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I used to have one of these down the road from me years ago, but they changed to something else. I'm not sure what it's called now, but they suck. Now I can't get a 64-oz fountain drink from anyone unless I buy one of their fucking mugs. Our Milk Barn is now a Gas America, which sucks as well. Milk Barn had a great Adobe Heat snack mix that I used to buy frequently.

I still think there's a chance Odom could be dealt. With Jason Kidd probably going to Dallas (I think the Devean George thing is just a temporary snag and they'll still find a way to do a deal), I don't know what kind of deal they would make, but when Bynum gets back it's going to be tough to keep all three of those guys happy, and Odom strikes me as the type of guy who could end up going Shawn Marion on the Lakers in the long run.

Another All-Star sub Caron Butler is out, Ray Allen is in.

via ESPN.com's Trade Machine 1-Year Bird: Must receive consent to trade players with a 1-year contract, excluding options, who will become Early Bird or Bird free agents at the end of the contract, or players who have accepted a qualifying offer for a 5th season following the 4th option season on the Rookie Scale. If the player consents, he will lose his Bird rights and become a non-Bird free agent at the end of the contract.

I've been tinkering around with this upgraded trade machine on ESPN.com, trying to put together the most lopsided trade possible according to their projections. I just traded Stephon Marbury to the Hawks for Josh Smith, Josh Childress, Marvin Williams, Shelden Williams, Al Horford, and Acie Law. The Hawks were projected with -2 wins and 84 losses after the trade. EDIT: Found a better one, as Marbury for Oden/Roy/Aldridge/Jack/Outlaw/Webster brings Portland a -6 and 88 record. EDIT2: Marbury for Jefferson/Green/Gomes/Telfair/Foye/Brewer/Richard/McCants/Smith = -19 and 101!

Dallas is also getting Antoine Wright, according to ESPN.com.

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What's a cuny?

lakers4lif3 (1 week ago) your from fucking finland bitch? lol. than i guess your a fucking fagot. M08bballer (1 week ago) Finland rules!! You suck, so you can keep your big fat American mouth shut!! I like America, but what he said, thats fat.. Finland bitch!!!(i avoid cursing but this is a different thing) VagMan123 (5 days ago) whats your favorite team, i bet its gay

Don't remind me.

Houston has a better record than anyone in the East except for Boston and Detroit. And they're fourth in their division.

Haven't seen the one KOAB posted yet. That's pretty funny.

I say go for the homer pick and Bennie the Bull.

Yeah, that's a no-brainer. You could probably argue against him getting in, but two MVPs will make him a slam dunk with the voters (no pun intended), and he's the leader of a team that's changed the landscape of the NBA over the last few years. Not all the change has been for the good, IMO, but that's an argument for another time. Who is the most overrated player in NBA history?

The next addition to the Subway menu?

KG is out of the All-Star game, Rasheed Wallace is in. Heard this on the radio on the way home.

Sun, Feb. 10 San Antonio @ Boston, 1:00 ABC LA Lakers @ Miami, 3:30 ABC Dallas @ New Jersey, 6:00 Charlotte @ Detroit, 6:00 Toronto @ Minnesota, 6:30 Denver @ Cleveland, 7:00 ESPN Washington @ Phoenix, 9:30 ESPN Mon, Feb. 11 San Antonio @ Toronto, 7:00 ESPN Dallas @ Philadelphia, 7:00 LA Lakers @ Charlotte, 7:00 Cleveland @ Orlando, 7:00 LA Clippers @ Milwaukee, 8:00 Portland @ Houston, 8:30 Washington @ Golden State, 10:30 Tue, Feb. 12 Detroit @ Atlanta, 7:00 Boston @ Indiana, 7:00 Minnesota @ New Jersey, 7:30 Denver @ Miami, 7:30 Sacramento @ Memphis, 8:00 New Orleans @ Chicago, 8:30 Wed, Feb. 13 New Jersey @ Toronto, 7:00 Memphis @ Philadelphia, 7:00 Atlanta @ Charlotte, 7:00 Denver @ Orlando, 7:00 San Antonio @ Cleveland, 7:00 New York @ Boston, 7:30 Indiana @ Detroit, 7:30 New Orleans @ Milwaukee, 8:00 LA Lakers @ Minnesota, 8:00 Sacramento @ Houston, 8:30 Portland @ Dallas, 8:30 Phoenix @ Golden State, 9:00 ESPN Utah @ Seattle, 10:00 Washington @ LA Clippers, 10:30 Thu, Feb. 14 Miami @ Chicago, 8:00 TNT Dallas @ Phoenix, 10:30TNT All-Star Weekend Fri, Feb. 15 Celebrity Game, 7:00 ESPN Rookie Challenge, 9:00 TNT Sat, Feb. 16 The actual events start at 8:00 on TNT. There's some special shows on prior, not sure what time everything starts.

According to ESPN, the Bulls and Knicks are discussing a trade that would send Ben Wallace to the Knicks for Quentin Richardson, Fred Jones, and Malik Rose.

Anderson Cup, Los Infernales final Team Heyross vs The Christ Air Express

Dynamite drop-in, treble, that messageboarding school has really paid off!

Szczerbiak must be really happy to see Chris Webber back in the league.

[i]Shine[/i] by Collective Soul plays, and Team Heyross makes their way out, to a mixed reaction. COLE Another Anderson Cup match on the way, and this one's going to be a dandy! Let's go to Michael Buffer! BUFFER [i]The following contest is a quarterfinal match in the Anderson Cup tournament, and it is scheduled for one fall! Making their way to the ring, at a total combined weight of 485 pounds, they are the #3 seed in the Los Infernales bracket...introducing CHARLIE MOSS and QUENTIN BENJAMIN...TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMM HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYRRRRRRROSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!![/i] COLE And Team Heyross with a lot of fans here in Alabama! COACH Well, Team Heyross might be the crowd favorite, but neither of these teams are gonna be fueled by what these people do, these are two great tag teams, and this is going to be a terrific match! Benjamin climbs to the second rope from the outside, and points into the main camera, putting his team over verbally. He hops inside, and the two take off their entrance gear. [size=5][b][i]HEY WAIT I GOT A NEW COMPLAINT![/size][/b][/i] [i]Heart-Shaped Box[/i] plays, as Holly-Wood and Colonel Abdullah Abir Nerdly lead out Logan and Synth, followed to the ring by mulitcolor spotlights. BUFFER [i]Their opponents...from Las Vegas, Nevada, at a combined weight of 432 pounds...they are the #2 seed in the Los Infernales Conference...COLONEL ABDULLAH NERDLY in association with HOLLY-WOOD presents...the greatest Rock 'N' Wrestling band of ALL TIME...THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HEAVENLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROCKERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!![/i] COLE The Heavenly Rockers, two-time former World tag champs, and a former winner of the Anderson Cup! The Rockers enter the ring, as the lights start to swirl around, and quickly engage in a slugfest with their opponents! *DING DING DING* COLE And we're off! The Rockers take a quick advantage, as Benjamin is knocked out of the ring. Logan grabs Moss from behind and delivers a back breaker, then Synth picks him up and drops him throat first across the top rope. COLE Surprise attack to start off the match has given the Heavenly Rockers an early advantage, but the referee needs to get it down to two men in the ring! Synth picks up Moss, and grabs him in a front facelock. COACH They're going for it early, Cole! However, Moss backdrops out of it! Logan starts to hammer on the back of Moss, but Benjamin comes flying off the top with a clothesline! COLE Big clothesline off the top rope from Quentin Benjamin! Benjamin unloads a flurry on Synth, who slides to the outside with Logan, where they get met with a double clothesline from Moss! COLE And some more clothesline action on the outside! Moss then points to Benjamin, and picks up both Rockers, holding them until Benjamin comes down on them with a HANDS-FREE PLANCHA~! COLE Team Heyross on a roll! Team Heyross roll back inside and exchange high fives, as the crowd slowly starts getting behind them. COLE And these fans here in Mobile making clear who they want to see win this match! The Rockers regroup on the outside, then Synth steps into the ring, met by Quentin Benjamin. COACH And finally we're down to two guys in there! Synth and Benjamin tie up, and Synth backs Benjamin into a corner, then unloads with rights to the midsection. However, Benjamin reverses an Irish whip, and backdrops Synth coming out of the corner! Benjamin follows by backing into the ropes, and catching Synth with a spinning wheel kick! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Synth quickly tags out to Logan, who steps in as the crowd gets on his case. He stops briefly to react to the crowd, then circles the ring, and grabs Benjamin in a side headlock. Benjamin shoves him off, and hits him with a BIG dropick! COLE Great dropkick! Logan immediately tags out to Synth, and rolls to the outside holding his face as Synth has a confused look on his face. COLE Synth's saying, "I was just in there, give me a break!" Regardless, Synth climbs in, and requests to square off with Moss. Benjamin obliges, and makes the tag. COLE And now it's Charlie Moss in there with Synth! Moss and Synth tie up, and Synth goes behind and takes Moss down. Moss quickly escapes, and backs into the ropes. Synth drops down, then Moss leapfrogs him. Synth runs to the ropes, but gets caught with a hiptoss! Logan jumps in, and takes one himself! Moss then delivers dropkicks to each man, sending them to the outside to regroup! COACH I'll tell you, Synth and Logan look real out of sync here! Logan rolls inside, and delivers a kick to the midsection, then delivers rights to Moss. He grabs Moss and rams his head into the buckle, then delivers a flurry in the corner, finishing with a CHOP~! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~! Logan brings Moss out and whips him into the ropes, but puts his head down, and Moss hooks him. COLE Suplex coming up! Moss lifts Logan and executes a butterfly suplex! COLE And a big one! Synth comes in and attacks Moss from behind, but Moss reverses an Irish whip and catches him with a belly-to-belly suplex! COLE And another nice suplex by Moss! The Rockers retreat to the corner, as Moss makes a tag to Benjamin. Benjamin and Logan tie up, and Benjamin grabs a side headlock. Logan shoves him off, then leapfrogs him, then does it a second time, then stops to celebrate his feat. COACH Turn around, Logan! Logan does turn around, and is met with a superkick from Benjamin! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Benjamin picks up Logan, and grabs another side headlock. Logan shoves him off again, and this time, Synth pulls the top rope down! Benjamin goes flying over, but amazingly stays on the apron! COLE And look at the athleticism of Quentin Benjamin! Benjamin delivers a kick to Synth, knocking him off the apron, but gets caught with a LEFT HOOK~! from Logan, knocking him into the guardrail! COACH DAY-UM~! COLE And there's that left hook from Logan! Benjamin never saw it coming! As Benjamin gets to his feet, Synth puts him back on his back with a clothesline! Logan then draws Moss into the ring, distracting the referee, as Logan goes to the outside, and joins Synth in a double suplex on Benjamin! COLE And Benjamin takes some more abuse on the outside! Logan rolls Benjamin inside, and executes a swinging neckbreaker! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Logan picks Benjamin up and backs him into a corner, then delivers some right hands. He hooks Benjamin, then brings him out with a BULLDOG~! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Logan tags in Synth, who comes in and stomps away, then covers... 1... 2... Kickout! Synth then whips Benjamin into the ropes, and catches him with a sleeper! COLE And Synth with the sleeper, will this be the move that puts the Heavenly Rockers in the semifinals? Benjamin struggles for the ropes, but fades away. The referee lifts his arm... 1!!! 2!!! ...but Benjamin holds through on the third lift! COLE Quentin Benjamin coming to his feet, being egged on by this crowd! He fights his way to his feet, then delivers an elbow to the gut! Another! A third, breaking the hold! Benjamin runs to the ropes, but Synth catches him with a knee to the gut! COLE But Benjamin stopped cold right there! Synth makes his way to the corner. COACH Synth going upstairs, maybe! However, before Synth gets his balance, Benjamin catches him, and tosses him to mid-ring! COLE But Synth got caught, and now Quentin Benjamin needs to tag! As Benjamin inches to his corner, Logan tries to go after him, but is intercepted by the referee as Benjamin tags Moss! COLE Tag made! COACH No referee, though! The referee turns around, and forces Moss out. COLE And indeed, the referee not allowing the tag to Charlie Moss! COACH Smart move by Logan, either you stop the tag, or the referee has to turn his back to it! COLE And it's much to the chagrin of this crowd here in Mobile! Logan hops to the second rope, as Synth holds Benjamin back, and jumps off...but Benjamin moves, and Synth takes a double axhandle! COACH Oh no! COLE And Logan nails his partner! Logan tries to drop and elbow on Benjamin, but Benjamin moves! Another try, and Benjamin moves again, then somersaults into his corner and tags Moss! COLE And there's the tag, the referee saw that one! Moss comes in and fires off rights on Logan, then whips him into the ropes and delivers a powerslam! Cover... 1... 2... No! Synth saves! Synth and Moss slug it out, as Benjamin comes off the top, and hits Logan with a MISSILE DROPKICK~! Logan rolls to the outside, as Team Heyross catches Synth with the DOUBLE GOOZLE~! COLE And the double goozle from Team Heyross! 1... 2... NO!!! Synth gets the shoulder up! Benjamin steps out, as Moss grabs Synth in a side headlock. Synth shoves Moss off, and Moss collides with the referee! COLE And now the referee down! Synth delivers a foot to the gut, then sets up the PERCUSSION DDT~!!!!!11111, but Moss blocks it with the ropes, then catches him with the STO BACKBREAKER~! Moss then hooks Synth in the MOSSY KNOLL~!!!!!11111 COLE Charlie Moss with his patented submission hold! However, Logan comes back in, delivers a left to the gut, and drills him with the PERCUSSION DDT~!!!!!11111 COACH DDT~! Logan covers, but the ref is still too groggy to count! As Logan tries to get his attention, Benjamin comes off the top and catches Logan with a legdrop to the back of the head! Benjamin rolls Moss on top, then drags the referee over... 1... 2... 3!!! *DING DING DING* COLE And Team Heyross advances to the semifinals! What a match! BUFFER [i]Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of the match...TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMM HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYRRRRRRROSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!![/i] COLE And once again, much to the delight of this crowd, Team Heyross advancing to face the Christ Air Express in the Conference Finals of the Los Infernales Bracket! Team Heyross walks victoriously down the aisle, as the Heavenly Rockers stand frustrated in the ring.

Game 5 Jordan and Pippen led the Bulls to an early six-point lead, but Tim Duncan led the Spurs back, scoring 14 points in the quarter, and the Spurs pulled even after Jaren Jackson's free throws with 1.8 seconds. 28-28 after 1. The Spurs went cold in the second, but looked like an offensive juggernaut compared to the Bulls, who made just 4 of 23 shots from the field. Late free throws by Jordan and a dunk from Pippen kept it from getting out of hand. Spurs 46, Bulls 40 at the half. The Spurs continued to pile it on in the third, jumping out to a 14-point lead, as the Bulls' shooting woes continued. As has been a problem all series, the Bulls were able to match the Spurs on the offensive boards, but couldn't convert underneath as the Spurs had. The Bulls did close out the quarter strong, as Ron Harper had a big dunk over Tim Duncan and converted on a three-point play. Spurs 69, Bulls 61 at the end of three. The Bulls charged back in the fourth, outscoring the Spurs 18-6 and taking the lead on a Jordan dunk with just over five minutes to go. Duncan looked to turn the tables, but Rodman's defense forced him to pass the ball off, and Avery Johnson was swatted away inside, leading to a three from Chicago Steve Kerr on the other end for a five-point Bulls lead. However, the Spurs came back strong, scoring the next six points to take a one-point lead with two minutes to go. After Elie and Pippen traded baskets, Sean Elliott missed a three as the shot clock expired, and Kukoc gave the Bulls the lead on the other end. The Spurs got the ball back with 23 seconds to go, as Avery Johnson milked clock, and found David Robinson, who made a leaning 12-footer with 8.7 seconds. The Bulls inbounded to Ron Harper, who lost the ball. It ended up in the hands of Luc Longley, who had to force a turnaround, which was blocked by David Robinson as time expired to give the series to the Spurs. FINAL SCORE: Spurs 89, Bulls 88 Spurs win series 4-1 Robinson (SA) 11-29, 23 points, 9 reb, 8 blk Jordan (CHI) 11-26, 28 points, 8 reb, 3 blk SA: Duncan 34, Elie 10, Jackson 8, Rose 6, Kersey 4, Johnson 2, Elliott 2, Kerr 0, Perdue 0, Daniels/King DNP CHI: Pippen 18, Kerr 12, Kukoc 8, Longley 8, Harper 5, Wennington 4, Buechler 3, Brown 2, Rodman 0, Simpkins/Burrell DNP