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Best game of the season. Or 4th quarter/OT at least. Durant clearly got fouled.
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Originally Posted by EzFlash26
somebody with an NBA Insider Pass, can yall post this article up (all NBA defense picks) -
http://insider.espn.go.co...%26page%3dPERDiem-100406
It's ridiculous, but it does seem true in Utah. And I don't know if the refs get an escort after the games. I'm 99% sure I remember seeing Joey Crawford on his own after Game 6 of the NBA Finals when I was celebrating in the streets, but there was no need for any security for him in that case.Originally Posted by I NaSmatic I
Refs were thinking about themselves and their health when they decided not to call that foul.
Originally Posted by Al3xis
On that note, anyone think Jeff still needs to be moved for them to truly contend?
Manu Ginobili(notes)http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3380/;_ylt=AvUZRaZpSacS0ANLcgHzcwAQmNIF and the San Antonio Spurs are close to reaching agreement on a three-year extension that would keep the guard from entering this summer’s heralded free-agent market, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
There are still a couple of significant issues to be resolved within the next 24 to 48 hours, but the two sides have established the framework of the extension – which could be a worth a total of up to $40 million over the three years – and think the deal could be completed by the end of the week. Ginobili’s agent, Herb Rudoy, is expected to meet with Spurs officials after the team returns from Phoenix Thursday morning.
Spurs chairman Peter Holt made it clear he wanted to re-sign Ginobili, even though the small-market team is expected to pay a luxury tax of about $10 million this season.
A 5-6 slump hasn't lowered expectations or limited the swagger of the Dallas Mavericks, starting with the man who signs the checks.
Owner Mark Cuban oozed confidence during a guest appearance Monday night on Jason Terry's radio show on ESPN 103.3 FM, pointing out that the Mavericks aren't the only Western Conference power that has had problems recently.
"Half the teams are sucking wind, and half the teams are playing well," Cuban said. "... The Lakers are getting torched at home worse than we've been the last few games. Oklahoma City has been playing well, but they haven't had an injury yet -- literally, not one single injury of any consequence -- so it'll be interesting to see if they can keep that up.
"Utah is playing well, but not as well with [Andrei] Kirilenko out. Denver is struggling. San Antonio is playing well most of the time, when Manu [Ginobili] scores 40.
[h4]"You look down the list, and nobody's afraid of anybody. Nobody looks at us and says, 'We're afraid of them.' Look, if we dial in, we know we can kill anybody. It's just a question of focus."[/h4]
Heading into Wednesday's games, only 3½ games separate the No. 2 seed from the No. 8 seed in the conference. The Mavericks, Suns and Nuggets all are a half-game behind the Jazz for the No. 2 seed.
The Spurs, who have pulled within two games of the Mavericks in the Southwest Division, are tied with Oklahoma City at the Nos. 6 and 7 spots. And Portland, currently at No. 8, still has plenty of opportunity to improve its seeding.
Cuban acknowledged that the Mavs have proved they can lose to anybody when they just go through the motions. With five games remaining in the regular season and the Mavs in the midst of a battle royale for playoff seeding, you'd think that wouldn't be a problem.
"If you look down the list, who are the stars that beat us?" Cuban said. "It's the rest of the team when we're out there. You know, we're shutting down Carmelo [Anthony]. We're holding down Kobe [Bryant]. We're holding down Brandon Roy.
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"Then we just relax, and that's when we get beat."
Shawn Marion, the Mavericks' top defender, will miss Wednesday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a strained oblique and possibly could be out longer.
"The big thing is we're not panicking," Jason Kidd said Tuesday. "We know what we have to address. We're together, that's not a question."
Thas right Cuban, a non winning guy talking about stuff he don't know. I love it.
That second round exit for Dallas about to get sweeter.
Dudes better put a muzzle on ol boy.
Originally Posted by DubA169
Manu Ginobili is close to reaching agreement on a three-year extension with the Spurs, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The deal is expected to be worth approximately $40 million.
Ginobili’s agent, Herb Rudoy, is expected to meet with Spurs officials after the team returns from Phoenix Thursday morning.
RealGM Note: Ginobili is ranked 41st in season FIC during the 09-10 season, giving him a Reina Value of +12%, 'deserving' Samuel Dalembert's salary just over $12M. At an annual average of $13.3M, Ginobili will need to maintain his current level of play until he's 35 for the Spurs to recoup their investment. Because of the flood of teams with cap space, Ginobili could have very conceivably made more on the open market.
Read more: http://basketball.realgm....00407/ginobili_close_to_$40m_extension_with_spurs/#ixzz0kRWc3ep0