alfdogg

Matt Harpring stays with Utah.

I didn't even take that into consideration, honestly. But yeah, go with it.

More like VanGAYlen

Currently rumored deal on ESPN is Chandler to the Hornets for P.J. Brown and J.R. Smith.

If you guys are that desperate for a young center, you can send Wallace over to us, and we'll give you David Harrison.

I don't think so. At least, I didn't write him into my matches.

I have to confess it was actually NYU's idea. I was talking with him on AIM and he said "There's no HD this week, right?" I knew there was a booking thread, but I figured it was a little ridiculous to try to rush up a show in two days.

Hey, guys. Since we already have a show this week (Battlebowl), I was thinking we could just hold all this stuff off until the 14th, so we weren't trying to cram a whole show in just two days. Hopefully this won't mess up any build.

OK. Waiting on tags from Bruce, Adam, and EWC, and the BR. And I still need to finish the title match.

The crowd goes nuts as the lights go out and the cage lowers from the ceiling. COLE And we're getting set for the steel cage match, with the championship of the World on the line! COACH That's right, and we know who's involved in the battle royal now, and we're about to find out who will await them at AngleSlam! The camera focuses in on Michael Buffer as the lights come back on and the cage finishes lowering. BUFFER [i]BUFFER Lllllllllllllllllllladies and gentlemen, this is the first of two MMMMMMMMMMMAIN EVENTS of Battlebowl 2006![/i] *crowd cheers* BUFFER [i]It is for the OAOAST Heavyweight championship of the WORLD! And it will be contested in the confines of this STEEL CAGE! The only way to win is to escape the cage, either over the top, or through the door. ARE YOU READY?[/i] *crowd cheers* BUFFER [i]Big Apple...ARE YOU RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRRRRREADY?[/i] *crowd cheers louder* BUFFER [i]Then for the sellout crowd here at Madison Square Garden, and the millions and millions watching around the world, there's only one thing left to say. Ladies and gentlemen...LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLET'S GET RRRRRRRREADY TO RRRRRRRRUMBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEE EEEE!!!!! *crowd cheers* [i]Renegade hits, and the lights go out. Blacklights light up the entryway as the baseline kicks in, and Reject comes through the curtains to a somewhat surprising hometown ovation. A single spotlight leads him to the ring. BUFFER [i]Making his way to the ring at this time...hailing from NEW YORK CITY...[/i] *crowd cheers* [i]...and weighing in at 235 pounds! This man is a former member of the famed Deadly Alliance, and tonight, he once again challenges his former mentor, in a rematch from the Great Angle Bash! Ladies and gentleman, the challenger! A former X-Division champion...RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEJEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECT!!!!![/i] COLE And Reject from right here in the Big Apple, getting a warm reception from his hometown crowd! COACH And why not? I'd say he's done this city proud in his time here, wouldn't you? COLE Indeed, you'd have to say that Reject would certainly be in the discussion for the Most Improved wrestler award. About six months ago this time, Reject was wrestling in the tag team ranks, and here he is now challenging for the World title, and he really opened eyes to the possibility of a title change at the Great Angle Bash! Reject tests the cage, then enters the ring and poses for the crowd, which gives him another nice ovation. [i]Magnum Opus: Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat/Howling at the Moon[/i] hits, and Alfdogg walks through the curtain, drawing a noticeably mixed reaction. BUFFER [i]His opponent...weighing in at 240 pounds...he is the REIGNING and DEFENDING, TWO-TIME Heavyweight champion of the WORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRLD...ALFDOGG!!!!![/i] Alfdogg climbs the cage and goes into the ring, stopping on the buckles to pose. Alf hops off the buckles and hands his belt over. COLE A very partisan crowd here in the Big Apple, really getting behind the hometown boy, Reject! The referee raises the belt in the air, then calls for the bell. *DING DING DING* Reject sneak attacks Alf, much to the delight of some of the fans. He traps Alf in the corner, hammering him with right hands. He then stands on the buckles and delivers right hands, as the crowd counts along. 1!!! 2!!! 3!!! 4!!! 5!!! 6!!! 7!!! 8!!! 9!!! 10!!! Reject brings Alf out of the corner and delivers a European uppercut, sending Alf to the mat. Reject then lays in stomps, before picking Alf up once again. Reject releases Alf, and goes for a spinkick, but Alf ducks, then delivers a savate kick, before backing into the ropes and delivering a swinging neckbreaker! COLE And Alf fighting back the early onslaught, as the crowd seems displeased with this turn of events! However, as Alf goes back after Reject, Reject goes to the eyes. Reject then tries to ram Alf into the cage, but Alf blocks, then gives Reject a shot to the gut. Alf delivers a snap suplex, then follows with a snap legdrop, and tries to climb the cage! COLE And Alf's going for the win already here! However, Reject catches up to Alf and grabs his leg, forcing him to come back down. Reject delivers right hands, then goes for a kick. Alf catches the foot, but Reject is able to execute an ENZIGURI! COLE What a kick to the back of the head by Reject! COACH You've got a chance here, Reject! Go for it! Reject slowly gets to his feet, then spits on Alf, which gets another pop, before slowly making his way up the cage. COLE And Reject is in fact going for it! Reject grabs the cage and climbs to the top rope, before Alf gets up. Reject gets one leg over the top, but Alf grabs the other leg and forces him back in. Reject is standing on the top rope once again, and Alf delivers a shot to the gut, but Reject hangs on to the top rope. Alf goes underneath Reject, forcing him down to the mat with a powerbomb! Reject rolls backwards onto his stomach on impact, and both men are down on the mat! COACH Reject took that one really hard! Alf lays around for a second, then motions for the door to be opened. COLE And Alf's headed for the door! COACH Yeah, takin' the cowards' way out! COLE There is no cowards' way out here, when the World title is at stake! Reject grabs a foot, and pulls Alf back in once again, as Alf stands up on one leg. Reject then drops his foot and knocks him down with a standing spinning wheel kick! COLE Wow, Reject is so quick! What a great kick. Reject then whips Alf across the ring into a corner, but Alf dodges a charge, then runs off to the ropes, and catches Reject with a bulldog as he staggers out! COLE Great counter by Alf, and now he's going for the door again! Reject grabs the foot of Alf and drags him back to the center, then lunges over Alf and to the door himself! COACH Oh, Reject's gonna make it! But Alf grabs Reject, dragging him back, and makes a lunge himself! COLE And Alf once again tries for it! But Reject grabs Alf again, pulling him back, then laying in a couple stomps. Reject then once again makes a lunge for the door! COLE And one more try by Reject! Reject comes VERY close this time, actually getting his hands on the floor, but Alf grabs a hold of his tights and pulls him back. COACH Hey, that's not fair, he's got him by the tights! COLE That's legal in this match, the only way to win is to escape the cage! Alf pulls Reject back in once again, and drops an elbow to the back of the head. Alf then turns Reject over, and drops a knee to the sternum, before making his way to the side of the ring. COLE And Alf's going to climb again! Alf climbs up and leans over the cage, but Reject catches his leg, pulling him back down to the top rope. Reject then grabs Alf, and slams him off the top to the mat! Reject collects his senses, then climbs the corner and over the cage! COACH Look, he's out! He's out! He's gonna do it! The crowd cheers on Reject as he climbs out, but Alf makes his way over and grabs him by the hair as the crowd starts to boo. Alf forces Reject back in, and the two slug it out on the top rope. Reject delivers a big right hand, and Alf falls to the mat. Alf tries to go back up, but Reject pushes him off with his foot, then gains his balance and catches Alf with a missile dropkick! COLE And what a dropkick by Reject! That may be enough for him to escape this time! Reject slowly gets up, and climbs the cage. He once again makes it all the way over, and is once again dragged back in by his hair by Alf. Alf forces him all the way back in, then releases and climbs over himself! Reject quickly stops him, then bites him on the nose as the crowd cheers him on! COLE And Reject biting away at Alf! COACH [COLE]That's legal in this match, the only way to win is to escape the cage![/COLE] Alf has to come back in, and the two once again slug it out on the top rope. This time, Alf gets the better of the exchange, then rams the back of Reject's head into the cage! Reject falls to the mat, and Alf tries to climb once again! Reject recovers quickly and goes for the door! COLE And it's a race! Who's it gonna be? Both men look back at the other, and Alf hops down as Reject makes his way to Alf, and both ram heads and fall to the mat! COLE Both had the same idea, stop the other, and now both are out of it on the mat! Both men slowly get to their knees, and Alf lays in a right hand,, which is returned by Reject! The crowd catches on. Alf lays in a right hand! Crowd: BOO! Reject returns fire! Crowd: YAY! Alf with another right! Crowd: BOO! Reject responds again! Crowd: YAY! Alf with a fourth right! Crowd: BOO! Reject with a fourth right! Crowd: YAY! Reject blocks another right by Alf, and goes to the eyes, then sets up the PITCH BLACK~!!! COLE Reject going for the PITCH BLACK! Reject starts to get Alf up, but Alf blocks, then trips Reject up and attempts the SHARPSHOOTER~!!! COLE And Alf going for the SHARPSHOOTER! Reject struggles, then manages to pull Alf in and monkey flip him over! COACH Great counter! Reject then goes for the door! But Alf quickly brings him back in, picking him up and delivering a gutwrench suplex! He then drops a snap legdrop, before going to the cage again! Reject gets up, and delivers a LOW BLOW~!, drawing a pop from the crowd and causing Alf to fall backwards to the mat! COLE And Alf is down, and so is Reject! Alf really hurting, though! COACH Both these guys are hurting, Cole, they've been in a cage for 15 minutes! Reject turns over and KIPS UP, then stares down at Alf, before climbing to the top rope. COACH He's not going for it, he wants to deliver more punishment! Reject gets on the top rope, and drops a Macho Man elbow on Alf! He then gets up slowly and climbs the cage! COLE Beautiful elbow by Reject, and now he's climbing again! Alf gets up slowly, then catches up to Reject as he climbs down to the floor! COACH He's really gonna make it this time, Cole! Alf grabs a leg of Reject through the bars, then grabs the other, and forces Reject's feet to slip through the squares! He then grabs the feet, and looks out to the crowd, which responds with boos. Alf smirks, then PULLS Reject, racking him on the bar! Reject hangs upside down, just above the floor! COACH Wow, if Reject could just get those legs out, he'd be the World champion right now! Alf grabs the feet again, and Reject pulls himself upright, at which point Alf reaches up and grabs him by the hair. Alf climbs the top rope, then releases the hair, reaching over to grab it again, forcing Reject back up the cage. COLE So close for Reject that time! Reject is forced back over the cage, and Alf slams him back into the ring! Alf then tries to climb out himself, but Reject follows him right up and grabs him in a fireman's carry, then falls back to the mat with him! COLE Samoan drop from the top rope by Reject! Both men are out of it, but Reject gets to his feet first, then picks Alf up. Reject brings Alf into the cage, but Alf counters, and sends Reject in face-first! COACH Oh, no! COLE And Reject tastes the steel! And it looks like he's been cut open! Alf climbs the cage, but Reject catches him once again, grabbing him in an electric chair and falling back! Reject then picks Alf up. Alf reverses an Irish whip, then goes for a TILT-A-WHIRL, but Reject spins through and lands on his feet, then scoops Alf up and drives him head-first into the mat with a TOMBSTONE~! COLE Tombstone piledriver by Reject! COACH That's got to be it! Reject very slowly crawls, and starts to climb the cage, but Alf catches him once again, and pulls him down. Alf delivers a right hand! Crowd: BOO! Reject returns! Crowd: YAY! Alf with a second right! Crowd: BOO! Reject returns again! Crowd: YAY! Alf with a third! Crowd: BOO! Reject with a third! Crowd: YAY! Alf goes to the eyes, which draws BIG boos from the crowd, then drills Reject with a SUPERKICK~! COLE What a kick by Alf, much to the dismay of this crowd! Alf looks out at the booing crowd for a minute, then motions for the door to be opened. Alf goes for the door, but Reject rolls over and delivers another low blow! Reject then drags Alf back out to the center, and delivers a SLINGSHOT INTO THE CAGE~! The crowd is loving it! COACH There you go, baby! COLE And now it's Alf who's been bloodied! Reject then picks Alf up, and whips him HARD into the corner chest-first, and Alf falls backwards to the mat! Reject climbs! COACH This is it this time, Cole! I can feel it! Alf catches Reject, but Reject kicks him off, then gets his body over the cage! However, Alf again pulls him in by the hair, and again they slug it out on the top rope! COACH What a match this has been, Cole! Reject tries to ram Alf once again, but Alf blocks and rams Reject in, causing Reject to fall back to the mat! Alf tightropes his way over to the corner, and then starts to climb. COACH Alf's going for it, get up, Reject! COLE Wait a minute...Alf may have something else in mind here! Alf gets to the top and gets a foot over, before stopping and looking out at the booing crowd... COACH Oh, I think you're right, GET UP, REJECT! Alf sticks a finger up, as if to say "I've got a better idea", then climbs back up to the top of the cage, getting his balance on the top. He then holds his arms out, and gives the "FU" gesture with his arms, before leaping off for a FIVE-STAR ALF SPLASH OFF THE CAGE~!!!!!11111 ...however, Reject rolls out of the way! COLE OH MY GOD! COACH Get out, Reject! Reject crawls for the door, as the crowd chants "HOLY SHIT!" COLE But Reject is out of it, too! Reject starts to stir, as Alf is still out of it. He goes to a corner, and starts to climb. COACH NO! Go for the door, Reject! Alf gets up, as Reject is at the top of the cage, and staggers over, then grabs Reject, but Reject kicks him off, then hops down...and hits the EULOGY~!!!!!11111 COLE And Reject with the EULOGY~! That's GOT to be all! COACH Of course, we've said that with every climb for the last ten minutes, so who knows? Reject slowly crawls back to the corner, and starts to climb! COLE Reject should go for the door! COACH Look, Alf IS going for the door! Reject is all the way over the cage, then notices Alf at the open door, and climbs back in, then LUNGES and catches Alf's foot! Reject drags Alf all the way across into the corner, then hits a snap legdrop, and climbs the corner once again! Reject climbs over the top, as Alf climbs up after him! Alf catches Reject, and delivers a couple right hands, then grabs him around the waist...and takes him off the top with a BELLY-TO-BELLY! COACH NO! COLE A belly-to-belly by Alf! And now Alf climbing once again! Alf goes over the cage, as Reject slowly recoups and goes to the door! COLE And now Reject going for the door! COACH It may be too late this time, though! As Reject gets his hands on the floor, Alf climbs down on the outside and JUMPS TO THE FLOOR~! COLE AND IT IS!!! COACH Aw, man! The referee rushes around and raises Alf's hand, as [i]Magnum Opus: Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat/Howling at the Moon[/i] hits and most of the crowd is booing, with some even hurling trash. BUFFER [i]The winner of the steel cage match...and STILL OAOAST Heavyweight championship of the WWWWORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRLD. ..ALFDOGG!!!!![/i] COLE And obviously the crowd here in Madison Square Garden upset that the hometown boy couldn't pick up the win, but give Reject credit, and give Alfdogg credit! These men both gave it their all! They both put their bodies and careers on the line! But only one man could walk out a champion, and it's Alfdogg, once again! COACH Well, we know now one man who will be headlining AngleSlam! COLE And we'll find out next who will be his opponent! The battle royal is up next!

Speedy Claxton will sign with the Hawks, 4 yrs/$25 million. I'd be happy to see Wallace go to the Hornets, too, for obvious reasons.

Here's the order Round 1 1. Toronto - Andrea Bargnani, PF, 7-0, 225, Italy 2. Chicago (from New York) - LaMarcus Aldridge*, PF, 6-11, 234, Texas 3. Charlotte - Adam Morrison, SF, 6-8, 198, Gonzaga 4. Portland - Tyrus Thomas*, PF, 6-8, 217, LSU 5. Atlanta - Shelden Williams, PF, 6-9, 258, Duke 6. Minnesota - Brandon Roy#, SG, 6-6, 207, Washington 7. Boston - Randy Foye**, #, SG, 6-3, 212, Villanova 8. Houston - Rudy Gay***, SF, 6-8, 222, UConn 9. Golden State - Patrick O'Bryant, C, 7-0, 249, Bradley 10. Seattle - Mouhamed Saer Sene, C, 7-0, 232, Senegal 11. Orlando - J.J. Redick, SG, 6-5, 190, Duke 12. NO/OK - Hilton Armstrong, C, 6-10, 240, UConn 13. Philadelphia - Thabo Sefolosha##, SF, 6-6, 215, Switzerland 14. Utah - Ronnie Brewer, SG, 6-7, 220, Arkansas 15. NO/OK (from Milwaukee) - Cedric Simmons, PF, 6-10, 223, NC State 16. Chicago - Rodney Carney##, SF, 6-6, 204, Memphis 17. Indiana - Shawne Williams, SF, 6-9, 227, Memphis 18. Washington - Olexsiy Pecherov, PF, 6-11, 222, Ukraine 19. Sacramento - Quincy Douby, SG, 6-3, 175, Rutgers 20. New York (from Toronto via New Jersey and Denver) - Renaldo Balkman, SF, 6-7, 206, South Carolina 21. Phoenix (from Atlanta via Boston and LA Lakers) - Rajon Rondo###, PG, 6-1, 171, Kentucky 22. New Jersey (from Denver via Orlando and LA Clippers) - Marcus Williams, PG, 6-3, 215, UConn 23. New Jersey - Josh Boone, C, 6-10, 237, UConn 24. Memphis - Kyle Lowry, PG, 6-0, 185, Villanova 25. Cleveland - Shannon Brown, SG, 6-3, 190, Michigan St. 26. LA Lakers (from Miami) - Jordan Farmar, PG, 6-2, 171, UCLA 27. Phoenix - Sergio Rodriguez@, PG, 6-3, 170, Spain 28. Dallas - Maurice Ager, SG, 6-5, 203, Michigan St. 29. New York (from San Antonio) - Mardy Collins, SG, 6-5, 224, Temple 30. Portland (from Utah via Detroit) - Joel Freeland, PF, 7-0, 225, England Round 2 31. Portland - James White@@@, SG, 6-7, 200, Cincinnati 32. Houston (from New York) - Steve Novak, SF, 6-9, 200, Marquette 33. Atlanta - Solomon Jones, PF, 6-10, 224, S. Florida 34. LA Clippers (from Charlotte) - Paul Davis, 6-11, 270, Michigan St. 35. Toronto - P.J. Tucker, SF, 6-5, 225, Texas 36. Minnesota (from Boston) - Craig Smith, PF, 6-7, 259, Boston College 37. Minnesota - Bobby Jones@@, SF, 6-7, 211, Washington 38. Golden State - Kosta Perovic, C, 7-2, 240, Serbia 39. Milwaukee (from Houston) - David Noel, SF, 6-6, 230, North Carolina 40. Seattle - Denham Brown, SG, 6-6, 220, Connecticut 41. Orlando - James Augustine, PF, 6-10, 235, Illinois 42. Cleveland (from Philadelphia via Atlanta and Philadelphia) - Daniel Gibson, G, 6-2, 190, Texas 43. NO/OK - Marcus de Souza, SF, 6-8, 225, Brazil 44. Orlando (from Cleveland via Milwaukee) - Lior Eliyahu%%, SF, 6-9, 225, Israel 45. Indiana - Alexander Johnson@@@, %, PF, 6-10, 230, Florida St. 46. Utah (from Houston via Chicago) - Dee Brown, PG, 6-0, 165, Illinois 47. Utah - Paul Millsap, SF, 6-8, 245, LA Tech 48. Washington - Vladmir Veeremenko, PF, 6-10, 230, Belarus 49. Denver - Leon Powe%%%, PF, 6-8, 245, California 50. Charlotte (from Sacramento) - Ryan Hollins, C, 7-0, 230, UCLA 51. LA Lakers - Cheick Samb, C, 7-1, 195, Senegal 52. LA Clippers - Guillermo Diaz, PG, 6-2, 192, Miami (FL) 53. Seattle (from Memphis) - Yotam Halperin, SG, 6-5, 210, Israel 54. New Jersey - Hassan Adams, SG, 6-4, 212, Arizona 55. Cleveland - Ejike Ugboaja, SF, 6-9, 225, Nigeria 56. Toronto (from NO/OK via Boston and Miami) - Edin Bavcic, PF, 6-11, Bosnia 57. Minnesota (from Phoenix) - Loukas Mavrokefalidis, C, 6-11, 260, Greece 58. Dallas - J.R. Pinnock, SG, 6-5, 207, George Washington 59. San Antonio - Damir Markota, PF, 6-10, 225, Croatia 60. Detroit - Will Blalock, PG, 6-0, 205, Iowa State * - Portland trades Viktor Khryapa and draft rights to Tyrus Thomas to Chicago for draft rights to LaMarcus Aldridge and a future second-round pick. ** - Portland trades Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff, and a 2008 2nd-round pick to Boston for Dan Dickau, Raef LaFrentz, and draft rights to Randy Foye. *** - Houston trades draft rights to Rudy Gay to Memphis for Shane Battier. # - Portland trades draft rights to Randy Foye and cash considerations to Minnesota for draft rights to Brandon Roy. ## - Philadelphia trades draft rights to Thabo Sefolosha to Chicago for draft rights to Rodney Carney, a 2007 second-round pick and cash considerations. ### - Phoenix trades Brian Grant and draft rights to Rajon Rondo to Boston for a future first-round pick. @ - Phoenix trades draft rights to Sergio Rodriguez to Portland for cash considerations. @@ - Minnesota trades draft rights to Bobby Jones to Philadelphia for a future second-round pick and cash considerations. @@@ - Portland trades draft rights to James White to Indiana for draft rights to Alexander Johnson and two future second-round picks. % - Portland trades draft rights to Alexander Johnson to Memphis for a future first-round pick. %% - Orlando trades draft rights to Lior Eliyahu to Houston for cash considerations. %%% - Denver trades draft rights to Leon Powe to Boston for cash considerations.

Wallace makes the Bulls immediate contenders for a championship. They're probably not getting any farther than they've gotten with their current front line. Unless you're counting on Greg Oden to fall into your laps courtesy of the Knicks, I take the chance.

It's not looking good so far for the Pistons as it pertains to keeping Ben Wallace. Their initial offer was 4 yrs/$48 million, while the Bulls were said to be offering more, though no "official" offer was made. Wallace said the Pistons' offer was "disappointing."

I've tried looking for the Pacers' summer league roster, but all the info I've been able to find is that David Harrison and Danny Granger will be there. Presumably our rookies will be there, too, and I guess guys who weren't drafted or have been out of the league. I noticed ex-Pacer Jamison Brewer is on the Wolves' roster.

Nene is staying with the Nuggets at 6 yrs, $60 million. Nothing against Nene, but I'm starting to think I could declare free agency and whiz a team into giving me at least $25 million.

Can't find a list, but I checked InsideHoops' mock draft, and one they had projected late second that rung a bell with me (who, admittedly, knows little about college hoops) was Pops Mensa-Bonsu.

Here's all the underclassmen who weren't drafted Derek Burditt, Blinn College (TX) Travis DeGroot, Delta State Mike Efevberha, Cal-Northridge Thomas Gardner, Missouri LeShawn Hammett, St. Francis (PA) Tedric Hill, Gulf Coast CC (FL) Donald Jeffes, Roxbury CC (MA) David Johnson, Clinton JC (SC) Mark Konecny, Lambuth (TX) Matt Mitchell, Southern Marcus Slaughter, San Diego St. Curtis Stinson, Iowa St. Darius Washington Jr., Memphis Pape-Phillippe Amagou, France I'll try to find the rest

Apparently the Pacers are going to try to bring Harrington back. I wouldn't mind seeing that, as it would take a lot of pressure off Jermaine, but hopefully we can still afford another shooter, too (Greg Buckner plz).

A few minor transactions: Portland claims Nikoloz Tskitishvili off waivers from Phoenix. Boston waives Orien Greene. Cliff Robinson will re-sign with the Nets. I haven't seen anything about Harrington or Blake. Does anyone have information handy?

Oh well. More minutes for Danny Granger.

Scott Padgett was waived by the Nets yesterday, and the team also didn't pick up its option on Cliff Robinson.

I guess I just kind of feel the same way about the Bucks' PG situation now as I do about ours. Tinsley, if he's healthy/in shape, is solid, but that's a HUGE "if". Bell and AJ both had great second halves of the season, but it's not enough to me to say "ok, you're our new starting PG". If Tinsley does end up getting traded, which is a distinct possibility, I'm not sure I'd have faith in AJ/Jasikevicius to carry that load. And I feel the same about Bell and Mo Williams. Maybe they'll start Mo, but all I know is Bell and Ford were splitting the starting job at the end of last season with Mo coming off the bench. I still remember the Mark Jackson-to-Denver trade, and the debacle that was the 96-97 season. I knew Haywoode Workman and Travis Best weren't going to cut it, and between Workman going down and missing the entire season and that douchebag Larry Brown refusing to play Jalen Rose, that was it. Even hastily trading to get Jackson back couldn't save us. That's the only year we've missed the playoffs since 1989.

Looks like I'm really in the minority on trade opinions so far.

Mine too. Even though I'm not watching it.