My NBA Career (I Must Be Mental!)

[Sancty]

Allright... I'm having a blast doing the NHL career... so why not an NBA career..

One slight problem..

I only have NBA Live 2005... but I figure it'll do... I've been looking through the system, and it'll work out nicely...

I'm gonna have the system do a full fantasy draft at the start... so every facet of who ends up where is random.. heck, two of us may end up on the same team...

Ready?

Here's what I need....

Name:
Height: 5'4'' - 7'6''
Weight:
Jersey Number:

City and Country/State of Birth

Position: Both a Primary and a backup position... list the PRIMARY first followed by the SECONDARY


Either Point Guard (PG-think Steve Nash), Shooting Guard (SG-think Michael Jordan), Small Forward (SF-Think early days Vince Carter), Power Forward (PF-Think Rasheed Wallace, Dirk Nowitski), or Center (C-Think Shaq, Ben Wallace)

Jersey Number and U.S. College Attended...(Certain world nations are allowed instead of US College...i.e. Croatia/Australia... but Canada is not!)


As far as the Player Ratings, for each position here are your options... please list your rating choice for your PRIMARY POSITION ONLY


Point Guard - Either Offensive PG (Stephon Marbury) or a Passing PG (Steve Nash)
Shooting Guard - Either Offensive SG or Defensive SG
Small Forward - Either Offensive SF or Ball Handling SF
Power Forward - Either Offensive PF or Rebounding PF
Center - Either Offensive C (Shaq) or Defensive C (Ben Wallace)


I'll give this til Sunday or Monday before I start it on up....

Hoping for more fun...

Sancty!

[Sancty]

Name: Obi Sanctimony
Position: Small Forward/Shooting Guard
Jersey Number: 40
College: ASU
Height/Weight 6'6''/240
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec
Offensive SF

[Aeida]

Name: Aeida
Position: Power Forward/Point Guard
Jersey Number: 13
College: St Mary's (name of my highschool here, i think it's a college there)
Height/Weight 6'9''/250
Birthplace: Brisbane, Australia
Offensive PF

[Tyson]

Name: Ryan Hawk
Position: Rebounding PF/C
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 315
Jersey Number: 14
City and Country/State of Birth: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
College: Louisiana State University (LSU)

[iLLu51on VII]

Name: Alejandro Lopez
Position: Center/ Power Forward
Jersey Number: 7
College: University of Depaul
Height/Weight 7'3''/312
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Offensive Center

[tlk23]

Name: TLK23
Position: Small Forward/Shooting Guard
Jersey Number: 11
College: North Carolina
Height/Weight 6'7''/225
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Offensive SG

[Sancty]

Name: TLK23
Position: Small Forward/Shooting Guard
Jersey Number: 11
College: North Carolina
Height/Weight 6'7''/225
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Offensive SG


Dude... can you give me a less robotic name?

[Sancty]

Name: Miles Long
Position: Center/ Power Forward
Jersey Number: 7
College: University of Depaul
Height/Weight 7'3''/312
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Offensive Center


I mark out for the Pornstar name though

[Benzino]

Name: Benz Ino
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 255
Jersey Number: 32
City and Country/State of Birth: Hill AFB, Utah
Position: Offensive PF/Offensive SF
College Attended: North Carolina A & T

[iLLu51on VII]

I mark out for the Pornstar name though

Damn you! aright I guess I will take Alejandro Lopez

[Sancty]

I've got no issues with your name man!

[iLLu51on VII]

oh lol thats aright I'd prefer to stick with my hespanic heritage, If its aright wit you I want Alejandro Lopez

[Sancty]

Ok then...

It's changed...

[FaSho34]

Name: Kris Doss
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 236
Jersey Number: 34

City and Country/State of Birth: Clinton, IA

Position: SG-SF

[OceansMafia]

Bobby Knight
7'6
C
276lbs
College - North Carolina
City of birth - Atlanta, Ga
J#13

[Sancty]

Name: Kris Doss
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 236
Jersey Number: 34

City and Country/State of Birth: Clinton, IA

Position: SG-SF

I need info on your ratings, as well as your college

[Rip]

Name: Ripper
Position: Power Forward/Shooting Guard
Jersey Number: 13
College: :dunno: Pick one mate don't care
Height/Weight 5'8''/245
Birthplace: Newcastle, England
Offensive SG/PF

I know less about Basketball than hockey mate, but hell why not :D

[SteveM]

Name: Steve M
Height: 6' 6
Weight: 220
Jersey Number: 24
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Defensive SG/SF
UCLA

[FaSho34]

Offensive for my positions
University of Northern Iowa

[Sancty]

Nevermind

[FaSho34]

Offensive for my positions
University of Northern Iowa

:D

[Sancty]

Bobby Knight
7'6
C
276lbs
College - North Carolina
City of birth - Atlanta, Ga
J#13

Offensive or Defensive C?

[Dave]

Name: Dave Martin
Height: 6' 11"
Weight: 256
Jersey Number: 27
Place of Birth: London, England

Positon: C, PF
College: Duke
Position Rating: Defensive Center

[Sancty]

11 so far..

Obi Sanctimony - SF - TMC
Aeida - PF - St. Mary's
Ryan Hawk - PF - LSU
Alejandro Lopez - C - Depaul
Jacque Jones - SF - North Carolina
Benz Ino - PF - North Carolina A & T
Kris Doss - SG - Northern Iowa
Bobby Knight - C- North Carolina
Ripper - PF - Boston College
Steve M - SG - UCLA
Dave Martin - C - Duke

If we get to 20 I'll cut it off there, regardless of any prior deadline

[Slim Shady]

Name: Slim Shady
Height: 6'1
Weight: 190
Jersey Number: 25
City and Country/State of Birth : Tacoma, Washington
Position: SG / SF
College: Gonzaga
Offensive SG

[JamieB]

Name: Sasa Viper
Height: 6'8
Weight: 342
Jersey Number: 25

City and Country/State of Birth
Yugoslavia
Position:
Power Forward Offensive
Centre
College:Yugoslavia

[Sancty]

So 13 it is then... very cool..

I'll have draft results up within the hour.... (I hope)

[Sancty]

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NBA Rebirth Draft

In an unprecedented move, the NBA has determined to completely reshuffle their rosters in an attempt to regain a dwindling fanbase... with a bumper crop of super rookies debuting this year, it should be interesting to see how things shake up... let's see the results


I do apologize, I accidently forwarded past the draft order screen... only thing I know is that Bobby Knight went #1 overall and Aieda went 2nd overall... outside of that... everyone else was a 1st round pick with the exception of Obi Sanctimony...

Here's the starting lineups for the 29 NBA Teams



Atlanta Hawks
C BOBBY KNIGHT
PF Pao Gasol
SF Jerry Stackhouse
SG Latrell Sprewell
PG TJ Ford

Boston Celtics
C B. Haywood
PF AEIDA
SF Vince Carter
SG Lebron James
PG Gary Payton

Charlotte Bobcats
C B. Miller
PF Donyell Marshall
SF Keith Van Horn
SG Doug Christie
PG Jason Kidd

Chicago Bulls
C DAVE MARTIN
PF Rasheed Wallace
SF Ron Artest
SG Quentin Richardson
PG Mike James

Cleveland Cavaliers
C Alonzo Mourning
PF Shareef Abdur-Rahim
SF J. Posey
SG Shane Battier
PG Baron Davis

Dallas Mavericks
C Kwame Brown
PF D. Howard
SF D. George
SG KRIS DOSS
PG Tony Parker

Denver Nuggets
C ALEJANDRO LOPEZ
PF Elton Brand
SF A. Harrington
SG Eddie Jones
PG Rod Strickland

Detroit Pistons
C E. Campbell
PF BENZ INO
SF Shawn Marion
SG Michael Redd
PG John Terry

Golden State Warriors
C Marcus Camby
PF Zach Randolph
SF Grant Hill
SG D. Anderson
PG Steve Francis

Houston Rockets
C Chris Bosh
PF Karl Malone
SF Teyshawn Prince
SG SLIM SHADY
PG Mike Bibby

Indiana Pacers
C Yao Ming
PF Antoine Walker
SF Lamar Odom
SG Brent Barry
PG Eric Snow

LA Clippers
C M. Okur
PF Rodney Rogers
SF Darius Miles
SG STEVE M
PG Gilbert Arenas

LA Lakers
C Jamal Magloire
PF Carlos Boozer
SF T. Thomas
SG Wesley Person
PG Stephon Marbury

Memphis Grizzlies
C RYAN HAWK
PF T. Murphy
SF J. Richardson
SG OBI SANCTIMONY
PG D. Stoudamire

Miami Heat
C Vlade Divac
PF T. Chandler
SF Wally Szcerbiak
SG Kobe Bryant
PG Sam Cassell

Milwaukee Bucks
C R. Nesterovic
PF RIPPER
SF Peja Stojakovic
SG Catino Mobley
PG Nick Van Exel

Minnesota Timberwolves
C Z. Ilgauskas
PF S. Swift
SF D. Mason
SG A. Houston
PG Steve Nash

New Jersey Nets
C SASA VIPER
PF V. Radmanovic
SF Carmello Anthony
SG Jalen Rose
PGK. Hinrich

New Orleans Hornets
C Michael Olowokandi
PF Amare Stoudemire
SF Glenn Robinson
SG Paul Pierce
PG Derrick Fisher

New York Knicks
C Lorenzo Wright
PF D. Gooden
SF M. Dunleavy Jr.
SG Tracy McGrady
PG Chauncy Billups

Orlando Magic
C Dale Davis
PF Kevin Garnett
SF Antawn Jamison
SG Manu Ginobili
PG J. Tinsley

Philadelphia 76ers
C Theo Ratliff
PF P. Brown
SF Andre Kirilenko
SG Michael Finley
PG B. Jackson

Phoenix Suns
C E. Curry
PF E. Okafor
SF Jamal Mashburn
SG R. Murray
PG Dwayne Wade

Portland Trailblazers
C D. Coleman
PF Tim Duncan
SF R. Lewis
SG Rick Hamilton
PG D. Armstrong

Sacramento Kings
C Jamal O'Neal
PF Kurt Thomas
SF Corey Maggette
SG J. Crawford
PG Carlos Arroyo

San Antonio Spurs
C Raef LaFrentz
PF Joe Smith
SF Joe Johnson
SG Allen Iverson
PG J. Williams

Seattle Supersonics
C Ben Wallace
PF Kenyon Martin
SF R. Davis
SG M. Miller
PG K. Dooling

Toronto Raptors
C Tony Battie
PF Dirk Nowitzki
SF R. Jefferson
SG L. Hughes
PG Raefer Alston

Utah Jazz
C Shaquille O'Neal
PF Chris Webber
SF Bonzi Wells
SG Kareem Rush
PG M. Jaric

Washington Wizards
C Eric Dampier
PF C. Robinson
SF Jacque Jones
SG Ray Allen
PG Andre Miller


To put it bluntly, Boston looks poised to win it all based on their starting 5.. although I do like the pairing of Hawk and Sanctimony in Memphis



NOTE: The following players are in the last year of their contract... Current salary is listed in brackets...

RYAN HAWK (3.57MIL)
BENZ INO (3.57MIL)
KRIS DOSS (3.57MIL)
BOBBY KNIGHT (3.71MIL)
DAVE MARTIN (3.71MIL)
SLIM SHADY (3.57MIL)
JACQUE JONES (3.48MIL)
STEVE M (3.57MIL)

The UTAH JAZZ are the NBA's biggest violators of the Salary Cap, coming in over 32Million over the cap!... the PHOENIX SUNS still have 9million to play with if they so choose.


That's it for tonight... first update.. tomorrow maybe

[Benzino]

I do hope that jason terry is runing my point instead of this unheard of john terry... :p

[Rip]

Milwaukee Bucks?

Any good?

[Mikey_Jones]

Milwaukee Bucks?

Any good?

They were until you got drafted there :p

[FaSho34]

The Mavs.... :yes:

[Dave]

Boston'll have to get past the Bulls first, and they're not exactly lighting it up when it comes to dominating the paint.

[Aeida]

Okay being Australian i am kinda out of it... but weren't the Hornets from Charlotte not to long ago

[Sancty]

They were, but got relocated a couple of years back... and replaced by the expansion Charlotte Bobcats

[iLLu51on VII]

I Demand a trade out of Denver! lol, damnit I guess I will survive If I must

[iLLu51on VII]

Milwaukee Bucks?

Any good?

You got some good gaurds and a pretty good SF. No worries there. What you do need though is a center. I should join you in Mil.

[FaSho34]

Looks like I may end up being top on the team *carries team*

[Sancty]

Had the whole 2 weeks simulated, and results about 5min from being posted, and then my hometown had a mass power outage... I'll try again in 13-15 hours, too frustrated now, and I've got work to go to yet...

[SteveM]

Damn, I really wanted to be on the Lakers, but if you cant be on the Lakers, I guess the next best thing is to be on the Clippers. I wonder if playing in front of my hometown will affect my stats or anything. How ironic that Kobe is on the Heat. Cant wait to shut him down. I agree with everyone else, Boston looks like the favorite.

[OceansMafia]

Lets go hawks!

[Sancty]

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FORTNIGHT IN REVIEW
(game date: November 17, 2004)







CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS (note after the regular season the top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs)

A reminder, the standings don't always make perfect sense, it has to do with the divisional leaders... in each Conference there's 3 divisions, irregardless of the other teams, those 3 teams will be ranked 1,2,3 even if there are better teams in other divisions.... don't ask!


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1 - CHI 5-0, 1.000
2 - MIA 6-2, .750
3 - PHI 5-3, .625
4 - MIL 4-1, .800
5 - IND 5-2, .714
6 - TOR 5-3, .625
7 - CLE 4-3, .571
7 - WSH 4-3, .571
9 - CHA 3-3, .500
9 - DET 3-3, .500
11 - ATL 3-4, .429
11 - ORL 3-4, .429
13 - NYK 2-4, .333
14 - NJN 2-5, .286
15 - BOS 1-4, .200




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1 - HOU 8-1, .889
2 - DEN 6-1, .857
3 - PHX 2-5, .286
4 - DAL 6-3, .667
5 - SEA 5-3, .625
6 - SAN 4-3, .571
7 - NOH 3-3, .500
7 - POR 3-3, .500
9 - MEM 3-4, .429
9 - UTH 3-4, .429
11 - MIN 2-4, .333
12 - LAL 2-6, .250
13 - GSW 1-7, .125
13 - LAC 1-7, .125
13 - SAC 1-7, .125


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Injury Report

NOH - SG Paul Pierce, Sprained Finger, (Injured 11/09/04, 75% Recovered)
ATL - SG B. Diaw, Sore Finger, (Injured 11/12/04, 25% Recovered)



League Leaders

Points Per Game (PPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 28.2
Cuttino Mobley (MIL) 27.8
Peja Stojakovic (MIL) 27.2

3-Point Percentage (3pt)
Byron Russell (NOH) .750
Juan Dixon (DAL) .667
Keith Bogans (DET) .667
Charlie Ward (WSH) .667

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Shaquille O' Neal (UTH) 14.3
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 12.7
ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (DEN) 12.7

Blocks Per Game (BPG)
Andrei Kirilenko (PHI) 3.00
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 3.00
JACQUE JONES (WSH) 2.86

Steals Per Game (SPG)
Allen Iverson (SAN) 3.29
Steve Francis (GSW) 2.88
Gary Payton (BOS) 2.80

Assists Per Game (APG)
Sam Cassell (MIA) 8.5
Stephon Marbury (LAL) 8.4
Jason Kidd (CHA) 8.3



ROOKIE RACE

ATL - BOBBY KNIGHT (C): 19.3PPG, 12.7RPG, 4.0APG, 1.57SPG, 2.71BPG, .318(3PT),
BOS - AIDEA (PF): 18.0PPG, 8.8RPG, 4.0APG, 1.20SPG, 1.80BPG, .267(3PT)
CHI - DAVE MARTIN (C): 17.8PPG, 9.8RPG, 4.8APG, 2.2SPG, 3.00BPG, .100(3PT)
DAL - KRIS DOSS (SG): 22.9PPG, 7.0RPG, 5.9APG, 1.44SPG, 0.67BPG, .429(3PT)
DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (C): 19.6PPG, 12.7RPG, 4.0APG, 1.00SPG, 1.57BPG, .385(3PT)
DET - BENZ INO (PF): 16.7PPG, 9.7RPG, 3.5APG, 1.33SPG, 2.00BPG, .133(3PT)
HOU - SLIM SHADY (SG): 28.2PPG, 5.8RPG, 7.1APG, 2.78SPG, 0.78BPG, .321(3PT)
LAC - STEVE M (SG): 18.1PPG, 7.5RPG, 4.1APG, 2.00SPG, 0.75BPG, .192(3PT)
MEM - RYAN HAWK (C): 24.6PPG, 11.0RPG, 3.0APG, 1.14SPG, 1.71BPG, .379(3PT)
MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY (SG): 22.9PPG, 11.0RPG, 6.4APG, 1.57SPG, 2.00BPG, .385(3PT)
MIL - RIPPER (PF): 18.0PPG, 10.6RPG, 3.8APG, 1.40SPG, 2.00BPG, .364(3PT)
NJN - SASA VIPER (C): 19.0PPG, 10.3RPG, 3.9APG, 1.71SPG, 1.57BPG, .207(3PT)
WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF): 26.0PPG, 10.4RPG, 4.9APG, 1.43SPG, 2.86BPG, .371(3PT)


OTHER NEWS

It's absolutely crazy that pre-season favourites Boston Celtics are 1-4 out of the gate, and sit in the basement of the Eastern Conference

There must be something in the California water as the 4 California based teams (LAL, LAC, GSW, and SAC) currently occupy the bottom 4 positions in the Western Conference Standings.

I'm amazed at the numbers put up by Memphis' Super Twosome of Hawk and Sanctimony, can this team compete in the Western Conference?

My early picks for MVP and Defensive Player Of The Year, ATL's Bobby Knight, and CHI's Dave Martin.

That's it for now....

I'm Jack Armstrong...

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[Aeida]

It's absolutely crazy that pre-season favourites Boston Celtics are 1-4 out of the gate, and sit in the basement of the Eastern Conference

Yes, quite crazy.... i got drafted to the losers!

[Dave]

Like I said, anyone wanting to win would have to get into the Bulls' paint, and that's just not going to happen with my 3 blocks per game.

[SteveM]

1-7...I didnt expect to be real good, but 1-7, come on now. And this game obviosly has an east coast bias.
I think Boston's center is what is bringing them down, cause the other 4 players are awesome. They should get better as time goes on.

[Dave]

1-7...I didnt expect to be real good, but 1-7, come on now. And this game obviosly has an east coast bias.
I think Boston's center is what is bringing them down, cause the other 4 players are awesome. They should get better as time goes on.Too many individuals - there's not enough ball for Kidd, Carter and LeBron to share - and not enough defense. Haywood's not exactly known for his D, and the other four are all very good offensive options but not at all known for their D.

[Tyson]

Off to a good start: 24.6 PPG (3rd - Rookies) and 11.0 RPG (T-3rd - Rookies).

[Sancty]

That's cuz I'm feeding you the ball....

Wait... strike that... sounds bad

[Slim Shady]

Off to a quick start, good to see. Let's just see if I can stay #1 at scoring.

[Sancty]

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FORTNIGHT IN REVIEW
(game date: December 1, 2004)







CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS (note after the regular season the top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs)

A reminder, the standings don't always make perfect sense, it has to do with the divisional leaders... in each Conference there's 3 divisions, irregardless of the other teams, those 3 teams will be ranked 1,2,3 even if there are better teams in other divisions.... don't ask!


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1 - CHI 12-0, 1.000
2 - CHA 8-5, .615
3 - PHI 7-7, .500
4 - CLE 10-5, .666
5 - WSH 8-5, .615
6 - IND 9-6, .600
7 - ATL 8-6, .571
8 - MIL 7-6, .538
9 - MIA 8-8. .500
9 - DET 7-7, .500
9 - ORL 7-7, .500
12 - TOR 8-9, .471
13 - BOS 6-8, .429
13 - NYK 6-8, .429
15 - NJN 5-10, .333



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1 - HOU 11-5, .688
2 - DEN 8-6, .571
3 - PHX 6-9, .400
4 - SAN 10-6, .625
5 - MIN 8-6, .571
6 - DAL 9-7, .563
7 - SEA 9-8, .529
8 - NOH 7-7, .500
9 - UTH 7-9, .438
10 - POR 6-8, .429
11 - LAL 6-10, .375
11 - MEM 6-10, .375
13 - GSW 5-9, .357
14 - SAC 4-11, .267
15 - LAC 3-13, .188



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1. Chicago
2. Houston
3. Indiana
4. Denver
5. Milwaukee
6. Dallas
7. Miami
8. Seattle
9. Toronto
10. Cleveland
11. San Antonio
12. Philadelphia
13. Atlanta
14. Charlotte
15. Portland
16. Washington
17. Minnesota
18. Detroit
19. New Orleans
20. Boston
21. Utah
22. Phoenix
23. Orlando
24. Memphis
25. New York
26. New Jersey
27. LA Lakers
28. Golden State
29. Sacramento
30. LA Clippers





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November's Players Of The Month

East Player: Dirk Nowitzki (TOR): 23.0PPG, 9,8RPG, 2.3APG, 1.12BPG, 1.06SPG
West Player: Stephon Marbury (LAL): 23.8PPG, 3.5RPG, 8.5APG, 0.93BPG, 2.13SPG
East Rookie: BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL): 19.9PPG, 11.4RPG, 4.9APG, 2.36BPG, 1.43SPG
West Rookie: SLIM SHADY (HOU): 28.2PPG, 6.2RPG, 6.4APG, 0.75BPG, 2.69SPG

MVP Candidates

SG - SLIM SHADY (HOU)
SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)
PG - Stephon Marbury (LAL)
C - Shaquille O'Neal (UTH)
PF - RYAN HAWK (MEM)




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Injury Report

LAL - Jamal Magloire, Sore Finger (Injured 12/1/04, 0% Recovered)
MIA - Kobe Bryant, Sprained Knee (Injured 11/28/04, 50% Recovered) *PLAYING THROUGH IT*
PHX - Eddie Curry, Neck Spasm (Injured 11/26/04, 40% Recovered)




League Leaders

Points Per Game (PPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 28.2
Peja Stojakovic (MIL) 25.4
Ray Allen (WSH) 24.9

3-Point Percentage (3pt)
Keith Bogans (DET) .667
Brad Miller (CHA) .636
Tryonn Lue (SAC) .571

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Kevin Garnett (ORL) 12.6
Shaquille O'Neal (UTH) 12.6
ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (DEN) 12.2

Blocks Per Game (BPG)
Andrei Kirilenko (PHI) 2.57
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 2.36
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 2.33

Steals Per Game (SPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 2.69
Allen Iverson (SAN) 2.56
Steve Francis (GSW) 2.43

Assists Per Game (APG)
Steve Nash (MIN) 8.9
Stephon Marbury (LAL) 8.2
Jason Kidd (CHA) 7.8



ROOKIE RACE

ATL - BOBBY KNIGHT (C): 19.9PPG, 11.4RPG, 4.9APG, 1.43SPG, 2.36BPG, .302(3PT),

BOS - AIDEA (PF): 20.6PPG, 10.7RPG, 3.5APG, 1.43SPG, 1.93BPG, .222(3PT)

CHI - DAVE MARTIN (C): 19.0PPG, 10.4RPG, 4.4APG, 2.08SPG, 2.73BPG, .100(3PT)

DAL - KRIS DOSS (SG): 22.3PPG, 6.6RPG, 5.3APG, 1.31SPG, 0.56BPG, .407(3PT)

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (C): 19.9PPG, 12.2RPG, 4.2APG, 1.21SPG, 1.64BPG, .362(3PT)

DET - BENZ INO (PF): 18.6PPG, 10.1RPG, 4.3APG, 1.57SPG, 2.07BPG, .244(3PT)

HOU - SLIM SHADY (SG): 28.2PPG, 6.2RPG, 6.4APG, 2.69SPG, 0.75BPG, .358(3PT)

LAC - STEVE M (SG): 18.0PPG, 7.7RPG, 3.9APG, 2.06SPG, 0.69BPG, .241(3PT)

MEM - RYAN HAWK (C): 21.9PPG, 10.6RPG, 3.1APG, 1.44SPG, 1.69BPG, .315(3PT)

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY (SG): 22.3PPG, 10.9RPG, 6.2APG, 1.88SPG, 1.88BPG, .405(3PT)

MIL - RIPPER (PF): 21.8PPG, 10.9RPG, 4.4APG, 1.62SPG, 1.69BPG, .340(3PT)

NJN - SASA VIPER (C): 19.3PPG, 10.0RPG, 3.4APG, 1.33SPG, 1.80BPG, .255(3PT)

WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF): 23.8PPG, 9.2RPG, 5.4APG, 1.31SPG, 2.31BPG, .387(3PT)


OTHER NEWS

It's absolutely crazy that pre-season favourites Boston Celtics are 13th in the conference and 20th in the Power Rankings

There must be something in the California water as the 4 California based teams (LAL, LAC, GSW, and SAC) currently occupy the bottom 4 positions in the Power Rankings (and that's leaguewide!)

I'm still amazed at the numbers put up by Memphis' Super Twosome of Hawk and Sanctimony, but they're making Memphis feel as if they're part of the Greater California Region with a poor record.

My early picks for MVP and Defensive Player Of The Year, ATL's Bobby Knight, and CHI's Dave Martin.... I still stand by that, although Obi Sanctimony, Slim Shady, and Ryan Hawk are speaking their piece.

Despite his diminutive state, MEM SF/SG Obi Sanctimony is leading the league in Offensive Rebounds, with 6.4pg. How is Memphis not faring better?

That's it for now....

I'm Jack Armstrong...

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[SteveM]

Well, this sucks. 15 - LAC 3-13, .188
Worse record, worse power ranking. It could be worse, we could be the KC Royals. Although, there could be a sign. I went 1-7 in the first 8, then 2-6 in the next 8, maybe 3-5, 4-4, 5-3, 6-2,7-1, and then undefeated for the rest of the season after that. Maybe Im dreaming...oh well.

[FaSho34]

6 - DAL 9-7, .563 :yes:

[SteveM]

Oh wow, despite being the worse team in the league, Im only 4 games from 1st place. Sweet!

[tlk23]

WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF): 23.8PPG 3rd among rookies
5.4APG 3rd among rookies
2.31BPG 3rd among rookies
.387(3PT) 3rd among rookies
WSH 8-5, .615 4th best record among rookies
Talk about consistency.

[Dave]

12 and 0.

Bring it. Just bring it.

[Sancty]

That's right man... it's all about team!

(I reserve the right to change that if I win ROY!)

[Sancty]

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FORTNIGHT IN REVIEW
(game date: December 16, 2004)







CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS (note after the regular season the top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs)

A reminder, the standings don't always make perfect sense, it has to do with the divisional leaders... in each Conference there's 3 divisions, irregardless of the other teams, those 3 teams will be ranked 1,2,3 even if there are better teams in other divisions.... don't ask!


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1 - CHI 18-3, .857
2 - CHA 14-5, .737
3 - PHI 12-9 .571
4 - ATL 14-8, .636
5 - WSH 12-8, .600
6 - ORL 13-9, .591
7 - CLE 13-10, .565
8 - TOR 13-11, .542
9 - IND 11-10, .524
10 - MIA 12-12, .500
10 - DET 11-11, .500
10 - MIL 10-10, .500
13 - NYK 10-12, .455
14 - NJN 9-12, .429
15 - BOS 7-14, .333



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1 - HOU 14-8, .636
2 - MIN 13-9, .591
3 - GSW 8-14, .364
4 - SAN 13-10, .565
5 - DEN 12-10, .545
5 - SEA 12-10, .545
7 - NOH 11-10, .524
7 - POR 11-10, .524
9 - UTH 12-11, .522
10 - DAL 10-14, .417
11 - LAL 8-14, .364
11 - MEM 8-16, .333
13 - SAC 7-15, .318
14 - PHX 6-16, .273
15 - LAC 4-17, .190






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1. Chicago
2. Houston
3. Indiana
4. San Antonio
5. Denver
6. Cleveland
7. Charlotte
8. Milwaukee
9. Miami
10. Toronto
11. Seattle
12. Washington
13. Dallas
14. Atlanta
15. Minnesota
16. Philadelphia
17. Portland
18. Detroit
19. Orlando
20. New Orleans
21. Utah
22. New York
23. Boston
24. New Jersey
25. Memphis
26. Phoenix
27. LA Lakers
28. Golden State
29. Sacramento
30. LA Clippers





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November's Players Of The Month

East Player: Dirk Nowitzki (TOR): 23.0PPG, 9,8RPG, 2.3APG, 1.12BPG, 1.06SPG
West Player: Stephon Marbury (LAL): 23.8PPG, 3.5RPG, 8.5APG, 0.93BPG, 2.13SPG
East Rookie: BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL): 19.9PPG, 11.4RPG, 4.9APG, 2.36BPG, 1.43SPG
West Rookie: SLIM SHADY (HOU): 28.2PPG, 6.2RPG, 6.4APG, 0.75BPG, 2.69SPG

MVP Candidates

SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)
C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)
SG - SLIM SHADY (HOU)
PF - BENZ INO (DET)
PF - Kevin Garnett (ORL)




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Injury Report



GSW - Steve Francis, Sprained Wrist (Injured 12/15/04, 0% Recovered)
PHI - M. Harpring, Hyper-Extended Knee (Injured 12/12/04, 15% Recovered)
SAC - K. Thomas, Broken Finger (Injured 12/14/04, 10% Recovered) PTI




League Leaders

Points Per Game (PPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 25.9
Peja Stojakovic (MIL) 24.7
JACQUE JONES (WSH) 24.2

3-Point Percentage (3pt)
Rodney White (CLE) .565
Jonathan Bender (DEN) .538
David Wesley (WSH) .529

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Shaquille O'Neal (UTH) 12.5
Kevin Garnett (ORL) 11.9
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 11.9

Blocks Per Game (BPG)
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 2.52
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 2.41
Andrei Kirilenko (PHI) 2.33

Steals Per Game (SPG)
Steve Francis (GSW) 2.32
Allen Iverson (SAN) 2.30
Tracy McGrady (NYK) 2.27

Assists Per Game (APG)
Steve Nash (MIN) 8.5
Sam Cassell (MIA) 7.6
Stephon Marbury (LAL) 7.5



ROOKIE RACE

ATL - BOBBY KNIGHT (C): 21.3PPG, 11.9RPG, 4.5APG, 1.64SPG, 2.41BPG, .295(3PT),

BOS - AIDEA (PF): 19.6PPG, 11.0RPG, 3.6APG, 1.43SPG, 2.05BPG, .260(3PT)

CHI - DAVE MARTIN (C): 18.5PPG, 11.0RPG, 4.9APG, 2.24SPG, 2.52BPG, .245(3PT)

DAL - KRIS DOSS (SG): 22.0PPG, 6.8RPG, 5.5APG, 1.29SPG, 0.54BPG, .411(3PT)

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (C): 20.0PPG, 11.1RPG, 4.8APG, 1.27SPG, 1.86BPG, .329(3PT)

DET - BENZ INO (PF): 21.0PPG, 11.1RPG, 4.4APG, 1.77SPG, 2.18BPG, .244(3PT)

HOU - SLIM SHADY (SG): 25.9PPG, 6.2RPG, 5.8APG, 2.23SPG, 0.77BPG, .380(3PT)

LAC - STEVE M (SG): 18.7PPG, 7.5RPG, 4.0APG, 2.14SPG, 0.62BPG, .270(3PT)

MEM - RYAN HAWK (C): 20.8PPG, 9.8RPG, 3.1APG, 1.50SPG, 1.46BPG, .351(3PT)

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY (SG): 23.7PPG, 10.7RPG, 5.5APG, 1.67SPG, 2.12BPG, .413(3PT)

MIL - RIPPER (PF): 22.0PPG, 11.0RPG, 4.2APG, 1.50SPG, 1.70BPG, .305(3PT)

NJN - SASA VIPER (C): 18.5PPG, 10.0RPG, 3.4APG, 1.19SPG, 1.81BPG, .246(3PT)

WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF): 24.2PPG, 9.1RPG, 5.1APG, 1.30SPG, 2.20BPG, .393(3PT)


OTHER NEWS

The Celtic's struggles continue as they find themselves in last place in the Eastern Conference

There STILL must be something in the California water as the 4 California based teams (LAL, LAC, GSW, and SAC) currently occupy the bottom 4 positions in the Power Rankings (and that's leaguewide!)

Again, despite a very talented twosome in HAWK and SANCTIMONY, Memphis continues to drop in the standings

CHI's DAVE MARTIN is just unreal!...

While we're at it, I'm surprised the MIL's RIPPER isn't getting more press, those are MVP quality numbers he's putting up.

Who's going to win the Rookie 3pt crown?... both KRIS DOSS and OBI SANCTIMONY have been shooting the lights out, with SANCTIMONY leading... for now.. JACQUE JONES is also on the horizon!

That's it for now....

I'm Jack Armstrong...

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[OceansMafia]

ATL all the way baby!

[Sancty]

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FORTNIGHT IN REVIEW
(game date: January 1st, 2005)







CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS (note after the regular season the top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs)

A reminder, the standings don't always make perfect sense, it has to do with the divisional leaders... in each Conference there's 3 divisions, irregardless of the other teams, those 3 teams will be ranked 1,2,3 even if there are better teams in other divisions.... don't ask!


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1 - CHI 22-5, .815
2 - PHI 19-9, .679
3 - CHA 17-10, .630
4 - ORL 17-11, .607
5 - ATL 16-12, .571
5 - WSH 16-12, .571
7 - MIA 18-14, .563
8 - NYK 16-14, .533
9 - TOR 16-15, .516
10 - DET 14-14, .500
11 - CLE 14-15, .483
11 - NJN 14-15, .483
13 - IND 13-15, .464
14 - MIL 12-14, .462
15 - BOS 11-18, .379



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1 - HOU 18-12, .600
2 - DEN 16-13, .552
3 - GSW 12-18, .400
4 - NOH 16-12, .571
5 - SAN 17-14, .548
6 - MIN 15-13, .536
6 - SEA 15-13, .536
8 - UTH 15-15, .500
8 - POR 14-14, .500
10 - DAL 12-17, .414
11 - LAL 10-17, .370
11 - MEM 11-21, .344
13 - SAC 7-15, .333
14 - LAC 8-20, .286
15 - PHX 8-21, .276






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1. Chicago (-)
2. Houston (-)
3. Indiana (-)
4. Charlotte (UP)
5. San Antonio (DOWN)
6. Denver (DOWN)
7. Cleveland (DOWN)
8. Miami (UP)
9. Washington (UP)
10. Toronto (-)
11. Philadelphia (UP)
12. Minnesota (UP)
13. Atlanta (UP)
14. Milwaukee (DOWN)
15. Seattle (DOWN)
16. Dallas (DOWN)
17. Orlando (UP)
18. Portland (DOWN)
19. Detroit (DOWN)
20. New Orleans (-)
21. Utah (-)
22. New York (-)
23. New Jersey (UP)
24. Boston (DOWN)
25. Golden State (UP)
26. Phoenix (-)
27. Memphis (DOWN)
28. LA Lakers (DOWN)
29. Sacramento (-)
30. LA Clippers (-)





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December's Players Of The Month

East Player: Tracey McGrady (NYK): 21.4PPG, 6.3RPG, 6.0APG, 0.38BPG, 2.25SPG
West Player: Shaquille O'Neal (UTH): 21.9PPG, 12.0RPG, 1.9APG, 2.20BPG, 1.07SPG
East Rookie: JACQUE JONES (WSH): 23.8PPG, 10.0RPG, 5.5APG, 2.31BPG, 1.62SPG
West Rookie: OBI SANCTIMONY: 24.2PPG, 9.2RPG, 4.5APG, 2.12BPG, 1.31SPG

MVP Candidates

SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)
SF - JACQUE JONES (WSH)
SG - SLIM SHADY (HOU)
C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)
C - Shaquille O'Neal (UTH)




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Injury Report


CHA - Donyell Marshall, Torn Achilles Tendon (Unplayable, 12/31/04, 0% Recovered)
DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ, Strained Shoulder (Unplayable, 12/27/04, 40% Recovered)
GSW - Steve Francis, Sore Wrist (Playable, 12/29/04, 75% Recovered)
NJN - J. Childress, Sore Back (Playable, 12/28/04, 66% Recovered)
ORL - Antawn Jamison, Broken Nose (Playable, 1/1/05, 0% Recovered)
PHI - M. Harpring, Sore Knee (Playable, 1/1/05, 0% Recovered)
PHX - J. McInnis, Hyper-Extended Knee (Playable, 12/29/04, 50% Recovered)
SEA - Nene, Sore Foot, (Playable, 12/31/04, 20% Recovered)
WSH - G. Wallace, Strained Calf Muscle (Unplayable, 12/27/04, 45% Recovered)





League Leaders

Points Per Game (PPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 25.6
JACQUE JONES (WSH) 24.0
Paul Pierce (NOH) 23.9

3-Point Percentage (3pt)
Rodney White (CLE) .560
Jon Barry (CHI) .524
Juan Dixon (DAL) .481

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Shaquille O'Neal (UTH) 12.3
Kevin Garnett (ORL) 11.9
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 11.8

Blocks Per Game (BPG)
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 2.46/b]
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 2.41
JACQUE JONES (WSH) 2.29

[b] Steals Per Game (SPG)
Steve Francis (GSW) 2.35
Allen Iverson (SAN) 2.16
Ron Artest (CHI) 2.15

Assists Per Game (APG)
Steve Nash (MIN) 8.4
Stephon Marbury (LAL) 7.6
Baron Davis (CLE) 7.1



ROOKIE RACE

ATL - BOBBY KNIGHT (C): 20.6PPG, 11.8RPG, 4.9APG, 1.50SPG, 2.46BPG

BOS - AIDEA (PF): 20.2PPG, 10.7RPG, 3.4APG, 1.34SPG, 1.90BPG

CHI - DAVE MARTIN (C): 19.6PPG, 10.7RPG, 4.7APG, 2.07SPG, 2.41BPG

DAL - KRIS DOSS (SG): 21.1PPG, 6.9RPG, 5.5APG, 1.28SPG, 0.48BPG,

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (C): 20.0PPG, 11.5RPG, 4.9APG, 1.36SPG, 2.11BPG

DET - BENZ INO (PF): 20.9PPG, 11.2RPG, 4.4APG, 1.57SPG, 2.00BPG

HOU - SLIM SHADY (SG): 25.6PPG, 6.3RPG, 5.4APG, 1.93SPG, 0.67BPG

LAC - STEVE M (SG): 19.1PPG, 7.0RPG, 3.9APG, 2.11SPG, 0.68BPG

MEM - RYAN HAWK (C): 19.8PPG, 10.2RPG, 3.2APG, 1.50SPG, 1.59BPG, .351(3PT)

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY (SG): 22.8PPG, 9.8RPG, 5.4APG, 1.59SPG, 2.09BPG

MIL - RIPPER (PF): 22.1PPG, 11.4RPG, 4.2APG, 1.54SPG, 1.73BPG

NJN - SASA VIPER (C): 19.9PPG, 9.7RPG, 3.6APG, 1.07SPG, 1.93BPG

WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF): 24.0PPG, 9.6RPG, 5.4APG, 1.54SPG, 2.29BPG,


OTHER NEWS

Although Boston is languishing in the Eastern Conference basement. You do need to realise that they have a better record than 5 teams in the Western Conference

Injuries are starting to pile up... this is where the depth of a team will be shown.

JACQUE JONES is coming onto the scene like a house of fire. Kinda weird that JONES and SANCTIMONY (the last two rookies drafted) are perhaps the hottest two in the league currently!

That's it for now....



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I'm Jack Armstrong...

[tlk23]

Jones is coming on strong babay!!!!!!!

[FaSho34]

*wants to be traded* Anyone but Dallas, I don't care, I can make any other team a star!

[Chris Scott]

To late to join?

[Sancty]

I think I can get you in... let me see...


Nope... turns out I can't... let me see for the next season what happens!

[SteveM]

LA is on Fire!!! 4-3 in their last 7 and still #30 in the power rankings. HOWEVER, only 3 games out of First. I love the Pacific Division!

Also, there is another Bright Spot. I lead all rookies in steals, and am only.04 from being in the Top 3 in the league.

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FORTNIGHT IN REVIEW
(game date: January 16th, 2005)







CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS (note after the regular season the top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs)

A reminder, the standings don't always make perfect sense, it has to do with the divisional leaders... in each Conference there's 3 divisions, irregardless of the other teams, those 3 teams will be ranked 1,2,3 even if there are better teams in other divisions.... don't ask!


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1 - CHI 24-10, .706
2 - PHI 25-11, .694
3 - CHA 21-12, .636
4 - ATL 21-13, .618
5 - NYK 21-15, .583
5 - ORL 21-15, .583
7 - WSH 19-16, .543
8 - MIA 21-18, .538
9 - DET 19-17, .528
10 - TOR 20-18, .526
11 - CLE 18-18, .500
12 - MIL 17-18, .486
13 - IND 16-19, .457
14 - NJN 16-20, .444
15 - BOS 14-23, .378



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1 - SAN 24-15, .615
2 - POR 20-16, .556
3 - GSW 16-22, .421
4 - HOU 22-15, .595
5 - NOH 20-16, .556
6 - UTH 21-18, .538
7 - DEN 19-17, .528
8 - MIN 18-18, .500
8 - SEA 18-18, .500
10 - DAL 15-20, .429
11 - LAC 13-23, .361
11 - MEM 13-25, .342
13 - LAL 11-24, .314
14 - SAC 10-25, .286
15 - PHX 10-28, .263






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(last ranking in parantheses)

1. Chicago (1)
2. Houston (1)
3. Philadelphia (11)
4. Charlotte (4)
5. San Antonio (5)
6. Indiana (3)
7. Denver (6)
8. Washington (9)
9. Atlanta (13)
10. Miami (8)
11. Orlando (11)
12. Milwaukee (14)
13. Cleveland (7)
14. Seatlle (15)
15. Toronto (10)
16. Minnesota (12)
17. Portland (18)
18. Detroit (19)
19. Utah (21)
20. New Orleans (20)
21. New York (22)
22. Dallas (16)
23. New Jersey (23)
24. Boston (24)
25. Golden State (25)
26. Memphis (27)
27. LA Lakers (28)
28. Phoenix (26)
29. Sacramento (29)
30. LA Clippers (30)





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December's Players Of The Month

East Player: Tracey McGrady (NYK): 21.4PPG, 6.3RPG, 6.0APG, 0.38BPG, 2.25SPG
West Player: Shaquille O'Neal (UTH): 21.9PPG, 12.0RPG, 1.9APG, 2.20BPG, 1.07SPG
East Rookie: JACQUE JONES (WSH): 23.8PPG, 10.0RPG, 5.5APG, 2.31BPG, 1.62SPG
West Rookie: OBI SANCTIMONY: 24.2PPG, 9.2RPG, 4.5APG, 2.12BPG, 1.31SPG





MVP Candidates

SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)

PF - Kevin Garnett (ORL)

SG - SLIM SHADY (HOU)

SF - JACQUE JONES (WSH)

C - Shaquille O'Neal (UTH)







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Injury Report

BOS - K. Thomas, Sore Calf Muscle (Playable: 1/14/05, 33% Recovered
CHA - Donyell Marshall, Torn Achilles Tendon (Unplayable, 12/31/04, 55% Recovered)
CLE - J. Posey, Strained Calf Muscle (Playable; 1/13/05, 60% Recovered)
DAL - Tony Parker, Sprained Elbow (Unplayable, 1/8/05, 90% Recovered)
LAC - Earl Boykins, Sore Toe (Unplayable, 1/8/05, 80% Recovered)
MIA - Tyson Chandler, Broken Finger (Unplayable, 1/11/05, 33% Recovered)
MIA - Vlade Divac, Sore Shoulder (Playable, 1/12/05, 80% Recovered)
PHI - M. Harpring, Hyper-Extended Knee (Unplayable, 1/10/05, 40% Recovered)
SAC - K. Thomas, Sore Toe (Playable, 1/14/05, 50% Recovered)




League Leaders

Points Per Game (PPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 25.5
Dirk Nowitzki (TOR) 24.0
Michael Finley (PHI) 23.6

3-Point Percentage (3pt)
Rodney White (CLE) .500
Juan Dixon (DAL) .447
DerMarr Johnson (SAC) .442

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Kevin Garnett (ORL) 12.6
Shaquille O'Neal (UTH) 12.2
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 12.0

Blocks Per Game (BPG)
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 2.50
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 2.50
Andre Kirilenko (PHI) 2.25

Steals Per Game (SPG)
Allen Iverson (SAN) 2.26
STEVE M. (LAC) 2.25
Steve Francis (GSW) 2.24

Assists Per Game (APG)
Steve Nash (MIN) 7.9
Stephon Marbury (LAL) 7.4
Jason Kidd (CHA) 7.1
Nick Van Exel (MIL) 7.1



ROOKIE RACE

ATL - BOBBY KNIGHT (C): 21.3PPG, 12.0RPG, 5.1APG, 1.56SPG, 2.50BPG

BOS - AIDEA (PF): 19.4PPG, 10.7RPG, 3.5APG, 1.32SPG, 1.95BPG

CHI - DAVE MARTIN (C): 19.8PPG, 11.1RPG, 4.6APG, 2.21SPG, 2.50BPG

DAL - KRIS DOSS (SG): 21.2PPG, 6.8RPG, 5.5APG, 1.26SPG, 0.49BPG,

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (C): 19.0PPG, 10.9RPG, 4.7APG, 1.35SPG, 2.10BPG

DET - BENZ INO (PF): 20.8PPG, 10.9RPG, 4.2APG, 1.50SPG, 1.86BPG

HOU - SLIM SHADY (SG): 25.5PPG, 6.3RPG, 5.6APG, 1.78SPG, 0.59BPG

LAC - STEVE M (SG): 19.4PPG, 7.0RPG, 4.5APG, 2.25SPG, 0.75BPG

MEM - RYAN HAWK (C): 20.0PPG, 10.4RPG, 3.7APG, 1.68SPG, 1.66BPG,

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY (SG): 22.8PPG, 9.6RPG, 5.1APG, 1.58SPG, 2.05BPG

MIL - RIPPER (PF): 20.5PPG, 11.2RPG, 4.3APG, 1.57SPG, 1.71BPG

NJN - SASA VIPER (C): 19.8PPG, 9.7RPG, 3.8APG, 1.00SPG, 1.89BPG

WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF): 23.4PPG, 9.8RPG, 5.1APG, 1.54SPG, 2.06BPG,


OTHER NEWS

Despite his recent outburst to USA today, Kris Doss is not going anywhere according to DAL owner Marc Cuban; "I'm a KaGillionaire ain't I, I can afford to pay that guy to sit his ass on the bench if he doesn't want to play here"

DAL PG Tony Parker added..."Forget Kris Doss, I'm banging Eva Longoria"

So, in essence, chris, much like Eva Longoria, you're getting Fucked by the Dallas Mavericks.

CHI has sure taken a nose dive, losing a bunch lately, including it's last 4 straight... they're looking vulnerable..

I think TOR could do some damage in the playoffs... but they have to get in first!... I'd hate to match up against them, but they may play themselves out of a spot!

San Antonio jumped 4 spots to claim top billing in the Western Conference... then again, me and my 4 buddies I play pickup with, could challenge in the west, so take that for what you will...

Although Boston is languishing in the Eastern Conference basement. You do need to realise that they have a better record than 5 teams in the Western Conference, and ranks higher than 5 of them in the Power Rankings

Speaking of the Power Rankings, lots of movement this week, but despite climbing the ladder in the West and winning 3 of their past 4, the Clippers still hld

Injuries are really starting to pile up... this is where the depth of a team will be shown.



That's it for now....



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I'm Jack Armstrong...

[FaSho34]

You spelt my name wrong, and plus I don't care, we aren't making the playoffs anyways

[Dave]

2-5 in the last 7 games, not liking this. We'll bounce back though - Artest's probably just taken a break to produce another album.

[Chris Scott]

I think I can get you in... let me see...


Nope... turns out I can't... let me see for the next season what happens!

No probs.

[Slim Shady]

What the fuck? Rodney White is shoting 50% for threes? He must be takin like two per game :shifty:

[FaSho34]

- Kris Doss was interviewed about being benched, he said "The only reason why I don't want to be on the Mavs is because I have issues with my teamates, and I would also like to play closer to home, but I guess Cuban doesn't really give a shit, and well... I guess I don't either, he is the one missing out on a superstar, or a superstar trade at least..."

[SteveM]

Movin Up...Still ranked 30th in the POwer Rankings, but now only 2 games out of first. Also, only .01 steals a game from leading the NBA.

[Sancty]

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FORTNIGHT IN REVIEW
(game date: February 1st, 2005)







CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS (note after the regular season the top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs)

A reminder, the standings don't always make perfect sense, it has to do with the divisional leaders... in each Conference there's 3 divisions, irregardless of the other teams, those 3 teams will be ranked 1,2,3 even if there are better teams in other divisions.... don't ask!


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1 - PHI 29-15, .659
2 - ATL 28-15, .651
3 - CHI 27-15, .643
4 - CHA 27-14, .659
5 - NYK 25-19, .568
5 - DET 25-19, .568
5 - ORL 25-19, .568
8 - WSH 24-19, .558
9 - MIL 22-20, .524
10 - MIA 23-23, .500
11 - TOR 22-23, .489
12 - CLE 20-23, .465
13 - NJN 20-24, .455
14 - IND 19-24, .442
15 - BOS 17-28, .378



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1 - SAN 31-16, .660
2 - POR 24-18, .571
3 - GSW 18-26, .409
4 - HOU 28-18, .609
5 - NOH 24-20, .545
6 - MIN 23-21, .523
7 - UTH 23-22, .511
8 - DEN 22-22, .500
9 - SEA 20-23, .465
10 - DAL 17-25, .405
11 - LAC 18-27, .400
11 - MEM 18-28, .391
13 - LAL 15-27, .357
14 - SAC 12-31, .279
15 - PHX 12-34, .261






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(last ranking in parantheses)

1. Chicago (1)
2. Houston (2)
3. Charlotte (4)
4. Philadelphia (3)
5. San Antonio (5)
6. Atlanta (9)
7. Washington (8)
8. Orlando (11)
9. Atlanta (13)
10. Miami (10)
11. Indiana (6)
12. Milwaukee (12)
13. Minnesota (16)
14. Portland (17)
15. Detroit (18)
16. Toronto (15)
17. Cleveland (13)
18. Seattle (14)
19. New Orleans (21)
20. New York (21)
21. Utah (19)
22. Dallas (22)
23. New Jersey (23)
24. Boston (24)
25. Golden State (25)
26. Memphis (26)
27. LA Lakers (27)
28. Phoenix (28)
29. LA Clippers (30)
30. Sacramento (29)





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January's Players Of The Month

East Player: Kevin Garnett (ORL): 21.9PPG, 12.4RPG, 4.4APG, 2.06BPG, 1.65SPG
West Player: Elton Brand (DEN): 22.7PPG, 9.5RPG, 3.6APG, 2.00BPG, 1.33SPG
East Rookie: DAVE MARTIN (CHI) : 2.17PPG, 11.4RPG, 4.4APG, 2.81BPG, 2.00SPG
West Rookie: STEVE M (LAC): 20.4PPG, 6.6RPG, 5.7APG, 1.00BPG, 2.47SPG





MVP Candidates

SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)

PF - Kevin Garnett (ORL)

C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)

SF - JACQUE JONES (WSH)

SG - SLIM SHADY (HOU)







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Injury Report

CHA - Donyell Marshall, Sore Achilles Tendon (Playable, 1/30/05, 15% Recovered)
CHI - Ron Artest, Sore Finger (Playable 1/27/05, 66% Recovered)
LAL - Stephon Marbury, Torn Achilles Tendon (Unplayable, 1/19/05, 40% Recovered)
MIA - Sam Cassell, Hyper-Extended Knee (Unplayable, 1/21/05, 75% Recovered)
NJN - V. Radmanovic, Sore Thumb (Playable, 1/29/05, 33% Recovered)





League Leaders

Points Per Game (PPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 25.5
Dirk Nowitzki (TOR) 23.8
JACQUE JONES (WSH) 23.5

3-Point Percentage (3pt)
Rodney White (CLE) .489
Erick Strickland (NOH) .481
Juan Dixon (DAL) .463

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Kevin Garnett (ORL) 12.2
Shaquille O'Neal (UTH) 12.1
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 11.9

Blocks Per Game (BPG)
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 2.60
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 2.49
Andre Kirilenko (PHI) 2.32

Steals Per Game (SPG)
STEVE M. (LAC) 2.24
Allen Iverson (SAN) 2.21
Shawn Marion (DET) 2.20

Assists Per Game (APG)
Steve Nash (MIN) 8.1
Stephon Marbury (LAL) 7.5
Jason Kidd (CHA) 7.1




ROOKIE RACE

ATL - BOBBY KNIGHT (C): 20.6PPG, 11.9RPG, 5.3APG, 1.60SPG, 2.49BPG

BOS - AIDEA (PF): 19.2PPG, 10.6RPG, 3.6APG, 1.29SPG, 1.96BPG

CHI - DAVE MARTIN (C): 20.2PPG, 11.1RPG, 4.6APG, 2.07SPG, 2.60BPG

DAL - KRIS DOSS (SG): 21.3PPG, 6.4RPG, 5.5APG, 1.26SPG, 0.50BPG,

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (C): 19.9PPG, 11.2RPG, 4.7APG, 1.36SPG, 1.95BPG

DET - BENZ INO (PF): 21.9PPG, 10.7RPG, 4.2APG, 1.43SPG, 1.86BPG

HOU - SLIM SHADY (SG): 25.5PPG, 6.2RPG, 5.6APG, 1.70SPG, 0.57BPG

LAC - STEVE M (SG): 19.6PPG, 6.8RPG, 4.6APG, 2.24SPG, 0.80BPG

MEM - RYAN HAWK (C): 19.8PPG, 10.8RPG, 3.5APG, 1.76SPG, 1.76BPG,

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY (SG): 22.2PPG, 9.7RPG, 4.9APG, 1.63SPG, 1.96BPG

MIL - RIPPER (PF): 20.5PPG, 11.3RPG, 4.2APG, 1.52SPG, 1.69BPG

NJN - SASA VIPER (C): 19.8PPG, 9.9RPG, 3.9APG, 1.02SPG, 1.89BPG

WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF): 23.5PPG, 10.2RPG, 4.8APG, 1.58SPG, 2.05BPG,


OTHER NEWS

San Antonio is currently riding a 6-Game winning streak that has them on top of the NBA Standings... are these guys are for real, or is The West just that bad?

and what does it say about The Western Conference when New Orleans, who hold the 5th seed in the West, wouldn't qualify for the playoffs in the East.

Not to mention how embarassing it is that one team out of the Pacific Division will receive a top 3 seed.... right now it's Golden State with their 41% winning mark.

Atlanta is tearing up the NBA Power Rankings, I wouldn't want to play them these days... super rookie center Bobby Knight scares the daylights out of me!

Charlotte PF Donyell Marshall continues to struggle with a lingering achilles tendon injury, reagrravating it yesterday after being out for the better part of a month with the same injury

In the latest installment of the Kris Doss/Marc Cuban affair, Cuban said that if Doss felt it necessary to mouth off again, he had no problem sitting him down for a couple of games if that's what it took...

As if the Lakers weren't bad enough, now they're going to be without star PG Stephon Marbury for the next 2-3 weeks... I forsee a #30 Power Ranking Spot in their future.

Speaking of which, congrats to the Clippers for trading places with the Kings to get out of the basement in that regard!



That's it for now....



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I'm Jack Armstrong...

[SteveM]

YES!!! Things are looking up for my Clips. Finally not ranked 30. Who cares if its 29, its not 30! Also, Steve M (thats me) was January Rookie of the Month and now leads the NBA in steals. Plus my clips are only 1/2 game from 1st Place. If you get in the playoffs, anything can happen!

[Sancty]

Plus my clips are only 1/2 game from 1st Place. If you get in the playoffs, anything can happen!


How sad is that by the way?

[Sancty]

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FORTNIGHT IN REVIEW
(game date: February 16, 2005)







CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS (note after the regular season the top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs)

A reminder, the standings don't always make perfect sense, it has to do with the divisional leaders... in each Conference there's 3 divisions, irregardless of the other teams, those 3 teams will be ranked 1,2,3 even if there are better teams in other divisions.... don't ask!


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1 - PHI 38-15, .717
2 - CHI 33-16, .673
3 - ATL 33-18, .647
4 - CHA 32-18, .640
5 - DET 31-20, .608
6 - ORL 30-22, .577
7 - MIA 29-25, .537
8 - NYK 28-25, .528
9 - MIL 26-24, .520
10 - WSH 27-25, .519
11 - CLE 23-27, .460
12 - TOR 24-29, .453
13 - NJN 22-31, .415
14 - IND 21-30, .412
15 - BOS 21-32, .396



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1 - SAN 35-18 .660
2 - POR 30-21, .588
3 - LAC 22-31, .415
4 - HOU 32-21, .604
5 - NOH 28-25, .528
6 - UTH 27-25, .519
7 - MIN 27-26, .509
8 - SEA 25-25, .500
9 - DEN 26-27, .491
10 - GSW 21-32, .396
11 - DAL 19-31, .380
11 - MEM 20-33, .377
13 - LAL 18-32, .360
14 - PHX 16-37, .302
15 - SAC 15-38, .283






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(last ranking in parantheses)

1. Chicago (1)
2. Houston (2)
3. Philadelphia (4)
4. Charlotte (3)
5. San Antonio (5)
6. Atlanta (6)
7. Orlando (8)
8. Washington (7)
9. Portland (14)
10. Miami (10)
11. Denver (9)
12. Minnesota (13)
13. Milwaukee (12)
14. Detroit (15)
15. Indiana (11)
16. New Orleans (19)
17. Seattle (18)
18. Toronto (16)
19. New York (20)
20. Cleveland (17)
21. Utah (21)
22. Dallas (22)
23. New Jersey (23)
24. Boston (24)
25. Golden State (25)
26. Memphis (26)
27. LA Lakers (27)
28. LA Clippers (29)
29. Phoenix (28)
30. Sacramento (30)





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January's Players Of The Month

East Player: Kevin Garnett (ORL): 21.9PPG, 12.4RPG, 4.4APG, 2.06BPG, 1.65SPG
West Player: Elton Brand (DEN): 22.7PPG, 9.5RPG, 3.6APG, 2.00BPG, 1.33SPG
East Rookie: DAVE MARTIN (CHI) : 2.17PPG, 11.4RPG, 4.4APG, 2.81BPG, 2.00SPG
West Rookie: STEVE M (LAC): 20.4PPG, 6.6RPG, 5.7APG, 1.00BPG, 2.47SPG





MVP Candidates

PF - Kevin Garnett (ORL)

SF - JACQUE JONES (WSH)

C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)

SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)

SG - SLIM SHADY (HOU)







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Injury Report


BOS - W. McCarty, Sprained Toe (Unplayable, 2/13/05, 20% Recovered)
CLE - Alonzo Mourning, Sore Thigh Muscle (Playable 2/15/05, 20% Recovered)
DEN - Rod Strickland, Sore Knee (Playable, 2/16/05, 0% Recovered)
HOU - Mike Bibby, Broken Nose (Playable, 2/2/05, 80% Recovered)
IND - Yao Ming, Sore Toe (Playable, 2/16/05, 0% Recovered)
LAC - Darius Miles, Sore Back (Playable, 2/16/05, 0% Recovered)
LAL - Tim Thomas, Sore Ankle (Playable, 2/14/05, 33% Recovered)
LAL - Stephon Marbury, Sore Achilles Tendon (Playable, 2/16/05, 0% Recovered)
POR - K. Snyder, Sore Finger (Playable, 2/13/05, 50% Recovered)
TOR - Larry Hughes, Sore Finger (Unplayable, 2/9/05, 45% Recovered)




League Leaders

Points Per Game (PPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 25.6
Dirk Nowitzki (TOR) 23.6
Paul Pierce (NOH) 22.7

3-Point Percentage (3pt)
Marcus Banks (MIA) .552
Rodney White (CLE) .464
Howard Eisley (CHA) .455

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Kevin Garnett (ORL) 12.2
Shaquille O'Neal (UTH) 12.0
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 12.0

Blocks Per Game (BPG)
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 2.63
Andre Kirilenko (PHI) 2.32
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 2.31

Steals Per Game (SPG)
STEVE M. (LAC) 2.26
Allen Iverson (SAN) 2.17
Shawn Marion (DET) 2.12
Baron Davis (CLE) 2.12

Assists Per Game (APG)
Steve Nash (MIN) 8.2
Stephon Marbury (LAL) 7.5
Jason Kidd (CHA) 7.3




ROOKIE RACE

ATL - BOBBY KNIGHT (C): 20.8PPG, 12.0RPG, 5.2APG, 1.57SPG, 2.31BPG

BOS - AIDEA (PF): 19.3PPG, 10.5RPG, 3.5APG, 1.43SPG, 1.94BPG

CHI - DAVE MARTIN (C): 20.1PPG, 11.2RPG, 4.6APG, 1.98SPG, 2.63BPG

DAL - KRIS DOSS (SG): 21.7PPG, 6.5RPG, 5.6APG, 1.44SPG, 0.52BPG,

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (C): 19.4PPG, 10.8RPG, 4.4APG, 1.40SPG, 1.79BPG

DET - BENZ INO (PF): 22.3PPG, 10.8RPG, 4.2APG, 1.49SPG, 1.76BPG

HOU - SLIM SHADY (SG): 25.6PPG, 6.2RPG, 5.5APG, 1.53SPG, 0.68BPG

LAC - STEVE M (SG): 19.6PPG, 6.8RPG, 4.7APG, 2.26SPG, 0.85BPG

MEM - RYAN HAWK (C): 19.7PPG, 10.8RPG, 3.5APG, 1.68SPG, 1.83BPG,

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY (SG): 21.5PPG, 9.3RPG, 4.7APG, 1.57SPG, 1.96BPG

MIL - RIPPER (PF): 20.4PPG, 11.2RPG, 4.0APG, 1.54SPG, 1.78BPG

NJN - SASA VIPER (C): 19.9PPG, 9.9RPG, 4.0APG, 1.09SPG, 1.87BPG

WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF): 22.4PPG, 10.4RPG, 4.9APG, 1.58SPG, 2.00BPG,


OTHER NEWS

Not much news this week, only a super-promo for the upcoming All-Star Weekend featuring the Rookie/Sophmore Challenge, which will see many of this year's top rookies team up to face the year's top 2nd year players.

As well as the 3-Pt shooting competition, and slam dunk challenge... will any of the superrookies be featured here?

Finally the weekend caps off with The Annual NBA All-Star Game pitting the best players from the East vs. the best players from the west... Bobby Knight /Dave Martin/Jacque Jones vs. Obi Sanctimony/Slim Shady/Steve M

I'd pay to see that..

Until the all-star weekend...




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I'm Jack Armstrong...

[SteveM]

YES!!! :panic: 28 in the power rankings but in 1st place. I love it! Plus still leading the NBA in steals.



Finally the weekend caps off with The Annual NBA All-Star Game pitting the best players from the East vs. the best players from the west... Bobby Knight /Dave Martin/Jacque Jones vs. Obi Sanctimony/Slim Shady/Steve M
Am I an all-star, or are you just speculating?

[FaSho34]

- Doss has since apologized to Cuban for his words. He felt he was out of hand, but he has said that he can come back for the team next year, even though he seems to be feeling homesick, he says he will overcome, and that he is ready now, and he has turned a new leaf

[Sancty]

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Sources from inside the NBA Head Office have leaked the following information...

NOH forward Amare Stoudemire will be taking place in the Slam Dunk Contest.. no other names made available as of press time.

NOH SG Paul Pierce will be taking place in the 3pt competition... no other information made possible at this time.

The Starters for the Rookie/Sophmore Challenge were released...



Rookie Team

C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)

PF - BENZ INO (DET)

SF - JACQUE JONES (WSH)

SG - SLIM SHADY (HOU)

PG - D. Harris (GSW)


Sophmore Team

C - Chris Bosh (HOU)

PF - M. Sweetney (GSW)

SF - Carmello Anthony (NJN)

SG - Lebron James (BOS)

PG - Dwayne Wade (PHO)

This should be made more interesting with the combination of teammates on both sides from Houston (Shady/Bosh) and Golden State (Harris/Sweetney)


The Starting Lineups via Fan Voting were also announced for the NBA All-Star Game


Eastern Conference

C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)

PF - Kevin Garnett (ORL)

SF - JACQUE JONES (WSH)

SG - Kobe Bryant (MIA)

PG - Baron Davis (CLE)


Western Conference

C - Shaquille O'Neal (UTH)

PF - RYAN HAWK (MEM)

SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)

SG - SLIM SHADY (HOU)

PG - Steve Nash (MIN)

It should be interesting to see teammates HAWK and SANCTIMONY on the floor at the same time... does this give the West an advantage???


No word on the reserve selections as of this time...

Stay tuned... much more information on All-Star Weekend to come

[Sancty]

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ROOKIE SOPHMORE CHALLENGE



Rookie/Sophmore Game

(ROOKIE GAME WILL BE 8MIN QUARTERS, GONNA HAVE TO PLAY WITH THE FATIGUE SLIDER TO GET A REALISTIC FEEL)


Rookie Reserves

SF OBI SANCTIMONY
C DAVE MARTIN
PF RYAN HAWK
PF AEIDA


Sophmore Reserves

PG Kirk Hinrich
PG T.J. Ford
SF M. Daniels
SG Josh Howard






FIRST QUARTER RECAP


The Sophmores missed 6 consecutive shots in the 1st Qtr

Anthony was especially cold with the basketball... only Lebron James seemed to have an offensive touch.

Definitely the KNIGHT/SHADY show... although SHADY had a number of shots blocked by Lebron James

Score @ end of 1st Qtr
ROOK 22
SOPH 12
(ROOK: BOBBY KNIGHT 9pts, 3reb)







SECOND QUARTER NEWS



Lebron James still playing well offensively, and Carmello comes out of his funk...

Sophmores went on a 10-2 run...

Benz Ino was really struggling on his shooting... the whole team was shooting .167% at one point in the 2nd qtr.

Carmello Anthony picked up his 3rd block of the game...

BOBBY KNIGHT is really struggling from the line...

The Sophmores are playing incredible defence wsith block and steals everywhere..

Lebron is destroying Shady in the 1-on-1 battle this quarter with great defence and better offence...

Sophmores are on a 20-7 run..

At one point the Sophmores had the lead in the 2nd quarter...



HALFTIME SCORE

ROOK 37
SOPH 36

Key players at the half

ROOK: BOBBY KNIGHT, 12PTS, 4REB, 2STL, 4BLK, 3TO, 1FOUL

SOPH: Lebron James, 15PTS, 1REB, 1STL, 2BLK, 5TO, 1FOUL







THIRD QUARTER RECAP



JACQUE JONES starts contributing in a big way in the 3rd with 10 points in the first 2 minutes...

BENZ INO blocks 3 shots in the first 2 minutes of the 3rd.

Lebron once again is the only player scoring for the Sophmores... and he's still beating SHADY in the personal battle...

BENZ INO collects his 4th foul halfway through the 3rd quarter..

Lebron James is bringing the Sophmores back by himself!

Sophmores go on a 10-3 run and retake the lead 53-52.

Lebron James picks up his 5th block.

First substitutions of the game...

SANCTIMONY for JONES
AEIDA for Harris

Daniels for Sweetney
Hinrich for Wade

Given the greater depth we should see the Rookies regain the lead and pull away here..

Lebron is still owning Shady...

Lebron James 25pts, 3STL, 5BLKS

DAVE MARTIN for KNIGHT

Josh Howard for Lebron James

SANCTIMONY appers to be afarid to shoot... Anthony is in his head...

SANCTIMONY is absolutely ice cold...

SHADY scores his first points in a dog's age... nautrally when James is off the floor.



SCORE AFTER 3 QUARTERS

ROOK 55 (J. JONES, 15PTS)
SOPH 60 (L. JAMES, 25PTS)






FOURTH QUARTER RECAP



BOTH TEAMS START THE FINAL QUARTER WITH THEIR STARTING LINEUP BACK ON THE FLOOR

BOBBY KNIGHT has been invisible since the 1st quarter

DAVE MARTIN for BENZ INO
OBI SANCTIMONY for SLIM SHADY

M. Daniels for Carmello Anthony

JACQUE JONES is doing it all by himself...

SANCTIMONY finally scores off of a DAVE MARTIN block into a break away... rookies regain the lead.

Halfway through the 4th... Rookies by 1

SANCTIMONY is faring much better at the SG position as opposed to the SF earlier in the game..

Starting Lineup back on the floor for the both teams.

SOPH C Chris Bosh leads both teams with 11 rebounds.

3:00 left and the Rookies by 3

SHADY makes a great pass laying down on the ground to feed Harris for an important open basket.

SOPH have missed 5 straight shots

2:00 left, Rookies by 5

Carmello Anthony has 7 blocks

Rookie PG Harris is the best man down the stretch.

1:00 left, Rookies by 5

SOPH are over the limit

Neither team is particularly strong at the line all night.





FINAL SCORE

ROOK 76
SOPH 69


ROOKIE CHALLENGE MVP

JACQUE JONES (ROOK)
22PTS, .625FG%, 2/2FT, 2REB, 5BLK, 2STL, 2TO, 1AST





PLAYER STATS (IF A STAT ISN'T LISTED, YOU GOT NOTHING IN IT!)

BOBBY KNIGHT: 14PTS, 7REB, 4BLK, 3STL, 3TO, 2FLS, 29MIN

BENZ INO: 8PTS, 8REB, 3BLK, 1TO, 4FLS, 29MIN

JACQUE JONES: SEE ABOVE

SLIM SHADY: 12PTS, 1REB, 4STL, 2TO, 29MIN

OBI SANCTIMONY: 5PTS, 1AST, 8MIN

DAVE MARTIN: OPTS, 4REB, 1BLK, 7MIN

AEIDA: OPTS, 1BLK, 4MIN

RYAN HAWK: DIDN'T PLAY



Lebron James (SOPH) led all players in PTS (25)

Chris Bosh (SOPH) led all players in REB (11)

D. Harris (ROOK) led all players in AST (2)

Carmello Anthony (SOPH) led all players in BLK (7)

SLIM SHADY (ROOK) led all players in STL (4)

Lebron James (SOPH) led all players in TO (6)

BENZ INO (ROOK) led all players in FOULS (4)

CHRIS BOSH (SOPH) led all players in MIN, playing the enitre 32

[Sancty]

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SLAM DUNK COMPETITION

There will be 2 rounds, 2 dunks per round



THE COMPETITORS

Amare Stoudemire (NOH)
AEIDA (BOS)
Chris Bosh (HOU)
Lebron James (BOS)


The Judges

Julius Erving (Dr. J)
Moses Malone
George Gervin
Spud Webb
Clyde Drexler


Amare fails his first very complicated attempt,

and with his 2nd hits a simple reverse dunk, single pump...

total points 39



AEIDA hits a behind the back lob which he catches in cathces mid air while spinning with his back to the basket puts it under his leg and slams it home

total points 50 (PERFECT SCORE)


Chris Bosh starts from the baseline and hits a spinning single arm windmill dunk

Total Score: 37


Lebron James: starts dead center jumps from the foul line switches hands and jams it in with his left hand.

Total score: 39


AFTER 1st dunk, 1st round

AEIDA 50
Lebron James 39
Amare Stoudemire 38
Chris Bosh 37



2nd dunk


Amare Stoudemire again misses a complex lobbing leg swooping dunk...

2nd attempt...

Knees it upp against the backboard catches it leans back and dunks it home

Dunk Score 50 (PERFECT SCORE)
Total Score 89


AEIDA from the top of the key... bounces it off a plasma screen catches it while flying backwards, pumps it and gives a single handed reverse dunk...

Dunk Score 50 (PERFECT SCORE)
Total Score 50 (PERFECT SCORE)


Chirs Bosh from From a 45 degree angle, does a spinning tomahawk.. and loses the ball...

2nd attempt... Bosh lobs it forward does a forward front handspring somersault catches it and dunks it with one hand..

Dunk Score 43
Total score 80


Lebron James from a 45 degree angle tries a spinning tomahawk...and loses the ball (same dunk Bosh bunked)

2nd attempt... James throws it between his legs the bounce then goes off the very top of the backboard which he then leaps catches, pumps and reverse dunks home...

Dunk Score: 42
Total Score: 81


Lebron James and Chris Bosh are eliminated




SLAM DUNK FINAL


Amare Stoudemire from dead center high lob to the top of the shot clock leaps from just inside the foul line, catches the ball, holds it behind his neck and powerslams it home

Dunk Total: 40


AEIDA from dead center, jumps from the foul line spins 360 while bringing the ball between his legs for the dunk....the crowd is nuts

Dunk Total: 50 (PERFECT SCORE)


2nd Attempt

Amare Stoudemire from dead center, behind his back lob off the overhead camera which he catches and nails a reverse dunk.. the crowd are chanting 50...

Dunk Total: 48 (THE ANNOUNCERS ARE GOING MENTAL OVER THAT BY THE WAY!)
Total Score: 88


AEIDA (must beat 38 on this dunk to take the crown) from the top of the key behind the back through the legs bounce lob off the top of the backboard which he cathces while spinning 180 and tomahawks it home

Dunk Total: 50
Total Score: 50 (ALL 4 Dunks perfect!)


2005 SLAM DUNK CHAMPION: AEIDA (BOS)

[Sancty]

3-PT SHOOTOUT

There will be 2 rounds, in each round a shooter will shoot up to 20 balls worth 1pt each, and 5 money balls worth 2points each... in 60 seconds



THE COMPETITORS

Paul Pierce (NOH)
Baron Davis (CLE)
Peja Stojakovic (MIL)
Rafer Alston (TOR)
J. Williams (SAN)
Mike Miller (SEA)
Chauncy Billups (NYK)
Mike Bibby (HOU)


FIRST ROUND

Paul Pierce: 19pts (17+1money) 3 balls left

Baron Davis: 22pts (20+1money) all balls shot

Peja Stojakovic: 24pts (20+2money) all balls shot

Raefer Alston: 25pts (19+3money) all balls shot

Jason Williams: 27pts (19+4money) all balls shot

Mike Miller: 21pts (19+1money) all balls shot

Chauncy Billups: 20pts (10+5money) all balls shot

Mike Bibby: 27pts (19+4money) all balls shot

Bibby & Williams advance to the final round!



3-PT FINAL ROUND


Mike Bibby: 27pts (19+4 money) hit his last 15 straight!

Jason Williams: 19pts (9+5money) missed 4 of his last 5 shots!


2005 3-PT CHAMPION: Mike Bibby (HOU)

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2005 NBA-ALL STAR GAME



WEST RESERVES
C - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ
PF - Elton Brand
SF - Joe Johnson
SG - Allen Iverson
PG - Jason Williams
PF - Chris Webber
PF - Tim Duncan


EAST RESERVES

C - DAVE MARTIN
PF - BENZ INO
SF - Andrei Kirilenko
SG - Tracey McGrady
PG - Chauncy Billups
PF - AEIDA
PF - RIPPER





FIRST QUARTER RECAP

NBA Scoring Leader SLIM SHADY (WEST) opens the game with a huge dunk!

SHADY then continues to throw up a lot of bad shots.

Bobby Knight Picks up his 2nd foul halfway through the 1st, as he's struggling to contain Shaq!

SHADY has had about 4 or 5 shots blocked so far this game.

WAS - are shooting .250 so far this game and have missed 6 straight shots

Iverson ends the drought with a layup.

Shaq picks up his 2nd foul of the game and is subsituted out.

The East continues to block shots at will.

Back to back blocks by Iverson and Sanctimony resulting in a pass from laying on his back from Sanctimony to Iverson for a big 3...

SCORE AFTER 1 QUARTER

ASE - 20 (Baron Davis - 6pts)
ASW - 18 (Allen Iverson - 7 pts)





2ND QUARTER RECAP


SLIM SHADY continues to be careless with the ball.

ASE are a defensive powerhouse...

ASE open up a 5-pt lead

BOBBY KNIGHT picks up his 3rd foul... containing Shaq appears to be too much... Knight is subbed back out for DAVE MARTIN

ASW storm back and take the lead

Whoever's up against Shaq can't help but commit fouls it seems.. he's drawn aobut 8 fouls in total now...

ALEJANDRO LOPEZ appears to be nervous by this big stage... he's just throwing up bricks out there...

DAVE MARTIN comes out to the perimiter and lays down a big block on OBI SANCTIMONY.. MARTIN then takes it to the hoop for a dunk.

ASW are on a big run to end the half...


HALFTIME SCORE

ASE - 34
ASW - 31

Key Players @ The Half

(ASE) JACQUE JONES: 5PTS, 4REB, 2BLK, 1TO, 1/2FT

(ASW) Shaquille O' Neal: 8PTS, 5REB, 2BLK, 2FLS, 4/10FT



3RD QUARTER RECAP

ASE MISS 5 CONS. SHOTS

ASW STORM BACK AND TAKE LEAD

OBI SANCTIMONY STARTS GETTING HOT FOR ASW

ASW GO ON A 10-0 RUN

ASE RE-ESTABLISHES THEIR DEFENSIVE DOMINANACE, BLOCKING SHOTS AT WILL

ASE AND ASW TRADE THE LEAD BACK AND FORTH

ASE GO ON A 10-2 RUN



SCORE AFTER 3 QUARTERS

ASE - 52 (Baron Davis - 12 pts)
ASW - 51 (Ryan Hawk - 11 pts)




4TH QUARTER RECAP


After a very quiet 3rd quarter Shaq scores some important early points for ASW

SANCTIMONY's getting blocked often when he tries for shots from the outside...

JACQUE JONES has 5 blocks

ASE up by 9 with 5:40 to go

ASW's PG Steve Nash goes out with a left arm injury..

4mins to go ASW down by 9

3mins to go ASE up by 11

LOPEZ looks lost, while SHADY and SANCTIMONY can't get shots off against the bigger Eastern team..

ASW misses 6 cons. shots

Late in the game LOPEZ turns into a shot blocking machine


FINAL SCORE

ASE - 71
ASW - 62

NBA ALL-STAR GAME MVP: JACQUE JONES


PLAYERS STATS

ASE - BOBBY KNIGHT - 8PTS, 6REB, 1AST, 4BLK, 2TO, 3FLS, 18MIN

ASE - JACQUE JONES - 11PTS, 5REB, 2AST, 7BLK, 1TO, 1FLS, 24MIN

ASE - DAVE MARTIN - 8PTS, 5REB, 3BLK, 2TO, 18MIN

ASE - BENZ INO - 2PTS, 2REB, 1BLK, 1STL, 13MIN

ASE - AEIDA - 1MIN

ASE - RIPPER - DID NOT PLAY

ASW - RYAN HAWK - 11PTS, 9REB, 2BLK, 2STL, 2TO, 2FLS, 25MIN

ASW - OBI SANCTIMONY - 10PTS, 4REB, 1AST, 3BLK, 2TO, 25MIN

ASW - SLIM SHADY - 7PTS, 1REB, 2AST, 1TO, 2FLS, 22MIN

ASW - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ - 4PTS, 6REB, 2BLK, 12MIN



Baron Davis (ASE) led all players with 15pts

RYAN HAWK (ASW) led all players in REB (9)

SLIM SHADY, Kobe Bryant, and JACQUE JONES all led in AST (2)

JACQUE JONES (ASE) led all players in BLK (7)

Kevin Garnett (ASE) led all players in STL (3)

Kevin Garnett (ASE) led all players in TO (4)

Bobby Knight & Kevin Garnett (ASE) led all players in FLS (3)

Baron Davis (ASE) & Shaquille O'Neal (ASW) led all players in MIN (26)

[OceansMafia]

WTG Aeida on the slam dunk contest :yes:

[tlk23]

Just give the MVP to my man Jacque Jones right now.

[Sancty]

I know..then he gets all 3.. I was hoping the all-star match would signify Obi Sanctimony's right to the crown.. but I gotta tip my hat to the better man!

[Slim Shady]

Man.. Shady was a disapointment. Oh well.. He was paired up against James. That didn't help his cause. Damn Shady and his shortness.

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MONTH IN REVIEW
(game date: March 16, 2005)
(if it was a fortnight, everyone would've only played about 3 games)







CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS (note after the regular season the top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs)

A reminder, the standings don't always make perfect sense, it has to do with the divisional leaders... in each Conference there's 3 divisions, irregardless of the other teams, those 3 teams will be ranked 1,2,3 even if there are better teams in other divisions.... don't ask!


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1 - PHI 45-19, .703
2 - CHI 41-21, .661
3 - ATL 42-22, .656
4 - DET 41-22, .651
5 - CHA 40-22, .645
6 - ORL 39-25, .609
7 - WSH 34-28, .548
8 - MIA 35-31, .530
9 - NYK 32-30, .516
10 - MIL 30-33, .476
11 - CLE 29-33, .468
12 - BOS 29-36, .446
13 - NJN 28-37, .431
14 - TOR 27-37, .422
15 - IND 25-38, .397



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1 - SAN 39-25 .609
2 - POR 36-26, ..581
3 - LAC 29-35, .453
4 - HOU 38-26, .594
5 - NOH 33-30, .524
6 - MIN 34-32, .515
7 - UTH 32-32, .500
8 - DEN 29-34, .460
8 - SEA 29-34, .460
10 - DAL 28-35, .444
11 - MEM 28-36, .438
11 - GSW 25-39, .391
13 - LAL 19-44, ..302
14 - SAC 19-46, .292
15 - PHX 18-45, .286






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(last ranking in parantheses)

1. Chicago (1)
2. Philadelphia (3)
3. Houston (2)
4. Charlotte (4)
5. Atlanta (6)
6. San Antonio (5)
7. Orlando (7)
8. Detroit (14)
9. Portland (9)
10. Washington (8)
11. Minnesota (12)
12. Milwaukee (13)
13. Miami (10)
14. Denver (11)
15. New Orleans (16)
16. New York (19)
17. Seattle (17)
18. Indiana (15)
19. Cleveland (20)
20. Utah (21)
21. Toronto (18)
22. Dallas (22)
23. New Jersey (23)
24. Boston (24)
25. Golden State (25)
26. Memphis (26)
27. LA Clippers (28)
28. LA Lakers (27)
29. Phoenix (28)
30. Sacramento (30)





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January's Players Of The Month

East Player: Kevin Garnett (ORL): 24.0PPG, 12.5RPG, 4.1APG, 2.27BPG, 2.36SPG
West Player: Steve Nash: 22.7PPG, 3.6RPG, 8.9APG, 0.38BPG, 1.62SPG
East Rookie: BOBBY KNIGHT : 24.2.PPG, 12.3RPG, 4.9APG, 1.67BPG, 1.33SPG
West Rookie: KRIS DOSS (DAL): 25.5PPG, 6.8RPG, 6.1APG, 0.69BPG, 2.38SPG





MVP Candidates

C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)

PF - Kevin Garnett (ORL)

C - DAVE MARTIN (CHI)

SF - JACQUE JONES (WSH)

SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)







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Injury Report

NOH - Greg Ostertag, Torn Achilles Tendon (Unplayable, 3/14/05, 15% Recovered)
SAC - C. Kaman, Strained Calf Muscle (Unplayable, 3/13/05, 25% Recovered)
SAC - Joe Jackson, Sore Toe (Unplayable, 3/6/05, 80% Recovered)
SAN - L. Ridnour, Sore Toe (Playable, 3/16/05, 0% Recovered
SEA - Mike Miller, Sprained Finger (Playable, 3/13/05, 75% Recovered)
UTH - Chris Webber, Strained Calf Muscle (Playable, 3/11/05, 85% Recovered)
CHI - Rasheed Wallace, sore toe (PLayable, 3/16/05, 0% Recovered)
DAL - Kwame Brown, Sprained Wrist (Unplayable, 3/10/05, 40% Recovered
LAL - Tony Delk, Broken Bone In Foot (Unplayable, 3/15/05, 0% Recovered)
MIN - Stromile Swift, Sore Shoulder (Playable, 3/13/05, 75% Recovered)
NJN - C. Butler, Broken Nose (Playable, 3/13/05, 5% Recovered)




League Leaders

Points Per Game (PPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 25.7
Dirk Nowitzki (TOR) 24.1
Paul Pierce (NOH) 22.8

3-Point Percentage (3pt)
Marcus Banks (MIA) .543
Byron Russell (NOH) .480
Earl Watson (ORL) .469

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Shaquille O'Neal (UTH) 12.3
Kevin Garnett (ORL) 11.9
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 11.9

Blocks Per Game (BPG)
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 2.66
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 2.33
Andre Kirilenko (PHI) 2.25


Steals Per Game (SPG)
STEVE M. (LAC) 2.22
Allen Iverson (SAN) 2.16
Baron Davis (CLE) 2.15


Assists Per Game (APG)
Steve Nash (MIN) 8.2
Stephon Marbury (LAL) 7.5
Jason Kidd (CHA) 7.1
Sam Cassell (MIA) 7.1




ROOKIE RACE

ATL - BOBBY KNIGHT (C): 21.2PPG, 11.9RPG, 5.0APG, 1.61SPG, 2.33BPG

BOS - AIDEA (PF): 19.7PPG, 10.5RPG, 3.5APG, 1.48SPG, 1.88BPG

CHI - DAVE MARTIN (C): 20.7PPG, 11.5RPG, 4.5APG, 1.95SPG, 2.66BPG

DAL - KRIS DOSS (SG): 22.4PPG, 6.4RPG, 5.6APG, 1.51SPG, 0.52BPG,

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (C): 19.9PPG, 10.9RPG, 4.6APG, 1.38SPG, 1.88BPG

DET - BENZ INO (PF): 22.2PPG, 10.8RPG, 4.3APG, 1.41SPG, 1.76BPG

HOU - SLIM SHADY (SG): 25.7PPG, 6.2RPG, 5.4APG, 1.50SPG, 0.70BPG

LAC - STEVE M (SG): 20.3PPG, 6.7RPG, 4.8APG, 2.22SPG, 0.88BPG

MEM - RYAN HAWK (C): 19.4PPG, 11.0RPG, 3.8APG, 1.59SPG, 1.81BPG,

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY (SG): 22.0PPG, 9.5RPG, 4.8APG, 1.47SPG, 2.03BPG

MIL - RIPPER (PF): 20.3PPG, 11.3RPG, 4.0APG, 1.63SPG, 1.83BPG

NJN - SASA VIPER (C): 19.5PPG, 10.1RPG, 3.9APG, 1.22SPG, 1.89BPG

WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF): 22.8PPG, 10.2RPG, 5.1APG, 1.50SPG, 2.06BPG,


OTHER NEWS

It appears that JACQUE JONES' superb All-Star Weekend is having an effect on his team's fortunes as well, as Washington jumped 3 spots to lay claim to the 7 spot in the East!

Don't look now, but Boston jumped 3 spots in the East to hold onto 12th spot currently... is it too late for a charge?

Are the LA Clippers really inching towards respectablity?... maybe Steve M. is trying to show the world that he deserves some respect after his total snubbing by those involved with NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND.

It appears that the peace treaty between DAL SG KRIS DOSS and owner Marc Cuban is positively affecting the play on the court, as they went 9-4 this month... an insanely good record for any Western Conference team.

Memphis also busted off an 8-3 record, some terrific post all-star game records this month!... Not so for the Lakers though... they went 1-12

Indiana's season is brought to you by Tom Petty's "Freefallin'"

Check out the monster numbers put on by KRIS DOSS as the West's ROTM.

BOBBY KNIGHT becomes the 1st player to win ROTM twice so far this year. Kevin Garnett won POTM in back-to-back months...MVP?


Well, that's it for this week....



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I'm Jack Armstrong...

[FaSho34]

- It appears that Kris Doss wants to trademark the nickname "Sho time" as his nickname

- Doss has reportedally shaken hands with Cuban. They have agreed over a peace treaty between the two, as Cuban has given Doss another chance.

Doss has said "There is always going to be next year... I cannot wait!"

- Doss has also been asked to be inducted into the UNI HOF.

- Doss is also seemingly planning to possibly go with a longer term deal with the team

[Aeida]

Dunk Total: 50
Total Score: 50 (ALL 4 Dunks perfect!)


2005 SLAM DUNK CHAMPION: AEIDA (BOS)


Bow down to the Champion :D,

About time Bosten has something to cheer about

[Sancty]

Bow down to the Champion :D,

About time Bosten has something to cheer about


Like Slam Dunk champs who can't spell the name of the city correctly?

[Sancty]

Oops

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OK, apparently I deleted half of my post!... ah well, here's the News n' Notes...

Shady and Benz Ino are hurt... Shady will miss about 2 weeks more (he's already missed one week) with a broken bone in his foot..., Benz'll be out a couple of days with a sore back

Short News & Notes this week, playoffs are almost on us though... just like in the NHL, Boston decides to wait til the last month to show us what they can do, and just like the NHL, my guess it will be too little too late (big shoutouts to Canadian Pop-Folk band Barenaked Ladies for the song title!)

What does San Antonio have to do to get a little respect in the Power Rankings, I see a Chicago/San Antonio final...

KRIS DOSS picks up his 2nd straight ROTM award in the WEST, while DAVE MARTIN picks up his 2nd ROTM award (EAST) of the season. Kevin Garnett now has captured POTM 3 consecutive months in the EAST... MVP...

My top 3 for ROY are BOBBY KNIGHT, KRIS DOSS, and DAVE MARTIN, in that order... giving SANCTIMONY and JACQUE JONES respect as the dark horses.


Well, that's it for this week....



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I'm Jack Armstrong...

[Aeida]

Like Slam Dunk champs who can't spell the name of the city correctly?


Oh yeah right... it is BostOn isnt it... meh, what can i say, Boston suck so bad i couldn't be bothered to remember how to spell it...

[JamieB]

Oh! Why do i win nothing, I have a good PPG rating

[Sancty]

Oh yeah right... it is BostOn isnt it... meh, what can i say, Boston suck so bad i couldn't be bothered to remember how to spell it...


If memory serves Boston are about 3 games out of the playoffs right now... with 10 games to play... they're coming on strong!

[FaSho34]

Where has this gone?

*bumps*

[Sancty]

It's been a day and a half man!!... as my last update said, I deleted almost the entire post, so you're getting the News n' Notes and that's it...

I updated the NHL one today, and you'll get the NBA one tomorrow if I can get around to it...

Glad to see people are psyched about it though!

[OceansMafia]

It's been a day and a half man!!... as my last update said, I deleted almost the entire post, so you're getting the News n' Notes and that's it...

I updated the NHL one today, and you'll get the NBA one tomorrow if I can get around to it...

Glad to see people are psyched about it though!

alot better than mine, they have to wait a week for updates :D

[Sancty]

I know... I'm such a show off

3 Cheers to the sim commishers though...

:cheers:

[Aeida]

If memory serves Boston are about 3 games out of the playoffs right now... with 10 games to play... they're coming on strong!


Oh really, i thought we finished the regular season, i must be getting mixed up with NHL

[Sancty]

Oh! Why do i win nothing, I have a good PPG rating


Cuz basketball is a TEAM sport, and unless your PPG rating is about 85, you still need the other guys on the court!

Seems DAVE MARTIN was the best pick as a Defensive Center, look at his Offensive numbers, plus his defensive domination, probably explains why his team is sitting relatively pretty in the East

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SEASON IN REVIEW
(game date: April 21, 2005)








CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS (note after the regular season the top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs)

TEAMS IN YELLOW QUALIFIED FOR THE NBA PLAYOFFS
TEAMS IN BLUE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PLAYOFFS

A reminder, the standings don't always make perfect sense, it has to do with the divisional leaders... in each Conference there's 3 divisions, irregardless of the other teams, those 3 teams will be ranked 1,2,3 even if there are better teams in other divisions.... don't ask!


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1 - PHI 59-23, .720
2 - CHA 55-27, .671
3 - CHI 54-28, .659
4 - ORL 52-30, .634
5 - DET 51-31, .622
6 - ATL 49-33, .598
7 - MIA 44-38, .537
8 - WSH 44-38, .537
9 - BOS 42-40, .512
10 - MIL 38-44, .463
10 - NYK 38-44, .463
12 - IND 36-46, .439
13 - CLE 35-47, ..427
14 - TOR 34-48, .415
15 - NJN 33-49, .402



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1 - SAN 51-31 .622
2 - POR 49-33, .598
3 - LAC 40-42, .488
4 - HOU 49-33, ..598
5 - MIN 46-36, .561
6 - NOH 40-42, .488
7 - UTH 40-42, .488
8 - DEN 38-44, .463
9 - SEA 37-45, .451
10 - DAL 36-46, .439
10 - MEM 36-46, .439
12 - GSW 33-49, .402
13 - PHX 25-57, .305
14 - LAL 24-58, .293
15 - SAC 22-60, .268






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(last ranking in parantheses)

1. Chicago
2. Philadelphia
3. Charlotte
4. Houston
5. Atlanta
6. San Antonio
7. Orlando
8. Detroit
9. Portland
10. Washington
11. Minnesota
12. Miami
13. Milwaukee
14. New Orleans
15. Denver
16. New York
17. Utah
18. Seattle
19. Cleveland
20. Indiana
21. Toronto
22. Dallas
23. Boston
24. New Jersey
25. Memphis
26. Golden State
27. LA Clippers
28. LA Lakers
29. Phoenix
30. Sacramento




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April's Players Of The Month

East Player: Kevin Garnett (ORL)

West Player: Paul Pierce (NOH)

East Rookie: JACQUE JONES (WSH)

West Rookie: ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (DEN)





MVP Candidates

SF - JACQUE JONES (WSH)

PF - Kevin Garnett (ORL)

C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)

C - DAVE MARTIN (CHI)

SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)







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Injury Report (All injuries are now unplayable only, unless it's one of us!)

NOH - Greg Ostertag, Broken Bone In Foot (4/15/05, 50% Recovered)
UTH - Chris Webber, Broken Finger, (4/17/05, 20% Recovered)
UTH - Bonzi Wells, Broken Nose (4/12/05, 70% Recovered)
DAL - D. George, Sprained Thumb (3/30/05, 80% Recovered)
DEN - Eddie Jones, Bone Spurs/Ankle (4/2/05, 80% Recovered)
GSW - Lamar Murray, Sprained Ankle (4/18/05, 10% Recovered)
HOU - SLIM SHADY, Bone Spurs/Foot (U.P. 4/12/05, 75% Recovered)
LAL - Tony Delk, Broken Bone In Foot (3/15/05, 55% Recovered)
LAL - Scottie Pippen, Bone Spurs/Ankle (3/17/05, 65% Recovered)






League Leaders

Points Per Game (PPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 25.6
KRIS DOSS (DAL) 23.9
Dirk Nowitzki (TOR) 23.8


3-Point Percentage (3pt)
Brian Cardinal (DAL) .509
Byron Russell (NOH) .484
Chucky Atkins (ATL) .457
(5th) KRIS DOSS (DAL) .441


Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Shaquille O'Neal (UTH) 12.2
Kevin Garnett (ORL) 11.9
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 11.8


Blocks Per Game (BPG)
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 2.65
BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL) 2.35
Andre Kirilenko (PHI) 2.24


Steals Per Game (SPG)
STEVE M. (LAC) 2.32
Baron Davis (CLE) 2.17
Allen Iverson (SAN) 2.02


Assists Per Game (APG)
Steve Nash (MIN) 8.1
Stephon Marbury (LAL) 7.9
Jason Kidd (CHA) 7.0





ROOKIE RACE

ATL - BOBBY KNIGHT (C): 21.2PPG, 11.8RPG, 5.0APG, 1.46SPG, 2.35BPG

BOS - AIDEA (PF): 20.4PPG, 10.7RPG, 3.6APG, 1.44SPG, 1.87BPG

CHI - DAVE MARTIN (C): 19.9PPG, 11.4RPG, 4.5APG, 1.91SPG, 2.65BPG

DAL - KRIS DOSS (SG): 23.9PPG, 6.2RPG, 5.7APG, 1.54SPG, 0.59BPG,

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (C): 21.0PPG, 10.6RPG, 4.5APG, 1.32SPG, 1.99BPG

DET - BENZ INO (PF): 21.4PPG, 10.6RPG, 4.0APG, 1.37SPG, 1.90BPG

HOU - SLIM SHADY (SG): 25.6PPG, 6.2RPG, 5.4APG, 1.48SPG, 0.72BPG

LAC - STEVE M (SG): 19.8PPG, 6.9RPG, 4.7APG, 2.32SPG, 0.90BPG

MEM - RYAN HAWK (C): 19.3PPG, 11.1RPG, 3.8APG, 1.57SPG, 1.87BPG,

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY (SG): 22.2PPG, 9.5RPG, 4.7APG, 1.45SPG, 1.87BPG

MIL - RIPPER (PF): 19.9PPG, 11.3RPG, 4.1APG, 1.55SPG, 1.78BPG

NJN - SASA VIPER (C): 19.4PPG, 10.3RPG, 3.8APG, 1.28SPG, 1.87BPG

WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF): 23.1PPG, 10.2RPG, 5.3APG, 1.50SPG, 1.98BPG,


OTHER NEWS

Screw the other news... time for the playoffs....


Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals





(1) Philadelphia 76ers

vs

(8) Washington Wizards




(4) Orlando Magic

vs

(5) Detroit Pistons




(3) Chicago Bulls

vs

(6) Atlanta Hawks




(2) Charlotte Bobcats

vs

(7) Miami Heat




Western Conference Quarter-Finals




(1) San Antonio Spurs

vs

(8) Denver Nuggets




(4) Houston Rockets

vs

(5) Minnesota Timberwolves




(3) Los Angeles Clippers

vs

(6) New Orleans Hornets




(2) Portland Trailblazers

vs

(7) Utah Jazz




The opening round has some interesting storylines...

It features an opening round matchup of the supercentres, MARTIN vs KNIGHT... I like CHICAGO in this one...

Can Houston defeat Minnesota in the opening round despite not having SLIM SHADY for potentially the first couple of games?

the number 3 and number 6 matchup in the WEST (LAC vs NOH) features 2 teams with identical 40-42 records... ahh you have to love division winner seeding...


Well, that's it for this week.... See you after the first round...


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THE PLAYOFFS!!!



Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals





(1) Philadelphia 76ers

vs

(8) Washington Wizards


PHILADELPHIA in 7!




(4) Orlando Magic

vs

(5) Detroit Pistons

ORLANDO in 5!




(3) Chicago Bulls

vs

(6) Atlanta Hawks


ATLANTA in 7!




(2) Charlotte Bobcats

vs

(7) Miami Heat


CHARLOTTE in 6!




Western Conference Quarter-Finals




(1) San Antonio Spurs

vs

(8) Denver Nuggets


SAN ANTONIO in 7




(4) Houston Rockets

vs

(5) Minnesota Timberwolves


MINNESOTA in 6




(3) Los Angeles Clippers

vs

(6) New Orleans Hornets


LA CLIPPERS in 4!




(2) Portland Trailblazers

vs

(7) Utah Jazz


PORTLAND in 6!






CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS




WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) San Antonio Spurs

vs

(5) Minnesota Timberwolves




(3) Los Angeles Clippers

vs

(2) Portland Trailblazers








EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Atlanta Hawks

vs

(4) Orlando Magic




(6) Atlanta Hawks

vs

(2) Charlotte Bobcats












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THE AWARDS


SIXTH MAN AWARD

Juwun Howard (ORL)




MOST IMPROVED

Jerry Stackhouse (ATL)




ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

DAVE MARTIN (CHI)




DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

DAVE MARTIN (CHI)




MVP

JACQUE JONES (WSH)




ALL NBA FIRST TEAM

C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)

PF - RIPPER (MIL)

SF - JACQUE JONES (WSH)

SG - KRIS DOSS (DAL)

PG - Steve Nash (MIN)




ALL NBA SECOND TEAM

C - DAVE MARTIN (CHI)

PF - Kevin Garnett (ORL)

SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)

SG - STEVE M (LAC)

PG - Baron Davis (CLE)




ALL DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM

C - DAVE MARTIN (CHI)

PF - Kenyon Martin (SEA)

SF - Andrei Kirilenko (PHI)

SG - STEVE M. (LAC)

PG - Jason Williams (SAN)




ALL DEFENSIVE 2ND TEAM

C - Ben Wallace (SEA)

PF - RYAN HAWK (MEM)

SF - Shawn Marion (DET)

SG - Allen Iverson (SAN)

PG - Baron Davis (CLE)




ALL ROOKIE FIRST TEAM

C - DAVE MARTIN (CHI)

SF - JACQUE JONES (WSH)

C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)

SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)

PF - BENZ INO (DET)




ALL NBA FIRST TEAM

PF - RIPPER (MIL)

SG - KRIS DOSS (DAL)

PF - RYAN HAWK (MEM)

PF - A AEIDA (BOS)

C - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (DEN)




COACH OF THE YEAR

WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT THE COACH????.... Anyways, it's Jim O'Brien of the Philadelphia 76ers who led them to a 59-23 record.





That's if for now... stay tuned for the 2nd round results....

[FaSho34]

Sorry, read it wrong

Edit: Why are there two All NBA first teams?

[SteveM]

YES!!! Steve M led LA as the only team to sweep a first round series. Also took home 2nd Team ALL NBA and 1st Team ALL DEFENSIVE Team.

Awesome work Sanctimonious

[Sancty]

Thanks man... sometimes I doubt if people are into my sims

[Rip]

Wooooooooooo all NBA team :D

That kind of come from no-where!

[tlk23]

How in the hell do I win MVP, but not ROTY, or get on the NBA First Team?

[SteveM]

How in the hell do I win MVP, but not ROTY, or get on the NBA First Team?

Thats funny....be happy with what you got though.

[Sancty]

How in the hell do I win MVP, but not ROTY, or get on the NBA First Team?


Winning the MVP means you're the most valuable to your team, not necessarily the best player.

This is one instance where the CFL got their awards right with naming the Most Outstanding Player.

[tlk23]

Still, Steve Nash is on the NBA 1st team. Is this going to start up again with the same players after the season?

[Sancty]

As the point guard.... you don't play point guard...

[Dave]

Defensive MVP, and Rookie of the Year. :D

But out in the first round of the play-offs :cry:

[Sancty]

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THE PLAYOFFS!!!


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Injury Report (All injuries are now unplayable only, unless it's one of us!, and for teams still in the playoffs...)


NO INJURIES GOING IN TO THE 2ND ROUND!


CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS




WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) San Antonio Spurs

vs

(5) Minnesota Timberwolves

MINNESOTA in 4!




(3) Los Angeles Clippers

vs

(2) Portland Trailblazers

PORTLAND in 4!








EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Philadelphia 76ers

vs

(4) Orlando Magic

PHILADELPHIA in 6!




(6) Atlanta Hawks

vs

(2) Charlotte Bobcats

CHARLOTTE in 6!






CONFERENCE FINALS


WESTERN CONFERENCE


(2) Portland Trailblazers

vs

(5) Minnesota Timberwolves




EASTERN CONFERENCE


(1) Philadelphia 76ers

vs

(2) Charlotte Bobcats



Note: PHI SF Matt Harpring is likely to miss much of the conf. finals with a hyper-extended knee, he injured it on May 16 2005 (it's not May 26), and it's only 30% healed!


That's if for now... stay tuned for the Conf. Finals results....

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Note: PHI SF Matt Harpring is likely to miss much of the conf. finals with a hyper-extended knee, he injured it on May 16 2005 (it's not May 26), and it's only 30% healed!




CONFERENCE FINALS


WESTERN CONFERENCE


(2) Portland Trailblazers

vs

(5) Minnesota Timberwolves

PORTLAND IN 5!




EASTERN CONFERENCE


(1) Philadelphia 76ers

vs

(2) Charlotte Bobcats


PHILADELPHIA IN 7! (came back from 3-1 down!)




THE NBA FINALS

(W2) Portland Trailblazers

vs

(E1) Philadelphia 76ers

(Matt Harpring still out for this series!)

PORTLAND IN 6!

2005 FINALS MVP


Tim Duncan (POR)








PLAYER STATS

BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL): 13GP, 22.3PPG, 11.0RPG, 4.2APG, 1.31SPG, 1.46BPG

DAVE MARTIN (CHI): 7GP, 19PPG, 10.1RPG, 4.4APG, 1.14SPG, 2.71BPG

ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (DEN): 7GP, 22.7PPG, 10.0RPG, 5.7APG, 1.00SPG, 2.71BPG

BENZ INO (DET): 5GP, 18.8PPG, 12.0RPG, 3.6APG, 2.40SPG, 2.80BPG

SLIM SHADY (HOU): 6GP, 24.0PPG, 7.3RPG, 6.3APG, 1.17SPG, 0,50BPG

STEVE M. (LAC): 8GP, 23.0PPG, 6.9RPG, 5.5APG, 2.12SPG, 0.75BPG

JACQUE JONES (WSH): 6GP, 20.3PPG, 9.0RPG, 5.5APG, 2.00SPG, 2.00BPG



UPCOMING FREE AGENTS
(reminder the following players' contracts expired at the end of this season and will be free agents...)


PF - RYAN HAWK (MEM)
PF - BENZ INO (DET)
SG - KRIS DOSS (DAL)
C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)
C - DAVE MARTIN (CHI)
SG - SLIM SHADY (HOU)
SF - JACQUE JONES (WSH)
SG - STEVE M. (LAC)

other notables....

SG - Ray Allen
SF - Andre Kirilenko
PF - Pao Gasol
PF - Antoine Walker


That's it for this year... I'm gonna hit the magic "start off-season" button.. and we'll see how that goes... good luck to all and hope you had a good year!

[Sancty]

NBA Draft Lottery....

I'll just do the top 5


5 LA LAKERS

4 SACREMENTO KINGS

3 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

2 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

1 TORONTO RAPTORS (art imitates life I guess)




RETIRING PLAYERS

HOU - Karl Malone
LAC - Reggie Miller
LAL - Scottie Pippen
MIL - Antonio Davis
NJN - Dikembe Mutumbo




KEY RESIGNING PLAYERS

STEVE M resigns with LAC

Antoine Walker resigns with IND

BENZ INO resigns with DET

BOBBY KNIGHT resigns with ATL

Pao Gasol resigns with ATL

RYAN HAWK resigns with MEM

JACQUE JONES resigns with WSH

Ray Allen resigns with WSH

KRIS DOSS resigns with DAL

Tony Parker resigns with DAL

Andrei Kirilenko resigns with PHI

DAVE MARTIN resigns with CHI

SLIM SHADY resigns with HOU

Donyell Marshall resigns with CHA



All the major Free Agents resigned, no other real news as almost all teams were over the cap and couldn't sign any free agents from other teams...

See You in SEASON 2!!!

[FaSho34]

Dallas, WOOT!

[Slim Shady]

Damn.. I was kind hoping to get out of Houston. Oh well. Rockets 4 Life!1!!1!

[FaSho34]

- Doss is looking forward to his sophmore year, as he expect to lead the Mavs to a playoff birth, and he hopes to see them go far in the playoffs.

- Doss says that the only threat to keep this from happening is the Clippers. He says that Steve M. is a very good player, and can do a lot of magical things on the court. But he has also said that he worked on his three point shots, and his defense alot during the off season, and looks to stop any possible threats

[Sancty]

Is that a promo?

[FaSho34]

No... they are news

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FORTNIGHT IN REVIEW
(game date: November 16, 2005)








CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS (note after the regular season the top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs)

TEAMS IN YELLOW QUALIFIED FOR THE NBA PLAYOFFS
TEAMS IN BLUE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PLAYOFFS

A reminder, the standings don't always make perfect sense, it has to do with the divisional leaders... in each Conference there's 3 divisions, irregardless of the other teams, those 3 teams will be ranked 1,2,3 even if there are better teams in other divisions.... don't ask!


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1 - ORL 8-1, .889
2 - CHI 7-2, .778
3 - NJN 5-4, .556
4 - ATL 7-3, .700
5 - CLE 5-3, .625
6 - CHA 6-4, .600
7 - NYN 5-5, .500
7 - DET 4-4, .500
9 - PHI 5-6, .455
10 - MIL 4-5, .444
11 - MIA 3-5, .375
12 - BOS 3-6, .333
13 - WSH 3-6, .333
14 - IND 3-7, .300
14 - TOR 3-7, .300



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1 - MEM 7-2, .778
2 - LAC 6-3, .667
3 - UTH 5-4, .556
4 - PHX 5-3, .625
5 - SAN 5-4, .556
6 - SEA 6-5, .545
7 - LAL 5-5, .500
7 - POR 5-5, .500
7 - HOU 4-4, .500
10 - DEN 4-6, .400
10 - SAC 4-6, .400
12 - GSW 3-5, .375
12 - MIN 3-5, .375
14 - NOH 3-6, .333
15 - DAL 2-7, .222









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Injury Report (All injuries are now unplayable only, unless it's one of us!)


WSH - Eric Dampier, Hyper-Extended Knee (11/15/05, 0% Recovered)





League Leaders

Points Per Game (PPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 28.6
Ray Allen (WSH) 26.8
Michael Finley (PHI) 26.2


3-Point Percentage (3pt)
J.R. Bremer (MIL) .857
Gordan Giricek (MIL) .750
Bruce Bowen (HOU) .750


Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 13.1
Shaquille O' Neal (UTH) 11.9
RYAN HAWK (MEM) 11.8


Blocks Per Game (BPG)
Jermaine O'Neal (SAC) 2.50
Emeka Okafor (PHX) 2.50
Ben Wallace (SEA) 2.45


Steals Per Game (SPG)
AEIDA (BOS) 2.44
Carlos Arroyo (SAC) 2.40
Jason Kidd (CHA) 2.40


Assists Per Game (APG)
Stephon Marbury (LAL) 9.3
Baron Davis (CLE) 8.6
Tony Parker (DAL) 7.6



PLAYER STATS

ATL - BOBBY KNIGHT (C - 4.34mil): 24.0PPG, 10.3RPG, 4.4APG, 1.80SPG, 2.10BPG

BOS - AIDEA (PF - 3.57mil): 19.4PPG, 11.0RPG, 3.6APG, 2.44SPG, 1.78SPG

CHI - DAVE MARTIN (C - 4.56mil): 21.1PPG, 13.1RPG, 3.9APG, 1.44SPG, 2.22BPG

DAL - KRIS DOSS (SG - 4.43mil): 20.9PPG, 5.6RPG, 5.4APG, 1.67SPG, 0.78BPG,

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (C - 3.71mil): 20.9PPG, 10.9RPG, 4.4APG, 1.60SPG, 1.70BPG

DET - BENZ INO (PF - 4.51mil): 21.4PPG, 10.2RPG, 3.4APG, 2.00SPG, 2.00BPG

HOU - SLIM SHADY (SG - 4.26mil): 28.6PPG, 8.0RPG, 5.6APG, 1.62SPG, 0.75BPG

LAC - STEVE M (SG - 4.34mil): 18.2PPG, 6.6RPG, 6.3APG, 2.22SPG, 0.22BPG

MEM - RYAN HAWK (C - 4.3mil): 20.8PPG, 11.8RPG, 3.0APG, 1.78SPG, 2.33BPG,

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY (SG - 3.48mil): 22.8PPG, 10.8RPG, 5.3APG, 1.11SPG, 2.11BPG

MIL - RIPPER (PF - 3.57mil): 22.9PPG, 10.7RPG, 3.0APG, 1.00SPG, 1.78BPG

NJN - SASA VIPER (C - 3.57mil): 21.4PPG, 10.0RPG, 4.0APG, 0.89SPG, 1.44BPG

WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF - 4.13mil): 19.3PPG, 10.1RPG, 5.7APG, 2.00SPG, 2.00BPG,


UPCOMING FREE AGENTS

BOS - AEIDA

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ

DET - Michael Redd

IND - Yao Ming

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY

MIL - RIPPER

NJN - SASA VIPER

SEA - Ben Wallace

UTH - Shaquille O' Neal



OTHER NEWS

MEM is finally having the super-season we all expected last year with the combo of SANCTIMONY and HAWK. BOS however, is back on last year's form

What has happened to last year's NBA champs Portland?, despite keeping the entire roster, this year isn't shaping up the same... although it is early...

With DAL struggling early, will we hear more passionate cries to be moved by SG KRIS DOSS???

Will anyone ever be able to match the scoring power of HOU's SLIM SHADY???... and what about the award dominance of JACQUE JONES'... and how did their teams get them to re-sign for so cheap?


Well, that's it for this week.... See you after the first round...


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[FaSho34]

- Doss does not appreciate the comments made by Jack Armstrong earlier in the day. "It is early in the season, we all still have a go at it, we need to play as a team a little more, and see what we can do with that. We can see what we are struggling with during practices. But Armstrong needs to shut his mouth!"

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FORTNIGHT IN REVIEW
(game date: December 1, 2005)








CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS (note after the regular season the top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs)

TEAMS IN YELLOW QUALIFIED FOR THE NBA PLAYOFFS
TEAMS IN BLUE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PLAYOFFS

A reminder, the standings don't always make perfect sense, it has to do with the divisional leaders... in each Conference there's 3 divisions, irregardless of the other teams, those 3 teams will be ranked 1,2,3 even if there are better teams in other divisions.... don't ask!


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1 - CHI 13-3, .813
2 - ATL 12-5, .706
3 - NYK 9-9, .500
4 - MIL 12-5, .706
5 - CLE 11-5, .688
6 - ORL 10-5, .667
7 - MIA 8-6, .571
8 - PHI 8-9, .471
9 - DET 7-8, .467
9 - WSH 7-8, .467
11 - BOS 7-9, .438
11 - CHA 7-9, .438
13 - NJN 7-10, .412
14 - TOR 5-13, .278
15 - IND 4-13, .235



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1 - MEM 11-6, .647
2 - PHX 10-6, .625
3 - UTH 8-7, .533
4 - NOH 10-6, .625
5 - HOU 8-6, .571
6 - GSW 9-7, .563
7 - POR 9-8, .529
8 - SAN 8-8, .500
9 - LAC 7-9, .438
10 - SEA 8-11, .421
11 - MIN 6-9, .400
12 - DEN 6-10, .375
12 - LAL 6-11, .353
14 - SAC 6-11, .353
15 - DAL 4-11, .267




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(last ranking in parantheses)

1. Chicago
2. Cleveland
3. Atlanta
4. Memphis
5. Orlando
6. Phoenix
7. Milwaukee
8. Houston
9. San Antonio
10. Utah
11. LA Clippers
12. New Jersey
13. Portland
14. Charlotte
15. New York
16. Detroit
17. Seattle
18. New Orleans
19. Golden State
20. Philadelphia
21. Miami
22. LA Lakers
23. Sacramento
24. Minnesota
25. Denver
26. Washington
27. Boston
28. Toronto
29. Dallas
30. Indiana




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April's Players Of The Month

East Player: BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)

West Player: OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)

East Rookie: Okafo Lawson (TOR)

West Rookie: Darrick Dorman (LAL)





MVP Candidates

SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)

C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)

PF - Tim Duncan (POR)

PF - RIPPER (MIL)

PF - Dirk Nowitzki (TOR)









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Injury Report (All injuries are now unplayable only, unless it's one of us!)


WSH - Eric Dampier, Hyper-Extended Knee (11/15/05, 85% Recovered)





League Leaders

Points Per Game (PPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 30.4
Michael Finley (PHI) 26.4
Paul Pierce (NOH) 25.6


3-Point Percentage (3pt)
Eddie Griffin (PHX) .750
J.R. Bremer (MIL) .667
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (CLE) .636


Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
RYAN HAWK (MEM) 12.0
Tim Duncan (POR) 11.7
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 11.6


Blocks Per Game (BPG)
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 3.00
Andrei Kirilenko (PHI) 2.53
Shaquille O'Neal (UTH) 2.40


Steals Per Game (SPG)
STEVE M. (LAC) 2.62
Doug Christie (CHA) 2.38
Paul Pierce (NOH) 2.38


Assists Per Game (APG)
Stephon Marbury (LAL) 8.2
Baron Davis (CLE) 8.1
Steve Nash (MIN) 8.0



PLAYER STATS

ATL - BOBBY KNIGHT (C - 4.34mil): 22.9PPG, 10.6RPG, 4.8APG, 1.76SPG, 1.76BPG

BOS - AIDEA (PF - 3.57mil): 18.7PPG, 10.7RPG, 3.8APG, 2.00SPG, 1.94BPG

CHI - DAVE MARTIN (C - 4.56mil): 20.4PPG, 11.6RPG, 4.0APG, 1.81SPG, 3.00BPG

DAL - KRIS DOSS (SG - 4.43mil): 22.5PPG, 5.6RPG, 5.1APG, 1.53SPG, 0.80BPG,

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (C - 3.71mil): 21.6PPG, 10.8RPG, 4.4APG, 1.38SPG, 2.06BPG

DET - BENZ INO (PF - 4.51mil): 21.9PPG, 9.8RPG, 3.6APG, 1.67SPG, 2.33BPG

HOU - SLIM SHADY (SG - 4.26mil): 30.4PPG, 7.5RPG, 5.7APG, 1.43SPG, 0.79BPG

LAC - STEVE M (SG - 4.34mil): 20.3PPG, 6.8RPG, 5.8APG, 2.62SPG, 0.31BPG

MEM - RYAN HAWK (C - 4.3mil): 19.6PPG, 12.0RPG, 2.9APG, 1.65SPG, 2.24BPG,

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY (SG - 3.48mil): 24.3PPG, 10.1RPG, 5.5APG, 1.29SPG, 2.00BPG

MIL - RIPPER (PF - 3.57mil): 22.1PPG, 11.5RPG, 3.5APG, 1.24SPG, 2.18BPG

NJN - SASA VIPER (C - 3.57mil): 20.2PPG, 11.2RPG, 4.0APG, 1.35SPG, 1.47BPG

WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF - 4.13mil): 24.6PPG, 11.0RPG, 5.8APG, 1.80SPG, 1.60BPG,


UPCOMING FREE AGENTS

BOS - AEIDA

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ

DET - Michael Redd

IND - Yao Ming

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY

MIL - RIPPER

NJN - SASA VIPER

SEA - Ben Wallace

UTH - Shaquille O' Neal



OTHER NEWS

NOH have knocked off 7 straight wins... talk about a return to form!

The preliminary Power Rankings are out... and CHICAGO is on top of the pack yet again... I still think they're incredible, but I thought that last year too... the playoffs are the true test.

It looks as though TOR made the right choice taking Okafo Lawson with the 1st overall pick in the draft. He just won EAST ROTM, and is averaging 18PPG

Can you believe that SLIM SHADY (HOU) is averaging over 30PPG!!!!!!!

On the other side of the ball, DAVE MARTIN (CHI) is averaging 3BPG!!!!!!

With DAL still struggling early, will SG KRIS DOSS eat his words and request out???

Will anyone ever be able to match the scoring power of HOU's SLIM SHADY???... and check out the re-establishment of JACQUE JONES'


Well, that's it for this week....


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I'm Jack Armstrong...

[FaSho34]

- Fa Sho has decided that he will not leave Dallas, no matter what Armstrong says. "He has no clue of how I am. I know what it is like being here, I fit in the offense, we just haven't been able to click yet. There is still time."

[Sancty]

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FORTNIGHT IN REVIEW
(game date: December 16th, 2005)








CURRENT TEAM STANDINGS (note after the regular season the top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs)

TEAMS IN YELLOW QUALIFIED FOR THE NBA PLAYOFFS
TEAMS IN BLUE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PLAYOFFS

A reminder, the standings don't always make perfect sense, it has to do with the divisional leaders... in each Conference there's 3 divisions, irregardless of the other teams, those 3 teams will be ranked 1,2,3 even if there are better teams in other divisions.... don't ask!


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1 - CLE 15-6, .714
1 - ORL 15-6, .714
3 - PHI 15-10, .600
4 - CHI 16-7, .696
5 - ATL 16-8, .667
6 - MIL 15-10, .600
7 - MIA 12-9, .571
8 - NJN 14-11, .560
9 - DET 12-10, .545
10 - WSH 11-10, .524
11 - CHA 12-12, .500
12 - NYK 11-13 .458
13 - BOS 9-14, .391
14 - IND 7-16, .304
15 - TOR 7-17, .292



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1 - PHX 13-10, .565
2 - MEM 14-11, .560
3 - MIN 10-11, .476
4 - NOH 13-10, .565
4 - SAN 13-10, .565
6 - GSW 12-11, .522
7 - LAC 11-12, .478
8 - UTH 10-11, .476
9 - HOU 10-12, .455
9 - POR 10-12, .455
11 - SEA 10-16, .385
12 - DEN 8-14, .364
12 - LAL 8-14, .364
14 - SAC 8-16, .333
15 - DAL 7-15, .318




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(last ranking in parantheses)

1. Chicago (1)
2. Atlanta (3)
3. Cleveland (2)
4. Orlando (5)
5. Memphis (4)
6. Milwaukke (7)
7. Phoenix (6)
8. Houston (8)
9. New Jersey (12)
10. San Antonio (9)
11. New Orleans (18)
12. Utah (10)
13. Charlotte (14)
14. Miami (21)
15. Portland (13)
16. Golden State (19)
17. LA Clippers (11)
18. Philadelphia (20)
19. New York (15)
20. Detroit (16)
21. Seattle (17)
22. Minnesota (24)
23. Washington (25)
24. LA Lakers (22)
25. Sacramento (23)
26. Boston (27)
27. Denver (25)
28. Dallas (29)
29. Toronto (28)
30. Indiana (30)




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November's Players Of The Month

East Player: BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)

West Player: OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)

East Rookie: Okafo Lawson (TOR)

West Rookie: Darrick Dorman (LAL)





MVP Candidates

SF - OBI SANCTIMONY (MEM)

C - BOBBY KNIGHT (ATL)

PF - RIPPER (MIL)

SF - JACQUE JONES (WSH)

SG - Paul Pierce (NOH)









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Injury Report (All injuries are now unplayable only, unless it's one of us!)



ATL - B. Diaw, Bone Spur in Foot (12/9/05, 50% Recovered)

BOS - Vince Carter, Broken Bone in Foot (12/5/05, 50% Recovered)

CHA - Donyell Marshall, Brone Bone in Wrist (12/16/05, 0% Recovered)

HOU - D. Jones, Sprained Ankle (12/12/05, 40% Recovered)






League Leaders

Points Per Game (PPG)
SLIM SHADY (HOU) 27.9
Paul Pierce (NOH) 26.6
Ray Allen (WSH) 26.1


3-Point Percentage (3pt)
Eddie Griffin (PHX) .667
Gordan Giricek (MIL) .609
J.R. Bremer (MIL) .594



Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Tim Duncan (POR) 12.0
JACQUE JONES (WSH) 11.7
RYAN HAWK (MEM) 11.5
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 11.5
RIPPER (MIL) 11.5


Blocks Per Game (BPG)
DAVE MARTIN (CHI) 2.87
Shaquille O'Neal (UTH) 2.48
Andrei Kirilenko (PHI) 2.36
Theo Ratliff (PHI) 2.36


Steals Per Game (SPG)
STEVE M. (LAC) 2.52
Jason Kid (CHA) 2.29
Ron Artest (CHI) 2.26


Assists Per Game (APG)
Stephon Marbury (LAL) 8.3
Baron Davis (CLE) 8.2
Steve Nash (MIN) 8.1



PLAYER STATS

ATL - BOBBY KNIGHT (C - 4.34mil): 23.5PPG, 11.0RPG, 5.0APG, 1.75SPG, 1.79BPG

BOS - AIEDA (PF - 3.57mil): 19.7PPG, 10.4RPG, 4.2APG, 1.74SPG, 1.87BPG

CHI - DAVE MARTIN (C - 4.56mil): 20.4PPG, 11.5RPG, 3.8APG, 1.57SPG, 2.87BPG

DAL - KRIS DOSS (SG - 4.43mil): 22.8PPG, 5.3RPG, 5.6APG, 1.41SPG, 0.77BPG,

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ (C - 3.71mil): 22.0PPG, 10.8RPG, 4.6APG, 1.14SPG, 2.09BPG

DET - BENZ INO (PF - 4.51mil): 21.0PPG, 10.3RPG, 3.6APG, 1.73SPG, 2.09BPG

HOU - SLIM SHADY (SG - 4.26mil): 27.9PPG, 6.9RPG, 5.5APG, 1.45SPG, 0.86BPG

LAC - STEVE M (SG - 4.34mil): 20.4PPG, 6.6RPG, 5.3APG, 2.52SPG, 0.30BPG

MEM - RYAN HAWK (C - 4.3mil): 19.9PPG, 11.5RPG, 3.2APG, 1.44SPG, 2.04BPG,

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY (SG - 3.48mil): 23.2PPG, 10.2RPG, 5.0APG, 1.36SPG, 2.00BPG

MIL - RIPPER (PF - 3.57mil): 21.0PPG, 11.5RPG, 3.6APG, 1.24SPG, 2.00BPG

NJN - SASA VIPER (C - 3.57mil): 20.1PPG, 11.0RPG, 3.9APG, 1.44SPG, 1.60BPG

WSH - JACQUE JONES (SF - 4.13mil): 25.5PPG, 11.7RPG, 5.4APG, 1.71SPG, 1.81BPG,


UPCOMING FREE AGENTS

BOS - AEIDA

DEN - ALEJANDRO LOPEZ

DET - Michael Redd

IND - Yao Ming

MEM - OBI SANCTIMONY

MIL - RIPPER

NJN - SASA VIPER

SEA - Ben Wallace

UTH - Shaquille O' Neal



OTHER NEWS

Gotta feel for BOS, just when you thought they may be respectable, they lose Vince Carter with a broken foot!

Impressive jumps up the Power Rankings ladder by New Orleans and Miami, whereas the Clippers fell back to earth

DAL is still in last place... I expect to hear a rebuttal from DOSS anytime now

That's it from the court this week....

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I'm Jack Armstrong...

[FaSho34]

- Doss would like to say something to Jack Armstrong "Shut up!"

- Doss says that he is still looking forward to an above .500 year

[Sancty]

Armstrong asks which year he's speaking of?

[FaSho34]

- Doss says he will bring the team together sometime

[Sancty]

So.......

My PS2 died last night... so our game has come to an abrupt end.

I don't know when I'll replace it... I'm tempted to wait until the PS3 hits the shelves... then again... I may buy one again tomorrow... I dunno.

But for now... I'm afraid this is the end...

Apologies

Sancty

[FaSho34]

- Doss says screw you to Armstrong and hopes he goes to hell!

:D

[Sancty]

Kris Doss was killed in a tragic car accident last night when his beamer exploded in the Dallas arena parking lot.

I was on the scene and caught the exclusive... lucky me...

I'm Jack Armstrong

[FaSho34]

That was Kris Doss' older brother, Doss hasn't been in a car for a while, since gas prices have gone up. :D