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OR, maybe you got the best game from Stephen Jackson in months, along with the bench *gasp* stepping it up when JO has an off night. Kidd was the one who bumped him, there was clearly a foul there, they just called it on the wrong guy.

Udonis Haslem got suspended, too.

Yes.

Yeah, more or less. It already has more posts than PK or SJ's threads, though. These type of threads in general have sort of become played out and lost a lot of their traffic, I've noticed.

I don't think he sounds any different.

I don't really care how EJ looks, I just hope for his sake that it's not too late to be treated by the time he's off for the summer. And I would hope he really doesn't think that the people who want him off TV want him off for how he looks, because I doubt that's true in most cases.

YES

Also, I love how so many people are saying that SA-Sac is over now because of this one lopsided win by the Spurs. I don't think the Kings are going to win the series, either, but have we already forgotten last year's finals, where IIRC the Spurs took two blowout victories into Detroit, only to ultimately narrowly escape with the championship? It could be argued that the Pistons could well be going for a three-peat right now had it not been for all the Larry Brown nonsense that was going on. I don't care what they were saying, that had to be somewhat of a distraction. I still think this will be a good series, it's not over by a long shot.

Man, Ernie Johnson needs to get the fuck off TV and get whatever it is he has taken care of. He's starting to look like he's carrying a child in his neck or something. Seriously, even on the wide shots it's really noticeable.

His writing improves every day!

Here's the NBA draft order, with the lottery teams/chances in bold: 1. Portland (250) 2. Chicago (from New York) (199) 3. Charlotte (138) 4. Atlanta (137) 5. Toronto (88) 6. Minnesota (53) (goes to LAC if pick is not in top 10) 7. Boston (53) 8. Houston (23) 9. Golden State (22) 10. Seattle (11) 11. Orlando (8) 12. NO/OK (7) 13. Philadelphia (6) 14. Utah (5) 15. NO/OK (from Milwaukee) 16. Chicago 17. Indiana 18. Washington 19. Sacramento 20. New York (from Denver via Toronto and New Jersey) 21. Phoenix (from LA Lakers via Atlanta and Boston) 22. New Jersey (from LA Clippers via Denver and Orlando) 23. New Jersey 24. Memphis 25. Cleveland 26. LA Lakers (from Miami) 27. Phoenix 28. Dallas 29. New York (from San Antonio) 30. Portland (from Detroit via Utah) 31. Portland 32. Houston (from New York) 33/34. Atlanta 33/34. LA Clippers (from Charlotte) 35. Toronto 36/37. Boston (could go to Minnesota) 36/37. Minnesota 38/39. Golden State (could go to Minnesota via Boston and Phoenix) 38/39. Milwaukee (from Houston) 40. Seattle 41. Orlando 42/43. Cleveland (from Philadelphia) 42/43. NO/OK 44. Orlando (from Milwaukee via Cleveland) 45. Indiana 46. Utah (from Chicago via Houston) 47. Utah 48. Washington 49. Denver 50. Orlando (from Sacramento via Utah) OR Charlotte (from Sacramento) 51. LA Lakers 52. LA Clippers 53. Seattle (from Memphis) 54. New Jersey 55. Cleveland 56. Toronto (from Miami via NO/OK and Boston) 57. Minnesota (from Phoenix) 58. Dallas 59. San Antonio 60. Detroit

OK, I have to admit, this was pretty funny.

MVP: Vin Baker Coach of the Year: Sam Mitchell Sixth Man: Jerome James Defensive Player: Steve Nash Most Improved: Ha-Seung Jin Rookie of the Year: Martynas Andreiuskevicius Executive of the Year: Isiah Thomas NBA Finals: Bucks over Lakers in 4

My squash matches seem to be missing.

From Beijing, China. I'll send stuff.

I'm doing mine in my blog (thumbs up, cheap pop)

[i]Punishment[/i] by BIOHAZARD hits and Rick Heyross leads the team of Charlie Moss and Quentin Benjamin to the ring. COLE Team Heyross set for action here on HeldDOWN~! BUFFER [i]The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall! Making their way to the ring, led by their manager, RICK HEYROSS, at a total combined weight of 490 pounds...introducing CHARLIE MOSS and QUENTIN BENJAMIN, collectively known as TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYRRRRRRRRRRRROSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSS!!!!![/i] Moss and Benjamin climb into the ring and begin to stretch. BUFFER [i]Their opponents, already in the ring, at a combined weight of 478 pounds...the team of JEREMY STONE and RON EVANS![/i] COLE Tag team action about to start! *DING DING DING* Charlie Moss ties up with Stone, and gives him an armdrag. He follows up with a dropkick, knocking Stone to the mat! Moss rolls Stone to his back, and drives an elbow right into the sternum, then brings him over to his corner and tags in Benjamin. Moss wrings the arm, and Benjamin comes off the top with a double axhandle to the shoulder. COLE And Team Heyross showing nice teamwork against these two youngsters... COACH That's what it's all about, Cole! Let me remind everyone, that Team Heyross, in 2-on-2 action, has only suffered one defeat! COLE That's right, and that was at the hands of the Sooner Bruisers in the Anderson Cup tournament! COACH That was such a fluke, too. Benjamin delivers a snap suplex to Stone, but Stone manages to get to his corner and tag Evans. COLE Wow, nice ring prescence shown there by Jeremy Stone, making the tag! Benjamin and Evans circle the ring, and Evans goes to a rear waistlock, quickly reversed by Benjamin, who then releases and quickly trips Evans from behind before dropping down and going to a side headlock. Evans grabs a headscissors, but Benjamin KIPS UP to escape, then catches Evans coming up with a SUPERKICK! COACH YEAH! Great athleticism by Quentin Benjamin! Benjamin waits on Evans to get up, then executes a STANDING HURRICANRANA before tagging Moss! COACH And look at that vertical leap! Moss goes to the ropes, then Team Heyross completes the DOUBLE GOOZLE~!!! COACH They're setting 'em up, Cole! Moss covers... 1... 2... Stone saves! Benjamin jumps in and does a jumping spin kick, not aimed at anyone, just to showboat. It grabs Stone's attention, however, and Moss hits him with an STO BACKBREAKER~!!! Benjamin pushes him out of the ring, as Moss whips Evans into a corner, and as Evans back up, Moss bends down and lifts him in the air, as Benjamin scales the ropes...and hits a ROCKER DROPPER~!!! COACH Put it in the bag, baby! 1... 2... 3!!! *DING DING DING* COLE Put it in the bag, indeed! BUFFER [i]Here are your winners...TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYRRRRRRRRRRRROSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSS!!!!![/i] COLE Team Heyross with a very impressive win, as they try to climb their way back up the tag team ladder here in the OAOAST! [i]God of Thunder[/i] hits and Thunderkid makes his way to the ring to a big pop. BUFFER [i]The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Making his way to the ring, from Green Bay, Wisconsin, weighing in at 255 pounds...THUNDERKID!!!!![/i] TK slides into the ring and poses on the buckles, getting another nice ovation. BUFFER [i]His opponent, from Clermont, Kentucky, weighing in at 324 pounds...JACK BEAM![/i] COLE And we've seen Jack Beam before, Coach! COACH That's right, this guy likes to use the clawhold and has a NASTY lariat! *DING DING DING* TK starts to circle the ring with Beam, then Beam slaps his shoulder, asking for a shoulder challenge. TK looks out to the crowd, which cheers him on, then runs off and back, but can't budge Beam. COACH TK needs to use speed in this match, I don't think he can out-power Jack Beam! TK tries another shoulderblock, this time backing up himself on impact. He goes one more time, ducks a clothesline, and hits one of his own, taking big Jack to the mat! COLE Nice clothesline! COACH Yeah, but he's not gonna be throwing this guy around the ring like... TK follows with a belly-to-belly overhead! COACH ...Nevermind. TK whips Beam to the ropes, and goes for a dropkick, but Beam holds onto the ropes and TK goes crashing to the mat! COLE Nice counter by Jack Beam, and the tide has swung in this match! Beam hammers on the back of TK, then picks him up, does a full turn, and slams him to the mat. He then picks TK up and whips him into a corner, following him in with a big clothesline! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! COLE And Jack Beam looking really good here against TK, a former North American champion! Beam backs TK into the corner, and goes for the clawhold! COLE Beam trying the claw, but they're in the corner, referee has to break it! Beam backs the referee off, and when he turns back around, TK starts firing off right hands! TK goes to the ropes, but Beam catches him with a big boot! Beam then raises his arm in the air and swings it around. COACH This must be the sign for the LARIAT! Can you imagine what an upset this would be? Beam whips TK into the corner hard, and as TK staggers back out, Beam goes for the LARIATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!~!~!!!111...but TK ducks, and hits Beam with an bicycle kick, sending him back into the corner! TK then lifts Beam onto the ropes, follows him up, and takes him down with a HURRICANRANA~! COLE Hurricanrana from the top, and now it looks like TK will be the one going for the big finish! TK lifts Beam up, and grabs a front facelock. COACH Can he get him up, though? TK lifts Beam up, and completes the THUNDERBOLT DDT~! COLE YES HE CAN~! 1... 2... 3!!! *DING DING DING* BUFFER [i]Here is your winner...THUNDERKID!!!!![/i] COLE Jack Beam put up a real fight, but TK comes away with the victory! TK walks out to ringside, grabbing a mic and a clipboard. COACH And now he's got a mic! TK Hey Reject, old buddy, old pal...get your ass out here, I got something I want you to sign! After a few seconds, [i]Renegade[/i] hits and Reject makes his way through the curtain, with a mic of his own and a very confident look on his face. REJECT OK, what is it, pal? Surely you're not challenging me to a rematch at Living Angleously, after that whippin' I put on you at AngleMania? TK slowly nods as the crowd boos Reject's comments. REJECT (laughs) Wow...you're just a glutton for punishment, aren't you? *starts walking towards the ring* Ok, I'll gladly sign your death warrant for you! Reject rolls into the ring, and TK hands him the contract. Reject grabs the pen in the clipboard and quickly signs, then hands TK the clipboard and pats him on the shoulder before beginning his walk to the back. TK Thanks a bunch, pal! You say you'll pull out all the stops to beat me...well, you'll have that chance at Living Angleously, when you face me, one-on-one, NO HOLDS BARRED! The crowd pops as Reject suddenly stops and turns around to face TK. TK What's the matter, didn't read the fine print? REJECT It doesn't matter what stip you throw at me, TK. The fact is, at Living Angleously, I'll... TK starts to turn around to set the contract out, and Reject tries a Pearl Harbor Job, but TK blasts him with a forearm shot to the gut, then follows with a European uppercut, sending Reject sprawling out of the ring! [i]God of Thunder[/i] plays as Reject backs up the aisle holding his jaw, staring down TK the whole way. COLE And that confident look is gone from Reject's face now! It'll be Reject facing his former tag team partner, Thunderkid, NO HOLDS BARRED, at Living Angleously!

Nothing really major since then, no. None of the 1 or 2 seeds have lost in the first round since that year, as a matter of fact. I suppose you could call the Celtics over the Pacers in '03 an upset, but I wouldn't since we'd been pretty terrible since the All-Star break. Once we lost Game 1, I knew we weren't winning that series.

Ray Allen sets a new record for 3-pointers in a season...he made 6 in the first half to put him at 268 for the year, breaking the previous record by one.

Revised predictions: Pistons in 5 Wizards in 6 Nets in 7 Heat in 5 Spurs in 7 Mavs in 5 Clippers in 6 Suns in 6

Pacers and Wizards win, Bulls are going to win, so here are your East matchups: 1. Detroit 8. Milwaukee 4. Cleveland 5. Washington 3. New Jersey 6. Indiana 2. Miami 7. Chicago

Look out, LA! Charlotte has celebs, too!

I think a big reason why your "detractors" don't like you is because you seem to throw out childish insults even in the most insignificant of debates. For example, the "which skipper gets the boot first" thread...I think we can all agree that EHME isn't a bright kid, but there was really no reason for you to flamebait him over what he said, especially when you hadn't added anything to said thread yourself. Other than that, you seem to be a nice enough guy.

I'll try to get in a squash match for Team Heyross, and possibly one for TK, as well. I've just kept putting my writing off this week, to the point where I probably won't have time to send anything that requires any more thought than that. Sorry. PK, I'm going to shoot you a PM.

That's just a WMP error. I get that shit all the time when it shuts down suddenly.