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All-Rookie Teams 1st Brandon Roy, Portland (29) 58 Andrea Bargnani, Toronto (28) 57 Randy Foye, Minnesota (21) 48 Rudy Gay, Memphis (12) 39 LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland (14) 37 Jorge Garbajosa, Toronto (13) 37 2nd Paul Millsap, Utah (10) 36 Adam Morrison, Charlotte (12) 35 Tyrus Thomas, Chicago (5) 26 Craig Smith, Minnesota (1) 21 Rajon Rondo, Boston (1) 10 Walter Herrmann, Charlotte (1) 10 Marcus Williams, New Jersey (1) 10

As posted in the playoff thread, Jeff Van Gundy is leaving the Rockets according to the NY Post. ESPN picked up on it, but Van Gundy's camp has denied the report.

omg, LeBron played with a cold today! Such intestinal fortitude!

Sat, Apr. 21 New Jersey 96, Toronto 91 Chicago 96, Miami 91 Detroit 100, Orlando 92 Houston 84, Utah 75 Sun, Apr. 22 Cleveland 97, Washington 82 Phoenix 95, LA Lakers 87 Denver 96, San Antonio 89 Golden State 97, Dallas 85 Mon, Apr. 23 Detroit 98, Orlando 90 Houston 98, Utah 90 Tue, Apr. 24 Toronto 89, New Jersey 83 Chicago 107, Miami 89 Phoenix 126, LA Lakers 98 Wed, Apr. 25 San Antonio 97, Denver 88 Cleveland 109, Washington 102 Dallas 112, Golden State 99 Thu, Apr. 26 Detroit 93, Orlando 77 Utah 81, Houston 67 LA Lakers 95, Phoenix 89 Fri, Apr. 27 New Jersey 102, Toronto 89 Chicago 104, Miami 96 Golden State 109, Dallas 91 Sat, Apr. 28 Detroit 97, Orlando 93, Detroit wins 4-0 Cleveland 98, Washington 92 San Antonio 96, Denver 91 Utah 98, Houston 85 Sun, Apr. 29 Chicago 92, Miami 79, Chicago wins 4-0 Phoenix 113, LA Lakers 100 New Jersey 102, Toronto 81 Golden State 103, Dallas 99 Mon, Apr. 30 Cleveland 97, Washington 90, Cleveland wins 4-0 Houston 96, Utah 92 San Antonio 96, Denver 89 Tue, May 1 Toronto 98, New Jersey 96 Dallas 118, Golden State 112 Wed, May 2 San Antonio 93, Denver 78, San Antonio wins 4-1 Phoenix 119, LA Lakers 110, Phoenix wins 4-1 Thu, May 3 Utah 94, Houston 82, series tied 3-3 Golden State 111, Dallas 86, Golden State wins 4-2 Fri, May 4 New Jersey 98, Toronto 97, New Jersey wins 4-2 Sat, May 5 Utah 103, Houston 99, Utah wins 4-3

I don't know what to think about the Detroit/Chicago series now. Once the Bulls swept the Heat, I thought they'd ride that wave of confidence right out of the East, much like Dallas did in the West after beating the Spurs. Time will tell if tonight's game brought them down a peg. I hope not, because I'm really pulling for them out of the East. I like the Jazz against Golden State, if only because Boozer is playing with the fire and aggression that Dirk wasn't in the last round, and I don't think the Warriors will be able to contain him. That's going to be a fun series. I'll say the Jazz win it in 7. Suns/Spurs: Much like John said, this is one of those series where one team just has the other's number, much like the Spurs and Mavs last year, and you'll believe the other team winning when you see it. Spurs in 6. The NBA champions will come out of this series. Nets/Cavs: This is going to be one wretched series. The Kidd/Carter/RJ trio combined with the Nets' experience will just be too much for LeBron to overcome. Nets in 6, but God help us if they come out of the East again.

This is only the second series ever where the home team won the first six games, and the road team won game 7. The other was the 1969 Finals, where the Celtics beat the Lakers. Russell's last year, Wilt's first on the Lakers, and featured the famous Don Nelson shot. Carlos Boozer is incredible, he owned Yao this whole series.

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World Domination Wrestling will crown its first-ever World tag team champions in a tag team turmoil match! Team Heyross will participate, along with several other legendary tag teams!

From the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, IN. Matches TBA.

Name: "Disco Duck" Vinny Valentine Height: 6-0 Weight: 228 From: Brooklyn, NY Alignment: Heel Stable: none Manager: none Theme music: Disco Duck Wrestling style: Some brawling, some technical, some high-flying Finishing Move(s): Blame it on the Boogie (Tombstone piledriver), Night Fever (Alabama Jam) Signature moves: Boogie Shoes (Shining Wizard), Shadow Dancing (Bronco Buster), Three Amigos, Top rope hurricanrana Entrance attire: Only occasionally wears the hat. Ring attire: pants as seen above, colors vary, sometimes zebra/leopard print Profile: Basically, just like Disco Inferno. I know, I'm losing originality as I go on in these things.

Name: Deuce Deuce Bigelow, Flaming Gigolo Height: 6-5 Weight: 390 From: Las Vegas, Nevada Alignment: Face Stable: none Manager: none Theme music: Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody - David Lee Roth Wrestling style: Brawler with some agility Finishing Move(s): Funky Cold Medina (Flying headbutt from the top rope), Booty Call (TKO) Signature moves: Handspring elbow, running powerslam, sitout front suplex Entrance attire: The Godfather Ring attire: seen above, colors vary Profile: He's not "flaming" in that way, it refers to his tattooed dome. Known for his carfree, fun-loving attitude outside the ring, and his no-nonsense, smashmouth style inside it.

Name: "The Shadow Dragon" Ricky Hayabusa Height: 6-2 Weight: 225 From: Tokyo, Japan Alignment: Face Stable: none Manager: none Theme music: generic Japanese music Wrestling style: Martial arts Finishing Move(s): big roundhouse kick to the face, flying chop from the top rope Signature moves: Mostly martial arts blows. Few wrestling moves. Entrance attire: Robe as seen above, only black Ring attire: Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat) Profile: Master of many fighting styles. Rarely speaks.

Name "Sensational" Chris Stevens Age 28 Height 6’ 1" Weight 221 lbs. Hometown Rochester, Minnesota Alignment Heel Stable Affiliation none Wrestling Style Technically proficient, with some cruiserweight influences (American, more than Puroresu or Luchadore) Theme Music Who Are You - The Who Entrance Style The opening riff of Chris's theme music kicks in and the arena lights glow a dark blue as Chris walks down the aisle, either smirking or scowling depending on his mood. Chris climbs up the ring steps and steps into the ring, raising his hands to usually a hearty chorus of jeers. Entrance Attire Long robe, ala Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff. Often carries a mirror to the ring. Ring Attire Short tights, Basic black kneepads and elbowpads. White athletic tape around the wrists. Black laced boots, polished to a shine. Chris wears his brown hair long, and is certainly conventionally attractive. His body is lean and well-toned. Finishing Moves Frog Splash. That's all...for now.... *dun dun dun* Signature Moves Diamond Cutter -- Chris used this as a finisher in his early career. RARELY used nowdays. Superkick -- Chris' main setup move for the Frog Splash. Tornado DDT (a la FUNAKI~) Running Kneelift (a la HHH) Northern Lights Suplex (with bridge) Basic Moveset Lots of amateur-type moves and mat moves -- headlocks, amdrags, leglocks, takedowns. Dropkicks often, and sometimes catches opponents with a superkick. Likes to trap his opponent in the corner and use European uppercuts. Chris Stevens is a clean fighter and will break a hold when asked, but he's not one to shy away from dirty moves, if he can get away with it. Short answer: CHRIS STEVENS IS A MAT WRESTLER. Manager/Valet/Sidekick none. Catchphrases/Trademark Gstures Nothing really. He's just kind of a jerk. History/Background/Career Highlights Since I'm too lazy to keep up TWO complete bios, here's just a little history. Born in northern Minnesota to an affluent family, Chris was a pretty normal kid. As such, he idolized his heroes and wanted to be like them, and to Chris there was nothing better than pro wrestlers. They were, like, so cool. In addition to the WWF and AWA shows, Chris would make his daddy take him to any and all local indie shows. Chris ended up becoming a good-sized, well-built, athletic young man, and he made the concious choice to get into wrestling as a career. It hasn't always been an easy road for Stevens, but he's worked his way up to the "big-time" of the OAOAST. However, certain events in his past, most notably involving a good-looking and talented former World Champion, have left his attitude a bit sour. Chris's main goal is to be the best in-ring competitor there is; his second goal is to make Hoff's life a living hell. Fame can wait. It has so far. Titles Held OAOAST 24/7 Championship August 5 to August 12, 2004 OAOAST Heartland Championship October 30, 2005 - December 18, 2005 Greatest Matches vs. Hoff, 8/12/04, 24/7 Championship vs. Sly Sommers, 9/26/2004 vs. Hoff, 1/30/2005, Steel Cage Match vs. Alfdogg, 7/31/2005, Heartland Championship Barbed Wire Ladder Match

Team Heyross Quentin Benjamin (Bottom) Height: 6-0 Weight: 235 Hometown: Seattle, WA Wrestling style: High-flier/Technical Signature moves: Top-rope flying clothesline, Top-rope bulldog, German suplex, spinning heel kick, Superkick Finishing move: Orange Crush (Vertical suplex into a sitout powerbomb) Catchphrases/Trademark gestures: None Career highlights: OAOAST Six-Man tag team champion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlie Moss (Top) Height: 6-1 Weight: 245 Hometown: Minneapolis, MN Wrestling style: Technical Signature moves: Superkick, pretty much any suplex or submission Finishing move: The Mossy Knoll (Elevated Texas Cloverleaf) Catchphrases/Trademark gestures: None Career highlights: OAOAST Six-Man tag team champion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AS A TEAM: Alignment: Heel Stable affiliation: None Associates: none Manager: Rick Heyross Theme Music: Punishment by BIOHAZARD Entrance style: Normal Ring Attire: Singlet Entrance Attire: Windbreaker pants, Hooded windbreaker jacket Double-team moves: Double Goozle, Superkick-german suplex combo, leapfrog-guillotine Double-team finisher: Moss picks the opponent up on his shoulders, and Benjamin comes off the top with a Rocker Dropper History/Background/Career Highlights: While attending the University of Oregon, Benjamin won four Pac-10 championships in the 197-pound weight class, and went on to win the NCAA championship three of those years. Moss was a four-time Big Ten and NCAA champion as a heavyweight at Purdue University. Both four-time All-Americans, the two men met at the 2003 World championships in New York City, where they both became World champions in the 96K and 120K weight classes, respectively. Career achievements: Two-time OAOAST Six-man Tag Team champions

Name: "After Hours" Felix Strutter Height: 5-11 Weight: 218 From: Thunder Bay, Ontario Alignment: Heel Stable: none Manager: Rick Heyross Theme music: Girls, Girls, Girls - Jay-Z Wrestling style: Cruiserweight/technical Finishing Move(s): Thunder Bay Throttle (Angel's Wings), Shooting Star Legdrop Signature moves: Springboard top-rope hurricanrana (usually from the ring apron), double-arm DDT, bridging German/Tiger suplex (depending on opponent's weight), STF, bridging Northern Lights suplex, high roundhouse kick (ala Shelton Benjamin) Entrance attire: black sequined vest and bandana, sunglasses Ring attire: short tights, usually hot pink. Career achievements: Regining OAOAST Heartland champion OAOAST Six-Man tag team titles

Al did it with baseball, I'm going to try it with basketball, even though it didn't work out too well a few years ago. Most Valuable Player 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Coach of the Year 1. 2. 3. Rookie of the Year 1. 2. 3. Defensive Player of the Year 1. 2. 3. Most Improved Player 1. 2. 3. 6th Man of the Year 1. 2. 3. (Criteria is you have to have come off the bench more games than you started.) All-NBA 1st Team (G, G, F, F, C) 2nd Team (G, G, F, F, C) 3rd Team (G, G, F, F, C) (You can vote people out of position within reason, as you'll see when I post my ballot. But don't put in Steve Nash as a forward or center, for example.) All-Defense 1st Team (G, G, F, F, C) 2nd Team (G, G, F, F, C) All-Rookie 1st Team 2nd Team (Rookie teams are not position-specific.) If you vote, try to fill out the whole ballot, since I will be adding up the totals and posting them.

I think Avery certainly deserves a small percentage of the blame. When you won 67 games in the regular season, you shouldn't need to change a goddamn thing, especially not for an 8 seed. When he put Devean George in the starting lineup, that let everyone know that the Warriors were in his head. From that point, Nellie just kept playing his mind games, and the Mavs fell for them and fell hard. I think they actually thought that the Warriors were just happy to be there. The Magic were just happy to be there. The Warriors played to win.

Wow. Cuban's a wreck.

Steve Nash is the MVP, I don't give a fuck about anyone else's votes. Fuck Dirk Nowitzki.

AND REMEMBER, IT WAS THE TRADE WITH INDIANA THAT TURNED THIS ALL AROUND!

omg, Devin Harris actually passed the ball to Dirk! I think I may have a heart attack.

ESPN fails at grammar "Raise your hand if your ready to face the Spurs. Thanks, Steve." EDIT: Ha, they changed it.

OK, here is the free agent list. (LSP = Limited Salary Protection, T = Team Option, P = Player Option, ETO = Early Termination Option) Atlanta Hawks Restricted: Esteban Batista, Royal Ivey Unrestricted: Slava Medvedenko LSP: none Boston Celtics Restricted: none Unrestricted: Michael Olowokandi LSP: Ryan Gomes (no salary protection if waived before July 1), Leon Powe (no salary protection if waived before July 1, $150,000 if waived before October 2, $200,000 thereafter), Allan Ray (no salary protection if waived before July 1) Charlotte Bobcats Restricted: Alan Anderson, Walter Herrmann (T), Ryan Hollins (T) Unrestricted: Derek Anderson, Primoz Brezec (P), Matt Carroll, Jeff McInnis, Jake Voskuhl (P), Gerald Wallace (P) LSP: Brevin Knight ($1.5M if waived before July 1) Chicago Bulls Restricted: Martynas Andriuskevicius, Andre Barrett, Andres Nocioni, Michael Sweetney Unrestricted: Malik Allen, P.J. Brown LSP: none Cleveland Cavaliers Restricted: Dwayne Jones, Sasha Pavlovic, Anderson Varejao Unrestricted: Ira Newble (P), Scot Pollard LSP: David Wesley ($250,000) Dallas Mavericks Restricted: none Unrestricted: Austin Croshere, DeSagana Diop (T), Devean George (P), Jerry Stackhouse, Kevin Willis LSP: Jose Juan Barea (no salary protection if waived before August 2), Pops Mensah-Bonsu (no salary protection if waived before September 1) Denver Nuggets Restricted: none Unrestricted: Steve Blake, DerMarr Johnson, Eduardo Najera (ETO), Jamal Sampson LSP: Anthony Carter (no salary protection if waived before September 16), Von Wafer (no salary protection if waived before September 2) Detroit Pistons Restricted: Will Blalock (T), Amir Johnson Unrestricted: Chauncey Billups (ETO), Dale Davis, Ronald Dupree (P), Antonio McDyess (P), Flip Murray (P), Chris Webber LSP: none Golden State Warriors Restricted: Kelenna Azubiuke, Zarko Cabarkapa, Sarunas Jasikevicius (P), Mickael Pietrus, Josh Powell Unrestricted: Matt Barnes LSP: Monta Ellis ($100,000 if waived before August 2) Houston Rockets Restricted: Chuck Hayes Unrestricted: Dikembe Mutombo, Jake Tsakalidis, Bonzi Wells (P) LSP: John Lucas ($500,000), Bob Sura ($1M) Indiana Pacers Restricted: Maceo Baston (P), Rawle Marshall Unrestricted: Keith McLeod LSP: Darrell Armstrong (no salary protection), Orien Greene (no salary protection if waived before July 2) Los Angeles Clippers Restricted: James Singleton (T) Unrestricted: Yaroslav Korolev, Jason Hart, Quinton Ross (T) LSP: Will Conroy (no salary protection), Paul "he's a large man, Dwyane!" Davis ($200,000 if waived before July 16), Daniel Ewing (no salary protection if waived before July 2) Los Angeles Lakers Restricted: none Unrestricted: Aaron McKie, Chris Mihm, Smush Parker, Luke Walton, Shammond Williams LSP: Ronny Turiaf (no salary protection if waived before opening day) Memphis Grizzlies Restricted: Dahntay Jones, Tarence Kinsey (T, no salary protection if waived on or before opening day, $166,568 thereafter), Lawrence Roberts Unrestricted: Chucky Atkins, Junior Harrington LSP: Alexander Johnson (no salary protection if waived before August 2) Miami Heat Restricted: Earl Barron Unrestricted: Michael Doleac (P), Eddie Jones, Jason Kapono, Gary Payton, James Posey LSP: Alonzo Mourning (no salary protection if waived before August 11), Chris Quinn (no salary protection if waived before July 20) Milwaukee Bucks Restricted: Charlie Bell, Ersan Ilyasova, Jared Reiner Unrestricted: Earl Boykins (P), Ruben Patterson, Brian Skinner (T), Mo Williams LSP: none Minnesota Timberwolves Restricted: Bracey Wright Unrestricted: none LSP: Craig Smith (no salary protection if waived before August 1, $100,000 if waived before opening day, $350,000 if waived before December 1) New Jersey Nets Restricted: none Unrestricted: Vince Carter (ETO), Eddie House, Mikki Moore LSP: Hassan Adams (no salary protection if waived before July 16), Cliff Robinson ($500,000 if waived before July 16) New Orleans Hornets Restricted: Brandon Bass Unrestricted: Devin Brown, Marc Jackson, Linton Johnson, Desmond Mason, Jannero Pargo (P) LSP: none New York Knicks Restricted: none Unrestricted: Kelvin Cato, Malik Rose (ETO) LSP: none Orlando Magic Restricted: Travis Diener, Darko Milicic Unrestricted: Keyon Dooling (P), Pat Garrity (ETO), Grant Hill, Bo Outlaw LSP: James Augustine ($171,864 if waived before July 31) Philadelphia 76ers Restricted: Louis Amundson, Shavlik Randolph (P), Louis Williams (T) Unrestricted: Joe Smith LSP: Bobby Jones (no salary protection if waived before July 2, $100,000 if waived before August 2, $200,000 if waived before October 2) Phoenix Suns Restricted: Pat Burke Unrestricted: Jumaine Jones, Sean Marks, Jalen Rose, Kurt Thomas (P) LSP: none Portland Trail Blazers Restricted: Travis Outlaw, Luke Schenscher Unrestriced: Jamaal Magloire, Ime Udoka LSP: none Sacramento Kings Restricted: Ronnie Price, Justin Williams Unrestricted: Mike Bibby (ETO), Vitaly Potapenko, Corliss Williamson LSP: none San Antonio Spurs Restricted: Matt Bonner, Fabricio Oberto (P) Unrestricted: Melvin Ely, Michael Finley (P), Jacque Vaughn LSP: Bruce Bowen ($2M if waived before July 1), Robert Horry ($2M if waived before July 1), James White (no salary protection if waived before August 1, $100,000 if waived before October 1, $200,000 if waived before opening day, $300,000 thereafter) Seattle SuperSonics Restricted: Andre Brown Unrestricted: Danny Fortson, Rashard Lewis (ETO), Randy Livingston, Mike Wilks LSP: none Toronto Raptors Restricted: Uros Slokar, Pape Sow Unrestricted: Darrick Martin, Morris Peterson LSP: none Utah Jazz Restricted: Dee Brown, C.J. Miles Unrestricted: Rafael Araujo LSP: none Washington Wizards Restricted: Andray Blatche, Mike Hall, Jarvis Hayes, Donnell Taylor Unrestricted: Calvin Booth, Roger Mason, Michael Ruffin, DeShawn Stevenson (P) LSP: none I still don't know what the difference between player option and ETO is.

I posted that after his second three, btw. This guy is feeling it.

See, if Isiah had never traded Van Horn, maybe the Knicks would have got some of those calls at the end of games, and got enough wins to get in the playoffs.