chicago) completely breaks the ankles of Rookie high school centre Andrew Bynum (LA Lakers) on his way to 13pts. However it was Andrew Bynum who would get the last laugh as his Rookie Team got the win and he silenced his critics with a monster 16pt, 14reb display
Sophomore guard Sebastian Telfair (Portland) glides in for the layup (above left); meanwhile forward Dwight Howard (Orlando) was a beast inside with 24pts and some big-time dunks
Sophomore guard JR Smith (New Orleans-Oklahoma City) was scoring big with 27pts which involved many long bombs and highlight reel dunks
Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee) put up yet another double-double (11pts & 10rebs) but this time it was for the rookies. Bogut (above right) put an exclamation point on the game late in the 4th quarter with his impression of Magilla Gorilla
Tune in tomorrow as I'll cover the festivities from All-Star Saturday, and I know you won't want to miss that.
Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:00 pm
Holy shit, Deron with 37 points 
I knew he was the pwn
Good recap. Telfair with 7 assists
EDIT: Andrew Bynum with 16 and 14 yet he averages 1ppg
I knew he was the pwn
Good recap. Telfair with 7 assists
EDIT: Andrew Bynum with 16 and 14 yet he averages 1ppg