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Yes it would. That is why I hope they make a trade, seeing how our two best players Brand and Maggette came over here in trades on draft day. By the way will there be another thread for the Expansion Draft on Tuesday, or will we talk about that in here as well?

O.K. I'm from L.A so I must defend my town. First the people in L.A. don't want a football team because we don't need one, hell the Raiders left the city and they are still the third most popular team behind Lakers and Dodgers, the only people that want a team here are the NFL and some of our reporters. Second, The Dodgers are one of the only teams in baseball that get a total attendance of 3,000,000 fans every year. My Clippers suck, but they still get an average of 14,000 fans at Staples. ----------------------------------- Personally I have always disliked Miami, especially because if they are playing a team from New York, 3/4 of the crowd goes for New York.(watch any Heat/Knicks series)

Congrats to the Pistons on winning the NBA title. They had the best team and the best coach and they deserved to win. They beat the Lakers so badly that the only questioned left unanswered after the series was: How the hell did Larry Brown end up with such a young and beautiful wife? I just knew that the basketball gods were not going to allow the Lakers to win the NBA Championship. Living in L.A. and seeing and reading about this dysfunctional team all season, I never understood how anyone could cheer and root for this team to win. Them winning would have been a disgrace to all team sports.

Simpsons Seasons 1,2,3 and 4

Sooo, did RVD just disappear when the lights went out? Ah well... Another report said that Undertaker chokeslamed RVD before he got Cena Also Rico was injured in the tag match, so it ended quckly. The dreaded "X" sign reared it's ugly head.

My MVP is Prince If Prince ain't there then Kobe will be going wild and the series would have a whole different feel to it. No disrespect to Billups but most Point Guards look like an MVP against the Lakers

Actually my Clippers should be good next year and if they add Kobe they will be title contenders I guarantee it.Even though I will hate having all these bandwagoners join us, I will tolerate it since it will be at the Lakers expense

The Bobcats can only use 66% of this year's NBA salary cap to make their team. The salary cap won't be announced until the first week of free agency which starts July 14th. However last year's cap was $43.84 million and this year's figure should be similar to that.

Here are the rules of the Expansion Draft

Atlanta Hawks: Alan Henderson $7.8 Million Boston Celtics: Chucky Atkins $4.2 Million Jumaine Jones $1.7 Million Brandon Hunter $620 K Michael Stewart $4.8 Million Chicago Bulls: Antonio Davis $12 Million Jerome Williams $5.6 Million Eddie Robinson $6.7 Million Scottie Pippen $ 5.4 Million Marcus Fizer $4.9 Million Ronald Dupree $0 Cleveland Cavaliers: Kevin Ollie $2.7 Million Ira Newble $2.7 Million Ruben Boumtje Boumtje Jason Kapono $0 Dallas Mavericks: Antoine Walker $14.6 Million Tariq Abdul-Wahad $6.8 Million Danny Fortson $5.9 Million Tony Delk $3.2 Million Denver Nuggets: Jeff Trepagnier $0 Golden State Warriors: Evan Eschmeyer $3.1 Million J.R. Bremer Popeye Jones Houston Rockets: Adrian Griffin Eric Piatkowski Maurice Taylor Indiana Pacers: Jamison Brewer $0 Primoz Brezec $1.6 Million Austin Croshere $8.3 Million Anthony Johnson $932 K James Jones $0 Scot Pollard $5.8 Million Los Angeles Clippers: Matt Barnes $0 Keyon Dooling $3.0 Million Predrag Drobnjak $2.8 Million Eddie House $825 K Josh Moore $0 Memphis Grizzlies: Theron Smith $620 K Troy Bell $1.4 Million Ryan Humphrey $1.2 Million Dahntay Jones $1.1 Million Bo Outlaw $5.4 Million Jake Tsakalidis $2.3 Million Lorenzen Wright $7.2 Million Miami Heat: Eddie Jones $13.4 Million Brian Grant $13.3 Million Loren Woods $0 Milwaukee: Brian Skinner $1.6 Million Erick Strickland $1.6 Million Minnesota Timberwolves: Ervin Johnson $5.0 Million New Jersey Nets: Kerry Kittles $9.8 Million Alonzo Mourning $5.4 Million Tamar Slay $512 K Lucious Harris $2.6 Million Rodney Rogers $3.3 Million New Orleans Hornets: Courtney Alexander $3.0 Million New York Knicks: Allan Houston $17.1 Million Shandon Anderson $7.3 Million Moochie Norris $3.8 Million Penny Hardaway $14.6 Million Cezary Trybanski $1.7 Million Orlando Magic: DeShawn Stevenson $2.3 Million Reece Gaines $1.2 Million Britton Johnsen $0 Zaza Pachulia $620 K Philadelphia 76ers: Derrick Coleman $4.5 Million Greg Buckner $2.8 Million Aaron McKie $5.5 Million Glenn Robinson $12.0 Million Todd MacCulloch $5.8 Million Phoenix Suns: Jahidi White $5.9 Million Howard Eisley $6.3 Million Portland Trailblazers: Ruben Patterson $5.9 Million Dan Dickau $893 K Qyntel Woods $1.2 Million Omar Cook $0 Eddie Gill $720 K Vladimir Stepania $0 Sacramento Kings: Gerald Wallace $1.4 Million San Antonio Spurs: Malik Rose $5.5 Million Matt Carroll $0 Charlie Ward $1.1 Million Seattle Sonics: Richie Frahm $0 Jerome James $4.5 Million Calvin Booth $5.9 Million Vitaly Potapenko $6.2 Million Toronto Raptors: Alvin Williams $5.8 Million Lamond Murray $4.7 Million Milt Palacio $0 Utah Jazz: Jarron Collins $0 Curtis Borchardt $1.3 Million Aleksander Pavlovic $1.1 Million Washington Wizards: Jerry Stackhouse $7.0 Million Juan Dixon $1.1 Million Christian Laettner $6.1 Million $0 connotates FA or player/team has not taken option

I just bought seasons 1,2 and 3 at the Wherehouse for $14.99 each as well. The sell runs through Wednesday.

Actually it appears Deathstroke will be hired for a different reason In Wizard 150 they gave a preview of issue two in which the DC Universe assassins are hanging out in an abandon satellite. At the end Dr. Light, the guy suspected of killing Sue, comes in scared out of his mind and with money and asks the villains for help. Deathstroke happens to be the best one there. Also the cover of issue 3 shows Deathstroke going up against the heroes with the secret along with Wally(Flash) and Kyle(GL), who I guess are there to make up for Barry and Hal. So it looks like Deathstroke was hired for protection.

Actually the match won't be airing. WWE was unable to tape a segment before the show starts as they normally do, so as they taped the segment during the show. They sent Mordecai and London out to kill time.

By Dave Scherer of pwinsider.com A number of readers have sent word that WWE has upped the price of their webcast of the Badd Blood PPV to $34.95. They are promising a better picture, but that is steep. Since there is no middleman taking 60% of the gross, as there is with cable PPV buys, WWE does not need to charge so much for the online version of the show. I think they are just looking to maximize profits in what may be an unwise manner.

Sorry to disappoint but according to pwinsider.com the match won't be airing on Smackdown. There was a delay in the taping of the Eddie/Bradshaw segment so instead of having the crowd sit there with nothing to watch they threw Mordecai and London out there to kill time.

Here is a small newspaper article that wil appear tomorrow on some of the newspapers across the country CNBC financial analyst fired for making Nazi gestures during wrestling match By Alex Marvez Sun-Sentinel June 8, 2004, 6:24 PM EDT Making gestures associated with Nazism during a World Wrestling Entertainment match in Germany last weekend has cost a prominent performer his moonlighting job as a financial analyst on CNBC. The network announced Tuesday that John "Bradshaw" Layfield was fired from his job as a CNBC contributor. Layfield was hired last month after serving as a guest analyst for Fox News Channel, which began featuring him regularly last year following the release of his book Have More Money Now. In an apparent attempt to draw a crowd response during his match against WWE champion Eddie Guerrero in Munich, eyewitness reports said Layfield goose-stepped around the ring and raised his arm numerous times in an Adolf Hitler salute. Such actions are illegal in Germany, although no criminal charges were brought against the 13-year wrestling veteran after the show. In a statement, a CNBC spokesman said Layfield was fired because, "We find his behavior to be offensive, inappropriate and not befitting anyone associated with our network." WWE also responded to the incident through a statement on its web site: "WWE and John Layfield deeply regret Mr. Layfield's actions in the ring at our event in Munich and apologize if it has offended or upset our fans. Mr. Layfield has been reprimanded for his actions." Such sanctions were not released, although it's believed Layfield was set to meet Tuesday with WWE owner Vince McMahon. Layfield, 36, was recently elevated to a main-event position on the WWE's Smackdown roster after his character was changed to portray him as an anti-immigration zealot, with Mexicans usually the targets of his prejudice during weekly Thursday telecasts on UPN. Alex Marvez can be reached at [email protected].

If the Lakers win the title, two decisions by the opposing team will stand out in my mind 1. Taking Horry off the inbounder because it would have made it harder to get the ball inbound or a tip by Horry would have ended the game 2. Not fouling Shaq when he touched the ball in the final play of regulation during the game we just saw.

Harvey and Ivy #3 is due out on June 30th. I agree it's a really fun story. Here are my favorite books at the moment Birds of Prey Gotham Central Catwoman Fables Wonder Woman Superman Adventures of Superman And I highly recommend that everyone purchase Superman:Secret Identity and DC: The New Frontier. Absolutely incredible mini-series. Also the biggest DC comic of the year "Identity Crisis" starts on Wednesday and I suggest that everyone check it out.

Here is something from ESPN Insider. 16 executives from 12 NBA teams ranked the 58 best players in the draft First Round 1. Emeka Okafor, C 2. Dwight Howard, PF 3. Pavel Podkolzine, C 4. Shaun Livingston, PG 5. Luol Deng, SF 6. Ben Gordon, PG/SG 7. Devin Harris, PG 8. Andris Biedrins, PF 9. Josh Childress, SF 10. Andre Iguodala, SG 11. Martynas Andriuskevicius 12. Josh Smith, SF 13. Sergei Monya, SG/SF 14. Kosta Perovic, C 15. J.R. Smith, SG 16. Johan Petro, PF/C 17. Kirk Snyder, SG 18. Jameer Nelson, PG 19. Rafael Araujo, C 20. Al Jefferson, PF 21. Kris Humphries, PF 22. Peja Samardziski, C 23. Luke Jackson 24. Robert Swift, C 25. Peter John Ramos, C 26. Anderson Varejao, PF 27. LaMarcus Aldridge, PF 28. Sasha Vujacic, PG/SG 29. Viktor Khryapa, SF Second Round: 31. Sebastian Telfair 32. Dorrell Wright 33. Luka Bogdanovic 34. David Harrison 35. Delonte West 36. Lawrence Roberts 37. Arthur Johnson 38. Romain Sato 39. Ha Seung Jin 40. Roko Leni Ukic 41. Tony Allen 42. Rickey Paulding 43. Donta Smith 44. Damir Omerhodzic 45. Antonio Burks 46. Miguel Marriaga 47. Uros Slokar 48. Ryan Gomes 49. Chris Duhon 50. Christjan Drejer 51. Andre Emmett 52. Marko Tomas 53. Tim Pickett 54. Trevor Ariza 55. Sergei Lishouck 56. Ricky Minard 57. James Thomas 58. Jackie Butler 59. Michel Morandis

Finally someone is using the strategy I would use of letting Shaq and Kobe score all the points they want and stopping the midcarders. It is always the Fishers, the Horrys, the Rushs that score the big shots in the playoffs. So stop them and you have a shot to win. I also liked the Piston chances because once you play those wars against a great defensive team like Indiana, playing anybody else is like playing the Magic.

Actually the Finals averaged a 6.5 last year, which was the lowest ever for live telecasts

It got a 2.9 rating the last two weeks and the last time Smackdown got a 3.3 or higher was on March 25th

No, Smackdown has gotten a better number than Raw a few times but not many But like it has been noted, network and cable TV have different rating systems. Which is why last week Smackdown can get a 2.9 rating while Raw gets a 3.5 and Smackdown still beats it in total viewers 4.4 million to 4.3 million.

Final number is in By Dave Meltzer Smackdown last night delivered a 3.3 rating, which has to come as good news considering how the show had been doing.

That appears to be the case. Here are the numbers for 2002 and 2003 2002: 05/20 3.7 05/27 3.7 2003: 05/19 3.6 05/26 3.7 If any outside event affected the ratings it was the Lakers/Wolves game 6 since the series has been setting records for basketball games on cable with each passing game.