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Kinetic had a nice quote in the playoffs that applies well here to OKC.

Chris Duhon has agreed to a two-year deal with the Knicks.

Chris Paul extends for 4 yrs/$68 million (the last year is a player option, much like LeBron's current deal with the Cavs.) Gerald Green signs a one-year minimum deal with Dallas.

Oh. I was Amare Stoudemire.

Which NBA player are you?

I took that Sesame Street test. I was The Count.

The media hates any city that is not in a tropical climate, and is not New York or Boston.

Seriously though, I agree. To be fair, you do have to use the shift button for the underscore.

You still have another one to make, too.

I mean off the hook as far as the whole "worst contract in basketball" thing goes. It's amazing reading the feedback on ESPN, and seeing the number of Mavs fans that seem totally unaffected by the fact that they are giving their full MLE to DeSagana Diop.

The Knicks may be off the hook for the Jerome James contract...ESPN is saying that Dallas is bringing back DeSagana Diop for the full MLE. WTF.

Yeah. If people aren't going to have the courtesy to come in and check the thread once in a while, then we'll keep skipping them.

Money in the Bank tournament matches Jamie O'Hara vs Reject Spanish Fly vs Leon Rodez

I wonder what the Warriors do now. Between losing Baron, Calderon and Udrih agreeing to return to their teams and Arenas likely to do the same, that takes all the PGs that are worth a damn off the market. Do they make a trade, or try to shoehorn Monta Ellis into the spot? The Clippers, on the other hand, are going to be downright scary if they can stay healthy. Kaman, Brand, Thornton, Mobley, Baron with Gordon, Ross, Brevin Knight, Tim Thomas off the bench, plus whatever they end up getting for Maggette, who I think will finally be moved.

I downloaded Audacity, and I've run into a couple problems. One, the newly recorded files will only play out of the right speaker. Two, I'm not sure how I did this, but now the program is recording the stuff going on outside my computer, rather than the music files. How do I change this back?

Updated FA list from ESPN. P - Player option R - Restricted T - Team option Atlanta: Josh Childress ®, Jeremy Richardson ®, Josh Smith ®, Salim Stoudamire ®, Mario West ® Boston: Tony Allen, P.J. Brown, Sam Cassell, Eddie House, Scot Pollard, James Posey Charlotte: Derek Anderson, Earl Boykins, Othella Harrington, Ryan Hollins ®, Emeka Okafor ® Chicago: Shannon Brown, Luol Deng ®, Chris Duhon, Ben Gordon ®, Demetrius Nichols ® Cleveland: Devin Brown, Daniel Gibson ®, Dwayne Jones, Delonte West ® Dallas: Malik Allen, J.J. Barea ®, Devean George, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue, Jamaal Magloire, Antoine Wright Denver: Anthony Carter, Yakhouba Diawara, Eduardo Najera, J.R. Smith ® Detroit: Alex Acker ®, Juan Dixon, Jarvis Hayes, Walter Herrmann ®, Lindsey Hunter, Theo Ratliff Golden State: Kelenna Azubuike ®, Matt Barnes, Andris Biedrins ®, Austin Croshere, Baron Davis, Monta Ellis ®, Patrick O'Bryant, Mickael Pietrus Houston: Carl Landry ®, Dikembe Mutombo Indiana: David Harrison ®, Ronald Murray, Andre Owens ®, Kareem Rush LA Cippers: Elton Brand, Paul Davis, Dan Dickau, Nick Fazekas ®, Shaun Livingston, Corey Maggette, Smush Parker, Quinton Ross, Marcus Williams ® LA Lakers: DJ Mbenga, Ira Newble, Ronny Turiaf ®, Sasha Vujacic ® Memphis: Andre Brown, Kwame Brown, Casey Jacobsen, Juan Carlos Navarro ® Miami: Blake Ahearn, Earl Barron, Ricky Davis, Alonzo Mourning, Kasib Powell ®, Chris Quinn ®, Jason Williams, Dorell Wright ® Milwaukee: Ersan Ilyasova ®, Royal Ivey, Michael Ruffin, Awvee Storey (T), Jake Voskuhl Minnesota: Michael Doleac, Ryan Gomes ®, Chris Richard ®, Craig Smith ®, Kirk Snyder, Sebastian Telfair New Jersey: Darrell Armstrong, DeSagana Diop, Nenad Krstic ®, Bostjan Nachbar New Orleans: Chris Andersen, Ryan Bowen, Jannero Pargo, Bonzi Wells New York: Fred Jones, Randolph Morris ® Oklahoma City: Ronald Dupree, Francisco Elson, Mickael Gelabale, Robert Swift ® Orlando: Carlos Arroyo, James Augustine ®, Keyon Dooling, Maurice Evans, Adonal Foyle, Pat Garrity Philadelphia: Louis Amundson, Herbert Hill, Andre Igoudala ®, Kevin Ollie, Shavlik Randolph, Louis Williams ® Phoenix: Gordan Giricek, Linton Johnson, Sean Marks, Eric Piatkowski, Brian Skinner Portland: James Jones, Von Wafer ® Sacramento: Anthony Johnson, Beno Udrih, Lorenzen Wright San Antonio: Brent Barry, Michael Finley, Robert Horry, DerMarr Johnson, Damon Stoudamire, Kurt Thomas Toronto: Primoz Brezec, Jose Calderon ®, Carlos Delfino ® Utah: C.J. Miles ® Washington: Gilbert Arenas, Roger Mason Players with Limited Salary Protection Leon Powe, Boston (no salary protection if waived on or before 7/15, full protection thereafter) JamesOn Curry, Chicago ($100,000 protected, will raise to $250,000 if not waived on or before 7/31, to full if not waived on or before 10/31) Lance Allred, Cleveland (no protection) Billy Thomas, Cleveland (no protection) Brandon Bass, Dallas (no protection if waived on or before 10/1, full thereafter) Bobby Jones, Denver (no protection if waived on or before 8/15, full thereafter) Taurean Green, Denver (no protection if waived on or before 8/1, full thereafter) C.J. Watson, Golden State (no protection if waived on or before 7/25, thereafter $100,000) Mike Harris, Houston (no protection) Loren Woods, Houston (no protection, will raise to $166,400 if no waived on or before 8/15, to 312,800 if not waived on or before 8/31) Coby Karl, LA Lakers (no protection if waived prior to opening day, thereafter $100,000) Joel Anthony, Miami (no protection if waived on or before 7/25, thereafter full) Stephane Lasme, Miami ($100,000 protected, will raise to $300,000 if not waived on or before 7/22, to $400,000 if not waived on or before 9/16, to full if not waived on or before 10/26) Keith Van Horn, New Jersey (no protection) Adrian Griffin, Oklahoma City Marcin Gorat, Orlando ($177,879 protected, will raise to full if not waived on or before 7/31) D.J. Strawberry, Phoenix (no protection if waived on or before 10/26, thereafter $200,000)

Mega Man 3 (NES, 1990)

Per ESPN Radio Antawn Jamison is re-signing with the Wizards for 4 years/$50 million. Elton Brand and Baron Davis opt out, Ron Artest does not.

To go sometime after the match: Josh Matthews is standing backstage with Alfdogg, Thunderkid and Reject. JOSH Standing here with 3/4 of the Deadly Alliance, the tag team champions Thunderkid and Reject, coming off a victory tonight over newcomers the Compton PD, as well as the leader of the Deadly Alliance, former World heavyweight champion Alfdogg, and speaking of the World title, all three of you guys are entered in the Money in the Bank tournament, which will grant the winner a shot at the World title at anytime he pleases, as well as $1 million. Your thoughts, gentlemen? REJECT I think you ought to be ashamed of yourself, Josh! I mean, can you imagine the heartache Maggie's going through right now, knowing that she couldn't conduct this interview with me after another successful title defense? TK pats Reject on the back, and Alf cracks a slight grin. ALF And as far as this tournament goes, it looks like we've finally got some brainpower amongst the OAOAST brass... Suddenly, the locker room door opens up, and the voice of Vinny Valentine is heard. VINNY IT'S ON, TONY! The [i]Family Matters[/i] theme is heard blaring from the locker room. TONY (faint, off-camera) OH, FUCK! The camera quickly cuts to Tony bounding down the corridor towards the locker room. TONY SHIT! Tony runs right through the interview section, bumping Alf into the wall as he barrels into the locker room. TONY GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE WAY, BITCH! Tony slams the door behind him, and can be heard yelling at Vinny "WHERE'S MY FUCKING BEER, YOU ASSHOLE?" Alf stares at the door for a few seconds, confused, then turns back to Josh. ALF As I was saying...those OAOAST higher-ups are finally getting smart. Someone up there finally realizes that the Deadly Alliance is the hottest organization in wrestling today, and thus, we have strength in numbers going into this Money In the Bank tournament. With three men out of 16 participants, there's no way we can be stopped. One of us is going to earn that contract and that money, it's just a matter of time. Alf then jumps, as a loud thud is heard against the door. TONY FUCK MILLER HIGH LIFE! JOSH Well, straight to the point, as always, Alfdogg and the Deadly Alliance! The DA walks away, as Josh eagerly knocks on the locker room door. TONY GO AWAY YOU ASSHOLE, I'M WATCHING URKEL! Josh gets a disappointed look on his face, then looks to the camera and shrugs his shoulders. *back to Sofa Central* BTW, I told KC in my PM that Patty sent me that team to use, it was actually CCB that sent them to me.

Well, my match was in on time.

[i]The Wall[/i] by Kansas hits, and the lights go out, followed by Thunderkid and Reject making their entrance amidst a cloud of yellow smoke. COLE And the tag team titles on the line next! COACH But we still don't know the challengers! BUFFER [i]The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the OAOAST World tag team championship! Making their way down the aisle, at a combined weight of 485 pounds...representing the Deadly Alliance...they are the OAOAST tag team champions of the WORLD...the team of THHHHHHHHHUNDERKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID and RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEJECT!!!!![/i] TK and Reject climb into the ring in parallel corners, then TK runs to the other side and jumps on the buckles, while Reject turns and poses on the near buckles. TK and Reject then meet at mid-ring and hand their belts off to the referees. They turn and face the aisle, as [i]Real Muthaphuckkin' G's[/i] by Eazy-E hits. COLE Who is this? Two black men walk through the curtains, flashing hand signs at the crowd, as Reject and TK stand confused in the ring. COLE Looks like we got some newcomers here at the Great Angle Bash! How about this? COACH Welcome to hell, boys. BUFFER [i]Their opponents...from Compton, CA, at a combined weight of 412 pounds...the team of "CASH MONEY" CURTIS BLACK and 9-MILL...COMPTON PD![/i] COLE Compton PD is the team's name, "Cash Money" Curtis Black on your left, 9-Mill on the left! We're told that these two are former HI-YAH tag team champions! Curtis Black is a high-flyer of the highest magnitude, and his partner 9-Mill is a skilled power wrestler! And they're from the streets of Compton, so they know how to fight! The newcomers circle the ring, shouting stuff out to the fans, then enter and pose on the buckles. The referee calls for the bell, and the PD does a secret handshake, then 9-Mill steps out. *DING DING DING* COLE And it's going to be "Cash Money" Curtis Black starting it off with Reject! COACH Well, I've got to give them one thing, it takes a lot of confidence in yourself to walk right into the OAOAST and challenge the World tag team champions, two guys who have been around almost since the OAOAST's inception! Reject and Black circle the ring, and tie up. Reject goes behind, but Black manages to reverse, then takes Reject down by the legs! COLE How about this? Black drops to his knees behind Reject, and paintbrushes him on the back of the head! Reject rolls to his knees by the ropes, and looks at Black, as the crowd eats it up. COACH But this is where you toe the line between confidence and cockiness! Reject gets to his feet, then moves in for another tieup, but instead delivers a kick to the gut, and hooks a side headlock. Black backs Reject into the ropes, then shoves him across. Black drops down, then leapfrogs Reject, then catches him with a hiptoss! Black follows with an armdrag, then catches Reject with a dropkick, sending him over the top rope to the floor! COLE What a sequence here by Curtis Black! Reject gets to his feet on the outside, and slaps the apron. After taking a few seconds to gather himself, he re-enters the ring, and the two tie up. Reject backs Black into a corner, and goes for a right hand, which Black ducks, and delivers right hands of his own! Black then brings Reject to his corner, and tags in 9-Mill. COLE And now 9-Mill in for the first time! 9-Mill climbs to the top rope, as Black holds Reject in a front facelock, and comes down with a double axhandle! 9-Mill then backs Reject into a corner, and fires off rights and lefts to the midsection, then attempts an Irish whip. Reject reverses, and 9-Mill hops to the second rope, then springs back, turning in mid-air and flying over Reject with a sunset flip! Reject blocks by dropping to his knees... 1... 2... but 9-Mill reverses! 1... 2... Kickout! Reject delivers a kick to the midsection, then backs him into the corner, and delivers a CHOP~! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~! Reject then attempts a hiptoss, but 9-Mill blocks, and delivers one of his own! Reject rolls into a corner, where 9-Mill charges, but Reject gets his foot up! COLE And 9-Mill going to the well one to many times! Reject tags in TK, who delivers right hands to 9-Mill, then attempts to whip him across. 9-Mill reverses, pulling him right into a knee to the midsection, then rolls him up in a reverse sunset... 1... 2... Kickout! 9-Mill catches TK with a knee to the gut, then attempts a suplex. TK blocks, then goes for one of his own, but 9-Mill slips behind the back, then backs into the ropes and catches TK with a spinning wheel kick! COLE And a nice kick there by 9-Mill! 1... 2... Kickout! 9-Mill grabs a side headlock, and TK backs him into the ropes. He shoves him across, then drops down, as Reject plants a knee into the lower back! COLE And there's Reject with a cheap shot from the outside! TK tags Reject back in, and the two stomp away on 9-Mill until TK exits at the referee's four-count. Reject stomps him some more, then sets him up in the corner, and makes his way over to Black and taunts him, drawing him into the ring. COACH Reject showing the edge in experience right here, Black is just getting his partner in trouble right now! TK applies a front facelock to 9-Mill as he is draped over the ropes, breaking just before the referee turns around. Reject picks up 9-Mill, and delivers a CHOP~! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~! And another! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~! Reject attempts a whip across, but 9-Mill reverses. Reject hops to the middle rope, and flies back with a bodypress...but 9-Mill rolls through! 1... 2... Kickout! Reject goes to the eyes, then executes a gutwrench suplex! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Reject executes a backbreaker, then tags in TK. The two whip 9-Mill into the ropes, and floor him with a double clothesline! They then each grab a leg, and make a wish! COLE And some nice teamwork by the World tag team champions! The referee puts Reject out, while TK stomps away, then picks him up and whips him into the ropes. TK puts his head down, and 9-Mill catches him with a sunset flip! 1... 2... Kickout! TK catches 9-Mill with a clothesline, then poses for the crowd, drawing boos. TK then picks 9-Mill up in a PRESS SLAM~!, tossing him down to the mat, then tags Reject again, and picks 9-Mill up in a hangman's hold. COACH Well, it was a nice effort in the beginning, but it looks like the champs are gonna end this thing! Reject delivers a kick to the midsection, then poses for the crowd, drawing boos. Reject then scoops up 9-Mill and slams him, heading to the top. COACH This is it right here, Cole! Reject comes off for a SOMERSAULT SPLASH~!, but 9-Mill moves out of the way! COLE No, 9-Mill got out of there! 9-Mill crawls slowly over to his corner, and makes a tag to Black! COLE There's the tag! Black comes in a HOUSE AFIRE~! and whips Reject across, catching him with a big dropkick! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Black sets Reject up, and executes a SITOUT POWERBOMB~! 1... 2... NO! Reject kicks out again! Black tags 9-Mill back in, and whips Reject into the ropes, as the two catch Reject with a double backdrop! Black dropkicks TK off the apron, as 9-Mill covers... 1... 2... NO! Shoulder up! Black floors TK with a SOMERSAULT PLANCHA~! as 9-Mill executes a Northern Lights suplex in the ring... 1... 2... Kickout! Black runs around to his corner, where 9-Mill meets him with a tag. 9-Mill runs to the ropes, while Black hops into the ring, and sweeps the legs as 9-Mill hits him with a lariat! 9-Mill covers... 1... 2... ... NO!!! TK breaks up the count! COLE WOW! That may have been it! Black hammers away on TK, while 9-Mill stands in mid-ring. Black whips TK into 9-Mill, who catches him with a Boss Man slam! Black then lays on the mat, as 9-Mill sets him up to slingshot him on top of TK. COLE Watch this double-team move! Reject rolls TK out of the way, then gets in a 3-point stance as 9-Mill executes the slingshot, unwittingly shooting his partner right into a EULOGY~!!!!!11111 from Reject! COACH Yeah, what a move, Cole! I love it! COLE The Eulogy from Reject, and that should do it! Reject floors 9-Mill with a spinkick as TK covers Black... 1... 2... 3!!! *DING DING DING* BUFFER [i]The winners of the match...and STILL OAOAST tag team champions of the WORLD...the team of THHHHHHHHHUNDERKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID and RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEJECT!!!!![/i] COLE What a match, as TK and Reject escape with their titles intact! TK and Reject grab their belts, and celebrate on the outside, as 9-Mill crawls over to his defeated partner. COLE And what an effort by those two, in their OAOAST debut, pushing the champs to the limit! The champs may have escaped tonight, but the tag team division better remember the name Compton PD! Right now, let's go to...

Dwight Howard apparently has a stress fracture in his sternum, which he suffered in the series against Detroit. Coach K said the recovery time was 6-8 weeks, and he's in the sixth week. I never even knew about this. Knowing this, I'd have to say yeah, they probably should have taken Chandler.

There was a rumor going around last night during the Ford draft chat about Charlotte possibly sending Wallace and the #9 to the Lakers for Odom, but I've yet to see that make the rounds on any websites. Which would make this tidbit all the more puzzling.

Slayer was in the chat with us last night. He still reads the board frequently, but just doesn't post as much as he once did.