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From Mark Cuban's blog Fuckin' awesome.

Well, you and I realize there's more to that story, of course. My point was when this happens on more than one occasion, people are less likely to buy the players' side of things and just assume these guys are a bunch of thugs. It's a double standard with the media darlings like Carmelo. "Sure, he's a young guy, he's made some mistakes, like refusing to go into a game, and twice getting caught with 'his friend's' weed, and the brawl in New York, but he's a good kid, we swear!"

I guess if the Pacers would start punching people on the court instead of in bars and strip clubs, our image wouldn't be so bad, and there wouldn't be instances like tonight where we shoot 30 less free throws than the Nuggets, as well as getting five technical fouls and two ejections.

Well, Nash is already in the skills challenge, so I'm guessing he probably didn't want to do both. I don't know who actually got invites.

This is the only one you need, really. Shame he didn't save it for the finals, or he would have won. EDIT: And one.

Three-point contest Dirk Nowitzki Gilbert Arenas Damon Jones Jason Kapono Mike Miller Jason Terry How is Brent Barry not in this. You could have done without Jason Terry. Also would have liked to see Al Harrington, but I guess he didn't want to be in it. Maybe Barry didn't, either.

[i]Renagade[/i] hits, and the crowd boos as Reject makes his way to the ring. COLE And this is an X-tournament match, and a rematch from Anglepalooza, where this whole thing began! Let's go to Michael Buffer! BUFFER [i]The following contest is a first-round match in the X-division championship tournament, scheduled for one fall! Making his way down the aisle, hailing from the Bronx, weighing in at 235 pounds...RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREJECT!!!!![/i] Reject slides through the ropes and poses on the buckles, drawing boos. COLE And this a rematch from Anglepalooza, where Jamie O'Hara defeated Reject for the title under controversial circumstances, then last week the belt was declared vacant and this tournament ordered! [i]Fix Up, Look Sharp[/i] plays, and Jamie O'Hara gets a big pop as he walks to the ring. BUFFER [i]His opponent, from Birmingham, England, weighing in at 170 pounds...JAMIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO'HHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!![/i] O'Hara slides into the ring, and he and Reject begin to trade blows! *DING DING DING* O'Hara and Reject slug it out, until O'Hara ducks a swing, and lifts Reject for an atomic drop, dropping him down onto his knee! Reject walks into the corner holding his backside, and O'Hara follows him into the corner, delivering kicks to the body. He whips Reject across the ring, and delivers a backdrop! O'Hara follows with a clothesline! And a second! Reject rolls out to the apron, and O'Hara knocks him to the floor with a SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK! COLE Jamie O'Hara on fire here in the early going! COACH Reject better get it together here if he wants his belt back! O'Hara poses in the corner, drawing a loud ovation, as Reject tries to gain his senses. O'Hara follows him to the outside and rams his head into the apron, and then into the steel steps! COLE O'Hara really taking the fight to Reject right now! O'Hara rolls Reject back inside, and waits for him to get to his feet. When he does, he delivers a side kick to the midsection. Then another to the other side, then a kick to the gut, followed by a DDT! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! O'Hara gets to his feet and hits Reject with a dropkick, sending him all the way out to the floor! COLE It's all Jamie O'Hara thus far in this first-round X-tournament match! Reject leans on the guardrail in attempt to catch his breath, then turns around. O'Hara runs to the ropes, and attempts a HANDS-FREE PLANCHA, but Reject ducks out of the way, and O'Hara lands with a SPLAT on the floor! COLE Nobody home on that one, and this is the break that Reject needs! Reject uses the apron to pull himself up, then rolls back in and back out. He picks up O'Hara and whips him into the steel steps, as O'Hara flips over them on impact! COACH WOW, O'Hara full-force into those steps! Reject slowly follows O'Hara, and picks him up, ramming his head into the steel steps! Reject then tosses O'Hara inside, and rolls in after him, posing for the crowd to boos. He then picks up O'Hara, whipping him into the ropes, and catching him with a spinning heel kick! COLE And a great kick that time by Reject, as the tide has definitely turned in this match! Reject stops to pose once again, drawing more boos. He then drops a fist right between the eyes of O'Hara! COLE Wow, right on target! He then drops a second, as the referee warns him about closed fists. Reject gets in the referee's face briefly, before picking up O'Hara and delivering a snap suplex! He rolls over for the cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Reject picks up O'Hara and backs him into a corner, delivering a CHOP~! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~! Reject then fires off right hands, before executing a gutwrench suplex! He follows with a snap legdrop! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Reject complains to the referee briefly, then picks up O'Hara. He whips O'Hara into the corner, and charges, but O'Hara gets the feet up! O'Hara then comes out and delivers a spinning wheel kick! COLE But O'Hara still with fight left! The referee makes a count as both men are out on the mat... ONE!!! TWO!!! THREE!!! FOUR!!! FIVE!!! SIX!!! SEVEN!!! EIGHT!!! O'Hara rises up, and slowly gets to his feet. Reject follows, and goes for a right hand...but O'Hara blocks, and delivers one of his own! Reject tries another right hand, another block! A third, same result! O'Hara fires off, then whips Reject into the ropes, and hits a flying back elbow! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! O'Hara picks up Reject, and delivers a bodyslam, then slides to the outside, and delivers a SPRINGBOARD SOMERSAULT SEATED SENTON! COLE One of his patented moves! 1... 2... NO! Shoulder up! COLE But Reject JUST sneaks out of there! Reject goes to the eyes of O'Hara as he tries to pick him up, then whips O'Hara across into a corner. Reject charges, but is caught with a drop toe-hold, landing on the bottom turnbuckle! COLE Uh-oh, could be time for the Facelift! The crowd noise escalates, as O'Hara backs up, then charges and delivers a seated dropkick, driving Reject's face into the buckle! COACH Oh, no! COLE There it is! 1... 2... NO!!! Shoulder up! COACH But Reject still hanging in there! You gotta love it! O'Hara backs Reject into a corner, then climbs to the second buckle, and the crowd counts along with the punches... 1!!! 2!!! 3!!! 4!!! 5!!! 6!!! 7!!! 8!!! 9!!! 10!!! Reject comes out of the corner, and O'Hara goes in behind him and hops to the second rope. Reject turns around, and is caught with a BLOCKBUSTER~!!! COLE Oh, SNAP~! 1... 2... NO!!! Shoulder up again! O'Hara picks up Reject from behind, but as he does, Reject kicks him low...kicking the referee as well, who was standing behind O'Hara! COACH Double-header! Reject gains his senses, then sets up O'Hara for the PITCH BLACK~!!!111, but O'Hara struggles, and Reject can't hook the legs over the arms. Finally, he just goes for a powerbomb, but O'Hara delivers right hands, and is able to counter into a hurricanrana! O'Hara covers, but there's no referee! COLE Tough break here for Jamie O'Hara! So he picks Reject up and whips him into the ropes. Reject ducks a clothesline, then ducks a leapfrog, then drills O'Hara with a spinning wheel kick! COLE Nice kick by Reject, but there's no count here, either! Reject gets up and attempts to revive the referee, to no avail. So he makes his way over to the corner, and starts untying the buckle. COLE Uh-oh, and now Reject resorting to desperate methods... Reject picks up O'Hara, then delivers a PILEDRIVER~! COACH And a beautiful piledriver by Reject! Reject covers, as the referee is just coming to... 1... 2... NO!!! O'Hara gets a shoulder up! COLE It's not over yet! Reject picks up O'Hara, as the referee is still coming to, and moves towards the buckle. However, when he gets there, O'Hara blocks, and RAMS REJECT INTO THE EXPOSED BUCKLE~! COACH Oh, no! Reject and O'Hara are both out of it, but O'Hara inches over and hooks the leg as the referee comes to... 1... 2... ... NO!!! Reject gets a shoulder up! COLE These guys both want it as bad as ever! O'Hara slowly gets to his feet and climbs to the top rope. As O'Hara is climbing, Reject can be seen pulling a pair of brass knuckles from his tights! COACH And Reject adjusting his tights on the mat there... COLE Oh, he is not! I clearly saw him pull something out of his tights! O'Hara balances himself on the top rope, as Reject pulls himself to his feet! O'Hara hops off...and Reject catches him right under the chin with a shot from the knucks! COACH Wow, what an uppercut from Reject! COLE Oh, stop! He had the brass knuckles and you know it! And the referee still dazed on the mat, obviously unable to detect that! Reject crawls over, hooks the leg and lays back... 1... 2... 3!!! COACH YES!!! *DING DING DING* COLE And Reject has stolen this one! BUFFER [i]The winner of the match, advancing in the tournament...RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREJECT!!!!![/i] COLE And another shady finish here, as Reject will advance to face James Riggs in the second round of the tournament! COACH You know, Reject ought to consider a side career in the boxing ring! What a right uppercut! COLE You are unbelieveable, you know that? Reject walks down the aisle, boxing at the air. COACH See? Look at those moves! COLE It helps to have a weapon on those hands, as well! But the reality is, he advances in the tournament! Let's go to...

Wanna know how bad the Celtics are right now? According to the standings at NBA.com, they're 0-11 in their last 10 games.

That new Memphis owner seems like a real cunt.

2/05/07 Macula PBP

Well, the Warriors are embarassing the Pacers in their first meeting after the trade, leading 65-42 at the half.

OK, let's try this again. Those who want to actually discuss the topic at hand can continue. If not, then stay out.

The numbers next to the teams are their positions in the Hollinger daily rankings. Dunk contest participants Nate Robinson, NY Gerald Green, BOS Dwight Howard, ORL Tyrus Thomas, CHI

weekly power rankings 1. Dallas (2) 2. Phoenix (1) 3. Utah (7) 4. San Antonio (3) 5. Houston (4) 6. LA Lakers (9) 7. Detroit (6) 8. Chicago (5) 9. Indiana (12) 10. Washington (11) 11. Toronto (8) 12. LA Clippers (15) 13. Miami (14) 14. Minnesota (17) 15. Cleveland (16) 16. NO/OK (18) 17. Charlotte (24) 18. New Jersey (20) 19. Denver (10) 20. Orlando (13) 21. Golden State (23) 22. Portland (26) 23. Atlanta (27) 24. New York (21) 25. Sacramento (19) 26. Seattle (22) 27. Philadelphia (25) 28. Milwaukee (30) 29. Memphis (29) 30. Boston (28)

Well, he did have them here in the preseason, so he's probably just falling back on that.

I think they're saying "MOOSE"

Updated 1-3-08 HeldDOWN's newest superstar has arrived! Name Jay Richards Age 23 Height 5'11 Weight 199 lbs. Hometown Orange City, Iowa Alignment Heel Stable Affiliation None Wrestling Style Cruiserweight Theme Music "Saturday Night's All Right" Entrance Style The lights go down as the first strains of the hard rock song blare, and as the first verse kicks in, Jay steps out from behind the curtain, smirking and jawing with the fans. Jay keeps the attitude going all the way down the aisle, while Jumbo follows menacingly. When he hits the ring, Jay climbs up the stairs and jumps over the top rope, landing in the ring and raising both hands over head, giving a good ol' "wooo!" or a yell as he smiles arrogantly at the paying customers. Ring Attire White "windbreaker-style" warmup pants with three black stripes down the sides. Wears black boots with kickpads, but the boots are mostly concealed by the pants, as are his black kneepads. Wears black elbow pads and white wrist tape. Finishing Moves The Tornado Moonsault -- a version of the Asai moonsault, executed by standing on the apron as your opponent is laid out in the ring. Jay leaps over the ropes and twists, landing on the second rope and backflipping onto his opponent. Also loves to do it to the outside. Cross-face Chicken Wing Signature Moves Super Hurricarana Basic Moveset Standard cruiser stuff. Dropkicks, spin kicks, headscissors, takedowns, high-flying stuff. Manager/Valet/Sidekick none Catchphrases/Trademark Gstures That cocky smirk. He's good and he knows it. History/Background/Career Highlights Jay went right from college to the wrestling ring. Having wrestled in highschool as well as having trained in the professional circuit, he seemed like a good fit. In a year on the indie circuit, he delighted crowds with his reckless high-flying, but never seemed to be able to pull a whole match together. Now, he brings his flashy style to the OAOAST, to impress fans around the world.

Sun, Jan. 28 Phoenix @ Cleveland, 1:00 ABC New York @ Milwaukee, 3:30 San Antonio @ LA Lakers, 3:30 ABC Washington @ Boston, 6:00 Indiana @ Detroit, 6:30 ESPN LA Clippers @ Seattle, 10:00 Mon, Jan. 29 Orlando @ Atlanta, 7:00 Sacramento @ Memphis, 8:00 Portland @ NO/OK, 8:00 Phoenix @ Minnesota, 8:00 Philadelphia @ Houston, 8:30 Charlotte @ Denver, 9:00 New Jersey @ Utah, 9:00 Tue, Jan. 30 Detroit @ Washington, 7:00 Golden State @ Cleveland, 7:00 Boston @ Indiana, 7:00 LA Lakers @ New York, 7:30 Milwaukee @ Miami, 7:30 Seattle @ Dallas, 8:30 Wed, Jan. 31 Washington @ Toronto, 7:00 New York @ Charlotte, 7:00 Golden State @ Atlanta, 7:00 Milwaukee @ Orlando, 7:00 LA Lakers @ Boston, 7:30 Detroit @ New Jersey, 7:30 Dallas @ Memphis, 8:00 Philadelphia @ NO/OK, 8:00 Seattle @ Houston, 8:30 Sacramento @ Minnesota, 9:00 San Antonio @ Utah, 9:00 ESPN Denver @ Portland, 10:00 Chicago @ LA Clippers, 10:30 Thu, Feb. 1 Cleveland @ Miami, 8:00 TNT Phoenix @ San Antonio, 10:30 TNT Fri, Feb. 2 Golden State @ Philadelphia, 7:00 LA Lakers @ Indiana, 7:00 LA Clippers @ Boston, 7:30 Toronto @ Atlanta, 7:30 Charlotte @ Cleveland, 7:30 New Jersey @ Orlando, 8:00 ESPN Milwaukee @ Detroit, 8:00 Minnesota @ NO/OK, 8:00 Portland @ Denver, 9:00 Chicago @ Seattle, 10:30 ESPN Sat, Feb. 3 LA Lakers @ Washington, 7:00 Golden State @ Charlotte, 7:00 New York @ Orlando, 7:00 Indiana @ Memphis, 8:00 Miami @ Milwaukee, 8:30 NO/OK @ Houston, 8:30 Minnesota @ Dallas, 8:30 Utah @ Phoenix, 9:00 Denver @ Sacramento, 10:00 Chicago @ Portland, 10:00

To be fair, Miami had a similar record against the league's elite last season (Dallas, Phoenix, Detroit, SA).

2/3/07 hbkbret07 spammer

Never thought a 116-110 game would end with the Pacers getting a road victory, but they did tonight against Memphis to go 5 games over .500 for the first time this season. Ike Diogu showed everyone why the Pacer brass was so high on him, going for 19/9, both season highs. Now if the fucking Cavs or Bulls would lose a couple, we'd be in great shape.

All right, let's go, Seattle. A loss by the Bulls here would bring us within half a game of them for the 5 spot.

And 1/6 of this Nets team is going to the All-Star game.

Big win for the Pacers tonight over the Lakers. Jeff Foster is the man of the hour, with 9 points, 12 boards, 3 steals and great defense on Lamar Odom. We've really got to get Marquis Daniels back, though, we can't be letting guys like Smush Parker go for 20 a night on us. No offense, of course.