haha man whats with all the AI to the kings rumors? we have enough little ppl

anyhow what i read was billy king turned down a deal sending AI to boston for carlos boozer, gerald green, szcerbiak, and 1st rounder for the strong 2007 draft class, or something close to that. if i was billy king i woulda done that in a heartbeat. then again he was dumb enough to do the c-webb trade

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yeah someone needs to take wally worlds contract... he's not worth the money he's getting...

C's need another stud to compliment Pierce... This failure to get AI might just top the biggest blunder of all time: not trading the two picks(billups and mercer) for Duncan 10 years ago...

I mean don't get me wrong, I HATE Allen Iverson... but he's sick...

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magloire to portland for ha seung jin, brian skinner, steve blake.

weird transaction from portlands perspective.

sac is still trying to get rid of kenny thomas . i would consider packaging him, francisco garcia and jason hart for mags but not anymore.

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kenny thomas is one of my favorite players. He's too small to dominate the PF position, but he still plays it like a champ. I thought he was a good fit when he went to Sac w/ the the reverse offense that they run, cause he was such a good ball handler. BUT, alas that was then and this is now. New coach, new system, new players.

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Originally posted by Spartan kenny thomas is one of my favorite players. He's too small to dominate the PF position, but he still plays it like a champ. I thought he was a good fit when he went to Sac w/ the the reverse offense that they run, cause he was such a good ball handler. BUT, alas that was then and this is now. New coach, new system, new players.

well there are certain things i like about kenny thomas. he gets a lot of rebounds, doesnt dominate the ball on offense (unlike webber did), had a jumpshot when he first came to sac but somehow lost it. hes also pretty quick, remember that lakers game where he destoryed luke walton?

but what i hate about kenny thomas, besides his massive contract is his attitude. he only brings it if hes competing for the starting spot at PF, and this destorys the chemistry of the team. for instance, he booted darius songaila and shareef onto the bench, but never performed once he did become starter.

he can be an amazing role player but not with that attitude. thats why many hardcore kings fans would love to ship him off with youngs (francisco garcia etc) to get talent or just ship him off for an expiring. he doesnt have negative value like stephon marbury or anything, but most GMs know about his attitude problems so his trade value seems rather low, in addition to the contract.

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Can we claim Dirk as an American yet or what???

Didn't he say that the USA are the team to beat in the World Championships????

Can he be any more obvious that he wants to be a full fledged Americana!!!!

I'm not sure if he's playing for Germany or not... I'm too lazy to look it up.... but still... he's more American than Jurgen Klinsmann!

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Blazers get Jamal Magliore from Milwaukee for 3 scraps (one being Steve Blake). I'll take it.

Next order of action is to dump Darius Miles, who is a piece of crap.

If USA basetball isn't the favorite, then it's quite sad in my opinion. Other countries have caught up obviously with our horrible recent performance, but c'mon... a country that features Wade, Lebron, Kobe (even though he's not playing), etc. should at least be the "favorites."

I'm old enough to have seen the 1992 dream team in person in pre-qualifying. It was cool. Best basketball team ever assembled!

What is an American but either born here with a mix of ancestors or immigrants.

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Originally posted by Member of X If USA basetball isn't the favorite, then it's quite sad in my opinion. Other countries have caught up obviously with our horrible recent performance, but c'mon... a country that features Wade, Lebron, Kobe (even though he's not playing), etc. should at least be the "favorites."

Names make USA favourite, but hey, lets play, and we'll see.

Argentina, Spain, France... some strong rivals for the americans, out there.

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World Championships coming up soon.
Kind of interesting to see what Argentina, Spain, and Italy are going to whip up this year, since they have placed strong the past championships. The US, according to experts, are doing a good job during scrimmages, and played a textbook game in their preliminary game against Puerto Rico.

I would like to see how Argentina is going to play out, with Ginobli, Noicoini, Oberto, and Delfino committing to the team. I love to see the Argentinians play, because they stress defense and good ball rotation every game.

i guess the 15 US players haven't been posted yet, so i will post them here :

Carmelo Anthony F 6-8 Denver Nuggets
Gilbert Arenas G 6-4 Washington Wizards
Shane Battier F 6-8 Houston Rockets
Chris Bosh F 6-10 Toronto Raptors
Bruce Bowen F 6-7 San Antonio Spurs


Elton Brand F 6-8 Los Angeles Clippers
Kirk Hinrich G 6-3 Chicago Bulls
Dwight Howard F-C 6-11 Orlando Magic
LeBron James F 6-8 Cleveland Cavaliers
Antawn Jamison F 6-9 Washington Wizards


Joe Johnson G-F 6-7 Atlanta Hawks
Brad Miller C 7-0 Sacramento Kings
Chris Paul G 6-0 NO/Okla. City Hornets
Amare Stoudemire C 6-10 Phoenix Suns
Dwyane Wade G 6-4 Miami Heat

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When do they start?


Oh and the new playoff seeding is finally here.





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Can't fix the NBA playoffs, they're just WAY too long... takes forever... they should do either 3-5 game series... or do 6 teams make the playoffs, best two records get the bye...

I KNOW its all a marketing move... because SO MANY people watch the nba playoffs.... and the tv rights and crap are so worthwhile... right....

David Stern is a clown...

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