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[George7]

Great win over the Blazers!Great job.
Good Luck on the game against the Lakers!Try to injure Kobe and you'll have an easy night !

[Axel The Great]

Sounded like a pretty easy win against the Blazers, although they did give you a scare on the flood of 3's. Excellent start to the rodeo road trip.

Good luck against the Lakers! Most of us here at the NLSC wouldn't mind if you turned down the CPU's sliders a bunch to kick the shit out of the Lakers.

[Houndy]

Damaged Good's in Brandon Roy

[kibaxx7]

Fisher's buzzer-beater kills Spurs in most anticipated game of the year
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LOS ANGELES, February 3 -- Derek Fisher just demonstrated that he will always appear on San Antonio's nightmares. Fisher threw in a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer to give the Los Angeles Lakers a thrilling 112-110 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, as the Lakers now are 1.5 games ahead of the Spurs. The Lakers lost at the buzzer four days ago to the Boston Celtics, and Fisher was almost the hero again -- Rajon Rondo blocked his potential game-tying layup at the horn to preserve a win for the C's. This time, with 4.3 seconds left, Lamar Odom threw a inbounds pass to Fisher, who dribbled past Tony Parker and shot with only 0.7 seconds on the clock. His basket brought a roar from the crowd at the Staples Center and stunned every member of the Spurs. Almost 0.4 seconds, like that famous occasion. “'Fisher's got the ball with 4 seconds left'... like the announcer says,” Fisher joked. ”It's good for your morale. Of course, it's a great feeling. I think I'm not welcome at the AT&T Center anymore.” Odom said the play developed just as coach Phil Jackson drew it up.

“We were thinking that they would look for Kobe (Bryant) or Ron (Artest),” Odom said. “We tried to spread the court and leave the middle open for Andrew (Bynum). It was exactly what we tried to do, but the Spurs had a great defense inside. Derek got the screen outside, and thankfully, the shot went in.” Jackson said the way the Spurs were defending the inside -- Pau Gasol fouled out with only 7 points -- , he felt shooting from just inside or beyond the arc was a better option. “It's hard to get a good look with only 4 seconds,” Jackson said. “Worst-case scenario, we're going to overtime. That was just something I thought would work. Derek made a great play, Lamar put it right on the money. It was a good combination.” After James Anderson made a jumper a 110-108 lead, a layup by Odom tied it. Spurs guard Manu Ginobili had a chance to win it but missed a 3-pointer. Fisher finished the night with 12 points, four assists and four steals. Bryant scored a game-high 45 points; Bryant always seems to explode against San Antonio. Artest added 17 and eight assists, 7-of-10 for the field. The Lakers have won eight of their last nine games.

“Fisher hurt us more than anybody did, tonight and in history,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said with a fake smile. “He was a consistent threat. He made a huge play at the end and won the game for them.” DeJuan Blair led San Antonio with 21 points and grabbed six rebounds, 7-of-12 from the field. Corey Maggette added 18 points and Tony Parker notched in 16, to go with 11 assists. “I certainly liked our chances better when Gasol fouled out,” Popovich said. Tim Duncan scored 12 points, 12 rebounds and again a game-best 5 blocks. “Tim's very tough,” Bryant said. “He's got so many moves, you don't know when he will get away and go for an up and under. He's good with both hands, and his defense, well, don't get me started on that.” Devin Ebanks added 7 points in 6 minutes for the Lakers -- Bryant was impressed with the rookie forward. “He did a great job on the offense, and made some big baskets for us,” Bryant said. Sasha Vujacic, who was very effective with 8 points in 6 minutes, formed a nice duo with Ebanks. “The Spurs a very good basketball team,” Williams said. “And they played well. It's not like they came in and had an off night. They played very well. No wonder we are only 1.5 games ahead of them.” Los Angeles shot 50 percent from the field and 35 percent (7-of-20) from 3-point range, scored 10 fast-break points and recovered from a 14-point second quarter deficit, dishing 33 assists on 46 field goals.

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Video Music :: Mark Mendes • “Beneath You”

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[kibaxx7]

Great win over the Blazers!Great job.
Good Luck on the game against the Lakers!Try to injure Kobe and you'll have an easy night !

Kobe is now on the list of players who go berserk against me -- Dwight Howard, Yao and him. I double-teamed him the whole game, but he always found the way to score. Sent you a PM, by the way!

Sounded like a pretty easy win against the Blazers, although they did give you a scare on the flood of 3's. Excellent start to the rodeo road trip.

Good luck against the Lakers! Most of us here at the NLSC wouldn't mind if you turned down the CPU's sliders a bunch to kick the shit out of the Lakers.

dare, Sit are gonna be happy.

Damaged Good's in Brandon Roy

Oh, I thought it was a Spur. McDyess is a damaged good already... I'm thinking of dealing him in the deadline...

[dare]

Haha. Another win for my team, good thing Fisher is still there unlike mine

[Houndy]

Knew you would lose

[Kubik]

Oh...Kobe dominated the game.

[kibaxx7]

At least five teams interested in Spurs' Antonio McDyess
nba.com/spurs/beat | February 4th, 2011

SAN ANTONIO -- Another game of the Rodeo Trip and the rumors don't stop. All we are hearing is loud and solid buzz that the Milwaukee Bucks are intent on diving into the trade market for San Antonio veteran Antonio McDyess and that they want people around the league -- and, we assume, in the media -- to know about it. The Bucks want to punch some life into this season, and aren't afraid to do changes to the roster -- the Bucks have a 21-28 record, good enough for 10th seed in the East. The fastest way to do that is to add a proven, veteran player who fills their huge need for scoring in the post, with Andrew Bogut injured and Brian Skinner not filling that void. “They’ve gotten very active with the McDyess stuff,” said one NBA source, referring to the chase for the Spurs' vet. Apparently, the talk revved up today and the Bucks were either in direct contact with the Spurs' GM R.C. Buford, or the Bucks' executives were telling other teams that they were. Either way, the Bucks want in on the McDyess discussion, and if they don’t get him by the trade deadline most NBA sources presume that they will try to get involved with any other available power forward/center, if they aren’t already.

We just don’t know what the Spurs will do or what they want -- but team owner Thierry Tirieux wouldn't be upset if McDyess leaves the team -- in fact, it is accurate to say that the Spurs are actively trying to trade him. It’s not clear what the Bucks will offer San Antonio for McDyess, but two sources said that it’s likely going to start with Drew Gooden and perhaps could add a 2nd round pick as trade bait. Can Milwaukee get this deal done? First, we have to know what the Spurs want. The Bucks offer a player who already knows the Spurs system, as Gooden played for coach Gregg Popovich in 2008-09; the Sacramento Kings acquired him from the Chicago Bulls that year, but was bought out of his contract making him a free agent after playing just one game for the Kings. A couple of days later he signed with San Antonio for the remainder of the season, averaging 9.8 points and 4.4 rebounds in 16.8 minutes, in a reserve role. Gooden is signed for this year plus four more years, starting at $5.76M this year. The trade deadline is only two weeks away and Tirieux would see Gooden's return with good eyes.

There were also some reports out there saying the Memphis Grizzlies showed interest in McDyess. Let's clarify: there is no doubt the Grizzlies has shown interest in Dice, but from what everyone is hearing, that ship has sailed -- the hot rumor a couple of months ago was that the deal would involve bigman Darrell Arthur and perhaps guard Tony Allen. Despite what's being reported by other media outlets, pursuing McDyess isn't in Memphis' plans right now. ESPN's TrueHoop blog reported that the New York Knicks, the Denver Nuggets and the Toronto Raptors have also inquired; all these 3 teams even offered players: Ronny Turiaf (New York), Chris Andersen (Denver) and Amir Johnson (Toronto) in exchange for McDyess, but all 3 were rejected by San Antonio. The Spurs (35-14) will play at Sacramento tonight, against the Kings (22-24).

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[kibaxx7]

Haha. Another win for my team, good thing Fisher is still there unlike mine

Now I'm hoping they lose a couple of games in the way, so I can cut this 1.5 games I'm behind of them.

Knew you would lose

The Mavericks are now in a 6-game winning streak, they are on fire Kobe killed me.

Oh...Kobe dominated the game.

Yeah man, frustrating... as I said, he always goes Hulk against me, like Yao or Dwight.

Tonight -- game at Sac-Town...

[Valor]

Fisher

[kibaxx7]

Spurs blow by Evans, Sac-Town with Maggette, Ginobili, Parker efforts
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SACRAMENTO, February 4 -- On this night, the San Antonio Spurs just needed Corey Maggette. With both DeJuan Blair and Larry Hughes struggling -- a combined 6 points -- Maggette provided a huge spark, and Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker had 16 points apiece in the Spurs' 118-93 victory over the Sacramento Kings. “Corey was a monster. His athleticism saved us more than once,” said Parker, who also had six assists. “And Manu hustled; he's a hustle player.” Maggette hit two consecutive And-1's in the second quarter, and finished with 20 points, three rebounds and two steals in 34 minutes. Ginobili played hard in 30 minutes -- he created open shots for his teammates, hit the ground for loose balls and also crashed the boards. He had 16 points, three rebounds, two assists, five steals and as the cherry of the cake, a blocked shot on Samuel Dalembert, leading the Spurs to an important win, rebounding from a last-second loss to the Lakers yesterday -- and they did it with only seven turnovers; Sacramento had 19.

“Just stay with it,” Maggette said. “When things are not going your way, you have to keep going and keep executing -- that's the key.” A one-handed putback dunk by Tim Duncan with 2:10 to go in the second made it 50-43, and Parker hit a 3-pointer a minute later for a 55-46 cushion. Duncan added 14 points, four rebounds and two blocks for San Antonio. Antonio McDyess notched in 6 points and 3 rebounds, all in the second half -- he had little to say after the game, when the topic turned to his happiness and his future. He was stone-faced and silent when someone asked if he wanted to stay with the Spurs, then he slightly raised his eyes when questioned about whether the trade speculation affects him. Rumors point him heading to Milwaukee. “I thought Antonio did a good job. He played a really solid overall game in limited minutes,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “Trade rumors didn't affect him, I'm sure he will work out a resolution, staying with us or traded to another squad.” Rookie James Anderson added 15 points in 15 minutes, and commented about a report that said he was going to take part on the All-Star Weekend's Rookies-Sophomores game. “It would be fun,” Anderson said. “It's always great to take part on the ASW. Let's hope Pop can coach the main event.”

It seemed like Tyreke Evans was the only King playing seriously: a game-best 35 points and three steals. Jason Thompson made his second straight start, as he recovered from an ankle injury, for Sacramento, which is still trying to find a consistent rotation since trading Carl Landry to Detroit in a five-player deal in November, that brought them Rodney Stuckey. Coach Paul Westphal is pleased with the progress of Stuckey, who made 3-of-9 shots and wound up with only 9 points, eight assists, two blocked shots and four turnovers. “We're used to playing with Carl,” Kings forward Omri Casspi said. “We're playing a different style without him and we're still adjusting. Every player needs his shots.” Casspi scored 15 points, six rebounds and passed for four assists, Thompson posted 11 points and Beno Udrih only 4 points in 10 minutes. Udrih, disappointed by his diminished role, said: “That's not a lot of time for me. I really don't know what's going on.” The Spurs reserves defeated Sacramento's, 45-19, and shot a season-high 42 free throws, as the Kings had 24 team fouls. The Spurs swept the four meetings in 2009-10.

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Video Music :: Deep Dish • “Sacramento”

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[kibaxx7]

Fisher

Derek's clutch.

Comments on the McDyess deal to the Bucks? Gooden is a favorite of mine and there's no real differences between them. Gooden's more hustle

[Martti.]

You shouldn't get Gooden, his contract is a bitch.

Good win over Sac-town.

[hova-]

Good game by my man Reke. But Sac-town can't win against you, I know that.

Nice game winner by Fisher (not so nice for you), he's the Spurs killer number one

[kibaxx7]

You shouldn't get Gooden, his contract is a bitch.

Good win over Sac-town.

Ah, I can pay it, I'm the owner It's about winning a championship!

Good game by my man Reke. But Sac-town can't win against you, I know that.

Nice game winner by Fisher (not so nice for you), he's the Spurs killer number one

Reke was the only King who showed up... Fisher has a huge history against San Antonio

I'll try to post a new game NCAA game tonight!

[Valor]

You shouldn't get Gooden, his contract is a bitch.

Good win over Sac-town.

Ah, I can pay it, I'm the owner It's about winning a championship!

You can win one with McDyess too...why not just keep him instead of making trades? You are the Spurs man!

[kibaxx7]

You can win one with McDyess too...why not just keep him instead of making trades? You are the Spurs man!

Well, I'm keeping him for two more weeks until the trade deadline. He has to play defense, or else he will be shipped away

[Grandmama Johnson]

Nice bench play vs. Sacramento, looking forward to seeing the resolution of the McDyess situation

[Kubik]

Why not go for Amir Johnson or Ronny Turiaf? I think it could be nice deal....Nice win over Kings

[Fresh8]

Fish came through in the clutch for you. We will need him to shoot well if we want to three-peat.

Congratulations on game 50. Keep it rolling.

[kibaxx7]

Lai, Strickland close out win for Tar Heels against Spartans as NCAA resumes play
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NORTH CAROLINA, February 5 -- The North Carolina Tar Heels kept on wasting opportunities until former NLSC Academy member Leo Lai took matters into his own hands: Dexter Strickland stole the ball from Michigan State's Raymar Morgan and saw Lai running from other lane, as Lai converted a layup with 4.3 seconds remaining as the Tar Heels snapped a three-game losing streak with a 64-63 victory over the Michigan State Spartans. Lai scored 17 points and had seven assists, and Strickland contributed with 14 for North Carolina, which made only 39 percent of their field goals; 12 percent from beyond the arc. “Getting this win was a big relief,” said Lai, who achieved his first Player Of The Game award. “Specially after missing a lot of shots in the first half.” After Durrell Summers missed a 3-pointer with 44 seconds to play in the first half, Deon Thompson grabbed the rebound while drawing Summers' fourth foul. “We gave them the game in the second,” Summers said. “We had it under control the whole time and then just gave it to them. We completely beat ourselves.”

The poor performance from the field allowed Michigan State to build an 8-point lead at halftime. However, Lai and Strickland scored three points apiece during an 8-0 burst that forged a 60-60 tie with just under 1:30 left in the game. Spartan Dolph Lundgren, who had 14 points and eight rebounds, responded by scoring a dunk over John Henson, giving Michigan State a 62-60 lead, with only 56 seconds left. But Lai changed the momentum with a thunderous dunk on the other end and to tie it the contest at 62. Will Graves then fouled Delvon Roe, who only made one of two free throws. “I was really upset after I missed that freebie,” Roe said. “I essentially gave them the win if they scored. I'm still very angry on myself.” After Strickland stole the ball from Morgan, and Lai converted the winning layup, the Spartans called a timeout with 4.3 seconds left. Kalin Lucas called a quick screen, and passed the ball to Morgan for a potential game winner, but Graves made up for his earlier miscue -- fouling Roe -- by blocking his shot at the buzzer. Henson added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Tar Heels, while Graves scored six points, two rebounds and the most important stat -- that block on Morgan.



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Video Music :: Make The Girl Dance • “Baby Baby Baby”

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[kibaxx7]

Nice bench play vs. Sacramento, looking forward to seeing the resolution of the McDyess situation

Thanks man. McDyess has 1 and a half foot in Milwaukee, I'll tell you that.

Why not go for Amir Johnson or Ronny Turiaf? I think it could be nice deal....Nice win over Kings

Ah, not of my liking. I think Gooden can give me more presence.

Fish came through in the clutch for you. We will need him to shoot well if we want to three-peat.

Congratulations on game 50. Keep it rolling.

I knew you would be happy man. And thanks a lot

[hova-]

Once again nice NCAA coverage.

I don't know what's your problem with McDyess. He's the prototype of a solid bench PF. Can rebound, shoot the mid-range jumper and defend pretty well against bigger and smaller guys.

[Lamrock]

I dunno, giving him such a role at his age is a little *wait for it* DICEY!