A Rebuild In Progress

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The Rockets have traded T.J. Ford to the Trailblazers in exchange for Tayshaun Prince.

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The Cavaliers have traded Leon Powe to the Wizards in exchange for Dominic Mcguire.

Rumor Mill:

Memphis, Jaric now at odds
- Jaric to Denver? Not likely says Nuggets GM
- Jaric to the Hawks?

Rumors don't bother Noah
- Thunder reportedly make strong offer
- Noah not bound for Dallas
- Hornets unlikely to make a trade

Report: Miller doesn't want out of Indiana
- Miller: "I just want a resolution"
- Report: Andre Miller trade imminent

Villanueva rumors
- Charlie has eyes on 76ers stint
- Pistons: Villanueva available to highest bidder

Time to move on?
- Wizards pondering Blatche/Desmond Mason swap?
- Los Angeles shopping their 2010 2nd round pick?

Other News:

- Miami denies Mcgrady being shopped despite reports
- Knicks snap 10-game skid with 89-76 win over Heat
- Bulls' John Salmons returns to practice
- Howard, Magic run wild on Celtics in 120-100 win
- Lebron's triple-double leads Cavs to OT victory
- Trailblazers win as Roy scores 5000th career point.​

 

[Flight24]

andre miller :jonesy:

villanueva looks hella scary too

 

[Vinsane]

Tayshaun, McGrady, Ariza...wtf?

 

[mfbmike]

People being traded that already have been traded, lmao.

Tell me about it rofl. The worst part about it is on the trading block, the Blazers are now offering the Pacers T.J. Ford for Andre Miller. :doh:

If that ends up happening, they end up on their original teams.

Ahaha Andre, this is actually hilarious.

Just managed to read all 35 pages or so and get caught up, haven't been on here for a good while. Haha all looking good so far, providing Flynn can pick it up again.

How are all the other rookies in the league doing? Who's leading ROTY so far?

Award races don't go up until I get into January. Not to worry though, only 2, well 1 game left in December. I would think Flynn is leading it since he won ROTM in November. This month was a bit bumpy but he has come back strong in the last couple of games.

 

[mfbmike]

Vinsane's Sense Of Smell Dead On, Manu-Less Spurs Fall To Wolves

Starting Lineups:
Jonny Flynn PG Tony Parker
Wayne Ellington SG Roger Mason
Corey Brewer SF Richard Jefferson
Kevin Love PF Antonio Mcdyess
Al Jefferson C Tim Duncan

(14-17) 95

@

88 (21-7)

Al Jefferson fights for position down low against Tim Duncan. Jefferson posted a double double in the Wolves win.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
MIN|25|20|28|22|95
SA|12|28|22|26|88[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
A. Jefferson|23|10|3|2|3|11-24|0-0|1-1
C. Brewer|16|5|1|3|1|6-16|0-0|4-4
K. Love|12|17|2|0|0|6-15|0-0|0-0
J. Flynn|11|2|7|3|0|2-8|0-1|7-7[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
T. Duncan|24|15|2|1|0|11-22|0-0|2-3
A. Mcdyess|12|11|0|0|0|5-11|0-0|2-4
R. Jefferson|11|2|4|0|0|4-14|0-0|3-3[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Al Jefferson

Quote Of The Game:
"I've never seen these guys this active on defense. It's obvious the Spurs are hurting without Manu considering they just came off a loss to the Knicks before this game. Regardless, I'm proud of the way we played out there tonight. Hopefully we can ride momentum back home with us and wrap up the month on a high note in our upcoming game against Utah." - Wolves Head Coach Kurt Rambis

Next Game:

 

[mfbmike]

Do I smell an upset?

:whisper:

 

[DJ Rhude]

Good win mike......Jefferson has been crazy consistent this year.....looks like Flynn still struggled to shoot the ball a bit

 

[Vinsane]

My favorite update thus far, lol.

K-Love and Jeff doing work on the boards, I like it. Seems like you really took care of the post this game. Keep that up and you'll get back to .500

 

[jags224]

nice win 3 more games to 500. whats up with ginobili?

 

[chazmaniandevil]

no manu=win

 

[mfbmike]

Ellington Unable To Sink Potential Game-Winning 3, Jazz Escape Target Center With Win

Starting Lineups:
Jonny Flynn PG Deron Williams
Wayne Ellington SG Ronnie Brewer
Corey Brewer SF Andrei Kirilenko
Kevin Love PF Carlos Boozer
Al Jefferson C Mehmet Okur

(15-17) 103

vs.

105 (17-13)

Wayne Ellington failed to connect on any of his four 3 point attempts, including the potential game winner.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
MIN|19|28|27|29|103
UTA|24|19|28|34|105[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
K. Love|20|9|1|2|1|10-19|0-0|0-0
A. Jefferson|18|11|1|0|2|6-12|0-0|6-6
R. Sessions|16|2|6|3|0|5-11|1-2|5-5
K. Love|11|14|1|2|0|4-8|0-0|3-3
W. Ellington|15|1|4|2|0|7-16|0-4|1-1
J. Flynn|11|1|8|6|0|5-10|1-1|0-2[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
D. Williams|39|1|12|1|0|17-26|3-6|2-2
R. Brewer|23|6|3|1|1|11-16|0-1|1-1
M. Okur|11|8|3|2|1|5-10|1-1|0-0[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Deron Williams

Quote Of The Game:
"The Jazz played horrible basketball. We forced them into committing 16 turnovers. We played what I thought was pretty solid defense. At least up until the final minute of regulation. Everything we did on defense, thrown away because of a couple late defensive mishaps. We didn't lose the game because Wayne didn't make that last shot. We lost because we stopped playing defense before the final buzzer went off. This game was ours to win and we failed to do so." - Wolves Head Coach Kurt Rambis

Next Game:

 

[mfbmike]

Around The NBA Monthly Update:

Players Of The Month:

Chris Paul - New Orleans Hornets

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=40em"]PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG
25.2|4.7|9.8|3.6|0.2[/table]

Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=40em"]PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG
32.0|8.8|7.9|2.9|1.5[/table]

Rookies Of The Month:

Jonny Flynn - Minnesota Timberwolves

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=40em"]PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG
15.3|2.2|8.3|2.3|0.1[/table]

Terrence Williams - New Jersey Nets

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=40em"]PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG
10.5|7.0|3.9|0.8|0.9[/table]

League Leaders:

Points Per Game:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=20em"]|PPG
Dwyane Wade|32.9
Lebron James|32.0
Danny Granger|31.8
Kevin Martin|30.7
Devin Harris|29.8[/table]

Rebounds Per Game

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=20em"]|RPG
Chris Bosh|15.3
Tim Duncan|13.4
Dwight Howard|12.7
David Lee|12.3
Al Horford|11.8[/table]

Assists Per Game:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=20em"]|APG
Rajon Rondo|12.9
Jason Kidd|11.2
Chauncey Billups|10.8
Steve Nash|10.4
Deron Williams|10.3[/table]

Steals Per Game:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=20em"]|SPG
Chris Paul|3.6
Dwyane Wade|3.2
Lebron James|2.9
Trevor Ariza|2.8
Rajon Rondo|2.8[/table]

Blocks Per Game:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=20em"]|BPG
Dwight Howard|3.1
Tim Duncan|2.8
Brook Lopez|2.7
Samuel Dalambert|2.6
Andrew Bynum|2.4[/table]

Award Races:

Most Valuable Player:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|
Lebron James|Cleveland Cavaliers
Kobe Bryant|Los Angeles Lakers
Rajon Rondo|Boston Celtics
Tim Duncan|San Antonio Spurs
Brandon Roy|Portland Trailblazers[/table]

Rookie Of The Year:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|
Jonny Flynn|Minnesota Timberwolves
James Harden|Oklahoma City Thunder
Blake Griffin|Los Angeles Clippers
Tyreke Evans|Sacramento Kings
Terrence Williams|New Jersey Nets[/table]

6th Man Of The Year:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|
Chris Kaman|Los Angeles Clippers
Rafer Alston|New Jersey Nets
Lamar Odom|Los Angeles Lakers
Jason Richardson|Phoenix Suns
Manu Ginobli|San Antonio Spurs[/table]

Defensive Player Of The Year:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|
Dwight Howard|Orlando Magic
Josh Smith|Atlanta Hawks
Dwyane Wade|Miami Heat
Tim Duncan|San Antonio Spurs
Lebron James|Cleveland Cavaliers[/table]

Most Improved Player:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|
Rajon Rondo|Boston Celtics
Antonio Daniels|Sacramento Kings
Corey Brewer|Minnesota Timberwolves
Andre Iguodala|Philadelphia 76ers
Channing Frye|Phoenix Suns[/table]​

 

[mfbmike]

My favorite update thus far, lol.

Thought it was funny. lol.

nice win 3 more games to 500. whats up with ginobili?

Ginobli has a torn shoulder labrum. He should be out for another 1-2 weeks.

no manu=win

It certainly made things easier for me. Richard Jefferson was forcing all types of horrible shots up. :rofl:

Kevin Love did good 17 Boards

Lots of missed shots that game and he was gobbling them up.

The t'wolves just can't catch a break.

Tell me about it. I thought I had that game. Was coming up with all sorts of steals. Flynn had 6! Fucked up at the end. Kirilenko hit a wide open 3, then Deron scored. It sucked.

Nice job with Flynn leading the rookies :bow:

Was happy to see that as well. :bow:

December in the books. Onto January we go!

 

[LC AAU]

:ice:

Wait fucking what

Griffin is on the Thunder?

 

[mfbmike]

:ice:

Wait fucking what

Griffin is on the Thunder?

You have Blake as being on the Thunder in the ROTY award race

LOL.

Fixed. My bad.

 

[LC AAU]

I just realized you got 4 full pages in a matter of the 6 hours I was at basketball today

/life





:tiptoe:

 

[James2Stapleton]

wow Rondo 3rd on MVP votes

 

[DJ Rhude]

Damn Deron Williams had himself a game......I see what you mean about your game sounding like my game.....do everything right until the last couple of seconds

Why'd you go for three though, wanted to go for the jugular or there not enough time left to do anything else?

 

[Lupe]

finally no more cheese game winners from Mike.

 

[mfbmike]

Minor Trouble in Paradise = Opportunity for Wolves?

Portland Trailblazers guard Rudy Fernández is no stranger to pressure. A key member of Spain's high-octane national team, fresh off another international championship this summer, Fernandez has let it be known he wants to play a bigger role for the Blazers.

"I want to have a bigger role with the team and play more minutes than I used to," explained Fernandez, "because in the minutes I got I think I've done pretty well and I have to continue growing as a player."

As a rookie for the Trail Blazers last season, Fernández averaged 10.4 points in 25.6 minutes per game, largely as a reserve. However, this season, with Martell Webster back from injury and Jerryd Bayless also seeing more play time, Fernandez has seen his minutes cut in half. (12.2 MPG)

A trade for Fernandez makes a whole lot of sense for the Wolves. Personally, I see Fernandez as the perfect fit to:

- Fill the Wolves glaring hole at the shooting guard position with a player that shoot the 3 and dunk well (two of the most estimated qualities for a wing). Let's not forget his charisma.

- Be the perfect asset to help Rubio's transition to the NBA in 2 years. Rubio and Fernandez (and Sergio Rodriguez, also a member of the Wolves) are long time teammates of Spain's National team and are 2 (3) players that know one another very well on and off the court.

It appears the seemingly unavoidable issues of having too much talent and not enough shots/minutes/payroll are starting to exhibit themselves in Portland.

Let's not forget the Blazers have yet to ink Lamarcus Aldridge to an extension yet either.

Any opportunities for the Wolves here?

The question is what do the Wolves have that they can offer them? Preferably outside of Jonny Flynn, Kevin Love , Ricky Rubio and Al Jefferson.

Maybe some expiring contracts, future picks? The Blazers don't really have any holes in there roster. Essentially, it comes down to if they're looking at freeing up playing time, or saving money to retain their core.

Rudy is the type of player the team needs, and the Wolves can give him exactly what he wants.

Minutes and a starting job.​